Discussing about chess, so far we’ve been repeatedly informed about the great players from Russia and East Europe (ex-communist states). I am not sure why, that region creates so many famous and triumphant players. Maybe because they tend to spend most of their times to laze around and play chess to kill time. Well, maybe [...]
The nearest SEA Games will be hosted by Laos, a new ASEAN member, in December 2009, if I am not mistaken. I met a Filipino in a food stall, and she said that she has lost hope for Philippines team since it became the winner of SEA Games 2005, their first and last winning. Well, [...]
He was not Spiderman, nor Superman. He was Mardi Lestari, one Indonesian modest person who won many medals from athletic in the 80’s. He was born in 1967, a Sumatra-born Javanese. I can still remember, my primary school mates shared to others about Mardi Lestari, someone who brought so much pride to the nation. He also broke [...]
Well, I must say that baseball is not really famous in Indonesia. It is far below football, badminton, volleyball, etc. For some people, like me, baseball is an American sport, not Indonesian. Am I right? Maybe. So, it’s quite surprising to know that Indonesia won all five games to take first place at the Asian Cup in [...]
