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Home Town
By: Ahmed on September 18th, 2009.
Welcome to our home town.
It’s time to “Mudik” to Semarang City.
Mudik literally means going home or a return.
One of the celebrations of Lebaran is Mudik. In order to reunite with parents and families, millions of migrants from big cities like Jakarta make long journey to return to their home town by train or the other transportation.
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A rose for your love
By: Ahmed on February 14th, 2009.
A florist picked a rose for his customer on Valentine’s Day.
The man is the one of the many florists selling roses during Valentine’s Day at the Flower Market along Jalan Kalisari [Dr. Sutomo] Semarang. He usually sells a lot of roses and gets a huge profit during the day. He sells a rose for Rp 7.500 to Rp 17.500, depending on the rose type. The price of roses is more expensive in Valentine’s Day than it usually is.
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Teh Poci
By: faniez on February 7th, 2009.
Poci, a traditional tea set from Java made of clay. The tea is usually served hot with lump sugar.
Gamelan
By: faniez on January 30th, 2009.
A set of gamelan with the ‘niyaga’ (gamelan players).
Gamelan is a well known traditional music instrument from Central Java. A set of gamelan contains instruments such as gong, saron, demung, etc. :D
Location: Convention Hall Masjid Agung JaTeng
Happy Chinese New year 2560
By: Ahmed on January 26th, 2009.
The picture of Mei Hwa tree on Gang Besen, Semarang.
Today January 26, 2009 in Chinese Calender is The New Year (2560 the year of the Buffalo).
Happy Chinese New year. Wishing you all the best for becoming new year.
Gong Xi Fa Cai, Xin Nian Kuai Le !
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