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12 May

Youngest Professor from Medan

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A friend sent me this email of The Pride of Medan:
Nelson Tansu achieved as a Professor in Electrical Engineering in USA before the age of 30.
Since his surname “Tansu” sounds Japanese, many Japanese Consulates has tried to persuade him to return to Japanto contribute to Japan’s econony. BUT, Prof. Tansu declared that he […]

10 May

Learn Bahasa Indonesia Online

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Now there is a new way to learn bahasa Indonesia - Online.
If you are traveling to Indonesia for business or pleasure and you want to polish up your bahasa Indonesia but do not have the time to take lessons, you can check out Rosetta Stone language system. It offers Bahasa Indonesia as one of their […]

09 May

Scam from Medan?

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I received a very disturbing email and comment today by a visitor from Deutschland about his bad experience on Medan! You can see his comments in our guestbook and I have also attached it below in italics.
What disturbed me was that some scammers have used “Medan” to scam people off online as described in the […]

05 May

Yoga Life Opens in Medan

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yoga, an Alternative Medicines or sport practice has become very popular in Medan.
If you are a yoga fan, you will be glad to hear that a reputable professional Yoga company - Yoga Life has opened in Medan. It is supposed to be part of an International Yoga Network.
You can find:

Yoga Studio with:

Hatha Yogasana
Ashtangga Yoga
Vinyasa Flow

Yoga […]

03 May

New Governor North Sumatra 2008-2013

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Remember the election for the new governor of North Sumatra?
Well, here’s the result, the new governor and vice governor of North Sumatra are:

Governor: H. SYAMSUL ARIFIN, SE

Vice Governor: GATOT PUJO NUGROHO, ST
 
You can check out more on their education, biography, vision and mission even their family and childrens online at their main website Syamsul & […]

02 May

Char Kwe Tiao Medan at 88

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Medan’s Popular Rice Noodle at Selat Panjang
If you are Medanese, I am sure you must have tasted this Char Kwe Tiao at Selat Panjang by the 88 year old man.
Everytime we pass the stall, we always wonder why this old man is still selling Kwe Tiao at his age. It must be his hobby! […]

02 May

Hill Park Sibolangit Lowongan Kerja

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Lowongan Kerja Medan - Hill Park Sibolangit
It’s official, the new theme park I mentioned earlier is known as “Hill Park Sibolangit” and they are now looking for suitable candidates to operate their new theme park schedule to open in June 2008!
 
Are you looking for a challenging and fun job at a theme Park? You […]

30 Apr

Durian Pancake in Medan

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Durian - The Either you love it or HATE it thorny fruit from Asia is also a popular fruit in Medan. I still remember watching a “weired food around the world” television series in travel & Living about this adventurous chef eating food like scorpions, worms, brains and other gross body parts of animals and […]

27 Apr

Theme Park to Open at Sibolangit GreenHill

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When you look at these pictures, you will be surprised to hear that it is in Medan!
Well, actually it is about 1 hour drive from Medan, up the mountains of Sibolangit and half way to Brastagi highlands. This is going to be the next get a way from Medan. - “The Lost City” of Medan […]

24 Apr

new Boeing 737-900ER Lion Air

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If you plan to travel between Medan and Jakarta or other parts of Indonesia, you may want to consider taking Lion Air. I have just tried their service taking the latest Boeing 737-900ER from Medan to Jakarta.

Lion Air is one of the best budget airlines you can find in Indonesia costing only about Rp580.000 […]