Jakarta: Flowers For My Boss.

When you are traveling with the boss, you cannot be whipping out your camera at every opportunity and shoot! But whenever I was alone or he was distracted, I tried to capture the moments. Here are some of the images I captured (under duress).

We came down early and it was still half-dark. And flashes are a dead give-away. While waiting for our guest, I snapped this shot of the lovely flowers arrangement in the lobby of Shangri-la Jakarta. Not such a great shot but I was shooting from the hip glancing over my shoulder. I was supposed to behave like a professional not a shutterbug. Those of you who are regular visitors of my Ghostwise blog would know of my love for flowers, many of them you saw there are grown in my garden.

This was the girl who was doing the flowers arrangement. She must have been up very early as she was already finishing before the sun is fully up. If I was alone I would have approached her to ask her about her job. Anyone who is creative with beauty fascinates me. But I was still looking over my shoulder. But let me show you more pictures of beautiful flowers.

See how elegant this arrangement is – simple yet striking, economical yet arresting, you cannot miss it. One of each is placed on the tables of the lounge and really accentuates the place. This is what good interior decoration should be about.

This next series of flowers arrangement are at the entrance of their new night club – "Red" if I remember it correctly which is the reason for the selection of red and pink flowers. They aimed to project a different image – flamboyant, exuberant, passionate, fashionable, classy – like a beautiful woman in a lovely evening gown attending a ball.

However, I prefer the more subdue and elegant arrangement in the main lounge. It is quieter but to me more beautiful. It being deserted this early in the morning presented me an excellent photo opportunity to take pictures without disturbing anyone. My boss was sitting in the guest lounge reading the morning papers and looking out for our guests. I continued shooting quickly.

Love this arrangement. An Indonesian puppet on an empty drawer top. A single inexpensive figurine that managed to convey the culture of a nation and speak volumes by its silent solitary posture.

The beauty of flowers spoke directly to all who have the eyes to see. They are one of the few rare objects that received universal praise and love by all who appreciates beauty.

I will dedicate these flowers to my boss (he doesn’t know the existence of my blog). Very often, the person who receives a gift is the last person to know about it. I believe in – if you really want to do something for someone, the other person does not have to know about it. After all, I would not be able to show you all this if he had not asked me along. Gratitude is one of the greatest but most underrated virtues. And I like giving flowers, if you want to know why, click on this: “The Hand That Gives Flowers”.

So these flowers are for my boss. You can share in the appreciation. By the way, have you given any flowers to your boss lately, ha.