It has been a while since I write the supposedly monthly NoNe series - so here I am trying to recap the last three-plus months into a short blog post.…
Keep ReadingThe Filipino pop pup market was relatively small ━ around ten-stall. It was dominated by Filipino products, from food to books.…
Keep ReadingThese days, my weary self yearns only for one kind of travel, to time travel to the pre-covid era — when I could travel on a whim, even with a very limiting Indonesian passport.…
Keep ReadingI am writing to you mid-flight, in between Jakarta and Melbourne. In between Indonesia and Australia. In between Saturday and Sunday.…
Keep ReadingDo 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…
Keep ReadingNovember has been both a busy and blessings filled month hence the lack of blog updates.…
Keep ReadingHello! I have had my MacBook opened on my lap for more than an hour to write this semi-regular not-really-travel-culture-related life update.…
Keep ReadingIt has been two months since we moved to WeFo, and I feel like I am finally home in Melbourne. I love walking on Barkley St, passing the Indian grocery store, and catching Indian songs blasting through the outside speakers. It brings me joy whenever I step on the manhole bearing the Olympic Donuts…
Keep Reading"Omakase is more expensive because we put the shoyu and wasabi for you" joked the chef in Kisume.…
Keep ReadingA bowl of lemongrass congee, pork belly, shiitake mushroom, onsen egg, Asian veggie and chilli oil ━ with an additional chilli on the side.…
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