The Black Wagon - Retouch

Dozer, Mud and Barge - Retouch

Pasang dan Pepohonan

Sungai Lilin - South Sumatra

On my trip to check a coal concession in Musi Banyu Asin, South Sumatra. It just nearby Cargil's plantation.
Nikon D80, f13, ISO 800, 1/640s

Senja di Danau Singkarak II

Nikon D80, f4.2, ISO 200, 1/2500s

Senja di Danau Singkarak

One afternoon on the way back to Padang, West Sumatra.
Nikon D80, f4.2, ISO 200, 1/2500s

When I Need An Excuse.....

I was not able to blog for the last couple months. I was busy with my project, report and got no energy to sit and write something in this blog. So, that's my excuse for being off from this blog. From now, I will blog regularly at least until end of March 2008. After that? I don't know... wakaranai... haven't decided it yet... mada kimetenai...

I went back to Jakarta last Christmas, spent couple days in Bandung with my family. It was great and a lot of fun. Great food, shopping freak times and I gained few kilos...
Back to Tokyo on 1st January was the stupid thing that I'd ever done - no fun, wrong time and alone.

I wrote few articles about global crash in equity market, not here, in my other blog when the internet filled with the story of crisis, recession and market crash in US last days of January. Some of my friends told me to send it to newspaper in Jakarta so more people can read it and I did sent it to some newspapers but no response. Hmm, maybe it is not a good article or I sent it to wrong email address...

So, here I am, let's write something.... Cheers....

The Statue of Liberty - Tokyo, Japan

Year End Party 2007 - Updated

Finally, I have chance to write this posting.
Yes, our party went well and we really had a great time.
I posted all photos in my multiply, you can click this to access the pictures.


This party was sponsored by Robert Half.jp and also sponsored by two Indonesian friends. Robert Half International is the world's largest specialized financial recruitment firm and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: RHI) and is a member of the S&P 500 Index.

L to R: Rudy, Batara, Frans and Rio
L to R: Welly, Kevin and Rudy


Click for Album 1 of ICT - Year End Party 2007
Click for Album 2 of ICT - Year End Party 2007
Click for Album 3 of ICT - Year End Party 2007
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Click for Album 5 of ICT - Year End Party 2007

Year End Party - Tokyo 2007

See you there....
I'll update it after the party...

Look At The Birds...

Matthew 6:25-34

25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

I Thank you, Lord that Your Word will stand forever because You, Lord are the Living Word who always was and forever will be.

Autumn 2007.

Midnight Thought - The Perfect Label

Inspired by the words of Amartya Sen in his book Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny, he described himself as an Asian, an Indian citizen, a Bengali with Bangladeshi ancestry, an American or British resident, an economist, a dabbler in philosophy, an author, a Sanskritist, a strong believer in secularism and democracy, a man, a feminist, a heterosexual, a defender of gay and lesbian rights, a Hindu with a nonreligious lifestyle, a non-Brahmin, and a nonbeliever in an afterlife. Sen (73) is a Nobel Prize winner in economics. He is a global man and his works has inspired many people in this world.

There are million people who get trapped in a small corner of their potential life, and live their life without doing something really meaningful even for their personal life. How far can we go with our life? What is the limit? Where is the border line?

When I reach 60 or 70, what would be the perfect labels to describe me? At this point of time, I only have few labels that I know for sure will remain the same until I die: an Asian, an Indonesian citizen, an Indonesian with Batak ancestry, a Jesus follower, a Christian, a man, a heterosexual.

Globally Local - Locally Global

A few weeks ago, I wrote a comment in one of Indonesian blog about posting article in English and Bahasa. He wrote that writing in Bahasa is much easier but he wants to reach more readers for particular stories. So I commented to try writing in both languages. Bahasa for something that simple, merely Indonesian and too local. At the end I said be globally local and locally global. GLLG is a common term in internet and portal world. This four words actually represent a global vision, bringing something global to local people and bringing something local to global people.

Think about McDonald and Kentucky Fried Chicken, is it a GL or LG? In my case, GLLG!
When I am in Jakarta, it is GL and it is LG when I am in Tokyo. I guess I am hungry! Anyone wants to eat?

Midnight Thought - Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

It's past midnight already. Here I am facing my notebook and dancing with my imagination. Again, it is all about great accomplishment and great achievement. I guess, these words what bring me to Tokyo for the second time after three years back home in working life.

It was a great working life, dealing with strategic things, setting up companies, executing successful acquisition projects. It was fun and unforgettable!. But the thing is it wasn't the ultimate goal that I set when I got scholarship in 1999. It was just part of the qualifying game, just another one step before I really start the real journey - a journey that according to God's plan. The only key to start it is to finish this project. Only few months to go and I will get it.

God uses unlikely people for His purpose.
How is God pushing you to use your talents for Him? Will you do it?

God often uses difficult circumstances to accomplish His will.
What difficult circumstances do you face? Will you trust God to fulfill His purpose through these circumstances?

Good Bye Pavarotti....

You are a true legend
You are one of my hero
Goodbye....
May you rest in peace....

It's A Man's Man's Man's World

Life is not a Black & White Adventure

Thinking Mode is On

Samba Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo

A great hot summer day of having fun and photo hunting at Samba Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo.

Fireworks at Odaiba, Tokyo

I tried some Digital Photography of Fireworks using my Nikon D80, it was definitely a great night for fireworks photo. A good opportunity to learn how to take pictures of fireworks. These are some of my favorite shots.

I used a zoom lens just to make sure I get in tight and capture just the fireworks themselves. Well, I missed the best place for shooting as we arrived a bit late. These photos taken by using full manual mode, aperture f/11, bulb mode, and of course, on a tripod. Enjoy it.






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Akihabara - Sunday Afternoon

Two shots from Otaku dream land.

Pathros and Hafid

By October this year, my long journey will be reaching the toughest stage. This is my last chance and I don't want to repeat the same mistake again like I did in winter 2003. I must win this. Period.

"Victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats" Taken from The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino. A great story for everyone, a story about wisdom, knowledge and success. This book is a good reminder that we all have to work every day and fail every day to reach our ultimate goal and that is the only way and there is no other way.