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Jakarta Fair 2012 Flora and Fauna at Lapangan Banteng

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A brief visit in the searing Jakartan heat to Lapangan Banteng was a new and slightly strange experience for me…. after entering and walking through a beautiful section of native plants and colourful tropical flowers, which made me momentarily wish for a garden of my very own (the reality is I would kill the plants […] Read more »

Visit to SLB Santi Rama Cipete with Rafi Abdurrahman Ridwan

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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 »

Ages Biola and Musical Angels playing Keroncong at Merdeka Square

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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 »

Pemilihan Abang None Jakarta Pusat 2012 at Senayan City

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An invitation from our friend Abdul Qowi Bastian at Jakarta Globe to attend Pemilihan Abang None Jakarta Pusat 2012 where he was one of 30 finalists led to yet another evening of magic in Jakarta!  Not aware of what the event actually was, I went along with a new friend Lynne from Korea who recently […] Read more »