scarves-and-goldstars:

I hate it when this happens… 

Jerk-arta Metro-pollutant, the city of traffic jams survivors. Here, every second counts.

all-time favourite song. a constant reminder that no matter where i go, no matter what i do, i will always be a Jakarta darling :”).

raynata:

Jakarta Cathedral: My 1st visit.

i may not be a worshipper of any religion, but i do believe in a Divine intervention. i like coming to pray-houses when it’s empty. have myself a peaceful solitude. a solemn gratitude, never fails to boost the mood. have a good sunday, blessed people :)

soap-lobster:

Jakarty City

kabut, membalut kalut. lanjut cemberut, kerap berharap. tidak siap, disergap rindu yang rupanya mengendap-ngendap. oh, inilah jakarta. yang buram tapi tak juga suram. entah bejat atau hebat, hasratku merambat. dari kepala sampai dada.

de-regenboog:

Hello, hometown!

BETAWI, AKU WIS MULIH!

karintil:

Blue sky collapse.

menghitung hari, detik demi detik!

katashinta:

Nice pic of Oud Batavia, a.k.a Old face of Jakarta I found on the internet…
I love the shape of the houses… I think it’s chinese homes…

adventure in kota tua? cannot wait lah.

Aku Cinta J.A.K.A.R.T.A

jaw-droppingly awesome pictures of my all-time favourite city.

readyfebrian:

i just found this picture, i do not remember when i took this picture
it’s probably around 2005 or 2006 

Kuningan, Jakarta.

i used to pass this road every day/night. oh, actually you can see the apartment building that i used to live in (i -my mom, actually- have moved to another apartment now), it’s that tall building on the left side of the picture. just between the big super tall building and building at the corner. oh how i miss jakarta at night.

a week ago

it’s funny how things can change in a matter of days. well, yeah things can change in a second too, but I’m not gonna talk about those life-changing seconds now. maybe later. or maybe not at all. who knows, anyway…

a week ago I was still in Jakarta, enjoying my last Sunday before I headed back to London. I spent the day with my friends. had an afternoon chit-chat over coffee and then we went to Java Soulnation Festival, a music festival -just like Java Rockin’ Land but this time it’s a soul/Rn’B music. (come to think of it, my days in Jakarta were spent in one concert to another. whoa!). we saw Sophie Ellis Bextor. she was as lovely as she looks and her performance was awesome!

photo by Catharina Putri.

it was definitely worth a 2-day flight delay to see her performed! haha (yes, I was supposed to come back on the 25th but because of this festival, I decided to postpone my flight. yes, that was slightly crazy.)

after Sophie, we saw Public Enemy for a bit. it was full of energy! but then we left to catch the Japanese guitarist duo, Depapepe live in action. well, being a fan of acoustic guitar music, Depapepe simply swept me off my feet. LIKE the performance, although at some points their music brings out the inner melancholic in me. haha, I’m such a sucker for acoustic guitars.

and then seven days just gone by.

here I am sitting on my desk, typing this. procrastinating when I should be reading Subjectivity for my Communications, Psychology and Experience class tomorrow.

oh, welcome back, academic life. you have been missed.