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Top Blogger Indonesia of the Week List of Blogger Indonesia of the Week, Blogger Indonesia of the Year and the requirements to get reviewed.

I make a blogger of the week (BOW)’s feature as a way to encourage, appreciate and promote Indonesian bloggers who blog in English. After several months I run this feature, it got attention from blog-indonesia.com–the largest Indonesia blog directory–who offers me to put the feature in its sidebar which I gladfully accepted. Thus, once your blog gets reviewed here, your blog will be promoted not only in this blog, but also in blog-indonesia.com. Thanks to its founder, W.M.

The requirement to get reviewed is simple: (a) Your blog is written in English; (b) The blogger is using original name or so it seems; pseudonym or ghostname blogger will not be considered unless for specific reasons; (c) Blogging frequently; (d) The content is original and not commercial (blog about career, vacancy (lowongan kerja), scholarship (beasiswa), etc won’t be included).

Each year, I also award the Top Ten Blogger of the Year for English-speaking Indonesian blogger whose blogs I already reviewed as Blogger Indonesia of the Week. The main criteria being not only the quality content of the blog, but more particularly, the influence and sort of leadership on-and-off-line the bloggers in question carry.

So, if you are an Indonesian and have an English-speaking blog and you feel it fits the above criteria, it’d be of great help if you put your blog URL address in the comment box below along with a brief intro. In the next few weeks, it could be your blog turn to be reviewed. Keep blogging, writing and sharing your precious thoughts.

Best Blogger / Blog Indonesia of the Year

The followongs are listed Blogger Indonesia of the Week so far:

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Comments are welcome in one of these following languages: English, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Jawa and Madura.

43 Comments »

Comment by Philry4n
2008-01-02 12:48:09

My personal blog at http://my.opera.com/philry4n

it’s mostly personal stuffs and/or stuffs that relates to me like personal experience, pcmav mirroring, english translation of indonesian music lyrics if requested, photoblogging, and other stuffs. If i pasted something from other sources i always try to link the original source. I blogged from desktop pc and mobile phone (opera mini)

Ryan Octavianus

 
Comment by Hevi Fauzan
2008-01-03 03:23:14

I have one blog in English. And it is an International fans site of Persib Bandung. the URL is http://persib.net.

I do not know it is a blog or not, but for me it is my special blog.

thx

Hevi fauzan.

 
Comment by rumahkayubekasintl
2008-01-03 05:05:07

what a great way to motivate people to blog more in English, i happen to have an english blog, care to check it?

 
Comment by Wazeen
2008-01-03 05:37:48

here it is my blog: wazeen.blogspot.com, it’s all about my view/thoughts on nationalism, islam, blogging and sometimes on Indonesian Islamic traditional boarding school (pesantren). thanks mas Fatih

 
Comment by Udin
2008-01-03 07:50:48

I have a personal blog in english containing my view on Indonesia’s phenomena (http://muhyiddinblog.blogspot.com). I also co blogger in Lesehan Taman Suropati (http://tamansuropati.blogspot.com) where we all are government officers who put personal opinion about Indonesia’s public policy. I am the admin in this blog.

I started blogging on May 2007, so I am still learning how to maintain and improve my blogs.

 
Comment by Arief Budiman
2008-01-03 09:34:32

All Babies have reason to informing with their cry

 
Comment by Arief Budiman
2008-01-03 09:42:43

Assalaamu ‘alaikum Mas Fatih.

I have experience problem with google adsense into wordprees, but they used into their wp. like your wp. Please, inform me? Thank’s, Best is the best that’s all for you

@Arief: what wordpress you used? self-hosted wp? just in case you use wordpress.com you cannot insert adsense there.

 
Comment by sylv
2008-01-03 12:52:36

hmm interesting..

I’m in. :D

 
Comment by sylv
2008-01-03 12:57:08

ah.. wrong URL.. sorry for the double entry..

My blog mainly tells stories about my life in Singapore, along with some interesting findings and photos ;)

 
Comment by augustmist
2008-01-05 02:11:45

Hi Mas Fatih, salam kenal. I’m just a beginner blogger. Learned it from Rane Hafied. Mostly I talk about how technology should be more empowered in the livelihood of our nation. I’m quite passionate about making live more convenient here in Indonesia through the use of technology. Hope you can find time to check out my blog: http;//augustmist.wordpress.com
Rgds

 
Comment by Tri Ayu
2008-01-05 05:46:15

Mas Fatih,
At first, I wrote in English only to improve my skills in it. But since I’ve found the pleasure of blogging and how much I like to share my thoughts with other people, I finally created my new blog on the beginning of 2008. It’s about my life experiences and hope it could brighten someone’s mind.

Considering I’m a new blogger, I still have to learn many many things, but hope you have time to check it out: http://ayu-anopenbook.blogspot.com.
Thank you…

 
Comment by Rob Baiton
2008-01-06 00:42:53

I am not Indonesian but have been in Jakarta for 15 years now…

I do not mind if I am not considered for ‘blogger of the week’ because I am not Indonesian…but my blog is about Indonesia and it is in English http://therabexperience.blogspot.com/ …Hopefully, this is enough for you to consider it…

Cheers,

Rob

 
Comment by Fatih
2008-01-06 02:44:59

@Rob: your blog is certainly eligible for review. thanks for the info.

 
Comment by angga
2008-01-06 07:13:33

i have adsense blog, the blog is about muslim, so please help me to earning money, becouse 30% my money will spend for help muslim people. thanks

 
Comment by Marisa
2008-01-06 08:19:59

Awesome.
Your efforts for supporting the local sphere will always be favoured and appreciated in kind, sir. Not everyone can do it and gets out alive! Harhar ..kidding.

Anyways, I’ll be blogging at Journal by The Lightbeamers, MD., independently writing from Jakarta, Indonesia.

Much thanks, and Happy New Year 2008.

 
Comment by HENDRO DARSONO
2008-01-09 12:47:10

I think you have made a great effort to encourage, appreciate and promote Indonesian bloggers who blog in English.

I have a blog which contains English lessons: grammar, vocabulary, idioms, games, etc. I hope this blog will be useful to those who have interest in learning English.

 
Comment by Heri Mulyo CAhyo
2008-01-11 05:42:58

yes.. i’m just learning blog.. and try to write english .. even its more difficult than indonesian

 
Comment by Jacky Supit
2008-01-11 07:55:58

a blog about tips and tricks to customizing blogger templates, and yes of course you can find downloadable blogger templates too there.

the URL? it’s http://www.JackBook.Com

thanks

 
Comment by Kurniadi Widodo
2008-01-13 14:44:40

Hey there Fatih, I happened to stumble upon your blog somehow (already forgot why, was just randomly following links in other blogs) and eventually got to this page…

See, I have a blog written in English, despite the majority of the readers (if any) being Indonesian. But the thing is… my blog isn’t exactly like most other blogs, which are mainly about writings. My blog is mainly about photos. I’m a photography student, and consequently my interest lays in anything photography related. I don’t write about politics (never understands one bit of it) I don’t write about the recent development of a national issue. I don’t write about entertainments. In fact, I write about something that most people wouldn’t get. And once again, the writing is rather minimal… you can say that while most people express themselves by writings in their blogs, I express myself through my photographs. Will it still be eligible in this ‘project’?

Anyway, I’m not usually interested in participating in the blogosphere scene for the reasons mentioned above… but you’re supporting a good cause and I agree with your points so I figure I’d give it a shot. At the very least I guess I can show you that there are these kind of blogs too in Indonesia. Oh yes there are many others like me. :) Cheers from Jogja, sir!

 
Comment by Sigit B.Darmawan
2008-01-14 10:19:46

what a wonderful blog to link and build network! we can share knowledge, experience, opinion as a global society. thanks for this blog

 
Comment by Nunuy
2008-01-23 14:22:05

Congratulation philry4n! Your blog is very great and also very helpfull for lots of blogger especialy for me!

 
Comment by Black_Claw
2008-01-23 20:37:40

True, this is another nice idea to encourage more blogger to write their blog in english!
Nice job.
:D

 
Comment by mbak rita
2008-01-27 02:44:18

Cak Fatih, aku ndak usah ikut dinilai wis, hla wong cuman blog dengan broken english :-), BTW aku surfing ke blog ente soale mo ngikut pake starone…tengkyu berat infonya, berguna banget!Great job, Bro!

 
Comment by wira
2008-02-01 00:52:14

nyumbang gambar blog indonesia nih..
untuk para bloger indonesia..

gambarnya bisa diliat di :

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa52/awr_6blas/BLOGINDONESIA-1.jpg

trus untuk di tampilin, copy aja code berikut ini :

 
Comment by wira
2008-02-01 01:01:30

ada masalah tenyata..^.^.. he he..

kodenya bisa diambil di :

http://kabupatenberau.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/blog-indonesia.txt

 
Comment by Baguscokie
2008-02-14 10:02:44

salam kenal,
maap pake bahasa Indonesia soale ga bisa bahasa Enggres
bersyukur banget nemu tempat ini, saya bisa belajar banyak
terima kasih ya mas..
minta ijin mo tukeran link yaaa

 
Comment by YourNews
2008-02-16 14:43:57

You’re absolutely one of Indonesian blogger who promotes Indonesia’s potential and existence through blogger to the world. Congrats !

 
Comment by Patrisius
2008-02-19 10:22:16

My blog is where I pour out my ideas on leadership, managing people, human relations, and teaching. It’s entirely written in English, a reflection of my attempt to reach out to a wider readership. Please visit it at http://patrisiusdjiwandono.blogspot.com

Regards,
Patrisius

 
Comment by RIRI SATRIA
2008-03-01 16:34:58

Mr Syuhud … this is my blog (in English, but some portion are in Bahasa Indonesia) .. http://www.RiriSatria.Net … hopefully qualified enough for your evaluation Sir … happy reading … kind regards. (Riri)

 
Comment by Rima Fauzi
2008-03-06 13:24:54

If you ever run out of blogs to review, mine is up for one.
It’s mostly in english, very few indonesian posts and fewer in french.
It’s about evrything, anything and nothing.
I hope you enjoy it!

 
Comment by buyungupik
2008-03-09 02:23:58

hello, hope i can be here, on the list too, someday. If you dont mind you can review my blog, i have blogging for 6 months, and im use english as a primary language, even though i also used bahasa sometimes. its a great honour for me if you visit my blog and leave your comment there.

all the best.

 
Comment by getmobilegame
2008-03-20 10:34:42

hi mr syuhud,this is my english blog
getmobilegame.com
thank you……..

 
Comment by hoeda
2008-03-27 16:49:59

kecewa kalo gini gus
blog saya ga punya nomer sama sekali…
apa akrena ga berbau english sama sekali ya ?? hehehehe

 
Comment by Yayan AI
2008-04-03 13:15:22

I Prefer Indonesian language….but English is interesting, many words in english don’t have a same meaning/ point if we translate in indonesian….but infact we’re indonesian…love your country by loving its language….hehe…

But…Why this page named “Blogger Indonesia”, not “Indonesian Blogger” ????

by the way…thanks for your bloggin tips….hehe..he…

Peace, Love, and Emphaty

 
2008-04-05 16:35:37

I’m an English teacher who’s just learning blogging. I’m trying to post things I’m used to sharing with my students, mostly about things in life.
By the way, thanks for the tips how to blog. I learn a lot from your tips.

 
Comment by Yulius Chandra
2008-04-07 21:15:40

my blog contains:
1. articles about indonesia current affairs or just general articles.
2. indonesia corners. some of my traveling experience in indonesia.
3. my own poetries and songs
4. things for fun.

thank you very much for your blogging tips.

 
Comment by Chrysogonus
2008-04-08 06:33:06

Hi, I already put your blog in my blogroll. I hope we can exchange link. But my blog is not entirely in English. Sometimes, I also used Indonesian.

My blog contains:
1. articles about recent social condition
2. articles about recent social phenomenon
3. my own poems and short stories
4. my own reflection

 
Comment by Yessica
2008-04-13 11:03:36

thats good :)

 
Comment by Andika Putraditama
2008-04-27 11:28:08

It is mainly about international relations, hope u could have it reviewed…million thanks for your effort to encourage people to write..!

Andika Putraditama

 
Comment by Heri Mulyo Cahyo
2008-04-28 05:16:09

Mas Fatih This http://hmc.web.id is my new blog.. the title is Learn english - Indonesian Thru’ nasheed.

Can i join Blog of the week with that blog?

Cheers
http://hmcahyo.wordpress.com

 
Comment by Heri Mulyo Cahyo
2008-04-28 05:43:35

mas fatih is my blog http://hmc.web.id can be sumitted as BOW? it about learning english-indonesian thru’ nasheed

 
Comment by Noonathome
2008-05-01 09:14:21

Learning wisdom from wildlife and experience the encounters of tropical wildlife, from the rainforest to urban life, written by an Indonesian wildlife biologist working in Indonesia who proudly working for conservation research (at least for the time being). Currently, she is trying to finish her phd in conservation biology, looking at patterns of bird and butterfly communities in Lambusango forest, Buton, Southeast Sulawesi.

 
Comment by jeepiid
2008-05-02 08:12:39

hii…….
nais to met yu…
tank for nde oportuniti………
aim sory, ai keen not spek englis veri wel
so…
ai yus spek englis version “grou up = tukul”

 
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