“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future” – John F. Kennedy You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones Having a baby’s sweet face so close to your own, for so long a time as it takes to nurse …
Read MoreTaman Suropati Menteng – Part 1 4
Taman Suropati Menteng is a small park located in front of Bappenas Office and the official residence of the Ambassador of United States to Indonesia. Despite it is considerably small, this park is quite popular and there are lot of events held there. It is a favorite for local residents and couples because there are …
Read MoreUniversitas Indonesia: A Green Complex 14
Universitas Indonesia (UI) is situated in south of Jakarta, in Depok regency, alongside Jakarta-Bogor commuter railway. It is also situated in the one of the largest botanical estates in Indonesia. Aside for being an education institution, other attractions of UI are its forests (not the rain forest definitely), lake (or perhaps big big pond), architectures, …
Read MoreFestival Jalan Jaksa 6
Festival Jalan Jaksa was happened in Jaksa Street on July 31 and August 1, 2010. Jalan Jaksa is a popular destination for budget tourists in Jakarta. This event is held once a year and apparently has become one of tourist attractions in Jakarta. I read from the newspaper that there would be traditional dances (Kalimantan, …
Read MoreJakarta International Kite Festival 10
Jakarta International Kite Festival was held on July 24-25, 2010 at Carnaval Beach, Ancol. Initially we planned to be there early in the morning but we stuck there all day long so we missed the meeting with other bloggers, Toni, Ivy, Therry, Wien, and Cn. That’s not good considering that would be my last meet …
Read MoreYayasan Berkat Kasih Imanuel 3
About two weeks ago I went to Yayasan Berkat Kasih Imanuel, a social foundation in Cilincing area. I can write few sentences about this foundation, but I found the best description about this foundation from Reformata tabloid ( http://www.reformata.com/0303-yayasan-berkat-kasih-imanuel–sulap-kawasan-kumuh-menjadi-surgaloka.html ) ———————————————————————————- As quoted from the website (translated via Google Translate, originally in Indonesian language): YEAR …
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