Just Julia LW

Kiss The Rain

2013-06-06T13:23:00.001+07:00

Monday, Feb 4, 2013 at 15.00

The Yiruma song - Kiss the Rain is playing so tenderly.
The piano's twang bring me back to the last dance we ever had.

Why do this heart beat so fast?
Why do this tears falling down?
Why do this happen?

I though we will have chance again

Walking along the beach

Love is CHRISTMAS

2012-12-14T17:18:00.003+07:00

A song for this Christmas

"Love Is Christmas"

I don’t care if the house is packed,

Or the strings of light are broken.

I don’t care if the gifts are wrapped,

Or there’s nothing here to open.

Love is not a toy, and no paper will conceal it.

Love is simply joy that I’m home.

I don’t care if the carpet's stained; we've got food upon our table.

I don’t care if it’s gonna rain, our little room is warm and stable.

Love is who we are, and no season can contain it.

Love would never fall for that.

We sing oooooooooooooooo

Oooooooooooooo

Ooooooooooooooooooooooo

Let love lead us, love is Christmas.

Why so scared that you’ll mess it up? When perfection keeps you haunted.

All we need is your best my love, that’s all anyone ever wanted.

Love is how we do, let no judgment overrule it.

Love I look to you, and I sing.

Oooooooooooooooooo

Oooooooooooo

Ooooooooooooooooooooo

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Ooooooooooooooooo

Let love lead us, love is Christmas.

YA'AHOWU

2012-10-14T19:26:00.004+07:00

For the traveller who ever visit the Nias island will be familiar with this word.

Ya'ahowu is a common greetings in Nias island. Nias island is a small island off western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. And the original tribe named "Ono Niha" or Niasnese.

I just want to share the meaning of greeting in Nias simply. It may the common greetings when you say good morning/day/night. Ya means may and Howu is bless literally.

So, the deepest meaning of its is "may God Almighty bless you". Can you imagine how beautiful the meaning of Ya'ahowu. A long time ago before the evangelist visit that island, the original community had been use this word to greet each other. It' s common to say to the stranger people or meeting the people at the first time even to someone you had already know well.

So, when you visit Nias Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia you may use this word "Ya'ahowu" to greet the people there. And everytime you say it to each other you already pray for them , you already ask for their blessing. And see, how nice it is, every moment you will ask for the blessing's someone else.

So have a nice day and YA'AHOWU for you all.

Always Together

2012-10-10T07:00:00.000+07:00

Save our EARTH

2012-10-09T16:44:00.002+07:00

The meaning of FOREST

Who is agree with this?

Regarding to climate change nowadays, the forest supposed contribute more for the long life of this earth. Many countries are facing the more or less the environmental destruction such caused by deforesting, mining, oil palm plantation, urban pollution, and so on.

Do we ever realise that we did a small action but a huge impact to our beloved earth which will be transmitted to our next generation?

Do we ever realise that we ever given a responsibility as human to keep this earth?

Or are you a victim who lose your land because of oil palm plantation?

We have witnessed the several impacts of environmental destruction on all life and the ecosystem going hand in hand with the violation of human rights and loss of cultural and spiritual identity.

Through this, I call upon young generation to strengthen their commitment in supporting communities who lose their rights and protecting those whose livelihoods are endangered by unsustainable economic lifestyles when land is taken for pure commercial use fuelled by greed and self-enrichment. The immense expansion of environmental destruction has to be stopped as soon as possible to secure the future of the next generation.

LET'S SAVE OUR EARTH.

Indonesian Visa for Congolose

2012-09-25T15:52:00.002+07:00

Since 1 year ago, I had a new task for helping the Indonesian visa while many friends/colleague will travel to Indonesia. My task was not hard but for being a partner organisation, I was prosecuted help for managing the visa.

Last may i got a new experience, we had a guest from Congo who will attend an International Conference in Indonesia. Based on previous experience, the Congolese suggested to apply the visa at nearest of Indonesian Embassy in Dar Er Salaam, Tanzania.

But I was surprised and also for the national sponsor/company who cooperated with my organisation that the Indonesian Embassy could not process/approve the visa for Congolese in Tanzania.

The new regulation is the Congolese shall be applied the visa at Indonesian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.

After made a phone call to Indonesian Embassy, I spoke to a nice officer there. He was Mr. Eka and he was very helpful. Patiently, he told me that for approving the visa, the Director General from Jakarta must be send the letter to Indonesian Embassy in Dar Er Salaam to allow them to process the visa for Congolese. The reason was the embassy should be processed the Congolese properly is at Dakar, Senegal.

I would like to shared this to our friends from Congo, therefore they may inform the sponsor/company when they have a plan to apply in Dar Er Salaam, Tanzania.

Getting any information for the Indonesian VISA processing in Tanzania, kindly please to contact this:

Indonesian Embassy in Tanzania

299 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
PO. BOX 572
Telepon: (255-22) 211-9119, 211-8133, 211-5841
Fax: (25-22) 211-5849
E-mail: kbridsm@raha.com
http://daressalaam.kemlu.go.id

Penang city in pictures

2012-06-28T15:11:00.003+07:00


Figure 1. Penang city old building

During my trip, I always memorize my journey by captured the atmosphere of the city which I pass by. Absolutely, I captured some photos when I travelled to Penang island, Malaysia on October 30, 2011.

These picture was taken in George Town - Penang, Malaysia. Discover Penang Island throught these pictures. JLW

Figure 2. Flying pigeon

Figure 3.

Figure 4. Church in George Town

Inspiring Movie "Mr & Mrs. Iyer" from Interfaith Study Participant

2012-06-28T12:20:00.002+07:00

I joined the religious organisation started last year and I was surprised that we not only talking about strengthen our faith but we do take care some people out there.

One of our programs is called "Interfaith Study" and this year had been held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Even, I was not attending such the program but I think it must something new that we can get from some participants about this program.

I have to say thankful from Mr. Eka for sharing me an inspiring movie. The background of the movie was in India. It may some of you ever watch this movie. But for me, it was good and very inspiring.

The “Mr and Mrs. Iyer” is a love amid terrorism. Love was sprout in two human’s heart who was Moslem and Hinduism. Please feel free to see the movie description on http://www.hindilinks4u.net/2008/12/mr-and-mrs-iyer-2002.html

Enjoy it and let the love is spreading around the world without borders.

Sunset along the Suramadu Bridge

2012-06-04T14:27:00.001+07:00

After visiting the "house of Soemporna" in Surabaya, my friend Amos, my sister Melva and I decided to change our plan. We decided to across the famous bridge in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. I visited the Surabaya for refreshing and felt the quite different atmosphere compared Medan the town where I live.

Amos who is so chatty at the moment, undertook to drive acrossing the Suramadu Bridge. Suramadu is the abbreviation of “Surabaya” and “Madura”. Thus, Suramadu Bridge is a bridge which connected the city of Surabaya and Madura Island. The length of its about 5.438m; and can be passed vehicles such as cars and motorcycles in several several minutes. The road has two direction, one towards to Madura and vice versa. Based on my experience, the bridge is safe and very useful for local communities. The local communities who lives in Madura Island can be easily to transfer their local commodities to the capital city of East Java, Surabaya. The bridge fare for one way are :

- Motorcycle, IDR. 3.000,-

- Private Car, IDR. 30.000,-

- Public transport, IDR. 40.000,-

- Freight Car, IDR. 60.000,-

The fare is cheaper than ferry fare Madura - Surabaya or otherwise.

As a longest bridge in Indonesia, surely i was not squandered the opportunity to memorize it through camera snapshot. Bridge officially started operating its use on June 10, 2009; and ceremonial inaugural ceremony held by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Figure 1. Suramadu Bridge [taken on 15 April 2012, 06.16pm]


Figure 2. Motorcycle track

Figure 3. Another Suramadu bridge's snapshot

Indeed, Suramadu bridge worthy of being the pride of Indonesia. However, it's a one of masterpiece of the nation. It begun constructed by the Consortium of Indonesian Contractors (CIC)in August 2003, which consists of the construction company PT Adhi Karya, PT Hutama Karya, PT Waskita Karya and PT Wijaya Karya. It is also assisted by the Consortium of Chinese Contractors consisting of Chinese companies Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and the China Harbour Engineering Consultant (CHEC).

When you visit Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, do not forget to across the Suramadu Bridge. It's one of a tourist attraction. The visitor/traveller arrived in Madura Island, along the road you will presented with the sight of Madura handicraft.

Picture: Insects

2012-05-22T12:25:00.001+07:00

Batu city, East Java, Indonesia
April 22, 2012

Once upon time, i visited Wildlife Museum in Batu which located around 2 hours from Surabaya, a capital city of East Java, Indonesia.
Here are the photos of some insect from several countries.

I'd Like by Freshly Ground

2012-02-09T15:00:00.003+07:00

When I heard this song, my imagination took me back turn on you.

Through this, let the time will reveal all of these questions.

Just for you...enjoy it.

What would you do if I kissed you?
What would you do if I held your hand and laid you down?
Would you find me overly familiar towards you?
Would you call me insensitive, and say that I deserve to die?

What do I do with all these feelings tearing me up inside?
What do I do with all these wasted hours dreaming of you at night?
I' d like to call you sometime…

What would you do if you knew the truth?
What would you do if I told you the story of my life?
Would you find me overly familiar towards you?
Would you call me crude, fling me aside to the birds?

What do I do with all these feelings holding me back inside?
What do I do with all these wasted hours dreaming of you at night?
I'd like to call you sometime
I'd like you to need me one time
I’d like to call you sometime

What would you do if I kissed you?
What would you do if I held your hand and laid you down?
Would you recognize it’s a need I've been fighting for so long?
Would you recognize it’s a hunger only you can fill?

What do I do with all these feelings warming me up inside?
What do I do with all these glorious hours dreaming of you at night?
Coz I'd like to call you sometime
I'd like you to need me one time
I'd like to have you all the time
I'd like to call you...

Chance

2012-01-02T15:17:00.000+07:00

Jan 02, 2012 - 0300hrs

Definition or the Chance:

* Something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause

* the assumed impersonal purposeless determiner of unaccountable happenings : luck <an outcome decided by chance>

According to the definition above, I would like to invite you to count how many time per day do you found something called "chance"?

Or how many times do you lost your chances?

In my mind, every second, every minute, every hour, every day, I called it as a CHANCE

Every moment that I shared is a CHANCE

Every breath that I took is a CHANCE

So, I can't counting how many chance i faced during my life..it's something uncountable for me.

Then, how does CHANCE could be very influence someone?

Response of each person when loss or receive CHANCE may different. There are a positive and negative response. While someone receives something called chance, they may be very thankful, happy, laugh, it's look like fly to the seventh sky. But while they loss it, they may depression, mad, cry, protest, blame, etc.

Thus, we know that chance is quite influence the feelings of someone.

So, why I'm interesting to talk about chance on this second day in 2012?

Ya, so many chance that i have gained during last year and hopefully this year I can catch and take the advantage of every chance to be a better person.

And I hope the same goes to you also.

Let's counting how many chance do you have gained for the second day of 2012 and be thankful for it.

God luck.

Deutsch Lernen

2011-12-21T15:42:00.002+07:00

"not like others day..during this month I started to learn German language..what a new challenge!"

Guten Tag :)
Ich heiße Julia, Ich wohne in Medan jetzt, und ich komme auf der Insel Nias.Und ich bin eine Indonesierin.

Meine Deutschlehrerin ist Sister Tini..
Sie ist Gut..gut lehrerin.

Me, Ira, and Longgena started learn German..and at the first class..wow...we feel our tongue became entangled..hahahhaa. But I love to learn German. Hopefully next month I cant speak it fluently. Wish me luck.

Me in Monochrome Picture

2011-11-25T11:03:00.000+07:00

Nothing special on it I think, but the special and lucky one is the woman in this picture.

I'm special because I still have a chance to memorize me & myself into monochrome picture.

I'm lucky where i took breath freely in the special venue also that is known Fodo Beach, Nias Island.

I'm lucky that I can pose in happy face.

I'm lucky that I can live in harmony with beatiful nature.

Have you free yourself like me?

Love "GREEN"

2011-10-26T11:43:00.001+07:00

While the global warming being a popular issue, have you ever thinking about how to contribute on saving our earth?

And have you ever thinking about the survival of our grandchildren in the future?

As a educated person, as a God's creature, as a human, lets start to love "Green"

What to do for loving "GREEN", created by Julia LW

We are lucky that there are many NGOs which focusses its work on saving the earth, actively inspire, support and force communities so they can utilize resources in a good way. One of popular program is Carbon Calculator". It's a tool for calculating the amount of carbon you personally produce daily. How to calculate your carbon footprint, please visit:

http://myfootprint.org/en/educators/

http://www.resurgence.org/education/carbon-calculator.html

http://www.bp.com/iframe.do?categoryId=9027929&contentId=7050956

http://www.safeclimate.net/calculator/

http://www.myfootprint.org/

Do not wait tommorow to save our earth, Be an ACTIVIST! Good luck

Photo Gallery : What a colorful Taxi

2011-10-21T09:48:00.000+07:00

Most of us known that taxi company has their own identity. It could be indentified by their own taxi color, there are blue, yellow, dark red, green, or white one.

While I took holiday in Bangkok last February 2011, I captured some pictures of taxi. I missed to capture the blue, white, may be later on.. :)
But I never see the purple, or brown one. If you had, it would be great if you can share here also.

[Maroon]

[Yellow]

[Light Yellow]

[Pink]

[Orange]

[Green]

[Combination of Yellow & Green, but there is a pink shocking one at right side]

Photo Gallery : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2011-10-18T15:06:00.007+07:00

Last February I decided to go to Ho Chi Minh City which known by the name "Saigon". This city is one of popular tourism place in Vietnam. Even I stayed there only for two days, but I would like to share some pictures that was taken in HCMC.


Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Museum "Bao Tang Thanh Pho"

The Notre Dome Chatedral

A woman in vietnam costume

The beautiful girls were singing to entertain us in Mekong


The atmosphere of Mekong river

Photo Gallery : Fabulous Yogyakarta

2011-10-15T22:18:00.002+07:00

A woman is painting batik

Statues on sidewalk of Malioboro street

The Indonesian Bank building

The Prambanan Temple

Handycraft & Souvenir Stand

The Taman Sari, ruins of Yogyakarta Kingdom

The Borobudur temple, Magelang, Indonesia


The monument of Batik Yogyakarta

Photo Gallery : A new swimming method

2011-10-12T09:20:00.004+07:00

11 August 2007

Boring.......boring....boring.

I felt it many times. I should get out from this immediately. I decided to go out and my choice was enjoying the sunset at port. I had no idea, why I should go there. Was it a good idea? Was there something interesting to see?

How lucky I was... I got unusual view and I captured it. I did.

[06.39pm]

Do you know what was the boy doing?

What did he do with the bucket?

Was he playing only?

Or was there something behind the bucket?

Here is the answer:

See, another boy was behind the bucket.

Actually, I missed to get the first shot of them. While I was there, they were swimming together. The older boy teached his little brother to swim by used bucket. He sat his brother on the bucket. After several seconds, the bucket flip over, and the little one felt into the water. [See picture 1]

What an unusual learning!

Never give up!

This word referred to little boy.

After felt into water, he tried to get on bucket.

[06.40pm]

Horray..I am on bucket now!

I’m happy!

Hahhaha..the little boy was looking at me.

He realise someone captured his picture.

Say : cheeesseeeee!

This is the winning smile!

Poem: My Wish

2011-10-08T23:16:00.000+07:00

Saturday nite, 11.13pm

While open my file, I find this poem from my friend,

I wish you’d stay forever and more
I wish for us there won’t be... a cure
I wish we’d have a second chance
To fall in Love from the first glance

I wish that Love would grow on trees
That fire burns all human disease
That fairy tales were not a dream
That happily ever after is not a scheme

I wish there’s hope to our despair
That we’d wake up and become aware
We’d praise the Lord for all the Good
For the bad and ugly, and what we could

It seems that wishing is overrated
While living is very understated
But I still wish cause it gives me hope
That tomorrow we will, climb the slope

[By : Sethu]

Photo Gallery : Jumping Style

2011-10-08T11:03:00.004+07:00

Jumping style of Robin [ 07.08.2009]

These picture were taken several years ago when I took holiday with my beloved family.

Place : Turegalokho beach, Lahewa, North Nias, Nias Island, Indonesia

My jumping style [07.08.2009]

A piece of story about Berastagi

2011-10-07T15:31:00.033+07:00

Berastagi: Morning view [07.19am]

Located 66 km from Medan a capital of province North Sumatera, Indonesia and is 4.594 feet above sea level. This town was flanked by two volcano "Sinabung Mount." and "Sibayak Mount". It's a one of famous tourism destination in Karo highland especially for domestic tourist came from Medan. Driving from Medan, it takes 2 hours normally, but in weekend could be longer.

Lesson #1.

Suggested to driver to be carefully because sometimes monkeys pass the road without permission.

Berastagi is a subdistrict in Karo highland which known as popular location for some cottages, hotels, inns, or villas. Ethnic who lives at this highland is Karo. They are live in harmony with nature. The average temperature in Berastagi is 18 - 21 celcius degree. Naturally, you will treated with many variety of flowers, fruits (the popular is Markisa) in this area.

Lesson #2.
Worthy to be tried :)


Sibayak Hotel, Berastagi

In addition to pamper visitors with a different atmosphere, a variety of local crafts can be found at stores that extends along the main road, or hotels/inns. Many crafts such as key holders, T-Shirt with various logo & desain, hats, accesorries, other stuffs, Ulos (Bataknese woven fabric).

Lesson #3.

Skill of bargain is needed when transacting.

For family who brings their children, could spoiled their kids with playground which well managed by the owner.
Lesson #4.
Preparing your kids with jacket, or serve them by warm drinks, to prevent from colds.


Fresh Flowers

Finally, whever you are near Medan, North Sumatera, I highly recommend you to spent your leisure time in Berastagi. Not only Berastagi, Indonesia has many highland which is popular destination such Bandung & Lembang in West Java, or Malang in East Java.

Out of your activities, go in relax in cold town.

Happy Holiday for you!

Creating the footprints under the sun heat

2011-10-01T07:00:00.014+07:00

Juang was busy creating the footprints under the sun heat

The picture was taken on May 14, 2011 by me. While I was working in Nias Island, Indonesia, sometimes I spent my time by enjoying the different atmosphere in suburb town, or even isolated villages also.

Nothing to do here in this island except taking your camera, riding your vehicle, then enjoying the natural beaches, or seeing traditional houses, or finding ruin of houses effected by earthquake, or meeting and greet friendly communities. Be aware during your trip out from the town, as long as the road, you will be served many types of jaywalker such as cats, pigs, goats, dogs, or even some children. Next I will write about Nias Island as known one of surfer paradise destination.

On that day, after we went in and out some villages, our team decided to stop near the beach. The beach had been known as “Pantai Pasir Merah” or Red Sand Beach in Afulu, North Nias, Nias Island. It caused only for several kilometres the colour of sands was red. The team became happy to see the beach, quite, natural, and had heavy waves. We decided to take some pictures even the sun light burned our skins. But we did not care, we only knew that it was time to memorise into picture as much as.

When the others were busy captures from several views, I did not miss to take it also. The sun was right above my head appropriately, I was still busy to capture photos of Juang, my friend. He walked ahead then backward by keeping attention on footprint which he was left on sands. I love to the footprint that he was made. Absolutely I took picture of him and I was thinking what kind of the pattern he want to leave on sands.
Would it be curve, round, triangle, square? Or it would be a shape of heart?
Or he just much the footprints up? I did not know.

I just love the atmosphere at the moment.
I just love the way sun smiles at the moment.
I just love the blue sky at the moment.
I just love the smooth sands at the moment.
I just love that all combinations were melted in one image titled
"Creating the footprints under the sun heat"

A small lesson from mother

2011-09-29T19:48:00.000+07:00

"Having a baby is a priceless asset from God."

How could I write the statement above?

Let me tell you, even I do not have any experience as a mother, but I am very sure that some people agrees with statement. Just asking the couples who waiting for many years just to have a baby. And interview them how do they feel at the first time knows that a small human being has been grow into woman’s womb.

Here, I’m not talking about parent’s guide or responsibility on having this priceless asset. I just shared what I saw a small lesson from a mother. Even we knew that a mother has done a lot of things just in case to makes her child in good health.

And I saw it. What was it?

I learned it from my aunt. She absorbs her child’s snot. According to me, what she did was an abhorrent. Once again, a mother can do it something abhorrent just to keep her child still in good health because her daughter is priceless gift.

What was my respond?

Oh, I ran away at the first time I saw it.

I couldn’t control myself, in within seconds I was getting digraph.

What terrible in my mind.

Related to this short brief, I learn a small thing that a mother will never let her child troubled in breathing. Unless doing something stupid thing means a way to keep a priceless asset from God.

Let me represent children just to thanks to all mothers in whole the world for caring, for loving, for anything that mothers done to her children.