A Steel House in Maputo, designed and constructed by Gustav Eiffel

This house is very unique. It is in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambiques.It was made of steel iron. This buiding was designed and made by Gustav Eiffel, the engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

A View to Natural History Museum in Maputo, Mozambique

The Catholic Church San Antonio in Maputo Mozambique

The church of San Antonio de Maputo. The unique shape of the church. It like a traditional lemon squeezer.

The Train Station Made By Eiffel in Maputo City

Gustav Eiffel...He had other construction masterpieces not only Eiffel Tower in Paris. There some structure made by Eiffel left in several country. Some is in Maputo city, Mozambique. The above train station is one of his work in Maputo.

The Airport of Maputo Mozambique

 

When I arrived on 14 December 2009, and saw the airport of Maputo city, I remember the old Jakarta airport  the Kemajoran Airport back in 1968.  It has a waving gallery on the top. Even, I remember the comic strip story the adventure of Tintin.

Fly Emirates to Mozambiques

I flew Emirates from Jakarta in the late midnight on 13 December 2009. I arrived at Dubai for stoping over on 6 o'clock in the morning Dubai time. The I continued fly to Johannesburg by Emirates.

The Heavy Fog Yet Cold in Capolaga Camping Ground, Panaruban Village Subang West Java

During the long week end of Iedhul Adha holiday 1430H I got an invitation from  my office Camping  club to camp in the Capolaga  Camping Ground. Then we spent the holiday in the Capolaga Adventure Camping ground. It was in 26-27 November 2009 and it was in rainy season. Capolaga natural tourism area is located in Kabupaten Subang. Precisely in Kampung (village) Panaruban, Desa Cicadas, Kecamatan Sagalaherang, Kabupaten Subang, West Java, at the elevation of 913 meters above sea level. There was several way to reach this place. You can reach this place from Bandung or directly from Jakarta. We reached this place from Jakarta.

The route that I took Jakarta is as follows. From Jakarta we enter Cikampek toll road. We exited at Sadang toll gate and headed to the Junction. At this junction we took the right to Pasar Rebo Purwakarta direction. From Purwakarta we headed to Wanayasa lake ( Situ Wanayasa ). From Wanayasa lake we went to Sagalaherang village. At Sagalaherang we got to find Al-Ikhlas mosque with the police station nearby it. Then we turn right just at the Al-Ikhlas mosque, there was the direction to Capolaga. From Jakarta it took about 3 hours for about 140 kilometers.

In this area you'll not only enjoy the verdant tea gardens or the fresh natural mountain, but also various tourism objects that have been packaged in such a way. The outdoor facilities here were the camping ground area, waterfalls, rivers, flying fox, tracking, bird watching, to agro garden organic vegetables and fruit.

This area has beautiful river ecosystems Cikoneng River Cimuja and that presents a unique four waterfall. The waterfall was Cimuja Waterfall, Waterfall Karembong, Sawer Waterfall, Goa badak Waterfall. The four waterfalls is the point of interest of the Capolaga camp area.

In this camping ground, waterfall and the river system, we are not allowed to use soap and shampoo, as the visitor are strongly required to protect the environment. In this place you can pay an entrance fee in advance and get a plastic bag. If you want to go and enjoy it, may not dispose of litter. The plastic bag is the mobile trash so the visitors do not throw trash everywhere. This is to educate people to love and protect the environment.

The features of region is the fourth waterfall. The first waterfall (curug in Sundanese) is Curug Cimuja. The waterfall is located in the upstream region. It is said that, since in the ancient times this waterfall was often to be used for worship and meditation pleaded something. The cult is usually done at night and when the worshipers had finished his prayers delivered, he must bathe at night under this waterfall spills.

The second is the Curug Karembong. The name implies, it resembles karembong (scarf) being waved. A typical burst of water can be used for water therapy. For those of you who often aching rheumatic pain and rheumatism, can try this Karembong Curug efficacy.

The next waterfall was the Curug Sawer. This waterfall was only 5 meters tall but during the water was great, it resembles a sown flowers. It was named as Curug Sawer. Sawer in Sundanese means you can sow a flower.

Below the spill of Curug Sawer was a wide pool. We can bathe in this place but unfortunately, you are not allowed to use soap. The goal is nothing else rather than to protect the curug ecosystem in the region is not disturbed. Bathing under this waterfall water can be done by using the leaves. It was fun , yes it is like Tarzan!

Last waterfall is Curug Gua Badak . In this place you do not only enjoy the beauty 8 meterst waterfall tall, but also the pool for swimming and the cave. Nobody knows why it called as gua badak or cave of rhinoceros. However, the position which is right next to the waterfall makes it quite interesting cave.

The distance between Curug Karembong waterfall and Curug Cimuja is approximately 250 meters, Curug Karembong waterfall to Curug Sawer waterfall is approximately 250 meters, Curug Sawer-Rhino Cave Curug approximately 550 meters. To visite the four waterfall, we walked more or less 1250 meters!

Even though this considerable distance, you will not feel tired since the air is fresh with the umbrella of forest trees. Moreover, in each waterfall we can break for a minute while enjoying the beauty and distinctive of the waterfalls respectively.

Group visitors come from many quarters; there are students who will make observations of nature, birds, or river, a company employee who will outbound or outing; The visitors are staying, can spend the night under a tent in the camp blocks that are available. This block is adjusted to the position of the waterfall, there were Cimuja block, Karembong block, Sawer blocks, and Goa Badak block. One block camp can accommodate 50 people at a rate per person Rp 7500.00 per night.

Meanwhile, visitors who do not want to stay in the tent, can rest house or villa to rent offered by the management. The fee ranges from Rp 350,000.00 to Rp 1,250,000.00 and can accommodate quite a lot of people.

Samara Pawon an Ecotourism Restaurant

Jatiluhur

Jatiluhur i an artifical dam in West Java.

Abang and None Jakarta Selatan in My Village, Kampoeng Agrowisata Pasanggrahan

The Abang and None Jakarta are tourist ambassador from Jakarta. They are the young gentlemen and ladies who are selected every year to represent the Jakarta culture promotion with its Betawi customs.

Anom Adimasetio, Nitia Anisa, Haryobimo Pramudito, Oscar Desano, Eko Wahjoe Tranggono and Senandung Nacita Mizwar are some of the 2009 selected Abang and None Jakarta from South Jakarta. They attended the establishment of RW Pesanggarahan village to become agrowisata village on Sunday 26 October 2009.

The picture above shows them performing Betawai dance to welcome the honored guests.


Their dance was so funny and entetaining the attendance.

In the front, very beautiful ladies of None Jakarta, Senandung and Nitia. In a very cheerful expression, they danced for the guests and the local people.

Betawi's Topeng Blantek Shows in My Village

The picture above shows the Topeng Blantek theater performed in the road junction in my village. Topeng Blantek is a traditional theater of Betawi. The theater tells the story about the daily life of Betawi people with social critique in a comedian style. The Betawi people usually invite the Topeng Blantek group to perform in their home when they have wedding reception or circumcision thanksgiving party in the Betawi village. On the last Sunday 15 October 2009, the Fajar Ibnu Sena Topeng Blantek performed in my village (home ). This is to celebrate the establishmnet of my village to become kampoeng agrowisata.


The picture above shows a hot but funny dialog of the actor and actress with Betawi dialect.

My Village Become Kampoeng Agrowisata

I live in a suburban of South Jakarta called Pasanggrahan. My village or Kampoeng is in Rukun Warga 06 of Pasanggrahan. On last Sunday 25 October 2009, my village was established as Kampoeng Agrowisata. It was established so, since the local citizen ,by its own initiative, has succefully greened the village with plantation. Every house in the Kampoeng plant the fruit in its yard. Then the wild birds and bees make their nest in many citizen houses and the big plantation. Every morning the wild birds sings like in a real small village.

I planted Srikaya fruit, mango and many other plantation. I fulled my yard and house with plantataion. The environment in my Kampoeng become cool and friendly.

The above picture shows the main entrance gate during the Kampoeng Agrowisata Pesanggrahan establishment. This is the Jalan Nuri entrance with ondel-ondel on both side of the entrance. Ondel-ondel is traditional gigantic puppet of Betawi.

The establishment was done by the Jakarta Selatan Master . Now, Jakarta Selatan has three places for showcase of green urban environment to show to foreigner.

Larno and Siti, the Javanese Street Musician

Today, in the middle of the day, Larno and Siti stopped by in front of my house . They are a pair of javanese street musician. I like listening their music because they sang a javanese romantic song. They are not like other street musician, who usually force the house owner to give them money eventhough they sang a very bad song.

Larno and Siti came from Solo. They came to Jakarta tried to find their destiny. Larno and Siti sang several very good song for us.

RUBBER GLOVES

Next time you use a pair of rubber gloves, You're going to smile when you think of this: A dentist noticed that his next patient, a little Old Lady, was nervous so he decided to tell her a little joke as he put on his Gloves.

'Do you know how they make these gloves?' he asked.

'No, I don't,' she replied.

'Well,' he spoofed, 'there's a building in Canada with a big tank Of latex and workers of all hand sizes walk up to the tank, dip in their hands, let them dry, then peel off the gloves and throw them Into boxes of the right size.

' She didn't crack a smile. 'Oh, well. I tried,' he thought. But five minutes later, during a delicate portion of the procedure, She burst out laughing.

'What's so funny?' he asked 'I was just envisioning how condoms are made!'

Twilight Orchestra

Sang Burung Merak Itu telah Pergi

WS Rendra sang penyair besar Indonesia telah berpulang. Kami turut berduka. Indonesai kehilangan seorang raja penyair sastra Ibndonesia kontemporer modern. Dia dulu teman SMP ibu ku di Solo. Ibuku sering cerita tentang Rendra yang jago bahasa Indonesia di SMPnya sampai jauh melebihi guru sastranya. Ternyata di kemudian hari dia menjadi Maestro Sastra Indonesia yang metrajai dan mewarnai sastra modern Indonesia. Selamat jalan Pak Rendra.

Masih Dokumentasi Pertemuan KESOEMA 2 Agustus 2009

Pertemuan KESOEMA

Pertemuan Keluarga Besar KESOEMA pada hari minggu tanggal 2 Agustus 2009 bertempat di rumah Keluarga Dr Deradjat di jalan Pinang Lebak Bulus Jakarta Selatan. Hadirin mulai berdatangan pada jam 10 pagi dan pertemuan berakhir pada jam 3 sore.

Foto bersama KESOEMA dari semua yang hadir di reuni ini. wajah-wajah yang ceria dari tiga generasi KESOEMA.

A Sunset View Seen from Hero Terogong, Jakarta Selatan

The Beverages

Abah Entab dan Legenda Goa Gunung Sungging

The Estuary of Cipanarikan River, Ujung Genteng, Sukabumi Regency

Very quiet water of Cipanarikan river with rfelection the woods on the water. Almost no moves..but the river crocodile is there..becareful.

Tranquility, and quiet . That is the impression when we are in the estuary of t Cipanarikan river in Ujung Genteng. The white sand of the beach is on the right.

The sun went down and would dissapear behind the land. The sand body is between the oceon and the estuary on the right.

Ujung Genteng is located about 100 kilometer to the south of Sukabumi. Or if we started off from Jakarta, we would have to go on a 250 kilometers journey. It would be a 6 hours journey by land because we have to pass through several small towns like Cicurug and Cibadak which were famous for its quite dense population. But we can also take the Cikidang road to Pelabuhan Ratu, we turn to the right at Parungkuda before Cibadak. After Pelabuhan Ratu we take to the east that we will come across winding and hilly roads with beautiful scenery on the side of the road. Ujung Genteng is on the south coast of West Java.

Cipanarikan Estuary is also one of interesting place to visit in Ujung Genteng. This estuary is the meeting point of Cipanarikan River with the ocean. Cipanarikan River forms a path before meet the ocean, so that is formed extent of sand that is wide enough with form of real smooth sand, very compatible as playground sand for children. We can reach Cipanarikan only by motorbike accross a beach jungle from the Ujung Genteng village, where people usually take a cottage to stay.

PARAHYANGAN AGUNG JAGATKARTTA: A temple in the foothill of Salak Mountain, Bogor Indonesia

In the 23rd of May 2009, I visited a Bali Hinduism temple in Bogor. It was the first time for me to visit and I was amazed with the beauty and greatness of this Pura ( Balinese Hinduism temple). It is located in a high land at the foot hill of Mount Salak, in the Warung Loak village, Taman Sari, Ciapus at Ciomas district of Bogor. This is the largest Hinduism temple in the Land of Sundanese or the Land of Parahyangan, and even in the Java island.

The establishment of the Pura ( Hinduism temple ) started in 1995 in a place that was believed to be the place of King Siliwangi ( Prabu Siliwangi ), a great king of ancient kingdom, called Padjadjaran Kingdom, of Sundanese in West Java Indonesia. The golden years of the government of Prabu ( King ) Siliwangi was in the years 1482 to 1521 AD. The government was then continued by his son the King Surawisesa . All of these was written on a stone at Batu-tulis street in Bogor city, which was written in the Caka years of 1455 or 1533 AD.

The temple was built here since there was a strong mystical feeling of the existence of Eyang Prabu Siliwangi in this place. It was Anggawijaya and several Balinese blessed people in 1985 who felt the mystical power of Eyang Prabu Siliwangi in this place. This point of land ( Ind: petilasan ) is believed to be the place where Prabu Siliwangi and his last troops dissapeared. In this place Prabu Siliwangi disasapeared when he was gone after by his son Prabu ( the prince ) Kian Santang and being forced to convert his beliefs in Hinduism to Islam. Prabu Siliwangi is believed to be "moksa" in this place and the troops become " artificial tiger" who then is believed to protect the Sunda land and the Sundanese. This legendary folklore sends a message to the Prabu Silwangi 's descendat that Prabu Siliwangi is never conquered and blessed by God the Creator of Universe.

The picture above shows the Balinese Hindu worshippers smiling before prayer in the shrine, with Mount Salak in the background. The Balinese Hinduis strongly believes that Prabu Siliwangi and the ancient Sundanese Hinduis are their ancestor. Many Balinese words is the same with Sundanese language words. This temple and shrine were built in the spirit to honor the Prabu Siliwangi who brought the Padjadjaran Kingdom to reach its golden years. When the Prabu ( King ) governed the Kingdom with the spirit "Tata Tentram Kertha Raharja", peaceful in justice and prosperous, based on the teachings of the ancestors "Sang Hyang Dharma and Sang Hyang Siksa".

Non-Hinduism people like to visit and enjoy the temple. The picture above shows , Anto Jadoel the presenter of Riwajatmoe Doeloe TV program and Pak Tarcisius Soehardjo sharing the happiness feeling in the temple. The worshippers in the temple believe, whoever the visitor and whatever their religion, who visit the temple does not come by their will, but they were called to visit by Eyang Prabu ( Siliwangi ). The worshippers believe whoever will be invited to come on their own time when Eyang Prabu to call them. So this place are open to everybody to visit and seeking a peaceful feeling. The worshippers believe that all Indonesian are, whatever their religion now, Eyang Prabu descendant and being loved by Eyang Prabu, so they welcome every body to come by the temple.


The mistery of Prabu Siliwangi

The source