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Babi Guling in Bali
This is probably the most famous Balinese cuisine – babi guling. It’s suckling pig cooked over a fire with herbs and spices and contrary to popular belief, the best and freshest babi guling can only...
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Bebek betutu in Tekor Bali
Bebek betutu literally means spiced duck. It’s one of the more well known dishes in Balinese cuisine. After listening to a frowning, disapproving local tell us that bakso is not Balinese in origin,...
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Kopi Luwak
Kopi Luwak or Luwak Coffee is the infamously extravagant coffee that comes out of a civet. Well, you know what I mean. Civet cats like this one eats the coffee beans, supposedly these felines have a...
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Kuta beach in Bali
Much has been said about Kuta beach. It’s not exactly the uncharted 3K’s of backpacking these days. Nowadays, you’re more likely to be bugged by people offering massages, hair braiding, Bintang beer...
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Couchsurfing in Jakarta – don’t forget your towel
I’m currently staying in Taman Anggerek after one night at a hotel in Kota Tua which cost us IDR 420,000 (about RM 140). It was a really last minute decision, we headed out to Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK)...
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3 interesting things I saw while grocery shopping in Jakarta
1. Two feet long aloe vera It’s called lidah buaya in the local parlance, except these monstrosities grow up to 2 feet long (!). The shortest one is easily 1 1/2 foot and the girth is pretty...
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A morning stroll at Kota Tua Jakarta
Kota Tua is loosely translated as “Old Town” and it’s the old part of Jakarta. It’s also known as Old Batavia and you can still see the scars of the 1998 riots here – burned buildings are still around...
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Bakmi babi in Jakarta
Bakmi literally means meat noodles and despite the Muslim majority capital of Indonesia, there are shops which caters for people who wants a dose of porcine goodness. One of these is located in Mangga...
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My trip to Club Med Bali – Body and Soul: Four Colors in Four Days
I just came back from Club Med Bali a couple of days ago. There was a really interesting event going on called Body and Soul: Four Colors in Four Days. I was there for 5 days for the Club Med...
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My disastrous schedule malfunction, 1.3 million bill at the spa and other...
This is mostly about the scheduling malfunction. I’m currently sitting in the airport in Bali alone coz of a series of unfortunate events. I realized too late that my Taipei trip overlapped with my...
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Ubud Morning Market & Ubud Traditional Art Market
We went to Ubud Morning Market as part of our cooking class. There are actually two markets in Ubud, both interconnected. The Ubud Morning Market is where the locals go while the Ubud Traditional Art...
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Bebek Bengil Dirty Duck Diner @ Ubud, Bali
We were looking for something local to eat and happened to chance across Bebek Bengil in Google Maps. It actually took us more than 30 minutes to walk over but I thought it was worth it since it’s...
View ArticleRestoran Pondok Kakap: Smoked Crab (Kepiting Asap) in Pontianak
Pontianak is famous for crab. There’s crab noodles (Bakmi Kepiting Ou Kie) and lots of seafood restaurants offering a local specialty – smoked crab. I was keen to check this out so I headed over to...
View ArticlePontianak Trip Part I: Nasi Ayam Asan 333, Aming Coffee, Chai Kue Panas Siam...
I was really hungry upon touching down in Pontianak. My flight from Kuching was delayed for more than an hour! I had a list of everything I wanted to eat during my short 3D/2N stay in this remote part...
View ArticlePontianak Trip Part II: Oukie Bakmie Kepiting, Kopi Asiang, Gado Gado Jln...
Bong came to pick me up the next morning for a Pontianak breakfast special. I haven’t seen him for at least 10 years! I knew he was working in Kalimantan and it turned out that he was in Pontianak at...
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