Smile!
Smiling at a weekendMakes air fresher and lighter.A place that’s choking— — My best friend in Ubud is an active committee member of Bali Spirit Festival; she invites me to enjoy one day free pass after...
View ArticleThe Guardian of The White Mugs
She cleans the mugsFrom which we drink,She swipe the stainsOf tea and coffee.She moves the mugsTo humming machine,She unloads them out,In to drying machine.She smiles to usWe smile to her,She says...
View ArticleThe Path
…Passed the crossroad;Grasses are greener,Flowers are prettier,Breeze is thinner,Morning is fresher,Day is busier,Night is calmer,Birds are happier,Cicadas are louder,Fireflies are brighter,No snake,...
View ArticleFree Weekend Class
I started teaching this morning. Overall I’ll be teaching English, soft skills, art and hopefully someday Japanese. I partner with my best friend to establish a free weekend class for the kids and...
View ArticleDevotion
Orbit of a starKeeps it moving yet centred.Devotional fact— —— Ibu Tien Wartienah is one of the best batik makers whose work of art has spread around the globe; most of her customers are international...
View ArticleSurrender
With no white towelI surrenderTo the realm that hugs this heart.I am water flowingWith no effortTo the ocean that waits for this mind.How would this nameSay no to a call that sings love songs?I submit...
View ArticleIn Some Frames
In some frames she seesJoy and fun. Simple actions:Plain humanity —— one of our young friends in Indonesia is having birthday soon and she wants wishes from overseas as present so i was requested to...
View ArticleOn A Green Mountain
On a green mountainShe stands, claps and bows to prayFor what’s been wished for. —— Day was clear, no June rain welcomed me. Black birds were cawing but not noisy when I arrived, the caws sounded more...
View ArticleBlessed Belly
This blessed belly singsAnd dances then soon to sleepWith a dream waiting. —— i politely rejected an invite of dinner so i could eat alone in an izakaya – 😍 having dinner at the window while seeing...
View ArticleView Finder
The light that is in,The angle that frames, both playTo find the best view. —— About Tugu Yogyakarta photo taken while my friend was driving fast to avoid some motorbikes; i’ve missed the opportunity...
View ArticleLand
A pair of strong wingsBring me to a land of thoughtsWhere hope shines the light. —— landed home after burying hope to grow with flowers and spreading love with billowing incense smoke
View ArticlePilgrimage
This life’s pilgrimageSpiralling in to the coreOf old house within. —— a mosque in Tokyo — Tokyo Jamii (Camii) entrance — assalamualaikum, Tokyo Camii mosque area – 2nd floor i still know how to do...
View ArticleA Fragrant Machiya
This fragrance that travels in to the breathing brings me to where unknown stories were told.Who built you,Dear home?Who grew with you,Dear home?Who left you,Dear home?I feel you,Dear home.Today I stay...
View ArticleHome
Home, Beloved,When all faces lining upRemind me of you. —- Rupa Buwana in Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Banten — faces of those people of the world who have outstanding contribution — I am...
View ArticleCity of Dreams
What do you dreamOf a cityWhere you drive like a snail,Work like a horse,Sleep like a girrafe?Wake up.The dice is rolling,A lucky number is falling,You are winning. — i wrongly booked a hotel — it was...
View ArticleCoincidence Is Blessing
Coincidently waking upWith light breathAnd open eyesIn a good morningThat calls for Another day.Some don't know the feelAnd it's just a coincidenceFor me?How fair life is!How unfair life is!Be blessed,...
View ArticleFeel
Feeling, BelovedWraps a soul in ecstacy,A heart in jollies — working from remote in Bali feels perfectly energetic to fully contribute to team ♥️ at the same time feels home i need to renew my passport...
View ArticleNicely Soaked
Nicely soaked in loveWith flowing sweet intensionIn a good morning — soaked in water in this Bali morning (7am) – a standing phone helped capture a moment nicely ♥️ jineng that becomes a gazebo at the...
View ArticleI’m Loved
How do you feel loved?Not so much effort,It's just a smile,Or a cuddle from a dog.I'm loved,I'm lovedJust becauseLife loves,Love livesHereNow. — before going back to Singapore, i visited my friend in...
View ArticleA Cup of Tea
When clock slows down its intensity,Bring me a cup of teaWith which imaginationGrows wild silentlyAnd another cupWith which the Twin TowersAre swallowed by dark night.This cup of teaHas freed me. — one...
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