The Abdi Dalem

Abdi dalem are people who voluntarily subjugate their services to the Kraton (palace) and Sultan and his extended family. They prepare almost all of Sultan’s daily necessities and perform Javanese traditional ceremonies, inside and outside Kraton. Abdi dalems are organized based on functional services, where they inherited such title of service prior to Sultan’s official entitling. But... 

Sorry, Our Budget Hotels is Full

One thing I must learnt, it’s holiday season. And I should well prepared to book a hotel room for my family holiday accommodation. I come along and search around the Sosrowijayan street for budget hotels. And I didn’t find what I looking for, some hotel rooms and make some hotel room reservation. Well, I guess i must search another place for budget hotels for my family holiday accommodation.... 

Meet Jumatan

Its Friday. And for the member of Jumatan’s community, Friday means time to gather. Jumatan is well known Jogja’s online earning community. Most of them work WAH (Work At Home) and SAH (Stay At Home). So, if you think that you’re poor enough and want to learn to get some money in the online world, just come, visit and join the community. Cool huh! Credit of the picture goes to Isnaini..... 

Have Fun Go Mad at Happy Puppy

True.. everybody deserve for some fun! And thats what we did. Me, Icha and some friends from Multiply Indonesia were spend the night together at Happy Puppy karaoke lounge. Just try to refreshing the day…

Jogja Java Carnival 2009 : The Past, Present and Future

The city of carnival! I guess, you call Jogja / Yogya like that. Last August, we show you about Jogja Fashion Week Carnival. And now, celebrating the anniversary of Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, time for Jogja Java Carnival 2009. This time, the main theme is “The Past, Present and Future”. And starting with the Palace’s soldier brigade, the carnival begin with King and Queen of the carnival... 

Baby Food, Good for Your Health

As you can see on the picture, there are two ladies who sell baby food. At least, I saw it that way. The name tag show me that they sell a healthy food for baby. But, one thing that I can’t understand is the people who bought the baby porridge. They bought it and eat it. Not the baby.. Hmm.. maybe I should try it sometime.. Note : - This post is part of Holiday in Jogja series : An Afternon in... 

Holiday in Jogja : Welcome to Tamansari

Tamansari is known as The Water Castle of Jogjakarta. Formerly, Tamansari was a recreation garden or a resting house for royal family, the Sultan (and its family) of Yogyakarta. Now, Tamansari is open for public and become one of the interesting place to visit. Actually, its my first time too.. Note : This post is part of Holiday in Jogja series : Tamansari, The Water Castle of Jogja

Waiting for Luck?

This man looks really enjoy his fishing time. I’m confuse.. when we’re fishing, did we waiting for luck?

Romantic Fishing

Hmm.. I wonder, is Sunday mean as a romantic fishing’s day for them?

Mom, Please Hold My Hand

“Hold my hand Mom, I’ll take you to the top and show the beauty of Borobudur Temple. Take it easy and no hurry. We have a lot of time to spend together. Up there, I’ll tell you about the story of this amazing temple and how can it become the world heritage international tourist destination.”