What is Kerokan? Kerokan is a traditional treatment in Indonesia, using coin and balsam or minyak kayu putih (eucalyptus oil).
So, this is how my back looked after being kerok. 
It looks like tiger's striped, right? hehehe.
Monday, December 10, 2007
posted by Selba at 7:45 PM
Last week, I was sick. First, it started with sore throat then continued with flu then coughing. Well, what do we Indonesian do when we are sick? Usually, we do kerokan
What is Kerokan? Kerokan is a traditional treatment in Indonesia, using coin and balsam or minyak kayu putih (eucalyptus oil).
It looks like tiger's striped, right? hehehe.
What is Kerokan? Kerokan is a traditional treatment in Indonesia, using coin and balsam or minyak kayu putih (eucalyptus oil).
It looks like tiger's striped, right? hehehe.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
posted by Selba at 4:30 PM
Early in the morning (around 5 am), I went together with my mom and her friend to the biggest cut-flower market in Indonesia. It's located at Rawa Belong area in West Jakarta.
Still dark when we arrived there.
Still dark when we arrived there.
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
posted by Selba at 6:57 PM
This is one of Jakarta's public transportation. A three wheels vehicle like a Tuk-tuk in Thailand.Almost every afternoon, this old man will come around 5 pm with his bajaj to pick up my colleagues and/or me to bring us home. He will wait at the opposite of my office building. Most of the time, I get off from the bajaj in front of a mall (my colleagues will continue using the bajaj until they reach their house) then from the mall, I use a mini bus called Metromini to get to my house.
We called this old man “Babe” which means ‘Father’ in Betawi – Jakarta dialect. Babe has been working as a bajaj driver for more than 20 years.
One trip from my office to that mall cost Rp. 16.000 (USD 1.6).
My colleagues and I are always very happy when we see Babe because we don't need to bargain or even clarify our intended route as we always do to other bajaj driver.