Pantai Liang, Ambon
Sometimes it is good to get out of the city.
I think the Weather Pixie finally died and I have lost track of my Globetrackr widget. If they mysteriously return as they mysteriously disappeared I will reactivate them. I kind of miss them but one must blog onward.
As if The Jakarta Urban Blog does not keep me busy I have launched a new WordPress blog. It will be a magnitude easier to take care of as it consists entirely of photographs and can be found at:
Jakarta – Indonesia – Urban Foto
I have registered Jakarta – Indonesia – Urban Foto at Indonesia Matters so it should show up there in a few days.
If you have been to Jakarta Urban Blog before then you know I always use photographs at the beginning my posts. I love photos and good photographers which is one reason why I visit java jive and Footnotes in Black and White on a regular basis.
I do not know who said, “a picture is worth a thousand words” but they had that pretty much right.
While I would never claim that I am even close to being a professional photographer I did take some five hundred photos during my last visit to Jakarta. And there are many more from previous trips I have made to Indonesia. Some are ok. The new site is a good venue for them.
Jakarta Urban Foto is yet another way to “know Jakarta”. The site is just starting up but I should have about one hundred photos posted in the next few days given the rate at which I can down load them onto the site. I will keep posting as time allows which should result in an interesting visual archive of Jakarta and Indonesia as I also plan to add photos from beyond the city.
It’s good to get out of the city every now and then. Every true Jakartan knows that.
The 10,000 thanks!
Apropos of nothing at all Jakarta Urban Blog passed the 10,000 visitor mark. Since WordPress does not count my own visits to my site I am pretty well sure that those 10,000 clicks are not mine and probably only 2,000 of those clicks might be classified as sex fiends.
As things go 10,000 visits is not that big of a deal but there is in that some incentive to keep on writing. I will be getting back to posting again soon about things I have no idea about. It’s a learning curve for sure. I have one post lined up about Jakarta and language and one about Jakarta and music.
Speaking of which…
Journal by the Lightbeamers MD posted July 5:
Shuffling Songs (You May Never Heard Before) from Indonesia
I have been listening frequently to this playlist (great for a Saturday afternoon or a late evening) as I am quite fond of Indonesian music. I have been able to add a few new Indonesian musicians into my repertoire. Go visit Lightbeamers now, you will like what you hear. So thanks for that.
While I am at it I might as well mention a book I think everyone should own. It is absolutely indispensable. Given a 5 star rating with an Amazon.com Sales Rank of #451,898 in Books. Culture Shock! Jakarta: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette by Derek Bacon and Terry Collins. One reviewer has written, “I am not quite sure why I bought this book!” But joking aside, BUY THIS BOOK!
And now that you mention it…
July 10, 2008 at 2:20 am
me too, i am not a professional photographer, just a man who has a camera and thanks for your visit to my blog
regards
PS. unfortunately, now i quite busy with work for living that’s why i seldom update my blog