Yanzalong

@yanzalong (19042)

Indonesia

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Do good things and stay away from bad things.

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A house where you can get away from it all

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 29 Mar

I don't know who owns this beautiful house. i often passed through this paddy field area to do the jogging. i covered almost 7 km making a loop back where i stayed. I always wished I could have such a house one day. Can't I pray...

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10 people

My Little Kids

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 29 Mar

That's a photo of my little kids in 2000. now it's 2025. They are now growing beautiful and finished their studies in university in 2022. i never let the memory just go like that. I have photos of them taken out from old photo...

photos

photo album

children

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10 people

Switzerland

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 27 Mar

I have often watched YouTube recently. I love the channel on beautiful places in Switzerland. I said to myself if I could live there with my family. I love being there said my wife. I said to her that maybe someday we have the...

beautiful

tourist resort

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8 people

What to Drink When you Suffer from Colon Adhesive

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 11 Mar 24

More than 2 years, my wife has suffered from this kind of disease-- colon adhesive (I hope I am using the right term.). Her doctors recommended not eating this nor drinking that. She got fed up with all those suggestions as...

colon adhesive

anti pain medication

toothache

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6 people

The Older, the Healthier I am

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 10 Mar 24

I always record my running track. Earlier this year, I could cover 2.7 km by combining running and walking. But now -- I noticed in a couple of weeks -- 2.7 km distance felt a lot easier. I mean I covered it at one go -- non stop...

jogging

running

fitter

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4 people

Prices of groceries and food are going up

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 9 Mar 24

As usual when it comes to Fasting month prices are creeping up. One kg of rice is usually around 11,000 - 12,000 IDR. It's now 13,500 - 15,000. So are prices of raw chicken, meat and others, they are rocketing. It's feels like...

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8 people

Fasting Month Is Coming

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 5 Mar 24

The fasting month starts on March 12th, 2024. The month has been awaited by those who will fast for 30 days. Usually food or snack and soft drink are provided at the mosques. We eat together when it is time to break our...

ramadhan

fasting month

prayer

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6 people

How do you get rid of bed bugs?

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 10 Dec 23

Our neighbors talk about how bed bugs bite them. They complain about how they get into the house and the bugs seem endless. Do you happen to have such guests as bed bugs in your house? How do you get rid of them?

bed bugs

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4 people

I forgot to buy sugar for my coffee

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 9 Mar 23

I usually drink coffee with milk but it's been over two weeks, I have had my coffee with sugar. Sometimes, I drink it without sugar nor milk for health reason. Morning without a sip of coffee is like a cloudy day. Luckily, on the...

coffee mug

great days

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14 people

Marching Band

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 7 Aug 22

I love watching drumbands when I was a kid. However, I watched it again when I was in the capital city. I was doing the jogging and on my way back I stopped to watch it. I used the opportunity to take a shot of the matching...

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10 people

"Are you from China?, asked an old English lady

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 6 Aug 22

"Are you from China?", asked an old lady on Edgware Street near Hyde Park in London. I said no. I am from Indonesia. It seemed she didn't know where it is. Several days later, a woman aged about 45 asked me, "Excuse me. Are you...

stranger

london

china

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27 people

I love bicycling

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 30 Jul 22

I love bicycling. Where ever I go, I ride my bicycle: visiting my friends, shopping, or just looking around the city. Bycicling makes you healthy and happy. It was 1992 when I started bicycling. I bought a mountain bike - not an...

weekend

biking

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13 people

Fall in Love Again

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 28 Jul 22

When you are beside me, my heart feels happy. A day without seeing you, I miss you so much. That's how I felt the first time I fell in love. Everyday I would see her; we would go together. Life was so sweet. When we had a row, we...

love

married

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18 people

Gas Stove or Electric Stove?

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 27 Jul 22

Cooking can be a lot of fun when the stove works normally. It can be a lot of hassles when the electricity was off, and the gas was in low power. Actually, I prefer using electric stove to gas stove. In our house, we have a gas...

cooking

stove

gas stove

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15 people

Fresh Raw Leaves / Vegetables

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 26 Jul 22

I like eating with fresh raw leaves. Only a few leaves that can be eaten raw. In our country we know fresh leaves that commonly be eaten to make food more delicious. Of course rice is number 1 component of all food combination:...

rice

chilly

raw vegetables

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9 people

More Sleep Today

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 26 Jul 22

When I woke up this morning, I felt I had a slight headache. I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn't. I thought this headache was due to my traveling back from another city. During the trip I didn't sleep at all. Not because I...

sleep

headache

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9 people

Evening Meal

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 24 Jul 22

When the night fell starving starts making me weak. I rushed the nearby restaurant. There were so many types of food priced from the lowest to the most expensive ones. The choices are yours to make. I chose the simple one: it's...

satay

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11 people

Happy Trip

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 24 Jul 22

I am on my way to the capital city We are taking a travel minibus, which is comfortable. We were picked up at home and will be delivered to our destination. We left home at 12:40 p.m and now the ferry is almost reaching the...

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7 people

Focus Group Discussion Test

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 23 Jul 22

This morning my youngest daughter texted me that she was accepted to take the third test called Focus Group Discussion held by one of international companies based in Indonesia. If she passes this third step, she will continue to...

fgd

human resource

international company

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3 people

Would a stranger be trusted to house-sit for a family?

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19042) • Indonesia 21 Jul 22

I realize it is hard for me to find a job based on my credentials. I was thinking of traveling to another city to find a house-sit job. I don't have what it takes as a house-sitter of course but I imagine that house-sitting is...

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8 people