Posts Tagged as ‘Indonesian matters’

March 8, 2009

The Curious Stress of NTU residents

I graduated from NTU with masters degree last year. When I was at NTU, I did not feel the pressure cooker environment highlighted in the media due to recent stabbing incident by an Indonesian-chinese student (David Hartanto Widjaja). However, when I looked back in the past two years, there are some shocking incidents:

NTU don found [...]

January 13, 2009

My post-holiday blues and how I bust them

I had a great holiday in Indonesia from 25 Dec 08 to 04 Jan 09. It has been almost 7 years since my last visit to Jakarta, Indonesia. I was hugely impressed by the progressed that the country has made for the past few years. Jakarta now boasts newly built modern super size malls, such [...]

June 10, 2008

Grilled Chicken / Fish

If you are looking for affordable and delicious grilled chicken or fish, you can find ‘Indonesian Grill Delights‘ stall either in Tiong Bahru Plaza Kopitiam or Plaza Singapura Kopitiam. Its unique sauce give special taste to the grilled chicken and set its’ dishes apart from other grilled food. The following pictures indicate what I mean:

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June 10, 2008

Nasi Padang

Nasi Padang is Indonesian dish. A lot of Singaporean asked about the meaning of ‘nasi padang’, it literally means: Nasi is Rice; Padang is name of a town in Sumatra island. Thus, rice from Padang, something like Hainan Chicken Rice means Chicken Rice from Hainan (China). Anyway, one of the best nasi padang stall in Singapore is “Queen Street Nasi [...]

June 9, 2008

Ayam Ojolali

Ayam Bakar Ojolali
This dish originated from Java Island, Indonesia. Ayam = “Chicken”; Ojolali = “don’t forget” in local language. Absolutely delicious, satisfaction guaranteed

Grilled Chicken (Ayam Bakar Ojolali)

The chicken is tender, combined with ketchup sauce and belacan chili, it is damn good!
I would rate this dish as 4 stars our of 5. It cost about $6.50 [...]