Echi Lemongrass

Echi Lemongrass Awards winning lifestyle. Bridging Indonesian - South African. Owner of Lemongrass Cooking Class. 🍉

🌼 “A flower doesn’t bloom differently because someone walking past prefers another colour. It simply opens to the light ...
11/09/2026

🌼 “A flower doesn’t bloom differently because someone walking past prefers another colour. It simply opens to the light and let the right people stop to admire it.” (Vex King). 🌼
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𝓙𝓾𝓶𝓾𝓪𝓱 𝓜𝓾𝓫𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓴A diary.We visited Masjid Istiqlal, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in Jakarta. Istiqlal was opene...
11/09/2026

𝓙𝓾𝓶𝓾𝓪𝓱 𝓜𝓾𝓫𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓴

A diary.

We visited Masjid Istiqlal, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in Jakarta. Istiqlal was opened in 1978, can hold over 120k to 200k worshippers. After making two rakaat sunnah and admiring this magnificent mosque, Ma sha Allah, we then took pics with Cathedral Church (a historic Catholic Church right opposite the mosque) as the background.

Indonesia recognises 5 religions, with Islam as the majority, nevertheless the tolerance among religions are inspiring. Among others, during Christmas Eve and day, Istiqlal opens its massive parking lot for the Christian mass An’s vice versa on Eids shalah times. Istiqlal and the mosque are connected with “Frienship/Tolerance Tunnel, where being used during those of religious celebrations.

Indahnya kebersamaan.

I can’t wait to take the ladies for the second tour in April 2027. Enquiry now. Spots are limited.

10/09/2026

The stats is somehow depressing! And I’m already slightly over that age! 😇🤣🤭
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Eat. love. Pray.
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Pho….!Join the class on the 26th September. Celebrate spring with us.Details on the flyer. Dm or email.
07/09/2026

Pho….!
Join the class on the 26th September. Celebrate spring with us.
Details on the flyer.
Dm or email.

The Age of Decay - latest edition by Shamil Ismail is now restocked in leading bookstores including The Exclusive Book S...
04/09/2026

The Age of Decay - latest edition by Shamil Ismail is now restocked in leading bookstores including The Exclusive Book Store Cavendish.

A brand new menu for Lemongrass Cooking Class: Vietnamese Pho and Kem Bo dessert.🍜 🥑 Saturday 26th September at 14.00. ...
02/09/2026

A brand new menu for Lemongrass Cooking Class: Vietnamese Pho and Kem Bo dessert.
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Saturday 26th September at 14.00. More details on the flyer.
Come celebrate spring, dining at the blooming fragrance garden alone or connect with friends or family.
Book soon.
[email protected] or dm.

September! Finally my garden is back to life after a long wait in winter. 🪻I sow vegetables seeds in winter and finally...
02/09/2026

September!

Finally my garden is back to life after a long wait in winter.
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I sow vegetables seeds in winter and finally it’s all growing… Reap the seeds you sow literally and philosophically. I’ve been growing herbs, flower & plants for decades and man, veggies are much more tricky to grow but, yeah so rewarding! Especially I did the care myself.
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The plum, orange, lemon blossoms are so pretty at the moment. The clivia and other flowers start to blossom as well. The figs are showing off.
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Little simple thing in life that I cherish and grateful 🙏 From zero to table it is!

30/08/2026

Java July 26 ladies - first reunion, first practising Angklung in Cape Town after our first angklung practise in West Java.
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Mesmerising and preserving Indonesian culture, one small deed at a time.
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Btw we played angklung Que Sera Sera in the land of my late mama, the song that mama used to sing to me when I was a little girl. To hear it again at her land was so sacral, to share my story to my fellow travellers in the bus, cried and all with the ladies, was a special bonding.
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To replay it again in Cape Town, was extraordinary. Thanks ladies for such good sports. Many of us didn’t know each other but 12 days together brought the sisterhood in us, for a very long time hopefully.
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PS: next trip is 27 April 27. Please enquiry from now as spots are filling up.
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Here’s just “some” of culinary journeys we had in Indonesia for July 26. 🌺So many of them not being captured though. 🌺...
28/08/2026

Here’s just “some” of culinary journeys we had in Indonesia for July 26.
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So many of them not being captured though.
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Indonesian food has one of the most variations food in the world given it consists of so many islands spread out in this beautiful country of mine.
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Contact dm/email if you’d like to know more on the next trip same route for next year. Anyone can join from different part of the world.
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Join me on my second ladies trip next year to my country, Java, Indonesia, following the first successful on July’26.🌺...
25/08/2026

Join me on my second ladies trip next year to my country, Java, Indonesia, following the first successful on July’26.

🌺April 28th - May 7th 2027🌺
9 Nights - 10 Days
Departing on April 27th.
An Adds-on in Jakarta for extra 2 days of shopping/rest is optional.

Here’s the inclusion:
- 5 star hotels
- luxurious land transports throughout Java
- all breakfast, all lunches and 3 dinners incl farewell dinner
- tours, massage, cooking demo, yoga, high tea, batik making, cultural performance, vmosque & temple visit etc.
- tour guide and backed by a reputable Tour Operator in Indonesia.

It’s an exclusive small group. We aim for a small group of ladies (mum&daughter, solo, friends, sisters etc).

Contact me so I can email you the full brochure.

Email me: [email protected] or DM for more info or set a private/group coffee meeting.

As it’s a small group, please contact at earliest convenience. First come, first serve. Anyone from any city or country is welcome to join.

Scroll down on my IG/FB posts for fun pics of the first trip. Can’t wait to take you to the perfected Culinary Culture Chill trip!

PS: for family or hubby and wife trip, I can arrange a private tour with my team.

Terima kasih.

Echi Ismail

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