Winter Night Market in Melbourne was one of the first few places I went with Fafa once we reinstated our Wednesday date-night tradition. I don’t remember much of my first time at Queen Victoria Winter Night Market except that we ate the best Sri Lankan food I have ever eaten while standing. It also…
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There are more than 200 stalls at Melbourne Finders Keepers Market this year. Most of them looked pretty similar to my untrained-not-artsy eyes.…
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Summary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
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Makan is one of the most important Indonesian words one should know about. Translated simply, it means to eat. But Makan, for us Indonesians, means much more than that. It can also mean celebration (makan makan), a call of respect (silahkan makan) even a term of endearment (tukang makan) and many others. Birthday Makan…
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Standing in front of the Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street, I am going to find the beautiful Japanese tableware that I have been wanting.…
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“I want to go to the Kerala fish market“, I told Fafa. That, of course, didn’t come as a surprise to him. We have been together for nearly a decade now. It was enough time to educate him about my obsession with fish markets. “You have to ask my dad, then“, he replied. “Maybe…
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It was a cold morning with the weather getting closer to zero degrees. I needed motivation, beyond the career calling or a promise for late-night Netflix’s latest season of Black Mirror date, to drag myself from the warmth of the bed. Maybe if I eat something nice today, I thought to myself. Half asleep,…
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Omiyage is a souvenir to bring back from a trip for family and friends. Simply put, it's a souvenir but intrinsic to Japanese culture…
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It was 4 AM when we reached Singapore. I haven’t slept for more than 24 hours. Thanks to the delayed flight from Kochi.…
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I just came back from a week-long Kerala trip last week. I have been to India before, to Hyderabad and Goa. Both were for cousins’ weddings, and both were weekend trips. So this Kerala trip felt like my first real India trip. I learned a lot about Kerala culture, ate a lot of Malabar…
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