During Hungry Ghost Months, humans do the age-old tradition of ancestor worshipping and hungry ghost appeasing as it’s believed that the spirit-world gate opens, and the ghosts return to the living world for a whole month.…
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Amma hugged me, enveloping me with her love. I wish I could put that motherly love into the recipe box and keep it with me forever.…
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Yesterday, Amma sent me a picture of her eating Tahu Gejrot, a famous Indonesian dish originating from my hometown, Cirebon. “Ugh! I am so jealous“, I told Fafa while zooming into the plate she was holding. “What is that?” he asked me. It took me a second to think about how to explain what…
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“Is this the Intan house?” I asked the taxi driver. He shrugged and pointed at the GPS “This is the address you gave ah, miss” he replied. A minute later and a few Singaporean dollars poorer, I cautiously tapped on the blue-doored house. Ready to be shouted by a random house owner. The door cracked,…
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visiting Badung Market, or any other Bali traditional market guarantees a refreshing side of the over-commercialized Bali.…
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We reached yesterday and were bombarded by Covid text the minute I turned my phone on after the 6 hours flight from Melbourne.…
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My friend, Priscila, told me recently that the Rain Shaman story is her favourite part of our Indian wedding in Bali. Oh yes, while the Japanese have Teru Teru Bozu, we Indonesian have Pawang Hujan. Rain Shaman in Indonesian Culture Pawang Hujan, or Rain Shaman, is an Indonesian shaman believed to be able to control…
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What I remember first is looking down at a plate of white rice placed in front of me on top of the bright green plastic-covered table and thinking “Why do they always put the rice first and make us wait for longer for the main show, the goat testicles soup?” I sighed and peered…
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Dinner was a whole different affair. We went to a semi-fine-dining Indonesian restaurant together with my cousin who lives there. Sampurna didn’t disappoint our jet-lagged souls.…
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Thirty-six hours later, we finally reached Amsterdam. Schiphol airport looked lovely in the morning.…
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