Sunday, August 31, 2008

After the picnic

Sunday is the traditional day when Indonesians go out with their families to enjoy picnic at scenic places.

Photo taken shortly after a family left, Bogor last Sunday, August 2008.

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Bach in Bali

Music by Bach is universal, indeed! After the album Bach (use the English pronunciation) to Africa Johann Sebastian's spirit traveled to Bali and met American violinist Robert Brown and Balinese dancer Nyoman Sura. The three together created a wonderful new mysterical experience uniting cultures from the opposite parts of the world.

What a fantastic evening!

Photo from Jakarta, August 2008.



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Friday, August 29, 2008

Cul-de-sac

Photo from Schönbeck, Germany, August 2008.

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Half-awakened Buddha

Photo of Buddha's Awakening, Jakarta, May 2008.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Young Einstein

Einstein is getting younger. Next update in 10 years...

Photo from Schönbeck, Germany, August 2008.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

He had to puke so badly

... or what else is the guy on the left doing?

Photo from Scharbeutz, Germany, August 2008.

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Monday, August 25, 2008

Slightly agravic?

Photo from Scharbeutz, Germany, August 2008.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

What's all the chirping about?

Better ask the owner!

Photo of bird houses nailed on a house in Schönbeck, Germany, August 2008.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Full moon approaching Apo Island

Photo of a 'full moon' shining onto the beautiful coral reefs of Apo Island, November 2002.

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Friday, August 22, 2008

The Beauty and the Sea

It's not always global warming that leads to rising sea levels...

Photo from Scharbeutz, Germany, August 2008.

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Immortal balls

Grave made out of bronze for Herzog Friedrich I von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp who became king of Denmark in 1523 and of Norway in 1524. His first wife Anna von Brandenburg died in 1514 and only her remains are resting underneath this grave in Bordesholm.

Photo of royal balls from Klosterkirche Bordesholm, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, August 2008.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Chinese Indonesian

Photo of a Chindo from Glodok, Jakarta, May 2008.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Banana man

Beach photo from somewhere in West-Java, July 2008.

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Monday, August 18, 2008

Horsecar

Modern horsecars don't need rails!

Photo from Sukabumi, West Java, July 2008.

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Sunday, August 17, 2008

How to bring fresh fish back home?

Two hanging fishes...

Photo from somewhere in West Java, July 2008.

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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Modest fashion

Enjoy!

Photo from Yogyakarta, July 2008.

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Boys and girls

Photo from Cisolok, West Java, June 2008.

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Headless police hats

Photo from Ubud, Bali, July 2008.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Balinese balancing act

Photo of woman carrying offerings of fruit and vegetables to the temple, Ubud, July 2008.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Crash helmet walk on the beach

At least mother is safe.

Photo from Seminyak, Bali, August 2008.

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Monday, August 11, 2008

Crowded fishing grounds

Photo from Sanur, Bali, July 2008.

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Young man with a bottle

Photo from Nusa Penida, July 2008.

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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Bali Queen

Photo from Jimbaran, Bali, August 2008.

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Friday, August 08, 2008

Flying Dutchman

Photo from Seminyak, Bali, August 2008.

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Thursday, August 07, 2008

Do you want to change your baby?

Photo from Pacific Place, Jakarta, July 2008.

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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Don't mix it up

If you feel the pressure ...

Photo of a toilet mushola, eastern Jakarta, July 2008

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Smoking wheel

As we bought some nasi goreng from a kaki lima, the vendor placed his cigarette (the one still smoking) into the spokes. Smoking wheels...

Photo from Menteng, Jakarta, July 2008.

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Monday, August 04, 2008

Some kind of a duck

Another beauty contest, I guess...

Photo from northern Jakarta, July 2008.

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Sunday, August 03, 2008

Ad city

Manila has less advertisements than some other Asian cities but size matters.

Photo of skyscraper advertisement, Ortigas, Manila, January 2008.

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Saturday, August 02, 2008

Colored letters

We asked him to cut out the name 'Tabea' and it took him almost half an hour. Therefore, beware of asking this fellow to cut out letters of extra long names such as the following: Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvim John Kenneth Loyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor Willian Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff-
voralternwarengewissenhaftsschaferswessenschafewarenwohlgepflegte
undsorgfaltigkeitbeschutzenvonangreifendurchihrraubgierigfeindewelche
voralternzwolftausendjahresvorandieerscheinendenvanderersteerde
menschderraumschiffgebrauchlichtalsseinursprungvonkraftgestartsein
langefahrthinzwischensternartigraumaufdersuchenachdiesternwelchege
habtbewohnbarplanetenkreisedrehensichundwohinderneuerassevonver
standigmenschlichleitkonntefortpflanzenundsicherfreuenanlebenslanglich
freudeundruhemitnichteinfurchtvorangreifenvoneinanderintelligent
geschöpfsvonhinzwischensternartigraumwersglaubentutseligwird.

The translation of this mediaeval German name would be following in today German:

"Vor alten Zeiten lebten gewissenhafte Schäfer, die ihre Schafe sorgfältig pflegten. Vor zwölftausend Jahren erschienen vor den ersten Erdenmenschen raubgierige Feinde. Ihre Raumschiffe gebrauchten Licht
als Ursprung von Kraft. Auf der Suche nach bewohnbaren Planeten hatten sie eine lange Fahrt im Sternenraum hinter sich gebracht. Die neue Rasse pflanzte sich mit der verständigen Menschheit fort. Sie erfreuten sich ihres Lebens ohne Furcht vor Angriffen von anderen intelligenten Geschöpfen aus dem Weltraum.“

BTW, you get the letters in all colors such as rosybrown papayawhip mediumspringgreen organgered ....

Photo from Pasar Baru, Jakarta, July 2008.

One more sentence for German readers: "Bitte folgt diesem Link und gebt Eure Namen ein. Ihr seid mehr als ihr denkt."

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Friday, August 01, 2008

Fish head with fins

A scuba diver's dream came true. We spotted mola mola's (or sun fishes) yesterday off the coast of Nusa Penida, close to Bali.

We had three encounters with them. The unforgettable sighting happened while we watched one big mola mola (2.20 meter) in 28 meters slowly moving in front of us. We observed every tiny little detail of that dinosaur head with ears. Then suddenly another mola mola appeared out of the dark blue and swam vertically up to the surface. I tried to follow the fish and saw from 12 meters away that it jumped out of the water and as the splash disappeared it lay flat on the water basking in the sun…

Photo from Nusa Penida, Crystal Bay dive site. Courtesy of this picture goes to C, my underwater camera is in repair since one week. BTW, sightings of these mind-boggling creatures are fairly predictable from end of July to beginning of October in Bali (Nusa Pendida).


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