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Travelling in Java
Just to let you know, I’ll be travelling through Java for the next two weeks. Well actually I’ll only be going to two cities, Jakarta and Kediri – for a week each and in that order. The important reasons are at the beginning and the end of the trip, first to go to Pesta Blogger [...]
Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Vocanoes Don’t Scare Us
The world’s newspapers and news sites seem to be filled with stories about a series of natural disasters that Indonesia is currently suffering. Earthquake and tsunami in Sumatra, volcano erupting in Yogya, floods in Jakarta. I’ve seen a YouTube vid of a US pastor who says it’s the end of the world. Well, it’s not the [...]
Posted in Weirdness Tagged apocalypse, earthquake, eruption, Mbah Maridjan, Merapi, tsunami, volcano 1 Comment
Jakarta Street Food: Kebab
An easy but important mistake which tourists to Indonesia often make is when they see food being offered which is familiar and/or healthy.
Firstly, what is familiar to Westerners is often unfamiliar to most Indonesians. They may not be familiar with the proper way to handle unusual (for them) types of food.
Secondly, salad or any uncooked vegetable is a [...]
Posted in Travel tips, food, safety last Tagged beef, food handling, food poisoning, kebabs, sapi, street food, vegetables Leave a comment
Magic Goat or Animal Cruelty?
I touched a raw nerve when I sent this clip to Ana, Aboutindo’s resident translator, for comment. I knew she’s a dog lover, but I didn’t realise her empathy extends to goats too. Anyhow, here’s her response:
This clip is ridiculous! That goat was one of the poor animals selected for Idul Adha sacrifice at Jombang, East Java. [...]
Posted in Animals, Weirdness Tagged alive, goat, Idul Adha, magic, slaughter, Translation 2 Comments
Jakarta Street Food: Dawet Hitam, Wedang Ronde and Kupat Tahu
This clip showcases three delicious dishes, I’ll discuss them in order of appearance.
Dawet Hitam
The basic ingredient is glutinous rice flour. The black colouring is merang, which is made from burnt rice stalks. A green variation of this dish is coloured using pandan or suji leaves. As you can see in the clip, a great deal of [...]
Posted in food Tagged dawet hitam, dessert, ketuprak, kupat tahu, labu, merang, pandan, suji, tofu, wedang ronde 1 Comment
Indonesia’s ‘Black Dutch’
Jakarta’s African residents are easy to spot, they’re taller and (of course) much darker than everyone else. There’s quite a large community, mostly in Sabang and adjacent areas of Central Jakarta. Most of them are from Nigeria and associated with the oil industry. They suffer more than their share of prejudice from the locals, who [...]
Posted in Guys, politics Tagged African, Ambon, Black Dutch, East Indies, Ghana, Jan Kooi, Nigeria, Sabang Leave a comment
Reggae at the Disco – Meriam Bellina
This clip comes from the film “Bumi Bulat Bundar” which means “Earth Round Round” which doesn’t make sense. The actions on the clip don’t make sense either, which is at least consistent. He starts off enjoying a glass of wine with a lovely girl, then he’s… well he isn’t kissing a bunch of beautiful girls, [...]
Mapping Indonesia’s Religions
Indonesia is often described as a Muslim country. This is wrong on two levels. Firstly, the constitution specifically recognises five religions: Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism and Buddhism. Secondly, there is a segment of the population which holds beliefs other than Islam. This non-Muslim segment has much greater influence than its numbers indicate. Moreover, there are large areas where [...]
Quite Interesting Facts About Indonesia
The Telegraph has an article listing a few interesting ‘facts’ about Indonesia. There were a few things that I didn’t know before, such as where the name came from.
There is one significant non-fact, where the reporters say that Indonesia is a NATO country – except that they probably meant to say it’s an OPEC country [...]
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