Tag: Indonesia
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Photo dump from 2025
2.5 months since the last post, and here I am. Not a lot of things going on, though. For my birthday, I got myself some plants: Two pots of flowers and a bayleaf plant. Bayleaf is pretty important in Indonesian-Malaysian cuisine, hence the plant because I want to ensure a fresh supply, hahah. (BTW, I’m…
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Expats and Immigrants
Translation: “Did you ever wonder why there is a stereotype that we, Indonesians, are always the one that supposed to “bow down” to foreigners, especially the English-speaking ones? Whenever we are coming to their countries for jobs or education, we have to have the mastery on their language; at least, the fluency. However, when THEY…
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Life update and Bandung trip
It has been, like… 3 weeks (?) after my last post of having hospitalized due to an accident, and I can say that I’m recovering. I’m pretty happy with the progress, although I must admit there are some aspects that I have strong opinions on. First is the cane. The walking cane. Or stick. Whatever.…
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Indonesian Embassy Kuala Lumpur: Passport renewal
When half of Southeast Asia had ticket wars for Coldplay and Taylor Swift, I had a different type of “ticket war”: Passport renewal registration. My passport is due to renew on September-October, but since I have to go for a couple of work trips during those months, I reached out to the Embassy to check…
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Visiting Indonesia/Malaysia during Ramadan?
At this point, many more people are more aware of Ramadan and what it entails; no eating and no drinking from sunrise to sunset. The problem is that not everyone knows Ramadan’s massive effect on Muslim-majority countries, such as Malaysia or Indonesia. The latter is mainly on the island of Java. This post is prompted…
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Kecak Dance at Uluwatu Temple, Bali
Watching this IRL has been one of my bucket lists. As of now, Youtube should suffice. Kecak dance is telling a story of Ramayana ballad — a story about a prince (Lord Rama) with his wife, Sita (in Indonesia, we named her “Shinta”) and their battle against evil force: Ravana. The story opens with kecak…
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Indonesia Trip (December 2019)
Back in December, we decided to have a week-long trip to Indonesia, specifically to Jakarta and Purwokerto (my, hm, I want to say it as ‘hometown’, but it’s not exactly my hometown. I was born and raised in Cilacap, Central Java — and my parents moved to Purwokerto back in 2005 when my dad retired.)…
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Saturday Breakfast: Restaurant ‘ROSE’, Kuala Lumpur
Weekend usually means super unhealthy breakfast; filled with carbs, sodium, and almost everything your brain craves. The word ‘Restoran’ is Indonesian/Malaysian’s adaptation from “restaurant”. The plaque ‘Food Trails’ from Kuala Lumpur Townhall hung proudly, as a proof the restaurant joined the local government’s effort of introducing the city’s historical and foodie side. This restaurant provides…
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Bulan Mei
Ada yang inget tragedi Mei 1998? Atau mungkin cuma denger aja tapi ga tau apapun soal tragedi itu? Gw keinget waktu Mei 1998 itu gw masih kelas 2 SMP. Ingatannya berbekas betul gara-gara temen gw yang namanya Anto. Jadi pada satu hari, anak-anak cowok sekelas itu pada main bola di dalam kelas. “Bola”nya dibuat dari…