Bi-Lingual Poem of The Week : Tanpa Gawai diantara Kita – Without Gadget among us

Bahasa Indonesia Aku ingin berbincang denganmuMembicarakan indahnya duniaBercanda ria sambil minum kopi bersamaTertawa bersama, tanpa bebanMenguntai kisah dan asa Bertatap muka, sirobok mataMenikmati hari yang silih bergantiMakan dengan akrabAku ingin berbincang denganmuApa adanya sajaTanpa perlu gawai diantara kitaTinggalkan saja gawai kita sejenakUntuk merasai indahnya hidup Tanpa teknologi Pendekat yang jauhPenjauh yang dekat   English I…

Travel Theme : Ancient / Purba (Aztecans can be seen in an Indonesian Temple)

These are photographs I took from my journey to Penataran Temples. It is located in Nglegok district, Blitar, East Java (almost 85 km from my hometown, Malang). It was supposedly built during Majapahit kingdom (between 13-16th centuries). However, there are several scupltures which represent many nations in the world. Some reliefs show African, Middle Easterners,…

(Weekly Photo Challenge) : Abandoned/ Yang Ditinggalkan

For this week’s challenge, I’d like to share my photographs during visitation to Old Banten, Serang, Banten. I choose ‘Keraton Kaibon’ or ‘Mother’s Palace’ ruins. It was formerly residental palace of Sultan Syaifudin (1809-1813) and also his mother ‘Ibu Ratu Aisyah’. After Banten sultanate was dismissed by Dutch in 1816, the palace was then converted…