I rarely recommended Jakarta, my hometown, to anyone who was visiting Indonesia. "Skip Jakarta, Indonesia has better places to discover" I would say about the city I spent more than two decades of my life in.…
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I guess this would be when I let you in on a little secret; for someone who claims to be an adventurous foodie, I never had Ramen before.…
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Teh Botol, the national drink of Indonesia, comes in a bottle, sold by the roadside, contain so much sugar, and is drank from a plastic bag mixed with dirty ice cubes and cost around $0.50. Teh Botol Sosro I started drinking Teh Botol in high school. It was a perfect drink to quench the…
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When I watched the Jiro Sushi documentary some years ago, I silently vowed that one day I would eat at his restaurant, making it onto the list shared by Obama and such. That “one day” happened when during my third Japan trip. I made the lunch booking immediately after I booked my ticket to…
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Batik 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.…
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One day in Switzerland, I headed outside Zurich and went to both Liechtenstein and Heidiland. Heidiland is a city based on the book Heidiland. I was looking at the most picturesque drop in my life. I know I say that so very often, but really, I was. I wished my parents could see this; I wished…
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While staying in our Zurich Airbnb, I made a short stop at Bürklimäärt, the weekly market at Bürkliplatz. The first thing I noticed about Bürklimäärt was the vibe. People were smiling, greeting each other and making small conversation. The sight made me feel welcomed. I loved how colourful everything was at Bürklimäärt. It was…
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Once upon a time, there was a tiny cat living with a not-so-tiny woman in a tiny bedroom. He spent his days happily with her. They read, played, and did house chores together. There were times he was left alone when she had to search for food for both of them, and he didn’t…
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We were picked up by a day trip guide this morning from Nice. We had a stopover in Eze before moving on to Monaco.…
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I have gone through a variety of emotions today. From questioning my cousin’s suggestion to stay overnight on Grindelwald so we can visit Jungfraujoch on a good weather day – “trust me, it’d be worth it” was all he said yesterday; to feeling broke when I paid for the deemed-as-overpriced tourist attraction. Then to…
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