Tahu Gejrot Indonesian Version of Taiwanese Stinky Tofu

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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Visiting Taipei Taiwan The Cultural Hub and Heart Of Asia

Taipei City We touched down at Taoyuan International Airport at dawn and took an hour bus journey to the Taipei City Station. Observing the city view in the early morning, I could see resemblances between the city and Hong Kong, but Taipei looks a bit dated compared to Hong Kong. As if the city…

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Why Taiwan?

I recently realized that even though it has been some time since I started to travel, I have never taken Amma anywhere. You know, just the two of us. After hours and hours of effort to convince her, my plane-fearing-cost-calculating Amma agreed to go with me. “Somewhere, anywhere“, she gave in. My second task…

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