The 2nd. Journey to The Land of Pancasila

Presenting a Piece of my work to The National Art Gallery

The final arrangements will soon be done that would set me on yet another trip to Indonesia and this time it will solely for the purpose of an artistic adventure of sketching and painting and writing. My sponsor is not too keen on letting his name be mentioned here however surfice to say I am greatfully indebted to his charitable heart and confidence in my abilities to deliver what I had hoped to deliver through the works I will produce while on this trip. It is yet another opportunity of a lifetime for one who is a gypsy by nature and loves to wander the length and breath of this God's beautiful earth and meeting and sharing thoughts and ideas while embarked on yet another journey to find out. I hope to share my trip again through entering the blog as much as i can of my daily progress and take as many pictures as i can afford to while visiting exciting places.

(At the Oppening of my Solo Exhibition at the Penang State Art Gallery.)

My first trip to Indonesia was not well planned and although I got to travel all the way from Medan, Sumatra to Padang across the vast mountain ranges in a car escorted by two tough Indons, Ribut and Selamat, I was not able to do much sketching perhaps my mind was with my wife and children who had departed for the US where my wife was being admitted for medical treatment and my children had to stay with their grandmother who later had to reject them and sent them back to Malaysia. It was not the best of times for me while I was travelling in Indonesia then and there even crossed my mind that I was going to burn my passport and identification card and remain in Indonesia a fugitive by choice. But that was then and now the scenario is alot more positive and my mind has at last found its grounding through mostly the help of others who has laid their believe and trust in what i have set to accomplish in this life as an artist.
I look forward to this trip and God willing will do my best to make it well worth every dime and penny that my friend is willing to invest to make this trip a memorable one. My children are okey with the arrangenment and are old enough that I do not have to worry about their wellbeing and my health is at its best for the undertaking so it looks like all systems go! Insha'Allah!!

(My Dad was an Artist)