Orphanage Panti Asuhan

A Worthy Cause
Panti Asuhan Putra PKS Muhammadiyah
Cabang Medan
Jl. Amaliun gg.Umanat Medan

Indonesia, with population over 230 millions, being categorised as a developing country with 21% of the popluation living below the international poverty line of US$1.25.  Even with the government imposing the minimum wage at Rp 1.000.000 or less than US$100 a month, it clearly is [...]

Ourang Medan

Ourang Medan = Orang Medan?
If you were searching about on Medan, you may come across the term Ourang Medan. Some will thought it is just a mispelling from the word Orang Medan (Orang=People). Which is partly right, but there is more to this term and the term comes with a very interesting legend shortly after [...]

Horas | Batak Traditions

The Meaning and Definitions of HORAS & Batak Traditions
Horas is a greeting frequently said in everyday life by Batak People from North Sumatra especially the “Tapanuli”.
In addition to Horas, other unique greeting words are Menjuah-juah from Karo and Yahobu from Nias. But Horas is the most popular and widely used. It is difficult to find [...]

Selling on the Street of Medan

Indonesia Flags on the Street of Medan
It is common to find people selling toys on the streets of Medan including those at the traffic lights. This time, as it is near to the national day of Indonesia, we have seen many boys and girls on the streets selling the The Flag of Indonesia.

It is expected [...]

Medan City Music Video

Medan City Music Video North Sumatra Indonesia
We have just created a new video using images and pictures of buildings of Medan City, Lake Toba, Brastagi of North Sumatra Indonesia.
We specially chose the Indonesia song sang by various artist of Indonesia “RUMAH KITA” which means “OUR HOME” Medan Indonesia. The video is 4 minutes 17 seconds [...]

Wushu Sumut Medan Golden Boys & Girls

Wushu SUMUT – Sumatera Utara
This is another sport Medan is proud of – WUSHU – one kind of Chinese Martial Art
WUSHU Sumut has proven itself that it is leading in this sport by winning the most medals in PON XVII/2008 the current sports games competition in Indonesia held in Dome Sports Centre Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur [...]

Therapy Centre for Kids

I just found out about this new facility in Medan
It is a therapy centre for Kids with:

Autism
Hyperactive
Difficulty in Learning / Education

Difficulty in Speaking
Motor – Movement Problems
Slow in Walking

I guess this is something new in Medan and if any of you need such a service or facility for your children, then you may want to contact [...]

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 [...]

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 & [...]

Char Kwe Tiao Medan at 88

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! [...]

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