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Desi Anwar

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Senior Journalist/Anchor CNN Indonesia. Host of 'Insight with Desi Anwar', Books: The Art of Solitude, Offline, A Simple Life, Faces&Places, Growing Pains

Jakarta, Indonesia
Joined March 2008
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8 months
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely…
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5 years
Just stay at home 🏡
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4 years
Remember, not every opinion matters...
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2 months
What a circus 🤡
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6 years
Lazy Saturday... please don’t wake me up 😺
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Desi Anwar
5 years
Farewell dearest Pak Habibie. We will all miss you. Rest In Peace and deepest condolences to the loved ones left behind 🙏🏻😔
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Desi Anwar
5 years
Welcoming my latest book published by Gramedia. Going Offline. The English version will follow. Enjoy!
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7 months
Life is so much easier when you’re not so sensitive and easily offended…
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4 years
You’re more than what happened to you...
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4 years
Everything in life is a choice. You can choose how to act. You can choose how to respond. You can choose how to feel.
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4 years
What is freedom without responsibility?
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4 years
Just because a lot of people believe it, it doesn’t make it true...
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7 months
Don’t talk too much. It’ll save you a lot of trouble…
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Desi Anwar
6 years
Stay away from negative people...
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3 years
If you can’t say something nice, better not say anything…
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4 years
The less you listen to other people, the more you can think for yourself...
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Desi Anwar
2 years
With two Generals… Minister of Defence @prabowo Subianto and @GeneralClark General Wesley Clark
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Desi Anwar
4 years
Don’t waste time and energy on changing things you can’t control
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Desi Anwar
9 years
With the one and only @SophieMarceau bienvenue a Jakarta :)
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4 years
Sometimes you can feel down for no clear reasons...
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5 years
Only you yourself can make you happy. Don’t demand happiness from other people...
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Desi Anwar
6 years
Riding on the new Jakarta MRT during trial run👍🏻😃🚆so cool!
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4 years
Words are cheap... action is priceless
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4 years
Why is it so hard for some people to accept reality?
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4 years
Who’s enjoying Alice in Borderland? ☝🏻
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4 years
Don’t let people you don’t like live rent free in your head...
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4 years
Don’t waste time. Make every moment matter...
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2 months
There’s a saying: pride comes before the fall…
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8 months
Looks like we’ve got a winner already… how do you feel about it?
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4 years
People who are easily offended by what others say, give power to others to control their feelings.
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Desi Anwar
5 years
A copy of @jokoanwar ‘s mind 😃
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Joko Anwar
5 years
Saya ngrobrol soal film Indonesia bersama @desianwar di video ini. Semuanya. Termasuk berapa gaji sutradara. :)
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1 year
Most leaders are liars. It’s how they become leaders to begin with. By lying their way to the top. While most of us are either gullible or too optimistic
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3 years
I’m staying home…
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4 years
Health is wealth 🎈
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4 years
Let’s just accept the things we can’t change and put our focus on the things we can...
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3 years
The key to a good life is mindfulness
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Desi Anwar
5 years
It was barely a couple of months ago that Om Rudy and I enjoyed a lovely chat over a cup of tea... 😔😢
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Desi Anwar
6 years
Having Nasi Padang with chef Anthony Bourdain and puppet master @sujiwotedjo
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4 years
When the mind is clear and healthy, it is not easily affected by others and circumstances
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6 years
Politics is bad for your health...
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5 years
Don’t assume that everything is about you.
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Desi Anwar
8 years
A lie is a lie. No matter how many people believe it
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7 years
If you control your thoughts, you control your life...
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4 years
Some people are born trouble makers...
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6 years
Sometimes what you need is just to be alone...
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5 years
It’s not the winning and the losing. It’s the taking part. The winner is our democracy 👍🏻💪🏻
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Desi Anwar
3 years
Don’t get too attached to your beliefs and opinions. They might be wrong…
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1 year
Someone who cannot keep their words to another person cannot be expected to keep their words to the entire population.
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4 years
You are what you believe. So don’t be surprised if other people don’t agree with you...
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4 years
When you’re convinced that you’re right, it’s not because you are right, it’s only because you’re attached to your own perspective...
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Desi Anwar
1 year
Having fun on the catwalk in our kebayas 😊😎 #istanaberkebaya
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4 years
What do important people do after they stop being important? 🤔
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4 years
We often forget we are mortals, but really, Death is waiting for us just around the corner...
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6 years
Life is a series of habits. If you want a different outcome, change your habits.
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4 years
Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me...
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8 months
Expect the worst, hope for the best 💪🏻
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7 years
Twilight in Jakarta
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The only true wealth you have is your health
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Desi Anwar
10 years
The art of answering questions is to answer the questions, not make speeches...
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Desi Anwar
7 years
Rammang-Rammang Karst mountains in Maros, South Sulawesi. 2nd largest karst formation in the world.
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8 years
When people hear things that contradict their beliefs, the logical part of their mind shuts down and their brain prepares to fight...
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4 years
Where did this year go?
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5 years
The most important asset to have in life is a good sense of humour...
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3 years
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6 years
Now in the book stores 😃 the Indonesian version will come out in August. Enjoy.
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4 years
Facts can be ugly. That’s why some prefer alternative facts...
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8 months
Just in case you forget, we live in a Matrix and we’re all manipulated…
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4 years
I’m going to stop procrastinating... as of next week...
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6 months
Your food is your medicine… or your poison. Eat wisely.
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6 years
Your health is your greatest wealth...
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8 years
You're born with nothing, and you die with nothing. Everything in between is making the best use of your time...
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4 years
Indeed... what you focus your energy on, is what you become. If you focus on what is lacking, then lack is what you get, and vice versa 👍🏻
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ABU MARLO
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Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you. Remember, life is an echo. It always gets back to you. So give goodness. ❤️
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4 years
Time flies... and yet, still, here we are... running on the spot with the horizon still beyond our reach...
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4 years
Repeating the same thing over and over doesn’t make it any more true
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4 years
Happiness is a peaceful and contented heart 💜
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3 years
Often when things happen, they’re not really about you...
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4 years
The Truth is hard to reach because we create our own reality
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5 years
Those of you who still smoke, this is a good time to stop.
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Orang yang merokok pada umumnya berisiko tinggi mengalami komplikasi serius, seperti sindrom gangguan pernapasan akut, ketika mengalami infeksi parah. kasus Covid-19 menjadi lebih parah 14 kali lipat di antara orang-orang yang memiliki riwayat merokok daripada bukan perokok
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Desi Anwar
3 years
Very nice 👍🏻😊 how much are you selling them for? Happy to buy
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permisi @desianwar numpang ngamen gambar ya..kalo berkenan tlg bantu kami sdkt donasi..suwun
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6 years
Are you a coffee person or a tea person? I’m definitely tea 🍵😃
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4 years
If you don’t love yourself, why would others love you? So says BonBin the Cat
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8 years
Being too attached to our identity can make us forget our humanity
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7 years
Sunset 🌅 in Wakatobi
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4 years
It’s healthy to have a good sense of humour...
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6 years
A good book is a good friend...
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6 years
What are your New Year's resolutions? Mine is to think less and create more...
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Before you take care of someone else, make sure you can take care of yourself...
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6 years
What is your definition of happiness? Do share 🤔
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7 years
Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone 😃🎉🌲⭐️🎁☃️❤️🤶🏻🎅🏻🔔🥂
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Act with reason, not emotion…
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Self-restraint is a good measure of one’s maturity
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6 years
Guys, any suggestions for a novel to read? In need of a good fiction here 📖🙏🏻
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4 years
Gratitude is a good tool to have when trying to cope with life 🎈
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11 years
When you have problems, help others. It will take your mind off your own problems...
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9 years
Sharing hot chocolate with @Anggun_Cipta at Chez Marcel cafe in Paris :)
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4 years
There’s nothing nicer than sitting on one’s own with a cup of tea and a good book...
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5 years
Things to do at home 7: download a language app and learn a foreign language. I’m learning German at the moment
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3 years
If somebody else bothers you, it means they own your feelings…
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6 years
Let your aim in life is not to seek happiness but to find meaningful purpose in everything you do
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7 years
Apparently the tendency to blame others is a sign of low intelligence...
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