by admin | Dec 10, 2020 | Blog Right, Greetings
November is a time to contemplate the future of the next generation. World Children’s Day falls on November 20 and Indonesians observe National Teachers Day on November 25. The two are intrinsically linked and it would be timely to look at how the education system has...
by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog Right, Greetings
As Covid-19 rages on, the “new normal” forced by the pandemic seems to have taken root in many aspects of our lives. Changed norms and regulations to conform with the disruptive situation have been reluctantly accepted. It is now natural to be scheduling meetings and...
by admin | Sep 3, 2020 | Blog, Surat dari Pejompongan
Jakarta adalah kota yang sibuk, tentu saja. Ketika pandemi Corona mulai menjadi masalah nasional sejak pertengahan Maret tahun ini, warga Jakarta dibuat ketakutan. Ada virus pembunuh: tidak kelihatan, tetapi serangannya sungguh mematikan. Tapi, pemerintah Indonesia...
by admin | Sep 3, 2020 | Blog, Ruminations
My sister, Eileen, has numerous skills and virtues but one of her traits is more debatable: an uncompromising attitude. She has always held a clear opinion of what is right and wrong as well as what she likes and what she doesn’t. On the “no like” list is the smell of...
by admin | Sep 3, 2020 | Blog Right, Greetings
Of the many unforeseen disruptions arising from the corona virus pandemic, none has been more devastating than the impact on the nation’s education system. Both educators and students alike were totally unprepared for the lockdown of schools and universities, with...
by admin | Aug 7, 2020 | Blog Right, Greetings
Slowly but surely we are getting used to the limitations imposed by the seemingly never-ending Covid-19 pandemic. Many of us have been compelled to become more innovative and creative in what we do—a trend that has been most evident in Jakarta’s arts and culture...
