Recent Articles by Imelda TJAHJA

Wanted: Basketball players in Malakal!
The inauguration started around 15 minutes after the UNMIS Malakal Head of Office and Sector Commander arrived in the location. The ceremony was short but meaningful. It was opened by a short speech of my colleague, OT, who is also the Head of Engineering Unit. His unit together with the Indian military engineers were the ones who built the basketball court and of course it was initiated by the welfare committee.
Imelda TJAHJA , 16 days ago

Sudan: One day at the police station in Malakal
I was at the anti-riot police station headquarters today but it wasn’t because I was arrested for rampaging some places, I was covering the election security training for anti-riot police... »
Imelda TJAHJA , 22 days ago

Culture shock in Afghanistan
“President Obama plans to send 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan…” . Obama’s new strategy for Afghanistan has been the hottest news for the last three days. Everytime I watch the news... »
Imelda TJAHJA , 77 days ago

Save our Souls
Save Our Souls… SOS!, These words are usually used by marines or soldiers when they were in emergency situation and needed some help by sending out SOS code. In Sudan,... »
Imelda TJAHJA , 92 days ago

United Nations' Cuisine
You don’t have to go to fancy restaurant to get international cuisine in Malakal, please just come to our ‘Tukul’ (Tukul is Sudanese way to call their traditional house, we... »
Imelda TJAHJA , 95 days ago

From Uganda to Rwanda then DR Congo
Dear Friends, How are you?… Another journey to go around East Africa was taken (again) last week & this time the destination countries were Uganda, Rwanda & Congo. Welcome to... »
Imelda TJAHJA , 693 days ago

This time: Unity State!
Dear Friends, How are you?… Hope everything is fine! This time our journey was to Unity state, Southern Sudan (You know, there are 10 states in Southern Sudan & I was lucky to... »
Imelda TJAHJA , 730 days ago

Akobo, Jonglei state
I rented a tuku (Sudanese traditional house) from a local community based organization during my stay in Akobo. Every evening my colleagues & I were sitting outside our tukus to enjoy counting on the stars… Torch was the only ‘powerful’ weapon for us & there was a snake visiting us on the first night. The weather was perfect especially in the morning.
Imelda TJAHJA , 757 days ago

A rare combination
I was lucky enough to be able to take picture with both SAF & SPLA military intelligent officers after the session. What a rare ‘combination’!!! Is this a ‘sign’ of peace in Sudan?…
Imelda TJAHJA , 833 days ago

Another 'face' of Malakal, Southern Sudan
Right in front of the office there was a very beautiful (Nile) river! I was wondering whether I can take boat ride one of these days & my colleague told me that he has a cousin who has a boat which I can borrow just by fueling it, WAOW!!! this is the opportunity which hardly to be missed!!!
Imelda TJAHJA , 841 days ago

Malakal family
I was invited to my local colleague’s house the other day to meet his family. He has 5 kids & they are all ‘small-small’ :))) The youngest one is a girl, she is very cute! I was trying to hold her but she was crying. His house is big, it’s made by clay though considering bricks & cement are very expensive here!
Imelda TJAHJA , 852 days ago

Berminat dagang sayur-mayur di Malakal?
Jangan shock kalo dengar harga sebutir telur di pasar Malakal 1 biji itu seharga 5 ribu perak! Trus jeruk manis peras 4 biji seharga 25 ribu, pisang belinya harus kiloan dengan harga 25 ribu/kilo. Terong 3 biji harganya 10 ribu.
Imelda TJAHJA , 858 days ago

Imee in Addis!
Dear Friends, How are you?… Hope this finds you well. I just came back from my one week trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The city was great, it has so many... »
Imelda TJAHJA , 868 days ago

First Impression : Malakal Town
Dear Pralangga.org readers, I would like to share my first impression about a small town in Upper Nile State Southern Sudan called Malakal, the ‘muddiest’ place in Sudan (I guess).... »
Imelda TJAHJA , 895 days ago

UN SG visited Juba Sudan 4 Sept 2007
EXCLUSIVE PHOTO : I just want to share some pictures of the UN SG (Ban Ki-Moon) is visiting Juba, Southern Sudan today!
Imelda TJAHJA , 924 days ago

Independence Day Anniversary at Sudan
Well, I’m not that good as a story teller but since Luigi has asked me for so many times to do it so let me take this opportunity to tell... »
Imelda TJAHJA , 937 days ago