Last weekend, with @svanmil.bsky.social I hiked the part 3 of Venn Trilogie path, starting at Eupen, rhe German-speaking part of Belgium. The snow was 10-20 cm thick, and up to 50 cm at several points. It was a hard and very beautiful walk. The branches bent, powder under the shoes, the silence.

Just realized I forget to bring my headphones and I really need them. I was making sure that my daughter had something to eat at the moment I was about to leave. My brains just cannot handle too many things at once.

How the neighborhood looks like yesterday afternoon. The snow is even thicker at the moment. It is nice to see now, but I dread my commute tomorrow morning 😅

I saw these 2 old Philips radio in a store in Yogyakarta. These radios can receive AM and SW bands, but you need to install an antenna. The price for the lower one is IDR 10.5 millions. Interested?

Nog steeds in Bandung met @agnesard.bsky.social. Vandaag naar Gedung Sate waar het provincie bestuur huist. Gebouwd in 1920 voor 6.000.000 gulden door een Chinese contractor en 2000 werklieden uit de omgeving. Ooit was het de bedoeling om van Bandung de hoofdstad te maken van Nederlands Indië.

Op pad met @agnesard.bsky.social in Bandung. Eten bij Toko You.

Spontaneous artistic expressions about the killing of Affan Kurniawan by cops popping up on Indonesian social media. I use these as a barometer of public voice since these organic expressions are different from propaganda posts. 🎨: @/rizumah_ (X), @/inggridiart (IG), @/ganeca (X), @/maghfirare (X)

“Protesters in Bandung and Makassar burned down local parliament buildings and demonstrators in the ancient royal cities of Yogyakarta and Solo called for sweeping police reform and asset seizure from corrupt officials” www.euronews.com/2025/08/29/t...

Two-day protests @ Indonesia’s Legislative House over rampant corruption, increased property tax in several districts, the reps’ exuberant salary & denigrading remarks. 150+ injured. Few critical conditions. One bike taxi driver dead ran by anti-riot cop’s car, he was only 21.

I am going to repost some skeets about the protests in Indonesia. So far one protestor has been killed by the police by running him over with a car.

Anyway, situation in Jakarta is 🔥 There had been riots in various locations since Monday and it continued even as we speak (it’s almost 10PM here). Heard rumours about a motorbike taxi driver being killed by army vehicle, and if that were true, then tomorrow is going to be 🔥🔥

Motherfucking wind farms…

The pics are not representative enough, but during my Paris visit last weekend I was gladly surprised to see many people riding bicycles. I saw several guided bike tours. The 2nd pic is from a tour called “Holland Bike Tours” (the bikes are Batavus) 🤣

I just learned that there is a Dutch political party that doesn’t allow women to hold political positions.

Really enjoyed rock climbing in Belgium the last weekend. It was years ago when we did it for the last time and I wondered why… then memories came. There was a pandemic and the borders were barricaded. We caught Covid. After the restrictions were lifted, it was difficult to start again.

With new bike I enjoy cycling longer distances. So now for the daily commute I biked to the central train station and pick the train from there, instead of going to the station close to my house. En route there is a street where bicycles have the priority.

(Singing)

After a year of procrastinating, I finally decide to retire my city bike and get a new one. My current bike, left, is a Gazelle Sport Special from 1969 (said the bike shop) and I have been owning it for 15+ years. Bought it secondhand for €150. It’s a very good bike, but it’s rusty now.

A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

Disclaimer: I didn’t make the dishes in the pictures. I was very lucky to be invited by a friend to celebrate Eid yesterday, and she prepared many dishes. L-R: pecel pitik (chicken curry, East Java style, fried tempe-tahu-salted fish, risoles and martabak madura, and part of the spread.

Spent last Saturday looking at the towers of the nuclear power plant of Huy, Belgium, while climbing on the Corphalie crag across the street. It was 18 °C, unbelievably warm for the second week of March.

📷 The First Known Color Photograph of Döner, İstanbul, 1908, Taken by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont #Döner #Kebab #History

Carnaval in the Catholic part of The Netherlands is ended. But at Den Bosch Station the carnaval flags with the city colors are still up. During carnaval, Den Bosch goes by its other name, Oeteldonk.

they should invent a weekend that is restful

Stressful situation at work and home, but at least AfD didn’t win the election in Germany. Worth celebrating, right?

German polls closed. Forecast has far-right AfD, pushed by Musk, slightly below 20%. Not a bad as it could've been. FDP and BSW on the edge of the electoral threshold.

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Stranded in Den Bosch due to train problems. Went to the city to eat and had ramen.

Java Break #black&whitephotography #nikon #nikonshooters #b&wphotography #stilllife #photography

Vandaag scheen de zon ☀️. Weer een stukje gefietst in #Noord-Brabant tussen Eindhoven en Tilburg. #windmee #fietsen #cycling

When I had to wake up early in the morning I feel a bit depressed, the day seems bleak. Don’t have this problem if I wake up a little bit later. I wonder why.

A few days ago I made Sichuan-y noodle. This is inspired by the delicious noodle dish I had in a Sichuan restaurant in Amsterdam. I used soba noodles and fake mince meat here. The chili sauce has garlic, spring onions, Lao Gan Ma chili oil, and roasted Sichuan pepper 🍜 #food

Biked for 75 km, not bad. Saw a manger with real sheep on the way. We ended the ride with beer and vegetarian bitterballen at Brouwerij Florijn, Nijmegen.

Streets of Dublin Fujifilm X-T5 with Viltrox 27mm f1.2 Pro lens #fujifilm #viltrox #streetphotography #urbanphotography #photography #everybodystreet #internationalstreet #blackandwhitephotograhy #streetphotographersofbluesky #lensculture #streetpic #dublin #ireland

It’s Christmas Eve, we have a croissant bauble up and @svanmil.bsky.social is frying potato fritters (Indonesian perkedel kentang). Tonight we’re going to out the gifts on the tree. I think I’m finally ready for Christmas.

Well, a few days of unhealthy eating is not a biggie I guess. Christmas is anyway a time of the year that overindulging is encouraged, besides that it is a stressful time already.

Sinus, cosinus, and

Bente, blijf van mijn Nederlanderschap af. www.mikoflohr.org/blog/2024/12...

My iphone reminds me of my first visit to Indonesia after the quarantine was lifted. I brought my parents to a city trip and we visited the wet market. Beautiful avocados, plants, and a lot of snacks. Freshly made tempe packed in banana leaves.

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Bring my breakfast but forgot the spoon. Was hurrying as usual to catch the train. Oh well.

Shivering due to sleep deprivation but the plant is not going to built itself

me making a BLT after trump implements his tariffs

Weekend means homemade bread. Left is before, right is after being baked. 30% wholewheat.

First sky-post. It’s 3 °C, wet snow is falling, and it feels really cold.