May 20
One thing that I miss about Indonesia is food. Each time I go back to my home country, “food hunting” is always on my top priority. Not only because they are cheap; but because I hardly find those kind of food in Canada. 
On my last visit, my cousin, Susan (a.k.a. Safaroni), brought us to Mrs. Santi’s restaurant. Well, it’s not really a restaurant. People call it “warung” in Indonesia.
It is located in Magelang, near Borobudur temple. It serves nasi rames (a.k.a. mixed rice). What is “nasi rames”? I don’t know how to explain it because there is no exact definition.
Okay… the picture below may explain it better. So… when you order “nasi rames”, you can choose any of the available vegetables and meats. Mrs. Santi will then “mix” them for you.
This is an example of nasi rames that I ate on that day. Mmm…. it makes me hungry again.
May 18
I’ve been unemployed for 2 weeks now. I used my my unemployment time to visit my family in Indonesia. Not only because it’s been 2 years since I visited the country, but also because my mother was sick.
I brought my camera with me to Indonesia. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take a lot of pictures. You know…. we have to be very careful in Indonesia. There are so many scary stories about the country. Someone may rob your camera while you are taking pictures. 
The first picture is becak (cycle rickshaw) in Yogyakarta. Becak is a local means of transport, powered by human. When I was a kid, you can still find becak in the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. Nowadays, you can only find becak in smaller cities.
The second picture is another local “vehicle” in Yogyakarta, called andhong. It is powered by horse. Normally the passengers sit behind the drive who controls the horse.
The next picture is quite interesting for those who live in North America or Europe. Some people, who don’t have things to do, sometimes play chess during the day. They play it on the pedestrian area at shopping areas. Who are they? They may be “becak” drivers who want to take a break. They may be the owner of stores who have no customer. They may also be unemployed people.
You don’t need to open a big restaurant to sell food in Indonesia. Many people simply use a small wagon (a.k.a. gerobak) to sell food. The next picture shows a gerobak of meat ball noodle (mie baso).
