Another Spot of a Lake

This Cibubur Lake (Jakarta, Indonesia) may look calm and lovely. Watching a wonderful lake can bring out serene and peaceful thoughts. But in fact, when I captured this spot; I must hide the floating rubbish on one side of the lake. I did it successfully, right?

Unfortunately, there are still lots of people here who like throwing rubbish onto the river or lake. It's a big problem that still unsolved until now.

Watery Wednesday

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Sunday Afternoon

My brother and his family who live in another town (and island) visited Jakarta (the capital city of Indonesia) since last Friday night for a quick holiday trip. They had no time to come to our home in Bogor; so we decided to meet them at the hotel yesterday.

We reached the hotel at almost lunch time. My nephews wanted to visit museums in the old city Jakarta; but unfortunately, the museums there are close in Sundays. As an alternative, we planned to visit Pekan Raya Jakarta (Jakarta Fair). It’s a pity that it wasn’t an enjoyable visit. The weather was too hot and the place was too crowded. It’s not easy to enter the place, park the car and come out of the place. The place is too huge but the map isn’t informative enough. I can’t share lots of pics from Jakarta Fair here; there are only a few blue things that I saw there.

We weren’t interested anymore to wander around the whole place. My brother and family preferred to have a rest at the airport and wait for their flight that night. After dropped them all at the airport, we came back home.

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An Owl

His name is Erik. He belongs to my husband’s friend. The owl is captured when my husband visited a friend a few days ago. I thought before that all owls will sleepy during the day; but Erik doesn’t look sleepy at all.

Based on some resource sites, I’ll share a little about owl here. Well, different with most birds, owls are nocturnal with a big head and forward facing large eyes. Their eyes are fixed in their sockets, and some are able to turn around their head up to 270 degrees. This bird has amazing eyes!

With outstanding vision, sensitive hearing, and the ability to fly without a sound, they are a stealthy and successful hunter. Nocturnal creatures are symbolic of inner-knowing, psychic talent, and sixth sense. Birds are considered by many cultures to be messengers between earthly creatures and spirit.

Today, the owl is often used as a symbol for education, and used as a graduation mascot. Many cultures have connected the following characteristics to the owl:
intelligence, brilliance, wisdom, power, knowledge

intuition, messages, mysticism, mystery, unconscious, silent observation

independence, protection, bravery, transition, longevity, reincarnation

Wow, an owl can be a symbol of many things!

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Couple’s Corner: My Husband as an Uncle

He isn’t yet a father, so, this time I share my opinion about him as an uncle. I can say that he’s a good uncle. To teenager nephews and nieces, he acts as a friend and sometimes he acts like their fathers. Some of teenager nephews prefer to obey my husband more; that’s why my BIL/SIL often asks my husband’s help to communicate heart-by-heart with their sons.

To younger nephews and nieces, he’s more known as a funny and humorous uncle who can make them laugh.

Well, I’m proud of him. He’s a good uncle. I believe he will become a good father one day.

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Fishing, Children and Benefit

It was once assumed by the experts that fishing wasn’t really important for kids. But recently, the experts have already mentioned the significance of fishing for kids. It can be a great activity for them.

Many kids love organized sports, such as basketball. It’s a great one, since it gives a good basis for a child's way of thinking and physical attributes. On the other hand, fishing offers an exceptional balance for a child's growth as well. Fishing, and other outdoor activities, assists children learn while in a relaxing and calm environment.

Fishing decreases stress, improves child’s imagination and sharpens their senses. With fishing, you also teach your children to appreciate and respect what the environment of the great outdoors provides for humankind.

For Watery Wednesday, I share here some pictures that I captured at Kampung Katulampa,a fishing and outbound place in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.

Data source:google

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My Nephew’s Circumcision Celebration

It’s not a birthday cake. My nephew, M. Ali Fatih Matarizki (six years old), get circumcised on Sunday morning. Here, a circumcision is an important process for every boy. It’s not only a removing or cutting away the foreskin of the pexxx, but it’s already becoming a part of entering ‘adulthood’. The boy who has been circumcised will be expected to be a better and more religious person; having improvement in attitudes and manners. He’s entering the new stage in his life.

Fatih’s parents invited us to celebrate the successful circumcision and we prayed for his becoming better person, happiness, health and prosperity in many years to come. All aunts and uncles gave him gifts. My husband and I gave him a little cash.

Fatih’s mother prepared tumpeng rice (ceremonial dish of yellow rice served in a cone shape) for our lunch. I don’t share the food here, I’ll share in another post.

The boy looked happy though he felt rather painful on his pexxx. Don’t worry Fatih, it will recover totally in two weeks!

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Wandering Cows

Wandering cats are so common. How about wandering cows? Riding toward the housing where my BIL lives; my husband captured these moments. The owner doesn’t place the cows in a cage. He lets the cows looking for food by themselves.

The cows are free to go anywhere around and they can go back home by themselves too. They eat wild grass here and there and walk calmly along the roads. Local people around have used to see these views. The most important is, there’s no one dares stealing the cows. There a belief: anyone who steals the cow in that area, he will get severe ill. Sorry for less quality pics!

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