After The Rain

When Jakarta is raining and lazy to go out, just enjoy it, listen to the rhythm of a pouring rain,,feel fresh and looks so wet

Cibinong 10 December 2011

Di suatu akhir pekan, teman saya mengajak saya ikut hunting foto bareng dengan clubnya di Macro World Mania. Ternyata banyak juga teman-teman FN yang ikut bergabung dalam club macro ini.

Lokasi hunting kali ini cukup menarik, adem, banyak sekali objek macro yang bisa diambil, tetapi sayang cuaca memang sedang tidak bersahabat, hujan di, rumputpun basar, terkadang gerimis, terkadang mendadak panas sepanas-panasnya matahari bersinar.

Lokasi macro ini ada di cibinong, exit tol sentul, lalu ambil kanan ke arah cibinong. Nama tempatnya : bakorsultana cibinong. Kapan-kapan mungkin saya akan mampir kesini lagi.

Thanks to Eko yang sudah ngajak jepret macro bareng.
*masih banyak hasil jepretan yang belum sempat diedit atau diupload...


Info Gear : Nikon D90 + lensa Thamron fix 90mm

Taman Sukasada Karangasem 25 December 2011

The weather in Bali is so hot, hotter than in Jakarta :)
Today i went to Karangasem, is far enough from my sister's house in Ubud, it took 2 hours by car.

The view on the way to Karangasem is so blue,,,fabulous, we can see Mt. Agung too. The route from Ubud to Karangasem : Ubud-Gianyar-Goa Lawah-Karangasem.

On the street side of Goa Lawah, there were many "sate pusut" restaurant. Sate pusut is a kind of sate (baberque) made by fish.

A note from me if u wanna visit Taman sukasada, u have to put ur DSLR camera into ur bag, because they charged me Rp. 50.000/ camera. At that time my sister also brought DSLR, and they charged Rp. 50.000 too :)

Entry Fee : Rp. 5.000
DSLR Charge : Rp. 50.000
Sate Pusut : Rp. 1000/piece
Sate Pusut Package : Rp. 6.000 include rice,hot tea, sambal matah, pepes ikan, fish ball soup, plecing, 6 pieces of sate pusut. Cheap enough, coz in Jakarta the price of sate pusut more less 28.000 in my fav cafe :)

Below is the details of Taman Sukasada taken from website : http://www.balistarisland.com/Bali-Interesting-Place/Taman-Sukasada.htm

Taman Sukasada or Sukasada Park is a beautiful park with big fish pond surrounds the old Karangasem Empire heritage building which is used by the Karangasem's King for day relaxation or meeting place in their era. It is located in Ujung Countryside about 5 Km from Amlapura town. This park is originally met one pool only which is very Ghostlike and very secret called by Di Dirah and this pool at the period of I Gusti Gede Putu King (1849-1893) governance with his brother of Gde Oka (1849-1890) that the around of this pool is functioned as place of exile for the man who alleged to run the black magic (leak). At the period of I Gusti Bagus Jelantik governance which start to lead the Karangasem Kingdom in the year 1909, this pool area is extended and developed by some pools and also luxury building Bale Gili with European style (modern style), later then it is given the name called Taman Sukasada/ Sukasada Park Ujung Karangasem, that is estimate made in the year of twentieth.

all photos without edit, coz i don't have time to edit it. heheheh....

Goa Gajah 24 December 2011

On Holiday of this year, actually i wanted go to Ijen in East Java, but based on news on television and all medias, there was earthquake there and in dangerous condition, so i and my friends should decide another destination to spend our holiday. Most of them went to Lombok, but, due to on October i've already been there, so i choose Bali, besides i have sister there, i could go by my self, coz i've already familiar with this island.

As usual, i stayed in sister's house, so cool place in ubud and i could see green rice field around her house.

My itinerary just around ubud, (Day 01) Just from airport and passed beach to beach then went to ubud (Day 02) i went to Ubud Botanical garden, Goa gajah, Yeh Pulu, and had lately lunch in Janggar Ulam.

On next day (Day 03) i went to taman sukasada karangasem, Tenganan Village and dinner in paon (near ubud palace).

On third day (day 04) i went to kuta, krisna and just lunch in pecel bu tinuk, coz on half day i have to back to Jakarta.

It was nice short trip,,flight by my self and this is the most expensive tickets to Bali i ever bought, because i bought a day before i go and December is a high season. :)

Below is the descriptions of goa gajah, taken from website
http://www.bali-indonesia-tourism.com/2010/02/goa-gajah-elephant-cave-meditated-in.html



Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave) is surrounded by rice fields with the beauty of the river Petanu and built on the brink of a meeting of a small river. On track Denpasar, Tampaksiring, Lake Batur, Kintamani. There surrounding historical places like Yeh Pulu, Samuan Tiga, Gedong Arca, Arjuna Meditated, Kebo Edan, Pusering Jagat, Penataran Sasih, and others.

Goa Gajah word comes from the word "Lwa Gajah", is a temple or a hermitage for the monks in the Buddhist religion. These names are on the palm Negarakertagama compiled by Mpu Prapanca in 1365 AD. Lwa or Lwah or Loh means river. So the purpose of the name is a monastery located in the river elephant or in the water elephant. In the year 1103 Saka inscriptions issued by King Jayapangus mentioned that "water elephant" is the hermitage for the priest of Shiva.

Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave)This place is known as a hermitage for the Brahmins. Based on the inscription carved on the east wall using the letters Kediri Kwadrat, Goa Gajah was built in the 11th century AD, when King Sri Astasura Ratna Bumi Banten still powerful. Evidence that the cave was once used as a sanctuary is to find niches in the cave. Around the cave there are also a pool of pertitaan with seven Widyadari – Widyadara statues holding holy water. The sculptures are a symbol of the sacred rivers are located in India, which is the birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism.

The hermitage of Goa Gajah is believed to be a form of imitation of Kunjarakunja hermitage in southern India, the carved reliefs on the hermitage of Goa Gajah is a natural carvings mountains. On the left of Goa Gajah, there is human body of Ganesha statue with head of an elephant. This image is revered and trusted as Savior and Lord Protector of Sciences. On the right side of cave, there Trilingga Arca (Shiva, Sada Shiva, and Shiva Prama) which is a relic of Hindu Shiva-Buddha.

Structure and relief of Goa Gajah consists of:

The outside, a vertical tunnel shaped, divided into 2 parts and each part has 2 pieces niche (hermitage).
The inside, the main room has 11 pieces niche (hermitage) horizontal form. At the west end there is a statue of the God Ganesha, while in the east end there are 3 pieces phallus and each is surrounded by commemorative small phallus.

Location:
Beduli Village, Blahbatuh district, Gianyar regency, about 26 km from Denpasar, Bali.

Good Morning 2012

In the silent morning just me and the garden
Drew drops....
The sounds of silent bring cool essence
New dew every morning
Bring human new chapter too
With a song of romantic ballad
With the small rain drops too
Feel the breeze and touch the new u
Good morning 2012