tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27675910410994375912024-02-22T01:28:14.743+07:00Teman-teman Saegersteman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-7271982678351429442009-11-28T17:06:00.002+07:002009-11-28T17:18:27.718+07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCh-XKBmpXlR87GmgxzOIx5WDJ8Z68lxJfm7XFd2nNFcg0NlUvLDshKa74C6x70PBzs6jG0BIbaXr9fiKZE81m-q0X_raaNLd3ekjknauvt3euzu1ta9sUJl1seHeNbeOQgn0ndDB7UNg/s1600/blog+jogya+street+art.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409094441247084338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCh-XKBmpXlR87GmgxzOIx5WDJ8Z68lxJfm7XFd2nNFcg0NlUvLDshKa74C6x70PBzs6jG0BIbaXr9fiKZE81m-q0X_raaNLd3ekjknauvt3euzu1ta9sUJl1seHeNbeOQgn0ndDB7UNg/s400/blog+jogya+street+art.JPG" /></a> A perfect blend of Jogya batik pattern and Spider Man.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xrdktHyVGJKaoqQvGarBdZStO-PvG9N7Nb-Ae5GQY_Sjufp0LlPe7vST-0UzsxBfBEwfD_QYO9PcIsa6Ljlkyqt6Re3xTLCuAXG6PjF926NZGp17RAEdP0DIm-ZemgKAhuYIB8Yuh-Y/s1600/blog+prambanan+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409094435656343666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xrdktHyVGJKaoqQvGarBdZStO-PvG9N7Nb-Ae5GQY_Sjufp0LlPe7vST-0UzsxBfBEwfD_QYO9PcIsa6Ljlkyqt6Re3xTLCuAXG6PjF926NZGp17RAEdP0DIm-ZemgKAhuYIB8Yuh-Y/s400/blog+prambanan+2.JPG" /></a> Prambanan<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioon9b6hkNvfaUKMKIDqSv9J-s58anqOfgOqdsNpSPXRhplvmgC6frz1Larm0v2OulqkKnKHlcdxjNDWXRweoPIYlv3TAtr_r2zwtuzWiFA-X39e8-9k6z7wLYpd6Emzx85PbN7dAU5fc/s1600/blog+borobudur2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409094421912935506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioon9b6hkNvfaUKMKIDqSv9J-s58anqOfgOqdsNpSPXRhplvmgC6frz1Larm0v2OulqkKnKHlcdxjNDWXRweoPIYlv3TAtr_r2zwtuzWiFA-X39e8-9k6z7wLYpd6Emzx85PbN7dAU5fc/s400/blog+borobudur2.JPG" /></a> Borobudur<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG15Lk_fNEwXc-6LWjRcBA3s0WX_05iwjAC7SRNfuE32fAVgMyWGo-u72Vun6_VqgGJn6nppCLRa0Q2klDDKL9aKaWzHmeZXONCYotSePY5USsYdBCdIEz8kB-SSX5s0T5JfRgsoM-zk/s1600/blog+borobudur1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409094417624113890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG15Lk_fNEwXc-6LWjRcBA3s0WX_05iwjAC7SRNfuE32fAVgMyWGo-u72Vun6_VqgGJn6nppCLRa0Q2klDDKL9aKaWzHmeZXONCYotSePY5USsYdBCdIEz8kB-SSX5s0T5JfRgsoM-zk/s400/blog+borobudur1.JPG" /></a> Borobudur. Our guide told us that the Dutch painted the entire temple complex yellow so it glowed at night under lights. Some of the yellow paint couldn't be removed and is still visible today.</div></div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-18419050116508221822009-11-28T16:32:00.005+07:002009-11-28T17:06:20.280+07:00Hangzhou and Beijing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NHXvJUMGDwdD1emMwPWRRULE-nKLjfHAbj0veVPt8Sw_kE31ljtjPLhyphenhypheny_H1IzIAuU5Abwd_YlrN95kALpPP3KJWN0kQK97oNSiNIWk3Ej_7CY65zFq0TalxvxJjiKbo-ZVIcpIMdbk/s1600/blog+hangzhou+flower.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409088150727211698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NHXvJUMGDwdD1emMwPWRRULE-nKLjfHAbj0veVPt8Sw_kE31ljtjPLhyphenhypheny_H1IzIAuU5Abwd_YlrN95kALpPP3KJWN0kQK97oNSiNIWk3Ej_7CY65zFq0TalxvxJjiKbo-ZVIcpIMdbk/s400/blog+hangzhou+flower.JPG" /></a> Sweet olive is the city flower. The flowers are in full bloom in October. The whole city smells sweet.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQfNWo5McUKb4F9M2mmdsTjiZAYRYe0kCJW9TheWhGFqqdqIheew3qQ-KmF_VBCH0YBhygytHfIfvgnKNIj6MfycYd9iBSC1-b7XWLVue9jfr0xf1CpyOcTBVZOIEROl36FXBwb3v29o/s1600/blog+hangzhou2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409088147311245810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQfNWo5McUKb4F9M2mmdsTjiZAYRYe0kCJW9TheWhGFqqdqIheew3qQ-KmF_VBCH0YBhygytHfIfvgnKNIj6MfycYd9iBSC1-b7XWLVue9jfr0xf1CpyOcTBVZOIEROl36FXBwb3v29o/s400/blog+hangzhou2.JPG" /></a> scene of the West Lake<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFSBXn9QwJqg20MlFksXhRfy_1vrem4HNE88S6lgkV2FiZvP8DCsbOkjSHZgLaR9xibWRWAuSTu4wc5DfdGnjxVlb5f8S6qFjli-sJcs_ZvgcxrT43BQ4LvvCryOEB3l-3BguREtdUMQ/s1600/blog+hangzhou1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409088137587144866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFSBXn9QwJqg20MlFksXhRfy_1vrem4HNE88S6lgkV2FiZvP8DCsbOkjSHZgLaR9xibWRWAuSTu4wc5DfdGnjxVlb5f8S6qFjli-sJcs_ZvgcxrT43BQ4LvvCryOEB3l-3BguREtdUMQ/s400/blog+hangzhou1.JPG" /></a><br />scene of the West Lake<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKPyeSmL9aH4-RrroXLWBbP9UHIaZgPCjA6oJAhyT0fDnfXpcvTnYILYirliZ7H4pkwWz8z8Z7AJVkM-HI9pWyDsKDOh0xno9zLVgDPaJ7rHb5Hj6yT9PjbmIZfnoGxqRtgJkoW3Vqp8/s1600/blog+bus+in+Hangzhou.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409086493693223394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKPyeSmL9aH4-RrroXLWBbP9UHIaZgPCjA6oJAhyT0fDnfXpcvTnYILYirliZ7H4pkwWz8z8Z7AJVkM-HI9pWyDsKDOh0xno9zLVgDPaJ7rHb5Hj6yT9PjbmIZfnoGxqRtgJkoW3Vqp8/s400/blog+bus+in+Hangzhou.JPG" /></a> Bus in Hangzhou. Each bus is equipped with 2 TV screens. Most of the time, passengers can only watch commercials. But they also get a few minutes of news and other TV shows. And the fare? About 30 cents per ride.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS3dmGqF0u5T9JveQ2Qc8VaG8FZKSA-s2z6UXOK3je1LeSubWnKZ3fgVbIDokiy7aX9Isf70Q4SlWECYxp4d2aKAwIcqUXuhkcgisWUuQ15XYMr-ZxgLfEsEaOtw01q4ptmSV0MNFojc/s1600/blog+which+boat.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409086483419328418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS3dmGqF0u5T9JveQ2Qc8VaG8FZKSA-s2z6UXOK3je1LeSubWnKZ3fgVbIDokiy7aX9Isf70Q4SlWECYxp4d2aKAwIcqUXuhkcgisWUuQ15XYMr-ZxgLfEsEaOtw01q4ptmSV0MNFojc/s400/blog+which+boat.JPG" /></a> The kids tried to determine what kind boat to take: a small one or a big one. Rock, paper, scissor, shoe is probably the best way to end a dispute.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBDNrX72PclKEnX0UNuwXALVJ2VcR4h8dF4ESUIeUBCC4hU4_JuXrpqL2qaPqOtiA2aJAAiRVdg3VSIcJkigAmc3CbwzkWwQyGJjsHvLnti6lSk7PBFxJXqjBeNlUra3ynOjVm6yAtuM/s1600/blog+Hu+Xieyan+residence1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409086479796735090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBDNrX72PclKEnX0UNuwXALVJ2VcR4h8dF4ESUIeUBCC4hU4_JuXrpqL2qaPqOtiA2aJAAiRVdg3VSIcJkigAmc3CbwzkWwQyGJjsHvLnti6lSk7PBFxJXqjBeNlUra3ynOjVm6yAtuM/s400/blog+Hu+Xieyan+residence1.JPG" /></a><br />Garden of an old residential house of the famous Dr. Hu Xueyan in Hangzhou. The house is now a city museum.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaCVXxluXoDtHxJpmhytru6mPOo6z6Epj9nJC9I3ioq0lmj6npTFPFdTv5gV5xnyGyw9JMYXPTyIs407kWAS_5g74fbfMPcl1v1TywezWhpN4PSM1kaM7tpUI5C2uqwtw9UWTZ-iP5fY/s1600/blog+great+wall2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409086117973976450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaCVXxluXoDtHxJpmhytru6mPOo6z6Epj9nJC9I3ioq0lmj6npTFPFdTv5gV5xnyGyw9JMYXPTyIs407kWAS_5g74fbfMPcl1v1TywezWhpN4PSM1kaM7tpUI5C2uqwtw9UWTZ-iP5fY/s400/blog+great+wall2.JPG" /></a> This is one of the heroes who climbed the Great Wall.+<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCfQwAGL06dOXESNyVbf3hi_Fn5scQd4OS_kYo2LnnvRB_kcDY0_ks_EOSMcFoIVAk_eBJp5S33qJqi_eKsCieleTtC9-5EnW1oIWJgWZzgvmcsBVcGGA77zVK_hwQJmLN1s7d_ks-4c/s1600/blog+great+wall.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409086114510962258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCfQwAGL06dOXESNyVbf3hi_Fn5scQd4OS_kYo2LnnvRB_kcDY0_ks_EOSMcFoIVAk_eBJp5S33qJqi_eKsCieleTtC9-5EnW1oIWJgWZzgvmcsBVcGGA77zVK_hwQJmLN1s7d_ks-4c/s400/blog+great+wall.JPG" /></a><br />Two troopers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HHdl7S2FllI6LwnKm1eznMF5TlZfhXS0DRDxf_y0QTFAODuxh1swE9XROfwRUPoLQOv3i4xcFSar6Zzv5od9qh6NnFzUj305TLGQfMwFWF6GnMJtfr0omIwBrAY8y8F6Q-Ik6Gko2uc/s1600/blog+beijing+roast+duck.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409086104271037938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HHdl7S2FllI6LwnKm1eznMF5TlZfhXS0DRDxf_y0QTFAODuxh1swE9XROfwRUPoLQOv3i4xcFSar6Zzv5od9qh6NnFzUj305TLGQfMwFWF6GnMJtfr0omIwBrAY8y8F6Q-Ik6Gko2uc/s400/blog+beijing+roast+duck.JPG" /></a> After a day of climbing the Great Wall, it's time to enjoy a hearty meal -- the famous Beijing Roast Duck at Quanjude Restaurant.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlwfPuV6WbOv6ygEisnuLDljqt-J-s7bi8XcJ1JH2nsrGFNhBmEY1c96hzDh3XkHVwZ9VK_nd4tQSDyzMocutTnyymKEAG_Fvv206r1hYuZvHlpT3cn3mpFsuTLpijW_ljoLdHKnDeaI/s1600/beijing+beihai+park.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409085531853851026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlwfPuV6WbOv6ygEisnuLDljqt-J-s7bi8XcJ1JH2nsrGFNhBmEY1c96hzDh3XkHVwZ9VK_nd4tQSDyzMocutTnyymKEAG_Fvv206r1hYuZvHlpT3cn3mpFsuTLpijW_ljoLdHKnDeaI/s400/beijing+beihai+park.JPG" /></a><br />Beihai Park<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqnQ3QracBzdm2mr_Rqn_YPy7zo10fo1tEezSDyTaE0hCjEOnEUfi_cNVlihynDuUMjtQ73EuAxdbl5PyT8pMNGfcZhzJQC7a9fqxmQlCOMwlXgpKquMQG60c8jbhX5nqtHeDXrvHBbs/s1600/blog+beijing+calligraphy.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409085520868832578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqnQ3QracBzdm2mr_Rqn_YPy7zo10fo1tEezSDyTaE0hCjEOnEUfi_cNVlihynDuUMjtQ73EuAxdbl5PyT8pMNGfcZhzJQC7a9fqxmQlCOMwlXgpKquMQG60c8jbhX5nqtHeDXrvHBbs/s400/blog+beijing+calligraphy.JPG" /></a><br />Some retirees found peace and harmony by practicing calligraphy on cement floor with a gigantic brush.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-70189973294838535792009-08-19T21:14:00.000+07:002009-08-19T21:17:05.926+07:00After Elizabeth went to bed, Eddy, in his PJ, got a chance to play with Panda.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonXl4fMFuWLemeqWFLlnyuaVTNn5ZviNJhhYBcudW5heTOEGmQOWOlZil_QVvqbGiEhsOpaTUo59CM_SlXOMckNnGshjYC9LCPnq5Qo6XfzcIvaW8WQJiyiGsUr7HaZbrMaV6zy4RWfo/s1600-h/Panda+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371678522189239202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonXl4fMFuWLemeqWFLlnyuaVTNn5ZviNJhhYBcudW5heTOEGmQOWOlZil_QVvqbGiEhsOpaTUo59CM_SlXOMckNnGshjYC9LCPnq5Qo6XfzcIvaW8WQJiyiGsUr7HaZbrMaV6zy4RWfo/s400/Panda+3.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QSXbZ4XSz-6mzkd4U5gmgNgwFku5cSE0u4khF9DI0UPxgllWm9ouXYkrMqBaMk_dxq_9zDZpAuZxw59PRAUoL9ufqTXcr1trpRwf1GtKbQzzDueXt9uj61b-ZV0TPSP1yxhry-Z96aA/s1600-h/Eddy+and+Panda2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371678513168452050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QSXbZ4XSz-6mzkd4U5gmgNgwFku5cSE0u4khF9DI0UPxgllWm9ouXYkrMqBaMk_dxq_9zDZpAuZxw59PRAUoL9ufqTXcr1trpRwf1GtKbQzzDueXt9uj61b-ZV0TPSP1yxhry-Z96aA/s400/Eddy+and+Panda2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOGTh3c18PixdU-ifmzZkdDeZVOfDW01EBgT64f6G1uPatTg_taJjLUzbR1HgEGsAttM3DHiWn08Ck1d11RkLeD5cIP8xLtmkLrIISLLZidLC_e2LjehLMd4ZStEyCgM1TynV2quMjfo/s1600-h/Eddy+and+Panda.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371678501599147026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOGTh3c18PixdU-ifmzZkdDeZVOfDW01EBgT64f6G1uPatTg_taJjLUzbR1HgEGsAttM3DHiWn08Ck1d11RkLeD5cIP8xLtmkLrIISLLZidLC_e2LjehLMd4ZStEyCgM1TynV2quMjfo/s400/Eddy+and+Panda.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-4054955896365741252009-08-18T20:33:00.002+07:002009-08-18T20:59:04.082+07:00Elizabeth finally got what she wanted - a kitten -- after two years of persistent requests. Panda came to us today. He's about 2-months old and has been living outdoors for a while. After Elizabeth saw Panda's pictures, she couldn't resist the temptation of adopting a kitten.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr60NLcFag7462rizxph0itUpz8DuArpwrGfFPam0zFoGfzBHDEwH3Qm1tZ-ONnvmtRYEr2rDSEALJEqWem4e_bna8ZgB-jGxqEaF2YwZhzytI5LLm7I10F7yipY7NkWz9aXx7QrzsKlM/s1600-h/Panda.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371299043770570370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr60NLcFag7462rizxph0itUpz8DuArpwrGfFPam0zFoGfzBHDEwH3Qm1tZ-ONnvmtRYEr2rDSEALJEqWem4e_bna8ZgB-jGxqEaF2YwZhzytI5LLm7I10F7yipY7NkWz9aXx7QrzsKlM/s400/Panda.JPG" /></a> Panda is curious about his new home.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XklO5eXQsgHjQFBxO3ZMdADGpjRvcnOIyvPmPSu7cbegjk-BCzLmjSBBB0UXZX5DbQNyuDgARwHI5Q5VKvURFmDht0i8MoMWTTSw8dqnY5TXBKp3CKOkItIF0QNXlPargiV11VOOvJI/s1600-h/Elizabeth+and+Panda1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371299035284632786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XklO5eXQsgHjQFBxO3ZMdADGpjRvcnOIyvPmPSu7cbegjk-BCzLmjSBBB0UXZX5DbQNyuDgARwHI5Q5VKvURFmDht0i8MoMWTTSw8dqnY5TXBKp3CKOkItIF0QNXlPargiV11VOOvJI/s400/Elizabeth+and+Panda1.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth watches Panda cleaning himself.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7_6AwftNEYwg8dutz0IjppYkGVuEy8o7_z9kFwNPkzpM80Pcte2yc1QXWM7wZCUu3ohVXxjhNvxcjbYZW-uK1ZOkoS54VULjWBVMa9iHcCbSZutXh3LItulUq-yZuNNCfSrZBjcFYXQ/s1600-h/Elizabeth+and+Panda2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371299026435265810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7_6AwftNEYwg8dutz0IjppYkGVuEy8o7_z9kFwNPkzpM80Pcte2yc1QXWM7wZCUu3ohVXxjhNvxcjbYZW-uK1ZOkoS54VULjWBVMa9iHcCbSZutXh3LItulUq-yZuNNCfSrZBjcFYXQ/s400/Elizabeth+and+Panda2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiB_zQzslhMb9pvj0Yvbfr5EkTK-1iW11Yg9ZpsgEXsctlWwL3no7F7V8Q5WBt0pBM0vchW_bmFhQjmUonIshLBQpmK6h5qA7FhHQ_HUP4RSubV6xFc71tLBhiaMNySo1xnesawkTHmg/s1600-h/Elizabeth+and+Panda3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371299016936841266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiB_zQzslhMb9pvj0Yvbfr5EkTK-1iW11Yg9ZpsgEXsctlWwL3no7F7V8Q5WBt0pBM0vchW_bmFhQjmUonIshLBQpmK6h5qA7FhHQ_HUP4RSubV6xFc71tLBhiaMNySo1xnesawkTHmg/s400/Elizabeth+and+Panda3.JPG" /></a><br />Elizabeth said that people should blink very slowly when staring at cats. She knows more about cats than I do, so I won't comment on that.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-82386832118703164862009-08-17T19:07:00.005+07:002009-08-17T20:14:56.675+07:00Tanjung Lesung Sailing ClubOn the past 3-day weekend, we went to Tanjung Lesung Sailing Club. We weren't sure if the kids would love it because the accommodation there is very basic, which means there's no hot water and TV. But it turned out that everyone had a lot of fun. The kids found some new friends right away and played with them throughout the weekend. We also met two pairs of parents of those kids. They're very nice people and invited us on a boat trip out on an island (it's next to Ted's head in the first picture if you can tell) for snorkeling and fishing. The waters off the island is pristine and sand is white. There is a long, winding stretch of shallow waters where we walked out just for fun. The kids found some fish swimming around seaweeds and collected seashells.<br /><br />Now, Elizabeth wants to book our next vacation there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV4-68lqQEAZ01m5rIS_fUFO4HKzO2UDF8B3aI-TKxQ2w9vs11zELxv8xM4EVvSx-yqJZ7oMO314AoUj6cbBl7zu8SxJV2MeBxEcEjh2sGVTaRGv2y15FRS94D6d5jZLweaNETZO_pmo/s1600-h/TL+out+on+the+beach.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370916283490198162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV4-68lqQEAZ01m5rIS_fUFO4HKzO2UDF8B3aI-TKxQ2w9vs11zELxv8xM4EVvSx-yqJZ7oMO314AoUj6cbBl7zu8SxJV2MeBxEcEjh2sGVTaRGv2y15FRS94D6d5jZLweaNETZO_pmo/s400/TL+out+on+the+beach.JPG" /></a> Out on the beach the first day. The water is shallow but there's a lot of mud and seaweed. It didn't bother the kids, though. They still had a lot of fun and rolled in the water and on the beach for hours.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ws3dsuPNlRTeWcoXoEFvz4i1-2TntJA_qzqQjCIIpBfV4cgKTauALCJiUnpO3oDHrj6Fmv90I4wxBdO13U8iTbcHmChygbMcGS1gYOCPzCbN0-wkovTaVPrHJQe6xkYzveJoG4AFis4/s1600-h/TL+sunrise+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370916274856055154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ws3dsuPNlRTeWcoXoEFvz4i1-2TntJA_qzqQjCIIpBfV4cgKTauALCJiUnpO3oDHrj6Fmv90I4wxBdO13U8iTbcHmChygbMcGS1gYOCPzCbN0-wkovTaVPrHJQe6xkYzveJoG4AFis4/s400/TL+sunrise+2.JPG" /></a> Sunrise. Didn't get the moment when the Sun jumped out of the sea. The fishing village is visible in distance.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGY0x2kfHlIQRX26Ls9t0aozymnk6QkJhLSBGcmvSAPj2FYqa593fQ8fVbHBD0rxomHhc3aOAquqP7-K7SeMMqlUCPV4f7GKZgxldXZIFj4H4h2UBZevuu8WvZ5_ntwzUB5Re2gWbDYxU/s1600-h/TL+mud+decorating.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370916271863104306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGY0x2kfHlIQRX26Ls9t0aozymnk6QkJhLSBGcmvSAPj2FYqa593fQ8fVbHBD0rxomHhc3aOAquqP7-K7SeMMqlUCPV4f7GKZgxldXZIFj4H4h2UBZevuu8WvZ5_ntwzUB5Re2gWbDYxU/s400/TL+mud+decorating.JPG" /></a>Kids decorate the canoe with mud after canoeing. Somehow this could be such a fun activity for the kids.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXOqQoyFVHVf2Ub3mpUaIlflJjRuQSngbc_uYLhxduL6tKJBF2GX7ulBu6L-40OCRxS4puQDw1fKtSoX2yYbBJUVYIRrq1BLgKpkHX3eP4BWWF-UiJ7lqNtQHtbH0VsDisI45PRyKrxo/s1600-h/TL+canoe+rowing.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370916268416749682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXOqQoyFVHVf2Ub3mpUaIlflJjRuQSngbc_uYLhxduL6tKJBF2GX7ulBu6L-40OCRxS4puQDw1fKtSoX2yYbBJUVYIRrq1BLgKpkHX3eP4BWWF-UiJ7lqNtQHtbH0VsDisI45PRyKrxo/s400/TL+canoe+rowing.JPG" /></a> Canoeing. Eddy was the first one to make friends with those boys on the beach.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTA1mlxbKPRDaVo8PJRE6AezT2thKulmH49kiJ9oXZr-Jj6bAf31ET8CI6dYdOLrz9Q0DhiilRqvxF6R5skpylQ_MPLFJbz6h2ZBLqDtxvfun3MkWdyPIrll6-_gjy7T0WgRihFQglC0/s1600-h/TL+Eddy+off+boat.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370916258712864018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTA1mlxbKPRDaVo8PJRE6AezT2thKulmH49kiJ9oXZr-Jj6bAf31ET8CI6dYdOLrz9Q0DhiilRqvxF6R5skpylQ_MPLFJbz6h2ZBLqDtxvfun3MkWdyPIrll6-_gjy7T0WgRihFQglC0/s400/TL+Eddy+off+boat.JPG" /></a> Eddy got off the fishing boat.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmHSHtiGqIE3asmthDY_ZI9_ArbsFfNFHNCVDWH_Uf-EenRbQyJKO4ekhw87vUnBd5dwDnxTQVpAWcHQWN1Lx4TYn5YvEOGV4ZsvcpMH9qUb7IoxHbyslYVKsT-BQ87CZRvfSBkOFAN4/s1600-h/TL+Eddy+off+boat+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370909669635647522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmHSHtiGqIE3asmthDY_ZI9_ArbsFfNFHNCVDWH_Uf-EenRbQyJKO4ekhw87vUnBd5dwDnxTQVpAWcHQWN1Lx4TYn5YvEOGV4ZsvcpMH9qUb7IoxHbyslYVKsT-BQ87CZRvfSBkOFAN4/s400/TL+Eddy+off+boat+2.JPG" /></a> Eddy was carried to the shore.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghH6NsjVkbD25to5Me9idPsEO5rDhciTmv-b_J-nFzsyn7JRii7P7cnDppl8q17sho07vA4bzoCCsbd8bZpR0Fa49S1jbSA-rfqmAUOMIdWdLRgYS10c6982korS1y6CtRsXoxwMDgW8/s1600-h/TL+first+catch.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370909660900972338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghH6NsjVkbD25to5Me9idPsEO5rDhciTmv-b_J-nFzsyn7JRii7P7cnDppl8q17sho07vA4bzoCCsbd8bZpR0Fa49S1jbSA-rfqmAUOMIdWdLRgYS10c6982korS1y6CtRsXoxwMDgW8/s400/TL+first+catch.JPG" /></a> First catch. It's beautiful little fish and was returned to the sea.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2W_CfLYZQdebRkLTk5ZI2bbmtqnkxbHVBJh3YAnRxmhgsB6B9FrjgaqF2LtkYToFbrXBn-67NaSwq2SrNdXTDCJnHZ6RJjDcpmrB9eOO3DFB7rgh_eUUwFkcKKQGoWdtlUpsuLc1izYY/s1600-h/TL+expedition.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370909655583857634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2W_CfLYZQdebRkLTk5ZI2bbmtqnkxbHVBJh3YAnRxmhgsB6B9FrjgaqF2LtkYToFbrXBn-67NaSwq2SrNdXTDCJnHZ6RJjDcpmrB9eOO3DFB7rgh_eUUwFkcKKQGoWdtlUpsuLc1izYY/s400/TL+expedition.JPG" /></a> Expedition on the shallow waters. We walked out on the shallow part of the waters and it was really fun!!! Waves came in from both sides and smashed on our ankles.<br /><br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370909647723282482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYS2720_sUUEocSE2hUZ1PEt_EllyhDHz6m56_4TK577M4DvI8SVxc-PACb40-0zcX1u1rcYh2fpvEPrHuVoCl1X8p2ioEFrzZJzW2BVNcJqBCu7FjZJf_skeKWeFauRTNaZF80-ykMY/s400/TL+on+the+beach.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370909639454912226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe-RlN10k6DlzxXzir8ub3sfhyphenhyphen0z_3PoS7pOQCGGijztUbqSKcknZeNBYF7dSxdIwLvqYEI0XzOlBJZeUeyKDmgWdLP2drzmzCHANehbTrknPAy5uX_fa6BfwsHQmPKlE-LOxt0cpX8A/s400/TL+snorkeling.JPG" /> Snorkeling. This is Elizabeth's first time to snorkel. She saw 3 fish, including a clown fish. She was super excited and wanted to come back to the Sailing Club for the next vacation.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx3hSFhyphenhyphenVshBfyvIVwbcvAWXPe2cs9VVr3AG2UDjCJwcYBfxiicRkNbpgecbJUDAmvxifJf9wKN6bZauWpnYSbuVL-599jh_a8FEs2jAVtNoJMZVfqmXzlfg5tsmcN7mDlv9vQlY6880/s1600-h/TL+fishermen.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370907615118743778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx3hSFhyphenhyphenVshBfyvIVwbcvAWXPe2cs9VVr3AG2UDjCJwcYBfxiicRkNbpgecbJUDAmvxifJf9wKN6bZauWpnYSbuVL-599jh_a8FEs2jAVtNoJMZVfqmXzlfg5tsmcN7mDlv9vQlY6880/s400/TL+fishermen.JPG" /></a>fishermen on a passing boat. They were so happy and friendly!</div><div><br /><div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370907591924403682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfIMv3_m2VIv6gC5Dw1e-XDmaQ1fnrL5e2xotCpsqhIg9sNZQL6UXoPfxbOabATI_aYBEUBYykrVJy9GCYT-eI3p3rRY41Dui9Cl1hS5KIQ3u8CN-y-tsWQMh8cp05M3yrIUFbl9qxcI/s400/TL+bonfire.JPG" /></div><div>Bonfire. It kept kids busy for an hour. They couldn't wait for the fire to go down before they roasted their marshmallows.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYRI0rIt1OpiBZaBnMnLfg8i7A0MKI96m2lrYBkr1xzZfoaloljfCGkV1Ary5v6tdrTDBD9K7A_M7vMDFb37Mzn7Qz4ldS3KMc5NfP85TRuBC9it_cLfKh23HD4ZGgqzDY9Fr2P9GQ-Y/s1600-h/TL+Banten+Province+capital.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370907601905091922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYRI0rIt1OpiBZaBnMnLfg8i7A0MKI96m2lrYBkr1xzZfoaloljfCGkV1Ary5v6tdrTDBD9K7A_M7vMDFb37Mzn7Qz4ldS3KMc5NfP85TRuBC9it_cLfKh23HD4ZGgqzDY9Fr2P9GQ-Y/s400/TL+Banten+Province+capital.JPG" /></a> <div>On the way back to Jakarta, we passed the capital of the Banten Province. The government building looks very interesting.<br /><div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-50151464279516321712009-05-19T17:24:00.003+07:002009-05-19T17:39:13.472+07:00Bali - Nusa Dua and Ubud<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RvlnutI6odxr1r1GfNO9dbuECmhlURv_-ahDg9D5MxN2W_8Uuf05ahJ3inDEX9d8dF-KN-FomwIPSpFvnrMFVYi0444QB2d0YkXCksCUEIHYCfE4UJGXuAEikPYxhZIW0j0fXXeSd8w/s1600-h/temple.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337481928537081490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RvlnutI6odxr1r1GfNO9dbuECmhlURv_-ahDg9D5MxN2W_8Uuf05ahJ3inDEX9d8dF-KN-FomwIPSpFvnrMFVYi0444QB2d0YkXCksCUEIHYCfE4UJGXuAEikPYxhZIW0j0fXXeSd8w/s400/temple.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hindu temple in Bali. This is one of many Hindu temples we spotted in Bali. We got a chance to go inside and toured around by ourselves because there was no ceremony going on at the time of our visit. The architecture and stone carving are out of this world.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcgFIzWGlzZ5NE9fyYeExMA0xS94l6wKDNbmTJPYHEwEEj5w3difzyOl5n0gU4C1_qEFTp4qD1W_ciga9zGI41T_m3KHZctmFUy6Tdkgzy1J8FxHsH3mv-meUiFe4JCI_ILLUTO5RJAg/s1600-h/temple+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337481924211036466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcgFIzWGlzZ5NE9fyYeExMA0xS94l6wKDNbmTJPYHEwEEj5w3difzyOl5n0gU4C1_qEFTp4qD1W_ciga9zGI41T_m3KHZctmFUy6Tdkgzy1J8FxHsH3mv-meUiFe4JCI_ILLUTO5RJAg/s400/temple+2.JPG" border="0" /></a> Inside the temple<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O_k1HW8vUsbrG_aIk-Lu_GdqcSY565Py2HxRQohEhkYvgn6MLTIOGr-rq7KxKeuMtt2PYyMrYqnxyym8yf2vlrERk7K5_BTa6CIIldso1NMhuPHdNhQG-U8T8WDzWkTJX1em-s4L8LU/s1600-h/store.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337480447934843682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O_k1HW8vUsbrG_aIk-Lu_GdqcSY565Py2HxRQohEhkYvgn6MLTIOGr-rq7KxKeuMtt2PYyMrYqnxyym8yf2vlrERk7K5_BTa6CIIldso1NMhuPHdNhQG-U8T8WDzWkTJX1em-s4L8LU/s400/store.JPG" border="0" /></a> On our way to Ubud, there're stores like this all along the street. I wish I could buy a few for our house.</div><div></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfp2pZ063J2VMjRUzPP6iSdfsJUG-aI6WNC8RabTaCjRDg13Xzs69UhxLoGWdpXzM_ddt9VLWU6FlPlTKhyphenhyphenEpCt5p4xeSRwgMkH8_LqXbYORqrR0vQ0mT1TR5-oGS5wvQOcASkWxS_908/s1600-h/Nusa+Dua+coast.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337480442323995426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfp2pZ063J2VMjRUzPP6iSdfsJUG-aI6WNC8RabTaCjRDg13Xzs69UhxLoGWdpXzM_ddt9VLWU6FlPlTKhyphenhyphenEpCt5p4xeSRwgMkH8_LqXbYORqrR0vQ0mT1TR5-oGS5wvQOcASkWxS_908/s400/Nusa+Dua+coast.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nusa Dua beach - view from our hotel. Luxurious hotels dotted along Nusa Dua beach, which is free from hawkers and warungs. </div><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsE0DZqVy_DXfh15QsqpRbMBUSJDoRvaKWotBYIxZVl9FLtYqqgXJbQoxU0yTBIG2r4CaA0y9g0QR_OuobuWgD8NApY26a9AEdstFNaG0Glh050Cefk-SjruW4N1uk4XChS6csfRCKVs/s1600-h/door.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337480440857368130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsE0DZqVy_DXfh15QsqpRbMBUSJDoRvaKWotBYIxZVl9FLtYqqgXJbQoxU0yTBIG2r4CaA0y9g0QR_OuobuWgD8NApY26a9AEdstFNaG0Glh050Cefk-SjruW4N1uk4XChS6csfRCKVs/s400/door.JPG" border="0" /></a>Carved door at Nusa Dua Beach Hotel and Spa.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_xbLT6sVdlVFhFswcjE_PLR3msqAXS5didX0uDOkEq20Mqn-Y3MT0VrsVHWwJnEWN8qOEvf1FQIgXVS7H_Xoahao5eobWK0cVOUzlYKQkIjgP804zbfUmhArM-p0sBJ9rfxX2ZvQr0g/s1600-h/Balinese+dancers.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337480437748920418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_xbLT6sVdlVFhFswcjE_PLR3msqAXS5didX0uDOkEq20Mqn-Y3MT0VrsVHWwJnEWN8qOEvf1FQIgXVS7H_Xoahao5eobWK0cVOUzlYKQkIjgP804zbfUmhArM-p0sBJ9rfxX2ZvQr0g/s400/Balinese+dancers.JPG" border="0" /></a> Balinese dancers after performance<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehPryA6cpnxxthu9-rFDhR4CCFJh49Pj63oSHc4zGr_AJHZ7_xuGf-8JAmJcqSXY4p3TENbdVAPLUO2biMJw9eBb_fe5mQRrT8bQsjBNFd_9DsyEJ_NZupRH7xAClBduZ0A8fh24lIl4/s1600-h/Balinese+Dance.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337480437334246450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehPryA6cpnxxthu9-rFDhR4CCFJh49Pj63oSHc4zGr_AJHZ7_xuGf-8JAmJcqSXY4p3TENbdVAPLUO2biMJw9eBb_fe5mQRrT8bQsjBNFd_9DsyEJ_NZupRH7xAClBduZ0A8fh24lIl4/s400/Balinese+Dance.JPG" border="0" /></a> Balinese Dance<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-52967755631691485852009-05-01T22:52:00.005+07:002009-05-01T23:37:58.661+07:00Anyer<div>We heard a lot about Anyer, a resort town in West Java, and its approximity to Krakatau. On the Easter weekend, we headed to Anyer with the whole family, and a lot of food supplies. Sol Marbella, mentioned in Lonely Planet, is supposed to be the ONLY five-star hotel. And the review of the hotel and its beach in Lonely Planet seemed very appealing. However, everything in Anyer disappointed us, except a Chinese restaurant we went to across the street of Sol Marbella. The beach was very crowded with thousands of people, and the sanitation condition is worrysome. Many tourists threw trash directly on the beach. Nevertheless, our kids had a good time in Anyer. They swam a lot in the pools and played on the blackish beach. I called it black sand, and Ted said it's dirty. If we ever visit West Java beach again, we'd prefer stay at somewhere else. Here are some pictures from that trip. </div><div> </div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330889291174021794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPFgmZm9TSsG8KgfbyF6RoSjAOpu7l2sctzMoch5HPXsYhibVt5OrsesrEsNvARaVgGHgcS0IPMK3GZPtwLO9pHBmC-QAOdGoQQ7zztKjN-O6sPVW4YrgfTItJmO8VyYJrCStLjztrI4/s400/Anyer-view+of+fields.JPG" border="0" />Scene of fields on our way to Anyer.<br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDk9bEI31UuIw6DN3jsvVTqM9naYuihY_mnjiCwBSf7GWLi5pnQvhRT-Yc9a8hHIZGNSPtNeA2csP5eOl-n5n1sfLgJOHCPuYElK5xaVd0ZN7PXrznq2awFxJQYwzXBGfvq1Y3lQHB08/s1600-h/Anyer-view+from+beach.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330891174954930306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDk9bEI31UuIw6DN3jsvVTqM9naYuihY_mnjiCwBSf7GWLi5pnQvhRT-Yc9a8hHIZGNSPtNeA2csP5eOl-n5n1sfLgJOHCPuYElK5xaVd0ZN7PXrznq2awFxJQYwzXBGfvq1Y3lQHB08/s400/Anyer-view+from+beach.JPG" border="0" /></a> Scene from the beach. </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzjQJRbTL5qIQNQf7_EeIzmOccv-LZOAvEpGbVyfBgxnltODqWE4BLPB1n66nscW_CJ_iRfKg9b8NM4HwYQayTJfK1uqna__OKl-CGtUZ13aUAPtbeqZkWRnJ4xa7nDdSDwIr_SF2XSU/s1600-h/Anyer-small+business+on+the+beach+tatoo.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330891175000162738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzjQJRbTL5qIQNQf7_EeIzmOccv-LZOAvEpGbVyfBgxnltODqWE4BLPB1n66nscW_CJ_iRfKg9b8NM4HwYQayTJfK1uqna__OKl-CGtUZ13aUAPtbeqZkWRnJ4xa7nDdSDwIr_SF2XSU/s400/Anyer-small+business+on+the+beach+tatoo.JPG" border="0" /></a> The beach is very crowded during weekend with hundreds of tourists, and maybe another few hundreds of vendors. This is a tatoo stand on the beach.</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhyDHdUj1ZrNUBxMNkxcBFaoyBfk8t4bDdQLHea_-zw1jf9YYHW_vVfUFPy-2a0DH_4SLvK8XaXFTJ0tlIf6Uq7LB7iSTfTevt3GyEgmUYwxcCwABeyd4xit5PpDjx0GlcepVXj8BWFs/s1600-h/Anyer-massage+ladies+looking+for+business.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330891172702257602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhyDHdUj1ZrNUBxMNkxcBFaoyBfk8t4bDdQLHea_-zw1jf9YYHW_vVfUFPy-2a0DH_4SLvK8XaXFTJ0tlIf6Uq7LB7iSTfTevt3GyEgmUYwxcCwABeyd4xit5PpDjx0GlcepVXj8BWFs/s400/Anyer-massage+ladies+looking+for+business.JPG" border="0" /></a> These young girls with picnic mats were exchanging information and looking for potential clients for massage.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330892478282911474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvYPZOTpyo0HmnJXwPr22-Vm91I7vfJGf7CFJqHjehGVmf7PJxb2WAdFDdb9ErATqLU3arSgiP0qldmu1wei66kl3CZMHMShvbUc935hDwF2OxUy2wy3mF8CE-jV-pOeBn9-V5eA-N5Y/s400/Anyer-massage+lady+at+work.JPG" border="0" /><br />A massage lady at work.<br /><div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VdcJ8M7XGI_o_Rl6WiqKzAKj_iYoz9dd4Casf88pBZbPotPZc9O-hPoNaH3amdv5YXKrHkvmM_MZkCR78p3YtiezwLVdsKrN4ErQYBYhgz-39fhtRSTi5I9o2MzrUraTRODnh4iArWQ/s1600-h/Anyer-coconut.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330889293465822370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VdcJ8M7XGI_o_Rl6WiqKzAKj_iYoz9dd4Casf88pBZbPotPZc9O-hPoNaH3amdv5YXKrHkvmM_MZkCR78p3YtiezwLVdsKrN4ErQYBYhgz-39fhtRSTi5I9o2MzrUraTRODnh4iArWQ/s400/Anyer-coconut.JPG" border="0" /></a>Coconut on the beach of Anyer. Coconut vendors trash coconut husks directly on the beach, and seafood warungs use coconut husts to cook/grill seafood. I guess that's why the sand is blackish.<br /></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QojZWMeP09eibyKYUqy7BKKIK2OXp1kmAobv3aQDX6FEPo75USesSitYp7pAw7mjwaanfa0s4l0bAUrSM7AKms-P8lkgfaUKo3UpaoEClMK7p0pd1OyUhSnJB4-1oadO4esnj742cBw/s1600-h/Anyer-beach+scene.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330889287878889346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QojZWMeP09eibyKYUqy7BKKIK2OXp1kmAobv3aQDX6FEPo75USesSitYp7pAw7mjwaanfa0s4l0bAUrSM7AKms-P8lkgfaUKo3UpaoEClMK7p0pd1OyUhSnJB4-1oadO4esnj742cBw/s400/Anyer-beach+scene.JPG" border="0" /></a>Vendors and warungs on the beach. When tides are high, the entire beach would submerge under tide water. We bought fresh prawn from a vendor and tasted yummy grilled prawn. Elizabeth requested that we buy again the following day 'cause it's so tasty.</p><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hdWxeRoACY9mzOUDKEa-46F9ttd_sNbB3Hdgp4FEjBSd0SPqNwFkcvZlpA-5sXcCWJv99oT1ZVCE97AgwSYfZdT5bszDytfIO3117FcQhpayCol3F8eINw3TKguIrLRMcil49ECdrVM/s1600-h/Anyer-beach+scene2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330889290792265042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hdWxeRoACY9mzOUDKEa-46F9ttd_sNbB3Hdgp4FEjBSd0SPqNwFkcvZlpA-5sXcCWJv99oT1ZVCE97AgwSYfZdT5bszDytfIO3117FcQhpayCol3F8eINw3TKguIrLRMcil49ECdrVM/s400/Anyer-beach+scene2.JPG" border="0" /></a> Vendors on the beach are busy setting up their stalls and looking for customers. Each time I appeared on the beach with the kids, there were dozens of people approaching us, trying to convince me to rent their buggy boards. Ted actually did rent once. </p><p></p><p> </p></div></div></div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-39907322029674967022009-04-05T11:43:00.008+07:002009-04-05T13:30:55.665+07:00Bogor Botanic Garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8nxxFgn0_sEhg7ooka9u-vDeV0fRm2Aws_oVkwTRzRAi-5GoiJ-MLupDFajouhcpDXffXmF4UBstxc1L68Bs9EDOGvnSFrmvBNqRTpa6l-CbmOx-BLjH2Rsnddd9LQOPazbiIr-nWRU/s1600-h/Istana+President.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8nxxFgn0_sEhg7ooka9u-vDeV0fRm2Aws_oVkwTRzRAi-5GoiJ-MLupDFajouhcpDXffXmF4UBstxc1L68Bs9EDOGvnSFrmvBNqRTpa6l-CbmOx-BLjH2Rsnddd9LQOPazbiIr-nWRU/s400/Istana+President.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321089431261252706" /></a><br />Istana Bogor - Presidential Palace. Only groups that have pre-arrangements can go inside the palace. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqQDgYhkuCsFp9y0QRcWk8bMnZ6xPgG0B-jCZwclHHr0Cm9b3hqjGfYjG96maWjDHkwS9TVn9jXLnu_7HFV8rhDfYEW-D2oDYD_YJsXO7u_w0LlEwigETAsd3GvNM_ZfQF7St9h0TsaM/s1600-h/lotus.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqQDgYhkuCsFp9y0QRcWk8bMnZ6xPgG0B-jCZwclHHr0Cm9b3hqjGfYjG96maWjDHkwS9TVn9jXLnu_7HFV8rhDfYEW-D2oDYD_YJsXO7u_w0LlEwigETAsd3GvNM_ZfQF7St9h0TsaM/s400/lotus.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321089427180986802" /></a><br />Lotus<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-oiVILcNJ2K_d7EGvp6tNRSFNcH1fag0-jG7ZQaAawdUgA95HWP0Izij1KeKqr0FB3ylcCxccmYpC0P4BuTWs1kgwfqTu1uylc68l77wCM2aeH4nrPK9sNc38UpD3v-G6dwNcUA0OUg/s1600-h/palms.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-oiVILcNJ2K_d7EGvp6tNRSFNcH1fag0-jG7ZQaAawdUgA95HWP0Izij1KeKqr0FB3ylcCxccmYpC0P4BuTWs1kgwfqTu1uylc68l77wCM2aeH4nrPK9sNc38UpD3v-G6dwNcUA0OUg/s400/palms.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321088759947303426" /></a><br /><br />Palms<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXG3YGuV8wOKMycLb_gwI534waniVKx7z0rWqY6XE2Rn286eQcOmVYiA8OOIMny3wXjW3EhXd-ylOD8Mhb_2L3nQ2cIvPOHJTXv5A4-80fHhV5NiSWC7Al3Bnn_oClEmAEuxPnKy56FA/s1600-h/flower.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXG3YGuV8wOKMycLb_gwI534waniVKx7z0rWqY6XE2Rn286eQcOmVYiA8OOIMny3wXjW3EhXd-ylOD8Mhb_2L3nQ2cIvPOHJTXv5A4-80fHhV5NiSWC7Al3Bnn_oClEmAEuxPnKy56FA/s400/flower.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321088616016818098" /></a><br />Unknown flowers that have a very subtle sweet smell.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV75V-wA4IKQiuOyH4Dczb1fEiKe0F6z2ejyTCdDdTIjkiDEbVsYIPTNwj0yUV_Xtookq8VlV6NyHu_YSebAennB0Hn_F-Z1_IsHKTtALUZtnvA-avp5locT7HfRhbNQuZt9D-z0NN5dE/s1600-h/Coco.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV75V-wA4IKQiuOyH4Dczb1fEiKe0F6z2ejyTCdDdTIjkiDEbVsYIPTNwj0yUV_Xtookq8VlV6NyHu_YSebAennB0Hn_F-Z1_IsHKTtALUZtnvA-avp5locT7HfRhbNQuZt9D-z0NN5dE/s400/Coco.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321088402353113282" /></a><br />Coco fruit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0g6OXVa9d4zzrnB0c62avZRQGaikZ2PpC8Wg_s4lrL-S9_fk2hQx5Tk01PvmCrhsdclykoHDE_UPCM_SWKXhIh14ESLhJ9PvdvCYI7DafJPRTAYJgQ-M-rJ1jKpmtEi4aVua5wDLfZk/s1600-h/garbage+deposit.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0g6OXVa9d4zzrnB0c62avZRQGaikZ2PpC8Wg_s4lrL-S9_fk2hQx5Tk01PvmCrhsdclykoHDE_UPCM_SWKXhIh14ESLhJ9PvdvCYI7DafJPRTAYJgQ-M-rJ1jKpmtEi4aVua5wDLfZk/s400/garbage+deposit.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321089442699657986" /></a><br />My parents thought this was a well. Almost. This is one of the many garbage deposits in Kebun Raya.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wgqCtlYbu1YPnPQNVDlRoOBCm_WKvUrt1R0IBd6IfOlhCvXI79M9pwXFsHWILXz-zbkmkV384cP7kT8UfEgCuv4ggptkpLpbUa2_httWsXNj_Z2kRQOxL3d2IZzcP5fLtLIEj1zBndY/s1600-h/group+exercise.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wgqCtlYbu1YPnPQNVDlRoOBCm_WKvUrt1R0IBd6IfOlhCvXI79M9pwXFsHWILXz-zbkmkV384cP7kT8UfEgCuv4ggptkpLpbUa2_httWsXNj_Z2kRQOxL3d2IZzcP5fLtLIEj1zBndY/s400/group+exercise.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321089435109623970" /></a><br />This group was practicing some sort of Qigong or martial art in Kebun Raya. Those in white uniforms are coaches, or group leaders.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYtgAs5Yi3OHllMC6eiwIGh5S8W-s5P3yy-Oytw6R_0t1oVHT9wdn5S9bYdPuW_f1Afk3mNF5DBwc1aaHnoLs2qjj9u0DaXLbKMRLGFlVmxHMPdLRM9Asmt_Yug72oIB49ODkzcbNPkc/s1600-h/Bogor+mini+buses.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYtgAs5Yi3OHllMC6eiwIGh5S8W-s5P3yy-Oytw6R_0t1oVHT9wdn5S9bYdPuW_f1Afk3mNF5DBwc1aaHnoLs2qjj9u0DaXLbKMRLGFlVmxHMPdLRM9Asmt_Yug72oIB49ODkzcbNPkc/s400/Bogor+mini+buses.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321089434597210674" /></a><br />Bogor public transportation - this kind of green mini-bus is everywhere.<br />Bogor is a satellite city of Jakarta. With the everlasting urban sprawling and increasing housing cost in Jakarta, many people opt to live in Bogor and other surrounding cities, forming a "JABODETABEK", now an official name of the metropolitan Jakarta and its surrounding cities. BO in this new word refers to Bogor, about 1 hour drive on highway by car - without traffic, of course.<br /><br />Bogor is best known for its 80-hectare botanic garden,or Kebun Raya. It is said that Dutch researchers, during the colonial period, developed some cash crops in this botanic garden. Today, it's still a functioning research center.teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-72852628087059194112009-03-25T19:04:00.004+07:002009-03-25T19:10:25.660+07:00Elizabeth played in Cat and Riddle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT478NtYC9u4lzNY2M8NEdzYEdwqGP7fkjU5K-pUTgXp114kDE4Xby5srzpg_Yss7I3z83qN2S23Wt7O5VV3rbQlvzZHodtBszthlH0wMBRnWZBmRIzSrSWkL8mzq65u0A6vkzqWmUQ6k/s1600-h/cat+and+riddle+5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317095685492691602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT478NtYC9u4lzNY2M8NEdzYEdwqGP7fkjU5K-pUTgXp114kDE4Xby5srzpg_Yss7I3z83qN2S23Wt7O5VV3rbQlvzZHodtBszthlH0wMBRnWZBmRIzSrSWkL8mzq65u0A6vkzqWmUQ6k/s400/cat+and+riddle+5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK0pQ90LAAinYlQPQzOJ8r9ztd7werFmAxLqWek4L_okMiRxrEVru4JmVKXxnHeY959Ty5F0X0LAyMM-sUrWjsQFu_vIcIyUULKMJQJbvQlnkN2PVzRGpVDFTM8KNT-8zkNsrbGd1t8I/s1600-h/cat+and+riddle+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317095680799827746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK0pQ90LAAinYlQPQzOJ8r9ztd7werFmAxLqWek4L_okMiRxrEVru4JmVKXxnHeY959Ty5F0X0LAyMM-sUrWjsQFu_vIcIyUULKMJQJbvQlnkN2PVzRGpVDFTM8KNT-8zkNsrbGd1t8I/s400/cat+and+riddle+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlkqhhGWJxDcCGwoSDB6Ge44neZEZmRWIchGrCifMJPadDrUE-H9X5Uqpxx9kqw_9ci7OZv5D0ppJQgF_RrSmY1l39eAm7mqQfHGKA_hSZiuydR6R-TGQY9dJhAxHkw7rSZfE-49dWO4/s1600-h/cat+and+riddle+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317095679631338386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlkqhhGWJxDcCGwoSDB6Ge44neZEZmRWIchGrCifMJPadDrUE-H9X5Uqpxx9kqw_9ci7OZv5D0ppJQgF_RrSmY1l39eAm7mqQfHGKA_hSZiuydR6R-TGQY9dJhAxHkw7rSZfE-49dWO4/s400/cat+and+riddle+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXquy3s9AxYwQUE-ZrWeZyCN8WkDjQ9hXKSUMXrDJQc9rDaR2Rg9WvS0FMewvF3Lgelud9yiAjl9eOuLHVNOzfcSMcvHRlzhpN-IpJvs4QuifQTDdqFRhU4cGuDe8gz8ETBQnu7cmrklQ/s1600-h/cat+and+riddle+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317095680738848850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXquy3s9AxYwQUE-ZrWeZyCN8WkDjQ9hXKSUMXrDJQc9rDaR2Rg9WvS0FMewvF3Lgelud9yiAjl9eOuLHVNOzfcSMcvHRlzhpN-IpJvs4QuifQTDdqFRhU4cGuDe8gz8ETBQnu7cmrklQ/s400/cat+and+riddle+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJnlhp21KAgaTj6NbssG5VEPXaBKzSI2KLE3Cb8cChIIwYWeegfwv0hWP-144q0o5Y76CTU6vtolx48QyLSOEJKtixv7SngQe987peLbmMFX-ox6rT0HNIF8q3343c1WIuOUNmVZBVSU/s1600-h/cat+and+riddle+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317095676228627394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJnlhp21KAgaTj6NbssG5VEPXaBKzSI2KLE3Cb8cChIIwYWeegfwv0hWP-144q0o5Y76CTU6vtolx48QyLSOEJKtixv7SngQe987peLbmMFX-ox6rT0HNIF8q3343c1WIuOUNmVZBVSU/s400/cat+and+riddle+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Elizabeth played Egyptologist in Cats and Riddle, a musical that involved almost all kids from Grade 2 to Grade 3 at school. This was her first performance in a musical/drama and she showed great enthusiasm. Here're a few pictures from the show.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-30373817691304130692009-03-25T18:33:00.002+07:002009-03-25T19:02:20.102+07:00Taman Safari<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35JMgSgceUCe0yeUvXkb3u6Gq-Z3IW9b_MNSS3_CGFzObSnkeYN0b2DJLChmw7aNut9u-t99972gcsoHm4Ubp67PjSdCVNt4rvN0eIdyc5BPlmyyYZIY9jsRBqx1lAkFA4rJT30wNmRk/s1600-h/orangutan.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317093326612626402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35JMgSgceUCe0yeUvXkb3u6Gq-Z3IW9b_MNSS3_CGFzObSnkeYN0b2DJLChmw7aNut9u-t99972gcsoHm4Ubp67PjSdCVNt4rvN0eIdyc5BPlmyyYZIY9jsRBqx1lAkFA4rJT30wNmRk/s400/orangutan.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdaHi0I22hnaeKANo11MNq6PuqmEYNntoxG3TOroEeCX75CyJOmRPxNzw69aZbmnAe_fC5G7qy5A3zH4TqfCl0-xgxwn7L7_DLYKt1PoYIb6M7W9d3sea86sVNSCZKujEHsK-ZngGwoo/s1600-h/waterfall.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317090757757588802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdaHi0I22hnaeKANo11MNq6PuqmEYNntoxG3TOroEeCX75CyJOmRPxNzw69aZbmnAe_fC5G7qy5A3zH4TqfCl0-xgxwn7L7_DLYKt1PoYIb6M7W9d3sea86sVNSCZKujEHsK-ZngGwoo/s400/waterfall.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNr54dSuY4gqFAHWlr7fxPRo5e6Zi-W568yYrkBb8G1KMxXdv0J7y7EfwNeKzugmrpVMekuDJbkoF9og_gsQwlt01dXtjhKj2dwMvIbCgMbzIwsEZsi6GNmW3HDixNAdTYYAlN5kMm8U/s1600-h/elephants.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317090755566955458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNr54dSuY4gqFAHWlr7fxPRo5e6Zi-W568yYrkBb8G1KMxXdv0J7y7EfwNeKzugmrpVMekuDJbkoF9og_gsQwlt01dXtjhKj2dwMvIbCgMbzIwsEZsi6GNmW3HDixNAdTYYAlN5kMm8U/s400/elephants.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N2Yl-ESj4C64CnY674rc5q1baT54tFdwt_CuHx9CM0lroXD4Hl4G-IMnFmWPwN36x8GZ9ydbTN9sgZaT0DA7YQb1XPYx5T-tWIhvD4CCg7rb9EpxjFhuRjZgrNtRzxICtlCma1jTmus/s1600-h/tiger.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317090748542584610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N2Yl-ESj4C64CnY674rc5q1baT54tFdwt_CuHx9CM0lroXD4Hl4G-IMnFmWPwN36x8GZ9ydbTN9sgZaT0DA7YQb1XPYx5T-tWIhvD4CCg7rb9EpxjFhuRjZgrNtRzxICtlCma1jTmus/s400/tiger.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZmXL2tUfTC2X4r77FTa_YPeGok6ciF6muALvzz98QuX7HFrE-UNPoOuxN5xTkgY1o_KgU7i9gALJf1GhTYuy4PZmlDZ4VbKjd2EIsrRK3DjBb4fqWFAkjlu4KNsTZCd7rgNKnKrHHsI/s1600-h/lions.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317090747815358194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZmXL2tUfTC2X4r77FTa_YPeGok6ciF6muALvzz98QuX7HFrE-UNPoOuxN5xTkgY1o_KgU7i9gALJf1GhTYuy4PZmlDZ4VbKjd2EIsrRK3DjBb4fqWFAkjlu4KNsTZCd7rgNKnKrHHsI/s400/lions.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuckkqJyJdLVGye7DptH_4aSOWojApdBbobOwrhKHZu1OwNNEcDZp5CbLJ_IVpjDuJyvkeUDuKqZr0V35b4Xc2eTkliUJNPLNoHcBdJ5c-UaPte8Zw8vVcoklARTF5Pble99bY7audu5c/s1600-h/dried+fish+shop.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317090739657694914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuckkqJyJdLVGye7DptH_4aSOWojApdBbobOwrhKHZu1OwNNEcDZp5CbLJ_IVpjDuJyvkeUDuKqZr0V35b4Xc2eTkliUJNPLNoHcBdJ5c-UaPte8Zw8vVcoklARTF5Pble99bY7audu5c/s400/dried+fish+shop.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGHOO4IFQ4b5AnwX_f-jb1oEure2LWfOx5Hh1y4GpXjGlaGZdz8ctnavdkxJp3DxCtH96wAug9JooJlPLfQdMVff0Ka4gvJqFv0lnOY8gcNdJ1leTTykxdBnmBbNIfxUFghtJnAt458c/s1600-h/carrots.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317090103255062050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGHOO4IFQ4b5AnwX_f-jb1oEure2LWfOx5Hh1y4GpXjGlaGZdz8ctnavdkxJp3DxCtH96wAug9JooJlPLfQdMVff0Ka4gvJqFv0lnOY8gcNdJ1leTTykxdBnmBbNIfxUFghtJnAt458c/s400/carrots.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last Saturday morning, we left Jakarta early in the morning for Taman Safari, on the hillfoot of Puncak. After driving 60-70 miles/hour for a while, we exited the highway and immediately got into heavy traffic. The 2-lane road was filled with vehicles on both direction. On the other side, hundreds of mini-vans carried campaign workers and volunteers passed by us, while we were sitting in traffic watching. We didn't understand whom the group represented, and our driver didn't know either.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Closer to Taman Safari, we saw many carrots stalls. Women and children were selling fresh carrots and we got a few bunches - for ourselves, thinking we couldn't get that kind in the city. Until we reached the safari park, we saw other people feed animals with carrots. Then we realized we made a mistake. But we happily fed zebras and lamas carrots that we bought.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Taman Safari is a great place for both children and adults. The drive-through was great and we could see animals from close range. There were free animals shows and a miniature amusement park that you need to pay for each ride. We took a trolley up the hill and went to the waterfall, which was another highlight of the day. The kids played in the water for a long time. If we have guests, this is definitely a place we want to bring them to. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-18600316084855630372008-09-04T10:13:00.002+07:002009-03-30T16:40:04.080+07:00PEL Olympics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEw5geZ0nhd_eQj8h_UhgNxJ0G2hQj4YNh2kX2uL5CmNW2xLs3No99ngRpP55neoNy5tOVaP2xXr1qehZdOZ21BVukkTfqs2WjRNcQ1XaJ2HMQ-gLleRH2NDVa-viIPOIatOt6Jq0fl8/s1600-h/Elizabeth+in+action.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEw5geZ0nhd_eQj8h_UhgNxJ0G2hQj4YNh2kX2uL5CmNW2xLs3No99ngRpP55neoNy5tOVaP2xXr1qehZdOZ21BVukkTfqs2WjRNcQ1XaJ2HMQ-gLleRH2NDVa-viIPOIatOt6Jq0fl8/s400/Elizabeth+in+action.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318913056615158434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnY76ylez_4UaS8eZTRQiacsvwSBEuAJmSBv8bA3-Y33BaBTaIzUmNEfS4Q2KGqSZxwzohZWu_wz1gkFmimfsHIdnqevPPSmC3wOJRTW3c_mD4jyHFlWZkJgS33PMHmI4ZBftdiTe3Ts/s1600-h/Elizabeth+in+action+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnY76ylez_4UaS8eZTRQiacsvwSBEuAJmSBv8bA3-Y33BaBTaIzUmNEfS4Q2KGqSZxwzohZWu_wz1gkFmimfsHIdnqevPPSmC3wOJRTW3c_mD4jyHFlWZkJgS33PMHmI4ZBftdiTe3Ts/s400/Elizabeth+in+action+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318913054639819474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe97Ib0KtKKFZWye8pBcKXKSb6_eTdq466CprCN24QvrcZBW5pNZp3gVz7Ix8jvkU7_iHBrWfuNEnyWwUvaA2PkB_oi7fChB5gKh78AJ3KunJDtIZnAMRnY6oxckXWwKNxUaL3uc_9QzA/s1600-h/Elizabeth+and+her+friends.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe97Ib0KtKKFZWye8pBcKXKSb6_eTdq466CprCN24QvrcZBW5pNZp3gVz7Ix8jvkU7_iHBrWfuNEnyWwUvaA2PkB_oi7fChB5gKh78AJ3KunJDtIZnAMRnY6oxckXWwKNxUaL3uc_9QzA/s400/Elizabeth+and+her+friends.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318913048371747314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmQzZcul4Lqc5zkYiY1LDeFxsD9A7KhuNPXSRXUs3BsdiQ_y90lC9WtZ2T20yL4a5dP4p0WlwCyNn618I3pMj-EVJCMYSd5K3rTTOKvszFNrQLbKtwKLpfVIIObfcZ6ZO8QljiMqR3Y4/s1600-h/Eddy+and+his+medal.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmQzZcul4Lqc5zkYiY1LDeFxsD9A7KhuNPXSRXUs3BsdiQ_y90lC9WtZ2T20yL4a5dP4p0WlwCyNn618I3pMj-EVJCMYSd5K3rTTOKvszFNrQLbKtwKLpfVIIObfcZ6ZO8QljiMqR3Y4/s400/Eddy+and+his+medal.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318913046539640562" /></a><br />Pattimura Elementary School (PEL) is holding PEL Olympics this week. From Grade 1 to 5, each grade is assigned a color - red, green blue, black and yellow. Grade 3 is red. Kindergarteners are assigned to wear white. At the opening ceremony on Monday, kids formed 5 rings, representing the 5 colors of the Olympics flag. Kindergarteners carried a huge Olympics flag. Unfortunately, Blogspot.com has problems uploading pictures so I'm not able to share pictures with everyone. But it was a really nice ceremony with class parade, athelet pledge, torch relay, music, etc.<br /><br />The third graders had their events yesterday and I was a parent volunteer to keep scores. I was really proud that Elizabeth was the only girl in her class to jump over 0.80 m. in high jump, although she is the 2nd shortest. She also had the highest long jump score among the girls, and ranked 2nd in 800 meters. Kindergarteners won't have their own events, and I'm not sure how Eddy will react by end of this week. At least, he'll have swimming class this afternoon.teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-28084549150963676722008-08-25T12:15:00.005+07:002008-08-25T12:34:53.220+07:00Homework, Extracurriculum Activities, etc.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW-G8LDkZnSa9FJ5TvB94qnr2n7WsYmgsBbtPAEL33uWym_atlwqdXVu5Cfg1BmKygeddg1jVuXY7GVDRoBMjmFIe2eyhXFLKulRVUzXLrtVZS2QBJlzdQ5EOjlUVPr9P-8IPGIrnOmY/s1600-h/Eddy1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238322813446633474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW-G8LDkZnSa9FJ5TvB94qnr2n7WsYmgsBbtPAEL33uWym_atlwqdXVu5Cfg1BmKygeddg1jVuXY7GVDRoBMjmFIe2eyhXFLKulRVUzXLrtVZS2QBJlzdQ5EOjlUVPr9P-8IPGIrnOmY/s400/Eddy1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbp0xTd-laD7859XC3N1fMqXCBIxBv65N_-bxMk2PODPxv4JWz9eR3TrddkZbb35C2gCtSpfN-aO5lZXiVaDPWmVT6G-DA0uLphkU2URRe2gXLyuHnqe12AEd9dARNSsozgi-aKbH4pZg/s1600-h/eddy5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238322819684921042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbp0xTd-laD7859XC3N1fMqXCBIxBv65N_-bxMk2PODPxv4JWz9eR3TrddkZbb35C2gCtSpfN-aO5lZXiVaDPWmVT6G-DA0uLphkU2URRe2gXLyuHnqe12AEd9dARNSsozgi-aKbH4pZg/s400/eddy5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeqrbgy6Gk_RPAlshUMUB5xli-4Ee8uqRPBPJ9sdbKOOkzhqGT4nTZIvBzUSVnHE92xFw9D6MdeigCpoacixA5PGVU1BkOEBFsD08Cv04ZrIEl6tHOtEdKeBeAFRMgOw2GjMX8njEPGs/s1600-h/eddy3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238322821809991746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeqrbgy6Gk_RPAlshUMUB5xli-4Ee8uqRPBPJ9sdbKOOkzhqGT4nTZIvBzUSVnHE92xFw9D6MdeigCpoacixA5PGVU1BkOEBFsD08Cv04ZrIEl6tHOtEdKeBeAFRMgOw2GjMX8njEPGs/s400/eddy3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6efJHl7c1ljMYXQhSJUcQA75Nd_IFFOsrm5TO-riMub20cVwa-JbT81yIClYSaz_tuIL_H38iBEkq8lYMQZYxypMdxWdALuSFb6Vyt97Eo7B6vPJ8EQQ1y0jIUMi0ot5P69NZr4Wl1Y/s1600-h/eddy2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238322827323571378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6efJHl7c1ljMYXQhSJUcQA75Nd_IFFOsrm5TO-riMub20cVwa-JbT81yIClYSaz_tuIL_H38iBEkq8lYMQZYxypMdxWdALuSFb6Vyt97Eo7B6vPJ8EQQ1y0jIUMi0ot5P69NZr4Wl1Y/s400/eddy2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNu8sopaAdAq5b1wkVZIkxY9p8QBqogZcTzkoOy2wKauQg0Y21r6KqNP2ru_2hZOj8UQqDHBA4GR8fedPnajLJVEEyVzsAlmy16eT8BOXXGjSlJqWM5jJVG1rUQdt3BCUuV_BBzUqS6k/s1600-h/DSC05010%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238322831699618178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNu8sopaAdAq5b1wkVZIkxY9p8QBqogZcTzkoOy2wKauQg0Y21r6KqNP2ru_2hZOj8UQqDHBA4GR8fedPnajLJVEEyVzsAlmy16eT8BOXXGjSlJqWM5jJVG1rUQdt3BCUuV_BBzUqS6k/s400/DSC05010%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>Homework starts to kick in. Elizabeth brings home every Friday a letter to us, telling us what she did during the week. We're supposed to write a letter back so she can read on Monday. Eddy made a book, titled "When I Was A Baby". So I was scrambling to find his baby pictures - our desktop that has all the pictures will be delivered tomorrow. Here're a few that I found from other sources.</div><br />There're a lot of after-school activities, but it seems that our kids are only interested in swimming. The school offers free music and string classes, but Elizabeth shows no interest in them. I'm wondering where she got that gene from.<br /><br />Finally, I got kids accepted to Blue Dolphin, a parent-run swimming school on JIS Pattimura Campus. Both kids are in the intermediate class. Their first lesson is August 28. I'll take some pictures and upload them. These swimming classes are an addition to what is required by the school for PE class, which has a swimming component. I can't see our kids will become starts like Michael Phelps, but at least they'll learn styles.teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-82558369476345324912008-08-10T17:04:00.005+07:002008-08-10T17:12:43.865+07:00More School & Kids Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVMKu0YLuvkRukbkyexWVmmWvjTCreIsE8JPJiFyeZ3A34WuuYybpjNdbjPAKUkpEXZT_grxE6pp4fZ8v2fs5kK1bbgNMVsDB7i9YE7FBwfZfBhJDDLw-mTe-yTluwlIeubcS5XjruAM/s1600-h/DSC_0930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232829267164528146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVMKu0YLuvkRukbkyexWVmmWvjTCreIsE8JPJiFyeZ3A34WuuYybpjNdbjPAKUkpEXZT_grxE6pp4fZ8v2fs5kK1bbgNMVsDB7i9YE7FBwfZfBhJDDLw-mTe-yTluwlIeubcS5XjruAM/s400/DSC_0930.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Campus<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByNz0LtKBeQausRt5rbBhO3Z2lKH3sZqrw_GJx5tFbL8hc3KXx_2f6gcufxjvfpzHH__KJ3MnSMZgUBYHsAi0zhSyndpmr2WTHAZYkX84Crxc-diNdilGwVCoXATheOG1vcXl4kW-fgc/s1600-h/DSC_0932.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232829271732668578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByNz0LtKBeQausRt5rbBhO3Z2lKH3sZqrw_GJx5tFbL8hc3KXx_2f6gcufxjvfpzHH__KJ3MnSMZgUBYHsAi0zhSyndpmr2WTHAZYkX84Crxc-diNdilGwVCoXATheOG1vcXl4kW-fgc/s400/DSC_0932.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ball Field<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiSZV3nnd05NR3H-pSs6swJ3GcSG-p-7C-LGGD1PyjFGHu2KpYY7o_ABhqM9z2pE3rf8cTx8CzKcBTsyLMijwFKfNo4i_IGl3tA7AXNy48D6kKTUlczmn3Dt65Yjichz-pIzYE8Tuzes/s1600-h/DSC_0934.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232829275883598674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiSZV3nnd05NR3H-pSs6swJ3GcSG-p-7C-LGGD1PyjFGHu2KpYY7o_ABhqM9z2pE3rf8cTx8CzKcBTsyLMijwFKfNo4i_IGl3tA7AXNy48D6kKTUlczmn3Dt65Yjichz-pIzYE8Tuzes/s400/DSC_0934.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ball Field & Playground<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctsaY_YEG-5giGaU-FskW1ZEr7cYIJO3e-PG5rLd0V7H913qTSoFsXDjHizc1ZTTF6r9VNbzKrQc6t6VidExIG1bEGfdUBm_T1MDKYHutUVsu1d4NCVch65FMeALjpLx6arIN7vn2iR8/s1600-h/first+school+day5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232829280001663090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctsaY_YEG-5giGaU-FskW1ZEr7cYIJO3e-PG5rLd0V7H913qTSoFsXDjHizc1ZTTF6r9VNbzKrQc6t6VidExIG1bEGfdUBm_T1MDKYHutUVsu1d4NCVch65FMeALjpLx6arIN7vn2iR8/s400/first+school+day5.JPG" border="0" /></a> Elizabeth can't wait to go to school.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_f7QgAQqj3NJInKE0jiSYihfIR5R9zBk2VNAkcfPaKAHbgqpA1Ih4sMCuT0OidLKiWGFxADhnWruueaa6N9x-BNSsTqxUQTkc-liTR-s35qX34bRQKx2cGzpd9kcneBOFNKW2HSxdBk/s1600-h/first+school+day4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232829283534446706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_f7QgAQqj3NJInKE0jiSYihfIR5R9zBk2VNAkcfPaKAHbgqpA1Ih4sMCuT0OidLKiWGFxADhnWruueaa6N9x-BNSsTqxUQTkc-liTR-s35qX34bRQKx2cGzpd9kcneBOFNKW2HSxdBk/s400/first+school+day4.JPG" border="0" /></a> Eddy feels empowered and ready to make a great shot at school.<br /><div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-9738669931343570862008-08-10T16:51:00.004+07:002008-08-10T17:04:21.244+07:00First Day at School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyGIZJR5vJ0hk2u7LKYDJ0wn79k2HmUyteJiEg1OJOiF-6vK8ao4YwpXwzwerVc-zIuoLRAf8tx17oqodkPUb_S92xrtSQ31ayTDXjDnXzS94ajMkJ6VFJiwLuqLHWk_0-RdYAwToDk8/s1600-h/first+school+day1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232825935448690306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyGIZJR5vJ0hk2u7LKYDJ0wn79k2HmUyteJiEg1OJOiF-6vK8ao4YwpXwzwerVc-zIuoLRAf8tx17oqodkPUb_S92xrtSQ31ayTDXjDnXzS94ajMkJ6VFJiwLuqLHWk_0-RdYAwToDk8/s400/first+school+day1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcT_2jDuh75fjKfLLc8Y_2g_XI-cShTdkZ-P-P6UJKHES8TizI-yBfME811y8lyoi-mswjESYGUipTgIH_i9n6t5QkcKUj3a9x2MIP3a-KWxUjQsw615-Bhc0CD2Z_YKUxnrM-DZ7GF8/s1600-h/first+school+day8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232825944540532914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcT_2jDuh75fjKfLLc8Y_2g_XI-cShTdkZ-P-P6UJKHES8TizI-yBfME811y8lyoi-mswjESYGUipTgIH_i9n6t5QkcKUj3a9x2MIP3a-KWxUjQsw615-Bhc0CD2Z_YKUxnrM-DZ7GF8/s400/first+school+day8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8lcjEUJ6iqsztV_WyFv7SNcoeFDNXw8TnhFd90z84MqXcPXnoXwh-vMOYW-1NtXdzjXHDntO0YMeYEj7zrKHmEdIRhZTUkTcfjBbX0TCfNhdJt6XFLbMHLfyi498bPnYMWGTxi8jBhc/s1600-h/arrivie+at+school+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232825946065292306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8lcjEUJ6iqsztV_WyFv7SNcoeFDNXw8TnhFd90z84MqXcPXnoXwh-vMOYW-1NtXdzjXHDntO0YMeYEj7zrKHmEdIRhZTUkTcfjBbX0TCfNhdJt6XFLbMHLfyi498bPnYMWGTxi8jBhc/s400/arrivie+at+school+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk-1LJDLDaI1Z7cOyhLcfli8vdbF1ZhoK1bcGLsyakAbD5ejVNqwvwGDJHEO-LaoaCrYONiSPOVVm3rH3HNMCUrKVkKJaPOyT3zU91C9W9jXTsjHgNrE7y0WqnlwVb2sfULx5WUe4pZU/s1600-h/Elizabeth+in+class+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232825953447639938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk-1LJDLDaI1Z7cOyhLcfli8vdbF1ZhoK1bcGLsyakAbD5ejVNqwvwGDJHEO-LaoaCrYONiSPOVVm3rH3HNMCUrKVkKJaPOyT3zU91C9W9jXTsjHgNrE7y0WqnlwVb2sfULx5WUe4pZU/s400/Elizabeth+in+class+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEf3z_dVvlviI3KX5uViml-Uwvq5AWsrCcDW7qXP455GCWvRQ2GrTrHtyBzhgJJLFszrpqgY1JfFz5Ga-MTyGk1MfQHuS_jtkjYumDpDJITs4_Wpf_3wLSjlu-_I1qHurZPc7TobVU3vc/s1600-h/Eddy's+classroom.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232825957623231890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEf3z_dVvlviI3KX5uViml-Uwvq5AWsrCcDW7qXP455GCWvRQ2GrTrHtyBzhgJJLFszrpqgY1JfFz5Ga-MTyGk1MfQHuS_jtkjYumDpDJITs4_Wpf_3wLSjlu-_I1qHurZPc7TobVU3vc/s400/Eddy's+classroom.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>August 7 was the kids' first day at school. At 5:45am, Eddy was all changed and wanted to get going. I had no idea when they woke up that day. From Eddy's dark eyebags, I figured they probably got up at 5:30am. At 6:15am, the kids put on their schoolbags, although the school bus wouldn't come until 7:05am. They were really excited about going to school, particularly after visiting the campus the day before.</div><div></div><br /><div>Although the school is 100 yards away, it took the schoolbus 15 minutes to arrive. Ted and I walked over and waited them at the gate. Eddy was surprised that how we could arrived ahead of the bus. He didn't seem to remember how to get to his classroom, so we walked him over. Elizabeth took off immediately.</div><div></div><div>Later that day, Elizabeth sent me an email, claiming that she had lots of fun at school. Apparently, her classroom is equipped with the ONLY comfy couch in the entire school. Her teacher, Mr. Kerr, is a very popular teacher. He brings cookies for kids every Friday. Eddy told me the day was too long and he wanted to sleep. If I get up at 5:30am, I would want a nap at 2pm, too.</div><div></div><div>The kids would have several special classes. Elizabeth has art, PE, music, library research, Bahasa Indonesia and computer. Eddy has the same special classes except Bahasa. But he will start Bahasa next school year as a First Grader. Go, kids, go!</div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-61089091610547657162008-08-06T11:54:00.002+07:002008-08-06T12:09:58.216+07:00the schoolWe just came back from an open house at JIS Pattimura campus, which is literally steps away from our house. PTA volunteers gave us a tour to the campus and we met with Elizabeth's teacher, Mr. Kerr. He is a really fun and energetic teacher, and he assured Elizabeth that she'll have the best year ever in his class. Eddy will be in Mrs. Sunny's kindergartener class.<br /><br />Both kids loved the campus, and were very excited to visit all the special classrooms, and the facilities. There's a theater, an large indoor gym, an outdoor 6-lane swimming pool, a bright cafeteria, a huge grassy playground, a music room for grades 1-5, an art room (G1-5), a library with good selection of books, and a computer lab. The school also offers language/speech therapy, psychological assistance and ESL services to students whose first language is not English. Eddy will have his art and music classes in his classroom. Kindergarteners also have their OWN playground at the back of their classrooms. As part of the PE curriculum, all students are required to take swimming class unless they're sick. This is the best news for our kids! As they can already swim, there're extra-curriculum swimming classes for them to take. <br /><br />I should especially mention how well the kids behaved during the open house. They have been so bored at home this summer. This morning was such an eye-opening and exciting 'field trip' for them. Elizabeth kept saying, "I'm so excited. This is really awesome." Eddy just wanted to jump in the pool right away. Tomorrow is the first day of school. We'll see how the kids will do in their new school.teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-76643794906911369272008-08-03T09:24:00.002+07:002008-08-03T09:41:23.960+07:00friends from afar<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ02oDfrI77f6y8xuW06UAJzUGcQi44IolM6RRbSytrxjeQRIgZq7EaKuDFXuNPopNoxP569-Wu_jQ8jekWZJBiEOAY9qczfML9ODmic3i0AzmI-I0ZEBZsmd1wqRNUbZaP6FrbZA4v8/s1600-h/DSC_0907+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230113042822307282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ02oDfrI77f6y8xuW06UAJzUGcQi44IolM6RRbSytrxjeQRIgZq7EaKuDFXuNPopNoxP569-Wu_jQ8jekWZJBiEOAY9qczfML9ODmic3i0AzmI-I0ZEBZsmd1wqRNUbZaP6FrbZA4v8/s400/DSC_0907+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkSYKwmozAe0h7Ot9Ie7-AEeT2y7WoeZRP2jwO4nmtDtXkjvMno0dSji14lGeswktR4auPxIs4CHVvK6tk57h1Adl_DvJPRXEd-isRF5m1jz132Qxs-43LCV3xnKkPrguzAWZex-JKhU/s1600-h/DSC_0938.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230113050709756082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkSYKwmozAe0h7Ot9Ie7-AEeT2y7WoeZRP2jwO4nmtDtXkjvMno0dSji14lGeswktR4auPxIs4CHVvK6tk57h1Adl_DvJPRXEd-isRF5m1jz132Qxs-43LCV3xnKkPrguzAWZex-JKhU/s400/DSC_0938.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0Lxt6LsgS9tsAxa5TP82le2FSq6iv1MfT83E9tyuILgXcx3hdY-PAsWSPbzPbB1dNEoAZUDn777ZviotgxX4ISI77k31oeP9IRs08tHA15hMRu8anZocq7s6FJ7D72cYTA-fjMk7QZg/s1600-h/DSC_0954.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230113055137046370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0Lxt6LsgS9tsAxa5TP82le2FSq6iv1MfT83E9tyuILgXcx3hdY-PAsWSPbzPbB1dNEoAZUDn777ZviotgxX4ISI77k31oeP9IRs08tHA15hMRu8anZocq7s6FJ7D72cYTA-fjMk7QZg/s400/DSC_0954.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb69LyckQkofzZKW8YTWwjqxjaomIoW0U_z0GL3jkEzSAG9fC5-ciHlbVpCStrvnln-hoaBaEN3NObEMeqNU_iqg-nHLnn7hwd7LgGf3bBvz_ryLPma8uU3k8FKE92NVsM5WW1DKi3ja8/s1600-h/DSC_0977.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230113060820641506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb69LyckQkofzZKW8YTWwjqxjaomIoW0U_z0GL3jkEzSAG9fC5-ciHlbVpCStrvnln-hoaBaEN3NObEMeqNU_iqg-nHLnn7hwd7LgGf3bBvz_ryLPma8uU3k8FKE92NVsM5WW1DKi3ja8/s400/DSC_0977.JPG" border="0" /></a> Last week, Hailey and Ashley came to visit. They now live in Japan. Elizabeth and Hailey spent their first 2 years in Korea together, and just saw each other once after we left Korea. It seems that they picked up their friendship where they left, and they clicked as soon as Hailey stepped in. The girls staged a fashion show and a talent show -- see Hailey and Ashley in Elizabeth's clothes :) Eddy didn't want to be left out so he followed Ashley's instruction to change his clothes and wear a pair of sunglasses. Hailey is the perfect organizer and she got EVERYONE in the house to watch their shows. It's amazing how long the kids could entertain us, even with repeated programs. The big girls made up wrote songs themselves (yeah, lyrics and music), and Eddy did, "Ninja, Ninja, why can you fight" (he also wrote the lyrics). Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to make video from my Nikon D40x so there're only still pictures.<br /><br /><div></div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-75833790070782955852008-08-02T21:13:00.006+07:002008-08-02T21:48:58.917+07:00Oh, mango, mango<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ktJQnO4qD0FlQpdIdK9gHlhz8GlZG72GZGAA2VI-HgkMWv34u26IjmA2SxhIMBYGxIWDsK9xxGKIqHQI6hKjilEVMqZ43-5OAsEQu63LXKz1iy967rH0IJr_tfFmqf08w3RiczeX10A/s1600-h/DSC_0903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229925602797390466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ktJQnO4qD0FlQpdIdK9gHlhz8GlZG72GZGAA2VI-HgkMWv34u26IjmA2SxhIMBYGxIWDsK9xxGKIqHQI6hKjilEVMqZ43-5OAsEQu63LXKz1iy967rH0IJr_tfFmqf08w3RiczeX10A/s400/DSC_0903.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5fQ4wBMf3fSjf7BiJwHS4Nl3fvJOH8w1SmlvnoXVuxZTrV8W1DMZBLKgaOCH8nDP5_VuMM6qtnBlt2QVoVwK_IFu9kfyLBjUQ1Pn2ux7GMcfNmu8qWOLtLKFTyJFKCgoLPfNb_4mxm4/s1600-h/DSC_0902.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229925613587818466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5fQ4wBMf3fSjf7BiJwHS4Nl3fvJOH8w1SmlvnoXVuxZTrV8W1DMZBLKgaOCH8nDP5_VuMM6qtnBlt2QVoVwK_IFu9kfyLBjUQ1Pn2ux7GMcfNmu8qWOLtLKFTyJFKCgoLPfNb_4mxm4/s400/DSC_0902.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykpKv3BciuXCgtg8yFVbguHQfel2ZIrs0wWCwlefujTqfTUemh98Uu9kqeD4vAWduDRKKd5WuenDKBUIi1TgkKPZlTCSPoy4hACGifoef0HHlMHoFagGxjFRUJ4iXCLj9AjSsemrY6QI/s1600-h/DSC_0914.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229925615776654434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykpKv3BciuXCgtg8yFVbguHQfel2ZIrs0wWCwlefujTqfTUemh98Uu9kqeD4vAWduDRKKd5WuenDKBUIi1TgkKPZlTCSPoy4hACGifoef0HHlMHoFagGxjFRUJ4iXCLj9AjSsemrY6QI/s400/DSC_0914.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HXacZ9DVWonZk2xYBcRTI6AM45GG74O2rOz5660-BeMdLSOn2mXXp9FT_OSQjn4roXpbr0BATy9UW3yNVJzrz4CUcgc8NHkQqqTi5Pz2DNz09tySxxev0Osx7po8dzXmhevG5VYyfAQ/s1600-h/DSC_0900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229925660794205426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HXacZ9DVWonZk2xYBcRTI6AM45GG74O2rOz5660-BeMdLSOn2mXXp9FT_OSQjn4roXpbr0BATy9UW3yNVJzrz4CUcgc8NHkQqqTi5Pz2DNz09tySxxev0Osx7po8dzXmhevG5VYyfAQ/s400/DSC_0900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxvm_pMSzpk5hxjv15TSwvoettyLD4LAuJdwSp0L4D3Svgl_NxHAsx9kdsSMG8vnqsZ0DRdFBz6R_oOWnlnZ7CUZ7_jjqXyyfs8jNHwqIJUpgUWrvxjNF5McOj8ttIuQNE4Ihk-K_2eg/s1600-h/special+effect.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229925659488658130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxvm_pMSzpk5hxjv15TSwvoettyLD4LAuJdwSp0L4D3Svgl_NxHAsx9kdsSMG8vnqsZ0DRdFBz6R_oOWnlnZ7CUZ7_jjqXyyfs8jNHwqIJUpgUWrvxjNF5McOj8ttIuQNE4Ihk-K_2eg/s400/special+effect.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>After our discovery of the mango tree, my parents couldn't sit tight for 10 minutes at a time. They kept opening the backdoor to check out the tree, hoping that mangos will parachute one night (see the mango pictures above). In order to prevent unforseeable neck injury from looking up the tall mango tree, yesterday I asked Ibu Tinah to plant some papaya seeds in the backyard so my parents can watch them grow from the GROUND. When Ibu Tinah was digging in the backyard, a gardener saw her and took over the mission. He planted the papaya seeds in 4 different spots and told me that the seeds will germinate in 2 weeks, and the tree will bear fruit in 3 months!!! Of course, I only understood the dua minggu (2 weeks) and tiga bulan (3 months) part. He also said that I could ask him to plant anything I want because it's my backyard. Well, not really mine forever, but for the next 3 years.</div><br /><p>What's surprising me was that Ibu Tinah walked in 15 minutes later with 6 beautiful mangos from the tree (see the 3rd picture above, minus the sweet potatoes in the back). The gardener climbed up the tree and picked them for my parents so I don't have to pay hospital bills for their potential neck injury. To thank the gardener, I asked Ibu Tinah to buy some cigarette and coffee for the gardener. Well, the real intention is that I have bigger projects in mind since the gardener said I could ask him to help any time. I want to have the pebble stones removed from my front yard and grow some herbs. Those pebble stones are there because the previous occupant of the house that we live in wanted those compound cats (cats with no owners) to have a decent place to release themselves, hence adding stones and sand. Can't blame him since those cats are really cute. But since we could barely feed ourselves during the first week in Jakarta, those cats no longer hang around our house, and probably have found a better 'bathroom' with more sand. I think it's time to remove their previous 'bathroom'. Don't know if they have left plenty organic fertilizer in our front yard. We will know the answer after we have some seeds planted.</p><p>On a separate note, Eddy has become such a good swimmer that he wants to show off his skill of holding breath in the bathtub. He has also developed a new hobby - photography. He couldn't wait to take pictures of me. Of course, I can't let my age show in his photos so I edited it before posting. Hope he'll become a good photographer soon.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-37159930380295415162008-07-28T00:48:00.002+07:002008-07-28T00:57:39.245+07:00The Compound<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWwxy7W2y9bcP5x3TzV_qz8eJUmoJNAu3rDqSq_XKNWRJRrnamWl02XYvbYtk8CdQviTATPgVA6Ue9CS5W7PEAKy7f7MdU6p7Y_wh0RBPr7kmT4fafvkf3iCJTjnBF3IXEe5K8vFbUBk/s1600-h/DSC_0893+(2)1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227752526545706562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWwxy7W2y9bcP5x3TzV_qz8eJUmoJNAu3rDqSq_XKNWRJRrnamWl02XYvbYtk8CdQviTATPgVA6Ue9CS5W7PEAKy7f7MdU6p7Y_wh0RBPr7kmT4fafvkf3iCJTjnBF3IXEe5K8vFbUBk/s400/DSC_0893+(2)1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_p1ntdvNFgHxJUpHzitW1hz6emq8RpoYeDPNiQsq4H_B1TTImsdg4d1Ps5CwPfeNk5UOdnAfe9sovJ2zqIQzI1DabsNQx-wYWIJAg9Y7269N5e4Kl2lT524K19dsy18nDnMrUf8FczYI/s1600-h/DSC_0892+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227752526085325922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_p1ntdvNFgHxJUpHzitW1hz6emq8RpoYeDPNiQsq4H_B1TTImsdg4d1Ps5CwPfeNk5UOdnAfe9sovJ2zqIQzI1DabsNQx-wYWIJAg9Y7269N5e4Kl2lT524K19dsy18nDnMrUf8FczYI/s400/DSC_0892+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOj3krpTRYdWKo7cItCjTQilgdYAOVWPROkar91GJ1OGfu7S4X6SrP1gT0NqQD8CdexYo9ALLU9kJcfJa7gXKt8QzKptuAoyMOne12XnZKH_egAM9fVBoR7cPfUGSwmvfAQCUygQzPqPE/s1600-h/DSC_0888+(2)1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227752529594462898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOj3krpTRYdWKo7cItCjTQilgdYAOVWPROkar91GJ1OGfu7S4X6SrP1gT0NqQD8CdexYo9ALLU9kJcfJa7gXKt8QzKptuAoyMOne12XnZKH_egAM9fVBoR7cPfUGSwmvfAQCUygQzPqPE/s400/DSC_0888+(2)1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmIftP0_-1gfHzuszSAVxcBcyROlBVNyNSu6uWtSXi5Ply5v42F8AijJJnwZQvJs5F4qFSgep19Td6OHgJr7ur0YG7enw2N5MRiiefqqUVyo5_G0dgoAq5UGhQ_jEudWE0J8bh54q-7E/s1600-h/DSC_0889+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227752530051197922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmIftP0_-1gfHzuszSAVxcBcyROlBVNyNSu6uWtSXi5Ply5v42F8AijJJnwZQvJs5F4qFSgep19Td6OHgJr7ur0YG7enw2N5MRiiefqqUVyo5_G0dgoAq5UGhQ_jEudWE0J8bh54q-7E/s400/DSC_0889+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>These are a few pictures of our house exterior (front), the playground and some beautiful tropical flowers. All houses in the compound look like ours. There's almost no backyard except space for compressers for air conditioners and gas canisters for cooking. But it's well landscaped. Every two houses share a car port and a gate. The compound is relatively quiet but we can hear some traffic at night, and people praying at 4:30am from a nearby mosque.</div><div> </div><div>I just discovered today that the huge tree in our tiny backyard is mango tree!!! It's about 30 meters tall, towering above our house. I claimed there were 2 mangos up there. My parents looked at it and said that my eyes must have some problem. They found tons of mangos hanging above. I'll upload some pictures tomorrow to show that they are right!</div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-63639538178467136872008-07-28T00:18:00.003+07:002008-07-28T00:36:10.620+07:00Our House<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnb_bbYR0Kdu2rXvNJ_4jcrUdPrUMAokj6ZsE-latCz_NFodfrYw72M1HJtwJ7Sl7SniA416LoOP9kHl-bBLKfGcQyiKrYKaNH2QBKlfZY2lq1S7QBxLptUjQzjm-3BsEl6i0ZTLBsPJs/s1600-h/dining+room+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227746342505177250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnb_bbYR0Kdu2rXvNJ_4jcrUdPrUMAokj6ZsE-latCz_NFodfrYw72M1HJtwJ7Sl7SniA416LoOP9kHl-bBLKfGcQyiKrYKaNH2QBKlfZY2lq1S7QBxLptUjQzjm-3BsEl6i0ZTLBsPJs/s400/dining+room+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYYyMaIE-JHqwgTRQ1anV25jE6fhxEPukapzQvp7juLWvutpSH00tm2FduOXvp9mX9IJslfiQ1qDVfFpYKgUGkMrwPCOTYgYdDnkhz97txCtEBMr3-2WffIy3o2AkB8Q5N0Xpku4oOwc/s1600-h/family+room.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227746363249960402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYYyMaIE-JHqwgTRQ1anV25jE6fhxEPukapzQvp7juLWvutpSH00tm2FduOXvp9mX9IJslfiQ1qDVfFpYKgUGkMrwPCOTYgYdDnkhz97txCtEBMr3-2WffIy3o2AkB8Q5N0Xpku4oOwc/s400/family+room.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ryEhm9RL3zIsiJCpd02w3mHr1vUmQUGNKKr9cwRoIEGZGKH_z92ASHPvwRV2xkRObfyDpJ1WxMWVzD5VEV1wOeyX-QmNX7bhHFFtbtrNICU0oE3G3ytdyjIk72OCqIFdkwntbo1jiR8/s1600-h/kitchen+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227746368715133778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ryEhm9RL3zIsiJCpd02w3mHr1vUmQUGNKKr9cwRoIEGZGKH_z92ASHPvwRV2xkRObfyDpJ1WxMWVzD5VEV1wOeyX-QmNX7bhHFFtbtrNICU0oE3G3ytdyjIk72OCqIFdkwntbo1jiR8/s400/kitchen+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9Je84WddDFfYXgZdlB3KoMtiKM1AUZrsAigwpAITtva0sdOQmawubFBx1yXSNZ4oaxgBxon-SjrNzRMRF69StesX2dDujvy4KwQ3cV1BvES8qHQtkeJjdOQcBJjrDL_ua5f10ZAq_aA/s1600-h/foyer.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227746371213647762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9Je84WddDFfYXgZdlB3KoMtiKM1AUZrsAigwpAITtva0sdOQmawubFBx1yXSNZ4oaxgBxon-SjrNzRMRF69StesX2dDujvy4KwQ3cV1BvES8qHQtkeJjdOQcBJjrDL_ua5f10ZAq_aA/s400/foyer.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH8ee1XuoIXi38es6EGrRsYOExG4v1WWwky73eRwh2rWBSf4rVba8h-t1wNCFe546Wm3SQcg3fZovzHk_3f4dCK3JYhMD1BTelWmPiECP2bUbDNZi_QGc8s1dqgfN_1dr1eRepZ1TG1k/s1600-h/living+room.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227746373400537698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH8ee1XuoIXi38es6EGrRsYOExG4v1WWwky73eRwh2rWBSf4rVba8h-t1wNCFe546Wm3SQcg3fZovzHk_3f4dCK3JYhMD1BTelWmPiECP2bUbDNZi_QGc8s1dqgfN_1dr1eRepZ1TG1k/s400/living+room.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We're currently in our temporary house. Since it's 'temporary', no make-ready was done. However, we found it much more livable than the permanent house we first got in India, or at least, the house was clean. Despite that there was no rain for a whole month, the floor is always clean. Believe me, if it's dirty, everyone's feet would tell you that since all houses in Indonesia are shoe-less houses.<br /><br />The pictures above pretty much show what it looks like on the first floor. there's also a half bath near the foyer, and a maid's quarters and another full bath for live-in maid on the first floor. On the second floor, there're 4 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. We don't have a live-in maid so there's extra space for storage.<br /><br />Since we don't know when our permanent house will be ready, we might choose to stay here for the next 3 years. The location of our current house is perfect - close to the school, shopping areas, and work. The only down side is that there're no kids of Elizabeth's age so it'll be a little tough for her. Eddy's got a few 5-year-old boys to play with in this compound so we barely see him during the day.teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-43583824829633293692008-07-18T21:54:00.002+07:002008-07-18T22:09:44.848+07:00Got the callI received the call on Wednesday to join the State Department Junior Officer training class in September. Previously, I was planning to enter the program on a later date because I need several months to help the kids settle in completely, finish the move to our permanent house (sometime in October/November), and help USAID mission in Jakarta with a couple of projects. With the new development, everything needs to be changed. I've started to tell the kids about my travel plans and it doesn't seem to bother them that I'll be away for months.<br /><br />I've decided to accept the offer, because not only this timing would be my best bet to get posted back here with Ted next summer, but also a dream finally came true. Soon after I was naturalized, I started to prepare myself for the test. After several failures of written test and one oral assessment, I finally passed both tests this year. It would be pretty insane to let go the opportunity. However, the timing of the class isn't ideal so I didn't fall off the chair like many other candidates when I received the invitation. One thing I can think positively is that we have a really nice pembantu, Ibu Tinah. I feel that I can totally trust her to take care of the kids and manage the house while I'm away.<br /><br />So, if all goes according to the plan, I'll see many of you back in DC in September!!!teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-79076126155669678132008-07-15T22:01:00.006+07:002008-07-15T22:45:03.368+07:00Taman Mini Indonesia Indah<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NKi9zrBBrP9LnVXRkQtyaNtqL4l2tWn5y8bXir31hTh1HRJYPNGRVyG_hyphenhyphenPEr7kKXSw-uIUtWJ5X9cKiYqqaQ9CC88RiWbImadrp923m7l0muTzpdTgChb0qdkMlSqiEyJxziptEju4/s1600-h/DSC_0798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223263169614854162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NKi9zrBBrP9LnVXRkQtyaNtqL4l2tWn5y8bXir31hTh1HRJYPNGRVyG_hyphenhyphenPEr7kKXSw-uIUtWJ5X9cKiYqqaQ9CC88RiWbImadrp923m7l0muTzpdTgChb0qdkMlSqiEyJxziptEju4/s320/DSC_0798.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAqX1p-dFTSRiFjQhlnGQkAoQlxwo6cHjeJyQofmblBqpLqwkZ2GYg5eTmNc9feRqlHZtOhAsC8OgsHTbcuk2sYmojCY9_1eqEweOdDfIafQuMu9vI9UOsr1FyRpUMw8AqR4OfI9wcF4/s1600-h/DSC_0779.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223257201929269970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAqX1p-dFTSRiFjQhlnGQkAoQlxwo6cHjeJyQofmblBqpLqwkZ2GYg5eTmNc9feRqlHZtOhAsC8OgsHTbcuk2sYmojCY9_1eqEweOdDfIafQuMu9vI9UOsr1FyRpUMw8AqR4OfI9wcF4/s320/DSC_0779.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpXL_6fhkJb6AAu9pUS0nwNYMuJJJ1wsXWGpM1uM7AjTxcQcr3Hm71GOC4Icjd_sg8BiC0_5-O6sw9LK-VjcvViFrkeWrusL4AQEvl5kunW8JJ46p33KOreUvnPBNVBhhuwqBgdvgDjI/s1600-h/DSC_0769.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223257199710402066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpXL_6fhkJb6AAu9pUS0nwNYMuJJJ1wsXWGpM1uM7AjTxcQcr3Hm71GOC4Icjd_sg8BiC0_5-O6sw9LK-VjcvViFrkeWrusL4AQEvl5kunW8JJ46p33KOreUvnPBNVBhhuwqBgdvgDjI/s320/DSC_0769.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOr0o5qUHL4HKtb3H8I6VIYlzBsjTSBhdwD01BPA9NogV4BTsXAft33X6jR3Hqs612ucD4RpH6i3vWw6iDNarUAfVQsFnAe1Htx5cby1YGlvZxoIUye0shJG7ABv7mK2N6Dok0QyI4_s/s1600-h/DSC_0821.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223257209283797938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOr0o5qUHL4HKtb3H8I6VIYlzBsjTSBhdwD01BPA9NogV4BTsXAft33X6jR3Hqs612ucD4RpH6i3vWw6iDNarUAfVQsFnAe1Htx5cby1YGlvZxoIUye0shJG7ABv7mK2N6Dok0QyI4_s/s320/DSC_0821.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOy6h3DJEH3Gv6BwCm4A_7DVXxFu96XeoMLBSmJLa_wmFGreDGVgILZLgN1xF6DG3BRvBGgHma9hZw3oimtj6bg1RCXqQmBoJOxSBgfglzLfg8aiCz7pSwDLFt0ohGHqCbR9YnWZVlcMo/s1600-h/DSC_0848.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223257215958952258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOy6h3DJEH3Gv6BwCm4A_7DVXxFu96XeoMLBSmJLa_wmFGreDGVgILZLgN1xF6DG3BRvBGgHma9hZw3oimtj6bg1RCXqQmBoJOxSBgfglzLfg8aiCz7pSwDLFt0ohGHqCbR9YnWZVlcMo/s320/DSC_0848.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQZEdFTtTtbcaaAadbDjg-3vWBTpypKwuhRlcQ-FCP4y2WavmVcFRi6jC3x1aMgC4_HBZ4dY-OZxMikYA9ybhCUcq_CcTaRlO2GxdRJTqOIkexW2Obm_jWG7t6HUAjO1UL5qjGKxtQvY/s1600-h/Taman+Mini2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223257217930295250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQZEdFTtTtbcaaAadbDjg-3vWBTpypKwuhRlcQ-FCP4y2WavmVcFRi6jC3x1aMgC4_HBZ4dY-OZxMikYA9ybhCUcq_CcTaRlO2GxdRJTqOIkexW2Obm_jWG7t6HUAjO1UL5qjGKxtQvY/s320/Taman+Mini2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>On our 5th day in Jakarta, we went to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Beautiful Mini Indonesia Park) that was open to the public in 1975 with $26 million of investment. The park is about 15 km from Jakarta, and it took us a little over 40 minutes. The Lonely Planet book says that Ibu Tien Soeharto conceived the idea of building the miniature park with a full-size house from each province. But I was told that a few students of architecture major came up with this idea first. Since I'm not a historian, I'll leave this for history buffs to debate.</div><div></div><br /><div>Our friends Cathy and John generously offered their car and driver to us while they were on vacation, so I thought it's a good idea to see the miniature Indonesia before I make travel plans for the next 3 years. The park is huge - 100 hectares. I was trying to walk through the park, but Pak Datong, the driver, persuaded me to give up the idea. Well, if it were just Ted and I, we could have walked through the park. But with my parents and the kids, Pak Datong's suggestion made more sense. What surprised me most was the Chinese archway that is still under construction (see the last photo above). Once upon a time, ethic Chinese were not allowed to learn Chinese language and keep their Chinese names. And now, a symbol of the Chinese culture is under construction in this park. I also saw quite a few billboards of Chinese language schools in south Jakarta.</div><div></div><div>In the park, there is also a monument (first picture) commemorating the Non-Aligned Movement as the late Indonesian President Sukarno was one of the founding leaders of the movement, together with <a title="Jawaharlal Nehru" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru">Jawaharlal Nehru</a> of <a title="India" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India">India</a>, <a title="Kwame Nkrumah" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Nkrumah">Kwame Nkrumah</a> of <a title="Ghana" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana">Ghana</a>, <a title="Gamal Abdel Nasser" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser">Gamal Abdel Nasser</a> of <a title="Egypt" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt">Egypt</a>, and <a title="Josip Broz Tito" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito">Josip Broz Tito</a> of <a title="Yugoslavia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a> (from Wikipedia). </div><div></div><div>I'll try to make as many day trips as possible before school starts on August 7. Tomorrow, Elizabeth will take a placement test at the International School. We'll see how it goes. Eddy's test is scheduled for next week.</div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-68974043392503868522008-07-14T22:39:00.000+07:002008-07-14T23:09:51.932+07:00Learning Bahasa IndonesiaOn our second day in Jakarta, I got a few names of Indonesian tutors from HR and started to call them. I was very lucky to get a really good tutor from REALIA, Pak Iskander. I was planning in the beginning to take 12 hours of language class with him, but soon found out that it was too ambitious. So, I cut it back to 6 hours a week. Pak Iskander comes to my house to teach me 4 times a week.<br /><br />As everyone told me, Bahasa Indonesia is not very difficult. But when it comes to usage of formal and informal words, it does get complicated. I'm supposed to use proper words depending on who I'm speaking with. But I guess since Indonesians can tell immediately that Saya bukan Orang Indonesia (I'm not an Indonesian), they'll forgive me if I don't use the proper format. Several pembantus in the compound were very surprised last week when I started to speak to them in Bahasa Indonesia, and claimed that Bahasa Indonesia saya bagus (My Indonesian is good).<br /><br />Pak Iskander planned to take me to a nearby mosque tomorrow to interview 5 people. I successfully negotiated it down to tiga orang (3 people). Bargaining is essential here, even with my tutor.<br /><br />Terima kasih & Sampai jumpa!teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767591041099437591.post-29915552816893687262008-07-14T21:29:00.000+07:002008-07-14T22:15:08.564+07:00Arrived in Jakarta<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEZVDtcS02p2xvg2fiKflRKE0D8ECp7gdMa6KMWK6_ygMX1SNFvBg1fAZVvGz6HQgIbXLiQvl5n5B8gUZs1ZN91Iof7-hrzNlGc6lZE0LVxIzCmLEGUa3WK0YVsktvDySme19_1moKmE/s1600-h/DSC_0881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222888394686168114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEZVDtcS02p2xvg2fiKflRKE0D8ECp7gdMa6KMWK6_ygMX1SNFvBg1fAZVvGz6HQgIbXLiQvl5n5B8gUZs1ZN91Iof7-hrzNlGc6lZE0LVxIzCmLEGUa3WK0YVsktvDySme19_1moKmE/s320/DSC_0881.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4benrnRRi85HTmPEU4s2GuWoFevsQbNrz5APGNtBNyTzdpfiQGkX7fPZGmqXk4D2s2xFZxvDYlMSYaRE3U68wzQVNrqfEeE2hZ7TiHETsJ2JVQlhWrp1s2Z3PrWOp25OD4dLGJMmuGMw/s1600-h/DSC_0908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222888396697318882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4benrnRRi85HTmPEU4s2GuWoFevsQbNrz5APGNtBNyTzdpfiQGkX7fPZGmqXk4D2s2xFZxvDYlMSYaRE3U68wzQVNrqfEeE2hZ7TiHETsJ2JVQlhWrp1s2Z3PrWOp25OD4dLGJMmuGMw/s320/DSC_0908.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>After spending 3 wonderful days in Hong Kong - eating, shopping, sightseeing, and seeing a typhoon come and go, we arrived in Jakarta on June 26. Our sponsor, Kristie, picked us up from the airport. Our temporary house is a 2-level townhouse with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 living rooms and a sizable dining room and a kitchen. There's also a maid's quarter but we don't have a live-in maid.<br /><br />The first thing I did after dropping off luggage was grocery shopping. There are a couple of Giant-type supermarkets as well as upscale shopping malls within walking distance from our residence. During the past 2 weeks, my parents, who never walked to a store by themselves in the U.S., have founded several short-cuts from our house to Grandlucky, a large supermarket where we can find just about everything we need. They also found a traditional local market in a neighborhood close to us. One day, they went out, exchanged $20 near Grandlucky (I couldn't figure out how they communicated with people), and came home with sweet potatoes and such. Truly adventureous - more so than they were in the States.<br /><br />It seems that local people spend more money as a proportion of their salary on grocery than us. Our pembantu (maid), Ibu Tinah, spends about 500,000 Rupiah monthly on food and her daughter's schooling. Public school is free here so I guess she meant anything other than tuition. That is a third of her salary. But rent is relatively cheap. She spends 350,000 rupiah on rent for the first floor of a house, including a living room, a small kitchen and a small bath, and a large bedroom. The owner of the house lives on the second floor. Unfortunately, Ibu Tinah's place was flooded twice in the past 5 years and many of her limited belongings were washed away.<br /><br />We get spoiled quickly -- Ibu Tinah cooks, cleans, washes and irons and sometimes shops for us at local markets. She is a very sweet and quiet lady and we all like her.<br /><br />Our air shipment has been here for more than 2 weeks but we can't get it. There is a lengthy process here to clear our shipment. However, I am (trying to be) optimistic that we can get it delivered in the next 3 weeks. So now, we've living on bare minimum. We'll have friends in town next week but we can't have them stay with us - there aren't any beddings and bed for them. What a shame!<br /><br />But all in all, we really like living in Jakarta. Eddy and Elizabeth love the pool. They dive tirelessly each time we're at the club. There're a lot of good restaurants we can walk to. Most restaurants in shopping malls are Chinese and Japanese, but the most crowded ones are Wendys and McDonalds. Go figure.</div>teman-temanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045196898084012221noreply@blogger.com1