“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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Milton Market was the first stop of our Sunday morning in Brisbane. Located in the inner west of the city, it’s one of the highest-rated markets on Google, so we went there to find out why. The weather that day was glorious. I also love the open and pop-up concept of the market. Eating…
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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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I rarely recommended Jakarta, my hometown, to anyone who was visiting Indonesia. "Skip Jakarta, Indonesia has better places to discover" I would say about the city I spent more than two decades of my life in.…
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