Ahhhh Sunday… you have saved my sanity by giving me a chance to walk around outdoors without the fear of being run over by weird and wonderful vehicles… although the amount of bikes on the road this morning was a little overwhelming! Great to see so many eager Jakartans up at 6.00am to take advantage […] Read more »
Back to Bantar Gebang with AIS Students
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A Visit to Bantar Gebang Landfill School, Bekasi
This is the second year that Treen has been teaching her students about poverty and taking them on a field trip to the dumpsite to show them first hand the conditions that some people must live and work in here in Jakarta, and also to raise money to donate to the students who attend […] Read more »
Batak Documentary Premiere!
I want to tell the world just how proud I am of Mahatma Putra for his Batak documentary – it’s been a fun journey and finally the premiere is nearly here!! For anyone in Jakarta on 20 December, please join us for the screening and photo exhibition at 7.30pm at: Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara Jl […] Read more »
The Joy of Riding a Vespa!
As super cool as they are, and believe me, there are hundreds of them on the streets in Jakarta…. this is also a regular sight for all Vespa riders….. constantly changing spark plugs, blowing tyres, randomly not starting, pushing them along the side of the road…. but I know the vespa community here wouldn’t […] Read more »
Rafi at home..
I was so happy to see Rafi, Shinta and the family on their return from their first trip to Melbourne for Festival Indonesia… It was a great success overall with six shows in total over the week… and lots of meetings in between… so I was happy to see Rafi taking a break and […] Read more »
Roller Boogie at Blok M Square
A huge thank you to Cipta and the crew at goodguysneverwin toy co. for the super fun night at Blok M Square 80’s Roller Boogie… The theme was 1986 and the music took me back to my youth, the outfits made me laugh, and the dance moves were hysterical as we skated for hours around […] Read more »
Making a Positive Change – IGTC at Sentul
Driving through the winding narrow streets of a kampung close to Jalan Tol Jagorawi, it It is a little confusing trying to find our destination of the International Garment Training Centre in Sentul, Bogor. As Johann Hoepflinger described, “if you think you are really lost trying to find it, you must be close already”. Arriving […] Read more »
Celebrating the end of Ramadhan at Istiqlal Mosque
As Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, improvement and increased devotion and worship, I wanted to take the opportunity to visit Istiqlal Mosque, which is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in terms of capacity, to witness the thousands of people praying together to mark the end of the fasting month. After being granted permission […] Read more »
We Love Jakarta – EPISODE 1 – Pasar Minggu to Manggarai…
Welcome to Episode 1 of We Love Jakarta adventures.. Join Tri, Putra and I on our journey from Pasar Minggu to Manggarai Station for a small glimpse of this wonderful and crazy city! It’s best to watch this in HD.. Share on Facebook Read more »