Mimi on January 27th, 2010

I was in Jakarta last week and needed to stay in a hotel within close proximity to a client’s place. They booked me at Harris Hotel Tebet, a small hotel which is — as its tagline proclaims — simple, unique and friendly.
This is a shot of the hotel lobby…

…and this is the area in front [...]

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Mimi on July 14th, 2009

I made the most amazing discovery during my quickie trip to Jakarta last Thursday — a spa right inside Jakarta’s Cengkareng Airport!
It’s called the Taman Sari Royal Heritage Spa.

The place is located at the very end of the Departures level of the airport (level 2), right after Gate F, past the small Starbucks outlet. Mind [...]

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Mimi on February 8th, 2009

Weary travelers who pass through Jakarta airport, take heart! For free internet is now available at Jakarta’s Cengkareng Airport. The stations are few and far between. But given how Jakarta’s airport was before this, I say the limited free internet stations are a big progress.

It used to be that you only had 3 options while [...]

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Mimi on January 8th, 2009

I just got back late last night from Jakarta — my first business trip for 2009. My schedule’s been hectic, hence I haven’t had the chance to write anything for the past couple days, despite my having already secured a replacement for my now-good-as-dead Sony VAIO.

With the worldwide economic downturn far from over, companies all [...]

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Mimi on November 21st, 2008

Sometimes, I can only shake my head in disbelief at my schedule.
Here’s how the past 36 hours was like:-

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