I wish GFOSM

GFOSM ... I wish I stay with GFOSM..

Just have small talk and fun with one colleague who based in another hell and danger area in Afg. We are observing our working place and have fun discussion about how are we feeling working with this esteem organization and posted in some hazard areas such as in Zabul, Kandahar and Helmand.

Just two days ago bom blasted at Laskhargha, the capital of Helmand province.. How do I felt ? Yes, I heard the big bom blasting sounds, it's make a bit shocky with our compound, but I'm not panick, I found that it's normal.. and it's not the first time that I heard people fighting with the gun, suicide bom etc. I'm cool and be peace in mind and I'm realize that I'm not in American.. and I'm in Afghanistan.. yeah.. Afghanistan..

so, quietly I went outside my room and see what happened. Some staffs talking, discussing about the blast, some are ready with the gun, and after making sure that all is well then I back to my office.. continue the work.

That's some piece of story about how danger the environment of our work, and our lives as the bet. We just be tawakal we said, tender our soul and live to the GOD, and hope for protecting us peacefully. All is well I said.. on God willing All is Well..

Eventually me and some other colleagues wish and dream to have work with a Good Fair Objective and Superb Management (GFOSM).. we still dream it, and has fantasy how wonderful is that if with this danger live working place but we still have caring, good, fair, objective and spectacular management.. how awesome it would be.. Hmmm I wish I can swim @ Helmand river saba saba.. :)

Happy Idul Fitrih holiday all my families, friends, and strangers who celebrate that wish you have safe and colourful celebration on this Idul Fitrih 1st Syawal 1432H. Minal Aidin wal faizin, mohon maaf lahir bathin.... All is Well.. say it All is Well.. say it together.. All is Well... a good motivated song from 3 Idiot movie..

Onde Onde.. Jale Jali.. Ay Love Betawie

Onde Onde Jali Jali.. Aye.. cinta Betawie :)

Betawi is one of the indiginous ethnic group in Jakarta. Some of the origin peoples prevented out of the Jakarta crowds. Their cultures, characteristics, dressing, housing, talking, foods, games, musics and dances style starting vanished by the coming of modrenizations.

The government and some groups who concern on this matters try to encourage and regenerate this Betawi accessories. They starting become reborn especially on the event of Jakarta's anniversaries, and also the Jakarta Fair Festival 2010.

One of Betawi stands display inside the JFF. The stand constructed with the style of Betawi's house. An old style house completed with the furnitures, and antique bicycle demonstrated there. On the other side of the house, they have some spaces to sell some kind of traditional foods and drinks provided. The seller dressing up with the Betawi's clothing style. In addition, on the left and right side of the betawi's house, standing there two big figures of Betawi's puppet dressing completely for parades. This house also selling some souvenirs stuffs like T'shirt printed the message about Betawi such as Ay love Betawi..

This is very interesting for me and positive value for the organizer who put this into the agenda of the JFF. They can include some original musics, dances, songs, and games also at this place, by providing more spaces to promote indigenous Betawi ethnics. Hope next year will be better more.. eggs crust .. hehehe, more onde onde.. jale jali.. Ay Love Betawi.......

Jakarta Fair Festival 2010

Jakarta Fair Festival 2010..

After getting the ticket we go in the JFF venues. So, what are this festival about ? What kind of entertainments provided here? What type of goods and services promoted here?

Well, first we keep walking and finds some traditional shops selling food.. famous local "betawi food called : kerak telur (eggs crust)".. then we passed by the betawi's house who has some traditional foods for sales and also big ondel - ondel (larges puppet with betawi's dress).

Continue our walk to the Halls, here we can find almost everything, from electronics stuffs, home appliances, clothings, handphone, telephones, banking, properties, food stalls, drinks, snacks, healthy products, bags, tools, car, motors, books, magazines, sports, games, live musics etc etc etc.

Crowded visitors in the halls, almost difficult to walk around, luckily it's an aircond areas, space to relaxing and sitting areas not availables. Some visitors seats on the floors, or at the showrooms, by pretending interesting to know about the products sells.

We passed one hall to another halls, observe what they sell and also the price. Some prices are cheaper enough as they sell in the bundles and small small packs, so everybody can buy. The foods area always 30% more expensive then in the mall. We spent about 4 hours at Jakarta Fair Festival 2010, take our lunch there.. and do some windows shopping.

What notes can share here: The venue is big enough, and plenty of products selling. Seing the crowded looks really can make business on this expo. Food stalls always full, the halls for other products sells also full of visitors as well as the games for the kids. The live musics also great delivered by some famous singer artist. Does it worth it to spend 2USD with all this facilities ? Does it still fare to charge 2USD for the kids who has more than 1mtr height ? heheheh ..

For the matters of charge 2USD point of view.. I don't think it's worth it for the visitors. I think They suppose to have free entrances for this Jakarta Fair Festivals because this is their party. They can spent their money to buy the products offered on the festivals.. so the visitors could enjoy more Jakarta, enjoy the free entertainment for the Jakarta 483th anniversary.... Enjoy Jakarta.. do I enjoy Jakarta.. ??? Hmmm.. Yes I do, no I don't.. hehehe..