My family was in a hotel room in Semarang to attend our denominational conference when I first heard about Michael Jackson death. For us, it was a special day because we are celebrating my husband birthday too. Right away I intended to write something about what I know or feel about his sudden death, but [...]
Last night Indonesia proudly crowned its Miss Indonesia 2009, Karenina Sunny Halim, a 22 years old teacher represented DKI Jakarta with a stunning beauty and intelligent. Different with other contestants who appeared nervous and giving very light answers, Karenina responded all questions with fluent English and right self confidence. It is obvious that she is [...]
Beauty doesn’t always mean lucky. At least, that what happen to the Indonesian beauty Manohara. The former model turned Princess tells the world how beauty may harm some people sometime. By the age of 17 she has been through what we say as misfortune: sexually, mentally and physically abused by her own husband, a Prince [...]
Saat ini dunia ribut membicarakan Susan Boyle. Padahal dua bulan sebelumnya ia hanyalah wanita desa separuh baya yang tidak menarik perhatian siapapun. Susan baru menerima takdirnya sebagai selebrity dunia setelah lolos dalam babak penyisihan Britain Got Talent April lalu. Mengapa Susan begitu istimewa? Karena ia berbeda dari peserta lainnya yang mengandalkan penampilan menarik untuk menunjang [...]
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Pada saat pemilihan presiden suara terbanyak rakyat Amerika adalah Obama: kulit hitam, liberal, pro aborsi dan pro pernikahan sesama jenis. Namun pada saat pemilihan Idol, lihat siapa yang mendapatkan suara terbanyak? Kris Allen, seorang mahasiswa yang juga nyata sebagai penganut Kristen yang taat. Bekerja sebagai Worship Leader di gerejanya dan menikah dengan gadis pujaan hatinya. [...]
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