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Gie

3 Juni 2008 - 15:32 WIB

FX Rudy Gunawan

In a Non-Government Organization's office, an office boy passionately cooks lunch.  Just call him Gie.  Of course, he is not Soe Hok Gie, that legendary activist of Angkatan 66, but his name is indeed contained the word "gie", it is Tugimin actually.  Gie's face was wet of sweat by

An Odd Concert

7 April 2008 - 15:14 WIB

FX Rudy Gunawan

An old friend of mine suddenly phoned me and told me about this unique activity he has been doing.  "Do you have any friends who suffer from serious illness?" he asked.  I was surprised by his question.  "Do I have a friend who is suffering from a serious illness? 

The Death of the Deep-Fried Food Seller

25 Maret 2008 - 11:36 WIB

FX Rudy Gunawan

As the price of vegetable oil began to skyrocket, about several weeks before Soeharto's health turned critical, a deep-fried food seller hang himself and died. Maybe the incident has already erased itself slowly from your mind, overlapped by lots of more important incidents, or even sadder and more dramatic

The Lunatic from Muara Bondet

30 Januari 2008 - 18:55 WIB

FX Rudy Gunawan

I want to share a story about mentally illness. The story makes me think and think again about the illness. This story tells about a woman suffering mentally illness. She lives in a suburb area, far away from central of Jakarta. People said this woman got insane because her husband left her. Some