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About us
We are Indonesian-Dutch couple, married in 2002, resident of Utrecht - The Netherlands, have one spoiled dog named Milo and one "gonna be spoiled" baby Isabelle.
This webpage mainly is use to share our story and pictures to our family and friends. But of course we always welcome for new friends.
The idea of this webpage is to share our story and pictures to our family and friends.
Since Ira's Dutch language is far from perfect and Dimitri's Indonesian language is even worse, we decided to use English as the main language in this blog,
eventhough lately due to the laziness of Ira, Indonesian language seems to take over.
Please feel free to browse around and give us your comment.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Today... 6 years ago
31 May 2000, the first time ever having contact with Dimitri.... the first message with the famous a/s/l question 
More story on "Our Story" menu: About us and How we meet.
More story to come.... so stay tune!!! 
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Another earthquake??
I read in The Jakarta Post this morning that a moderate earthquake rocked the easternmost province of Papua on Tuesday.
Quote:
The magnitude-5.6 earthquake struck at 12:28 p.m. (10:28 a.m. Jakarta time) and was centered about 147 kilometers south of Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Jayapura is about 3,800 kilometers northeast of Jakarta and about 3,300 kilometers from Bantul, the area worst hit by a powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake on Saturday that killed more than 5,400 people.
Indonesia is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. It has 179 volcanoes, the largest number in the world.
courtesy of metrotv website
With help from Google, I found some other interesting pictures. Shows Indonesia's position, right in the middle of major tectonic plates in the world and in the middle the "Ring of Fire" 
*** UPDATE ***
I heard a rumor.... there is another earthquake in Padang!!! But I haven't found any newslink.
Friday, May 26, 2006
Survey Barantai
4 things about me.... homework from Mutiara 
4 Jobs you've had in your life --> my basic education is electrical technic but I've never work in this field.... 
- ABB Sakti Industri (Sales Support)
- Neville Clark (Auditor Support)
- Dimon/Intoco (Office Manager)
- Medical Care Logistic (Administration/Finance/Planning Support)
4 Movies you could watch over and over
- Die Hard 1/2/3 (cinta matiiii deh ama Bruce Willis  )
- Man in Black
- Finding Nemo
- The Sixth Sense
4 TV shows you love(d) to watch
- Friends
- Allo Allo
- Law and order
- CSI Las Vegas/New York/Miami
4 Places you've lived
- Solo
- Jakarta
- Surabaya
- Arnhem/Utrecht --> my first 4 months in Netherland was in Arnhem
4 of Your favourite foods
- Mie ayam
- Sop buntut
- Nasi bebek
- Pecel lele
4 Websites you visit daily
- My friends blog
- Kompas.com
- Jawapos.com
- Kaskus
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Future Indo/Malay Idol
Anyone knows what song she sings? I never heard it before but I heard familiar words like "sayang" "rindu" "wajahmu" "penyejuk rasa"... dus I take it that she sings either Indonesian or Malaysian song... which makes her either Indonesian or Malaysian cutie
Anyway... she's so cuteeeeeeeeeeee 
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Merapi oh Merapi
Merapi volcano is located in central Java and has been erupting for 10,000 years.
Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia and has produced more pyroclastic flows than any other volcano in the world. Indonesia is near the "Ring of Fire" - the circle around the Pacific Ocean on which lie most of the world's active volcanoes above sea level.
Merapi volcano was born in period of late Pleistocene - Early Holocene. It is situated at the intersection between two main volcanic alignments Ungaran-Telomoyo - Merbabu - Merapi (N164E) and Lawu - Merapi -Sumbing-Sindoro-Slamet or between two main quartenary faults, Semarang fault (north south) and Solo fault (east west). Among them, Merapi volcano is the youngest one.
Merapi activity is characterized by a very frequent eruption ranging from 1 to 5 years of time duration, weak explosion, and low gas pressure. Eruption is usually accompanied by pyroclastic flows, or "awan panas" in local term or a familiar term "wedhus gembel".
Merapi's most destructive eruption in living memory was in 1930, when about 1,300 people were killed. In November 1994 it erupted without warning, killing more than 60 people. Four years later thousands were forced to flee their homes as it spewed ash and toxic gas. Merapi is one of some 500 volcanoes in Indonesia, at least 129 of which are considered active.
More info at http://www.ipgp.jussieu.fr/~beaudu/vsi/merview.html
Lava avalanches Merapi, location Bebeng Yogyakarta, Indonesia
wedhus gembel; a huge cloud of volcanic gas and ash
Beautiful but yet danger, location Kali Adem Yogyakarta, 04.00 - 05.30 am, 5 km from Merapi
Hope everything will be ok, people of Indonesia doesn't need anymore of this kind castrathope
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
What's on my bag?
I got this baton from Since.
I have to say that I'm not a person that like to bring bag anywhere I go. Most of the time I just bring small wallet with me, sometimes I don't even bring wallet at all especially when I'm with Dimitri  .
Dus, what's on by my bag of course depends on what is my activity on that certain moment. But since my activity is kinda monotonous (just go to work daily), the different are not that much. Let's begin....
At this moment, my bag's contains are:
1. Book, never go without it. Very useful when I have to wait for the bus. Also usefull to avoid people that like to talk to me on the bus stop or in the bus itself
2. Wallet, bank-card, money, photo of Dimitri etc
3. Bus schedule
4. Ipod, with all my favorites songs, Good companion while waiting for the bus and in the bus.
5. "Always", woman's sanitary napkins. Never know when it's going to happen, girls! Just be ready.
6. Strippenkaart, my bus card.
7. Oral B Dental Woodsticks. I have some gap between my teeths... always handy to have it.
8. My Red Cross box, filled with peppermint.
9. Scrunchies, to tied my hair up
10. Medicated Oil (minyak angin), for headache, stomache etc
11. Lipstick, I don't even know why I bring this since it rarely been use. But it small so never hurt to be ready.
12. Lipgloss, I used it more that lipstick.
13. Keys
14. Face paper, to refresh my face.
15. Mobile phone, never leave home without it.
16. Hair stick, same reason with scrunchies, to make a bun.
Ok, lets see, who haven't get this baton.... Lillian? Ria? Inot?
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Dutch - Indonesia - Java part 2
Addition from comments :
Marlina said...
ada lagi Ir..
asbak = asbak
asfalt = aspal
krant = koran
ritsluiting = ritsleting
gordijnen = gordin
consultatie = konsultasi
auto = oto (di Kalimantan mobil itu dibilang oto)
goot = got
jas (maksudnya jaket) = jas
(stroop)das / dasje = dasi
sjaal = syal
straat = setrat
straaf = setrap
poes = pus
poep = pup (idih)
terras = teras
apa lagi ya? :)
hehe..banyaaakk ya yg mirip... tapi kadang arti atau penggunaannya beda dlm bhs indo
# at 9/5/06 11:02 AM
keluarga traa said...
tak tambahi ir :
douche : adhus
bloeddruk : bludrek
pienter : pinter
voorschoot : persekot
poen: pundi2 (dhuwik)
apalagi yaaaa... yang asyik ketauan kl bahasa jawa banyak mengadopsi bahasa belanda.. gak ngira ya.
# at 9/5/06 10:37 PM
sinceyen said...
oma : oma
opa : opa
semester : semester
broer : 'bu/broer (Ambon)
abnormaal/normaal : abnormal/normal
abonnement : abonemen
WC : WC
kous : kaos
kapel : kapel
kapok : kapok
kapling : kapling
tegel : tegel (ubin) (Ambon)
halte : halte
hmm.. apalagi ya??
# at 10/5/06 10:31 AM
ria said...
vrachtauto : praoto (jawa) hihihi!
gang = gang
koetsier = kusir
bekend = beken
apalagi ya ... akeh ir!
# at 10/5/06 12:18 PM
***** UPDATE *****
ria said...
strijken = setrika
trap = trap (tangga)
rok = rok
sandal = sandal huehhehe
glas = gelas
doos = dos (kotak)
bioscoop = bioskop
precies = persis
# at 11/5/06 1:22 PM
sinceyen said...
Isenk ah nambain lagi, biar panjang daftarnya :D
Balkon : balkon
Alfabet : alfabet
Blok : balok
Kader : kader
Kadet : kadet
Cadeau : kado
Kakkerlak : kakarlak (kecoak)(ambon)
Kalender : kalender
Marmer : marmer
Masker : masker
Akkoord : akur (setuju)
Blik : blek/blik (kaleng) (Ambon)
Stempel : stempel
Abortus : abortus
Slot : slot (gembok) (Ambon)
Grendel : gerendel
Zak : sak (saku, kantong) (Ambon)
Maag : maag
Mandaat : mandat
Mantel : mantel
Hmm... mandek dah..
# at 12/5/06 12:46 PM
Monday, May 08, 2006
Dutch - Indonesia - Java
Some of words that I found in Dutch language that also being used in bahasa Indonesia and some in Javanese
gratis = gratis
trakteer = traktir
fiets = pit (javanese)
formeel = formil
Handoek = handuk
Klaar = kelar (javanese)
adjudant = ajudan
koelkas = kulkas
velg = velk
precies = persis
klopt = klop
kassa = kassa
perron = peron
toch = toh
ja = ya
sinterklaas = sinterklas
laadje = laci
mollig = moleh
oom = om
tante = tante
fabriek = pabrik
beha = bh
boontjes = buncis
wortel = wortel
kool = kol
kamer = kamar
pas = pas
paskamer = kamar pas
klomp = kelom
muisjes = meses (coklat kecil2 buat taburan roti)
rekening = rekening
abonnement = abonemen
advies = advis
apotheek = apotek
automatisch = otomatis
telefoon = telepon
tekenen = teken (javanese)
paraf = paraf
dubbel = dobel
exact = eksak
gas = gas
kraan = kran
informatie = informasi
instantie = instansi
internationaal = internasional
ketel = ketel
leiding = ledeng (javanese)
stroom = strum
subsidie = subsidi
symbool = simbol
tarief = tarif
verkeer = parkir
verpakking = verpakking = paking
bezoek = besuk
emmer = ember
toilet = toilet
zakdoek = sakduk (javanese)
verband = perban
kakhuis = kakus (javanese)
verboden = verboden
smeer = semir
rem = rem
koppling = kopling
versnelling = persnelling
onderdeel = onderdil
zadel = sadel
vork = fork (javanese)
ventiel =pentil
makelaar = makelar
zoenen = sun
pienter = pinter
korting = korting
tof = top
kwast = kuas
pakkie aan = pakaian
bak = bak
uitrit = atrit
rit = rit
chauffeur = sopir
conducteur = kondektur
machinist = masinis
knecht = knek
kaartjes = karcis
brug = brug (javanese)
spoor = sepur (javanese)
enveloppe = amplop
kantoor = kantor
tang = tang
moer = mur
bout = baut
draaier = drei (javanese)
schakelaar = saklar
kortsluiting = konsleting
Do you guys know more?
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