Thursday, February 24, 2011

Coffee bean


Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, called coffee beans, of the coffee plant.
Today, coffee is the third most popular drink in the world, behind water and tea.
In Indonesia, coffee is quite popular, we can find a lot of coffee shop or cafe around Jakarta, this drink packed.


I remember a story about Carrot, Egg or Coffee?

A child complained to his father about his life that's very difficult. He doesn't know what else to do and almost give up. He was tired of fighting.
Every time one problem was solved, other problem is coming.
His father wisely smiled and took his son to kitchen, then he took three pots and fill each with water and place it on a burning stove.
Moments later the water in the pots is boiling. Then he put carrtos in the first pot, an egg in the second pot and some crushed coffee beans in third pot and he let it boiling.
Then the son impatient for waiting what his father done. Twenty minutes later, his father turned off the fire, he put the carrot, egg and coffee in the plate.
And then he turned to his son and asked, "What do you see, son?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," replied the son. He guides him closer and asked him to hold the carrots. The son did as he asked and said that carrots were soft.
Then the father asked his son to break an egg. After the eggs were broken and peeled, the son said that now the eggs is hard.
Then the father asked him to taste the coffee. The son smiled as he tasted the delicious coffee flavor. "What does all this mean, father?" asked the son.
The father explained that every object in have been experiencing the same thing, which is boiled in boiling water, but after boiling, they turn into something different. Carrots are initially strong and hard, after boiled in boiling water, turned into a soft and weak.
While the egg, by contrast, initially fragile, now that boiled into hard and sturdy.
While the beans are grown transformed into very unique. Coffee beans, once cooked, change the water that boil it.
So, which one are you? "Asked the father to his son." In time of trouble facing at your ways, what happened to you?
Did you become a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? "

I took a picture of Toraja Coffee bean.
coffee bean
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Monday, February 21, 2011

PSP - Angry Bird

After success with iphone, Angry bird release the version for PSP.
The funny and exciting game for all ages. The angry birds working together to eliminate the bad pig whose stole their eggs. I played a lot for this games and still working on to finish the stages.
psp angry bird
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Night Fresh Market

This is a view of traditional Indonesia night fresh market.
Usually they started to selling the fruit and vegetables at around 10 PM until morning 08:00 AM.
The vegetables and fruits here is very fresh, i think the shipment directly from the farm in rural area to city.

Indonesia Traditional night fresh market
Indonesia Traditional night fresh market
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Behind the bar

If someone is too afraid to move, he will still and always standing behind the bar. Try to look forward and only can see the blur things.
behind the bar
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Gun

My little brother purchased this gun toy, item made from China with a cheap price i think this is a quite good toy gun. Beside of the design, the capability for shot is quite good.
gun
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Friday, February 11, 2011

Let it Snow

Let it snow, usually at Christmas time there are snowing only for several continent not in my country for sure.
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Small cup

This is picture of small cups.
A cup with traditional looks. I took this picture last year, having around with my camera and try to snap all interesting items. It's always fun to try several exposure technique. Even tough it's a simple technique i hope can snap a great picture, and now still going on snapping around. I really love the bokeh created by Canon 50mm 1.8II.
small cup
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Above the cloud

It's an amazing view from above the cloud.
Picture was taken while plane already in flying layers in our atmosphere.
A fine weather an not much cloud make the scene pretty good, with combination of white and blue color, how an incredible of our lovely earth.

above the cloud
above the cloud
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Star

What is the meaning of star?
Star as noun, has 8 senses:
1. (Astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
2. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
3. Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
4. A plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
5. An actor who plays a principal role
6. A performer who receives prominent billing
7. A star-shaped character * used in printing
8. The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
Star as adjective, has 1 sense:
1. Indicating the most important performer or role
Usually Star used as an adjective is very rare
Star as verb, has 3 senses:
1. Feature as the star
2. Be the star in a performance
3. Mark with an asterisk
Star used as a verb is uncommon.
detail from here!
star
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Hawk Statue

Hawk statue at Jogjakarta - Central Java.
Symbol of courage, sharp vision and Focus.

hawk statue
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Two or One love

Is Love an Object or not?
If a man love a woman, then that woman also love the man, it's call one love or two love?
weird question, ha?
Yes I'm also confuse.
Let's see that love is not an object, but a gift. A gift from our Creator that allow us to have a feeling that can not be described, an unique gift, giving an euphoria, joy, pleasure, sad, bitter, good, bad, and only and the only human has this feeling.
two loves bokeh
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Gift Wrapping

This wrapping for wedding souvenir, size is small only fit with 1 box small soap.
Instead of giving a aroma therapy soap wrap with plastic, it's a good idea creating with paper and decorated with colorful ribbon (gold and silver).

gift wrap
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Monday, February 7, 2011

Egg Souvenir

I found this cute item, an egg souvenir, this egg is ceramic and used to store jewelry, what a wonderful gift from Holland.
This is a good item for wedding souvenir.
egg souvenir
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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Pencil Shaving

Another funny and creative stuff, a Winnie the Pooh's head. If looking closely this is a pencil shaving. Usually small kids love this kind of item.
Pencil Shaving
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Ice Skating

I enjoyed playing ice skating, even tough it's very cold. When i was teenagers i used to play rollerblade so it's not a difficult to play ice skating. My style is only moving or running forward, i can't other style like backward or spinning or others. In Jakarta there's a popular place for ice skating in Taman Anggrek Shopping mall, usually at weekend this place is very crowded.
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Love Bokeh

After found that several love bokeh photos, I curious to make a bokeh with love shape, usually bokeh will be circle shape.
I read an article from
DIY, and i tried to capture the photos, it's quite hard to get the focus in night time, but after several testing and the result as following picture.

Love Bokeh
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Friday, February 4, 2011

Normal Bokeh

Picture taken at night, to capture the bokeh effect.
Normal bokeh will make the light's shape circle.

normal bokeh
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Angel of the Lord

Angels are a God's creatures, God created them before this world exists.
In (Hebrew = malak; Greek = angelos) means "messenger", so Angel is a messenger and heavenly servants of God.
There's a good and bad Angel, even though from the beginning all of Angels was created good and holy, but because of free will, there's a lot of angels join the devil rebellion, they left their position as God's servant.
The God's Angel has a lot of works, a messenger from God, helping human, protecting us from danger, deliver God's answer for our pray, take us to promise land and many other things.

The Bible said, Angel of the Lord is around us, who fear Him, and protect us.

Psalm 34:7-8, The Angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.
Angel of the Lord
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Chocolate Pagoda

Chocolate Pagoda from Dapur Cokelat.
Looks very delicious, the whole pagoda is made by chocolate and we can eat it.
In side of the pagoda there are chocolate sticks.
Thanks for this gift, we received for celebrating Chinese new year 2011.
Thank you

Chocolate PagodaChocolate Pagoda
Chocolate Pagoda
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Totoro Mug

I actually do not interesting in anime, i like only simple and fun anime, like Doraemon or Sinchan.
My friend then suggest me to watch My Neighbor Totoro, an anime movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. I do like this anime, especially the music and the story, i love the feeling when Satsuki waiting for the bus alone in rainy night and then Totoro is coming beside her only with a small leaf at his head. With plain or innocent or without any fear she offers to share the umbrella. Later on her father said that Totoro is a keeper of the forest.
I took a picture of funny Totoro Mug.
Totoro
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Chinese New Year 2011

February 3, 2011 We are celebrating for Chinese New Year.
In China horoscope this year is Golden Rabbit year.
We wish you all for prosperity, blessed and lucky year is coming around this year.
Happy Chinese New Year 2011..

golden rabbit
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