My Photography Says: 2014

Hi dear, we nearly Christmas here, about few days to 25 December 2014 and we going to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ, the Savior of all, especially for me. I was lucky...or say it blessed...if I die before year 2000, then I must be (definitely) suffers in Hell by now. But thanks God I meet Jesus Christ in the end of 1999 and be saved. I know its hard for you to understand but I pray that all of you will see Him someday and saved as I have.

Christmas is one of the kind, no religion like Christian, well, actually it was never religion after all, it is a truth of life. All religions in earth share the same pattern, it is people (human) trying to reach God of Universe (or some says, the mighty above their power, some believes it was spirit, statues, big tree, mountain, Sun or stars), and to reach God, religion put rules, ceremonial, things to do, sacrifice, and good deed. They trying to be good enough to get favor from God. But still, if they weighting, their sins is heavier than their good, even worst, Heaven is anti-sin, pure and holy, no one can enter it with just a small dot of sin. So those all religions doing just for being good here on earth, but not to be saved there in eternity. Please welcome to check the books of your religion and find a promise or guarantee for you to be in heaven when you die.

Christian featuring Christmas, a belief that, instead man trying to reach God, it is God who came down from Heaven himself to earth and became one of us. He is fair in everything because He had been become human, from womb to tomb, He knows what human weaknesses and experienced it in the hardest way, die in the cross. But this is God ways to shows His true divine love to us, He came to save us, He took our sin in His body and pay all to the death penalty. Ever think of God being so weak and killed by His creations? And ever God die and enter the underworld? Yes, but sure the story not end up there, Bible recording that He rose in the 3rd day as proof of His Majestic and Holiness.

I want to have this blog free for everyone, no pressure for what you believes or religion, feels free to chose what is right in you heart. But I cannot deny my heart to share the love that so powerful burning my heart, and actually, this love thats inspire me to everything I do including my photography. God is so good, and He is good most to me, for I am the most sinful man ever. Thank You GOD.

Anyway, I took photos every Christmas celebration I attend, if it is allowed, and some are so beautiful, and I want to share it for you my friends, Enjoy....

Christmas 2013

Christmas 2014

Hi guys, how are you? I hope you enjoy this photography blog of mine. This time quite different adventure of mine. Kind of hesitate to come because I just can not take photo in the "main" attraction for it is forbidden to take any photos.

Yes it was a trip to Baduy Dalam Village. To get here, you should take train from Jakarta to Rangkas Bitung Station, then by car or mini bus to Ciboleger and by foot from Ciboleger to Baduy Dalam.

Kampung Baduy, which are divided to Baduy Dalam (Insider Baduy) and Baduy Luar (Outsider Baduy). The problem is we cannot take any photo or even using any gadget in Baduy Dalam. They keep their tradition to avoid any use of modern and outsider culture. But Baduy Luar are more open to outsider, but still, sometimes most of them doesn't allow us to take photos.

Baduy Dalam recently open their selves to outsider, but only to Indonesian. If you are foreigner, Baduy Luar is the limit you can go. Anyway Baduy Luar also good enough to visit, you can see many traditional clothes and how they still hand sewing for it.

Not all Baduy Dalam is open to people, there are still one more village of Baduy Dalam which deeper in the jungle which not allowed any to enter their village. We visit one of Baduy Dalam Village called Kampung Cibeo.

Unique in Baduy Dalam, they still live side by side with nature. Not using soap, not using electricity, not using electronic, not using sandal. They are not allowed to cross Java island, cannot use any transportation but walking. They have their own Chief of Kampung and Medicine man. They take a bath purely from the river near they village, open air....hahahaha. Upstream for washing clothes and bath, downstream for ....you know what I mean..hahaha.

It took about 5 hours to get to the village and also 5 hours to get out it. With all track is hiking to climbing tracks...awesome!!!

A funny story, in the morning I want to defecate, along with some of our friends to the river to do so. Because the situation is open or there is no cover besides a few large stones, so I chose one of the big rock to hide my ass. I arrange the stones to stand, lower the pants to relieve himself. When ready, suddenly I saw a stream of water to bring the livelihood of others leads to me. My heartbeat up and switch positions. Hahahaha ....

This is the fastest shitting me, butt paste into streams, waste, clean up and get going. But not only that, after I finished, turn the women seek their place in the open river. Hahahaha .....

What most beautiful time is when I go to bath. Without soap, I chose the river side which deep enough so it feel like a bath-up. I just sit there and wash my body with cool and fresh water, I use rounded stone to scrub my body, I even almost fallen to sleep in this open air nature bath-up. Awesome.

And all those nice experiences cannot be photograph, I can only imagine in my mind or to come again someday (thinking the double 5 hours hiking? well....hahaha)

One other thing that interesting, people in Baduy Dalam so easy to marry, even so, they can only have one wife and one husband. A man (or shall I say young man for they usually marriage under 16 year old) may chose any younger woman (girl) they want, when the Chief and Parents say okay, then the woman should accept and marry the man. And so far I see that they are so happy and in love. Oh if only modern lady can be like this....hahahaha.

Our home stay is a local Baduy Dalam, The man of the house name Bapak Sarkim, his wife name Sarah. Actually Sarkim is his oldest son name, he was being called father of Sarkim or Bapak Sarkim, but recently people change his name to Aki Naya, do you know why? Because he have grandchildren now, two grandchildren and the oldest name is Naya, so his name change to Aki Naya or Grandpa of Naya.

I guess you might think he is very old tribe daddy right? Nope. He just 48 years old, his wife Sarah only 42 years old. They have 8 kids and 2 grandkids. Amazing!!! What a happy family! Hahaha..so my dream were exist here after all. And their youngest grandchildren age were only 1 year different with their youngest kid, grandchildren 2 years old and the youngest kid is 3 years old...hahaha. And I guess the daughter in law were in pregnancy now. Happy big family!

Okay, why am I talk so much? Because there are no photos for what I told you so far. But I have photos before and after enter the Baduy Dalam. The guide were also people from Baduy Dalam, so I have some photos after all. I try to be different this time. I posts BW photos for all. Why? Because that the colors of Baduy Dalam. They can only wear clothes with color black and white. And their cloth cannot be fabric sewing, but must hand made (sssttt...they don't use underwear too).

Hope you can enjoy my photography says for Kampung Baduy. God bless.