Showing posts with label my pics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label my pics. Show all posts

Monday, October 28, 2013

Fun weekend :))





Swimming therapy with the little rascals :)




Good times, good laughs, good conversation, good food with my loved ones...




Went to take my friend from Singapore to see some of the places in Jakarta...






Eat at TRIO, one of the best old restaurant in Jakarta since 1974, with the famous tagline "Famous Cantonese Cuisine”...






Went to Jalan Surabaya, where you can find vintage stuff. Took some pictures there...












...and then we took our friend to try some good homemade Ice Cream at Ragusa...






...a fun weekend indeed :))



Sunday, May 26, 2013

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Lombok ♥


Went to Lombok for the first time last week for a getaway...4 days and 3 nights. Stayed at Novotel Lombok Selatan near Kuta. I'm in love with Novotel's view and Lombok Selatan's view,...the beaches...clean air & water, green hills, mountain and trees. And nice random cafe and bars on Kuta's road too. When I past Mataram and Senggigi, it was raining so hard. So I couldn't take good pictures. But yes, the view from Senggigi and The Monkey Forest was so beautiful too...it's so green. Here are some pics...






The beach at Novotel










Senggigi


Monkey Forest


You can have nice sunset and see lots of stars too :)






Went to Desa Sade, suku Dayak stayed there and they produce beautiful traditional fabrics...










Yes, I want to go back :)












More pics here :)

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

7 Tips To Raise Chill Kids Using What You Love About Yoga


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Got this article from MindBodyGreen. 7 Tips To Raise Chill Kids Using What You  Love about Yoga, by Kerry Alison Wekelo.


Teaching yoga principles to kids gives them the tools to stay calm and in a chill mode of operation. Granted, these tips are for all ages, so you may have fun incorporating them into your daily routine.

1. Breathing. Teaching kids fun ways to breathe will help to ensure they remember in challenging situations, the foundation is to have them take their arms over their head breathing in on the raising of arms and exhaling on the release of the arms.  Fun imagery includes acting like a volcano, balloon or simply counting the breaths.

2. Mantras. Use hand movements and words help to focus.  Examples include Sa Ta Na Ma in which you touch your fingers and I am Happy by Shakta Khalsa. 

3. Dancing. Slow dancing using balloons and exaggerated movements gives them something to focus on while being silly and slow.

4. Relaxing Songs. Playing peaceful music calms our souls – try classical, spa, nature sounds and songs everyone can sing along to such as This Little Light of Mine or Peace Like a River. 

5. Settling the Mind. Discuss how thoughts are going to always go through your head, teaching that you can settle them by thinking of something happy, appreciating someone special, focusing your attention on a snow globe as the snow settles, pretending you are soaking in the sun. The options are limitless.  

6. Mandalas. These are intricate circles with shapes, these are good to color and given so detailed, it assists in settling down the mind.  Free copies can be found here

7. Candles/Fire. Use real candles or battery operated tea candles and make a pretend camp fire or if you have a fireplace make a fire. Just sit back and watch the light and melt into doing nothing but being in the present moment.


 

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year 2013





Here are my top two song to start my 2013:


Curtis Mayfield's This year



and


David Bowie's Heroes




What's yours? :)


Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Berkunjung ke Pak Raden

Saya bertemu Pak Raden hampir setahun yang lalu di acara TEDxJakarta2011. Kalau orang bilang "kalau sudah jalannya ga akan kemana"....menurut saya itu pun termasuk dengan hal2 kecil di sekitar kita. Dan mungkin juga seperti saya dengan Pak Raden, yang dari tahun lalu saya ingin sekali rasanya berkunjung ke rumah beliau, tapi ada saja kendala. Dan hampir genap setahun sekarang, mengalir begitu saja...akhirnya hari selasa kemarin saya berkunjung ke rumah Pak Raden.



Rumahnya sepi, ukurannya tidak besar. Ruang tamu digabung dengan ruang kerja. Ada 1 kamar untuk studio melukisnya, 1 kamar tidur dan ruangan belakang dimana dapur disatukan dengan tempat menyimpan boneka2 dari Si Unyil.



"Wah saya belum mandi ini, ndak apa ya?" kata Pak Raden yg sepertinya habis menerima telfon. Kali ini beliau tidak berpakaian lengkap ala Pak Raden. Beliau hanya mengenakan celana hitam panjang dan polo shirt putih. "Belum disisir juga rambut saya" kata beliau.  Jadilah beliau Pak Suyadi :)






Ketika saya melihat boneka2 yang dipajang di rak ruang belakang, langsung flashback. Ingin rasanya saya bersihkan dan tata rapih satu per satu.





Saya pun menemukan buku ini tergeletak di atas meja plastik dan tumpukan2 kertas, buku yang saya gunakan waktu saya masih di Sekolah Dasar. "Ini dikirim dari penggemar saya, katanya dia masih punya beberapa" kata Pak Suyadi.


Semangat Pak Suyadi masih besar. Beliau bercerita tentang kesibukannya yang tentunya berhubungan dengan melukis dan menunjukkan tumpukan gambar yang sedang diselesaikannya untuk rencana pameran tunggalnya juga.




Urusannya dengan PFN untuk memperjuangkan hak ciptanya atas Si Unyil masih berjalan dan belum sampai kepada keputusan akhir. Salah satu perjuangannya adalah beliau sekarang disibukkan dengan mengejar deadline untuk membuat 13 boneka/karakter sebelum lebaran.  

Bapak membiayai hidupnya dari melukis dan juga melakukan pertunjukan boneka sebagai keahlian. Tetapi dengan perkembangan zaman dan usia, pertunjukan boneka sudah tidak terlalu sering sekarang seperti zaman Si Unyil dulu.


Selama ngobrol dengan Pak Suyadi, 3 kucing pun ikut nimbrung. Pak Suyadi sepertinya sangat menyayangi kucing2nya :)

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