This is a picture of Ternate Island at the province of North Maluku/Moluccas. Yes, its on our list. Our friend, Tari, has just came back from Ternate and has brought us this lovely picture that builds my excitement to visiting the island one day. Ain’t it a beauty? I haven’t been there and already we have a picture of leaving it. But don’t worry dear Ternate, I’ll definitely see you one day.

Is it Derawan? Is it Togean? Is it parts of Maluku? Nope!

Sam Poo Kong (which means an ancestor with 3 great powers) temple in Semarang, Central Java, was built in admiration to the Admiral Cheng Ho of China's Ming Dynasty. The Chinese descendants in Semarang who had this temple built were mostly non-moslem, but the temple incorporates some features of Islamic attributes, in respect for the moslem Admiral. 

I never really saw Jakarta as a beautiful city, well not that much at least. It’s far from being compared to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore as neighboring capital cities. But maybe I’ve been looking at it only from one perspective; from the core of the city. I never noticed it from another point of view.  Turns out, from the balcony of Pejaten Village Mall, Jakarta looks alright. This part of the city is still relatively green, and from this point, the trees give that calming feeling...