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Fritters Fiesta

Been longing for bakwan jagung — that’s how Indonesians call corn fritters — and apple fritters for days. I never made either, but used to eat bakwan jagung…

Cut and Paste

The Qualitative Interviewing course finally came to an end. The whole course might not be something that teaches surprising, new things, but towards the end, the interview project…

Happy Birthday, Dearest Ibu

Today is Ibu’s 55th birthday! Another year has passed since I said happy birthday to Ibu (that’s Bahasa Indonesia for mom). Time flies. And this time, unfortunately I…

Miffy & Him

Around Holland With Yoga

During Yoga’s visit, we travelled to some cities in the Netherlands. Not much, they were just half-day excursions, since we usually woke up late and took a very…

Sembilan Jam Ini

Karena waktu tak bisa beku, karena rencana tak tentu terlaksana, karena esok hari masih misteri, karena kita adalah fana, maka biarkan kita bertatapan lekat berdekap erat dalam sembilan…

The toast of the third world elites

Three Days in Paris (part three)

Last day in Paris! Of course, three days are far from enough. But since I wasn’t really on holiday, unlike him, I could only make the most of…

C'est magnifique!

Three Days in Paris (part two)

After recovering from the terribly cold night in Paris (I literally almost froze in Trocadero although it’s still warm enough for the Russian wannabe), on Sunday (Feb 12th)…

Us!

Three Days in Paris (part one)

After 13 years, Paris is as crowded, dirty, and expensive as my first encounter in 1998. It was the height of Asian financial crisis, rupiah was at one…

Fusion Adventure

Almost every meal time with Yoga is an adventure. Mixing whatever we have in the kitchen. Yesterday it was spaghetti with soy sauce and minced beef. Today it’s…

Surprise, Surprise

Days are passing so fast now since Yoga’s around… 🙂 I haven’t even shared how he went here in the first place. It all started last year when…

Jejak Perang Dingin di Berlin (bagian 4)

(Bagian pertama ada di sini, bagian kedua di sana, bagian ketiga di situ.) Menengok Jerman masa perang dingin tentu tak lengkap tanpa melihat sisa-sisa Tembok Berlin. Daripada ke…

Jejak Perang Dingin di Berlin (bagian 3)

(Bagian pertama ada di sini, bagian kedua di sana, ya…) DDR Museum membanggakan diri sebagai museum interaktif, dan ternyata mereka tidak berbohong. Di sana, pengunjung tak hanya melihat…