Darkspore on February 29th, 2008

Sigh… I really gotta try to keep up with my blog entries Here are some images I took from the preview of Chingay 2008, 15-Feb-2008. I do not recall watching a Chingay Parade live, at least not since my childhood days. Most of the past years, I have largely ignored the occasion, usually [...]

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Darkspore on February 8th, 2008

This probably came a bit late, but better late than never. Here are some images I took from the trip to Bandung, Indonesia back in the weekend of 19-Jan-2008. The first picture shows Wilfrid’s “ranch” where we had a drink and some fruits that my wife bought.

Down at the Taman Safari where we had a [...]

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Darkspore on February 3rd, 2008

My roomate had left for India in the morning at about 10am, and I was left all alone in the apartment on a Saturday night. I was kind of tired and decided to turn in early for the night around 11:30pm Jakarta time (yes, early night for me). There was distant thunder heard and it [...]

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Darkspore on February 1st, 2008

Today, I had my first experience with the infamous floods that have plagued Jakarta in the past. The torrential rain started late the night before, and it did not let up throughout the night. I woke up to the soft sounds of water hitting against the window panes, but had no idea on the extent [...]

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