I am writing to you mid-flight, in between Jakarta and Melbourne. In between Indonesia and Australia. In between Saturday and Sunday.…
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Do you remember precisely when Covid turned your life upside down? Mine was when I reached Bali and got a plethora of text messages about the then-new-to-me Covid thing. That was two years ago. Today, I get to eat Amma’s homecooked meal at the dining table together with my parents. And for that, I…
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Nasi Tumpeng makes an appearance during festivals, happy events and celebration days, including special-age birthdays and Independence Day.…
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Gyoza Gyoza has delicious tapas-style Japanese food. From edamame, yakitori, takoyaki to miso soup. And their drinks are delicious.…
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I am writing from our a cottage called Captain's Retreat, along the Mornington Peninsula.…
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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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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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I think I experienced hell recently by sitting on a window seat in a plane for 12 hours without standing nor sleeping on my way back from Amsterdam…
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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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