Who WINS? Indonesia OR Malaysia?

Image by YULIYA GEIKHMAN Hi everyone, Welcome back to our blog!!! In this week's blog, we will talk about the most popular slang in Indonesia and Malaysia. Some of you might ask WHAT IS SLANG??? Well, slang is an informal way of expressing language that is commonly used among youngsters for chatting face to face and even online. Nowadays, slang is the most basic language that everyone should know, if not people will said you are out-dated !!   Let's check it out !!!! Before that, please click and watch the video below. We had conducted a slang challenge by our Malaysian and Indonesian group mates. In this challenge, each of them will guess the top 10 slang of Indonesia and Malaysia. If you feel that you are very strong in slang then you can guess while watching.You can comment in the blog below and let us know how many correct answers you got!!! Don't cheat cheat, after read the blog only watch, ah!! HAHAHA 😃 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yaM...

Image by  Julian Teh Hello! Welcome back to our 6th blog! For this blog, we will talk about popular street food in Malaysia and Indonesia called MURTABAK (Malaysia) or MARTABAK (Indonesia). Murtabak or Martabak is food that similar to pancake which is stuffed or folded with fillings. In Malaysia, Murtabak is fried and stuffed with minced meat, egg, and vegetables and eaten with curry and some condiments. BUT, Indonesian Murtabak has two varieties, sweet and savory , which is different than Malaysia. So, what kinds of Indonesian Murtabak that Malaysia doesn't have and how do they look like? Find it out here! MARTABAK MANIS 1. Martabak Piring Martabak Piring Tipis & Tebal (Image by  Cerita Medan ) & The Cooking Tools (Image by  Ria Sitompul ) Has two types which are tipis (thin) and tebal (thick) Thin martabak is like a crepe, while thick martabak is like a pancake Cooked by using a small plate under burning charcoal Bas...

Image by Steffan Ritt Hello readers, welcome back to our blog!!! For the past four weeks, we have compared the transportation, instant noodles, breakfast and budget eateries between Indonesia and Malaysia. In this week’s blog, we will compare the difference of celebrations between Malaysia and Indonesia. As both country have 3 different races, therefore there are many different culture for celebrations. Trust me!!! It will be something special and interesting, you will like to find out more. Now let’s check it out!! 1. Special Birthday Celebration Ø 21st Birthday in Malaysia Image by  Party City A necklace designed with a key is presented as parents' gift to the child. Normally, father gives it. The design means that there will be no more curfew.  21st birthday marks the child as an adult and requires them to be responsible in their actions and making decision.  Ø 17th Birthday in Indonesia Image by  FullColor Party Called as "S...

Do you know cheap places to eat and hang out with your friends when you are broke?  In Indonesia and Malaysia, we have these famous eatery places to get a meal under RM5 !  They’re called WARMINDO (WARUNG MAKAN INDOMIE) in Indonesia and MAMAK in Malaysia. (FYI, Warmindo is also known as Warung Kopi Indomie/Warkop Indomie)  These two places offer cheap to affordable food which are very suitable for students and workers. But, do they offer similar food and service?  Here, we have listed out four differences between Warmindo and Mamak for you. (this will benefit you when you are travelling to Indonesia and Malaysia on a budget 😊) 1. Place Warmindo Images by  Yulia Salsabila  &  Jendela Kemayoran The place can be in the form of a small kiosk or a tent (tent warung) with separate wooden tables and plastic chairs or long wooden tables and benches  The tent warung tend to be located in empty lots or at roadsides nea...

Image by  wasim khan SELAMAT KEMBALI! Welcome back to our third blog! You definitely know that breakfast is an important meal to start an new day!!! With many similarities in culture and tradition, breakfast in both Indonesia and Malaysia are almost the same, yet also different at the same time (same-same but different). So, here, we will compare 5 popular food for breakfast in Indonesia and Malaysia.  Let’s check it out! 1. Wantan Mee or Mie Pangsit Malaysia Images by  applefood  via  MalaysiaMostWanted.com They have dry and soup version  Consist of thin egg noodle, sliced BBQ meat (pork/chicken), wantan (fried/boiled), chinese kale and chopped spring onion  Noodles are served with dark soya sauce or wantan soup and pickled green chilies Indonesia Images by  Indrawan Sikdiprawiro  &  openrice Noodle is usually served in soup with red chili sauce (watery consistency) or pickled green ...

Image by  NDTV SELAMAT DATANG! Welcome to our second blog! As a college student staying far away from home, you probably have a moment when you are broke yet you want to eat yummy food that is cheap that can still fulfill your stomach, right?  It’s INSTANT NOODLES !!! That’s right! Instant noodles are life saver for many students when they are broke (can hear the sound of angels coming whenever there’re instant noodles in cupboard...). You probably know an instant noodle brand called INDOMIE from Indonesia, right? The Indonesian instant noodles are famous in Malaysia and they can be found easily in supermarket and even food stalls (we call it Mamak in Malaysia) serve them in the menu. It shows that Malaysians also love them. But, have you noticed that many Malaysians tend to prefer Indomie than their local instant noodles MAGGI MEE ? Now then, let’s look at 4 reasons why Indomie are better than Malaysia’s Maggi Mee that we have found. 1. More fil...