(Friday Reflection) : The Last Juma in Ramazan

It’s been a while I haven’t written or done any blogging activities here. I am not really busy, as for right now I am on school holiday. One full month for leaving and I decided to return home (mudik) from 22 June to 15 July (what a holiday!). This was the last Juma in Ramazan,…

(Weekly Photo Challenge) : Musim/Seasons

  This photo was taken on December 2015 when I returned home for spending long holiday. I went to my favourite spot, townhall with my niece and nephew. It was so hot and clear, whereas it was supposed to be rainy season, but for weeks…no rain at all. It’s caused of El Nino anomaly? Maybe…

(Hometown Story) : End year visit to 2 temples

As I mentioned before, I would tell my hometown story not chronologically, but randomly based on my swinging mood everytime I can and not busy enough. By the way, for this edition I’d like to tell about my last day of 2015’s journey with my cousin’s son. I had an appointment for spending my 31 December’s…

(Hometown Story) :Welcome to 2016 and this is my story- Badhut Temple

Welcome to 2016 It’s been almost two weeks I haven’t been here. I am terribly sorry for not updating this blog, as a matter fact my laptop was turned off suddenly when I was doing my work, and then when I asked the computer store about such matter, I finally knew that the problem was…

(Weekly Photo Challenge) : My Hometown, My Happy Place

Malang is located in Eastern part of Java, Indonesia. It’s around 800 km from Jakarta, 300 km from Jogjakarta, 90 km from Surabaya and 400 km from Denpasar, Bali. It’s in the heart of East Java Province and surrounded by mountains. It’s my hometown where I was born and raised up. I passed my happiest…

(Tuesday’s Photo) : KEMBALI / COMING BACK

When The Eid celebration was over Everyone who return home for celebrating it has to come back Come back to their place where they work, live and face daily problems Far away again from the beloved ones While bringing new things, new goods, even newcomers Which brings urbanization Many of them only have brave Sometimes…

(Weekly Photo Challenge) : Origami Pesawat Kecil – Golden Mini Aeroplane Origami

Last week, my cousin and her family visited my house in Malang. We had never met for almost one year, and in the hot afternoon we had so many chats and surely some updates from family we never met for years. I was shocked when I knew some of my distant family members had passed…

(Weekly Photo Challenge) : Afloat/Mengapung – The Floating Lotuses/Teratai Mengapung

Floating lotuses are suitable for this week’s challenge. I took the beauty when I was at my hometown, Malang. It’s already become Malang’s icon along with the Malang Kucecwara monument which has already established since 1946, bombed by Dutch during 1947 agression and then reopened in 1951. It’s Malang icon along with the crazy lion…

Travel Theme : Endearing Eid-Ul-Fitri

These are some photos I have during my Eid’s celebration. I went home to Malang, a cool city where I was born and raised up. I met my family especially my mom who’d just sick for a while. But meeting all big families during Eid holiday was very endearing for me. Here I share some…

Weekly Photo Challenge : Beginning/ Permulaan

Anything cannot be started without a beginning If there’s no beginning, what about the ending You start, you finish You go and you come Sun rises, moon sets Moon rises, sun sets You want a result But you need also a beginning These photos were taken when I was walking along with my nephew on…

(Goody Foody Indonesia) : Open Sandwich with tempe-tofu burger

During my vacation in my hometown, Malang, East Java, I wasn’t as diligent as when I was in Jakarta. I just slept a lot, went somewhere, had a chat with my family, went out together as well as joking. Sometimes I cooked for them, and finally for new year’s eve I decided to make something…

(Malang Pictorial of A Day ) : MALANG GRAND MOSQUE / MASJID JAMI MALANG

Located in Malang downtown, built in1875 and it has got 20 internal pillars which represent Allah’s characteristics and 4 large pillars represent The Prophet Muhammad’s characters. It was enlarged between 15 March 1903 and 13 September 1903 and renovated many times until its present form. But the original architecture is still well preserved in its…