Conservation Biologist & Sustainability Practitioners
As a part of Yunnan, China trip I took macro photography lesson with Pierre Honoré. I think my point-and-shoot techniques getting better now with my Fujifilm X10 (Thanks to Pierre!). It is a vintage style camera and really nice for documentation and macro (it has super macro!) although bad for telephoto. At first I want change into DSLR but I still like its compactness and practical for traveling.
Continue reading “China: Macro from Xishuangbanna | Makro dari Xishuangbanna”
I just been back Yunnan, China after a month away and where most social media including this blog are banned. There are so many stories to tell but only a few I could shared with all of you through this media. I met lots awesome new friends and few more even become my new best friend. Will tell you stories between cities to town and the forest around China after this.Continue reading “China: First News After China | Berita Pertama setelah Cina”
Hello Guys,
I am on JAWA POS last Sunday, 14th July 2013. For anyone who would like to read the articles and cannot buy the newspaper here you go! (Sorry it’s in Bahasa Indonesia).
Happy reading!Continue reading “Jawa Pos, 14 July 2013”
I have promised to you all for telling my stories on YCPA 2013. How did I stumbled upon this beauty pageant award for young professional woman. But probably you guys knew it already. My friend Chika and I promised to join this competition together before because of the prizes, visiting the Google office in Singapore.Continue reading “Inside YCPA 2013”
So once again after 3 weeks I visited Wahau again. This time again to locate any animal sightings on smallholders oil palm plantation area. Interestingly we found many foot prints from cats, and also macaques like pictures above.Continue reading “Footprints in Wahau | Jejak di Wahau”
Either you are a biologist like me or geologist or whateva! You definitely need to have style anywhere you go. Seems absurd??? OK boys and girls let’s define our style!
Apapun profesimu, ahli biologi seperti gue, ahli geologi atau apapun yang berhubungan kegiatan lapangan! Kamu perlu bergaya kemana pun kamu pergi. Absurd ya?? OK mari kita definisikan gaya lapangan kita!
Felicia Lasmana, a biodiversity consultant at Daemeter Consulting, has won an award for young female professionals from Martha Tilaar, one of Indonesia’s biggest producers of beauty products.Continue reading “Daemeter’s Biodiversity Consultant Wins Young Professional Award”
I was visiting Wahau for the first time about 3 weeks ago. It is located about 7 hours from Berau and full of oil palm development dynamics. One of my work characteristic nowadays! It is most likely visiting to disturbed – secondary forest, cleared land for oil palm plantation or any other use. I know this sort of boring but the reality that most good forest is altered into either agriculture, mining activities and even houses. Kalimantan most likely full with range of mountain although there is no volcano within the island. With such terrain and human activities widespread across the island, there is not enough room for human and spesifically wildlife like orangutans or gibbons. That is why there are so many conflicts between human and wildlife nowadays in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Apart with the destruction, there are always good and interesting things to see and talk about. I like the villagers and it is always great to work and talk with them especially about animals. Seemed they are not really worry about animals in the forest. They keep saying they still can find and hunt these animals in such great amount specially pigs, dear and mouse deer. Even some of their main occupation are hunters NOT farmers like most people nowadays in Kalimantan.Continue reading “Borneo: My sightings on Wahau”
Never thought would be the 1 from 20 finalist of YCPA 2013. I am considering myself very lucky and definitely ready to learn and reap many knowledge from this event. Really grateful when Cika, a friend from undergraduate school was telling me about this award in the right time before the closing registration date. Okay, I will let you know anything about this award later but for now …
1st: Click https://www.facebook.com/caringcolours.ycpa and LIKE (suggest best view for clicking on laptop)
2nd: On the App Page https://apps.facebook.com/caringcolor/
Click THE FINALIST > PAGE 3 > MY PHOTO > VOTES
Get also awesome prize for the most creative comment on my vote page!
Thanks very much for your help and please promote me to other friends as wellContinue reading “Vote me on “Young Caring Professional Award 2013””
Museums are (1) not to be strolled around in but to be experienced, (2) made up of collections expressive of the soul of that ‘experience’, (3) not in fact museums but merely galleries when emptied of their collections. – Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence
So many time but so many museums. This post is compilation from my previous trip to Jakarta Museums (Museum Bank Mandiri, Museum Wayang, Museum Fatahillah, and Museum Senirupa & Keramik), There are at least 10 museums in Jakarta both outdoor and indoor which probaby worth it to visit when next time you all visiting Jakarta. It is not really pricey and mostly located near public transportation such as TransJakarta and KRL (Commuter Line). After my last visit in National Museum, I have tried to visit 3 more museums either by myself, brother, and also my Bogor housemates. Museums can offer you many option for sightseeing and adding you more knowledge, experiences. It is true in Jakarta you can see many museums and some people probably don’t know and even bother to visit it which is sad. I am definitely a museum lover and old buildings! Definitely will try to visit more museums after this! One of favourite would be The Fine Art and Ceramic Museum (Museum Senirupa dan Keramik). I love all the painting collections despite only saw Raden Saleh prints there and it’s in very poor quality if you compare with all technology we have now for printing (because you must see the original paintings in The Netherland).
It was big day for all Buddhist people in Magelang and I feel great with all the vibes and mantras but it was also quite disappointing indeed. Borobudur and Mendut Temple as sacred place for Buddhist people were full with 10,000 people at least, adding more environmental and social problem indeed with all travelers which probably 80% were not Buddhist. Lack of respect for any Buddhist to let them proceeding their religion practices, tons of trashes inside the temple, and ignorant and irresponsible photographers chasing any photos neglecting them own code by tramping over the altar and hitting prayers’ feet!! These all make me angry although I am not a Buddhist!!! It should be a peaceful day for everyone. If Borobudur is closed next year for Vesakh Day 2014, it would be great loss. But it would help people to learn how to respect and behave to other people.
Felicia Lasmana