Weekly Photo Challenge – Sun


“Even After All this time The Sun never says to the Earth,

“You owe me.”

Look What happens With a love like that,
It lights the whole sky.” 

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. 

by : rabindranath Tagore

The last two photographs were taken in a place where I was born… I miss the village so much ……

♥♥♥♥♥

Me….

more than a thousand miles away from the the place where the 1st time I saw you

….Sunset….

On The Wings of Butterfly


Just remember the past time….

When the wind just flowing on my head and the sand on my feet

When I just run a way…running for the stars in the unlimited sky

When I can share the sunshine & rainbow ….. climb the hill down to the river

I thought it was an endless way…where the memories lies behind

Until I realize that somebody will take my way…fix our way

When the time is right

When you have fully grown

And you wont stop asking why

I knew everything will not gonna be the same again

But I lay my dream on you

When the time is right

Then my dream and your dream will take flight

On the wings of the butterfly

Someday ….

Whenever you sad and need to ease the pain

Take my hand and follow me

Take my hand and trust me

Don’t forget us

We may weak and old

Seize my word and listen well

Then we stay still to tell

To release your pain and …

I swear to God

I will give the best hug

Make this world

a better place for them…

Our Children

♥♥♥♥

A poem by : 

Abu Albanie

Dedicated to all Children in the world

♥♥♥♥

Saturday Morning

Weekly Photo Challenge – Arranged


When I was child….I used to sit in front of the train station, my eyes just looked down….not for the train but for the Railroad. My question  that time was…”how the people arrange such wooden rail rod between two parallel steels of rail track?” and “how the people put that so much rocks and arrange them among the rods for a hundred or even thousand miles away?”. And I was wondering where all the railroad end.

Many people have a impression of the railroads that comes from the 1800s. We imagine hundreds or thousands of men building railroad tracks using hand-carried wooden railroad ties and hammers. And yet I’m still amazed how the human arranged all of the rail tracks into one system, connecting cities, islands and even countries.

The railroad track is miles away,
And the day is loud with voices speaking,
Yet there isn’t a train goes by all day
But I hear its whistle shrieking.

All night there isn’t a train goes by,
Though the night is still for sleep and dreaming,
But I see its cinders red on the sky,
And hear its engine steaming.

My heart is warm with the friends I make,

And better friends I’ll not be knowing;

Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take,

No matter where it’s going.

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Hanya 5 Jam Menunggu…


Perahu boat “Serenity” tertambat dengan kerasnya ditandai dengan benturan keras di lambung kanan kapal. Mataku tak mampu terpejam membayangkan bisa snorkling dan menikmati indahnya pemandangan bawah laut Papua. Pintu terbuka dan angin sejuk menyapa…kulihat di kejauhan matahari pun tak kunjung terbit..awan seolah berpendar keemasan. Kami keluar satu persatu berjajar.

Kusiapkan kamera …“kuberharap kali ini lensaku tak lagi berembun karena suhu di dalam boat sangatlah dingin dan kelembapan udara di Papua yang hampir di atas 80%”. Kucoba kucuri waktu mengamati ibu-ibu dan para ayah yang menyiapkan dagangan mereka….yaitu kepiting. Kubuka kamera….yaaaah embun menutupi seluruh lensa – ku, akhirnya kuseka sesekali … kucoba ambil beberapa gambar untuk memastikan tidak ada gambar yang mengalami distorsi karena embun.

Tampak di seberang dek…satu keluarga warga papua sedang menurunkan barang dagangan mereka yang berupa kardus-kardus kecil berisi kepiting. Sang anak tertegun sedikit karena aku menghampiri dan memotretnya secara sembunyi-sembunyi. :)

Tak sampai 30 menit, bus pun datang menjemput untuk mengantarkan kami menuju Bandara Udara Babo.

Tulisan Saya mengenai Bandara Udara Babo bisa dilihat di :

http://abualbanie.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/tempat-misterius-itu-adalah-lapangan-terbang-babo/

http://abualbanie.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/weekly-photo-challenge-unusual/

Sembari menunggu panggilan naik pesawat, sudah kubayangkan menyelam di bawah air laut yang jernih dan konon aku masih bisa menemukan sisa-sisa perang pacific yang tenggelam di dasar laut Pantai Bosnik.

Bak…Presiden Barrack Obama…kami digiring dan dijaga ketika naik pesawat…hihihihii

Tak sampai 1 jam kami tiba di Bandara Frans Kaisepo Biak…sayang sekali aku tak mendapatkan kesempatan duduk di Jendela, jadi foto Babo & Biak from the Air tak bisa kuabadikan, padahal momen itu adalah moment yang aku tunggu-tunggu.

Menuju ke Pantai Bosnik, kami mendengar berita yang kurang baik….“peralatan snorkling nya tak adaaaaa….!!”. Dengan lemah, letih dan lesu kami beranjak pergi menuju pantai Bosnik hanya tuk sekedar “ingin tau” sebagus apakah pantai Bosnik itu??? Dengan mencarter mobil Avanza yang dijejali 10 penumpang dan jalan yang cukup menantang, sembari kepala terantuk-antuk atap mobil dan kaki terasa kram…..tibalah kami di pantai yang bernama Bosnik…….biarlah foto yang berbicara akan keindahan pantai yang belum terjamah ini.

Dan ditengah hujan pun…kami sempat menikmati sebuah kelapa muda….cuaca di sini tidak menentu, sesekali cerah dan dalam hitungan menit awan mendung menggelayut dan hujan deras pun turun. Baru beberapa menit, matahari pun bersinar cerah dan kami pun kembali ketepian pantai menikmati deru ombak.

Tampak dari kejauhan 5 bersaudara sedang bermain derunya ombak, melompat dari atas bukit, …waaaah betapa beruntungnya mereka…tak apa tak ada gedung tinggi menjulang atas nama kemajuan, tak apa tak ada mega mall serba lengkap, … biarlah pantai mu, pohonmu dan kehidupanmu menjadi penawar duka bagi kami ….. hidup disini di sebuah pulau nan jauh di Timur…..Papua….mutiara hitam yang terabaikan

Aku berkata dalam hati…apakah aku sedang berlibur?? TIDAK…. kami hanya memanfaatkan 5 jam menunggu boarding pesawat menuju Jakarta. Hanya lima jam menunggu kami tiba kembali di Bandara Frans Kaisepo Biak… ku duduk merenung di lounge di tepian bibir pantai, mengamati seorang Ibu dan anaknya yang mungkin mencari makan siang…sisa-sisa remis mereka punguti satu persatu…..Ya Allah….keindahan yang engkau berikan di Dunia sedikitpun tak akan sebanding dengan keindahan surga di kehidupan akhirat kelak.

Kami Hanya 5 Jam Menunggu……

Word Press “Versatile Blogger” Award Nomination


Last week I got notification that make me smile, ..and for the first time..and finally I was nominated by Rick Diffley for “Versatile Bloger Award”. His website is here http://www.rickdiffleyphotography.com/ As the beginner in photography, absolutely this is a great honor for me to be nominated from the expert.

Rick photographs are stunning especially for the macro. He also very kind and open minded photographer to share any photography tips, it’s very nice to know with him.

Actually this is my first time to be nominated since I was blogger in 2010. What a  surprise and great compliment for me. Thank you so much for Rick for doing this.

What is the Award?  Refer to Rick, the award is about to introduce bloggers to each other and to promote quality blogs that the awardees and their readers might not been discovered otherwise.”

“Versatile Blogger” Award Rules:  

  1. Post a picture of the award – above
  2. Thank the award giver – above
  3. Share 7 random facts about yourself – below
  4. Nominate 15 other bloggers about this and tell them by leaving comments on their blog – below

1. Sonel - http://sonelscorner.wordpress.com/

2. Gerry - http://cobbies69.wordpress.com/

3. Idha - http://belajaryukss.wordpress.com/

4. Angki - http://angki.wordpress.com/

5. Dhenok Habibie- http://gamazoe.wordpress.com/

6. Olivia O’brien – http://ayearinmyshoes.wordpress.com/

7. Cris - https://fstopfantasy.wordpress.com/

8. Cedric de Alicoque - http://implicado.wordpress.com/

9. LJ - http://ladangjiwa.com/

10. Cee Neuner - http://www.redbubble.com/people/ceephotoart

11. Monda Siregar - http://mondasiregar.wordpress.com/

12. Rindrianie - http://rindrianie.wordpress.com/

13. Michael - http://2e0mca.wordpress.com/

14. Mr. B - http://thismansjourney.net/

15. Mike Hardisty - http://mikehardisty.wordpress.com/

Tell your readers seven things about yourself:

  • I do really love my parents
  • I love my family
  • I love to read Islamic book and never want to stop learning
  • I enjoy Photography
  • I enjoy Riding my “Mongoose” bike every weekend for stress release …LOL
  • I love my wife’s cooking.
  • I enjoy sharing knowledge to others about photography.
  • I enjoy reading History book.