With no matches broadcasted to any TV channels in my room, there is no way but to spend my late hours in the bar located right on the hotel lobby. It was supposed to be nights with crowds of soccer fans shouting for goals in midst of deafening vuvuzela’s bang; but yet it turned out to […]
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penang: waka waka
Posted by leonardus on July 10, 2010
jogo bonito
Posted by leonardus on June 11, 2010
The nuclear weapon proliferation in North Korea, the deepening debt crisis in Greece, and the worst oil spills in Gulf of Mexico are just historical things from the past.
Let’s embrace the charms of jabulani and turn your eyes towards South Africa !!!
frankfurt: when the sky went silent
Posted by leonardus on April 18, 2010
Time after time, my works will bring me back to this city again with loads of targets to achieve. Everything goes as normal until suddenly, the sky turned off its space and gave a very strange atmosphere to one of the busiest airport in Europe. With thousands of passengers are still stranded on its terminal, only God knows when its kitchen […]
gus dur: another voice down
Posted by leonardus on January 1, 2010
His presidential terms may be remembered as a period when Indonesia was lead by a charismatic man who can’t see well, but can’t stop talking and co-lead by a woman who can see perfectly, but can’t talk at all. As a man who single-handedly uphold the value of pluralism in midst of growing radicalism, he […]
jakarta under attack (again)
Posted by leonardus on July 20, 2009
Once again, the heart of Indonesia is badly shaken by terrible acts from mindless cowards with unearthly ideology. After almost 5 years of peace and stability, the life here have gone into a state of complacency and it is simply what the terrorists are waiting for. The scale of the devastation may not be as […]
tiananmen today
Posted by leonardus on June 4, 2009
Once again, the story about Tiananmen comes back into the limelight of international media; as always happens every 4th June each year. Nevermind its complicated history, the Tiananmen Square today is the heart-centre of Beijing, as much as its popularity as the must-see landmark for visitors. This is where one could find probably the most […]
obama: colorful white house
Posted by leonardus on November 5, 2008
“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.”
As I watched the video of Obama acceptance speech from Chicago, […]
november rain
Posted by leonardus on November 1, 2008
When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
But darlin’ when I hold you
Don’t you know I feel the same
So never mind the darkness
We still can find a way
‘Cause nothin’ lasts forever
Even cold November rain
(November Rain by Guns N’ Roses)
kuala lumpur: sex in the city
Posted by leonardus on July 30, 2008
As the hype of New York is made famous by the scene on “Sex in the City” the movie; the heart of Kuala Lumpur is made infamous by another sex scandal. This time, it involves its Deputy PM who plays against the old actor, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. To make it simple, the drama is […]
everest: the mountain mourns
Posted by leonardus on January 13, 2008
The death of Sir Edmund Hillary last week brought my memory back to year 2003, when I saw the Everest Summit with my very own naked eyes. For hours in the early morning, I stood by the tripod, awaiting the clouds to clear away. And what happen next was really a moment of truth …
Until […]
