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Aceh Earthquake January 2012

2012-01-11T02:27:00.001+07:00

Earthquake with tsunami warning happen today at Aceh, Indonesia. Powerfull earthquake in 7.6 richter scale on 10 km depth made north sumatera and lampung have to prepare for tsunami. There is no further info about this disaster, any update will be reported immediately.

RIM Blackberry Difficulties in Indonesia

2012-01-02T02:18:00.000+07:00

RIM is going through hard times, including in Indonesia, a country with most Blackberry users. The government enforce RIM with a variety of requests, some done with threats. Like thugs, intimidating.

For those who have dealt directly with the government bureaucracy, doing business in Indonesia is relatively difficult. Do not talk to the issue of formal regulation or standard statistical data, but the expenses that go into other categories may be swollen.

Doing business in Indonesia is not easy, especially for those who are not experienced with corruption. For those who have adapted, highly profitable business here. If the Indonesian people have difficulty coping with corruption, how to foreigner? Yes, learn and adapt may be the ideal choice for now.

Nederlandsche Indie 1909 : Pasar Baroe, Batavia

2011-12-29T22:07:00.000+07:00

Pasar baru was spelled pasar baroe, is located in Jakarta City, or Batavia (was). This is the postcard capturing what was going on at pasar baru at 1909.

Goa Gajah, Bali

2011-12-28T22:50:00.000+07:00

Dates back to the 11th century, Goa Gajah (elephant cave) is believed to have been built as a monastery. Excavations have uncovered a bathing placewith six statues of nymphs holding waterspouts.

Bandung Nederlandsche Indie 1918 Postcard

2011-12-28T22:05:00.000+07:00

Indonesia was named Nederlandsche Indie at 1918. It's been a long time this postcard waiting to be available online. And you finally see what was Indonesia look like. All the witnesses of this era probably death already. Bandoeng, old spelling of Bandung, West Java.

Lawah Cave, Bali

2011-12-27T22:47:00.000+07:00

Lawah Cave is 9 km from Klungkung is also famously known as Goa Lawah or bat cave. The roof is covered with thousands of bats and its entrance is guarded by a temple believed to be founded by a sage nine centuries ago.

Need Vacation, Even in Dream

2011-12-26T22:46:00.002+07:00

There is none shocking info about Indonesia these days. Live just flow slowly. Students have long holidays, christmas, new year coming.., yeah, for another people maybe these days are best days to relax, but not me. I'm working 7 days a week with no holiday. Shit. Becoming an entrepreneur ain't easy at all. One of my employee has to go home for christmas. He is christian. I'm and the rest of my employees are moslem, so we work as usual. With full team, our work is hard because my business in fact need more employees. Losing one worker make our daily task harder so i don't have much time to update this blog. Diary.. i need to relax.. What?... this post suppose to be on my another blog..., is it Indovisit? Oh man.., i need to sleep badly...

Nusa Dua, Bali

2011-12-26T21:24:00.000+07:00

The Nusa Dua beach resort is a part of the Bukit Peninsula in southern Bali. Some of the most beautiful and luxurious hotels are found here. The resort is known for its clean white beaches and clear waters. The surf is gentle along the northern side of the peninsula, bigger along the south.

The most convenient form of transportation to and from Nusa Dua is by taxi.

Jagatnatha Temple, Bali

2011-12-25T21:21:00.000+07:00

This Pura is dedicated to the Supreme God Sang Hyang Widi Wasa. The statue of a turtle and two dragons, which are prevalent in all temples signify the foundation of the world. Jagatnatha Temple is located at Denpasar, Bali

Tirta Empul Temple, Bali

2011-12-24T21:06:00.000+07:00

Tirta Empul Temple built around the sacred spring at Tampak Siring and is over 1000 years old. People have been using the temple and its two bathing places for good health and prosperity because of the spring water's curative powers.

Golden Color Kebaya Collection

2011-12-23T21:48:00.001+07:00

There is no limitation color on kebaya. Every color is ok, not like western wedding dress which is dominated by white color. Here are some kebaya in golden color.. (I'll update regularly each time i found golden color kebaya)

Tenganan Village, Bali

2011-12-23T21:04:00.000+07:00

Village of Tenganan has maintained its ancient pre-Hindu customs through a strong code of non-fraternization with outsiders. Here unique rituals offering dances, and gladiator-like battles between youths take place. Tenganan is famous for its "double ikat" woven material called gringseng, which is supposed to protect the wearer with magic powers.

Way Kambas National Park, Lampung

2011-12-22T19:05:00.000+07:00

Way Kambas National Park (130.000 ha) lies on Sumatra's southeast coast in the province Lampung and easily reachable with the ferry from Java. It consists of swamp forest, lowland rainforest, mangrove forests, dry beach forests, Nibung swamps and vast areas of grass-land. The park is famous for his Sumatran Elephants of which a large number comes from the Elephant Training School . Moreover, the reserve supports over 270 species of birds

Bidadari Island, Jakarta

2011-12-21T19:01:00.000+07:00

Bidadari island is one of Seribu archipelago, about 20-40 KM away from Jakarta, the island is accessible by motor boat with a capacity of 70 passengers, or a speed boat with the capacity of 6 passengers. Both trips won't take more than an hour.

Cathedral Church : Old Jakarta Building from Nederlandsche Indie Era

2011-12-21T13:26:00.001+07:00

The Cathedral church has stood since a century ago and became a silent witness of Jakarta City development. De Kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming in Dutch name. Cathedral Church building located at Cathedral Road 2nd, Central Jakarta, just across the Istiqlal Mosque. This church is designed by Father Anthony Dijkmans with neo-gothic architecture of Europe and inaugurated in 1901.

For more than a hundred years this church was much damaged here and there, but the efforts of members and pastors to keep and care for the Cathedral church is proven until now.

Raja Ampat Papua Photos, Indonesia

2011-12-20T12:08:00.000+07:00

This is my 3th post about Raja Ampat, but this is only photo post. Lots of underwater photos and short desc about Raja Ampat already here somewhere :p...

Punk Shaved Bald in Aceh Violate Human Rights. Right?

2011-12-19T22:05:00.000+07:00

Punks who shaved bald in Aceh triggered protests everywhere. Solidarity with fellow punks apparently quite high. Even the Indonesian embassy in Russia affected by vandalism act from punks because of the incident in Aceh.

Punk culture is not the native culture of this country. Appearance and punk lifestyle is very different from the people of Indonesia in general, even the world community i guess. It is the right of every human being to do anything with theirself, but there are other rights which are also important. Democracy, rights of community that makes the rights of individuals to be marginalized. I am entitled to wear pants upon my head, but if the entire population of the town where I live do not like it, they can isolate, even throw me out of town. Like it or not, that's reality. If you dealing with community, democracy, there is only like or dislike involved.

Gili Trawangan, West Nusa Tenggara

2011-12-19T11:51:00.000+07:00

There is no place which no people never visited than Gili Trawangan, because it’s likely a journey towards heaven. The landscape of Gili Trawangan, either undersea or surface, is very beautiful.

The local inhabitants take care the originality of the island lying at west of Lombok. Therefore motorcycles are prohibited in this area. Along the sandy pathway shifted the resident area to the beach, we only see footsteps, bicycle wheel, or delman.

Restaurant, shop souvenir, diving facilities, ten of cheap relative inn are spread over alongside this pathway. Afterwards, you may try to see the natural beauty of undersea landscape, and also two smaller other islands around Gili Trawangan, that is Gili Air and Gili Meno, which blue cobble that cannot be compared to Caribean sea and only be find in these places. In these places many of turtles can swim anywhere and without fear of divers.

Indonesian Pyramid Controversy

2011-12-19T01:41:00.000+07:00

Many experts are curious about mountain Sadahurip which located in the district Garut,West Java. Some believe that it was a pyramid, some reject that claim. Some researchers even digging for clues about the past of the mountain though the results have not been satisfactory. Look at the picture below :

A pyramid or just a simple mountain? Well, if you come closer, it just like any other mountain with rock and plants, but from little bit far view, it look really like a pyramid. Seem that the pyramid buried under tons of dirt for some thousand years.

Panaitan Island, Ujungkulon, Banten

2011-12-18T11:49:00.000+07:00

Also a part of Ujungkulon National Park, Panaitan island has rugged coastline and wide sandy beaches shelter several scuba diving reefs.

Karang Bolong Beach, West Java

2011-12-17T11:47:00.000+07:00

Ideal for sightseeing, the beach derives its name from the giant coral that has a huge, gaping hole. Hence the name Karang (Coral) Bolong (Hole).

Most Dedicated Police in Indonesia

2011-12-16T21:18:00.000+07:00

What can i say,.. from hundred of thousands police officers in this country, this is the most dedicated one to me. He is realy work...

Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java

2011-12-16T11:45:00.000+07:00

A beautiful beach resort with international-level accomodation like Samudera Beach Hotel, and is strategically placed near a recreational area called Karang Hawu.

No More Punk and Mohawk Hairstyle in Aceh

2011-12-16T01:10:00.000+07:00

You'll never see punk with mohawk hairstyle no more in Aceh. Indonesia. They all became hairless like baby born :p. What they were look like in western country perspective is just a style, nothing more nothing less. But in Aceh, they have their own law and regulation to prevent people look and behave like any punk we know. So, when punk guys came to Aceh to attend music performance, they got captured by police and what happened next was like pictures below :

History Style (in Aceh)

Western people may say that this is against human right, but human right can be different in some area. Some kids in Aceh probably will scream, cry, and running like crazy just by looking at these guys...LOL. Oh, the worst scenario,.. some kids can be running to hight traffic road and hit by truck! Who knows? That's (probably) why this style is dangerous and must be prohibited in that area.

Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo

2011-12-15T15:17:00.001+07:00

Today, i'll write about two candidate for Best football player of the year. Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo. News about Indonesia lil bit uninteresting nowadays, so i'll talk about my fav sport. Football aka soccer. My review here base on my own oppinion after seeing a lot of match related to Messi and CR9 on TV.

Lionel Messi
Looking how small he is, what he reach till now is just amazing. He will be a legend for sure. Lionel Messi having unique dribbling skill that make him able to escape from opponent defenders with small effort without losing speed. He can move the ball's direction slightly before the opponent touch it. So close that the opponent not have time to reverse his move, and Messi just pass through without decrease in speed to beat another opponent. If you see it on TV, that is how Messi pass one, two or three opponent. No special trick, no other additional dribble skills to entertain viewer. Just effective dribbling and passing. He knows how to create goal and knows how to assist his team on making goals.

Christiano Ronaldo
He is an entertainer. He usually create special movement, interesting trick, and such to entertaint his fans. But actually, the most dangeraus C. ronaldo have to beat his opponent is his running speed. He run very fast. Against low quality team, C ronaldo is a monster and able to create many goals, but against good teams, his ability is not help much. His speed decreases much when a good defender standing on his way. In every league, there are many not so good team, that is why player like C ronaldo having high possibilities on placing himself as top scorer.

So, if i have to decide which one is better, Messi is the guy.