Warehouse World Tour - The magnificent bunch

[tweakk]

It's always wild to me when I realize what a small world we live in.  I'm loving everyone updates.

[oomslokop]

went to a book launch on the weekend. my better half (literally) is a poet and a critic, she was the main speaker. 

 

 

 

o the simulacrap!

 

 

hipsters of the world unite and take cover from jakarta's torrential rain. actually, the guy in the regulation thick-rimmed glasses is a friend of mine who owns the cafe. really nice guy.

 

 

obligatory (who's asking) selfie + a glimpse of my tezomeya tee just to make this post sufu-worthy (mullet no viz)

 

earlier at another place i ordered a latte and somehow got myself another cock-art

 

 

regular weekend in jakartarse.

Edited April 18, 2016 by oomslokop

[oomslokop]

i hate taking photos. not much good at it. what i often do though is use the b612 selfie app to take semi-accidental photos of jakarta. since i have to face the screen of my iphone to the object the results are often blurry, outta focus, missing the object entirely. ART! here are some i took today especially for this tour:

 

early morn traffic

 

 

 

white sedan is regular cab, black merc is limo cab

 

 

the green-jacketed-helmeted bloke is a motorcyle taxi driver

 

 

development for dayz

 

 

contrary to popular misguided opinion, indonesia is not a muslim country. it just has the largest muslim population in the world. this is a shot of one of jakarta's main mosques, al azhar, named after the og al azhar in cairo.

 

i like vending machines

 

 

teh botol, top centre, is indonesia's national drink. maybe like warm ale for the brits.

 

 

pissweak (literally) coffee

 

 

the duck diggers avec rolling dub trio's coupen

 

samps nants cyins.

Edited April 20, 2016 by oomslokop

[alvin_cheong]

oomslokop, rocking it hard yah?

[oomslokop]

theme of the day is pipol. photos still taken sight unseen with the b612 app, on random filters. 

 

spent all of today on jalan sabang, a street dead in the center of jakarta not far from where the sarinah blast/shootout happened in january, famous for its street eateries, oldskool tailors and photo studios claiming expertise in taking visa photos (usa 2x2, uk 3.5x4.5, etc) wherever in the world you wanna go.

 

 

a parking inspector

 

 

a man minding a photocopy shop with a lot of disused letterpress machines

 

 

working offsite

 

 

men looking for pornos at a pirated dvd stand

 

 

an elderly woman watching a telenovela

 

 

below street level

 

 

salarywoman

 

 

a dunkin donut waiter

 

 

le jawnz du monde 

Edited April 21, 2016 by oomslokop

[edmond]

those salary women are  err prostitutes right? why are indonesian women have big tits! almost all i see have big tits dont know why must be the pig they eat?

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Great updates oomslokop and incredible detective work you had gonna trough to find them!!!!

[oomslokop]

went to the national museum yesterday. a friend had a stall on craft day. 

 

that's my daughter jaemanis there.

 

 

linocut (the sacred cow she's stamping is nandi, shiva's ride. more on her (the sacred cow) later

 

 

end artisanal product

 

 

bored with stamping, let's go stomping around the yard

 

 

slackers

 

[oomslokop]

multiple angle fitpics

 

 

 

 

 

[oomslokop]

went inside the museum to see... nandi the sacred cow!

 

 

as i said before, indonesia has the biggest muslim population in the world, but from around 7th century up until the 16th century sumatera and java were ruled by hindu-buddhist kingdoms. the biggest buddhist temple in the world, borobudur, which is like just an enormous artisan mandala, is in magelang in central java. and many smaller ruins and intact hindu and buddhist temples are scattered around it like diaper-butt jeans in an abandoned california mine. temples are still being found and excavated even today. the national museum has a lot of hindu-buddhist statues from the 7th century-16th century, one of them is this big nandi, one of the centrepieces installed in the museum's main yard. as shiva's ride nandi witnesses many things that shiva does, good and bad, including once nearly raping durga while flying on nandi's back (she can fly) and thus wasting his seed into the sea which later became batara kala, the great giant-god who was raised in the bottom of the sea by sea creatures and who later migrated to land to eat babies.

 

durga with skulls 5010xx

 

 

vagina (yoni)

 

 

penis (lingga)

 

 

my little nandis

 

 

naked shiva. somebody get him some jawnz. maybe a straight cut with roomy top block to accommodate his huge thighs and man parts. big calves too. these duck diggers wouldn't fit him. maybe a 1000, or 700? rising sun yukon? he'd hate on the boring cone denim and then give it a 700 years distressed hardwash job with his cakra.

 

Edited May 1, 2016 by oomslokop

[oomslokop]

indonesia is not all hindu-buddha though. what is indonesia? old-hat anthropologists like ben anderson (rip) like to think it's just an "imagined community", in reality there are also more pragmatic political wheelings and dealings, economic power plays, ancient dekingdomization blablabla. but yeah, there are as many tribes and cultures in indonesia as there are unknown japanese brands. maybe we need a denim brand map like this indonesian tribes map. 

 

 

chinese influenced barong from bali 

 

 

slipknot

 

 

good art scarywood

 

 

kind face and reflection of no face

 

 

visvim oak bark camping katsuobushi

 

 

2017 freewheelers fall & winter update models â€œTAUTAU†. . . . . . . . . . Late 1900s Style Tailored Sack Coat -NATURAL HUMAN SKIN-

 

Edited May 1, 2016 by oomslokop

[oomslokop]

might be of interest to volvo

 

 

might be of interest to paul t and ringring

 

 

curtains

 

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Awesome updates oomslokop

 

Greetings from cold snowy Switzerland to your sunny place!!

[volvo240thebest]

I deliberately admit my ignorance Ooms, what's in the picture I might appreciate?

[Cucoo]

Seems to be some kind of instrument made out of bamboo and palm leaf.

[redragon]

@volvo

Cucoo is quite correct, It's called Sasando.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasando

[volvo240thebest]

thank you, I had thought it was some sort of musical instrument, maybe involved with gamelan tradition. but couldn't figure it out properly on my own.

great update Ooms!

[Cucoo]

I just read the inscription beneath the instrument

[oomslokop]

thanks guys.

 

@volvo, yes couldn't find any wind instrument so since cmiiw iirc you also make your own instrument i thought you might like the wabi-sabiness of this one.  

[oomslokop]

random snaps from last few days.

 

nearing the end of me time with the duck diggers. will miss the cut so. not so fond of the shallow front pockets and the thick-ass selvedge fold and the denim is a bit too loud for my current taste, but the cut is both tres comfortable and flattering. nice job warehouse. 

 

 

mobile sliced-fruit cart. cooled with slabs of ice. i like papayas.

 

 

the gas man. if you remember my post about the jakarta shootout/bombing in january, these are the gas cans that the attackers used for their home-made bombs. you can buy the 3-kilo can everywhere.

 

 

an old photo of a jakarta house party from the '60s i found while cleaning up my in-laws' house. so denimbro!

 

 

more gratuitous public display of family fun

 

 

i think i managed to get in a bit more whiskering during my time with the diggers.

 

get ready @redragon

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Love all your updates Ooms!

[Maynard Friedman]

Ooms has definitely been my favourite Indonesian leg of this tour so far.

[spitfiredealer]

yes great leg Ooms well done. 

[redragon]

Not sure if I can live up to the high standard fast updates of Oom but I am definitely ready.

[chicote]

Thank you ooms! Your updates have consistently been informative and funny and full of nice photos. Definitely my favorite leg as well!

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Great updates Ooms !!!!!!

[tigerstrom]

Yeah absolutely a fantastic leg of the tour!

[volvo240thebest]

grand job Ooms, you kept the high standard of this tour.

[oomslokop]

thanks boys! this is my first tour and i've had a great time doing it. ta very much for the nice reception, it kept me going. let's keep the ball rolling.

 

someone got a new pair of jawnz today

 

 

 

it's @redragon!

 

back in my trusty blacksmith

 

 

this btw is the rolling dub trio appreciation society - indonesia chapter (grand total of 2 members)

[redragon]

Here we go! 

Starting this leg (pun intended) of the tour with bucket handwash treatment.

(Ruedy might want to look away)

 

Washing agent of choice. "Natural" and "Earth" sounds pretty good to me.

 

Drying away...will update with fitpic & my impression of the fabric when it dries. 

 

Cheers!