Saturday, December 23, 2006
Moved to WordPress
Hi, everyone!
I've moved to WordPress with a little help from my friend :)
Please update your link to www.jakartadailyphoto.com
Some pictures are still not showing up correctly and I'm fixing that as I go along.
Hope to see you all in my new place!
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Crackers
indonesians love snacking. and one of the most favorite snack would be crackers. there are many types of them. sweet, salty, spicy.. as long as they're crunchy. the picture above shows a small kinds of crackers sold in the traditional markets.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Teh Sosro Crates
as posted before, teh botol sosro or sosro's bottle tea is the most favorite tea in town. i recently passed a distributor of this bottle tea and couldn't help but take pictures of the empty crates, ready to be filled and distribute.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Typewriter
these days, we're more familiar with keyboards and monitor screen than typewriter and a piece of paper. typewriter is pretty much old school now and more like antiques compare to computers.
that's why i could not help but take pictures when i found the displays of typewriters being sold in the flea market near one of the traditional markets in south of jakarta. they look well maintained, right?
that's why i could not help but take pictures when i found the displays of typewriters being sold in the flea market near one of the traditional markets in south of jakarta. they look well maintained, right?
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Cloudy Day
now that the rainy season has come, dark clouds are always hanging over jakarta. though the sun is covered by the clouds, the hot temp is still unbearable cuz just before it pours, the humidity caused a 'sticky' day =)
pardon me on the quality of the pic, i took it with my camera phone.
pardon me on the quality of the pic, i took it with my camera phone.
Friday, December 15, 2006
How to plant a Mangrove
continuing my previous post.. do you wonder how to plant a mangrove? well, considering that the plant lives in a swamp.
few weeks ago, i get to see it firsthand. the guy in the picture above was planting one, as part of community program. he just stick the plant inside the swamp and tied it to a stick of bamboo that was previously planted on the site. so that the plant will be able to grow despite of the high tides.
pretty interesting, eh?
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Mangrove Swamp
in jakarta, coastal zone is located in the northern part. however, due to the rapid development within the city, it affects the natural balance causing a quite serious erosion along the coast. one of the effort to overcome this issue is to preserve habitats for mangrove trees.
mangrove lives in a swamp as pictured above. mangroves provide significant value in the coastal zone as a buffer against erosion, storm surge and tsunamis. more and more awareness on this significant contribution of mangrove is being implemented to help the erosion in the coastal zone of jakarta. hopefully, it helps.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
KFC - Playland
This is probably why people choose to celebrate their kids' birthday parties here. We certainly couldn't entertain them like this at home. But hey, what happens to traditional games and playing around on the backyard? I don't have a backyard, but board games, puzzles, sing and dance could probably do the trick, don't you think? :)Saturday, December 09, 2006
KFC
My daughter got invited to her friend's birthday party at KFC in Kemang area. It's popular among young parents in Jakarta to celebrate their children's birthday parties at fast food restaurants. I've tried it once for my daughter's birthday and was not too happy about it. The place got overly crowded, not convenient at all for the parents. I personally think it's so much better to have it in your own house. Everyone would be more relax as we wouldn't need to worry about finishing up quickly to let other people use the party area. Just more cleaning up to do, that's all :)Sunday, December 03, 2006
School Kids
These kids goes to a school near the cemetary,during the break, they play under the big tree..I wonder what would they say ,when they see this picture again,on the next 40 or 50 years :)( Location : TPU Karet ).
Both today and yesterday's pictures look so much better when you click on them and view the larger size. Am getting really frustrated with blogger for not allowing me to make my pictures bigger! Well, I'll do something about it once I have the time :)
photo taken by Nick
