Cheapest shopping in bangkok
Posted by Cultural Diversity at 1:26 AM
Platinum Fashion Mall
This is the mall that became a byword for tourists who visit Bangkok, because famous as Chatuchak indoor version (in the room). Located just next to the Novotel Bangkok Platinum, making it very easy to search for this mall. Consists of 4 floors and has more than 1,000 stores that sell women's clothing and men's, shoes, handbags, and accessories. Platinum is a wholesale shopping center or grocery. So the more you buy, the price will be more expensive.
Platinum Fashion Mall location is in the middle of Pratunam shopping area, can be reached by foot from Chit Lom BTS station. The floors in the mall using the famous name and famous shopping places in the world, namely Orchard (Singapore), Nathan (Hong Kong), Tokyo (Japan), Soho (New York) and Camden (London).
The goods are sold in Platinum are mostly imported from China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and some other countries. You can get all fashion products at the mall, according to the name it bears as the Fashion Mall.
So this place is my heaven ! Because many cheapest thing in this place and this place my first destination if i go to bangkok
Cacaote , dessert place in jakarta
Posted by Cultural Diversity at 12:55 AM
In jakarta has new pastry shop with elegant and classic style ! That is cacaote this located in senopati raya street
Interior in cacaote also very classic and elegant style, you can see has crysal hanging lamp, and actually many cake display in there but not too many species cake in there, size cake also include small but with expensive price ! Cake in cacaote more expensive than price cake in hotel !
And this interior in cacaote
Hangout not should spend more money
Posted by Cultural Diversity at 12:25 AM
Hangout not should spend more money
Hello food lover certainly like culinary with friends or family. So actually weekend or long weekend is the perfect time to be able to try a variety of new foods or to go to a place that is currently "happening". Here a place recommendations cheap cafe in Jakarta that is suitable for you who like kulineran and hangout.
Thats like Pisa Cafe. Located in Menteng, this cafe has a park which is very convenient for the food lover who really wants to hangout. The main menu at this cafe is a typical dish from Italy. But that is the mainstay of the ice cream cafe menu that has a variety of sports Pisa ranging from chocolate, strawberry, mint until caramel. The price is also quite affordable, ranging from 17 thousand to the cone manifold. So for you guys who do like the food lover typical Italian menu and is a most appropriate choice for hanging out.
As you can see this place very cozy to hangout with your friend and suitable to celebrate your party in this!
Traditional food from Indonesia :/
Posted by Cultural Diversity at 8:09 AM
Living in the diverse culture world of Indonesia, we certainly have special food of the region. Nowadays, we can almost find almost-same food in all over Indonesia, however, there are some food that we have to find it in the small villages. They have unique and different food, unlike the food we usually taste in urban area. Here are some of them :
Bothok TawonTraditional food from : East Java Villages.Made from bee
Lawar BaliTraditional food from : BaliLawar is Balinese traditional food ingredients from pork, pig blood is still fresh, grated coconut and spices. The production is also very unique is that diketek pork (finely cut) and then mixed with grated coconut and spices as well as the last typical fresh pig blood poured to give a red color that evokes a sense of hunger. Lawar was originally used for serving at the ceremony either ceremonial or religious ceremony, is now sold as a good meal in the stalls, restaurants, and even five-star hotels in Bali
Rujak CingurTraditional food from : SurabayaCingur is a kind kikil from the nose and mouth of cattle. Cingur is very tasty salad mixed with chilli and peanuts.
Seasoned Fried BatTraditional food from : ManadoServing fried seasoned bats with ketchup and chili.
Sago WormsTraditional food from : NTB and PapuaSago worms can be found in the dead sago tree. they are also can be found in dead coconut trees. Actually sago worms are changes before becoming beetles. Usually be eaten raw as a herbal medicine and tonic..
Fried GeckoTraditional food from PakualamanIt useful for skin desease.
Roasted RatTraditional food from Manado
Earthworms JuiceTraditional food from JavaThe worms are not eaten raw, dried earthworms be processed by then pulverized so that later can be used as a juice. Worms content good protein.
Fried grasshopperTraditional food from : Central JavaThis is seasonal meal, eaten as snakcs.
Lizard SatayTraditional food from : IndramayuThis food is believed to be a viagra for man.
Horse Satay
Traditional food from Java and Sumbawa
Hedgehog Satay
Tradiional food from Java
This food is believed to cure asthma and skin allergies
Crocodile Satay
Traditional food from Sumatera and Borneo
Usually it is a breeding crocodile
Well, that's all unique (and 'ew') food in Indonesia.
Maybe you can try it sometimes?
:)
Strangely Unique Food (South East Asia edition)
Posted by Cultural Diversity at 5:02 AM Labels: culinary, faces of culture
Written by: Grace Debora C.O. (016201200028)
Previously, we have covered several food that some of us will find weird to be eaten in the East Asia region. Now, we move on to the region where I live, South East Asia! Without further ado, here is the list which I compiled from people’s experiences.
1. Durian
This is known as the king of fruit and has a very strong smell with spiky fruit skin, but the taste is sweet with a soft texture. I personally do not like durian (I can only tolerate Bangkok durian). But, most people like it for its distinct taste.
2. Insects
This is the specialty ingredients of Thailand and Cambodia. You can find all kinds of insects being made into street snack in Bangkok, and spiders like tarantula fried as snacks in Cambodia. You might find these disgusting, but I have personally tasted it in Bangkok, and it actually tastes good like crunchy snacks if you get past the disgust and the shape of the insect itself. Worth trying.
3. Fried Bat
This one is another unique food from south east Asia, and you can find it almost in all regions. I personally never try it firsthand. But, I heard that if cooked correctly the bad smell of the original bat would be removed. Someday, I’ll make sure I try this one.
4. Kopi Luwak
This one is the specialty of Indonesia, my home country. This types of coffee has gained popularity abroad and the price is quite expensive. What makes it unique then? It is called luwak because it is made out of an animal called luwak or civer cat in English, particularly its feces. The breeder feeds these animals with coffee berries, and processes the undigested coffee berries out of the feces. Imagine that!
5. Balut
This one has a fertilized duck egg as the main ingredient. It is usually grilled or boiled and a Filipino street delicacy.
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Strangely Unique Food (East Asia edition)
Posted by Cultural Diversity at 2:34 AM Labels: culinary, faces of culture
Written by: Grace Debora C.O. (016201200028)
Asia is known for the ability to use everything as the ingredients for food. Some of the weirdest food can be found here in Asia. But first, we will focus first on the bizarre food in East Asia region. Here are several food that will give the word “appetite” a new meaning. Bon appetite!
1. Beondegi (Silkworm Larvae)
Where to find: South Korea
Literally meaning “chrysalis” or “pupa” in Korean, the Silkworm Larvae are a popular snack in South Korea. They are either steamed or boiled, and then seasoned before serving. If you can get through the subtle, nutty aroma, these little guys are crunchy with a unique, strange texture inside.
2. Drunken Shrimp
Where to find: Shanghai
Our first thought of Drunken Shrimp might be the usual style of steaming your shrimps in a healthy dose of wine and alcohol. It gives the shrimp an additional dash of sweetness. The actual Shanghai Drunken Shrimp however, is an entirely different experience – most notably because of the absence of steaming, or any kinds of cooking whatsoever. The shrimps are not only raw, but live! They are served bathed in strong liquor, which helps to make the shrimps less feisty, and you eat the still twitching body right away after you decapitate the poor fellow.
3. Tuna Eyes
Where to find: Japan
If you can handle your food staring back at you, feasting on tuna eyes should come as a pleasure. Except for the bizarre situation of having to look at your food in the eye, they are actually pretty tantalizing for its fatty, jelly-like tissues around the eyeballs. Some prefer to eat it raw, albeit the fishy taste, others would rather steam or fry it alongside garlic or soya sauce to spice it up. Selling for less than 100 yen (approximately US$1) in Japan, this is a popular local delicacy worth trying out!
4. Baby Mice Wine
Baby Mice wine is a traditional Chinese and Korean “health tonic”. This amazing concoction consists of rice wine mixed with fermented baby mice. According to local folk medicine, this stuff can help cure all kinds of ailments from asthma to liver disease.
To make it, days old mice babies who don’t even have hair or open eyes are dropped into a bottle of rice wine and left to sit for about a year. The finished product has been described as tasting like “roadkill mixed with gasoline”.
5. Horse – Basashi (Japan)
You may well have had sashimi at a Japanese restaurant before, but perhaps not like this. Raw horse meat is served with the sashimi and a drizzle of soy sauce on the side. If you go to a local bar around Japan, you could get this as finger food with your beer. And if that doesn’t scare you, the sweet and smooth meat is also used to make basashi ice cream.
6. Dog – Bosintang Soup (South Korea)
This highly prized dish is still served in traditional South Korean restaurants, despite a ban on dog meat in the country. Pieces of dog are boiled and mixed with green onions, leeks, ginger, garlic and Taro stalk. A particular mint herb known as perilla is also added to disguise the intense smell that dog meat produces when cooked.
7. Chocolate / Ice Cream Ramen Soup
The Japanese candy maker Lotte teamed up with Ghana, the popular chocolate manufacturer to introduce the first ever chocolate flavored Ramen. If you've ever had Ramen noodles, you probably know there's nothing sweet about the spicy soup meal. The chocolate flavored Ghana Miso is nothing short of a bizarre combination of sweet chocolate with salty Ramen soup broth. Some Ramen Shop in Tokyo also serves other startling ramen, such as Vanilla Ice Cream Ramen, Green Tea Ramen and even Yoghurt Ramen.
You might find that some of these food either normal or disturbing to be eaten. Indeed, what is “normal” is different in different culture, especially when it comes to East and West. Probably some will find it disgusting eating insects. But, in Thailand, for example, they make a very delicious snack. Well, if you have a chance, maybe you can give some of the food a try. who knows you might like it after all.
Bhineka Tunggal Ika
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Odds and Ends: People Nowadays
Posted by Cultural Diversity at 9:10 PM Labels: odds and ends
Written by: Grace Debora C.O. (016201200028)
Culture is everywhere. That includes how people nowadays do things. I found this picture online. It is meant to be funny but I found some ring of truth in it. People nowadays are very dependent on gadgets and technology. Virtual media are the main hub for socializing. People care more about what others think of them; by what interesting stories they post, what nice pictures they share. People are so focused on what they "look like" that they become more individual.
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Posted by Cultural Diversity at 2:31 PM
Culture is one of the words that are difficult to be explained. It has so many interpretations depending on how people distinguish the word of “culture” itself. However, received generally that culture is about us that is why “We are our culture”. That quote seems cannot be separated from the attitude and behavior. Yet, it is not as simple as it is seen many people merely perceive the culture only by what they might see. In the fact it is more than that way. Let’s see a picture that offers us about how and what actually the culture is.
Knowing that the culture is ourselves means that when we are in the new place we are facing the new people which is implying we will face new cultures. It is encouraging us to do the term of “adjustment” or adaptation. There is a “W” curve portrays the process of the adjustment in the new place. Here it is..!
Garbage Island (?)
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Unique Greeting from The East
Posted by Cultural Diversity at 1:29 PM
Kate Middleton do the Greeting. |
Giving greetings become a habit that has begun to disappear in modern era. As people may know, the young generation think that give a greeting is just a formality without trying to understand the essence behind every greeting which is given. From the past, culture of giving a greeting is already happening around the world and each region has a different culture of greeting. This is a unique way of giving a greeting which is done by Maori people.
Greetings with each other nose rubbing or touching the nose is very commonly performed by the Maori who live in New Zealand. Hail is known as the Hongi. The meaning of the word "hongi" itself means sharing breath. even some of the leaders of the country who come to the area required Maori to do the same to honor the existing culture. It is a traditional culture of greeting.
This has the same meaning as a formal handshake culture in modern western culture, because this practice is used at a meeting of the communities tradisionalantar Maori and used also in large ceremonies. Breath of life or who is often called the ha will be exchanged and intermingled, this philosophy means that through this physical contact, a person is no longer considered Manuhiri (visitor) Tangata Whenua but rather, one of the people in the country.
Maori tradition carried, where they greet each other by pressing the nose is considered to have come directly propagators of the Gods. Bnayak people who think that this culture is a strange thing to do, especially by modern western society, which is where they are more frequent physical contact with a greeting that is not too close. However, culture is something that is taken from the common ancestor and the fact that Maori culture is already written in Maori folklore that tells of a woman created by the gods, and her body was formed from the earth. God Tane (man) blew image and breathed into his nostrils, then she was sneezed and alive.
The culture already done from the past. |
Posted by Cultural Diversity at 10:17 AM
This picture means a lot for me plus if we look the situation around us. The picture show the quote from Ray Bradburry he says that 'you don't have to burn books to destroy a culture just get people to stop reading them'. If we look to the new generation maybe our sister or niece or nephew, have you ever see them reading a book? for me i always see them playing with their gadget, they never bring book around them. Then when we asked them about culture, can they answer it properly? Their knowledge about culture they received is not many as we used to learn. Also if we look our sister style, they don't dress polite anymore. Sometimes they wear crop top plus short pants, it is not a big deal for me, but if we related it with Indonesia culture which is polite then the way they dress is different from the culture because the young generation nowadays didn't know much about Indonesia culture. They just browse from the internet maybe Instagram, Vines, Tumblr to look the perfect style but they forget that they live in Indonesia culture where polite is still the principle of the Indonesia people. As time become more modern the less young generation who is pledged to the Indonesian culture because mostly they will follow the worldwide trending topic. Where is our culture now? It is starting to get forgotten by the young generation. We as the citizen who realize this must give a good influence for the young generation, we must give them advice about our culture and telling them to read more books than to just browsing the internet.
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