While the rest of the world thinks cracking of a single egg meant literally that, perhaps even in cases of political sense egg throwing is considered an action towards something/someone unpleasant, Indonesian cultures manages to layer meanings and made people cherishes it somehow. Seriously, I am curious, who started it?? After doing some research, cracking … Continue reading
Sorry folks, no Tuesday Tunes for this Tuesday. Instead, I will present to you, video about chocolates! We all love a bit of chocolate, so have a watch of these vintage films which show different chocolates being made, as well as the celebrations when sweet rationing came to an end. The film is only 10 … Continue reading
You know how some snobs would say things like “oh I don’t watch TV anymore”? This is how I respond albeit only in my imagination, because I am too polite such a coward to offend anyone at face : Snobberies aside, I am so grateful that most of us now can curate our own TV entertainment. … Continue reading
Easy access and good infrastructure Kepulauan Seribu is only 1 hr boat ride away from Marina Ancol. Phone signal is abundant. A proper harbour -albeit basic- is working well and you have plenty of choice of departure time to and from Kepulauan Seribu. There are also plenty of homestay, inns even resorts to choose from. … Continue reading
Saya sebenarnya bukan tipe orang yang terlalu khawatir soal menghitamnya kulit ketika berlibur di pantai atau laut. Saya lebih perhatikan soal kulit dan rambut yang sehat, yang dalam kamus saya artinya bersih, lembab dan cerah, itu aja. Semenjak sering berenang dan diving, otomatis saya jadi sering ada dibawah sinar matahari langsung, ketemu air laut dan … Continue reading
Hello! I have been writing a few drafts of blog posts, however, nothing has made to publish on the blog for several weeks now. I do apologise to my fellow readers. I will catch up soon enough on How I Remember and Tuesday Tunes. Meanwhile, I stumble upon this advertisement by IKEA which I found … Continue reading
So, I’m not the kind of person who is obsessed about health and healthy food, but I maintain curiosity on what I eat and drink especially when it comes in packages. To do so, I check and compare on Nutritional Facts every now and again – it is sort of my quirk these days. When … Continue reading
I feel with all the tech and the apps these days, I’ve been neglecting some of the ‘analog’ life skills that I would want to add for my daily life. This is a short list for the time being : 1.Knife Skills, Meat Carving I’ve been noticing lately that there are many instances where I … Continue reading
I don’t understand art, is a common phrase I heard from people who aren’t in the arts. It took me a while to understand what that means, because even though I work in the arts, I wouldn’t refer my self as a person who fully understand what art is. At the same time, art is … Continue reading
Sharing this TED Talk by Chimamanda Adichie because I think a lot of us could use maintaining our sanity here in Indonesia. Adichie has somewhat a different context than us here, but I think the value of her talk lies in the importance to not be ignorant on representation and stereotyping of human being, … Continue reading
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