Jakarta food trends I noticed this year, from KBBQ to mie Bangladesh, cumi asin and sambal sold in a tin. Plus what the city stopped eating.…
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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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Petai, the stinky bean Indonesians won't stop talking about. What it tastes like, why the smell lingers, and how to plan around.…
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I now have more reasons to come back to Laos: the Laos China railway, Vang Vieng, and hot-air ballooning here.…
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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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My Jakarta is slipping away, I am painfully aware that I’m late in documenting the things I once ignored. I don’t want to regret that one day.…
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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 asked Amma to make Rassam today—because I recently realised I've never truly taken the time to savour her Rassam.…
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,…
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