A Happy Family: Blue Monday

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Decorative Hanging Umbrellas

>> Jun 1, 2015

My city –Bogor- is decorated to celebrate the city’s birthday (June 3^rd). The theme of this year is the umbrella festival. Many colorful umbrellas hung on the trees and road lamps along some main city streets and in the front of the city hall. I shared some blue umbrellas for Blue Monday. Unfortunately, my shots were less clear and sharp.

Monday Post

>> May 18, 2015

How’s your weekend? Unfortunately, I’ve got cold since Thursday afternoon but I’m already in good health today. I have nothing new to share for Blue Monday yet I still want to join this week. Hope you all are well, guys and have a nice week ahead!


The umbrella stood out in the crowd. It has blue touch :)

Blue Larimar stone -one of my husband's collection. Have you ever heard about this stone?

One article mentioned that the scarcity of Larimar which only can be found in Dominican Republic, Caribbean is 10.000 times more than diamond. Is it true?

Blue Beauty

>> Apr 13, 2015

LRG initials. LG means my full name while R is the initial of husband's nick name.

NameStylish.com gave me opportunity to choose for free a design of their personalized jewelry. As a feedback, I’ve written my opinion about the jewelry here. I was so interested since it’s my first time to have a custom-made jewelry piece. I preferred to monogram necklace and they made the pendant well.

Small blue stone

There’s no blue shade on the monogram pendant. So for Blue Monday, I share the small blue stone in a simple ring of mine. I’ve got the ring via auction at ebay :)

Women’s Parking Space Sign

>> Mar 23, 2015

Suits the name, this parking space is specially allocated and identified be used by women. In a mall, they are commonly near exits to increase the safety of women, to ease the parking act, and to facilitate walking to shopping destination.

Here, I usually see women’s parking space in pink colored area while when we visited a mall yesterday, I saw only this simple sign. Well, better than none.

Blue Monday

Salted Eggs

>> Feb 24, 2015

Salted egg is a general term for egg-based dishes which preserved by marinated (given the excessive salt to deactivate the decomposing enzyme). Most salted eggs are duck eggs, although it is possible for other eggs. Salted eggs properly consumed within one month (30 days).

In Indonesia, particularly in Java, salted duck eggs are usually produced from dash runner ducks which their eggs have green eggshell-blue characteristic. These snacks are practical and can be combined with a variety of dishes –with or without rice. Fishermen who sail or people who are traveling for a long time used to take these eggs.

In Central Java Province, the Brebes area is known as a major producer of salted egg. High quality salted egg can be characterized by bright orange to reddish yolk part, dry texture, no fishy smell, and gentle salty taste (source:wikipedia).

I have a bucket of salted eggs for my late Blue Monday. There are some salted egg producers in my husband's hometown. The eggs captured in my FIL's home. My SILs used to buy these eggs as souvenirs for their neighbors and co-workers.