Kelas Inspirasi Makassar

Finally Kelas Inspirasi are held in Makassar. Actually it has been held in various cities in Indonesia but Makassar just got a chance in  Kelas Inspirasi 3. I signed up as a volunteer photographer. I was not confident if registering as a teacher (read : pengajar) ^.^ Although with less skill, Kelas Inspirasi gave me the opportunity to capture moments in team 4, which gets locations in SD Karuwisi 2, Makassar. Team 4 consisted of 8 member from various professions such as architect, sales support, lecturer, technical staff, supervisor of industrial waste, writer, food nutritionist and maintaenance aircraft technician. Students of SD Karuwisi 2 are very happy with the arrival of volunteers from Kelas Inspirasi.

Kelas Inspirasi  is a program from Indonesia Mengajar program which pioneered by Anies Baswedan. This program invites professionals from various fields to share stories from their work experience. I hope what has been done by volunteers of Kelas Inspirasi Makassar would be able inspired to dream and foster ideals without limits on Indonesian kid.

"For those of you just one day off from work, but for students it can be a day to inspire them for life. Share stories, knowledge, and experience to become the ideals and their dreams." (Kelas Inspirasi) 

Hamran Sunu -Writer

Nice to meet you guys! (Makassar Crafter)

October 24th 2012 at Dunkin Donuts M'tos. Three of us, Ekbess, Dwee and me make an appointment to meet but I came late because evidently I have to come to work and get stuck in traffic anyway (sorry '-'). I meet with Ekbess for the second time and meet with Dwee for the firs time. We discussed many things like our activity, our favorite crafter, and also learn a simple binding from Ekbess. Moreover we exchange craft work. Thank you guys and nice to meet you. Someday we should meet again and the other makassar crafter too :D

 cat cushion from Dwee and recylce keyboard ring, fabric scrap, monsi magnet from Ekbess

Photo by Dwee 

Photo by   Ekbess

a gift from N.Y.C

Big thanks to John Hill from A Daily Dose of Architecture and W. W. Norton Publisher for sending me Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture handbook. This book contains short stories about the N.Y.C buildings which has a contemporary architectural style and is also some guide map to reach the building site. I Hope it useful for my lectures and also for other people.

Organic Waste in Takakura Home Method ( Keranjang Takakura )

Takakura is a way of processing organic waste from Koji Takakura research results who come from Japan. Research carried in Surabaya, which is a cooperation with Kitakyushu city in Japan aims to find ways how to process local waste.

All we need 
A basket which have small holes for air circulation, 2 bricks, chaff, stocking, old box, compost, organic waste, the rest of the cooked rice/fish/chicken/egg shells etc.The rest of the vegetables (the rest of the vegetables is not stale. But when it becomes stale, wash the vegetables in advance, squeeze, and discard the water, similarly for vegetables which containing coconut milk. Waste from the fruit (avoid pushing a hard rind like a leather bow)