A Little Something from Pontianak

On my last day in Pontianak, the head of affiliate took me to two interesting places. The first was souvenir shop and Pontianak is rich with cute beads, beautiful stones and colorful woven materials. I got confused on what stuff to buy, especially because my luggage was already full of books and my, that was heavy already. So, adding some more weight on was not a wise decision though I finally bought several small items.

The second place was a snack shop. The food basically covers the walls and the floor.There were so many varieties!I looked closer and made my conclusion: in Pontianak, anything can be made into 'dodol' (a kind of sweet sticky snack in different flavor with different aroma and taste). ANYTHING! Jackfruit, pineapple, soursop, 'cempedak' and what else? Pontianak's pride! Aloe vera! In fact, they don't only come as 'dodol' but also as aloe jelly and aloe candy. Talk about creativity. Too bad I couldn't see the aloe vera farm. I heard that's an interesting place to visit. In my next visit, perhaps.