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.