The world is going to be powered by the battery. In the near future, your car will be an electric car that requires a massive amount of batteries. Indonesia is preparing to take the spotlight as a battery producer to prepare for the upcoming transition from combustion engines to electric…

Gojek entered the market with a bang. Promotions and discounts have been the norm for them for the past several years. However, as we entered the mid of 2022, many customers complained as they increased their fees for their service. Is this the period where they start to take profits? …

The terms sociolect and register are two linguistics terms that discuss the social aspect of language. These terms are concerned with how social aspects influence language within a group or community. For example, a group or community of a sailor in a certain area will have a different way to…

The idea of a vehicle capable of flying across the town has existed since the ’80s. The idea is so popular, it even becomes a trope in every mainstream science fiction movie. In Back to The Future Movie, they predicted flying cars will be common in 2015. It’s 2021, and…

Many languages in the world don’t have the same colour vocabulary as English. These languages express blue and green colour under one term, ‘grue’. The latest research from nature shows that the variations result from UV-light incidents, the presence of water sources such as a lake, and cultural complexion. The…

Malang is the second biggest city in East Java, Indonesia. As the second big city, there are so many culinary heritages available here. One of my personal recommendations is Lumpur Kentang Wolak Walik. Located in Pasar Oro-Oro Dowo, this traditional cake is highly popular among the locals. You can find…

Pecel is some kind of salad that you are going to meet in every city on Java Island. What makes this food different from salad is the calories. In Pecel, rice is obligatory. This dish also contains many kinds of vegetables on top of the rice. The vegetables are mostly…

Like Turkey and Thanksgiving or Christmas and cake, Indonesian Muslims also have favorite food for their two special holidays. These two holidays are Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha. Eid Al Fitr is where we celebrate moments after we have fasted for one month. Meanwhile, Eid Al Adha is…

Open-source software culture could be traced back to the 1980s. The so-called “hackers” challenged the status quo of the software industries by sharing free and open-source software or FOSS. FOSS offers the users a free program with source code that anyone can see. This model means developers potentially did not…