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		<title>The Art of Quitting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When one hear the word, &#8220;quit&#8221;, most people associate it with weakness.  There are tons of quotes that says that quitter are losers.  One that doesn&#8217;t quit will be success, bla bla bla.  I was raised with that attitude too.  Not to quit, not to easily give up.  There are several occasion in my life [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1116&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I vote for Bajaj-Free Jakarta!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there is any public transportation that gets to my nerves, it is the Bajajs.  Those orange three-wheeled noisy vespa-turned-to-car is just not suited for Jakarta anymore.
I have used bajaj before.  For close distance and during rain, it was OK.  And that time, taxi seemed rare and expensive.   This was 1980s and 1990s.   It was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1090&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian Geologists, Here We Are!</title>
		<link>http://parvita.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/indonesian-geologists-here-we-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine, Herman Darman, who is now working for Shell, asked me if I could fill in my bio and write a bit for this blog he made:
Geologiwan Indonesia Berbagi Pengalaman
The purpose is to exchange what we know and what we think to the younger or older generation.  We can know better about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1105&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jakarta New Buildings and Traffic: between ignorance, corrupted minds and idiots</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When giving permission to build a property, has the government thought about the infrastructure attached to it?  Do they study how the traffic will be affected by the new building?  Obviously, no plan to fix Jakarta's traffic on Fauzi Bowo's plan.  <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1083&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale from the Toilet in the Ladies Room</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Daily Happenings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackberry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inconsiderate people]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find it very annoying when people use their handphone at the public restroom.  Why can't they just do their business and let other people use the toilet, instead of sitting there and browsing or chatting?  They should be fined!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1084&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If You Shake Me, I Might Rattle</title>
		<link>http://parvita.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/supplement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do we need to take all the supplements that we are taking?  Are they all essential or can we live without some of them?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1073&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bapak Tukang Sampah and His Wagon</title>
		<link>http://parvita.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/bapak-tukang-sampah-and-his-wagon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Daily Happenings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In Bahasa Indonesia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://parvita.wordpress.com/?p=1066</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Still on the Idul Fitri mood, woke up early and&#8230;logged on.   I plan to clean the house but so difficult to move myself to get working.  Instead, I downloaded pictures from my father&#8217;s birthday and&#8230;facebooking, until the bell rang.  The Garbage Man.  Thank God, my garbage has been piling up.   I was wondering when the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1066&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Idul Fitri and the Maid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>parvita</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food for Thought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jakarta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idul Fitri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebaran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mudik]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idul Fitri again.  After a month of fasting, those who celebrate will go back to their home and gather with their families and relatives.  I am one of those who has a maid that goes home to her &#8216;kampung&#8217; every year for the Idul Fitri.  She usually leaves for 1 week and come back, usually, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1055&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the living that matters (A tribute to my friend Lily)</title>
		<link>http://parvita.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/deat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a tough few weeks.  Actually, it has been quite restless since Mid July, preparing for my cyst operation.  Since then, it has been quite a bumpy road emotionally, and physically.
On Saturday, September 5th, I was lying on my bed in a hot, lazy afternoon dealing with my hot flashes due to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1053&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging: need the time to listen to my mind</title>
		<link>http://parvita.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/blogging-need-the-time-to-listen-to-my-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here I am, looking at the calendar, wondering it has been quite a while that I have not blogged.  After my surgery,  I was bombarded with deadlines and worked late in the office.  No time to blog.
Not that My Busy Brain is not busy.  I have several drafts that I haven&#8217;t finished.  But for some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parvita.wordpress.com&blog=238387&post=1046&subd=parvita&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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