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Written by Bagus Prakoso in January 5th, 2009  
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Culture Shocks
Happy New Year everybody !  I hope you had a good break (hopefully together with the people you love), and all ready for the year 2009. For me,  this year will mark my 13th Winter here in the UK.  Yes, it's been quite a long time since I came, back

You know that Christmas is coming when …

Written by Bagus Prakoso in December 4th, 2008  
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well ... when you saw real Reindeers on the Piaza of your local Shopping mall of course :) These pictures were taken at Ealing Broadway Shopping Mall London :)  And that was the FIRST TIME I saw a REAL Reindeer !  Sadly no Rednose one. You might also be interested in the

Why England ? (Sometimes Dream Comes True)

Written by Bagus Prakoso in November 25th, 2008  
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Why England ? (Sometimes Dream Comes True)
At my last post, I was telling you that although I didn't get to the University that I had chosen, I decided to go for it.  'Maju Terus Pantang Mundur'. With this conviction I packed my belongings and go, and for the first time in my life, I had to go

London Westfield SuperMall (just make sure you don’t get separated)

Written by Bagus Prakoso in November 12th, 2008  
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London Westfield SuperMall (just make sure you don’t get separated)
Last weekend, my fiancee and I went to check out this newly open Westfield 'Super Mall' in West London, which is allegedly the biggest in-city Shopping Centre in Europe. UK has many other Shopping Centres that are bigger than this, for example Bluewater and Sheffield's Meadowhall, but all of them

Why England ? (The Big Decision that changed my life)

Written by Bagus Prakoso in November 8th, 2008  
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Why England ? (The Big Decision that changed my life)
It was half past six in the evening and I was sitting in the arrival lounge of London Heathrow Airport, waiting for my fiancee’s plane to land, when suddenly my mind took a trip down the memory lane, far reaching back to September 1995.  That was the time when I

Plurk is the new IRC (A.K.A my old virtual joint)

Written by Bagus Prakoso in October 27th, 2008  
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Plurk is the new IRC (A.K.A my old virtual joint)
As I was explaining last week on my first blog post, one of the reasons of the sudden desire to reconnect to my root was the Social Networking phenomena. Although it started with Twitter and Facebook to some degree (actually more lately), the urge of wanting to started to write

It all began like this …

Written by Bagus Prakoso in October 22nd, 2008  
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It all began like this …
It's been a long time since the first time I set my foot on England soil, early September 1995.  That means it's going to be my 14th Winter this year (seriously, I was genuinely surprised myself when I was trying to count it).  My original intention was to finish the
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