Gamelan Music, Make Your Heart ......

Gamelan is one of traditional music from Java Island, Indonesia. Gamelan is music that listened in monarchy celebration. Jogyakarta one of province in Java Island have special goverment, their Governor is King, so the province of Jogyakarta formed like small monarchy, they called Kesultanan, same meaning with monarchy.

I have very special things in my heart when i listen gamelan music. If i have stress, sad or angry, gamelan music is like therapy to make my mood comeback again. Just sit in peace area, take breathe, relax and just listened gamelan music,.. everything will be okey, every problem will have solution..... :) LOL Do not believe...?? Prove it, by listening this video Gending Gamelan kyai Guntur Naga Wilaga.

 

Gamelan music also used as opening music in puppet javanesse show, that called wayang.

The Strength and Malleability of Barongsai Dancer

Indonesia as archipelago country has many cultures. The goverment protect and keep all the traditional cultures, original and from others country. One of them is Chinese people in Indonesia. After reformation in 1998, Chinese culture more know and progress much better. The famous dance from China is Barongsai (Lion Dance) and Liang Liong its mean Dragon Dance. The dancer must have power, strength and also flexibility of their body. Its need teamwork and very heavy exercise. The dancer have to demonstrate the behavior of Lion in barongsai and behavior of dragon in Liang Lion. Its very attractive dance. Enjoy this Barongsai video which taken from Imlek Celebration 2016 in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.

Barongsai need two dancer as a lion. The movement of dance is like kungfu. They also practice basic of kungfu. Although the dance from China, many people from Indonesia interested and take part to follow the group. Different with Barongsai, Liang Lion need more dancer to move the dragon. Here is the video about Dragon dance that have special costum. The dragon wear Batik material, traditional cloth from Indonesia. Enjoy it.

 

Bali, the beauty that never ends

Who does not know about Bali? If you have once went to Bali, i, m sure that you will want go to Bali again. Every body love Bali. Bali is one of thousand island in Indonesia. There are many beach that you can visit in Bali. Beauty of sunset in beach, we can enjoy, very very charming, watch sunset in Kuta Beach Bali in this video.

   

We can enjoy the beach, just walk on the beach, or doing water sport like surfing, beach soccer, play kite boarding and others. Blue of the beach we can enjoy, very nice like this video. Have vacation on Bali with family are recomended.

   

Baturraden, interesting natural places on the slope of Mount Slamet, in Central Java Indonesia

If hiking is one of your hobbies, you have to try to hiking in Baturraden. Baturraden is natural place that have many object which can visit. It has small waterfall, small rivers, and of course cool weather because of the trees. The road in this area are build like staisr, its help people walk.

Stairs in  Baturraden, Purwokerto, Central Java Indonesia

Me and My Mom in Batu Raden

Baturraden also has Kebun Raya Baturraden, this is the first Botanical Garden was build in this province. It ws inaugurated in 2012 by Megawati Soekarnoputri, the president of Republik Indonesia at the time. There are two water springs in Baturraden, we can reach by hiking. There are Pancuran tiga and Pancuran Pitu. Don't worry about the track. Its quite good for beginner. Here is the video of footpath in Baturraden to reach Pancuran Telu and pancuran Pitu.

 

Pancuran Telu, has meaning the water spring has three holes that produce water, and Pancuran Pitu has mean the water spring has seven holes that produce water. Here is the view of Pancuran Pitu in Baturraden. (pancuran = source of water, telu = three, Pitu = seven, from Javanesse Language)