Micah the Fab

About two weeks ago we went to Toni’s house. Initially we planned to learn about using strobes and making good coffee (Toni’s coffee was damn good. I think he should open a cafe). However after Therry, Yefta, and Micah appeared, Micah turned out to be the center of attention Click each image to...

A Trip to Thousand Islands (Perjalanan ke Pulau Seribu)

About 3 weeks ago I went to Pramuka Island, which is the capital city (island) of Thousand Islands Regency. More about Thousand Islands can be read here. Getting there is not difficult. You can go from Muara Angke port, taking Ferry. It will take about 2.5hr trip to Pramuka, and the fare was about IDR 35k per person. The other option is to take Government-managed fast boat from Marina Ancol (pier...

Ragunan Zoo

Ragunan Zoo is located in South Jakarta and this was my first time visiting zoo in Jakarta. I used to think that this zoo was not-so-good place and nothing much to see. Well, it turned out that I was wrong. The zoo is not very big, but it’s still a nice place; cool, relatively clean, and it has a lot of collections. Tickets are pretty cheap; around IDR 25,000 for a car with 2 adults. If you...

Crumb Rubber Factory

Last week I visited a crumb rubber factory outside Jakarta. Crumb rubber is mostly used as raw material for tires. Its byproducts can be used of other rubber uses, i.e. shoes, apparel, band aid, etc. Crumb rubber processing does not involve sophisticated manufacturing process; essentially, it’s just cleaning raw rubber from smallholders/plantations, drying the rubber sheets, and send it to...

Kota Tua Jakarta

Last saturday I went to Kota Tua, Jakarta with Yudieth and my colleagues for a photo hunting. This is my first experience doing photo hunting with other people, but it was very fun. Kota Tua is supposed to be tourist destination in Jakarta, but plainly speaking it’s not well maintained. Nevertheless, it is generally safe place, quite crowded with local tourist, and – although not well...