Sunday, July 30, 2006
Plaza Semanggi
Yes, the American Idols plague has reached Indonesia! Please welcome Indonesian Idols. This popular event is always being held in one of our mall called the Plaza Semanggi and shown in our local TV station, RCTI (Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia).
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Shoes anyone?
I saw this shoes display when I was at the flea markets in Blok M.
Quite creative, don't you think?
Sepatu = Shoes.Sunday, July 23, 2006
Bus Stop
I wonder if the city department knows about this bus stop's condition. Saturday, July 22, 2006
TVRI
This is TVRI tower (Televisi Republik Indonesia), the oldest TV station in Indonesia. From 1962-1989 we had only one tv station. And If I remembered it correctly, it was on air only from 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Now we have 11 active private tv stations and cables with worldwide channels.Wednesday, July 19, 2006
EARTHQUAKE PANIC
it was nearly 6PM and i was still in the office, facing my computer, trying to finish my work. suddenly, i felt my monitor started to shake. within split seconds, i knew that i was just experiencing an earthquake. just as everyone else in my floor, who suddenly stood up from their chairs and started running to the doors.
following the recent earthquake in the southern shore of western java, the earthquake has now travelled to the northern part, hitting jakarta and the surrounding areas. of course, it created a small chaos and i had to take the emergency stairs 15 floors down to get to the street level where people has started to form in groups with panic in their faces.
no damaged has reportedly happened on today's earthquake, but it sure created panic. it was reported that the earthquake was at 6.5 richter scale, though the origin was quite far so that it didn't create any serious damage, thanks God! the picture above was taken right after i got off to the street level of my office building, which located in downtown jakarta. people started to make some phone calls and security officers were clearing the area on the emergency exit and stopped the elevator.
let's all pray that no further earthquake or any tragedy will happen in indonesia, as we have shed enough tears.Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Rujak Buah
along the streets of jakarta, you would find a lot of street vendors with different products to sell. this picture here shows a vendor who sells "rujak buah" or "fruit rojak". 'rujak' (or more familiar as "rojak" in malay) is a delicacy of different fruits to be combined with special dressings usually made of brown sugar, chili paste and tamarind (sometimes with a bit of fish paste and vinegar). the fruits come in different variety of tropical fruits, such as mangoes, roseapples (jambu air), jicamas (bengkuang), star fruits, cucumbers, pineapples, etc.
i myself is actually a big fan and everyday i would ask the tea lady in my office to go and buy me a plate of this rujak with just sliced of young green mangoes in it. i just can't have enough of it, as it is refreshing in the hot humid day, like jakarta.
my condolences also to the victims of the recent tsunami & earthquake attacks in pangandaran area. my heart goes out to the victims and the family. also to shanti's dad who just came out of the hospital. may he gets well soon!Monday, July 17, 2006
Outside JCC
This is just outside the convention center. Those cars were lining up to get inside. It wasn't raining that day and not too hot either, so beats me why that lady in green was using her umbrella :)Sunday, July 16, 2006
Crowded Nokia Booth
Not a Nokia commercial here, folks :) Just showing you how crowded it was inside the Cellular exhibition at JCC.Saturday, July 15, 2006
Exhibition at Jakarta Convention Center
Jakarta Convention Center regularly shows various kinds of exhibitions including crafts, furnitures, computers, cellulars, properties, etc. This building is also often used for music concerts or graduation events. I went there recently to check out the 2006 Cellular show.Sunday, July 09, 2006
Fruits
I love how this Ibu's dress adds color to the fruits she sells. When you go to Barito's fruit stalls, you can ask them to arrange fruit gift in baskets. You pick the fruits, they pack them for you. It's common for people to bring fruit basket gifts when visiting someone in a hospital. They usually stop by these stalls on their way to the hospital.Saturday, July 08, 2006
Toko Buah Barito
Across the street not too far from Mahakam is Barito street. There are fruit stalls (toko buah) along this road. And bird stalls as well, which I will post later.Sunday, July 02, 2006
Downtown Jakarta
here's downtown jakarta and its skyline. the empty street is known as "sudirman street", which was empty when i took the picture, because it was a holiday. it's usually crowded, especially during rush hours. one thing noticeable when you take picture of jakarta is that you would hardly get blue sky. it's probably due to the pollution in the air or whatnot, but it's one rarity to find as the sky is usually cloudy and in grey-ish color.
Saturday, July 01, 2006
DP Theme: Supermarket
Hero supermarket has been around forever as far as I know. It was founded in 1971 and has been providing good services to its customers ever since. There are many new supermarkets nowadays, but Hero seems to be strong enough to keep up with the challenges. And they now have hundreds of outlets throughout Indonesia.
Today is a theme day for Daily Photo blogs.
The numbered links below will take you to different cities with the same theme. Please do visit them and see the supermarkets in their cities :)
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