Buitenzorg: Why?

Kenapa gue menulis tentang Bogor? Karena sampai umur 12 tahun gue banyak menghabiskan waktu di Bogor. Setiap weekend atau liburan sekolah dapat dipastikan gue pergi ke rumah Opa di Bogor. Places where I get something that I didn't get in school, even at my home, and of course having fun :)

Buitenzorg: Brief history

Buitenzorg badge-Dutch East Indies

Buitenzorg is the name for Bogor during the reign of the Dutch East Indies. Buitenzorg, which means without anxiety / safe / peaceful rediscovered by the Dutch expedition led by Scipio and Riebeck in the year 1687.

Riebeck & Van Imhoff (sorry i couldn't found Scipio photos)

Buitenzorg Map

Buitenzorg planned as a farming area and resting place for the Governor General. A year later, Governor-General Gustaaf Willem baron van Imhoff (August 8, 1705 Leer-November 1, 1750 Batavia) combines nine districts (Cisarua, Pondok Gede, Ciawi, Ciomas, Cijeruk, Balubur, Dramaga and Kampung Baru) into one government called the New Village Regentschap Buitenzorg.

In that area van Imhoff and then build a palace of Governor-General. In its development, Buitenzorg name used for the Peak, Lake Colors, Megamendung, Ciliwung, Muara Cihideung, until the peak of Mount Salak, and peak of Mount Gede.

Parabellum-pistole

Does anyone ever heard Luger? Luger aka Parabellum-pistole is semi-automatic pistol and produced by German arms manufacturer. Designed by Georg J. Luger in 1898. The Luger was made popular by its use by Germany during WW I and WW II.

The first time i knew the Luger through the HBO mini-series, band of brothers. There was a soldier named Donald Hobbler from E company trying to find a Luger as a 'souvenir'. And i want to try to hold it too :)

And Yeahh..!! finally i could hold the Luger. A real Luger! This pistol belonged to a photographer who worked with me for a project. Thank You Mas Robby Agus :)

Open a bottle

Around end of February me and my co workers went to Bandung (again) and look what i found in one of the accessories store.. Yepp a very interesting stuff, a unique Heineken bottle opener! my favorite beer :)

This bottle opener like the Heineken label contained in the bottle itself, made from metal and there is little scratch effects. Very nice! So guys raise your bottle...!! :)