Bogor Botanical Gardens 19 August 2014

The Bogor Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden located in Bogor, Indonesia, 60 km south of Jakarta. The gardens are in the city center and adjoin the Istana Bogor. The gardens cover more than 80 hectares. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogor_Botanical_Gardens.
This is one of the best destinations in Indonesia. I like this place. Here are some pics I took in the garden when I visited my students who're doing internship at the Center for Plant Conservation, Bogor Botanical Gardens.

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Happy the 69th Independence Day to my lovely country Indonesia

Happy the 69th Independence day, 17th August 2014 to my lovely country Indonesia.  For all Indonesian friends, 
on this day, let's remember what we have done for this country?
on this day, let's think about what are our real contributions that we have given to this nation?
0n this day, let's learn from our past to build the better future of Nusantara.
Remember that to develop this country is a duty of all of us.
and keep in your mind that you are proud to be an Indonesian

I love Indonesia, and I am proud to be an Indonesian

Photo taken from https://www.pixoto.com/images-photography/digital-art/people/bendera-di-ujung-agustus-6720625842323456

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My book of life

I keep writing my book of life with the ink of happiness or even sadness. Chapter by chapter I have completed to compose the whole part of my reflection.  All pages are ready to be opened  so I can learn from the story on it.. learn from my imperfection, learn from disappointment and failure in the past. 

On 1st August 2014 I decided to open a new page in the new chapter of my story.  I believe there will be many challenges to face  in the new chapter. But I do hope that happiness will be a part of each page.  I hope I can completed my book of life in which the happiness is at the beginning, the ending and the whole story. 

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Common Classroom, Bogor Agricultural University

Learning process needs comfortable class rooms with high quality facilities. I hope IPB will continue to improve  availability of good facilities for all education and research programs.  

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A trip to Nias Island, North Sumatra, 10-14 March 2014: "Mobile library & Mobile Internet"

The trip to Nias Island, North Sumatra on 10-14 March 2014 gave me some lessons and experience. People there are trying to more educated in the limited facilities. There is no big library building with many books, no high speed Internet connection as we have in Java Island. But I appreciate their spirit to learn, to study, and to be more valuable people with better education.
I took these pics of "mobile library & mobile internet" when I taught computer literacy for junior and high school teachers in District of North Nias.

Mobile library:

Mobile Internet:

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Happy New Year 2014

I wish you and your family a joyful, bright, healthy, prosperous and happiest new year ahead. 

 

Photo from Science Alert

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My journey in UPM (Part #3 - finish)

Given a second chance, I would do it all over again but....

Writing hundreds lines of computer programs is not the most interesting thing to do; sometimes it bore me, especially when many errors came up after I executed the codes.  To live beyond such depressing moments, I would go about other leisure activities to refresh my mind and take time off research work. Sometimes, I even travelled to new places in Malaysia and other ASEAN countries, to see beautiful sceneries and experience rich cultures. This took me to tourism destinations in Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Brunei Darussalam. In 2011, I spent 10 days in Fuzhou and Guangzhou China attending the first spatial data mining conference, after which I managed to travel around the two cities widely. Moreover, I also stayed in Los Banos, the Philippines for two months, from February to March 2012, to do research internship in the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) main office.

I am passionate about photography and I like to capture images of nature in its undisturbed form and especially flowers. I never had any formal photography skills but the inspiration I derive from nature keeps me glued to my camera for a chance to capture one of those abundant breath-taking and beautiful natural sceneries that adorn planet earth, created by God.  

Since arriving in Malaysia, I have grown 3.5 years older and transformed in many ways. I have gained in knowledge and friends, and had alot of fun. And so, given a second chance, would I do it all over again? Yes of course, but…… :)

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