Can I love Melbourne as much as I love Japan? This question comes to me almost every morning ━ when I have to layer my clothes to go to work.…
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Holi, a festival celebrated widely in India, marks the arrival of spring on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunar calendar.…
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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.…
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The Filipino pop pup market was relatively small ━ around ten-stall. It was dominated by Filipino products, from food to books.…
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These 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.…
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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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November has been both a busy and blessings filled month hence the lack of blog updates.…
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Hello! 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.…
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It 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…
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