A little about me

The world is my playing field and journalism is my game. From the deepest jungle of Surinam to the edges of Alaska and across the vastness of Siberia, I have conquered far flung corners of the earth. The places and faces are different but the human spirit remains the same. The world offers many different experiences and facets of life. Yet such perspectives can be found within oneself too: by having a keen eye for details and a feel for one’s immediate environment. It shows that ‘travel’ is not always by kilometres; imagination is just as powerful.

Black and white portrait of a middle-aged man with gray hair and beard, wearing a black turtleneck and a wristwatch, resting his chin on his hand against a dark background.
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A vintage slide projector on a wooden table emitting a bright beam of light into a dark room, with smoke or mist in the air.
MOVIE/MULTIMEDIA
Multiple open books with pages spread out, filled with dense text in a mixture of English and other languages.
BOOKS
Close-up of an open book with text written in Indonesian on a dark background.
POEMS
An auditorium with a large audience seated in tiered rows, facing a stage with a large screen displaying a presentation. The ceiling has modern architectural design with curved and linear elements.
LECTURES
Aircraft cockpit instruments including altimeter, airspeed indicator, compass, clock, and other flight gauges.
AVIATION
A vintage camera placed on a wooden surface with several black and white postcards featuring Paris landmarks and captioned, 'always smile! PONY BROWN'.
PICTURES

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As requested by my foreign friends.... My poem in English. See the world and its power See her beauty and her splendour Feel spring in empty streets around the corner Read our uncertain future like in a new Bible Now numbers climb about our helples
The Pollard Willow, as this tree is called in English, is known as 'Knotwilg' in Dutch. They really inspire me, reminding of life in its knotted glory - survivors in a harsh environment. The following is my 4th poem, a tribute to the resilience of th