9 to 5 working mom

Tired...is the only word to describe her
Multitasking...is the word to comfort her
Child...is the word to make her strong

And I was one of these

Saturday hunting pic

I took this picture from the car, it was raining outside...

The lady and batik...

blue and orange goggles...

the bubble girl

This is Kayla my lovely niece playing the bubbles...she has a photogenic face and my camera loves her face...even when she is not on the mood.



ow..ow..something happen with the bubbles maker...but she still looks pretty though

Saturday hunting pic

I love hunting picture on saturday morning before the sun shines not too hot and the dew still on the leaves but the farmers have already working hard on the field...

Birds should fly

On Saturday morning when I was doing a walking exercise to fullfill my intention to walk ten thousand steps (yeah...right!), I stop at a birds seller and ask permission to take a picture and he said ok but please don't write down the price on the magazine (?). At first I only interest of the cage not the birds but suddenly I feel sad for them when I accidently shoot this little bird's face

I want my mommy's eyes...

so...we have to sing a birds song right...

Sad huh...they looks like shouting 'hey somebody help me...let me out of here!'

I need Ice cream!!!!

Between Emir and Cepot

My son Emir loves 'wayang golek' or traditional puppet from west Java, especially the puppet called Cepot. Cepot is the funniest character among the puppet, he has a funny red face and wear a 'blangkon' (traditional hat), black clothes and sarong. People always waiting the appearance of Cepot especially when he fought againts the 'buta' or giants. That's a very funny scene.

'Wayang golek', unfortunately is not suitable for children to watch, since they always using too many curse words (ughh I hate when they use that). Sundanese people were famous because they have a polite word for talking to parents or teacher but when they talked among their friends (mostly young peoples) is a normal thing to speak with harsh language even cursing is a natural thing.

Anyway...so even if Emir loves wayang, I still forbide him to watch the show unless it was specifically intended for children.

Cangkuang Temple

Cangkuang temple is a Hindu temple located in Kampung Pulo, Cangkuang Region, Leles Subsdistrict Garut, West Java. According to this blog this temple is also the first time found in Tatar Sunda and is the only Hindu Temple.

I've never heard of the Cangkuang Temple before, never knew or even never read it...can you believe it...I love history. When I was in primary school I want to be an archeologist because of my history teacher taught about temples and Indonesian ancient kingdoms with an interesting way. So why...why...I do not know about the existence of The Cangkuang Temple. I just found out last week accidentally when I was visiting my relatives in Garut, her house is located near The Temple. I am very excited especiallu since I am crazy falling in love with photography.

To reach the temple located on a small island we had to cross Situ Cangkuang (situ means lake) using a bamboo raft. We can see the local residents use the lake for daily life such as washing clothes, bathing (perhaps) , and fishing. Children playing in the lake after school, bamboo raft, fisherman, lake surrounded by mountains...imagine this beautiful scenary in Garut.

Did you know that Cangkuang is the name of a plants type pandanus. This plants have a fruit

looks like jackfruit, they said it tasted sweet but make itchy.

Cangkuang Temple was found in 1966 and restored by the Government in 1974. The stones of

the temple was using a new stones because the old stones is widely uses by the local peoples as a

stone tomb. This happens because they did not know that the stone is the part of the temple which

is important for the history. In the temple there is a statue of God Siva that have been damage

so as to minimize the damage, the government decided to create a locked iron door. Next to the

temple there is a tomb of Islamic leader named Eyang Embah Dalem Arif Muhammad. Actually I'm

not aware that a lots of stones around the temple is a tomb.

The existence of the temple is blessing for the local people, they make handicrafts and sell them to

the tourists. They sell roasted corn only a thousand rupiah, any brands of drinking water, boiled

bananas. Many people picnic here with all the family...eating lunch together under the big trees...

I love it since people today never do the picnic thing...am I right?

Please come to the Garut to see Cangkuang Temple and the natural beauty of the lake, trust me you will not regret it...

Hibiscus a.k.a kembang sepatu

Wikipedia : Kembang sepatu (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) adalah tanaman semak suku Malvaceae yang berasal dari Asia Timur dan banyak ditanam sebagai tanaman hias di daerah tropis dansubtropis. Bunga besar, berwarna merah dan tidak berbau. Bunga dari berbagai kultivar danhibrida bisa berupa bunga tunggal (daun mahkota selapis) atau bunga ganda (daun mahkota berlapis) yang berwarna putih hingga kuning, oranye hingga merah tua atau merah jambu.

Lagi senang dengan bunga ini karena sangat sederhana tapi indah khas bunga-bunga daerah tropis.