Photo with essay posted in March 2021

The Boy Held The Plastic Bottle Like A Pistol And Aimed At Me

The Boys Outside The Mosque Were Chatting Happily Despite The Preaching That Was Going On Inside

The Girl Who Was Sleeping On The Battered Old Bench Was Looking At Me

The Man Was Selling Coconuts With A Cigarette In His Mouth While Group Prayers Were Being Held Inside The Mosque

In Front Of The Mosque, The Sacred Space And The Secular World With A Woman Walking With A Plate Of Food, Were Side By Side

Seeing Her Brother Looking At His Phone, Her Sister Was Envious

In Exchange For Their Lovable Nature, Cats Spend Their Days In The Warmth Of Human Shelter

There Was No Fence Between The House And The Railroad Tracks, And Children Were Playing On The Tracks

I Wonder If Gossip Sessions Are Held Separately For Men And Women In Jakarta, Where There Are Many Muslims

The Reason Why Strolling Through A Redeveloped Town Doesn't Seem Interesting Is Because The Flow Of People Has Become Too Smooth

Although The Alley Is A Great Playground For Children, Not All Children Are Running Around Innocently

Since It Is Only Obligatory For Men To Participate In Collective Worship, Women Normally Go To And Fro In The Alleys During The Worship Service

I Didn't See Any Children Riding Balance Bikes In Indonesia

Even When Group Prayers Are Being Held At A Mosque, You May See Men Who Are Not Participating

To The Boys Sitting At The Entrance Of The Mosque, The Preaching Going On Inside Was Irrelevant

The Alleyway In Jakarta Kota Had A Peaceful Atmosphere With Laundry Hanging Out To Dry

While Many People Think That Public Areas Are Cleaned By Others, Residents' Personal Spaces, Such As This Alley, Are Often Cleaned By The Residents Themselves

The Tin Roofs And Houses Were Built On The Site Of The Railroad Tracks Running Through The Kota Area

There's A Row Of Houses Next To The Tracks, And When You Open The Front Door, It's 10 Steps To The Tracks

It Seemed To Be A Place Where Not Many Trains Pass By, So All The Children And Adults Were Crossing The Tracks Without Hesitation

Boys Were Playing Around A Food Stall That Had Not Yet Opened For Business

I Said Hello, But The Girl Ran Off Without Saying A Word

The Man Was Eating A Meal With Cats In Jakarta, Where It Was Not Customary For Families To Eat Together

In Jakarta, It Is Rare To Find People Who Aggressively Market To Travelers

The Red And White Striped Shirts Seemed To Mark The Boarding Bus Stop

In Jakarta, Both Bajaj Drivers And Angkot Drivers Are Male-dominated

The Current Jakarta-Kota Station Building Was Built Nearly 100 Years Ago, In 1929

There Was Not A Single Becak On The Noisy Streets Of Jakarta

When Fatahillah Square, A Famous Tourist Attraction, Is Deserted, The People Doing Business Nearby Also Seem To Be Bored

Indonesia Is A Predominantly Muslim Country, But Holidays Are On Sundays, Just Like In Japan

Indonesian Is A Straits Malay Language That Was A Trading Language Of The Straits Of Malacca And Became The Unifying Language Of The Nation During The Independence Movement From The Dutch