It's Charlie

I know it is not easy to take a portraiture photo, especially with children. It was a very cold day at Rumphi District in Malawi around noon on my way back to Lilongwe.  I had a pack of candies left in my car and I wanted to share it with some kids. So I stopped by at one small village where there were...

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Pestle and mortar is an analogy and symbol of intimacy that portray a harmonious relationship between male and female. The position of the pestle at the top and mortar at the bottom sometimes becomes a kind of allegory of the masculine dominative system in the society. The rhythm and melody resulted from pounding activities become a unique music of its own, which is...

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Whenever I take a photo, I always like the simplicity and natural part of it. This photo has successfully shown its own beauty. And, it is all because of the greatness of the Sun. “Nothing under the sun is ever accidental.” — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing #Malawi #Africa ...

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Time has passed fiercely! It has been exactly 9 months since I left Jakarta for taking my first international role within the UN. Some of my friends have asked me what do I do actually in Malawi? Well, I know that every time I tell them my role as a U-Report Manager in UNICEF Malawi, they will frown their forehead and clueless about...

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It's been close to a year I did not take any human interests photo. It’s due to I have sold my DSLR camera before I departed to Malawi. As a replacement, I decided to buy a simple smart-phone of ASUS Z01 HD. The best thing about this device is its ƒ/1.7 SONY IMX362 sensor.  I never realized how powerful the photo output produced...

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Becoming a foreigner sometimes put me in a situation where I have to be able to represent my country well amongst the people whom I interact daily. Although, people can Google everything about Indonesia, but of course it would be more genuine if they can hear directly from my mouth. After been living for almost 2 years in New Zealand, South East Africa is now become the...

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I am very glad reading the recent news about Malawi as top tourism destination 2018 which written in The Times, MW Nations, Maravi Post and Face of Malawi.  Within this blog, am  happy sharing with you some of my photos and videos collections of my visits to several awesome spots in Malawi - the Warm Heart of Africa. Moni - that's how the...

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This short piece of writing was not intended to brag my self but I have to be frankly that it has been one of my longtime desire to earn the Google Partners' certification. Stupefy, my initial intention was not to be the one of Google Adwords' Consultant or entering into the Digital Marketing Agencies business. I just simply wanted to do the right...

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Ga kerasa sudah lebih dari 3 bulan meninggalkan tanah air dan berpisah dari kawan kawan di UNICEF Indonesia.  Kangen, yes tentu aja. Bukan hanya karena disini gak ada yang jual makanan pinggiran yang sangat kaya rasa dan bervariasi seperti Tongseng, tapi juga rindu dengan absurditas dan kemajemukan Indonesia. Masih inget dengan jelas jalanan rusak di Kepulauan Tanimbar / Maluku Tenggara Barat (MTB). Sangat...

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*Melodi Pagi di Pekarangan – Malawi, 1 Januari 2018  Alam selalu punya cara untuk mengajarkan kita banyak hal. Lewat kepakan sayap burung, maka lahirlah konsep pesawat terbang. Dari cara ikan berenang, akhirnya tercipta metode membuat pola pakaian renang standar Olimpiade. Ternyata, dari lebah pun kita bisa belajar beberapa pola hidup menarik yang mungkin dapat diaplikasikan di tahun yang baru ini. Kepemimpinan Lebah hidup berkoloni...

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