Indonesian Culture, Absolutely not Made In China

China can make everything, some people said. Probably correct. When you come to Indonesia and visit electronic store, stationary, toys, and many others, you moreless like visiting some market in Beijing. What China produce spread all over the world. Not only people.

Next year (or next week in precise base on this date) Indonesia will join free trade for asian trading area. Include China of course. What impact of this for Indonesian product? I dunno, but please China, we surely don't wanna see Borobudur statue with "made in china" on the bottom side of it.

Tawangmangu and A Thousand Waterfall

As i promised few weeks ago, now i'll write about Tawangmangu, little highlands town which has many interesting places to visit.

If you know Jogjakarta, Tawangmangu is located just about 120 km to the east. Oh, i forgot. In google map ages, writing about location become an old-fashioned isn't it? Just point your gmap down to central java and you'll see the location easily.

Deeper to this town, Tawangmangu has interesting place called "grojokan sewu", mean a thousand waterfall. The waterfall it self just one and about 81 meters in height. I don't know why it called thousand, probably it measured in decimeters.

In there, you can relax and watch nice waterfall, crowd, food, .. and yeah.., specialy food. Rabbit satay is the most interesting. Cheap and delicious. Below $1 of course, you know Indonesia. If you like horse riding, it's also available. I don't remember the price, but 15 years ago i pay below $1.., oh, more.. about $3. Rp 2000 = $1 back then, today 1$=Rp 10000,.. thats why we love your dollar. Oh, well, speaking about age, 15 years ago i was really nice kid, everybody loves me ^_^. Oh shit, i'm growing old so fast.

Ok, if you like to know more about Tawangmangu, just googling, dude. Don't stuck on this site, LOL. Searching flickr also help for further investigation (sound like detective.., sorry my vocab suck). Btw i post this on thursday not friday. I hope you know me better then, .. i can't keep my own vow, LOL. Just kidding. Happy blogging.

Friday With No Article

Already Friday, and i have no article to publish yet. Too busy lately, beside, i have posted an article earlier this week, about batik. I dont think that this blog have loyal visitors. But if it is, i have to apologize, i absent today.

Batik, Originally, Genuine from Pekalongan, Indonesia

Batik is genuine word related to cloth painting from Pekalongan, Indonesia. Pekalongan is the first town, which is produce both the word and the painting cloth i mention above. The cloth is painted using some wax called 'malam', manually. For some patterns, the price is so expensive because of the painting duration. From hundred of years, this cultural heritage remain and the product used even in daily activity till now. I have to say it clearly cause you now,.. some country can be so greedy, and we don't like any other country claim what they don't belong.

Candi Sukuh : A Sex Temple

It's build almost a milenium ago. This unusual temple was located at village of Berjo, some fifty kilometres east of Solo, Central Java. I have visited that temple many times since my house is just about 30 km from there. This temple is small but unique. Many statues describes men and women genital explicitly. Just like david sculpture from vatican, but this built from black stone, river black stone which found easily surround that area.

The founder of Candi Sukuh thought that the slope of Mount Lawu is a sacred place for worshiping the ancestors, nature spirits and the observance of the fertility cults.

Yeah,.. you propably think there are any real erotic turism or somekind. But regretfully not ^_^, even hotel are available there if you wanna stay for days enjoying some nice view of Lawu.

Well. This is a place, .. and not far from there-about 30km- Tawangmangu is waiting. Nice tourism town which has many interesting places to visit. Grojogan sewu is the most people know abaut Tawangmangu. I 'll write about that next week. Just keep surfing...

Jemur Island Belong To Indonesia

People at traveljournals.net probably blind or have't got math and measurement knowledge at elementary school. Jemur Island which is Indonesian Island reported as Malaysian. With so many cases between Indonesia and Malaysia about claiming this and that, this case boiling up temper of many people here.

The island is located on the baloon mark. Look at what they expose here : http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/malaysia/map/p456617/pulau_jemur.html

UPDATE : They already remove the page  on September 3, 2009.

Another Classic Bali Pictures

I have posted about this before, and this is the addition. Old Bali is unique since many women going topless everywhere they go. Its different if we comparing it with african ethnic or something like that (hope u know what i mean..), couse its not about their economical condition. Its just purely tradition. They prefer covering up their knee rather than their breast ^_^. Look.., i'm not kidding...

Indonesia, Malaysia, Bali, and Pendet Dancing

After Reog, rasa sayange song, now Malaysia use Pendet dancing, a Bali origin dance to promote their tourism. I think problems like this will never end since Malaysia originally does not have multivarian cultural property like Indonesia. They claim islands, then cultural property, whats next? If they were integrate with Indonesia, thats not become a problem thoug..., or they just express their dream,.."I wanna be Indonesian?",... LOL

Godmother Megawati

Still smiling each time seeing this pic. This is one of ironic opinion about Megawati, as one of president candidate, ....ex-president, and daughter of Soekarno, 1st Indonesian president. Soekarno>Megawati>then Puan Maharani? LOL, ...its easy for anybody to judge her creating monarchy on democratic country. Family center party perhaps? Oh, who knows? No other icon on her party (PDIP) except her, ..or her family :D

Come to Indonesia, people...
This country is a smiling country, full of joke country...

Komodo Dragon on Video

I've post about komodo dragon somewhere here, and this is another interesting part of komodo dragon, an ancient animal wich still living at komodo Island, Indonesia.

Indonesian Girl : Impulsif of Me

Not so usual pic of Indonesian girl. I like it so i share this pic here. Hope you like so.

Indonesian Girl : Elena Santie

Indonesian Girl : Emma Santos

Summer Vacation

Wow, so bright here. Indonesia only know 2 season. Rainy and sunny. No winter, no cold season. At July, there's no rain. Only sun and cool wind, just like spring at north america or europe. So, this is the best time to travel, enjoy the days.

If you like photography, this season is best fou you to have your best shoot without disturbed by cloud. Sky is so clear. Blue everywhere. After this i'll post 'bout summer pic about Indonesia, sunny pic i mean. Ok, thats all my writing in english. I'v got to go back to my villages and speak another language. Please stay tune...

Indonesian Girl : DJ Vega

Here She is. A girl i like you to meet. DJ Vega. I 'll telling you the whole about her later. First, these some of her pics.