This photo took in the past January 2023 when my sister and their little family asked me and my parent to try MRT transportation, one of public transportation in Jakarta capital city that has their own

I finally put something out. It has been sitting in various states of incompletion for longer than I want to admit. A folder of stems, a half-finished arrangement, a lyric I kept coming back to. At some

I used to think Jakarta was different from the rest of the capital around South East Asia but this assumption was built from my narrow experience as a middle class traveling there, brushing up on the city’s

Today I dropped by a guitar exhibition, because a friend of mine was running a booth there. He deals in genuinely legendary guitars, the kind that come with eye-watering price tags. I once saw he sold

Last night I had the chance to sample complimentary whisky and wine at a luxury hotel in Central Jakarta. Naturally, I showed up, no hesitation whatsoever. The event was incredibly lively and impressively

I recently participated in a walking tour titled "The Secret Society of Batavia". It's a compelling exploration of Jakarta's historical landscape that invited participants to retrace the accumulated

As noted in my previous post, Jakarta is a city marked by an overabundance of shopping malls. This evening, I visited one of its newer additions: Ashta Mall. Located in the SCBD, widely regarded as Jakarta’s

Jakarta is a city afflicted with a surplus of shopping malls, so many, in fact, that the phenomenon has metastasized into the surrounding satellite areas. Some of these peripheral zones have undergone

Nachbarschaftsrivalitäten wuchsen sich zu einem Stadtkrieg aus: In den Straßen Jakartas schlitzten sich Männer mit Macheten gegenseitig auf. Die Szenen sinnloser Tötungen und Enthauptungen machten mir

I spent some time walking around Blok M. My main goal was to buy new clothes for Eid. Buying baju Lebaran is a long-standing tradition for us. We wear new clothes on the day of Eid to symbolize a clean

I just came back from the One Piece Live Action Season 2 activation event organized by Netflix. As a huge fan of One Piece, I honestly didn’t feel that excited about going at first. But my wife said it

Today marks the fourth day of Ramadan. In Indonesia, where the majority of people are Muslim, the month brings a different rhythm to daily life. The mornings feel quieter, the afternoons slower, and there’s

They say Jakarta is disappearing, and it’s true. Jakarta is the fastest sinking city in the world. But between the construction dust and the sinking ground, I took the train into the heart of it to see

Happy Lunar New Year! Gong Xi Fa Cai! Indonesia also celebrates Lunar New Year, known locally as Tahun Baru Imlek, and it is officially recognized as a national public holiday. Since 2003, under President

It was a quiet Sunday morning in Jakarta. Since it was Car Free Day, the main roads were actually empty. No cars, just the sound of bicycles and people talking. With Lunar New Year only two days away,

I went to AEON Mall in Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta, Indonesia. It still feels new to me, at least compared to the more established malls in South Jakarta. The mall is located right next to Tanjung Barat

I swear I’m surrounded by absolute fucken idiots. And no, I’m not saying I’m better than them. Let me explain.

Such a complicated tribute from a complicated man.

A solid Javanese-style duck experience.

On most Sundays, I usually end up at Car Free Day on Sudirman Street, Jakarta. It’s almost a ritual. But today, laziness won. I woke up at 8 a.m. (already too late for any serious Car Free Day ambition),