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Bali is Dying

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COVID-19 caused a big loss in the tourism sector. Bali, the land of the Gods has a bad effect. Peoples who live from tourism are suffering. Nobody visited Bali. There is only several domestic tourist who have a short vacation. During the pandemic, many peoples are afraid of traveling to a crowded place. kompas.com Foreign tourists have not come to Bali during the travel restriction around the world. Finally, Bali becomes deserted. Many tourism businesses have bankrupt. Peoples have lost their job since people are restricted to get around. Many hotels provide a discount, but it is still quiet. Fortunately, government relaxes the social restriction. So, people can trip to Bali for vacation or business. 270 million populations definitely are very helpful to move the economy, not only in Bali but also to the other regions. During the pandemic, tourism and its derivatives were the sectors that had the hardest hit. Tourism is about traveling, moving people from one place to another. When a p...
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House of Cards and Politic

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Do you ever see a House of Cards Series? If you don't yet, I suggest that you watch. This American TV Series is worth it to watch. Its story is very exciting to me. Besides, maybe it's because I like politics too. I totally pay attention in every scene. It is thrilling to me and made me couldn't stop to from episode to episode. Photo: apnews.com House of cards is an adaptation of the BBC series 1990 based on 1989 Michael Dobbs's novel which has the same title. The first episode was streaming on Netflix and for your information, the first moment I saw is from the free streaming website. But, because the government has been blocked all the illegal websites, So I switch to subscribe Netflix service. The stories brought from the series seem related to political reality. You should give your heart but don't too much. Because in reality, too much feeling in your political activity is just a burden to you. Sometimes you need just follow your rationality and maximize every ...
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Oddities in Tropical Countries

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In Western you often find peoples wearing a suit, walking to their office, and using a bicycle to work. It is common in the countries which have mild weather and cold temperature. However, it is becoming odd when peoples in tropical countries do the same things. Photo: cnnindonesia.com In the warm temperature and hot weather, wearing a suit will make you drenched in sweat. I think it's weird for looking peoples in tropical countries dress up like western peoples. How can you be comfortable wearing that outfit? Just wanted to look like a westerner is a bad idea. You must be rational in thinking and acting. Not only about wearing a suit, but tropical peoples also build a wide sidewalk. Their government hopes more peoples walk and even go to the office by walk. Come on, how could you walk with a thick coat under the sun? It's not like in European Countries Pal. You do not only get sweat when arrived at the office, I believe you will get stress and tired too. Furthermore, bike to w...
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Traffic During COVID-19

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Photo: cnbcindonesia.com COVID-19 requires us to stay at home. It is preventing the spreading of viruses. Therefore, governments around the world have been applied social distance policies such as work from home and study from home. It works in countries which level of discipline of citizens is high (Japan, Switzerland). However, it hards for applied in the low discipline of citizens such as America and Indonesia. Furthermore, originally, humans are social creatures. We can't be alienated from our environment and social life. We must work and get some money to fulfill our basic needs. Unfortunately, COVID-19 enforce us to stay at home. These are contradictory to human nature. So, after more than a year people fight with Corona, Nowadays, people become resistant and careless. No matter how dangerous the virus, silence is not the way out to survive. Even though you are not infected, you still could die because of starving or failed to pay your debt. It looks natural when today, peopl...
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The Loss of Agapornis Charm (Lovebird)

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Agapornis, or popularly known as lovebird is originally from the Africa continent. It is a small group of parrot which spread and adaptive around the world including Indonesia. In a tropical country like Indonesia, lovebirds can adapt easily. Birds lovers in the 4th populous country are very like with these little birds. Lovebirds have many colour and mutations. The price was high in Indonesia. It's about $15 to $8000 per head. Nowadays, the price has been plunging. It's about $3 to a hundred dollars. This condition is difficult for many breeders in Indonesia. They have been grumble about the selling price and feed prices that continuously going up. This phenomenon is actually natural because it's related to economic law. When supply rises up, demand will decrease and vice versa. Lovebirds are easy to breed. You don't need a big cage or quiet environment to breed it. They can spawn 3 or 4th times a year. If everybody has a pair of lovebirds, then you can have many loveb...
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Washing Hands and Corona Virus (COVID-19)

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Picture: news.sky.com Stay clean and healthy is a must in the pandemic era. Besides, wearing a mask and physical distancing in everyday life. We must apply health protocol to contain the spread of viruses. Nowadays, hand-sanitizer becomes sticks out such as handphone. We can't miss that, because a hand sanitizer is like a gun to protect our body from an enemy (Corona). In addition, you have to wash your hand. If you don't have a hand sanitizer, make sure you always clean your hands. Although washing hands is a part of hygiene behavior that taught to us since childhood, We really practice after the spread of COVID-19. We are afraid and impose to wash our hands in every situation. Today, washing hands become very important and transformed into a lifestyle. You always insecure after touching anything around you. It is good for sure because that habit not only saves you from COVID-19 but also can protect you from other viruses or germs. However, you have to pay attention to your sk...
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Ramadan in the Middle of Pandemic

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Photo: Jakarta Globe Ramadan means every Moslem around the world will get fasting as part of their worship. It's common in Ramadan you will see many Moslem eat in the early hours and they will iftar when the sun comes down. Not only about fasting, but there is also Tarawih Prayer after Isha. When fasting, Moslem around the world is expected to hold their carnality. They have to intensify their worship. When pandemic COVID-19 spread to the globe, it causes changes in carrying Ramadan worship. Pray in the mosque has been limited and must implement health protocols. You can't get iftar together with an old friend or with your relatives. So Ramadan in the pandemic era is very silent. In Many countries, there are different ways of carrying out Ramadan. For instance, in Indonesia, there is a prevalence that after fasting and toward Eid Mubarak, people will back to their hometown. Unfortunately, same as last year, homecoming is forbidden to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Even though,...
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