Queuing for a Bit of Vacation

Last 8th of July was the presidential election day in Indonesia, and acknowledged as public holiday in Indonesia. After taking my right to elect one of the candidate I immediately went to Ragunan Zoo, one of my favorite place in Jakarta to taking pictures. Apparently I was not the only one person who decided to take a little bit of vacation and taking pictures at the zoo. There was a very long line of motorcycles queuing to enter the zoo.

Working Happily

Many times in my life I feel so dissatisfied with what I have achieved. I want a better job, I want a better reward, I want a better life. I'm grumbling about the burden I have to carry every day. When I take times on the weekend and walk around Sunda Kelapa Port, Jakarta, I see how the workers worked there. Unloading the trucks and carrying material from trucks into the ships that were going to bring them to another islands. Working so hard under the attack of sunshine that was burning their skin. But look at them, even under that hard situation they were still smiling, and even laughing. They work so happily. It made me remember what a friend ever told me, love your job and work happily, successful comes afterward.

Grand Indonesia - The New Shopping Center

I feel so fortune that even in this crisis age Indonesia still can survive. This is proved by development of shopping center that's not halted, even maybe become slower. Last year a new exclusive shopping center open in the center of Jakarta, named Grand Indonesia. It's located not far from Bundaran HI, Jakarta. That high building in this picture is one of the tower.


This is how it looks from another angle. All the things offered at Grand Indonesia are branded items. And surprisingly when I visit it's quite crowded. Jakarta people not only survive but still spending money for expensive items.

Theme Day: Empty

Why you leave me alone? Why you ignore me? Why you let me empty?

This picture taken at Kota Tua (Old City), Jakarta. There're so many old houses/building with old European architecture style. Many of these houses has been empty and damage.

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Don't Ignore Me Please

While walking around a small island in Jakarta, Pramuka Island, I found this spot. This is a location where mangrove forests being set to be a conservation mangrove forest later on. There an old boat that has been ignored floating between the seeds of mangroves. Right beside it floating new beautiful boat which I believed being used to replace it. Would we be like the old bng old, ugly boat too? Getting finally ignored and replaced by the young and beautiful one?

Sunda Kelapa - Happy BirthdayJakarta

Why I pick up a topic about Sunda Kelapa? It's because today is the birthday of Jakarta. The metropolitant city, Jakarta, was begun at a small port city that was used as international trading center. European were the first trader came to Sunda Kelapa Port. In the development the name of Sunda Kelapa changed several times after the latest in the Japanese colonialization era, the name was changed to Jakarta.

Currently Sunda Kelapa port is still utilized as a port for Phinisi ships that are carrying in agricultural products from Sulawesi & Kalimantan to Jakarta. Phinisi ships are small ships made of collered wood and antique shape.

Friendship with Flame

If for some people flame or fire is an enemy, not for this guy and his friends. Every Sunday a kind of traditional artist group named 'Singo Barong' conducted some of Javaness traditional art at Kota Tua (Old City) area in Jakarta, located at Fatahillah Square to be exact. Part of the exhibition is blowing flame by two or three young men. As for me this is the most interesting part of the exhibition.

Other things that are interesting at Fatahillah Square the historical and vintage buildings you could find there. Most of photographers love to exercise at this spot.

Thamrin Street

This is a picture of Thamrin Street, Jakarta which is located at the center of Jakarta. Thamrin Street is a part of the golden triangle location in Jakarta. It's the center of business and crowds. At the intersection between Sudirman Street and Thamrin Street there's a circle with fountain,called 'Bundaran HI circle'. Many demonstration by people who objects to goverment policy conducted at the circle. At the end of the year the circle is also used to conduct new year fireworks.

Monument National of Indonesia

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Monument National of Indonesia is the icon of Jakarta. Local people usually call this monument as Monas. The built of this monument was initiated by the first president of Indonesia, Soekarno. The top of the monument was plated by real gold.

On weekend Monas area is very crowded with visitors from many other regions in Indonesia. While in the morning the park was utilized by local people as jogging area.

March Theme Day: Glass

At Bank Indonesia Museum, Jakarta, there're parts of the wall that are made of glasses with an artistic motifs. This picture shows some parts of the glasses. The motifs are accessories from Netherlands and Gods of Greece.

You may wonder why it has Holland's accessories motifs and even Dutch language on the wall. It's because the museum was built in 1912, when the Dutch still colonized in Indonesia. The history recorded that Dutch was colonized in Indonesia for 350 years.

Nothing Can Stop Him

Look at this guy, I like the way he enjoys life. Nothing can't stop him to be happy on his way.

At the time it was holiday in Indonesia, and Ragunan, the zoological park in Jakarta full of people from many places. It was difficult to get a place to lying down or sit at the green grass park where people usually spread out their mat and lying down or sit down with their family.























This guy might be too tired but never running out of ideas to anticipate the situation. He just spread out newspaper on the passage way where people walking back and forth and lying down there.

It's not the best place to lie down off course. It even not nice to be seen. What is nice in my point of view is the way he enjoys himself even in an unconditional situation. I can see it from the way he smoke. There's nothing can stop him.

Theme Day: Path and Passage

This is one of a path in Jakarta that I like the most. This path is a way to get into Mekarsari Garden from the parking area. Mekarsari itself is a garden where you can see many kinds of plants and flowers as well as the way to caring them. Some of the plants and flowers in this garden are so unique that can't be easily seen at other places, such as Corpse Flower.

I believe one of the reason of why this garden built in Jakarta is to let Jakarta people feel the farm atmosphere of Indonesia that almost can't be found anymore in Jakarta. So to immediately offer the farm atmosphere to the visitors even the path way in covered by plant. The name of the plant covering this path way is Passiflora Edulis (or in Indonesian Language: Markisa Rola).

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