Several months ago, while visiting the beach towns of Pangandaran and Batu Karas on the south coast of Java, we learned about the legend of Nyi Roro Kidul, the goddess who rules those seas. In the beach town of Pelabuhan Ratu, a local hotel has a room set aside for her, outfitted entirely in […]
Entries from November 2007
The Legend of Nyi Roro Kidul
November 28th, 2007 · 9 Comments
Tags: Elsewhere in Asia
LKF #2: Bats!
November 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Little Known Fact #2: We can see bats any time we want, simply by stepping onto our balcony at night. I’m not sure why there are so many of them. I think there are caves in the general vicinity.
They swoop really close to our balcony. They alight on the branches of the nearby guava tree. […]
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LKF #1: Little Known Facts
November 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment
There are so many little details about our daily life in Indonesia. Many of these little details, you’re probably not aware of. And there are too many to fit into one posting. So I’ve decided to start a new category - LKF (Little Known Facts).
LKF #1 - We don’t flush our toilet paper, we collect […]
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Thanksgiving dinner - courtesy of Sumatra
November 22nd, 2007 · 4 Comments
To be honest, Thanksgiving came and went without much notice here. I almost forgot it completely until my boss (from England) asked me if today was the day.
My dinner tonight was nasi rendang, a sort of beef curry dish from Sumatra that is my absolute favorite Indonesian meal. I eat it a lot, so I […]
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A week in Bali
November 20th, 2007 · 7 Comments
So we finally took some time off work and went on a proper vacation last week, to Bali (which many people don’t realize is part of Indonesia).
First stop was Ubud, the cultural and artistic heartland of Bali. In Ubud we saw many mesmerizing paintings, impressive stone- and wood-carvings, metalwork, and jewelry. We watched […]
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