mild morning mist

"Kami senang datang dan tinggal disini. Tempat yang elok, bukit-bukit yang indah mengelilingi danau, udara yang sejuk dan penduduk yang ramah. Well… saya dengar beberapa waktu lalu mulai meletup sentimen berbau SARA, tapi saya yakin mereka pada dasarnya baik."
Ini pengakuan salah satu warga Sorowako, Sulawesi Tengah. Sebuah tempat yang elok dengan penduduk yang ramah tamah, seperti gambaran masyarakat ideal buku PMP kala SD dulu! Entah bagaimana nasib dan wajah desa ini setelah datang industri tambang. Masihkan akan alami, damai dan sentausa?

"Nama saya Thomas, kelahiran asli Nuha tahun ‘45. Waktu saya umur 9 th
orang tua saya menjadi korban pembantaian gerombolan. Saya lihat
sendiri itu. Saya sempat melarikan diri, sembunyi di kampung-kampung
lain sampai keadaan aman dan kembali ke Nuha ini. Sampai sekarang…"

A small and traditionally built port by the Matano lake, South Sulawesi (well, near the border to South East Sulawesi).

People docks their small boat, and sail again, back and forth transporting those who need to cross the vast lake (you can swim if you like but honestly, the fact that it is about 600m deep is daunting isn’t it?).

sometimes, how things change is amazing!  a purple floppy disk is lying on my table, hasn’t been touched again in ages. cant remember what’s in it. most people have switched to usb flash, and i’m no exception.

i woke up with a peculiar images inside my head. colorful cute cups, saucers, plates and glasses were popping up… seems like i painted them, giving them vibrant color and appealing pattern. i pictured myself painting those things, creating nice additions on nearly everyone’s dining table. those items turned out to be a big hit in its kind… hahahaha…

somehow it reminded me to something that i read long time ago, saying that i was an indian jewelry & adornment maker in my previous life some centuries ago!!!

do you believe in previous (and after) life?