One of the things that Lola enjoyed the most in Jakarta was nasi padang.
Nasi padang, to the uninitiated, is West Sumatran food. Nasi is the Indonesian (and also Malay) word for rice; Padang is the capital of West Sumatra. Interestingly, nasi padang restaurants only exist outside of West Sumatra and can’t be found in Padang […]
I’ve been flying to Jakarta for far more times than I can remember for the past 5 years, but always for work, never as a tourist. So, with Lola tagging along for this trip, I saw Jakarta with a whole new pair of eyes. And I saw more of Jakarta in 2 days and 2 […]
It’s the 1st of April, also known as April Fools’ Day in the west. It’s not commonly observed in Asia although people here have heard about it.
Today marks the start of the end for the Malaysian one sen coin. And that’s no joke. See my post on Malaysian Rounding here.
Today is also the day when […]
