Jakarta’s shitty sewage situation
2010.05.10 10:53
Here’s another one from the archives. This time about Jakarta’s shitty sewage system. (Another toilet-related fetish? :p) These articles come from 2004, so they might be subject to updates, but I doubt the sewage system in Jakarta has since improved. Most residents still rely on individual septic tanks (and sewage trucks when there’s trouble), and [...]
Austria(n bioenergy)
2010.04.29 14:48
Here are some old files and pics that I managed to dig up again. This time of a trip to Austria, back in 2006 when I was still a journalist, courtesy of the Austrian Embassy, to observe the country’s bioenergy industry. The following are the feature bioenergy articles that I wrote. I’m not sure if [...]
Back to nature, 24/7
2009.08.25 08:42
It’s nice to escape the city once in a while. Like for a weekend once a month. Just every now and then. As much as urbanites love to reminisce the natural way of life of their parents’ parents, not many can actually stand Mother Nature longer than a weekend getaway. Well, 59-year old Eddy Djamaluddin [...]
guarding the source of life…
2009.06.09 11:10
Living close to nature is probably what some of us in the cities dream of. But rarely do we realize the great responsibility that comes with such a privilege, one that Wehea tribe head Lidjie Taq has taken up so well. “For us, the forest is a source of life. It is like a barn [...]
Trashed at sea… *sigh*
2009.06.07 20:01
It happens with all the products that we use. We open the wrapper, consume what’s within, and then bin any leftovers. We care less about what happens afterwards. As long as the garbage man takes out our trash somewhere else –out to a landfill perhaps. Out of our sight. Out of our minds. …lest something [...]
dyeing with mother nature…
2009.06.01 14:12
Dying to try out some do-it-yourself dyeing? Look no further, the plants and trees around us are gifts from nature for the colors of our clothes. And local plants and trees were indeed where 50-year-old Sancaya Rini looked to when she tried to figure out a way to color her batik scarves without polluting the [...]
