Padang Feast @ Pagi Sore

Posted on September 4, 2024September 3, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Feast, Food, Indonesia, IRL, Lunch, Padang

Padang restaurants in Indonesia are known for their “feast” style of serving, with small plates of side dishes stretching wide and/or piled high. Fortunately, you only pay for what you actually eat. While Pagi Sore is definitely the more upscale as far as Padang restaurant chains go, I still managed to grab a whole feast of ayam pop, rendang, empal, perkedel, cassava leaves, jackfruit, rice and sambal for just over $10 per person. Plenty of other chain and individual Padang restaurants across Indonesia offering the same large fare, usually for even less.

Butterman Pastries

Posted on September 1, 2024August 31, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Bali, Bread, Breakfast, Croissant, Food, Indonesia, IRL

They’re definitely hotter than your man, and have the taste to match. The queues are definitely crazy in their main store in Canggu, but fortunately they’ve opened up branches in other places and Indonesian cities – can’t say whether those are good though, I haven’t tried the other branches.

Bira Beach

Posted on August 31, 2024August 31, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Beach, Indonesia, IRL, Makassar, Sulawesi, Sunset

Chicken Nanban @ Bijin Nabe

Posted on August 30, 2024December 6, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Chicken, Food, Indonesia, IRL, Jakarta, Japan

Because it’s Indonesia, there’s a properly spicy variant (orange) of the tartar sauce. Taken at Bijin Nabe.

Suspiciously Pink Dragonfruit, Chia and Raspberry Smoothie

Posted on February 25, 2024July 26, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Bali, Chia, Dragonfruit, Drink, Indonesia, IRL, Raspberry, Smoothie

WHOOSH (Indonesian Shinkansen)

Posted on February 22, 2024July 26, 2024 Posted in Pics, RamblingsTagged Bandung, Indonesia, IRL, New, Shinkansen, Train, Whoosh1 Comment

I never thought my home country would have not just a bullet train, but also the first bullet train in Southeast Asia. It’s amazing how a trip to the neighbouring city of Bandung went from a 3-hour car ride to just 1! Apart from the slight louder noise from other passengers and the super cringey way they end their onboard announcements, the experience is very similar to the Japanese Shinkansen.

Super proud of this achievement and I do encourage you to try it if you ever go to Jakarta and make a day trip to Bandung (a pretty cool city in itself). Tickets start at just $16 each way.

Balinese Mountain Gazing

Posted on February 21, 2024July 26, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Bali, Indonesia, IRL, Mountain, Nature

A Date with Democracy

Posted on February 14, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Democracy, Election, Indonesia, Ink, IRL, Pemilu, Vote

It was a hot and sweaty 2 hours at the polling station, but I’m glad to have given my say.

Chinese WOTD – 回国

Posted on December 11, 2015December 12, 2015 Posted in RamblingsTagged CWOTD, End, Indonesia, Insight, Return

回国 → Huí Guó → Return To Home Country

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View of the Sea

Posted on November 28, 2014November 6, 2024 Posted in VideoTagged Halmahera, Indonesia, IRL, Nostalgia, Old, Sea, VideoProject, View

Taken a long time ago, with a crap camera and editor. Much nostalgia.

Alternate link to the video, as the player might be blocked by the Indonesian Government.