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Bandung Sea of Fire

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After attending Telkom's (Indonesian state's phone company) blogging happy hours in Landmark Building, Bandung, West Java [pictures], I and Kuncoro spent some minutes in Braga City Walk for dinner. They had music and dance for visitors inside, but we were not so interested.

We left and saw Braga Street was crowded with pupils from various high schools bringing fire in parade. That Friday evening, 23 March, was special for Bandung to celebrate moment of National Revolution. Quoted from Wikipedia – where I found English translation, "Sea of Fire",

An ultimatum was given by the British commander in Bandung for the Indonesian combatants in Bandung to leave the city. In response, the southern part of Bandung was deliberately burned down in an act of defiance as they left on March 24th 1946; an event which came to be known as Bandung Lautan Api (or Bandung Sea of Fire). The revolutionary song "Halo-halo Bandung" was sung by hundreds of Indonesian nationalists in Bandung.

So, happy "Halo-halo Bandung!"

Yesterday I went to office armed with my pocket digital camera and took several shots along the street. It was begun from my house's gate and stopped at about 100 meters near my office. I met enough people and several street events (mostly about preparation for one's job).

Selected from 46 pictures, "the exhibit" of this project were set up on my Flickr's account, exposing 14 entries, Project "30 Minutes to Office".

Today, my free account in Flickr has been used for 183 photos – 17 left! I have a plan to purchase Pro account, but I have not yet decided to do it hurrily (money matters!). Unfortunately, I had invested enough for blog hosting and I must think carefully to spend extra for Flickr Pro.

Later I will think...

Wish me luck. :)

Rain Fell Yesterday Afternoon, originally uploaded by Ikhlasul Amal.

Today I read announcement from Flickr that they have set "blog this photo" up for Vox. Vox Team also reported.