Sudah menjadi pengakuan umum di seluruh dunia, kalau karpet Turki adalah karpet terbaik. “Permadani Turki”, demikian mungkin istilah yang kerap kita dengar mengenai salah satu produk unggulan negara ini. Saat mengikuti tur di daerah Cappodacia, saya dan Elok dijadwalkan untuk mengunjungi salah satu produsen karpet Turki di daerah ini. Kebetulan selama ini saya selalu penasaran,…
Category: Snapshot of the World
Back to Istanbul
Alhamdulillah, I’m back here in Istanbul, after my first visit in 2019. This time I bring along my wife Elok, reinstating our annual anniversary trip, which had been halted due to Covid. On first day we visited Topkapi Palace, which I didn’t get chance to visit on my previous visit. Such a beautiful palace, which…
Rekreasi Keluarga di Community Shield Wembley: Catatan 10 Tahun Silam
Tepat 10 tahun yang lalu, saya pertama kali menyaksikan Manchester United secara langsung. Tanggal 11 Agustus 2013. Di Stadion Wembley, Cardiff (dekat London). Walaupun saya sempet posting unggahan singkat, waktu itu saya berjanji untuk mengunggah pengalaman yang lebih lengkap. Ternyata gak pernah kesampaian. Sampai hari ini anniversary 10 tahun. Oke lah kita ceritakan sebagai penggugah…
Preparing the Wings to Fly
The role of parents is to prepare the wings for their kids to fly. We’ve been blessed to be able to raise them and witness their graduations. May Allah grant our chance to see them soar, flying high while never forgetting their nest. Where we will always await for the ‘birds’ to come home. Congratulations…
The Artist Just Graduated!
On his opening speech, Prof Steve Dixon, President Lasalle College of Arts said: “Artists are paid not because of their labor. But their creativity and ideas” Furthermore: “Artists don’t sculpt objects. They create mythologies” I find these words truly inspiring. Especially after witnessing Rafif Satrio Mulyaputra graduation from Puttnam School of Animation in Lasalle, Singapore….