October 2008
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Vira
GINGER-Anna Tsuchiya feat MONKEY MAJIK
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Lights up!
Now at times like these, I wish I live in freaking New York. In the Heights is a musical by the uber talented Lin-Manuel Miranda. What makes me really really want to see this 2008 Tony Award winning Best Musical award is because the scores (and probably the choreography too) features hip hop, soul and hot hot latin music. Check out the clip!
Safety is Golden!
According to the news, they have just recently installed a suicide safety net at the Golden Gate Bridge. 1300 people have leapt to death off the bridge since it opened in 1937, more than anywhere else in the world. Do people actually travel all the way there just to leapt? Can’t say more…very sensitive issue.
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you want to study Buffy at uni?
I recently just finished watching the whole seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I have to admit I am craving for more… which is a sign of a good TV show. The thing about Buffy that is very addictive for me is the lovable characters, witty Joss Whedonesque dialogue and the believable storyline in an un-believablish genre.
Joss Whedon also takes really great chances and...
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sweet sticky dango!
I love sweets! Chocolate, cookies, ice cream, candies…you name it!
In Japan, they have this delicious sweet dumpling snack called dango. Made from rice flour, the dumplings are often served on skewers. It’s texture is similar to the famous Japanese mochi. Chewy and slightly sticky!
There are many kinds of dango, different types served in different season. I tried my dango in the...
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Palaces of Marrakesh
When I think of the word ‘castle’ or ‘palace’, the first thing that comes to mind is places like Versailles or the Buckingham Palace. European architecture, royal and lavish. And by lavish, I mean laa-aavi-sh…
Versailles was gorgeous, especially their famous Hall of Mirrors. Antique glass chandeliers, golden lampposts, crystal like mirrors and beautiful painted ceilings. But I realize that after...
September 2008
8 posts
Laskar Pelangi
I went to the premier of Laskar Pelangi or ‘The Rainbow Troops’ and I came out happy, curious, entertained and touched!
The movie is based on the best selling book by Indonesian author, Andrea Hirata. I haven’t read the book yet, but everyone has been telling me that the movie does absolute justice to the book with some people even saying that the movie is better than the...
i'm just turning 21... for the second time.
When I was little… i loved birthdays. Cakes, presents, food, friends, family and party.
Now, I’m away from my family, most of my friends aren’t here, I can’t have cake or eat food until the sun is down and most definitely there will be no party when I have an unfinished investigative story to do.
So what am I left with?
The feeling of getting older. Yes.. I’m 22...
Danny Choo's great otaku invasion!
I have been reading manga and watching anime since I was little. It’s a common thing in Indonesia. I remember my mother jokingly said that Japan has never really stopped invading our country since kids my age grew up surrounded by vast amount of Japanese entertainment.
But when we reached a certain age, namely puberty, some of us stopped reading and watching them. Some of us became the slaves...
Sweet and timeless
I read fellow classmate/blogger Allie Schratz’s post ‘Honey Friends’, and I must say that I can really relate to her writing in that post. Allie talks about her experience in relationships that has a ‘time-limit’.
I never realized how bitterly true that is until I read her post. I moved to Australia in July 2003 and for one year, I stayed in a dorm filled with other...
lobster vending machine
I was browsing though the net and I saw something really weird. Instead of cuddly pink teddy bears, fluffy cartoon cushion pillows or life-size rabbit dolls, this vending machine dispenses something rather…different: LIVE LOBSTER.
What can you say… It’s Japan. Hahaha
The picture comes from this very funny Lobster blog.
Haha.. So? Care to spare few coins?
Vira
Faith doesn't mean that we don't have doubts
After coming out of my long hibernation from the world of American election, I decided to finally hop on the news train. I’m quite interested and curious about Barrack Obama, mainly because of his background.
He lived in Jakarta, Indonesia for a couple of years when his mother married an Indonesian man. He also went to a local school (which is interesting because usually expats goes to...
“And the language of mountain, is rain.”
– David Mitchell’s Ghostwritten
i've been crows zero-ed
I saw Crows Zero at the Sydney Film Festival 2008. I was quite excited because I’ve been wanting to see that movie for months! Not because the director of the movie is the Takashi Miike, famous for his controversial movie Ichii the Killer (haven’t seen the movie yet.. heard its way gory) or because I’m a big fan of the manga/comic “Crows” by Hiroshi Takahashi (to...
August 2008
11 posts
U SPIK ENGRISH? →
A very funny site that my boyfriend showed me long time ago. It just shows that different culture uses english… err.. differently. Hey at least we understand Engrish!
“Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat!”
– Aladdin -One Jump Ahead
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Fresh, Green...WICKED!
I went to Melbourne on the weekend and saw…
WICKED!!
Wicked is a musical based on the best selling novel of Gregory Maguire. It told the story behind “The Wizard of Oz”, the friendship between two girls and how they later became known as Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
I didn’t put too much expectations on it mainly because:
I dont know any of...
“Heaven lies beneath your mother’s feet”
Ramadhan is coming
Okay.. i lost my camera’s charger so meanwhile I can’t write posts with pictures in it (which I already planned to do). And since this blog is intended to be about food etc, the one thing that I can talk about in this blog that does not require pictures of food is about— the upcoming month of Ramadhan. In case some of you don’t know, the month of Ramadhan is the month where...
“No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one...”
– Channing Pollock
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mythical food
One of the best thing about traveling is the beautiful food you get to taste at every places you visit. I love food and I would never miss the chance of a good local meal.
I was fortunate enough to be able to enjoy this priceless luxury during my trip last month. And one of the highlights of my travel last July was the food I had in Greece.
You see, unlike Australians, the only thing most...
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Ketoprak!
Hey all! I think it would be quite interesting to start this blog with a question. “If you have to pick only one dish to eat for the rest of your life, what will it be?”
My pick will have to be a local Indonesian dish called Ketoprak. It’s nutty, spicy (only if you want it to be), slightly creamy and definitely yummy. The Indonesian ‘Ketoprak’ is a common local dish in its capital, Jakarta. It is...
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– a little pain- olivia lufkin
