Remembering the Jakarta street vendors of my childhood, from midnight nasi goreng tek-tek to the jamu lady, and the vanishing trades I miss.…
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Keep ReadingI recited my first prayer this year to Jesus in a cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand. It’s the newest Cathedral in the country. The only Cathedral in the world made substantially of cardboard. And it was glorious! I am lucky enough to have prayed in a few famous Cathedrals around the world, but…
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Keep ReadingFour Singapore food habits I brought home to Melbourne, from queue spotting and solo dining to food court and too many Singapore food blogs.…
Keep ReadingHave you been to Western Australia? There are many unique things to do in Perth compared to other places in Australia.…
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Keep ReadingOn the weekend, I watched the Girls' latest season. Shosh wakes up in her Tokyo apartment, living in Tokyo and breathing Japanese culture.…
Keep ReadingMy first Australia road trip was to the city of Wangaratta.We drove to a small town, three hours from Melbourne, to the cathedral town.…
Keep ReadingBatik is an integral part of Indonesian culture, the official pattern, and the pride of the country. The word itself means a cloth with dots. It describes how the cloth design is made, by inking it with tiny dots into a beautiful pattern.…
Keep ReadingBorobudur Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in the world which is interesting considering only a tiny portion of Indonesians are Buddhist.…
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