Intramuros: The Heart of Spanish Manila

The Philippines was once a Spanish colony for about three centuries. This has influenced many aspects of Filipinos’ life, including religion (more than 80% of the Filipinos are Roman Catholic), culture and architecture, to name some. Even until now, beautiful old buildings from Spanish era […]

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The (Friendlier) Face of Jakarta

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has been occasionally reported on the international media for bad news, such as terrorist bombing, devastating flood, intoxicating air pollution, paralyzing traffic congestion and so on and so forth. Well, most Jakartans share the same feeling about the city though. […]

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Jogja: The Soul of Java

A few days ago I went to Jogjakarta (officially Yogyakarta) to attend a friend’s wedding. Being in Jogja (Jogjakarta’s nickname) is like being in the center of Javanese culture. The province of The Special Region of Yogyakarta is actually the only province in Indonesia which […]

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It’s Kay-El, Not Kal-El

At the end of this year, I decided to go on a solo travel abroad, which is a new experience to me. I chose Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia as the place where my first trip as a solo traveler begins. Not because I am very […]

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Eurotrip

This is my second post on my newly resurrected blog. As some of you might have learned that I have put this blog into the state of suspended animation for some months. Continuing my previous post about travel, I want to share my trip to […]

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Lion City

A New Beginning…. Yes, this is my first post for months, in fact it has been almost a year since my last post in this blog. To start things anew, I would like to tell you about my trip to Singapore a few weeks earlier. […]

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