Archive for the 'Medan People' Category



12 May

Youngest Professor from Medan

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 [...]


09 May

Scam from Medan?

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 [...]


03 May

New Governor North Sumatra 2008-2013

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 & [...]


07 Apr

PilGubsu Election 16 April 2008

If you are in Medan for the past 2 months you will here this word alot “PILGUBSU”
PilGubsu - stands for Pilihan Gubenur Sumatera which means: “Vote Governor Sumatra” Elections
You will also realize Medan roads are filled with flyers and billboards of the 5 candidates pair running for the Governor seat of Sumatra. From this weak [...]


12 Feb

Valentines Gift & Card Ideas

Valentines’ Day is almost here.
Similar to the rest of the world, the Chinese and Christians community in Medan celebrates this loving day with their loved ones. Have you prepared or bought your valentines gifts, roses, flowers, dinner?
I am sure there are many restaurants having Valentines package dinners, flower shops preparing roses for the day. I [...]


04 Feb

Indonesia Idol Medan

Will Medan win the next Indonesian Idol?
Over 7.000 contestants from Medan are auditioning for the next Indonesian Idol. Seen here in the photo are the contestants in Medan waiting for their audition in Griya Dome Convention Center in Medan since Sunday 3 February 2008 for 2 days till Monday 04 February where 300 contestants will [...]


26 Jan

Master of Photography in Medan

Did you know we have a Master of Photography in Medan?
Iskandar Leonardi is a talented photographer in Medan who has won numerous awards from United States. He has a studio in Medan named after him “Leonardi” including a family studio “Karya Photo”.
Wedding Photos are big business in Medan. Newly weds can spend about USD$2000 - [...]


26 Sep

Medan Favorite Cartoon | Pak Tung Tung

Medan Favorite Cartoon Character
Pak Tung Tung is Medan’s favorite cartoon character that is posted on Medan’s favorite newspaper Harian Analisa daily. The Pak Tung Tung character has become the story of Medan’s life and news or even gossip! The success of Pak Tung Tung comes from the artist ability to capture the moment and [...]


20 Sep

Medan Shopping

Macan Yaohan Supermarket
the supermarket of Medan is celebrating their 22nd anniversary and is giving away 3 handphones everyday. Macan uses SMS marketing technology to give away the prizes. When customers register their lucky draw coupon by SMS, 3 lucky winners will receive a surprise reply SMS message to announce that they have won the Fren [...]


20 Sep

Tauke Tauke Medan

SWA Sembada, a reputable business journal in Indonesia published an edition on Tauke Tauke Medan
Tauke-Tauke is a chinese dialect (Hokkien) word for Boss. Hokkien is a general language spoken by Medan Chinese and of course the list of Medan Tauke are Chinese from Medan.
Here is the list:
1. Abidin (Beby), owner of CV. Belawan Indah, transportation and [...]