“One must have chaos in oneself in order to give birth to a dancing star.” ~ Friedrich W. Nietzsche. For Pak Mawardi, the chaos is the Asian Tsunami, back on December 2004.
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We stand at a high point of Hotel Renggali in Takengon, 9:30 am in the morning, feels like a divine being watching over the world. Around us is vast mass of Danau Laut Tawar, and far in the distance, beyond the thin mist, the town of Takengon looks miniscule, especially when compared to the mountain [...]
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It is with hesitant that we checked out from Hotel Holiday, knowing that we will be leaving the beautiful Weh Island in a few hours. But the misty lake move us walking down the street for a ride to Balohan, catching the 8 am ferry, and start the journey to Takengon
A man spotted us with [...]
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The village of Iboih is rather small village. Electricity is still a luxury here, since power outage is not uncommon, just like what we experienced that night.
The village and bungalow complex is separated by a stone gate. Through the gate is hilly stone main path, with the ocean on the right, and Rubiah island in [...]
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The sunrise behind Rubiah Island serves a more effective wake up call than my mobile phone’s alarm. Haven’t really wake up yet, I grab my camera, immortalizing the amazing scenery of golden light over the green mountain or Rubiah. I smiled a little when recalling the kindness of the people the night before, those who [...]
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