OBITUARY to my AUNT “Tante Dee Tambajong”

She was a beauty and remained so until her last days about two weeks ago when she passed away a few days after she celebrated her 99th Birthday ….… Tante Dee’s father was Joost Willem Tambajong and her mother was Johanna Maria Wilson Mononutu.   Opa Joost and my grandfather Opa Jan Nicolaas Tambajong wereContinue reading “OBITUARY to my AUNT “Tante Dee Tambajong””

MUSIK POP INDONESIA Grup HIVI ! (Reblogged from COSMOgirl)

Sam Ratulangie’s great-grandson (first -right) Trying to earn funds for finalization of his study at  the German Technical University in Jakarta Good Luck EZRA we wish you ALL THE BEST in your exam August next !!!!! BERHASIL SUKSES….. EZRA is now, since January 2015 (also) Asisten Dosen at the Swiss German University, Jakarta.  Silahkan klikContinue reading “MUSIK POP INDONESIA Grup HIVI ! (Reblogged from COSMOgirl)”

SULUT BANGKIT PASCA MUSIBAH BANJIR

Sudah satu setengah bulan berlalu setelah hari naas 15 Januari 2014….. Beberapa hari setelah terjadinya musibah adik saya datang berkunjung dan menceriterakan bahwa saudara2 saya yang mempunyai kintal (property) di Sawangan, Kembes (pinggiran kota Manado) “kena” musibah banjir…..Dan kerugian aneka materi cukup besar. Maklumlah mereka kebanyakan adalah pensiunan seperti saya juga. Dan dirumah2 mereka disimpanContinue reading “SULUT BANGKIT PASCA MUSIBAH BANJIR”

Musibah BANJIR di Manado (2014)

Sudah lama saya tidak menulis apa2 di blog saya….. bukan karena tidak ada bahan yang ingin saya “lepaskan” bukan…, namun kebetulan ada halangan karena satu kegiatan lain …….. Sekali ini sudah tidak dapat kutahan luapan perasaan melihat derita yang sejak tanggal 15 Januari ini ditanggung banyak sekali penduduk Minahasa, khususnya penduduk daerah sekitar kota Manado…..Continue reading “Musibah BANJIR di Manado (2014)”

My Father’s Thoughts and Activities during the Occupation by Dai Nippon.

A few days ago I received a document from my eldest sister, who currently is 91 years old and living in the Netherlands. This document with her permission I publish below here. However it might be useful to have some references about the subject matter to try to give you a few introductory impressions. On 8 DecemberContinue reading “My Father’s Thoughts and Activities during the Occupation by Dai Nippon.”

FLASH BACK: Sam Ratulangie, the final curtain…….

FLASH BACK: Sam Ratulangie, the final curtain…….. I embedded a piece by Tchaikovsky to try to transmit the feeling of disappointment that my father might have felt facing difficulties in his efforts to repeat what he did successfully 10 years before which was the publishing of a weekly magazine in Jakarta (“Nationale Commentaren”).

The STUDENT CONGRESS at Wageningen 1918

 The STUDENT CONGRESS at Wageningen 1918 Continuation of : “Max Havelaar”, Indische Vereeniging & “SERIKAT ISLAM” The editors of the book IN HET LAND van de OVERHEERSER have titled the period 1913 – 1920 as “Emancipatie in samenwerking” or in English : Emancipation in Cooperation. To me this description is very much heavy on theContinue reading “The STUDENT CONGRESS at Wageningen 1918”

“Colonialism is a CRIME! It is the greatest crime against humanity!”

“Max Havelaar”, Indische Vereeniging & “ETHISCHE  POLITIEK” To many people, both Dutch as well as Indonesian, the book titled “Max Havelaar” is not an unknown. Many people have read it but many more only know about it. The book (a picture of the cover is shown below) was written by Eduard Douwes Dekker under theContinue reading ““Colonialism is a CRIME! It is the greatest crime against humanity!””

Lima PERINTIS INDONESIA

Lima PERINTIS INDONESIA Kiri, BUNG KARNO,: PERINTIS KEMERDEKAAN INDONESIA, Pendiri Republik Indonesia. Tengah, “NYONG” UMBAS, Kanan, ALEX MENDUR: PERINTIS INFOGRAFIS INDONESIA, Pendiri IPPHOS  (Indonesian Press & Photo Service).  Dibawah : IPPHOS IN ACTION (Juli 1949) DUA PERINTIS LAIN asal SULUT Kiri,Mr ALEX A. MARAMIS, PERINTIS PERBANKAN, Menteri Keuangan Pertama Republik Indonesia. Kanan, DR. G.S.S.J. RATUContinue reading “Lima PERINTIS INDONESIA”