Exploring Our Children’s Potentials

Today we went to check out the Planetarium (inside the Taman Ismail Marzuki complex).

We thought we should explore more of Jakarta and watch the ‘galaxy show’ at the Planetarium.

Upon entering the planetarium, we were greeted by this sight.
 

The crowd was huge (it’s Wednesday, school holiday)

And apparently, they’re all queueing to buy the show tickets!

It is a 60-minute show (which started at 4.30pm). Ticket sales started at 3.30pm, and the queue was already very long at 2.30pm!
 

The inside of the theatre apparently looks like this. Nice,  huh! (We skipped the show, btw)

(Photos were taken from the internet)
 

Anyway.

We checked out the rest of the ‘exhibition areas’ (free admission).
 

According to the website, this planetarium is the oldest of the three planetaria in Indonesia.

(Googled to find out where the other 2 planetaria are located. Haven’t found the info though)

Some renovations have been done recently, but I feel the planetarium can be better maintained and improved (ie. The exhibits, the general cleanliness of the place, etc). Some of the ‘things’ inside the glass-displays look dusty and old, too.
 

But anyway, I feel the visit was educational.

eg. Brie learned the names of the planets nearest to the sun, and the older kids learned how SUPER HUGE our entire galaxy is (and how amazing it is for God the Creator of the whole universe to even care for us super tiny, sinful and arrogant humans on earth).
 

To end the post, you may want to check out their website for more info: http://planetarium.jakarta.go.id

Admission fee (to watch the 4.30pm show) is now:
Rp. 12,000 / adult
Rp. 7,000 /child (2yo – 12yo)

Location:
Taman Ismail Marzuki, Cikini, Menteng

…

Psalm 8

1 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
in the heavens.
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
5 You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor.
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:
7 all flocks and herds,
and the animals of the wild,
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!