Going Round The City

Don't ask me where is these or what is that, because I just snapped from the car, from one place to another for work in a rush. I shoot like crazy sometimes, because I know, I won't visit this city as often as I wish.

Jakarta's Street Side

When you're passing some streets in Jakarta, you'll find people selling things along both sides: from nibbles to odds and sods. If only the streets were cleaner, safer and proper; it would have been a great fun to see what we might find there. 

And these few photos - taken at jalan Mangga Besar street - 

are too few to describe the diverse findings you might have on the streets of Jakarta. 

Traditional delicacies abundant

rearview mirrors: a match in quest

Chijmes

Once housed a catholic school, now this national treasure has turned into beautiful banquet hall and a heap of hip restaurants and boutiques. Well, this might not happen in Jakarta any soon, but at least we could learn something from here. Preserving doesn't mean putting it into a sterile room. It can live in our daily life and being part of present and future culture.

if you want to know more about this beautiful old building visit it's web, here.

People of Tanimbar

Not much chance to meet locals,... until when we were taking pictures of the bridge, some half drunk drivers asked me to take picture of them. Took some shots, but when I asked them where should I send  the picture, they were hesitated.. oh well, hope they read my blog :-)

Another chance was when we have to wait for our plane. I saw some students going back from school, and they watched me with my camera excitedly. I guess it's my luck.

An Old Town Somewhere Nowhere

Small town of Saumlaki, on the Tanimbar Islands,  on the outermost of Indonesia bordered by Australia, Papua and Timor Leste, still has that old feeling, almost look like it's never been touched by modern life.

port and old market of Saumlaki

I love how the old shops still stand like olden days, with bright colors and naïve signage. The heart of Saumlaki -where all the business happens - is still there, in the old town, although the government has moved their headquarters further in the island.

Shells on The Beach

We finally got a chance to visit one beautiful island. A deserted one, the outermost island of the Country. Beautiful white sand in some parts, rocks and corals on the other parts. Beautiful shells were scattered everywhere.