A Peaceful Life in the Countryside? A City Person’s Fantasy
Living in a small village is many things, but a relaxing idyll isn’t one of them.
Read MoreI Climbed a Mountain in Java, so Naturally this is a Ghost Story
Rain didn’t stop their hike, nor did the coming of night. And so they entered Samarantu Gate…
Read MoreThe Taste of Home
For migrants who arrive in Indonesian cities from the countryside, one thing is particularly prized when they seek out a place to eat.
Read MoreThe Case for Dating at a Reservoir
‘There’s a magic to the place – it makes people honest’.
Read MoreA Pancake Breakfast by the Sea
We all have our small luxuries we incorporate into our weekend routines, including Julia Arungan of Lombok.
Read MoreSilver Screens of Sumatra
For many movie buffs, the experience of going to the cinema still has an irreplaceable allure. Dessy Liestiyani travels four hours across Sumatra, Indonesia, to better take in the silver screen.
Read MoreReading Anna Karenina in a Jakarta Photocopy Shop
Printing a college assignment ought to be a straightforward task. Right? Try doing it at Keong Mas.
Read MoreWhat ‘Work from Anywhere’ (WFA) Means in Jakarta
Taking a train from the edge to the center of Jakarta, Veronica Gabriella ponders the possible return of commuting and working from the office.
Read MoreIn the Mood For Kopitiam
Kopitiam, or Chinese coffee shops, are important to the lives of millions of people in Southeast Asia, but for Vema Novitasari of Surabaya, they have played a more particular role in her life.
Read MoreFinding Myself (and Others) in a Yogyakarta Coffee Shop
I opened Google, searched my name. The search results should show the real me, I thought. I scrolled down the page, skim-reading the titles of articles with my name on them. Then I let out a huge sigh…
Read MoreMount Sumbing Was Instagrammable. The Journey Up It Was Not.
The plan was for a family holiday – with my sister and her family, my parents, my younger brother, my grandmother, my uncle and his family, plus me and my husband – to the slopes of Mount Sumbing…
Read MoreNight At The Mosque
‘Bro – what are the rules on using witchcraft to make an out-of-favour mosque more popular?’ This question – a joke, yes, but encapsulating something serious, too – I heard on a video with the tongue-in-cheek name ‘Lost Youth Short Talks’…
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