Food
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Minangkabau Day 1
Last weekend we did a short trip to West Sumatra. It was Noe’s first trip to visit the land of his great-grandmother. We took Tiger Airways flight 222, from the budget terminal. Noe was really excited when he arrived at…
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Balut and Others
This is a long overdue post about Balut, Vietnamese Spring Roll, and Square Watermelon. But first of all, I got to know Michael Ohlsson, another weird food connoisseur, who lives in China, through my entry about weird food Back to…
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Hot White Mojito
Last weekend, I was quite successful in my first attempt to become the bartender of my household. I made mojito, a traditional cuban drink, out of fresh ingredients. I got the recipe from Bacardi. How flattered I was when Indi…
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West Sumatra Bound
Some say that what they like the most about Singapore is when they “leave” it, not when they “live” in it. I am saying this because we are about do another getaway and experience “leaving it”. West Sumatra, it is.…
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Kecap Purwodadi
It really tastes better than Kecap Bango See wikipedia on Kecap. Kecap Purwodadi Mrs. Oei Hok Hoo or Ms. Eniwati Toko Wijaya Baru, CV Sarana Cipta Kasih Jalan Siswa, Purwodadi Central Java Phone: +62 292 22722 We went to Swike…
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Terlanjur Kondang
We brought back a few packs of krupuk (fish crackers) from Indonesia. Later I realized that the brand of the particular fish cracker was quite funny. Take a look here. It’s called “Terlanjur Kondang”. We came to the debate on…
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Shower Ceremony
It’s Bimo’s shower ceremony, a traditional Javanese purification rite held one day before the wedding ceremony. I would let the photo essay talks. This is the prayer session. This is Ibu Tuti arranging flowers for decoration. She’s really good in…
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Sawangan Vendetta
Indi woke up early to hit the golf course in Sawangan. I woke up a few hours later, and gave Siska her gift from ikea: a stovetop espresso maker. She then made a brew of Irian Organic Coffee, which really…
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Arrived in Jakarta
We flew to Jakarta for our cousin Bimo’s wedding. This is Noe’s third trip to Jakarta. We flew using valuair, which we mistakenly bought three months in advance, not knowing that one month prior to departure Valuair gave special discount.…
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Easy Singapore Gumbo
This recipe is adapted from Gumbo Pages This recipe is adapted to suit the availability of ingredients here, and to suit my unwillingness to spend five hours making gumbo broth. Ingredients 1.5L water Three chicken cubes Water Salt to taste…
