Happy 68th Independence Day, dearest Indonesia!
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It was such a privilege for me to attend the annual celebration for Indonesia's 68th Independence Day at Istana Merdeka, Jakarta. I attended the evening ceremony and before it, we watched some awesome art performances by lots of art communities across Indonesia. It was awesome. These are some snip-snaps that my mother captured. Enjoy!
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The offices.
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Inside the palace building. There are LOTS of beautiful paintings that I so adore, such as Raden Saleh's and Basuki Abdullah's. Too bad I can't take the picture because I believe flash lights will destroy old painting's color (This is true!).
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Posing in front of president's podium. 
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First performance by Erwin and Gita Gutawa's "Di Atas Rata-Rata" kids. They're incredibly awesome.
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Next performance by vocal groups.
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Batik dance from Pekalongan. It tells us the process of making Batik.
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Marching band + Rama and Shinta story.
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Bali dance that are so incredible and picture-perfect.
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Marching band + traditional Kalimantan music + Rio Febrian
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It's time for the flag ceremony!
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The most breathtaking scene. I'm so glad my mom can capture it!
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After the ceremony.
After the ceremony.
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We had the chance to take a picture with Jakarta's vice governor, Mr. Ahok (minus me because it turned out bad!) and his wife. Mr. Ahok is surprisingly taller than I ever imagined!
We had the chance to take a picture with Jakarta's vice governor, Mr. Ahok (minus me because it turned out bad!) and his wife. Mr. Ahok is surprisingly taller than I ever imagined!
whoaa those are a lot of picture I'm jealous of your experience :)
ReplyDeleteHehehe. It sure really nice to be there. :D
Deletethank you for visiting :)
ReplyDeletewah kemaren ikut upacara di istana ya :) my mom attended too :)
Sure thing, you're very welcome. :)
DeleteYup! Wow, it must be fun, isn't it?
wah keren, ikut langsung upacara di istana merdeka :)
ReplyDeleteYup! It was nice. :D
Deletekakak cantiiiik banget banget lah. Udah cantik, talented lagi, kagum deh sama kakak :)
ReplyDeleteHey, I just read your comment here. :)
DeleteOh my thank you. I am so flattered. :")