play for keeps…
2009.08.29 09:14
Back in the days without Barbies and Beyblades, the things that keep children amused are made of simple stuff. Stick a couple of emptied snail shells on split-thin bamboo rods, you get a musical instrument. Pick a hard shell of certain fruits, punch a hole and swirl it, you get a musical spinning top. It’s [...]
Back to nature, 24/7
2009.08.25 08:42
It’s nice to escape the city once in a while. Like for a weekend once a month. Just every now and then. As much as urbanites love to reminisce the natural way of life of their parents’ parents, not many can actually stand Mother Nature longer than a weekend getaway. Well, 59-year old Eddy Djamaluddin [...]
a market at your doorstep….
2009.08.10 19:12
When malls become too boring and traffic gets in the way of one’s shopping session, worry not, seasonal night markets will come to those with limited budget in need of a little quick get-away from their crampy one-room rent houses. No need for air-conditioned buildings with brightly-lit window displays, for the highly mobile vendors at [...]
Kopi Lanang Tator
2009.07.31 00:05
We love coffee (kopi in Indonesian), and fortunately, Indonesia has among the best coffee beans in the world. There are several varieties of coffee in Indonesia, including kopi Aceh, Mandailing, Java, Bali, Toraja (these are all named after the regions where the coffee plants are grown), and the infamous kopi luwak (regarded as the best-tasting [...]
Interesting places in and around Semarang
2009.07.22 10:00
Our affiliate website, wologitohomestay.com, has recently updated its information on some interesting places in and around Semarang, the capital city of Indonesia’s Central Java province… You can check it out at… http://wologitohomestay.com/info.html …or just click on the pic above. Sorry, no nice pics available with the information yet (the pic above is compiled from Wikitravel), [...]
Home-made tempe
2009.07.13 22:02
Here are some pics from kucingputi of a small-scale tempe producer… Tempe is fermented soybean cake –a Wikipedia entry about it can be found here. And I don’t know why it’s spelled “tempeh” in English. It sounds so wankerish… :p Tempe is a staple in the Indonesian menu, most notably in Java, where it originated. [...]
‘Ra ndhuwe manuk sing iso ngoceh
2009.07.11 16:20
What do you get when you come across some news about Indonesia’s presidential election, a Beatles song, and my recent interest in the Javanese language? This post, I guess :)) And Your Bird Can Sing –The Beatles You tell me that you’ve got everything you want And your bird can sing But you don’t [...]
Pemilu 2009: Act 2, TGIO
2009.07.09 23:28
(This is Part II of my rantings on Indonesia’s 2009 General Elections. This time it’s about the presidential elections. Part I –on the legislative elections– is here.) If the quick count results are indeed to be any indicator of the upcoming official tally, then Indonesia has a new Vice President: Boediono… The President? Meh… Same [...]
BlankOn Linux 5.0 “Nanggar”
2009.06.17 01:23
Just a flash post… BlankOn Linux 5.0 “Nanggar” has been released this June 16… The nickname “Nanggar” means “Hammer” in the Batak language of North Sumatra. (The next release will be called “Ombilin”, in reference to the Minang culture of West Sumatra; while the previous release was nicknamed after the Acehnese word of “Meuligoe”.) More [...]
reminiscing an already extinct profession…
2009.06.16 02:02
This is Part II of kucingputi’s piece on movie banner and poster painters. Enjoy! If cinema banner painters are pessimistically waiting for their final day, a similar profession has taken their last breath a decade ago. “I can’t even remember the last time I made a movie poster,” said 55-year old Rusdi, a graphic designer [...]
