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Story Behind My Painting - I Had My Breakfast In Magelang

I was in Yogyakarta, Java Island somewhere in October 2010.There is a place called Magelang. I had my breakfast in Magelang, on my way to the historical site, Candi Borobudur. There is something about the place where I had my breakfast.

I never knew what is the reason behind that desire. My kid's time desire - to see a volcano before my eyes. I had that thought since the time I never knew there has no volcano in my place. But someone used to say, what you think expands. And I kept the desire on my own.

That makes me decided to travel to place where there is a great volcano; Merapi in Yogyakarta. It has never being planned, but at the I met up with a lot more things.

The desire to see a volcano leads me to find some new friends who has the same desire, I get to know some great peoples, brought me to some beautiful hidden places and bumped with unforgettable events.

Unexpectedly it was the time when Merapi erupted. I never thought it could happens at that time. I was there to witness the event. I could never describe it easily. But to see a real volcano erupting, to feel the ash and to smell the smoke, those are unforgettable. And the memory keeps on burning, thence I decided to record that day on these canvas; the day when my kid's desire came true. 

There is a moment in your life where it is an event you ever thought to happen, but you were not sure, till the day you had it.

I had my breakfast in Magelang. Where do you had your breakfast?

Chill...