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Affluenza Americum: Now Infect to the World life

2011-04-10T12:47:00.008+07:00

Affluenza is a term used by critics of consumerism, a portmanteau of affluence and influenza. Source define this term as follow: affluenza, n. a painfull, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dodge pursuing of more. (De Graaf) affluenza is the bloated, sluggish, and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the joneses, or. An Epidemic of stress, overwork, waste, and indebtedness caused by the pursuit of the American Dream, or. An suitable addiction to economic growth (-wikipedia)

As you that the “americum” is stand for the word refeer the modern country in the west contain of 308,745,538 resident. They consume 350 billion joule per year for energy percapita, or its mean 230,000 kilocalory per day. Whereas the normal energy consume every people for live is just about 2000-3000 calory perday. How amazing energy comsumtion that America intake for their people, Hummer, army, and plants?

Affluenza americum is now be a contagious disease to all the government form, either the communist, liberal, or monarchy. I have example to describe this desease, in other side its good for the development or to make a country more accountable in foreign affair and in other side its give the big impact for natural environmental balance. Doha and Dalian can refresent for describing this situation as the impact for Affluenza Americum.
Doha and Dalian are both country from different continent, climate, and governor form but they have the same in the economic growth velocity. Doha is the country in the middle east, Monarchy constitutional, and kwown as petrodollar state. The rapidity of development isn’t apart from the economic system in which giving a red carpet for the foreign investment. Doha at the glance, looks like a manhattan or boston city in the desert. All heavy equipment which doesn’t work in shanghai or dubai, precisely work in Doha. Sky crapers, Mariot Hotel, and the first FI sircuit in Arabian Peninsula as city landmark. One think that you should notice about Doha is one of the monarchy state that fresh out their fuel in the early 1990.
Dalian is one of major city in Liaoning province, China. Dalian is a biggest harbor city in China after shanghai. Dalian at the time has a manhattan miniature, now the miniature increase up to 2 times. The new landmark, “Dalian Xinghai Convention & Exhibition Centre is the most biggest in asia. Hotel Venecia in China is renown as a biggest gambling site in the world, leaving Las Vegas. The most luxurious real estate in the world was found in Beijing, China. Palais de fortune, every single building coated by old European architecture price up to 5 million dollar.

Both city above have a same shifting in human culture/lifestyle. At this time, there is any 350 million people by the 15000 income percapita and tend to consume gluttonously. Now, this planet have an Americum. Recently China have one Americum and now being pregnant to produce the second Americum. India go after with China. Maybe in 2030 Singapura, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hongkong, dan Indonesia will produce an Americum. Rusia and Eropa still being to produce their other Americum and if it projected up to 2030, this planet will have 9 Americum with 9 Billion population.

Captive your Colour in Kotagede Part II

2011-04-02T16:51:00.011+07:00

Photograpy is always unique with all component that they capture in a shot. What ever the material, place, and a manner. So talk about captive the colour, "captive" means a catch in the presition angle, composition and balance, and "colour" is always a colour. Captive colour is a catch your object with greatness colour. I think there is a predicament in prior, but its going to be easy in second, third, or four times in your attemp. The other way, to optimum your colour, you can use the third parties software..increasing your tone, brightness, and saturation i thinks.

Here I attach (Exhibit) my piece..my be it can inspire your colour in your Camera..! Now start it with tiger puppet head, one of relief the wall of Mataram Mosque.

Great Mataram Mosque

Mataram Mosque is one of the three old java spatial concept amongs King Palais and Alun-alun. Great Mataram Mosque has a front porch to held the periodic ceremony.

Take by NIKON DX3 (iso 400; Focal Length 18 mm; f 5,6; Shutter 1/40sec)

Traditional House of Kotagede

Its only a house for inhabittant with the traditional accent. (can be found in each corner of the city)

Take by NIKON DX3 (iso 400; Focal Length 20 mm; f 5,6; Shutter 1/25sec)

The indigenous Lamp of Mataram Kotagede

the old lamp like this, only found in Between Two Gates in Kotagede

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Signage

Panembahan Senopati death Signage. His buried in this place, pass away as seen at signage.

Take by NIKON DX3 (iso 200; Focal Length 55 mm; f 5,6; Shutter 1/30sec)

Door

Awkward, this door is always use for wedding photography in Yogyakarta. Sorry i dont have a chance to move the trashcan..!!

Take by NIKON DX3 (iso 200; Focal Length 18 mm; f 4; Shutter 1/20sec)

Hotspot for Photographic addict in Kotagede

2011-03-28T17:11:00.013+07:00

Hot Spot Area For Old Photography

Many people outside Kotagede that do not know the inside walls of the royal cemetery of Mataram kingdom, including me as original descent Kotagede (hehe..). Conformity with my minithesis survey, finally i found a hot spot for photography. Here I share an information dealing with the hot spots for your innocent photography in this location.

Hasta Rengga
Take by NIKON DX3 (Iso 200; focal length 36mm; f/7.1; shutter speed 1/200 sec)

Royal Pool Gate’s

Take by NIKON DX3 (Iso 200; focal length 18mm; f/5.0; shutter speed 1/80 sec)

Stone Beside the Graveyard

Take by NIKON DX3 (Iso 200; focal length 18mm; f/4; shutter speed 1/160 sec)

Sanctuary

Take by NIKON DX3 (Iso 200; focal length 18mm; f/5.0; shutter speed 1/125 sec)

King’s Cemetery Gate of Mataram Empire

Take by NIKON DX3 (Iso 200; focal length 18mm; f/5.0; shutter speed 1/40 sec)

JRF Project Site
Take by NIKON DX3 (im forget the spesification)

Catch the Snail

Take by NIKON DX3 (Iso 200; focal length 55mm; f/5.6; shutter speed 1/20 sec)

and the last i take this snail inadvertently..so i try to catch this colour by standard lens but amazing result.

So.. for my last word" Explore that hotspot and make unbelieveabe photos on your eye"

Old Excentric Fashionable City

2011-03-27T09:56:00.013+07:00

Fell the old Fashionable City In Modern City of Yogyakarta

In the exuberance, if you strolling around Yogyakarta city now, you may perceived a heterogenous modern city with all temptation in every culture. People, student college, modern building between commercial and office mixed together in the culture of yogyakarta.

I dont want to use extreme terminology such as city architecture, economic agglomeration, cultural behavioral viability..but in the jogjakarta you will find them not in the theory but in your glance..! There is a one place with a unique texture of small city called "Kota Gede" (read: Big city). Big city determined as a big civilization under Kandjeng Panembahan Senopati empire.

Talk about Kotagede, its located in the 14 km southeast of yogyakarta city. Mataram empire remain manifestated into an old city of Kotagede. Silver handycraft, trad house with joglo, Legi market, Omah duwur restaurant, Hastarengga cemetery, and 3 stone monument as a sophisticated landmark in this city. I think its enough to describe Kotagede at the glance..Guys you can search for the detail about Kotagede in Mr.Google or Mrs Wikipedia.
Fortunately, in my observation about Kotagede, I found dramatic place whic may describe a terminology of "Big City at the time. Keep stay tune in the picture below.

The humanitarian soul lives in the Kotagede people. The java concept "saged" (read: able) has a meaning to shown a capability and viability to keep their spirit until now. Saged concept manifestated in a spatial order and activity in this city.

Figure 1. Hastarengga cemetery
located in jagalan Kotagede. Is a peacefull located for family royal RIP.
(picture taken by NIKON DX3)

Figure 2. Panembahan Senopati graveyard Located in the same area with masjid mataram. this area is very sakral, periodically alot of worhip came to this place to find a blessing.
(pict taken by NIKON DX3)

FIN..

The Indonesian Melting Pot

2011-03-25T20:20:00.000+07:00

Melting Pot

Melting pot in Indonesian language is a tungku pelebur
Melting pot is a way of live or the character that built by the country parliamentary.

Melting pot is a foundation that characterized the citizen inside it. Whatever its created by the country or from the citizen it self.

Melting pot comes from the theater that write by Israel Zangwill. The play was portrayal by David the man who declare a statement about an American republic vision. His word also repeated by president of America Theodore Roosevelt.

This is a modern theater that appear in American on early of 1908. The play is about an aspire from America to be an uniformity and unity with harmonious living. America is the place that people should adapt the rule, Americans rule by the congress. America like a pot where coming people should strip off their identity (Culture, belief, custom, racial, and tradition). They are melted into a pot called America.

This vision emerge during a resurgence (resurrection) of united state of America and retained along time until the citizen felt a stinted.

But recently its not fair with the basic need of human right. Human also have their identity or character further more an aspire. This is that make differ from people to the other. Now by the time that reformism (modernity) which marked by appering an Political party and myriad NGO, the melting pot finally just an obsolete theater which have no sense.

How about Indonesia the pluralism archipelago country. Indonesia is not a place like a melting pot. Using Roosevelt word pluribus unum (berbeda-beda tetapi tetap satu). At glance, Indonesia resembled with America. In the light of historical journey. We have same a colonist country. But the different is an Indonesia have an indigenous people. It’s a n unique abundance that many country doesn’t have. Such as America. America is a colonist country that the citizen derived from many country (Mexican, brazillian, European, and asian). Thus, after America getting their independence. It declare to be an unity country (united state of America)

Indonesian with indigenous people it mean have a lot off culture and local language. After declare an independenc e Indonesia has melted by an unity language called Bahasa Indonesia. Citizen have a bind language that should be repected as basic foundation to be Indonesian. They shouldn’t strip of their identity. They still have a right, local character, local language, local custom, tradition, and their homeland (village) that ensure by a highest law of pancasila. Indonesa also have a perspective “bhinkea tunggal ika” Pluribus unum that assured citizent from racial (race, belief, and right) crime.

References: Hairus Salim. HS, GONG culture and art magize (Edition: 116/Oct/2010) (with additional thought)

Roslyn Place We Once Live On

2010-03-28T11:21:00.000+07:00

In Planning, I agree with Allan Jacobs though that we must embedded esthetical element in all planning. Thus it manifestation by urban design concept. Urban design in a relalistic action from planning. I said that, beause beside we make policy to management our program planning, the implementation should take action and creativity.

Planning must consist a Humanism element, not only fungtional but also esthetical. Human always tend to feel with their sense regarding a space or maybe environment. Its easy to say that human fell comfort and curiosity in a great place at least it must provide comfortable and softly nuance.

Like you see at picture above. There is beautiful place, handsome place, nice place, welcoming place, safe place, and the great place where you might to live. Yes indeed it’s a Roslyn Place in Pittsburg Pensylvania. Roslyn PlaceEllworth avenue, just east of Van Aiken Boulevard. It is easier to find it because the nuance quite different from other (Uniqe). is a neighborhood unit consit few a single family. It located near

Roslyn Place is one of conservation an preservation area since 1914. Roslyn Place is a small, and building and landscape have arranged so that there is enclosure a space. From Ellworth, as its start, pass the metal gate posts that you might or might not notice. To the four –two and one half story, re brick, wood trim, Pitched roofed town houses that end it.

Roslyn Place is about 250 feed or approximate 76 meters long. There are fourteen more dwellings in the other nine thighly grouped buildings that line the narrow street and sidewalk. Each dwelling has a small front yard. The street has been installed by wood block paving that can be slippery in winter. The buildings have a same height, and though that may look alike at the first glace. In fact there are have five architectural variation.

Narrowness, enclosure, and intimacy bring a felling of savery to Roslyn Place. There are no garage and the car have to park onthe street, on both sides, leaving only one narrow traffic lane in the center. When it is easy to see a people, when you almost can,t avoid it. It can be easy to know them. Here all of distance are short. It is only 45 feet or 13,7 meters from a house window or door to a house across the street. And from center of house street to each end is about 120 feet or 36,5 meters; these are distance that permit recognition of face.

In fact, now Roslyn place has changed remarkable little and the atmosphere is same nothing changed. Indeen the Roslyn Place is a Greeat Street We Once Iive On.

Source: Great Street, Allan Jacob, MIT press with modification

Making a Great Street

2010-03-25T08:19:00.000+07:00

After a long day i seek a book regarding an Urban design and finally I get it.. this book discused about a great street and it complement. The book written by Allan Jajobs,mm I forget his background but certain he is an architect and city observer. Well the great street is a "best" street that provide all basic context of humanity (secure, safety, comfortable, amenities, and humilities for congregation of humankind without racial barier. Beside that the great streat dan indirectly established by history, aristocratic, local tone and so fort. Here I have some qualification that make our street could be a great street.

Attractions & Destinations. Having something to do gives people a reason to come to a place—and to return again and again. When there is nothing to do, a space will remain empty, which can lead to other problems. In planning attractions and destinations, it is important to consider a wide range of activities for: men and women; people of different ages; different times of day, week and year; and for people alone and in groups. Create an enticing path by linking together this variety of experiences.
Identity & Image. Whether a space has a good image and identity is key to its success. Creating a positive image requires keeping a place clean and well-maintained, as well as fostering a sense of identity. This identity can originate in showcasing local assets. Businesses, pedestrians, and driver will then elevate their behavior to this vision and sense of place.
Active Edge Uses. Buildings bases should be human-scaled and allow for interaction between indoors and out. Preferably, there are active ground floor uses that create valuable experiences along a street for both pedestrians and motorists. For instance, a row of shops along a street is more interesting and generally safer to walk by than a blank wall or empty lot. Sidewalk activity also serves to slow vehicular traffic. At the very minimum, the edge connection should be visual, allowing passers-by to enjoy the activity and aesthetics of the indoor space. These edge uses should be active year-round and unite both sides of the street.
Amenities. Successful streets provide amenities to support a variety of activities. These include attractive waste receptacles to maintain cleanliness, street lighting to enhance safety, bicycle racks, and both private and public seating options—the importance of giving people the choice to sit where they want is generally underestimated. Cluster street amenities to support their use.
Management. An active entity that manages the space is central to a street’s success. This requires not only keeping the space clean and safe, but also managing tenants and programming the space to generate daily activity. Events can run the gamut from small street performances to sidewalk sales to cultural, civic or seasonal celebrations.
Seasonal Strategies. In places without a strong management presence or variety of activities, it is often difficult to attract people year-round. Utilize seasonal strategies, like holiday markets, parades and recreational activities to activate the street during all times of the year. If a street offers a unique and attractive experience, weather is often less of a factor than people initially assume.
Diverse User Groups. As mentioned previously, it is essential to provide activities for different groups. Mixing people of different race, gender, age, and income level ensures that no one group dominates the space and makes others feel unwelcome and out of place.
Traffic, Transit & the Pedestrian. A successful street is easy to get to and get through; it is visible both from a distance and up close. Accessible spaces have high parking turnover and, ideally, are convenient to public transit and support walking and biking. Access and linkages to surrounding destinations must be a part of the planning process. Automobile traffic cannot dominate the space and preclude the comfort of other modes. This is generally accomplished by slowing speeds and sharing street space with a range of transportation options.
Blending of Uses and Modes. Ground floor uses and retail activities should spill out into the sidewalks and streets to blur the distinction between public and private space. Shared street space also communicates that no one mode of transportation dominates.
Protects Neighborhoods. Great streets support the context around them. There should be clear transitions from commercial streets to nearby residential neighborhoods, communicating a change in surroundings with a concomitant change in street character.

source: Thx to Preject for Public Space

Great Street in Urban Live

2010-03-16T16:10:00.001+07:00

In speaking of great streets, it just not say a street as a physical form using to movement. Street are more than public utilities. more than equivalent of water line , sewers, and electricity cables. On the street we meet together and all thing will occured

In exuberance, after afternoon on Stroget in Copenhagen, or in Ramblas Barelona, Monumen avenue in Richmond, and Orchad road in Australia. Peoples through it might exclaim" Oh that was a great street!. " Its a sense that a best streat called "great". Dictionary definitions such as notably large in size, huge, aristocratic, or grand. Would be discarded that the great street not only refer a eminent, long continued, distiquished, modern and so fort. Most particularly, great street are those that are markedly superior in character and quality.
After surving the website and read some article, I add some definition that the great street also bearing the name of community in that place or epitomize the character of community or maybe the history of place.

The best known architect Dolf Schnebli wrote;

The great streets are in out mind. The street were i would..encounter you in discussion with Socrates, waiting for pallas Athena to show me the caffe in which could find Sartre discussing with Corbuzier, Mellviel having a beeer with Faulkner...

And he goes on:

A good urban street is always good in context. Its goodness can change if Hittler is in charge of the city. All Street all bad..to eat in a beautiful space is nice, but if the good is bad. I prefer good food to an agly place. I prefer good food in beatiful place. But bad service can destroy whole thing. Therefore the best good food, good space, good service, good company. We could go on..

Actualy i dont understand what was his wrote..! Like a Poet, every people have a sense to interpret this word..and I can catch his intended from this worl Therefore the best good food, good space, good service, good company that its a steet.. a Great Street.

Reference
Allan. B. Jacobs. Great Street

Nice suggest that make your live better

2010-03-10T21:53:00.000+07:00

Monday to sunday and Sunday to monday. it will going fast and just forget everything and perhaps bored. ok, here i have some prescriptions that make your live better.

At firs and essentials is bear in your mind that you should think positive thus it can push down the negative imaginary appearing in your unconcious.
Step two just simple act. Yap..just keep smile while you meet someone especially your special one.
Dont stay up and talk all night. doctor said that it can hold up your enzime producing the endhorphyne..and "begadang" actually can caused many of desease.
Get physical exercise continually. Therefore your body and soul can be vit and onfire.
Gather with your family or teammate and discuss some interest issue. Yeah indirectly it can help you to release your emotion charge and train you to more versatile in social relationship
I dont argue that it myth or not that you should wake up early (yeah at 5 o'clock lah) and than clean up your bed, your mouth, your hair and said to your self that i will do my best, smart work, and fulfill my engagement with someone.
Its nice that you can spend a time to walking..yeah maybe about 1 km lah...it is metter than waste your fuel.
Notice it. Dont compare your self with other. these a mighty mistake if you compare your self to other. yups every people has a different character and special, especially their fate.
Think like as australian though. you work like you play and you really play at your play. in short..dont be patchy.

yeah..I think you can do that with your power...it just a simple live style that make your live better,, dont mind it just do it..buddy