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Butterfly Batik (2)

Posted on04/01/201724/05/20232 Comments

I convinced my Beringharjo guide to speak to me in Indonesian. His aunties thought they were speaking to me in Indonesian too but I thought they were speaking Javanese. It didn’t matter much as we were soon speaking the language of cloth. Their second-hand fabric Read More …

CategoriesIndonesia, TravelTagsbackpacking, bargaining, batik, Beringharjo, Indonesia, Indonesian language, market, travel, Yogyakarta

Butterfly batik

Posted on14/12/201624/05/2023

I changed my website theme today and in the process I revisited a journey I made over twenty years ago. I was looking for something suitable to use as a background for my header image when I came across my old batik shirt. The fabric Read More …

CategoriesIndonesia, TravelTagsbatik, Beringharjo, Indonesia, Indonesian language, market, travel, Yogyakarta

Students at Pinrang workshop

Sulawesi Selatan

Posted on23/09/201508/12/2015

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve visited Indonesia, but this is my first time in Sulawesi. It’s the jigsaw-piece-shaped island that always seemed somehow remote, even though it’s only a two-hour flight from Jakarta. My visit here this time is the result of kebetulan. Read More …

CategoriesFeature, Indonesian language, Travel, WritingTagsAustralia-Indonesia Institute, Indonesia, Indonesian language, Sulawesi, travel, writing, zines

Kancil at Museum Gajah

Jakarta: Museum Gajah

Posted on19/09/201508/12/2015

I finally got to see the Wonoboyo Hoard at the National Museum of Indonesia today. It’s an incredible collection but  photos are not allowed, unfortunately, so you’ll have to come and see it for yourself. On my way into the museum I picked up a Flat Read More …

CategoriesTiger Stone, TravelTagsflat traveler, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kancil, museum, Tiger Stone, Wonoboyo Hoard

Iceland coastline near Stykkisholmur

Ash clouds and aeroplanes

Posted on06/08/201512/11/2015

Stykkisholmur is a small fishing village in western Iceland. Ngurah Rai International Airport is in Indonesia, on the island of Bali. What’s the connection? Volcanic ash. Right now, Ngurah Rai International Airport is a little quieter than usual; an ash cloud from Mount Raung, a volcano Read More …

CategoriesFeature, Travel, volcanoTagsaviation, Bali, Indonesia, Jakarta Incident, travel, volcanic ash, volcanic eruption, volcano

Readers at Castlemaine Launch. Photo by Peter Mansell

Launch

Posted on28/11/201417/12/2015

I’ve had three book launches in the past three months. There are probably some really productive authors out there who could launch three different books in three months, but not me. I launched the same book three times. Is that excessive? In my defence, the launches Read More …

Categoriesbook launch, Tiger StoneTagsbook launch, Castlemaine, gamelan, Indonesia, Indonesia Forum, Tiger Stone, Ubud, University of Melbourne, UWRF

The dog ate my homework

Posted on09/09/201412/11/2015

It has been almost three weeks since Tiger Stone was launched at Castlemaine Library and questions have been asked in certain circles about the absence of a post launch post. My excuse(es)? Life got busy, my eyes hurt, the VLine commute is killing me and the dog ate Read More …

Categoriesbook launch, Tiger Stone, WritingTagsbooks, excuses, Indonesia, Indonesian language, school, Tiger Stone

Dictionaries

Translation

Posted on16/08/201412/11/2015

The last exam I sat was my NAATI exam. NAATI stands for the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters. There were hundreds of us all crammed into Wilson Hall at the University of Melbourne, all different ages and different ethnic backgrounds scribbling away in Read More …

CategoriesFeature, Indonesian language, Tiger Stone, WritingTagsAsia, Indonesia, Indonesian language, Tiger Stone, translation, Wonoboyo Hoard

Kancil (detail) by Dina Indrasufitri

Meet Kancil

Posted on18/07/201412/11/2015

Tiger Stone (my first novel) will be published in Australia and New Zealand in two weeks (August 1) so I guess I should get used to talking about it. It’s all making me feel a bit like the rabbit in the spotlight so let’s talk about Read More …

CategoriesFeature, Tiger StoneTagsAsia, children's literature, clothing, Dina Indrasafitri, historical fiction, historical research, Indonesia, Java, Kancil, Tiger Stone, YA literature

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