Wow. What an experience that turned out to be. My last posting was written during the first day of rain when Kelapa Gading (my area in the north side of Jakarta) was flooded but still functioning. Things went quickly downhill from there. That night, torrential rains began falling and continued throughout the night. My wake up call came in the form of my air conditioner shutting off due to the power being cut. My initial reaction to that is toRead more
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Floods in Jakarta
When I heard the downpour around 4am this morning, I had no idea how bad it really would be. The city is drowning as we speak, under the torrential rains of these past two days. Some areas of Jakarta are under more than 6ft of water. People are using rafts to get around, and some have become stranded. One of the worst things is that the vile canals have mixed in with the floodwaters, creating a potentially toxic, soupy messRead more
Windseeker
Kite flying is a very popular hobby for Indonesians – fun, cheap, and easy to play anywhere. The past few weeks have been extraordinarily windy in Jakarta – and the skies become magnets for these high flying daredevils. Cipulir, Jakarta Canon 5D || 24-105L || @96mm || f/4 || 1/500 || iso400Read more
Your ship has come in
If you look closely, you’ll notice the string. Please view it in the larger size here.Read more
Flash of Red
Pick-up games of soccer (sorry, ‘football’) happen thousands of times throughout the city each day. Cipulir, JakartaRead more