Savor Dili’s Laidback Charm
Dalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, April 25, 2011 Many East Timorese may not know the exact size of their country, but they can tell you that it stretches from Oecussi, an […]
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Introduction to East Timor
Dalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, March 22, 2011 After approximately 200 years of Portuguese colonialization and more than 20 years of Indonesian rule, the world’s second-youngest state was born on May […]
Hush, Little Baby… Lullabies from Indonesia
Dalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, July 10, 2011 When I was a little boy, before I went to sleep, I would lie on my grandmother’s big belly while she chanted me […]
Childhood Memories Preserved in Pandes
Labodalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, Februari 25, 2012 In the 80s, in towns and cities across Indonesia, the most modern toys a kid could find were arcade game machines and battery-powered, […]
Rembang’s Special Dishes
Labodalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, December 5, 2011 Rembang is the name of one of Central Java’s northern districts, as well as its capital. Getting here from Central Java’s capital of […]
How to Party Like Pirates in Tobelo
Labodalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, May 28, 2012 A group of women stand in a moving boat, dancing to traditional beats from a distant loudspeaker. They are all over 40 years […]
Sumatra Is Amazing!
Dalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, March 14, 2016 Sumatra is in its entirety Indonesia’s largest island. One may say that Kalimantan or Papua is larger, but those two islands are shared […]
Yogyakarta’s places to be
Labodalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, August 5, 2014 Want to make the best of your final days in Yogyakarta after having visited all of its major attractions? Check out these five […]
Reintroducing Lasem’s Brilliant Batik
Labodalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, November 21, 2011 Batik is a cloth with distinct local and traditional patterns, created by a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a […]
The Indonesian Cinematheque
Labodalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, February 16, 2012 Indonesians are more familiar with the term “Sinematek Indonesia” when referring to their cinematheque, not that it is that well-known outside certain circles […]
