FOTD – February 2 – Moss Rose

I took all using my smartphone, so it’s not as sharp as SLR camera.

(Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge) : White Flower – Teratai Putih/White Lotus

White represents purity White shows clarity White also expresses innocence White flower is symbol pure love Unconditional love, without objection Without temptation White lotus is cold, survival and innocent for me Special for this challenge I am back Cee I use Javanese script for my watermark…that’s fun for rediscover my heritage.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenges : Houses/Rumah

Hi Cee! After vacation, I am back! Here is my collection (sssttt..I forgot where my flashdisk is, it contains of lotza homes! aarrgghh). Location : Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia This is the most iconic building in Semarang called Lawang Sewu (Thousand doors). In the early 20th century, it was functioned as railway office until World…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge : Sepasang Ondel-Ondel / Ondel-Ondel Couple

Special for this week’s pair, I still present my ondel-ondel pair. Can you guess which one is male and which one is female? Horray! That’s all Location : Jakarta Old Town, 2014

(Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge) : ONDEL-ONDEL MERAH JAMBU / THE PINK ONDEL-ONDEL

Special for this week’s challenge, I’d like to share one photo. Just one photo, as I just wanna share one (what did you say, Nono?). This is a pink ondel-ondel. Ondel-ondel is typically local performing art which fluorished in Jakarta and its surroundings. The ondel-ondel usually takes form man or woman and represent ancestors which…

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge : SIGN/PENANDA

It’s been a while I haven’t followed Cee’s challenges. I missed a lot as there are many followers and posted very numerous useful articles till I lost hers. Well, let me try to follow her challenge again. These are sign photos for this challenge. Beware of the old branches I found this in Kebun Raya…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge : Catching People Unaware/ Tidak Sadar Difoto

“Tidak sadar difoto” This is my free translation for this week’s challenge from Cee. I haven’t been following your challenge for a while. Sorry for being late, then. Hehehehe..Catching unaware people is sometimes fun, as this is the genuine of the people. I love it so much and take many candid photos. I am not…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge : Vibrant Temple

I was so busy recently, so I haven’t been blogging for a while. For this vibrant photo, I just remembered one photo I took in Semarang when I was living there for more than 4 years. This is vibrant colour I took in Gang Lombok Temple where the legendary Semarang Chinatown is located. Enjoy this…

Cee’s Black & White Challenge : Seating – Old Chair and Old Window (Kursi Tua dan Jendela Tua)

The old chair : “What can you see there, O Old Window?”The old window : “I have been here for centuries and I can see as far as the sea goes by”The old chair : “Aren’t you afraid of your vulnareble nature now, O dear Old Window?”The old window : “No, I am not. Through…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge : Road/ Jalan

These are photos I took when I was still in Semarang, Central Java. Steep road and you’ll see the extremity as Semarang divided into two parts : coastal plain (Kota Bawah/ Lower City) and hilly (Kota Atas/ Upper City). I like its contour, as from some points I can see sea from the hilly parts….

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge : Water- Air-Banyu

Because there’s no winter here, I’d like to share about water. Water is always amazing for being photo object. But I have no much time to portray the detail. Water is source of life, no water, no life…and it can also be destroyer which can take our lives directly. Water, much alike fire, air and…

Cee’s Fotofun Challenge : Metal/Logam (Nekara or Kettledrum)

When I read about this challenge, I just remembered that I still had two photos of kettledrum and it’s made of metal. Kettledrum or in Bahasa Indonesia called ‘Nekara’ was used as means of communication, as social status symbol, or for calling rain ceremony. It was also used as burial component thousand years ago. It…