Friday, July 8, 2011

Top Culture: Festival Of Life

Fashion designer from Japan, Kansai Yamamoto, held a Festival of Life in the Garden Art Garuda Wisnu Kencana, Bali, Saturday night (23 / 5). The performance featured a fashion design Kansai decorated with giant torches and lanterns are flying. The event was also held to commemorate 50 years of Indonesia-Japan diplomatic relations. Photo: AFP / Ismar Patrizki




Top Culture: Boryeong Mud Festival

Travelers mud bath on the beach Daecheon Boryeong Boryeong Festival, Seoul, South Korea, Sunday (18 / 7). Boryeong Mud Festival is an annual event that takes place during the summer in Boryeong, Seoul, South Korea. The festival was first held in 1998.




Top Event: Photography Competition

Photographers capture model photography competition on Sun 16 Exclusive Imaginaction in one shopping center in South Jakarta, Sunday (18 / 7). Program that lasted until August 2010 was intended to explore the potential of young talent in the field of photography.



Top Culture: Festival of San Fermin 2011

Thousands of people from all over the world gathered in Pamplona's main square by lifting the traditional red tie in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday (6 / 7). San Fermín festival is a celebration of hereditary held every year. Weeklong celebration included a lot of traditional events and folklore, one of which is the "encierro", or run the bulls. This celebration has become a celebration of renowned international and more than 1,000,000 people come to Spain to watch this festival. Photo: AP Photo









Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Underwater beauty in Raja Ampat

Kawasan Raja Ampat memiliki lebih dari 1.070 jenis spesies ikan.

If you are still unfamiliar with the name of Raja Ampat?

Of course as people of Indonesia should we know what it is Raja Ampat. Maybe "big name" Raja Ampat is not as famous as the island of Bali. But lately many domestic and foreign tourists who began to "look" Raja Ampat.

Raja Ampat is located in the North West Bird's Head of Papua Island. Vast area that reaches approximately 4 million square hectares (including land and sea), making this area into the largest marine park in Indonesia. In Raja Ampat also has a myriad of rich biodiversity and marine life making it the heart of the world's coral reefs and zoned for conservation of nature protection internasional.bih than 1070 species of fish.

Raja Ampat region has more than 1070 species of fish, 600 species of coral and 699 Molusca. Only King Ampatlah who have a diversity of marine life. Let us compare with the Caribbean region which only has 70 species of coral. Raja Ampat Islands still has approximately 6-fold compared to Caribbean coral reefs. Very much, right?

Raja Ampat is complete. This area mewakii areas in Indonesia with virginity exotic areas, lagoons and sheltered bays and beaches are still beautiful beaches.

We are proud not to the existence of interesting sights and beautiful as Raja Ampat? Of course the beauty of Raja Ampat is not inferior to the beauty of other countries .. Let us guard, protect and preserve areas of existing marine areas in their own country!




Ngaben, Cremation in Bali Indonesia



Death is something that is absolutely experienced by everyone.

Death is something that is absolutely experienced by everyone. Not familiar with the old, young, big, or small, if God had willed, even death can occur anywhere and anytime. Each region would have rituals that vary according to customs in return the spirits of the dead to the Creator. The Balinese usually perform a ceremony known as Ngaben death. Cremation is a special burning bodies conducted by the Hindus in Bali. Actually, the meaning of this is the purification of the spirit Ngaben for people who have died, and this is an obligation for Hindus to the ancestors by burning bodies to conduct a procession of his ancestors back to their homes in peace. In Panca Yadnya, cremation ceremony is classified in Pitra Yadnya ceremony, a ceremony that is addressed to the spirits or the spirits of their ancestors.

Cremation ceremony is usually held by relatives of the deceased. This is a form of devotion of a child to his parents. In practice, this ceremony would spend so many people is not uncommon to bury the bodies before diabenkan. But it would be better if the body had died instantly in a few days later diabenkan arwahnnya to be calm. In determining the day of execution, usually relatives discuss with the pastor (or often called by the priests). Rauh was then decided good days according to Balinese calendar. Usually a good day implementation of this ceremony did not fall more than 7 days from the time of his death.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Amazing Saronde Island, New Tourist Resort

The island is located in the district Saronde Kwandang, North Gorontalo regency, Indonesia about 65 miles from the center of Gorontalo with travel time approximately 1.5 hours using a personal vehicle.

The island is a cluster of islands Saronde Ponelo (Ponelo village), a small uninhabited island, but the island is relying on its natural beauty. Area of ​​the island is only about 1 km around the coast with beaches surround the island and who has its own characteristics. From the North to the West, along the white sandy beaches, and from the South to the East along the beach filled with rocks who neatly arranged like in order by human hands, and surrounded by a Marine Park who has the beauty of Coral Reefs.