the story still continues » Personal http://amellie.net an endless story of my personal life Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:32:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Love Language http://amellie.net/2011/07/love-language/ http://amellie.net/2011/07/love-language/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:18:36 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/?p=1249 * This post was first published in my Project 365

“Love language” is the concept developed by Gary Chapman, which defines a primary way of expressing and interpreting love. Everyone has different ways to make others feel loved and …

]]> http://amellie.net/2011/07/love-language/feed/ 7 The Letter of Sarcasm http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/ http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:28:43 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/ Dear People,

Would you please stop asking me when I will get married. Please?!

I still can’t comprehend why people ask me this question over and over again.

Will it make any difference if I get married? Will it affect …

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]]> http://amellie.net/2010/12/angklung-charity-concert/feed/ 4 Protecting Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia http://amellie.net/2010/09/protecting-domestic-workers-in-saudi-arabia/ http://amellie.net/2010/09/protecting-domestic-workers-in-saudi-arabia/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:01:00 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2010/09/protecting-domestic-workers-in-saudi-arabia/ About two years ago, I wrote a post about the Saudi government’s plan to abolish its infamous sponsorship system (kafala), which has been constantly criticized by human rights groups. The plan to cancel the system was immediately welcomed …

]]> http://amellie.net/2010/09/protecting-domestic-workers-in-saudi-arabia/feed/ 4 Eid in Saudi Arabia http://amellie.net/2010/09/eid-in-saudi-arabia/ http://amellie.net/2010/09/eid-in-saudi-arabia/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:22:46 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2010/09/eid-in-saudi-arabia/ So delighted I was to have the chance to spend this year’s Eid in Jeddah! It all seemed perfect when my whole family was reunited again. It felt ages ago when we spent our Eid together as a family. As …

]]> http://amellie.net/2010/09/eid-in-saudi-arabia/feed/ 2 The CouchSurfing Project http://amellie.net/2010/08/the-couchsurfing-project/ http://amellie.net/2010/08/the-couchsurfing-project/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:14:06 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2010/08/the-couchsurfing-project/ The CouchSurfing Project (CS) is currently the world’s largest hospitality exchange network, founded by Casey Fenton in 1999. The network connects like-minded travelers for cultural exchange, friendship, and learning experience. Travelers can be hosted by the locals for free and …

]]> http://amellie.net/2010/08/the-couchsurfing-project/feed/ 4 Ramadhan 1431 http://amellie.net/2010/08/ramadhan-1431/ http://amellie.net/2010/08/ramadhan-1431/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:25:00 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2010/08/ramadhan-1431/

Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur’an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that

… ]]> http://amellie.net/2010/08/ramadhan-1431/feed/ 2 Blogging & Its Challenge http://amellie.net/2010/07/blogging-its-challenge/ http://amellie.net/2010/07/blogging-its-challenge/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:37:37 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2010/07/blogging-its-challenge/ Blogging has been part of my life since 6 years ago. When I started the blog, privacy was not my biggest concern. I just didn't care about it. I was an unknown girl in a virtual world. Nobody would be …

]]> http://amellie.net/2010/07/blogging-its-challenge/feed/ 5 An Escape to Tidung Island (Part 2) http://amellie.net/2010/07/an-escape-to-tidung-island-part-2/ http://amellie.net/2010/07/an-escape-to-tidung-island-part-2/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:57:32 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2010/07/an-escape-to-tidung-island-part-2/ (Read the Part 1 first)

After successfully got a good deal for the room, we dropped dead to sleep. We were just tooooo tired! I blamed the World Cup Final for this! :D We hadn't had a good sleep …

]]> http://amellie.net/2010/07/an-escape-to-tidung-island-part-2/feed/ 5 An Escape to Tidung Island (Part 1) http://amellie.net/2010/07/an-escape-to-tidung-island-part-1/ http://amellie.net/2010/07/an-escape-to-tidung-island-part-1/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:10:13 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2010/07/an-escape-to-tidung-island-part-1/ (Embrace yourself, this is going to be a loooong post!) Yes, I went to Indonesia last June. It was honestly a sudden decision. Mom had been bragging me about coming back and I kept on resisting; hoping that I could …

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