Kulture Kween Not A Newsletter, October 2026. Eight years married, an 80s party, garlicky Thai feasts, a pastel saga, and too many midnights.…
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2025. Many goals. Self-inflicted pressure. All out of curiosity. All in the name of memories. Also, because rest is for the wicked.…
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Summary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
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I ordered wine — white for me and red for Perima —, and I am writing this slightly buzzed, somewhere between departure and arrival in Laos.…
Keep ReadingI came back from the temple and got a wangsit (a very Javanese way of saying nobody asked me to, nothing prompted it, and I did it anyway) to check our flight booking to Laos. I had checked my Laos tickets before—several times. But I had only ever checked the things you check: the…
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Summary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
Keep ReadingChill at home. Nasi goreng Kemang, then Pagi Sore. Museum. Menteng. Coffee. Photobooth. Senayan Park to buy a Chrisye vinyl, possibly the best thing I’ve brought home. Then PS and De Luca at PS, where I confirmed that I do not like PS or De Luca. Cousin W joined us. Drove home with her,…
Keep ReadingReached Jakarta. Waited a very long time for the luggage. Home for an early lunch: ikan gembung from Medan and gulai singkong. Got ready and went for a facial at Puri, which was extremely fancy. Snack haul at Foodhall. Came home and ate chicken and rice anyway. Pastel for breakfast. Fafa says Jakarta is…
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An airline diary written at 41H: too much Kerala food, drinks at Two Jones, a pre dawn Singapore transit, and one more shattered camera lens.…
Keep ReadingDifferent culture books, from Catalan and Dutch novels to Indonesian short stories and Korean solo living, for armchair travel.…
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Summary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
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