my blogging life has not enjoyed a good start in 2008, as i check back in a long time to see exactly how long ago was my last post......and, GEE LUIGI!!! its the post of the new year party!!
sure i got something i feel like posting now, but then thinking prob no living organism on planet will read it ever again seems so much like a moo-point (for translation go ask Joey Tribbiani). But then to my surprise i found a new comments on my last post from a person i wouldn't think is my reguler reader, and its posted not so long ago. So ahhh....there you go
Monday, April 21, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Happy new year 2008!!!
So we did what most good Medanese will do on NYE, BBQ!!!! Get your hand dirty with charcoal and lets eat some smoked fish people, its new year!!
so a few friends gather up at my place and we have ourself a good barbie, a more wallet friendly BBQ this time around, i think we all learn our lesson from the last infamous 1 Million Rupiah BBQ!!
There's a big sign right on the entrance to my place that fireworks are not allowed and the security told me that the order come down straight from the state chief of police, but hey this is Indonesia, nobody give a rat's ass about what our police told us...so, fire away!!!!
No, those two were'nt fighting for food on the floor
Yummy!!!
guarded by two torch
BBQ maid for hire
Having our own firework fun
so a few friends gather up at my place and we have ourself a good barbie, a more wallet friendly BBQ this time around, i think we all learn our lesson from the last infamous 1 Million Rupiah BBQ!!
There's a big sign right on the entrance to my place that fireworks are not allowed and the security told me that the order come down straight from the state chief of police, but hey this is Indonesia, nobody give a rat's ass about what our police told us...so, fire away!!!!
No, those two were'nt fighting for food on the floor
Yummy!!!
guarded by two torch
BBQ maid for hire
Having our own firework fun
Then 15 min before midnite we wrap up and walk to the center piece of my complex where all the big action took place, people spending their hard earn money on kick ass firework, the rest of us who are too cheap to buy just stand there and watch.
Too bad we start leaving the house a lil bit too late, with all the time we need to navigate sea of people and cars and motors we didn't reach the center piece on time (for the countdown that is) so all the big firework was fired nonstop when we still not in the best spot to see, too bad as i was pretty keen on having a go at taking picture, its not as close a spectacle as those on offer in Sydney, but i'm not in Sydney anymore am i, just have to make use with whatever i got available.
Kaboom!!
I called this the coconut tree effect
Happy New Year 2008 everyone!!!
Happy 2008 dear!!!
Dian still yet to be photoshoped in, but our thought are with you dian!!!
Dian was unable to join us since she gotta take care of their newborn, why arwin can go out and have fun then you ask? well i guess he is just as lousy a husband as he is a go-kart racer then hahaha.
The boys going at it
There were famous celebrity around that don't want their face shown
Too bad we start leaving the house a lil bit too late, with all the time we need to navigate sea of people and cars and motors we didn't reach the center piece on time (for the countdown that is) so all the big firework was fired nonstop when we still not in the best spot to see, too bad as i was pretty keen on having a go at taking picture, its not as close a spectacle as those on offer in Sydney, but i'm not in Sydney anymore am i, just have to make use with whatever i got available.
Kaboom!!
I called this the coconut tree effect
Happy New Year 2008 everyone!!!
Happy 2008 dear!!!
Dian still yet to be photoshoped in, but our thought are with you dian!!!Dian was unable to join us since she gotta take care of their newborn, why arwin can go out and have fun then you ask? well i guess he is just as lousy a husband as he is a go-kart racer then hahaha.
The boys going at itAt one point we even run into a reporter from CNN!!! they are doing a live coverage of celebration around the world, and the theme for this year is "how a city without electricity celebrate the new year"
There were famous celebrity around that don't want their face shownSaturday, December 15, 2007
the underwater city of darkness
since its raining like every goddamn day in this hell hole city with a non existent sewer system it will only took 30 minutes of rain to magically turn Medan into Atlantis. It didn't help by the fact that it was the 5pm rush hour period, its depressing enough to be on the road at that time without the flood and all.
at one point it actually took me 38 minutes to cover less than 600 meter of asphalt!!! (yes, i read the speedometer). Well, in between boredom and severe depressing i manage to find to spirit to stick my mobile phone out the window and took a few shots. enjoy.
Floating pizza hut?? only at Medansome of the water were actually so high that it covered the entire wheels of a sedan, unsurprisingly lots of sedan broke down. You cant see those picture as i was trying to keep my car alive and in control, you don't mess around when you are driving in water that high.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Heaven right at my backyard
well not exactly literally at the back of my house....but at the backyard of North Sumatera, 3hours drive from Medan, Tongging to be precise, the famous (but still very underated Sipiso piso water fall).
So, it was the first hunting session with my newly born photography club TPC- Toba Photographers Club. Get there early morning on time to capture sunrise, but the geographical position didn't allow us to get any frontal shot of the sun.
Anyway...nuff crap, i know most of you won't bother reading and go straight to the pictures anyway...so ladies and gentlemen, The magnificent Sipiso-piso water fall...............
Sunrise at Tongging, cant exactly get the sun itself as it was blocked by a hill
Th sun was playing with the tress, they are good buddies
Still playing
The path we must get trough to get to the water fall
The star of the show
For these shots where I'm almost right under the waterfall i have to crossed the pretty wild river to get to it. it was a crossable river, but carrying a back pack full of expensive and not exactly water friendly gears didn't help make it easier. And as it stands i was the only one crazy enough to do it. But i was the only one with pictures from this angle too.
Down there, even though you i was still some 50 meters aways at the very least from the waterfall itself but water was spraying everywhere, but it was gentle, the kind that coming out from a water sprayer bottle at a hair saloon. Grass and little red flower blossom everywhere, it literally feels like a little heaven, it was so refresing, the way the water hit ur entire body. Too bad i cant really enjoy it as i need to protect my camera. Im dying to go back without a camera and just suck in all the atmosphere in there.
Here you can see the water spraying everywhere
Look....rainbow!!!
Plus an amazing cobalt blue sky, and perfect clouds. Absolutely perfect
The guy is preparing our lunch. oh wait, you don't care bout what i did there, just the beauty shots please, coming rite up.....
Fantastic sky
Who here want to do base jumping from the top of the water fall??
More amazing sky
Shot from the car when we were heading to some village down there near the lake. An almost Infra Red tone.
Another version
breath.....ughh...taking...............ughhh can't....breathhh......
One of the more abstract shot
Look at that cloud!! i mean, LOOK AT THAT!!!
P.S bank account number will be provided if you ask for it
So, it was the first hunting session with my newly born photography club TPC- Toba Photographers Club. Get there early morning on time to capture sunrise, but the geographical position didn't allow us to get any frontal shot of the sun.
Anyway...nuff crap, i know most of you won't bother reading and go straight to the pictures anyway...so ladies and gentlemen, The magnificent Sipiso-piso water fall...............
Sunrise at Tongging, cant exactly get the sun itself as it was blocked by a hill
Th sun was playing with the tress, they are good buddies
Still playing
The path we must get trough to get to the water fall
The star of the show
For these shots where I'm almost right under the waterfall i have to crossed the pretty wild river to get to it. it was a crossable river, but carrying a back pack full of expensive and not exactly water friendly gears didn't help make it easier. And as it stands i was the only one crazy enough to do it. But i was the only one with pictures from this angle too.
Down there, even though you i was still some 50 meters aways at the very least from the waterfall itself but water was spraying everywhere, but it was gentle, the kind that coming out from a water sprayer bottle at a hair saloon. Grass and little red flower blossom everywhere, it literally feels like a little heaven, it was so refresing, the way the water hit ur entire body. Too bad i cant really enjoy it as i need to protect my camera. Im dying to go back without a camera and just suck in all the atmosphere in there.
Here you can see the water spraying everywhere
Look....rainbow!!!
Plus an amazing cobalt blue sky, and perfect clouds. Absolutely perfect
The guy is preparing our lunch. oh wait, you don't care bout what i did there, just the beauty shots please, coming rite up.....
Fantastic sky
Who here want to do base jumping from the top of the water fall??
More amazing sky
Shot from the car when we were heading to some village down there near the lake. An almost Infra Red tone.
Another version
breath.....ughh...taking...............ughhh can't....breathhh......
One of the more abstract shot
Look at that cloud!! i mean, LOOK AT THAT!!!Thats it folks. If you wish to see more pictures from amazing location, or if you got a specific places that you want me to go and take pictures of, even if its overseas, please don't hesitate.....to wire me some funds so i can travel.
'till next place and next shot
'till next place and next shot
P.S bank account number will be provided if you ask for it
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Vroom Vroom...
The days of pre-booking a car and can't go anywhere because all cars is taken is over. Coz i finally manage to get myself my own car (though it's only a 2nd hand tin-can) .
So what kind of wheel am i handling now you ask, well lets start with the kind of wheel you gonna see me behind it if i got all the money in the world, if money is no issue at all then i would be driving one of these.....
ASTON MARTIN
Don't mind the Casino Royale thingy, i've been in love with it since forever, whether or not a certain Mr.Bond been driving it or not.
Then for the moment when i want to flex my macho muscle i will drive this....
MUSTANG
So what kind of wheel am i handling now you ask, well lets start with the kind of wheel you gonna see me behind it if i got all the money in the world, if money is no issue at all then i would be driving one of these.....
ASTON MARTINDon't mind the Casino Royale thingy, i've been in love with it since forever, whether or not a certain Mr.Bond been driving it or not.
Then for the moment when i want to flex my macho muscle i will drive this....
MUSTANGOne hell of a mean ride this Mustang, and the car you are looking at is "Eleanor" from the movie gone in 60 seconds.
then if i don't have an unlimited money flow but i'm still pretty rich then i will drive this....
MINI COOPER
then if i don't have an unlimited money flow but i'm still pretty rich then i will drive this....
MINI COOPERAs seen in the movie Italian Job, mean little sport car. Then going lower on the financial stairway, if i can't call myself rich but i got a further 50 million rupiah to blow this time around i would be driving this.....
DAIHATSU TERIOS
DAIHATSU TERIOSBut sadly none of the above is affordable right now, struggling artist don't mix well with new shiny car anyway. So instead this is my new ride.............................
DAIHATSU TARUNA
DAIHATSU TARUNAIts some leap (backward) after driving my parent's Nissan X-trail for a while....oh well, beggar cant be chooser
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Total Lunar Eclipse 28th August 2007
Tuesday the 28th of August there will be a total lunar eclipse over our sky. Fortunate for my Australian mates they are in the best place on earth to catch this show.
Below i posted timeline for some city in Oz that i got a buddy in. Ignore the degree field in the bracket, thats the altitude of the moon at that given time, Which if you wanna know is as simple as the horizon will be 0 degree and right on top your head will be 90degree, so as you can see in the time of totallity the moon will be hanging nice above your head (except for Perth)
Penumbral eclipse is when the moon move into the Earth's penumbral shadow (the outer most shadow) and the moon will started to look a bit pale, partial eclipse is when part of the moon started to move into the Earth's umbral shadow (the inner darkest shadow) and total eclipse is when the entire moon is inside the Earth's umbral shadow.
You don't need any optical help to view a lunar eclipse, all you will need is a pair of good eyes and probably a good reclining chair so that you don't hurt your neck from looking up too long.
Unlike total solar eclipse the moon won't be totally disappear as it will "only" turn into a dark orange color. This is because the Earth doesn't do a very good job in blocking the sun's light since our atmosphere will scattered a little of that sunlight off to the moon, the blue ray will be absorb by our atmosphere and the reddish/orange will be scattered away and land on the surface of the moon.
And for those medanese we won't be having a VIP seat to this nature's show since when the moon rise in Medan (6.30pm) it will be well in totality already, we won't be able to catch the start of the eclipse but we will be able to see the end of it. Our viewing time will only be slightly different from those of Perth. You can use the Perth's time as a rules of thumb. And yes, the moon too does rise from the east.
I will do some photo shoot and will post it after. But too bad can't do one of the montage of the beginning till the end thing since the moon is still below my horizon for the start of the show.
ok, thats it folk. Hope you do spend some time watching it. The universe is putting on one of it majestic show, the least we can do is show some appreciation.
Below i posted timeline for some city in Oz that i got a buddy in. Ignore the degree field in the bracket, thats the altitude of the moon at that given time, Which if you wanna know is as simple as the horizon will be 0 degree and right on top your head will be 90degree, so as you can see in the time of totallity the moon will be hanging nice above your head (except for Perth)
| City | Penumbral Eclipse Begins | Partial Eclipse Begins | Total Eclipse Begins | Greatest Eclipse | Total Eclipse Ends | Partial Eclipse Ends | Penumbral Eclipse Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney (EST) | 17:54 (5°) | 18:51 (17°) | 19:52 (29°) | 20:37 (38°) | 21:22 (46°) | 22:24 (57°) | 23:21 (64°) |
| Brisbane (EST) | 17:54 (6°) | 18:51 (18°) | 19:52 (31°) | 20:37 (40°) | 21:22 (50°) | 22:24 (61°) | 23:21 (70°) |
| Melbourne (EST) | 17:54 (1°) | 18:51 (12°) | 19:52 (23°) | 20:37 (32°) | 21:22 (40°) | 22:24 (50°) | 23:21 (57°) |
| Perth (WST) | N/V | N/V | 17:52 (0°) | 18:37 (7°) | 19:22 (17°) | 20:24 (30°) | 21:21 (41°) |
Penumbral eclipse is when the moon move into the Earth's penumbral shadow (the outer most shadow) and the moon will started to look a bit pale, partial eclipse is when part of the moon started to move into the Earth's umbral shadow (the inner darkest shadow) and total eclipse is when the entire moon is inside the Earth's umbral shadow.
You don't need any optical help to view a lunar eclipse, all you will need is a pair of good eyes and probably a good reclining chair so that you don't hurt your neck from looking up too long.
Unlike total solar eclipse the moon won't be totally disappear as it will "only" turn into a dark orange color. This is because the Earth doesn't do a very good job in blocking the sun's light since our atmosphere will scattered a little of that sunlight off to the moon, the blue ray will be absorb by our atmosphere and the reddish/orange will be scattered away and land on the surface of the moon.
And for those medanese we won't be having a VIP seat to this nature's show since when the moon rise in Medan (6.30pm) it will be well in totality already, we won't be able to catch the start of the eclipse but we will be able to see the end of it. Our viewing time will only be slightly different from those of Perth. You can use the Perth's time as a rules of thumb. And yes, the moon too does rise from the east.
I will do some photo shoot and will post it after. But too bad can't do one of the montage of the beginning till the end thing since the moon is still below my horizon for the start of the show.
ok, thats it folk. Hope you do spend some time watching it. The universe is putting on one of it majestic show, the least we can do is show some appreciation.
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