If you live in Jakarta, it is easy to get distracted by the mess of the city; the mind-bending traffic, the corruption, the pollution, the mind-blowing poverty; it feels like a city that is about to self-combust while you can only sit and gape and wonder, who is doing anything about this mess? Does […] Read more »
Jakarta Expat Magazine and Taman Suropati Chamber
A huge thank you to Angela Richardson at Jakarta Expat Magazine for sharing my story and photos of the amazing Taman Suropati Chamber. Share on Facebook Read more »
Orphans at the Ridwan’s
Every so often you meet people that make a big impact on your life and make you see life from a new and fresh perspective. The Ridwan family have been incredibly generous with their kindness not only to me, but to many people that surround them. Rafi is always thinking of others and how he […] Read more »
Visit to SLB Santi Rama Cipete with Rafi Abdurrahman Ridwan
It was such an honour for me to visit Rafi’s former school and meet his old classmates at Santi Rama Cipete School for the Deaf last month, along with Rafi’s mother Shinta and his younger sister and brother, Rafa and Rafif. Rafi is currently working on a new project and wants to involve some of […] Read more »
Basa Basi and the Family Meal
When I was young, I used to get so nervous about going to a friend’s house for dinner – I was shy and had no table manners so when confronted with a plate of spaghetti that looked to me like a plateful of embarrassment – how much of that spaghetti would land on my face, […] Read more »
Festival Palang Pintu “Jakarta Punya Gaye” – Jakarta Selatan
I love festivals in Indonesia and the past two weeks have been filled with celebrations throughout the city which has made for some great people watching, lots of laughs and a great dose of Indonesian culture! Last weekend was the Kemang Street Festival and Jl. Kemang Raya was blocked from car and motorbike traffic and […] Read more »
Kahar & Nira’s Wedding
Thank you so much to my dear friend Eddy Bogel for inviting me to his sister’s wedding last weekend.. I am still trying to understand the concept of Indonesian wedding receptions where you go, shake hands with the bride and groom up on stage, have your picture taken, eat some food quickly and then leave.. […] Read more »
Beautiful Performers at Merdeka Square
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Ages Biola and Musical Angels playing Keroncong at Merdeka Square
Another random and magical day in Jakarta! I thought I was heading to Menteng Suropti last Sunday morning to watch musicians in the park and miraculously ended up at Merdeka Park with a new Dutch friend, Aniek, to watch Ages Biola and his lovely students playing on stage for the celebrations of Dalam Rangkan Pencanangan […] Read more »
Bright Communication presents ‘Lovelyness’ Book Launch at Grand Kemang
Congratulations to Joe at Bright Communication for another successful event at Grand Kemang! Share on Facebook Read more »