Let's Take a walk to The Arts and Ceramics Museum in Jakarta

Take a walk with the family is a happiness and valuable experience for every member of the family, because family time is the happiest moment in our lives.

Often we had a problem, where we're going to take a walk with your family? In general, holiday weekends we often spend time with his family to go to the mall, Waterboom, or tourist sites that are near where we live. Surely this weekend routines can cause boredom good for ourselves, as well as members of our family.

Did you know, the holidays with family can also be done while enjoying high art? This experience will be of interest to us, the whole family, especially our children who are studying at primary level. What is the place that I mean it? Museum!.

One of the interesting museums to visit are the Arts and Ceramics Museum in Jakarta. The Arts and Ceramics Museum is a museum that holds collections of art, sculpture, and ceramics from the regions in Indonesia. Meseum is housed in an old building that was built heritage Dutch period between the years 1866-1870 AD in the city of Batavia (Jakarta). At first, the old building enabled by the Dutch government as the judiciary or judicial office named Ordinary Raad van Justitie Binnen Het Casteel Batavia (Batavia Castle Judicial Council).

The Arts and Ceramics Museum has about 400 collections of works of art including sculpture, totem from the wood, sketches, and batik painting. Tourists who visit this museum can see the collection mainstay of great importance to the history of Indonesian art, including painting entitled "The Regent of Cianjur", works of Raden Saleh, painting "Nursing Mothers" by Dullah, painting "Warriors Tritura" The work of S. Sudjojono, painting titled "Bride of Cianjur, "by Hendra Gunawan, and painting "Self Portrait" by Affandi.

Type of other art works that can be seen by tourists in this museum is an impressive wooden totem magic Tjokot works, and sculpture distinctively Balinese carvings, and totem from the wood works of modern artists, such as G. Sidharta and Oesman Effendi. In addition, visitors can also see paintings of artists college graduates, such as Achmad Sadali, Srihadi S, Fajkar Sidik, Popo Iskandar Kusnadi, Rusli, Nashar, Zaini, Amang Rahman, Amri Yahya, AS Budiman, Barli, Sudjana Kerton, Suprapto, Irsan, Mulyadi W, Abas Alibasyah, and many other artists from various regions in Indonesia.

Besides displaying paintings and sculpture, Museum Arts and Ceramics also has a diverse collection of ceramics. Collection of ceramics on display in this museum consists of local and foreign ceramics. Local ceramics can seen by visitors, among others, comes from Aceh, Medan, Palembang, Lampung, Jakarta, Bandung, Purwakarta, Yogyakarta, Malang, Lombok, and Bali. While foreign ceramics in the museum's collection has the form, features, functions, characteristics, and styles from different countries, like Vietnam, Thailand, Holland, Germany, Middle East, and China. Especially for the ceramics that come from China, the collection is mostly a legacy of the history of the Ming Dynasty or Ching.

The Arts and Ceramics Museum opened to the public on Tuesday through Sunday, while Monday and holidays closed. On Tuesday to Thursday, the museum is open from 9:00 to 15:00 o'clock pm. On Fridays and Sundays, the museum is open from 09:00 until 14:00 pm, while Saturday from 09:00 until 12:30 pm.

Till now, the Museum Arts and Ceramics have been equipped library has a collection of books on art, sculpture, and so forth. In addition, the museum is also there are various souvenir shops selling various souvenirs, like postcards, art books, crafts, sketches, fan, sculptures, and others.

So let us input into the agenda, The Arts and Ceramics Museums, as one place for a vacation with our family  while enjoying the work of high art.

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Use Blackberry Applications "Love Indonesia" as a Travelling Guide to the Entire Indonesia

Do you want to get a vacation or a trip to experience the exotic, attractive, wonderful natural scenery? Come to Indonesia, you will get an interesting experience with a trip to Indonesia. Lots of tourist destination that you can visit in Indonesia, ranging from submarine tours, temples, and various other interesting places.

Your journey across Indonesia will be more easy with the presence of new applications from the Blackberry, "Love Indonesia". Applications "Love Indonesia" is a free application available on the Blackberry App World. This informative application contains travel guides in 19 cities across Indonesia, from Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Batam, Bandung, Semarang, Makassar, Yogyakarta, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Samarinda, Solo, Bali, Bogor, Lampung, Mataram, Manado, Padang, and Palembang.

Applications "Love Indonesia" contains a variety of valuable information about the merchant's discount promo in every city in Indonesia, which certainly preferred a true shopper.

You also can search for restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels, spa and beauty, and places to shop. You can enjoy eating and relaxing, staying at the hotel, looking for a store by exploring these applications in depth.

This application is very complete, because you can see movies in theaters penayanagn schedule, current news from various media in Indonesia, the results of football matches score, and location of the gym and fitness schedule.

Through this application, you can also find important numbers like police station telephone, airlines, banks, hospitals, taxis, pharmacies, travel agents, and so on.

This application is very useful for anyone, either domestic or foreign tourists tourists. So let's travel to Indonesia.   

  

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In the vicinity of Mount Bromo : Banned for Tourist

The Bromo National Park in Tengger and Semeru (TNBTS) banned tourists and other people to celebrate Christmas and New Year in the vicinity of Mount Bromo. Head of administrative affairs of TNBTS Suwasto said on Tuesday the fact that the activity of Mt Bromo was still high in the last few days prompted the local security authorities to remind people that the area was still dangerous to visit.

"There was a plan to open the place after the mountain’s status had been lowered to alert, but at present the activity of the volcano was still high, and the gushes have even reached an altitude of 1,500 meters, and the condition is therefore too prone to visits," Suwasto said at the TNBTS office in Malang, East Java.

Suwasto said the still ongoing tectonic quake although with a low intensity made the TNBTS to avoid taking risks, because Bromo was still labile. "Bromo has gushed volcanic material to an altitude of 1,500 meters, as well as ashes mixed with small stone particles into the direction of the south or Lumajang," he said.

In the meantime, according to data from the TNBTS, outside a radius of 2 kilometers from the crater it is safe to visit Bromo. Suwasto said however, TNBTS will make an evaluation of the situation in January 2011, to decide whether or not the area is safe for tourist visits.

"Before the activity of the mountain is stable and its status lowered to beware, Bromo will not be reopened for the public or tourists," he said. Mt Bromo had a beware status from Nov 24 to Dec Desember, 2010, but later the status was lowered to alert. The status of the mountain which has a height of 3,932 meters from sea level was lowered to alert on Dec 6.


source : kompas

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Komodo Island : The 'Jurassic' Islands

KOMODO ISLAND

They don’t breathe fire but Komodo dragons — the largest lizards in the world — can kill a buffalo or any one of the intrepid tourists who flock to their deserted island habitats.

“I feel like I’m in the middle of Jurassic Park, very deep in the past,” said Hong Kong visitor Michael Lien during a recent trip to Komodo Island, the main habitat of the threatened Indonesian lizards.

Spread out before him is a landscape from the dawn of time — mountainous islands with palm trees plunging down to the azure sea. Lien and his wife are excited and a little nervous at the same time.

“What am I supposed to do if a dragon appears suddenly?” he asks Johnny Banggur, the guide on a tour of the island, an almost uninhabited speck in the east of the vast Indonesian archipelago.

Armed with 18 years experience and a hefty club for good measure, Banggur dispenses some welcome advice: don’t wander from the track and stay with the group. Three metres (10 feet) long and weighing up to 70 kilograms (150 pounds), Komodo dragons are lethargic, lumbering creatures but they have a fearsome reputation for devouring anything they can, including their own.

They prefer to scavenge for rotting carcasses, but can kill if the opportunity arises. Scientists used to believe their abundant drool was laced with bacteria that served to weaken and paralyse their prey, which they stalk slowly but relentlessly until it dies or is unable to defend itself.

But new research has found the lizards are equipped with toxic glands of their own. One bite from a dragon won’t kill you, but it may make you very sick and, eventually, defenceless. In 2007 a nine-year-old boy went into the bushes to answer a call of nature and never came back. In 1974 a Swiss man disappeared during a bird-watching walk. His glasses and camera were all that was ever found.

Komodo dragons have appalling table manners but at least they finish their dinners — bones, hoofs and all. Banggur explains that dragons can devour half their own weight in a single meal. Reassuringly, he adds that they “prefer” buffalo, deer or wild boar and the danger to humans is “very limited”.

Even so, the Liens have no intention of going anywhere near the menacing reptiles, with their yellow, forked tongues, powerful jaws and sharp claws. About 2,500 dragons live on the island named after them ("komodo” means dragon in Indonesian).

Along with neighbouring Rinca island, it is the main dragon habitat in the Komodo National Park, created in 1980 to preserve the ancient species. The island’s brave human inhabitants — about 2,000 in all — used to hunt wild boar and deer, thereby competing with the lizards for food. Now they are the dragons’ chief guardians.

“On Komodo, everything is done for the peaceful cohabitation of humans and dragons,” park manager Mulyana Atmadja told AFP.

Visitors pay to set foot on the islands and take guided tours on designated tracks, always in the company of a ranger. Some 40,000 tourists are expected this year, 90 percent of them foreigners.

“We need to act carefully because an excessive number of visitors will trouble the Komodos’ natural habitat,” Atmadja said.

US environmental group The Nature Conservancy has helped the Indonesian authorities shift the local economy into one that sustains both the human and reptilian inhabitants. The villagers still fish but no longer compete with the dragons for food. To supplement their incomes they have the exclusive right to sell Komodo miniatures, pearls and other souvenirs.

“We’ve done campaigns to raise the locals’ awareness and provide other sources of income for them. The more tourists who come to visit, the more money they can earn,” the park chief added.

It’s worked so well the park managers were able to stop feeding the dragons in 1990. Some of the lizards had apparently forgotten how to fend for themselves and simply waited for tourists to offer them live goats. Komodo Island is already listed as a World Heritage site by the United Nations, and there is now a push to include it on a list of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.

Source : AFP

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Borobudur Open for Tourist During New Year Holiday

Borobudur temple, which was covered by Merapi ashes several days ago, was ready for being visited by tourists in New Year holiday, the Head of Borobudur Heritage Conservation Association Marsis Sutopo said here Sunday.

"We have targeted that volcanic ashes and sand can have been cleared from the temple by mid-December. Therefore, in the New Year holiday, the guests can come to see Borobudur and step onto its 10th floor," he said.

As a result of Mount Merapi’s eruptions, the volcanic ashes and sand covered Borobudur temple with a thickness of 2.5 centimeters. The Borobudur Garden Tourism was closed during the ash rain due to the volcano’s eruptions from October to early November, he said.

Fortunately, tourists could again see the exotic temple from the yard although they were not not allowed to go upstairs because of the cleaning process. Sutopo said the ash removal had been completed 50 percent and would have been finished by mid December.

"After the process is finished, we are going to spray the temple with water to remove the remaining ashes," he said.

The workers who cleaned the temple consisted of the association’s members, local people and volunteers from the regions.

"We thank all the volunteers who have participated in the cleaning process," Sutopo said.

According to him, standard operational procedures need to be applied continuously. "To anticipate the volcanic ashes, we need to cover the temple and its floors with plastic," he said.

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The Elegant Keraton Yogyakarta

The palace of Yogyakarta, known as the Keraton (also spelled kraton or karaton), is a grand complex that was meticulously planned to reflect the Javanese cosmos. This splendid example of traditional Javanese architecture has no equal. Designed and built in stages, the Keraton was completed in 1790.

This elegant complex of pavilions was constructed entirely on ancient beliefs and each feature of the complex, from the courtyards to the trees, has a special symbolic meaning related to sophisticated Javanese philosophy.

 The Keraton is built facing directly north towards the majestic Mt. Merapi with to its south backing the Indian Ocean which is believed to be the abode of Nyi Loro Kidul, the Queen of the South Seas and the mystical consort of the Sultan. Malioboro road was originally used as the ceremonial route, not unlike London’s Pall Mall, and forms a straight line drawn from the Sultan’s palace to the Merapi volcano.

A green square called alun-alun  fronting the palace, has a large banyan tree in its center, while behind the palace is another similar square. When a sultan dies, the cortege leaves by the southern gate on its way to the cemetery of kings at Imogiri.

This palace was designed to be more than just a royal residence. It was built to be a focal point of the Sultan’s entire kingdom. Today, the Keraton is a piece of living history and tradition. It continues to be used, both as a home of the Sultan as well as for other important ceremonial and cultural  functions of the Yogya court.  

The present Sultan Hamengku Buwono X of Yogyakarta retains the title of Sultan although Yogya has become one of the provinces of the Republic of Indonesia. The Sultan of Yogya,is also the governor of the province, and is still considered the cultural head of this region, and is greatly loved by his subjects.  

Even with Yogya’s modernization, the Keraton of Yogya continues to be respected by the people of Yogya, steeped as it is in mysticism and philosophy. In the afternoons, after the palace is closed to visitors, women in traditional costume can be seen respectfully sprinkling water and flowers on the pillars, lighting incense to “cleanse” the keraton from evil spirits.

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A Tribute To Kebaya On Jakarta Fashion Week 2010/2011

A total of 16 designers in the country's top show of creativity kebaya fashion design at the opening of Jakarta Fashion Week 2010/2011. They are no longer present kebaya ancient memorable, but more contemporary and modern.

The designers of this option is Edward Hutabarat, Ari Seputra, Ghea Panggabean, Adjie Notonegoro, Harry Dharsono, Priyo Oktaviano, Raden Sirait, Suzy Lucon, Ramli, Widi Budimulia, and collections of the Museum Afif Syakur-Yogyakarta. Besides them, there are also some designers who participated as Anne Avantie, Afif Syakur, Ferry Sunarto, Lenny Agustin, Marga Nature, and Moses Widyatmodjo. This time they are given the opportunity to display one kebaya designs that fit with the title of the show "A Tribute to Kebaya".

Here is video footage A Tribute to Kebaya, taken from vivanews.com  :

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Let's attend the Jakarta Fashion Week 2010/2011

Are You a fan and observer of world fashion? There is nothing wrong if you attend this year's final grand event: Jakarta Fashion Week 2010/2011.

The Jakarta Fashion Week (JFW) is held annually and aimed to provide directions to the Indonesian fashion industry as well as a vehicle to demonstrate its wealth in talents and creativity.

This event will be held starting November 6 to 12 November 2010. The purpose of this event is to turn Jakarta as a major fashion hub in the region and the world. 


LOCATION :

Once again, Jakarta Fashion Week 10/11 will be held at Pacific Place Mall, the only shopping center in Sudirman Central Business District that offers an exclusive selection of local and international brands, outstanding service, the utmost comfort in shopping as well as various shopping and entertainment programs.
Located in a premium area, Pacific Place Mall is a prestigious shopping and lifestyle landmark.

Pacific Place Mall
SCBD Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 52-53
Jakarta Selatan 12190


DESIGNERS :
More than one hundred of Indonesia’s leading designers will partake in the event. Many of them will present collections inspired by the country’s rich heritage in different types of traditional fabrics while simultaneously keep their eyes on the present and future. Most shows are invites-only, targeted to celebrities, socialities, buyers, local and foreign media and all who love fashion.

This year, JFW will also feature collections from the established designers such as Ghea Panggabean, Oscar Lawalata, Ary Seputra and a lot more.


For further information click on : http://www.jakartafashionweek.co.id/


Well Guys, see you there...

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48 Hours in Bali

Vacation? Try it comes to Bali, Indonesia. You all will find a variety of wonders, though only within 48 hours.

Stunning volcanic beauty, a landscape dotted with temples, undulating terraced paddy fields, beaches and a rich artistic culture. All these and more combine to make Bali a popular tourist hotspot and backdrop for the new Julia Robert movie Eat, Pray, Love, adapted from Elizabeth Gilbert's best selling book about the recently divorced author's search for self-discovery.

The number of visitors to Bali plummeted after the 2002 nightclub bombings but the Indonesian island is now a recovery story with tourist arrivals leaping by 60 percent since 2005 and expect to near 2.5 million in 2010.

East of the main Indonesian island of Java, Bali is home to a majority of the country's Hindu minority. Here how to get the most out of a 48-hour visit:

Friday

3pm - "There is no love sincerer than the love of food" (George Bernard Shaw)... and there is nothing like a good meal. La Lucciola at Seminyak is the place to be, with its good food, great service and a beautiful view of the sea. The thatched roof restaurant split into a two-level dining space is set amid a well manicured green patch that merges into the sandy beach.

You can hire a car for some 450,000 rupiah per day. This will help you squeeze the most out of your trip.

5pm - About an hour away from La Lucciola is Uluwatu. This southern tip of the island is famous for its cliff-hanging temple that perches on the edge, high above the sea. The "Kecak", or fire dance, is performed here daily at sunset. Artists perform to music made by a group of chanting men.

8pm - To finish off the evening head to Jimbaran Bay where restaurants dot the beach offering alfresco settings, candles, local dances, a moving band of boys singing songs on request. Kick off your shoes, feel the sand, and tuck into the catch of the day or grilled lobster with spicy sambal sauce.

Midnight - If you are a party animal, see in the morning at Kuta or Seminyak where the night is always young.

Saturday

9:30am - Start the day with a another dose of Balinese culture by heading for a "barong and keris" dance performance. There are many places where this performance is held. One is the Catur Eka Budi on Jalan Waribang in the Kesiman district of Denpasar, capital of Bali. The barong dance, or lion dance, depicts the fight between good and evil and is performed to gamelan music.

12pm - About 50 kms from Denpasar is Kintamani, a favourite with tourists for the panoramic view of active volcano Mt. Batur and adjoining crater lake. It's a good idea to reach Kintamani early as it tends to get cloudy after 3pm. Have lunch at a local restaurant with a view of Mt. Batur and the lake. Tourists can trek up to the Mt. Batur peak to catch the sunrise. The two-hour trek starts off at 4 a.m.

2:30pm - Head back to Ubud, the seat of Bali's fine arts, dance and music, and spend the rest of your afternoon strolling through its streets. Stop by the Ubud Palace, or the Puri Saren Palace, the seat of the local ruler till the 1940s, rummage around in the nearby art shops and visit the Neka Art Museum.

The beautiful Cafe Lotus calls for a snack stop. You can sit on bamboo mats overlooking flowering lotuses while enjoying Balinese music wafting down from the Puri Saraswati, one of Ubud's temple complexes. You can also catch a Balinese dance performance or a temple ceremony.

Much of Ubud's charm is scattered in the surrounding handicraft villages. There are factories making batik, which is a kind of textile dying, silver/gold jewellery at Celuk, painting gallery in Gianyar and wood carvings in Mas village.

Then there are the terraced paddy fields which are a must.

6:30pm - Spa time! Spa Hati, in Ubud, is a good place. If you are staying in Kuta, then AlamKulKul's Jamu spa is a good option. Book ahead.

8:30pm - Depending on where you go for a spa, your dinner options could be Ibu Oka, opposite Ubud Palace, famous for its suckling pig. (Eaters beware, though; the pig sometimes runs out before dinner). There is also Made's Warung in Kuta, which serves international as well as local food.

SUNDAY

6am - It's time for a dip in the sea -- and don't forget the camera. Some stunning shots are assured.

10:30am - Brace for another half day trip to two of the most famous temples in Bali. Drive down to the Taman Ayun temple at Mengwi. This royal temple boasts intricately designed wooden doors and a beautifully laid out garden that leads to the temple, which is surrounded by an artificial moat with lotuses.

12pm - Next up is the Tanah Lot temple, perhaps the most famous of them all. Built on a rock that gets cut off from the main land during high tide, the temple is best seen in the afternoon when it is silhouetted against the sun or at sunset.

1pm - Round off your trip with another dash of taste. Stop over at Poppies in Kuta. Set in the centre of the madding crowd, Poppies offers a spot of solace and is a great hit with tourists.

Time permitting, you can indulge in some retail therapy or another short spa before taking the flight out. Bon voyage!

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The Sexiest Cities

Who comes up with these things, you might ask. Well, journalists with plenty of time on their hands, mostly. And that's exactly what happened in the US when Men's Health decided to name Austin, Texas that country's sexiest city.

And if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me. Because, surprisingly enough, the Americans only managed to look as far as their own borders. It's time someone looked at the whole world.

This is all incredibly subjective of course, but for me, certain cities have far more sex appeal than others (and please note: I'll be the first one to put up my hand and admit that yes, I am indeed male, so my opinions might be slightly skewed towards a particular gender).

A city's sex appeal can be put down to plenty of things – the setting, the nightlife, the "vibe", if there is such a thing – but mostly, it's down to the people.

Some have it; some don't. If you're looking for sex appeal on your next overseas trip, this is where you should be heading...

San Francisco, USA
Okay, Men's Health says Austin, but I'm going to go with San Fran, save for the few gnarled hippies yet to be swept out of Haight-Ashbury. It's a culturally diverse city, it's open, friendly, and most people seem to be tipping the scales towards attractive. Go to Berkley, you'll see what I mean.

Paris, France
This has been written so many times it's gone past cliché and into a whole new universe of unoriginality, but stuff it, I'm going for it anyway. Because there's something undeniably sexy about Paris (maybe it's all the snappily dressed locals ramming their tongues down each others' throats in public places). I challenge you to go there and not be swept up by it.

Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital isn't exactly romantic, but it does boast something else in ridiculous proportions: extremely attractive people. By some weird fluke of the gene pool, the Poles collected the vast proportion of the hotness. A night out at a club there is enough to have anyone applying for residency.

Seoul, Korea
You can find all the sex appeal you need on a subway in Seoul (just get on and look around you), but for a proper sample you need to experience the nightlife. For the pick of the expat scene (ie, drunk English teachers), head to the Itaewon area. If you're keen on meeting Mr or Mrs Korean Right, then head directly to the studenty area of Hongdae, and get charming.

Sao Paulo, Brazil
What's often overlooked about Brazilians in all the bikinied, waxed fervour is that there is no stereotypically "Brazilian" look, and that's never more apparent than in the melting pot of Sao Paulo. Everyone seems to look completely different, and yet alluring in that Brazilian way. And what's not to love about a night of dancing in a city that aches to let loose?

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Here are your instructions: Go to the Palermo district, say, around mid-afternoon. Shop; walk; eat; drink; dance; chat; drink; dance; eat; chat. Arrive home about 8am. Now try to tell me the Portenos aren't some of the best looking people in the world. And the most fun.

Caracas, Venezuela
I'm yet to make it to Caracas unfortunately, so I'm awarding this on the strength of the wide-eyed, slack-jawed stories I've heard from other travellers, and the fact the country has won six Miss Universe pageants – second only to the pageant-mad USA. Yes, that's enough for me.

Tel Aviv, Israel
Maybe it's the daily worries Israelis have to deal with, but they sure know how to let loose at night. Oh, and they also appear to be stunningly attractive, which you'd have to agree is a handy combination. I'll just throw the names Bar Refaeli and Natalie Portman out there.

Barcelona, Spain
Barca's sex appeal is pure rock 'n' roll. If Paris is Coco Chanel, then Barcelona is more like Debbie Harry. Everyone's hanging out in dingy bars, smoking as tattoos crawl down their arms, drinking beer, listening to music. It's a cool city, and it knows it. Works for me.

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Living Peacefully and Harmonic in Indonesian Villages

Hi, in this post I want to tell my trip to a village few days ago, sorry I forgot the name of the village, but it's somewhere on West Java. This village made me happy, because it gives me peace of heart and peace in mind.

In this post, I'd like to share some good photos and experiences while I was there.

The photo shown on your left is 3 boys playing soccer in the muddy grass after a hard rain. Those boys seems so happy and enjoyed playing and loving  soccer. Their hopes, someday they want to be a great soccer player.

Woke up in the morning, after dawn, is very pleasing. A clean air without any air pollution, create a relieved breath and mind become calm.

The cold and fresh air in the morning makes me want to take a walk around this village. Imperceptibly, footsteps walking up to a lake. Looks a fisherman looking for fish using nets.  Although only using rafts and nets, those fishermen seems so enjoyed his job.

Despite the cold, the fishermen are still undertaking their activities. With hope the fish can be netted, then the fish can be sold and some meals with the family.

I continue to pay attention to these fishermen, wondering in my mind, about how much fish can be nets?

After approximately 30 minutes of attention to these fishermen, I walked around this village, footsteps running, although I do not understand the direction in this village, I walked and walked with a full sense of happiness.

The footsteps stopped, I found a small river!. Wow, beautiful river, the water looks very clean.


I immediately headed for the small rocks on the riverside. Apparently the water here is so cold and refreshing.


I look around this river, oops, some people were bathing in this river. With their casual bath in this river, although in this river there are men and women bathing together. Initially, I was embarrassed to go take a bath in this river, but after tasting the fresh water during wash my face, I decided to take a bath in this river, and wow was bathing in the river is very pleasant.

Well, that's a little story of mine while my journey on a village few days ago. Living in a village is nice, I found peaceful and harmonic living. Do you want to know the experience? Just visit some village in Indonesia, you'll know that experience.

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Surabaya Gate at night

A few day a go, on my tour of duty, I took some great pictures at Surabaya' gate. What a beautiful landscape.

Surabaya (pronounced [surəˈbaja]) (formerly Soerabaia) is Indonesia's second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. It is located on the northern shore of eastern Java at the mouth of the Mas River and along the edge of the Madura Strait.

To Indonesians, it is known as "the city of heroes", due to the importance of the Battle of Surabaya in galvanising Indonesian and international support for Indonesian independence during the Indonesian National Revolution. In 2007, the population of the city was approximately 3 million.

So nice ? Wanna go there? Please come to Surabaya

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