>> "HAPPY HOLIDAYS!" | DECEMBER 2004 - WEEK 4
[previous: "monas"]
[next: "on mahakam river"]
>> picture taken on: december 5, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: first picture hunting in jakarta
>> place: cathedral church
for those who celebrate christmas, sLesTa.com would like to wish you a merry christmas. and to all, a happy holidays and happy new year of 2005. may the new year brings peace, happiness and luck.
as per the picture above, it is a picture of our own cathedral church, taken on my first photo hunting in jakarta early december. i edited it a bit with photoshop to create a christmas card.
2004 has been one of my memorable year so far. a lot has happened, more significantly is my decision to go back home for good. one hope i would be praising for the new year, though not necessarily very active in searching for it just yet, is to land myself a nice job.
have a good new year, ya'll!
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>> "TUGU TANI" | DECEMBER 2004 - WEEK 3
[previous: "monas"]
[next: "happy holidays!"]
>> picture taken on: december 5, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: first picture hunting in jakarta
>> place: ya di depan tugu nya laahh...
as the titled said.. it is tugu tani (picture taken in color, converted to black & white to emphasize the sillhouette of the statute). although i'm not quite sure what this monument is actuallly named, we referred to it as tugu tani.. but then again maybe it is named as it's always being referred to. (eh bener kan ini tugu tani? kalo salah.. please correct me!)
nothing ordinary from the way it looks, really. but i wonder what kind of stories it carries. i'm sure those of you who live in jakarta has passed it several times.. and maybe never really noticed what the monument portrays and how it came about to be placed in the middle of the intersection. who are the woman and the man it portrays? does she have a name? we can only guess that the woman is a farmer giving the harvest to the man, whom i figured a soldier. maybe a gift of thanks for protecting the village.. but maybe, to bribe for protection? well, i'm just shooting out assumptions here. i'm not sure how the story behind the statute, and i'm dying to know what the real history is behind it.
sadly, i tried to find out more about it, but i can't seem to find anything on the net. maybe i'm looking at the wrong places. maybe anyone can help?
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>> "MONAS" | DECEMBER 2004 - WEEK 1 & 2
[previous: "eid mubarak"]
[next: "tugu tani"]
>> picture taken on: december 5, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: first picture hunting in jakarta
>> place: lapangan parkir mesjid istiqlal
ah yess... this picture marks my official announcement that i am back in my homeland. i may not in the "city that never sleeps" anymore.. but sLesTa is still in the city. :)
after over a month back in my homeland, jakarta, i was finally able to walk around the "kota" and had my first hunting activity since i'm here. my target was the city's old station house (stasiun jakarta kota), museum of jakarta, then off to istiqlal mosque and the cathedral church. it was sunday morning and i was accompanied with my best friend who i trusted to show me the way how to get to these places. it was hot. but the weather was really nice.. i can actually see the blue sky for once.
took quite many pictures.. i'm glad i can capture some nice ones, though i am still producing the pictures. this one.. though not as nice as it should be.. i thought would be a good opening. you see that monument and you know.. it was taken in jakarta. and that's where i am now. others may follow.. so stay tune. i haven't really updated anything .. i know. it's just that.. going online is a luxury here, but it's gonna change soon. so, please pardon the delay, but i'll come back full force.. :)
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>> "EID MUBARAK" | NOVEMBER 2004 - WEEK 2
[previous: "menyambut lebaran"]
[next: "monas"]
>> picture taken on: november 7, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: menyambut lebaran
>> place: my uncle's house
minal aidin wal faidzin, mohon maaf lahir & bathin. may you have a blessed eid mubarak, 1 syawal 1425H. as a creature of God, i am not perfect. i may have said, posted, commented or informed you in an unmannered way, whether i intended or not, please do forgive me if i may have done so. may all our prayers and ibadah during the holy month of Ramadhan will be blessed by Allah SWT.
i personally ask for your forgiveness.. and for those who are celebrating "eid mubarak".. have a good one! don't eat too much.. ;) this lebaran is different for me as i am celebrating it for the first time in 9 years.. among my family & friends in my homeland. for my friends who are away .. well, let me take your share of ketupat.. i won't complain. hehehe..
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>> "MENYAMBUT LEBARAN" | NOVEMBER 2004 - WEEK 1
[previous: "sunset in manhattan"]
[next: "eid mubarak"]
>> picture taken on: october 29, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: menyambut lebaran
>> place: my parents' house
every year, my parents always prepare the so-called "bingkisan" or a parcel to be given to the less-fortunate people. mom would list the names of people that she gathers from visiting them to kampung-kampung then she would invite them over to our house and give them gifts and a bit of money so they can spend their lebaran nicely. it's part of being a muslim.. to give away tidings (zakat) once a year, and what would be a better time than during the month of ramadhan?
the picture above is one of many "packages" that we personally bought, put together and wrapped before we gave them to the needy. and it was a really wonderful feeling to look at their faces when they receive it. we hope they can celebrate lebaran a little better this year. (taken by nikon d70: shutter 1/15, aperture f 4.5)
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>> "SUNSET IN MANHATTAN" | OCTOBER 2004 - WEEK 4
[previous: "shade of light"]
[next: "menyambut lebaran"]
>> picture taken on: october 12, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: counting the days in NYC
>> place: rooftop of "5 pointz" building, long island city
on my last days in nyc, i tried to capture as much as new york city as i possibly can. and the breathtaking view of the skyline is one of the views that i can never get enough of. always tried to get as many pictures of the skyline as i possibly can, i love the sillhouette of the skyline during sunset. you'll know from the empire state building on the left and the chrysler building on the right.. that it is manhattan! how can you not miss it? *sigh* (taken by nikon d70: shutter 1/250, aperture f 8.0, minor retouch by photoshop)
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>> "SHADE OF LIGHT" | OCTOBER 2004 - WEEK 2 & 3
[previous: "walking to the sky"]
[next: "sunset in manhattan"]
>> picture taken on: september 21, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: road trip
>> place: antelope canyon, AZ
another pic from the road trip. you may have seen it from the album, but i just want to highlight this picture cuz i really love this. it was taken inside the cave - a wind tunnel, to be exact .. a huge wind tunnel, that is -- in antelope canyon, arizona. the canyon is located inside the navajo tribe reservation area which is off-limits to public, except if you enter with a navajo tribe guide (btw, navajo reservation area is actually the largest native american reservation in the united states). according to them, this wind tunnel is a sacred place. inside there were huge stones crafted through years and years of wind and mudslides that went through the canyon. on top of the canyon, there were holes that let the sun comes in and creating a beautiful shades of light when it touches the red rock of the canyon. it was just a marvelous view when you come at the right time of the day.
paw and i went to this place after we saw the ad in one of the visitor's center. we knew we just had to stop by. it was heaven for photographers who tried to take pictures. too bad we didn't take the photographer's tour, so we didn't have enough time to actually take pictures with the right equipment. this is one of the best ones i can get, and it was hand-held. (taken by nikon d70: shutter 1/10, aperture f 3.5)
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>> "WALKING TO THE SKY" | OCTOBER 2004 - WEEK 1
[previous: "desert valley"]
[next: "shade of light"]
>> picture taken on: october 6, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: jonathan borofsky's "walking to the sky" exhibition
>> place: rockefeller plaza
as i'm counting the days, i've been walking around the city to take pictures of the places i surely will miss. and it's always nice to hangout at the rockefeller center where they usually put up a different exhibition every week.
this week.. it's jonathan borofsky's "walking to the sky" exhibition where they put up a giant pole with life-size statues of people on top of the pole as if they are walking towards the sky. i tried to capture the pole next to the buildings around the plaza. unfortunately, the sun shines so bright that day that i can only get the sillhouette of the pole among the skylines. either way, i'm pretty satisfied how it came out. what do you think?
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>> "DESERT VALLEY" | SEPTEMBER 2004 - WEEK 4
[previous: "tribute light to twin towers"]
[next: "walking to the sky"]
>> picture taken on: september 21, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: "road trip across USA in 10 days"
>> place: route 163, monument valley, utah
here's what i got for you from my recent road trip across the country with a good friend of mine, paw. well, not exactly across the country cuz it starts in las vegas, nv and ends in new orleans, la. along the way we stopped in at least 12 points of interest, including hoover dam (nevada-arizona), grand canyon (arizona), red rock canyon - sedona (arizona), antelope canyon (arizona), monument valley (utah), arches national park (utah), rockies (colorado), valley of fires (new mexico), white sands (new mexico), el paso (texas), the alamo - san antonio (texas), houston (texas), new orleans (louisiana).
the trip was just magnificently grand. i was so in awe with the view i saw, the great creation of the higher being that makes you small. and it was definitely the most remembered trip i've ever had.. i just wish it never ends.
the above picture is taken along the route 163 in utah in view of the long road from the monument valley, as we continue our way to arches national park, driving 4 hours north from monument valley. we stopped as we saw the silhouette of the monument valley and the straight line of the route we have passed by. magnificent!
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>> "TRIBUTE TO TWIN TOWERS" | SEPTEMBER 2004 - WEEK 3
[previous: "mansion drive"]
[next: "desert valley"]
>> picture taken on: september 11, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: "tribute light to the twin towers"
>> place: dumbo, brooklyn
in remembering the tragedy of 9/11, new york city gave a tribute by having two blue lights up in ground zero, where the twin towers once stood. the lights were on from dusk till dawn that day, and i had a chance to take still images of the view along the manhattan skyline and next to brooklyn bridge from dumbo (down under manhattan bridge overpass), brooklyn. another spot was taken from where the lights were energized, near the parking lot in the battery park city. an amazing view alright.. i'm glad i was able to capture it this time. (taken by nikon d70)
God bless to all the victims of terrorism, including the recent bombing in jakarta, indonesia. may the victims rest in peace.
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>> "MANSION DRIVE" | SEPTEMBER 2004 - WEEK 2
[previous: "kebyar duduk"]
[next: "tribute to twin towers"]
>> picture taken on: september 5, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: "reminiscing rhode island"
>> place: newport, rhode island
took a trip on a recent labor day weekend to rhode island with paw. my mission was to take as many pictures of rhode island as much as i can. too bad we could only stay for a day and most of the day pictures were taken in newport and night pictures in downtown providence. but they all came out nice. we enjoyed the view in newport that we didn't get to providence until really late and had to take the night pictures from the hill.
the picture above was the one i took when we took during one of our stops along the ocean drive. this looks like some painting but it's real, yo! i love how the clouds stay on top like that, gives a dramatic look on the entire picture. (taken by nikon d70)
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>> "KEBYAR DUDUK" | SEPTEMBER 2004 - WEEK 1
[previous: "muse at curiosa"]
[next: "mansion drive"]
>> picture taken on: august 21, 2004
>> photographer: paw
>> event: "gebyar: experience indonesia!"
>> place: wallace hall, nyc
i know i know.. i haven't updated anything on this site for.. ever!? hehe.. and i know i've been posting a lot of "gebyar" stuff. the story, the promo, and the likes. so bear with me, cuz there's one more stuff that's missing. the pictures! i have to warn you, there are tons of pictures!! so if you're not using a high-speed connection, better watch out cuz you might experience a slower time to download them. and it's not even complete yet! i'm still in the process of pick and choose some pictures from the photographers of the event.
the above picture is one of the pictures i like most. there are too many good pictures and the reason i'm putting the picture above is because i love how ethnic it looks. you'll know it right away, it's from bali! it's one of the dancers of the event who was performing "kebyar duduk" dance. the costume, the dance, and the makeup is just marvelous. and the expression adds the whole ethnicity to it too. rich in color just as rich as our culture is. very very "gebyar"!! :)
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>> "MUSE AT CURIOSA" | AUGUST 2004 - WEEK 1 & 2
[previous: "renungan si kecil"]
[next: "kebyar duduk"]
>> picture taken on: july 31, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: curiosa festival
>> place: randall's island, nyc
curiosa festival is a concert headlining the cure. it's a whole day event where we get to see bands like muse, thursday, interpol, mogwai, auf der maur, the rapture .. and of course, the cure. got this picture while watching muse performing. right in front of me, stood a girl with a cap worn backwards with "muse" written on it. what a perfect way to capture the moment, i thought. :)
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>> "RENUNGAN SI KECIL" | JULY 2004 - WEEK 4
[previous: "election campaign"]
[next: "muse at curiosa"]
>> picture taken on: july 5, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: election day in jakarta
>> place: kebon melati, tanah abang, jakarta
this picture was taken while i was strolling around in kebon melati, tanah abang during the election day. i found this little girl sitting alone in front of her house. she was so occupied with whatever was in her mind, she didn't realize that i had sneaked up in front of her to get her expression and got my candid shot. it was indeed a perfect shot cuz i got her expression just the way i wanted. what are you thinking about, little girl?
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>> "ELECTION CAMPAIGN" JULY 2004 - WEEK 1-3
[previous: "museum mile"]
[next: "renungan si kecil"]
>> picture taken on: july 5, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: election day in jakarta
>> place: kebon melati, tanah abang, jakarta
ini salah satu "oleh-oleh" dari vacation gue. it wasn't exactly a vacation, per say.. as i was rushing from one place to another to meet a group of people to another. not to mention i was having a project to look for pictures around the tradtional market in indonesia, particularly in jabotabek area. this picture above i took while tagging along a bunch of australian reporters who were covering the election days inside the "kampung" in tanah abang. it was one of my best experience while i was there. and i took many nice pictures. eventhough i'm not a fan of megawati-hasyim, i thought the writing on this sticker is pretty funny, don't you?
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>> "MUSEUM MILE" | JUNE 2004 - WEEK 3
[previous: "lunch date"]
[next: "election campaign"]
>> picture taken on: june 8, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: museum mile on fifth
>> place: guggenheim museum
i'm sure you all know what guggenheim museum is. and most of you, i'm sure, know how it looks like. frank lloyd wright has put his signature on the buildings he created, and guggenheim has his, it's the spiral walkaway. but most of the time, you only know how it looks like from outside. as for me, eventhough i've lived here for quite some time now, i never actually set foot inside the museum. i passed it by all the time, but i never got a chance (well, never make the chance, to be exact) to go inside. during the "museum mile on fifth", early this month, fifth avenue was closed and all museums along fifth ave. was free to enter. i chose "guggenheim" for the above reason. although some part of the museum was on construction, the photography gallery was awesome. too bad, we were not allowed to take pictures inside, only from the lobby, at the bottom of the spiral. but i took this one from the top floor (where the guard barked at me after i took it). err.. yeah, i did snap some on the arts too while the guard wasn't looking .. but sshhhh.. don't tell anyone!Labels: 2004
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>> "LUNCH DATE" | JUNE 2004 - WEEK 2
[previous: "rafting crew"]
[next: "museum mile"]
>> picture taken on: june 10, 2004
>> photographer: err.. photobox machine?
>> event: lunch date
>> place: food court, manhattan mall
had lunch date with loucee this afternoon. as usual, we met in front of the manhattan mall and had lunch at the food court. the last time we went there, we spotted this photobox machine near the escalator. while photobox is probably a common scene around malls in jakarta, it's not so much here. it's quite hard to find a photobox booth that can take a nice picture. so this time, we stopped and had our pictures taken. how much does it cost? 3 bux!!! mahal aje.. but hey look! it came out pretty nice, didn't it? different from the one we used to back home, there is no sound of a girl telling us to get ready and take the position. all we see was this blinking light and then the flash went off. most of the time (at least the first two pics) we weren't ready. the only time we finally posed was when we made our "ugly" face at the end of the shot. what a way to spend my lunch date.. biasanya cuman duduk di meja nongkrongin komputer sambil sesekali di buzz ama boss yang mengganggu makan siangku. uuhh!! louuuu... lunch lagi yoookkk!!!
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>> "RAFTING CREW" | JUNE 2004 - WEEK 1
[previous: "smurfboard"]
[next: "lunch date"]
>> picture taken on: may 30, 2004
>> photographer: owob
>> event: rafting trip down hudson river creek
>> place: hudson river
oh hey, i skipped a week till finally update this pikofdawik page. well, this time it's not so much about the skilled photography picture, it's more of a memorable picture we took during our camping & rafting trip. this picture was taken when we stopped on our 17 miles trip to hop on this huge rock and each of us made a jump. on the picture (l-r): hanum, arif, denny, kemal, sLesTa, loucee, adin, and nita. amy, our instructor with the sunglasses, knelt down in front of us. and some guy we don't know (probably from another rafting boat) in a yellow helmet. owob took this picture from our rafting boat.Labels: 2004
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>> "SMURFBOARD" | MAY 2004 - WEEK 3
[previous: "hello.. u there??"]
[next: "rafting crew]
>> picture taken on: april 22, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: ..err... nothing to do?
>> place: my computer desk
i bought this mini smurf figurine when we were walking around soho at the end of april. smurf is probably the only comic i actually read besides donal bebek (does this even considered as "comic books"?) hehe... anyways, i was just taking picture of this smurf-figurine while working something on my computer, and it actually came out pretty good, didn't it? believe it or not, the size of the smurf is not even taller than your forefinger. honest!Labels: 2004
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>> "HELLO.. U THERE?" | MAY 2004 - WEEK 2
[previous: "ferrari & rockefeller"]
>> picture taken on: april 29, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: snaps on my way home from work
>> place: herald square
nothing fancy about this picture, really. but i love the way this pic focus on the guy on the phone while everything was a blur in the background. i was just taking pictures on my way home from work and stood in the corner of 34th street & broadway when i saw this guy passed buy. i just click my camera right away. speed shutter it was.. and it came out great, looks just like one those pics you ripped off a mag, doesn't it?.. and i didn't even retouch it. Labels: 2004
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>> "FERRARI AND ROCKEFELLER" | MAY 2004 - WEEK 1
[previous: "love park"]
>> picture taken on: april 30, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: christie's 50 years celebration of ferrari
>> place: rockefeller center, nyc
in a 50 years celebration of ferrari sponsored by christie's, a major auction house originated in london, i went to see the exhibition of ferrari cars at the rockefeller center. one of the most expensive car worth 8 million dollars exhibited and looks absolutely gorgeous. the car above is not it though, but i thought it was a nice one with the reflection of rockefeller center on it. more pictures of the exhibitions are here. the 8 million dollar car is the blue ferrari with the white strip. Labels: 2004
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>> "LOVE PARK" | APRIL 2004 - WEEK 4
[previous: "fcuk on houston"]
>> picture taken on: april 24, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: another photography-hunting day in philadelphia
>> place: center city (?)
last weekend, me and neng loucee went to philadelphia to visit anak bawang, philly branch. our weekend consisted of taking pictures around the center city, went to philadelphia art museum, and of course.. ate lotsa indonesian food. :) the picture above is not exactly one of the best picture, but it would show the park i call the "love park" in the middle of the city with a PINK fountain. yes, pink! the city is filled with very interesting murals and so we took many of them too. you can see the center city pictures here or click here for the pictures of our visit to philadelphia art museum.
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>> "FCUK ON HOUSTON" | APRIL 2004 - WEEK 3
[previous: "dumbo"]
>> picture taken on: april 17, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: another photography-hunting day in lowereast side & soho
>> place: houston street
when we decided to stay around lower east side and soho area for another photography-hunting day, it means our objects will contain of billboards, people passing by, stores, and funny words, and maybe a combination of any. this picture is just one of them. on houston and broadway in soho, there are just tons of big billboards decorating the surrounding buildings. FCUK FM is one of the billboards i saw that's quite eyecatching. and i happened to catch the word "halal fcuk" next to each other when i was standing in front of a hot-dog vendor who stood right across the billboard. although we all know fcuk stands for the retail label french connection, uk .. it's a pretty similar word with the other word.. you know whatta mean? this is when imagination works and eyes become aware of every single objects around the area while having tons of people passed by. just click on the link i put on the "event" info above to see other pictures i took. please be aware that i need an upgrade of my camera, so the color does not come out quite as i want them to be and none of the pictures are retouched.
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>> "DUMBO" | APRIL 2004 - WEEK 2
[previous: "sucky sucky five dollah"]
>> picture taken on: april 10, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: a day in brooklyn
>> place: dumbo (down under manhattan bridge overpass)
after we planned for a week as soon as we found out that it was going to be a gorgeous saturday, me, loucee, dridza, and paw went to dumbo in brooklyn (right across hudson river). after lunch at rice, walked around looking for a nice object to shoot and spent almost all afternoon in dumbo. after we're done with brooklyn side, we took a walk over brooklyn bridge and took pictures a long the way.
the picture above is just one of the pictures i took (using sephia color) of manhattan bridge in brooklyn. i love the way it feels with the sephia color, it was as if it was one of those old pictures of new york. other pictures are here.
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>> "SUCKY SUCKY FIVE DOLLAH" | APRIL 2004 - WEEK 1
[previous: "yellow cab"]
>> picture taken on: march 27 2004
>> photographer: paw
>> event: late dinner at wo-hop restaurant
>> place: mott street, chinatown (in front of wo-hop)
on our late night binge [as in 2 a.m. late] after a permias' movie nite event, we encountered a bunch of kids showing a big carton sign on their hands. we're not exactly sure why they did it, i guess it was probably just one of their weekend pranks to have cars to honk when they pass them by. we saw them as we got out from wo-hop restaurant. and i took a picture of them right away, and they were more than willing to let me do that. after a while, a bunch of us were posing with them. the sign says: "honk if you love sucky sucky five dollar" [if you love south park as much as i do, this was the line from cartman when he becomes the vietnamese child prostitute with the famous line.. sucky sucky one dollah...].. and the cars did honk!! i don't know if they got the sucky sucky for five dollar or not, though! hehehe..
top [left-right]: kemal, the banner kids, denny [far right]
bottom [left-right]: loucee, sLesTa, arif, saras, jamie, taufik.
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>> "YELLOW CAB" | MARCH 2004 - WEEK 4
[previous: "raafi & mom"]
>> picture taken on: march 4, 2004
>> photographer: loucee
>> event: JJS di times square
>> place: times square, on broadway
a small glimpse of times square. 2 words: bilboards & cabs.
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>> "RAAFI & MOM" | MARCH 2004 - WEEK 3
[previous: "naked cowboy"]
[next: "yellow cab"]
>> picture taken on: march 6, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: 40-harian raafi
>> place: ade&bas' apartment
mother and son's picture. the picture speaks for itself. it pictures a thousand words. i took this one during the 40th-day birthday celebration for raafi, the baby boy of bas & defit. isn't he just the cutest?Labels: 2004
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>> "NAKED COWBOY" | MARCH 2004 - WEEK 1 & 2
[previous: "urban apartment"]
>> picture taken on: march 4, 2004
>> photographer: loucee
>> event: ditching work :)
>> place: times square
a regular scene at times square when i ditched work. hahah.. is it really regular? well i don't know. all i know i was going to see dave letterman show *with viggo mortensen and sting as guest* only to find out that my stand-by number was not included among the call-out! damn! but, hey i got to ditch work *with permission of course* and took some pictures around times square (well actually loucee took most of the pictures) and met the infamous "naked cowboy" ... Labels: 2004
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>> "URBAN APARTMENT" | FEBRUARY 2004 - WEEK 2
[previous: "gore cold mountain"]
>> picture taken on: january 25, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: hangin' out at soHo
>> place: urban outfitters, on broadway
as arif also put it in his "gambar unik" file, this picture is quite weird. funnily weird.
just look closely. you'll see three boys hangin' out.. playing games in someone's living room, correct? well, then.. thanks to me *hehe* i just shot it as if it was in someone's living room when in fact it's actually inside an urban outfitters store in soHo. they have the living room set-up (yes with the working game center) right underneath the stairs. and i just happen to take the shot without catching the rest of the store's environment. it was a fast shot too and didn't take more cuz one of the sales person came to me to tell me not to take any photography inside the stores after it. hihi.. too bad .. i had one already!Labels: 2004
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>> "COLD GORE MOUNTAIN" | FEBRUARY 2004 - WEEK 1
[previous: "loucee's candid snap"]
>> picture taken on: january 24, 2004
>> photographer: adis
>> event: ski/snowboarding trip to gore mountain
>> place: gore mountain
a nice shot taken by adis when we were inside the gondola that took us to the top of the gore mountain. it was so freakin' cold that day, we couldn't feel our face and our snot becomes icycle as we went on top. this is the picture of my brother, den, with his snowboarding attire and a scarf covering his face with the trail in the background. it was a fun day despite of the cold, cuz as we went down, we focused more into balancing our snowboard on the snow to keep us from falling on our arses.. we just forgot about the cold.. Labels: 2004
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>> "LOUCEE'S CANDID SNAP" | JANUARY 2004 - WEEK 3
[previous: "new year's eve @ times square"]
>> picture taken on: january 17, 2004
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: out in soho on saturday afternoon to take some snaps of the city
>> place: west broadway & grand st. - soho
one saturday afternoon, me & loucee took a stroll around soho to take some snapshots around the area. the sun was bright and we took some nice pictures. but i love this picture of loucee on action taking the picture of the "grand theft auto" posters on street. we both took some candid of each other while we're taking pictures. there's another picture in which loucee took of me when i was taking a picture of an object. you can see it here. just another saturday afternoon activity in such a nice weather (a bit cold, though) in soho. what do you think of them?
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>> "NEW YEAR'S EVE @ TIMES SQUARE" | JANUARY 2004 - WEEK 1
[previous: "the best hot dog in nyc"]
>> picture taken on: december 31, 2003
>> photographer: sLesTa
>> event: new year's eve at times square
>> place: 49th street & broaday
this is not the best picture i took but it's one of the clearest of our attempt to spend new year's eve in times square... only to last less than 2 hours. the mix of tight security and cold weather (although not as cold as the previous years) we decided to abandon the idea and go to the warmer place to spend our new year's eve.
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