Lovely neighborhood

Hello,

This afternoon we attended Dumaresq Street annual street party. The party is always held in September and always at Lorna and David's garden. We brought food and we shared the food. It was very interesting!


These are some of our neighbors. Well, many of our neighbors are retired people. They are very nice and very kind. "We have a lovely neighborhood here" said my mom. "Definitely. You can always knock on any door here if you need any help. You feel safe here", said Lorna. Oh, praise be to Allah, Allah is glorious.


Our street is very beautiful, peace and quiet. There is always an Oak tree in front of every house. Many people also have Cherry Blossom tree and Magnolia. This is Magnolia tree in winter.


This is Magnolia tree in spring. It is blooming! Yes, it is a heaven scent Magnolia. A fragrant magnolia growing to approximately four meters.


The pastel lavender-pink flowers are paler on the tips and white inside.

I like to live here on Dumaresq St.

Indonesian dance

Hi,

This morning we went to the National Portrait Gallery of Australia, Canberra, to see the Indonesian dance. It was part of South East Asia art performance: life, death and magic.


This is "Wira Pertiwi" dance. It is a modern Javanese dance and it was created by Bagong Kussudiardjo. It tells about the Indonesian heroines.


This is "Indang" dance from West Sumatra. This morning, the dancers performed "Indang" dance and "Saman" dance (from Aceh). Both dances tell about education, Islamic religion and togetherness.


This is "Topeng Tua" (old mask) dance from Bali. Topeng Tua is a solo performer dons the mask of very old man, and his physical movement portrays the thoughts, emotions, and feelings of the character.


This is "Ngarojeng" dance from Betawi. It tells about the transition of girls from childhood into adulthood.

They are very cool, aren't they? I wish I can learn many Indonesian dances. Bravo Indonesia!

Ramadhan

No day nor night could be better
Than moments that have been attached in my heart, forever
A whole month full of venture
Tears and prayer
To purify my soul

I hope that I still have a chance to meet the next Ramadhan


This is a flower at the garden of the Indonesian embassy, Canberra, where we offered an Eid prayer this morning

Count us in!

Hello,

This morning all my friends and I from primary schools across Australia celebrated the value of music education for all students! There were live webstreams from Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. We sang several songs, but the primary song for 2010 is "Come play your part". The song was written by nine high school students across Australia who have never met each other before and they worked with Australian mentor musicians. They have been supported by the Australian government. It was their first experience of co-writing! How did they go? Wowww!!!! Awesome, excellent, beautiful!

We had to memorize the song and the choralography and practice them many times at home! We performed the songs with the Royal Military College (RMC) band at the Llewellyn Hall, ANU . Wow! Isn't that cool?

Come play your part

It's your time. What are you feeling?
Look all around. Can you believe it?
Give it your all, let it flow through you
I'm by your side, all we need to do is sing ...

Chorus:
Don't have to hide what's inside you, all you got to do is sing ...
Let it out, let it surround you ...
We're gonna shout, we're gonna sing
Let the music give us all we need
Lay down a groove, move to what we feel inside ...

Feel the rhythm, keep the beat
Feel it in your hands and in your feet
Lift your voice, find it in your heart ...
Come play your part!

Don't miss out, there's nothing to fear
This is your chance, that's why we're all here
Just one song everyone will remember
Let this song bring us all together

Oooh, oooh ...
Come play your part, sing from the heart ...
You can't get it wrong, who knows you might even get it right ...
You can't get it wrong, who knows you might even get it right ...

Are you curious about the song? Well, you can hear it from the internet http://www.musiccountusin.org.au/
You know, I want to be a song writer someday!


This is the golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha), the Australia's national flower, a symbol of patriotism.