WW: Playing with Nemo while Diving at Tanjung Putus, Lampung, Indonesia

Nemo at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung, Indonesia


I can't get enough of diving!

It is always fun to go down underwater and enjoy the beauty of it!

While joining underwater flag hoisting ceremony with my Corona diving club, we took the liberty to dive around the area. Although I didn't go far, I had so much fun playing with nemo and the colorful fish there. I should have gone further but even this place only was very lovely.

Here are some of the photos I took during that dive.

Nemo at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung, Indonesia

Nemo at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung, Indonesia

Diving  at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung, Indonesia

Diving at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung, Indonesia

Diving at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung, Indonesia

Nemo at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung, Indonesia

Nemo at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung, Indonesia

Enjoy!

And don't forget to breathe :).


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How's you September?

We started the month by celebrating my Mom's birthday! 


Happy birthday nenek Lilis

Happy to see her safe, happy ad healthy. She is now in Jakarta, staying with me for a while. We love to have here around and the house is always merry, especially the kitchen LOL. But again, we always love to have her around and although we mostly stayed at home during this pandemic, we usually went out briefly to get some supplies and food.


I still have tons of works in the pipeline and meetings come continuously. Sometimes, we stayed int he hotel to ensure that we had no unnecessary distraction at the office. We went to Pullman Villa Ciawi Vimala Hill last week and it was lovely indeed. I guess we all miss the staycation we used to do before the pandemic.

Pullman Hotel and Villa Ciawi Vimala Hills



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COLORFUL INDONESIA - 17AN (TUJUH BELASAN) – The Notes from the Celebration of Indonesia’s 75th Anniversary with Google Local Guides

 

Hello everyone...

Hope everyone is safe, happy and healthy amidst the pandemic that still run rampant around us.

August is almost gone and I have to admit that this month has been very colorful

 If you were asked, what you have done to your country, what would be your answer(s)?

That you have loved it with all you heart and soul?

That you have defended it in various occasions and platforms?

That you have tried to do your best to make your country proud?

That you have studied hard to ensure you can give the best to your country?

That you have contributed, in your own way, to the progress on the ground?

That you have promoted your country wherever you go?

That you have proudly speak your national language and teach it to your fellow foreign counterparts?

That you have loved its tremendous culture and be proud of it?

That you have always cooked your national or traditional food you love so much?

That you will continue to look for ways to improve your skills and share your passion about your beloved country to the world?

The list can go on and on and on obviously.

And that’s why, in the spirit of making the celebration of our Independence Day more meaningful, Jakarta Local Guides, together with Indonesia Local Guides, convened a special meet – up, COLORFUL INDONESIA17an (read: TUJUH BELASAN).

Welcoming the 75th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia, Local Guides throughout Indonesia proudly invited all Local Guides to participate in the Virtual meet up which was held on the August 17th 2020 at 07.00 PM Indonesia time.


 

We celebrated Indonesia’s 75th Anniversary or the Independence Day together with Local Guides from Indonesia as well as from different corner of the world. Friends from India, Thailand, Peru, Malaysia, Pakistan and others join our celebration. Some friends from Indonesia even joined the meet - up while they were in the middle of the road, heading back to Jakarta.

Google Local Guides from India, Thailand, Peru, the US, Malaysia and others joined the virtual meet - up on Indonesia's Independence

It was fun, hassle-free and joyous celebration, filled with interesting history, fun-fact about Indonesia and its struggles for independence, quizzes and songs, and endless photo sessions.




We started the meeting at 8 PM by singing our national anthem, Indonesia Raya. The music was played and the lyrics were provided so everyone who attended, including those who are not Indonesians, could follow and felt the vibe.



 

Nothing beats the feeling of patriotism and the love of your country while you are singing the national anthem! For sure, my dearest Indonesian colleagues sang the anthem with their hearts, I myself was choked with mixed feelings of pride and optimism.

 

 

It was super special as well as we invited Local Guides who participated to wear Indonesian traditional costumes. As the theme for this celebration is "Colorful Indonesia", we were very grateful and appreciative as the meet-up participants wore or showed traditional clothes during the meet-up. Of course it was not mandatory but I managed to wear Siger Lampung, the traditional headdress from Lampung, Indonesia (my beloved hometown) with its famous and elaborate Tapis Lampung, the hand-woven traditional fabric from Lampung, using golden threads and colorful patterns in purple, red and gold. 

Meanwhile my dearest co-host   Radja Sitanggang looked super cool with his Bataknese attire (from North Sumatra, his origin) in black and gold. Rahmat, our super talented and super helpful friend (to whom we owed his amazing works for presentations and videos) wore Udeng, a special headdress for male from Bali.   Jean looked beautiful in Balinese attire with that lovely frangipani on her hair. Mas Brian   from Malang was showcasing a special head scarf from Java I believe. Many wore Batik, our UNESCO-World-Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity like Pak  Budi and many others.

Siger Lampung worn by Google Local Guides @indahnuria during virtual meet up

 

We had presentations from Munawar of Aceh and Jean as well.

Munawar eloquently talked about the beauty of Aceh and all its famous coffee, food and of course, the beauty of Acehnese ladies. I couldn’t wait to come and visit Aceh myself!




And Jean successfully made us crave to go to Bali and enjoy its endless beauty. Never get enough of it.

 

Together, we shared more of what independence means to us and how colourful Indonesia can stay united after its independence in 1945.

We walk through some highlights of beautiful Indonesia, particularly to historical places (mostly in Jakarta and the surrounding cities like Rengasdengklok) to see its amazing stories and landscapes. Some historical buildings in Jakarta are the witness of Indonesia’s struggles towards independence.

Presentation during the virtual meet - up of COLORFUL INDONESIA


In addition to that, we celebrated the cultures, particularly the ones that become sort of traditions during the 17an or the celebration of Indonesia’s independence, like decorating the gate in your neighborhood with Red-and-white theme, fun traditional games with prizes, parade, flag-hoisting ceremony, and so much more. Although the pandemic is still rampant and in many cities these traditions were not done this year, but we still have vivid memories of how fun those games were during 17an. How it brings me back to my childhood with all those fun – yet – hilarious games. Not to mention culinary, traditions and friendly people, including Indonesian Local Guides :). For sure, these are wonderful aspects that Local Guides from all over the world will certainly enjoy and cherish! Again, Rahmat had done a brilliant job for preparing the presentation. 

Then we also had photo competition where Local Guides were invited to send their favorite photos showcasing Indonesia or following the theme of Indonesia’s Independence Day. 

Some of the entries for photo competition during the virtual meet up of COLORFUL INDONESIA


We had many cool entries and the winner is Nabhan Ahmad Ludihanto! Yaaaay...congratulations.

 

 

Winner of the photo competition during the virtual meet up of COLORFUL INDONESIA


Of course, the meet-up won’t be complete without any quizzes. We had fun throwing trivia questions from the presentation, like how many islands Indonesia has, the names of Indonesian heroines from Aceh, the names of beaches in Bali, and so many more. For the prizes, they got tumblers, t-shirts, and packages of traditional food and coffee from Lampung! Then, we had Kahoot quiz as well, packed with Indonesian – related questions. Fun, fun, fun.

Winner of the Kahoot quiz during the virtual meet up of COLORFUL INDONESIA

 

In addition to that, we actually had a challenge for non-Indonesia participants. You know what the challenge was? To sing any Indonesian songs or any songs related to Indonesia for us. Just like a gift to Indonesia. But perhaps the challenge was too hard LOL, none could finish it. Except @Ant_Bad_Yogi     who sang Happy Birthday to us, and I guess to me as well who celebrated my birthday on August 11. Thanks Ant for the fun! Then we had @gurupriya , my dear @anil and Ma @RosyKohli for joining us as well together with others.

We managed to sing together as well. Tanah Pusaka was the song we chose, as we were so moved by its deep lyrics. I almost cried singing it together with my fellow Indonesian Local Guides. It was indeed a great moment.

For us, our homeland will always stay in our heart. 

Borne in our soul.

And stay there till the end of time.

I personally have been traveling and residing in many parts of the world.

But my heart belongs to INDONESIA.

And INDONESIA only.

 

Seperti syair lagu cantik ini, Tanah Airku

Walaupun banyak negeri kujalani
Yang masyhur permai dikata orang
Tetapi kampung dan rumahku
Di sanalah ku rasa senang

Tanah ku tak kulupakan
Engkau kubanggakan

Tanah ku yang kucintai
Engkau kuhargai

 

And here's the free translation to the lyrics:


Even though I have traveled to many countries

The famous ones they said, beautiful and prosper

But my home, my village and my homeland

That's where I feel happy

My land I will not forget

I'm proud of you

My land that I always love

I will always appreciate you

 

Happy 75th Anniversary, Indonesia


indahnuria.com celebrating Indonesia's Independence in Switzerland

All in all, it was a great meet-up!

Thank you so very much for joining us, dear Local Guides and friends!

Hope we all can benefit from this meet-up and see you around on the next one!

MERDEKA!

 

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One afternoon at Ampera Bridge, Palembang, South Sumatra


Hi everyone,

Time flies and August has been super colorful for me. The ups and downs of life certainly are reflected in this month. I had awesome time at Lampung exploring its magnificent beauty then in a matter of days we received the sad news of the passing of my dearest aunty in Palembang. She passed away peacefully after having issues with her breath. It was really shocking indeed. We travelled to Palembang from Jakarta, driving 10 hours straight. it was tiring yet we all went to Palembang. Members of the big family traveled as well and we gathered in Palembang. With health protocol being fully observed obviously. 

Well, life continues. I was going back to Jakarta after the burial. Again as I said it was tiring yet you didn't bid farewell to your dearest aunt every day.

The big family of Alm Imam Prabu

Now, I am concentrating with my work at the office. The UN General Assembly is coming and this is going to be another 'storm' in terms of works. As we observe health protocol and new procedures, we still have off line and online meetings. It will be a bit complicated but surely rewarding as Indonesia show a lot of leadership in efforts to deal with the pandemic. Well, wish us lucky and please stay happy, healthy and safe, wherever you are!

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