Beautiful Indonesian Traditional Fabrics: Balinese Wastra...

Frankly, I am a biiiig fan of all Indonesian traditional fabrics... ALL OF THEM :D... I was so lucky that I have a chance to travel around my beautiful county and complete my collections.. Recently, my work took me to Bali..4 times in 2 months :D... Theeen...my itchy feet took me to Pasar Badung :D.. And voilaaaaaa.....lines of beautiful Endek Bali as well as hand-woven tenun Bali were warmly welcoming me... Panic attack? yeees....in a positive way of course... Let me start with Tenun Bali... According to the lady who sells these beautiful...

Indonesian Cuisine: Balinese Food

Food food fooood...glorious food... My love to food is indispensable :D... And Balinese cuisine is indeeed one of my favorite...well, coming back and forth to this beautiful island (mostly for work) gives me extra attachment to their brilliant culinaries... A lot to choose from...and the restaurants they have there in Bali is indeed exquisite...starting from 5-star world-class fine dining to street-vendor or 'warung' style corner, Bali certainly knows how to cater people's appetite... Hmmm...where should I start...perhaps I can start with...

ASEAN BLOGGER FESTIVAL INDONESIA 2013 #1

What an amazing gathering.... Rasanya memang woooooooow berat kalau kumpul dengan bloggers :D. Not only that you instantly have great friends, new and old. You also get new followers and great chats, membuka wawasan baruuu. Belum lagi dapet free products dari sponsors, free wifi! and ALL THE FUN in the world. Seruuuu kaaan :D. Last night , we had a excellent welcoming dinner at amazingly beautiful traditional and historical house of the Mayor of Surakarta, Loji Gandrung Loji Gandrung....elegantly standing since 1823 Lovely place indeeed. You...

In the land of Gods and Goddesses

                                                        Bali Bali Bali....                  No words can fully capture and explain its endless beauty.... truly a paradise for everyone... I don't feel like adding some more stories to its breathtaking view.. just sharing some photos I love from Bali... I hope you don't mind :D sunset at Kuta Bali I...

Clean your teeth kiddos :D.....

Mengajari anak untuk sikat gigi bisa menjadi tantangan tersendiri untuk orang tua..at least for me and Udi :D... Two kids...with 2 different stories and approaches.. Seperti anak-anak kecil lainnya, Bo sukaaaa banget dengan yang namanya permen dan coklat. Living in Switzerland gives you more choices of those great chocolates..untung ngga tinggal di Belgia nak, bisa-bisa kita ngabur ke Grote Markt terus untuk minum coklat gratis di Godiva  So, berhubung syusyeeeh banget untuk forbid Bo from munching chocolates...

Amazing Indonesia: Kadriyah Palace, Pontianak, West Kalimantan

Well, well...after Rumah Betang and Tugu Kathulistiwa, I still have one more place you should not miss while visiting Pontianak. Kadriyah Palace....or Keraton Kadriah. Or some might say, Kadariyah Palace, once belonged to the Pontianak Sultanate.I can imagine this royal palace during its hayday. Crowds gathered in festive modes and full of joy...cheering the new-born heir of the Sultanate, celebrating love and marriage, or even saddening event of the loss of lives of the loved ones... Grandeur 'panggung' architecture, dominated...

Amazing Indonesia: #Singkawang, West Kalimantan

I welcomed myelf to Singkawang last October 2012.. We had an official visit to West Kalimantan, exploring Pontianak, Singkawang and Entikong, Indonesia's border with Malaysia.. Quite a colorful journey for sure... one of the many statues in the oldest temple in Singkawang... And this time, let me share my lovely time in Singkawang... Literally adorned with thousands of temples, Singkawang is indeed the jewel in the western part of  Kalimantan.. traditionally composed of Chinese- descent offsprings, the city indeed reflect...

Amazing Indonesia: #Pontianak, West Kalimantan

A lovely city for sure....That's what Pontianak is for me ... Our guide in Pontianak :D... I was very intrigued when I search Pontianak for the first time in google....the search hits back many pictures of Kuntilanak (perhaps the modern name of Pontianak...who knows), one of the scariest and the fiercest ghosts in Indonesia....Can you imagine that?  Then I read more of its history .... Back in 1771,almost 4 centuries ago  the city was formerly the capital of the independent Sultanate of Pontianak and was founded...