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moving

2011-12-29T00:40:00.000+07:00

the end of december 2011, i make a big turn this year, move to another city. i was live in Yogyakarta for last 10 years. it's not easy to leave that city. but i have to do this for breaking the ice. i move to Jakarta, the capitol of Indonesia. start next year will write about my live in Jakarta, something that for me interesting to remember because this city will be a part of story of my life.

where is the sun

2011-11-18T00:04:00.001+07:00

it's already november in 2011, very tough year for me, a lot of thing happen in my life, broke, jobless in the beginning of this year. try to walk step by step slowly start in the middle of this year until now entering the end of 2011.

Somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high,

There's a land that I heard of

Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow

Why, oh why can't I?

Waria, Faith and Islam

2011-06-02T22:18:00.001+07:00

Al-Fattah center place to learn and practice islam for transvestites , transvestites are still praying, reading Quran, and pray together. Those who are comfortable using a glove and cap, please wear it. Those who are comfortable using mukena not also be questioned. In the days that have been agreed upon, they reading the koran, under the guidance of cleric

Still, they remain firmly embraced his religion. This center of choice to be where they get closer to the God.
The transvestites seem to continue to feel confident, the God still loved them, give grace to them, and still promising a haven for them who labor well and threatened with hell for those who labor bad. Just like always promised to all followers of his religion. They do not care how his presence is wasted by their co-religionists, how its existence is rejected, rejected by their brethren.

Waria, Faith and islam from oscar on Vimeo.

The show must go on

2011-06-01T11:56:00.004+07:00

i think it's not a good time to write a blog. there is a lot of noise here. but i can't stop my hand to write. i just back from manila to finish my diploma in photojournalism at Ateneo De Manila University. it's news experience to me after more that a year study online and after that we have on campus class for final presentation. after a year together in online class and meet together in on campus it's make me have another family , ACFJ family. i really feel comfort when we are together in manila. we really have a good time in manila.

after the final we have to go back to our hometown to continued our life, after a year, we will not have any class again in friday night. or make a hard discussion in a chat. i have to practice all that i got in the diploma. continued our life.... let the show goes on fill the time with another history in our life.......

.....each person must determine the steps in their life, like a horse that is released and explore every part that is in front of it.......

back to real life

2010-12-06T15:32:00.012+07:00

it currently raining when I'm starting to write in my blog again. I'm trying to go back to see what I've done so far. and then try to plan ahead. this year's heavy enough for me, spending a fairly large because of my trip very much in this year. I re-think to actually plan an agenda for the next year to travel.

central borneo may-june 2010

lamalera june22-july3

bromo august

parangtritis beach, yogyakarta august

lamalera again sebtember 28- october 28

welcome back

2010-07-16T08:27:00.003+07:00

it's been a whlie since my last post, i feel that i need to do this again. writing something in my mind. and i try to use english now, i hope you guy's can understand what i'm wrote.

Ho Chi Minh Story

2008-11-16T21:04:00.002+07:00

semalam di singapore memang tetap tidak menyenangkan. mana hostelnya mahal dan tamunya juga.....reseh...masa orang tidur berisik sedikit disuruh pindah....tapi dahberakhir deh singapore ..... sekarang di ho chi minh.

saigon pertama kali liat dari atas terlihat kaya jakarta ajah...eh ternyata sama nih kota..... keadaaan nya tapi bedanya disini pengendara motor lebih brutal bawa motornya...lampu merah diterabas ajah.....sial harus hati-hati kalo mau nyebrang jalan.

karena pembangunannya masih baru banyak juga terliat gedung2 bertingkat yang asih dalam proses pembangunan.

cape banget hari ini masih liat2 aja blom mulai serius jalan2nya .....hehehe
besok dilanjut lebih serius mengenai ho chi min nya...... bye

belajar

2008-10-12T08:54:00.004+07:00

ini adalah kesempatan saya yang pertama ke luar negeri, untuk mengikuti workshop di singapore. saya datang ke sini untuk mengeikuti workhop fotografi dalam acara, Singapore International Photograph Festival. cukup susah melakuakan perjalanan pertama kali. waktu mendapatkan kabar bahwa kalo saya mendapatkan grant. langsung ajah berpikiri bagaimana ke singapore dengan cepat.hari itu juga aku langsung pesan tiket ke dari jakarta-jambi. karena kalo dari yogyakarta terlalu mahal. akirnya aku brangakat ke jakarta dulu dengan kereta dan sampai juga di bandara pukul 8 pagi. setelah itu aku menunggu pesawat untuk ke jambai. dalam pikiranku apakah uang grant itu dapat menutupin semua ongkos yang aku keluarkan ini......... masih tanda tanya.

Ada Yang Datang

2008-05-03T14:20:00.002+07:00

beberapa minggu lalu ada teman di jakarta yang sms " kar gwe ke Yogya minggu depan". Wah ada perihal apa nih saya pikir. Setelah sminggu lewat akhirnya teman ini pun sampai ke Yogyakarta. dan sudah seminggu dia menginap disini. Setiap hari kita habiskan waktu untuk berjalan-jalan untuk mendapatkan gambar, banyak yang kita bicarakan mulai dari foto sampai wanita. saya banyak belajar dari dia.

pelajaran yang berharga

catatan I

2008-04-24T23:44:00.003+07:00

heheh bosen malam ini bingung mo ngapain akhirnya memutuskan untuk menulis sesuatu.....dimulai dari suatu pagi yang lumayan cerah bangun pagi. teringat akan kerjaan dari teman yang belum tuntas setelah hampir satu bulan. akhirnya dengan tekad bulat aku berangkat juga buat " take a picture" dari bangsal kencono di dalam kompleks Kraton Yogyakarta. sepanjang perjalanan mendengarkan MP3 yang baru ku beli(sambil berhati-hati di jalan) ketika sampai di DPRD yogya berhenti dulu soalnya ngeliat ada persiapan demo mengenai RUUK. akhirnya berhenti dan nungguin sambil motret beberapa frame mengenai demonya. seelah berapa lama dari sana trus melanjutkan perjalanan ke kraton tapi sebelumnya dapat kabar bahwa nanti sore akan ada acara "manten tebu" ato "cembengan" di pabrik gula Madukismo. trus berlanjut deh ke kraton. Setelah mengambil beberapa frame di kraton akhirnya pulang ke wisma mawar untuk istirahat menunggu sore untuk motret "cembengan"

prolog

2008-04-20T23:36:00.003+07:00

akhirnya saya coba membuat blog ini setelah nasehat beberapa teman. untuk mendokumentasikan bagian-bagian dari perjalananku yang terekam di dalam tulisan dan foto2 yang ada. selanjutnya silahkan menikmati.