Waiting for the sun to set

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aerial, buildings, city, jakarta, photography, sky, skyline

Shot with GoPro Hero 4 Silver, shot @ f/2.8, ISO 197

 

 

Wiggly

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abstract, aerial, building, jakarta, light, night photography, photography

Sometimes a mistake can come up nicely.

Shot with GoPro Hero 4 Silver, shot in , f/2.8, ISO 800

 

 

First timer

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building, city line, GoPro, jakarta, night photography, photography

I am pleasantly surprised on my first time using a Go Pro.

Shot with GoPro Hero 4 Silver, shot @ f/2.8, ISO 800

 

 

Choices, choices, choices

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colourful, colours, jakarta, man, photography, stone market, stones

The stone market in Rawa Bening, Jakarta is like a over sensory stimulation for me. The place just full of people, various colourful stones, noises, smells, all happening at the same time.

But being an anti smoking, the place was unfortunately not that suitable for me. I had headache after half an hour walking around, being in a confined crowded place with cigarette smoke lingering around.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/50, f/4, ISO 800

 

 

Shopping day

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jakarta, jatinegara, man, photography, street vendor

Taken in Jatinegara area in Jakarta, which always quite busy with such “shops”.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/320, f/4, ISO 500

 

 

The illustrations

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arts, black and white, illustration, jakarta, photography, wall

This is the wall of a cafe in a small hotel in Jakarta. I took my mom there for a quick lunch after a shopping morning trip. I like how the illustrations are nicely capturing part of the essence of Jakarta.

Shot with iPhone 4S

 

 

Batavia

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batavia, bicycle, jakarta, photography

On the last few days of their summer holiday, I took the kids to the old, historical part of Jakarta. Surrounded by few museums, this square was the centre of Batavia, the then name of the city of Jakarta.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in AV @ 1/6400, f/4, focal length 14mm, ISO 500

 

 

Shopping day

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jakarta, market, photography, traditional market, woman

After our long summer break in Europe, we still had a couple of weeks to kill before the kids’ school started. Browsing through various museums in Jakarta and beyond, I stumbled upon “Museum Benteng”, a museum about early Chinese settlement in Jakarta.

To go to the museum, one has to pass a traditional a traditional wet market. As taking pictures inside the museum is prohibited, I ended up having some nice shots of the surroundings.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/400, f/4, focal length 67mm, ISO 500

 

 

Double rainbows

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double rainbows, jakarta, photography, rainbow, shangri-la, sky

My first double rainbows in Jakarta, yesterday, Wednesday, 23 July 2014, around 5.30pm.

Shot with iPhone 4S

 

 

Happy 2014!

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fireworks, jakarta, new year, project 365

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

Sadly

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bird's eye view, hazard, indonesia, jakarta, photography, pollution, river

Every morning when I wake up around 5.30, sadly this is the view which greets me. Always around the same time. Those white bubbles look too solid to be ordinary household waste. I really wonder on what level does it stand if the experts perform hazard analysis on that river.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/200, f/4, focal length 24mm, ISO 500

 

 

Jakarta from balcony

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indonesia, jakarta, night photography, photography

Grand Indonesia

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

Kue toket

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indonesia, jakarta, kue toket, photography, snacks, street food

This sombrero looking snack is one of typical street food you can find in Jakarta. It is known locally as ‘Kue Toket’, which in slang Indonesian language means breast cake, due to its shape.

It comes in 2 varieties, neutral-creamy color and this green color above. My brother always jokes that the green one is Hulk’s breast, due to its color :-D.

The vendor cook the batter on small curved pans, causing the centre part to stay soft and slightly chewy, while the sides are thin and very crispy. It is best to be eaten hot and fresh from the pan.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/100, f/1.8, ISO 400

 

 

Cashiering system

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bakmie boy, cashiering system, indonesia, jakarta, photography, restaurant, table

The very interesting part of coming back to the place you grew up in is, you get to revisit the places you used to visit when you are small (read : younger).

This restaurant, which is known as “Bakmie Boy”, located in the south part of Jakarta and is famous for their bakmie (noodle), while also serves very few rice menu. My mom used to take all of us there for a bowl of noodle, accompanied by meatballs or wontons. Today we went down the memory lane and revisit this place. Amazingly, the menu has never changed and the food still tastes the same up to now.

But what I find even more amazing is, their system has not changed either. It’s still the same lady (owner, manager, boss, all in one) sitting behind the exact same table since donkey years ago. On the picture above, you are able to see how the ordering and cashiering work here.

After the customers write their order on a self-made notebook (a stack of blank paper) with carbonized paper in between 1st and 2nd page, with a pencil (which obviously is sharpened by knife or cutter – no proper pencil sharpener has been used up to now), then the waiter (there’s never been a waitress here, I just realized!) will send 1 copy of the order to the kitchen, while the original goes to the lady boss. She will then clip it in between that fixed metal pieces on the table, marked with your table number.

After you finished your food, you are expected to go over to her (as other people are queueing for your seat), tell your table number, then she will add everything up (first manually, then confirmed by calculator) and you should pay everything by cash.

At the end of the day, if a system works, why change it, right?! 🙂

Shot with iPhone 4S

 

 

Under the bridge

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architecture, black and white, bridge, indonesia, jakarta, photography

A bridge in EcoPark at Ancol in Jakarta

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/4000, f/1.8, ISO 200

 

 

From the balcony

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indonesia, jakarta, night photography, photography, slow shutter

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in M @ 15, f/20, focal length 10mm, ISO 800

 

 

Roundabout

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black and white, jakarta, photography

The view of Jakarta at night, taken just now while we were having dinner in a restaurant located in the 46th floor.

Shot with iPhone 4S

 

 

National Museum

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architecture, building, indonesia, jakarta, museum, national museum, old building, photography

Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/3200, f/4, focal length 24mm, ISO 500

 

 

Maritime Museum Jakarta

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antique, architecture, building, indonesia, jakarta, maritime museum jakarta, museum, museum bahari, old building, photography, window

I am always drawn to antique doors and windows, such as the ones above. Thus when I visited Museum Bahari / Maritime Museum in Jakarta last week, these two pictures are the ones I like best.

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

Anjong

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anjong, anjungan, indonesia, jakarta, phinisi, photography, ship, traditional ship

The balancing triangle

Located at the front deck of traditional Indonesian sailing ship “Phinisi”, this balancing triangle is called Anjong or Anjungan.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in AV @ 1/5000, f/4, focal length 17mm, ISO 400