Last Updated: Monday, 15. October 2007

This page is my collection of short writings, grouped and listed in reverse chronological order... Some articles are still in form of stubs and I will expand them as soon as I have time to sit down, contemplate, and write...

The purpose of this webpage is to improve my writing skill in English, without bogged down by the need to properly edit my writings as expected in professional publications (e.g. in a magazine or newspaper) since I can publish anything that I want in this personal website.

However if in the future, one or two of my writings get recognized by a certain publisher, I am willing to consider going through the editing process :)

I am also planning to force myself write at least one considerably long article every two weeks one month. This plan is not yet started but I may do it soon as I already have several stubs waiting to be expanded...

For comments, suggestions, reporting typo or grammatical errors : please email stevenhalim at gmail.com

My European Trip:
08-Sep-05: The Diary of my European Saga - A story about God's guidance throughout my journey...
25-Oct-06: The Diary of my Second European Saga - Two visits to Europe so far...
12-Sep-07: The Diary of my Third European Saga - Thanks God, three visits to Europe by now...

PhD and Teaching Life:
22-Nov-06: Exam - An essay about 'exam'. How fair/objective it is, the scoring system/weightage, etc.
13-Nov-06: Practical Exam - A story about practical exam of a programming module, from various PoV.
13-Nov-06: My Findings - Down-to-Earth scientific explanations to several interesting phenomenon.
13-Nov-06: Thank You, PhD Wives - What happens during a conference, from the PhD wives PoV.
28-Nov-05: Why I Chose This Path? - About my decision to take PhD and (part time) TA...

Miscellaneous:
16-Feb-07: English-Indonesian Technical Terms Translation - see it, it is a bit funny...
17-Nov-06: Biography of well-known people, e.g. Nobel, Dunant, etc; what can we learn from them?
17-Nov-06: Death Note versus Life Note (Book). What I've learnt from watching Death Note manga/movie

Christianity/Ministry:
05-Mar-07: Does God Exist? - Some questions that have troubled me in the past. I know the answer now.
05-Mar-07: Jakarta Flood - Photos and possible long term projects for the recovery after flood.
05-Jan-07: The Nativity Story - A chronological compilation of what is happening on the first Christmas...
05-Jan-07: Churches in China - Just FYI
05-Jan-07: The Lost Son and the 'Lost' Daughter - News report from China...
05-Jan-07: [Out of place] - Links to videos in China (video 1, video 2)
13-Nov-06: Inspirations from the lyrics of Christian songs...
13-Nov-06: A writing about Kingdom of God on earth, not only the ppt slides...
06-Nov-06: Kingdom of God on Earth (ppt) - What do you want to do to actualize KoG on earth.
06-Jun-06: Jogjakarta Earthquake - Our survey trip report regarding the disaster area...
26-Apr-06: Happy Birthday Letter (ala Paul's Letters) - Let's make your friend's birthday meaningful.
19-Apr-06: When God Called Us - A fictional (but careful) re-construction of what missionaries endure.
16-Apr-06: Ministry of Exhortation - Let's encourage, incite, or earnestly advise fellow believers.
12-Apr-05: The Unspeakable Gift of Christmas - The memory of last year (2004) Christmas.

Relationship:
Note: I have the prologue of my second chapter now :), but will not write it until few months later

13-Nov-06: What is it like to be my wife? - hehe... a provocative topic... few weeks ago I have a funny dream. In my dream, I'm inside my wife's body (I don't know who she is) and then in that dream, I (my future wife) interact with my future me...

11-Sep-05: A prayer for a life partner - A heart-to-heart dialogue with God...
10-Sep-05: Not my will but Yours be done - When a relationship should come to an end...
12-Apr-05: Boy Meets Girl - Book summary
12-Apr-05: I Kissed Dating Goodbye - Book summary
12-Apr-05: The Secret of Loving - Book summary
05-Apr-05: The Changes - Things that have changed... before and after relationship (first two months)
01-Apr-05: The Early Stages of Relationship - The obvious personality differences and being faithful
02-Feb-05: Now I Have a Story to Tell - My view on Christian dating