Lombok ( Mataram )

Where your destination, if you have the opportunity to visit the island of Lombok? If you do not have a definite goal, according to friends who live in the city of Mataram, with no time 2 (two) days to visit all the tourist areas in Lombok, of course minus the Rinjani mountain climbing or staying on the island of Gili Trawangan.



Below I will say a few areas worth a visit (although I have not had time to visit all of them), according to tourism brochure that I got from the hotel where I stayed:

1. Suranadi. Here is a complete hotel with a warm water swimming pool and tennis court. There is also the oldest Hindu temple, located 17 km if the ride vehicle from the city of Mataram.

2. Lingsar. Temple with a sacred fish in the pond, the location of 9 km with a rising drive from the city of Mataram.

3. Narmada. Botanical Garden Lombok, with a swimming pool, and a Hindu temple which the Hindus used to pray, location 12 km drive from the city of Mataram.

Toward the sunset at Pura Batu Bolong, Lombokmatahari-set-in-pretend-rock-bolong.jpg

4. Batu Bolong. There is a temple on a rock jutting into the sea, and if the good weather could see Mount Agung on Bali island, and nice to see the sights at sunset. Location 8 km drive from the city of Mataram. To enter the area, then we must wear a yellow ribbon from the fabric (can be rented on location), which fitted around the waist. Here's beautiful scenery, the sea water filtered through the sidelines of a hollow rock, gemerosak noises. Unfortunately when I was here, the weather was still cloudy after the rain, but the view was beautiful. The sun peeked between the clouds, and the reflected light falling on the sea water.


Cloudy sunset on the beach near Senggigi

5. Senggigi. Natural beach of clean white sand, surrounded by hotels, inns and bungalows. Very nice, especially if the time sunrise and sunset. Location 10 km drive from the city of Mataram. Many vendors on the beach souvenirs, a freshwater pearl cultivation colorful, ranging from the price of 25.000, - Also vendors and t-shirts that read Lombok Senggigi, Lombok and unique carvings in wood, can be a place of fruit, masks and others.

6. Sire Beach. Marine park in coral and exotic fish swimming around. Located 36 km drive from the city of Mataram.

7. Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan. Jade Island in the north Lombok, surrounded by marine park. Here a lot of people diving and surfing. On this island has many hotels and inns, so they can stay here, pristine beaches. To reach this location could use a motor boat.

8. Sukarare. The village where the weaving, this is where if you want to buy the traditional woven cloth Lombok, and see how the weavers to do the job. Location 25 km drive from the city of Mataram.

9. Rambitan / Sade. Native Village Lombok, the Sasak tribe traditional house, the location 50 km drive from the city of Mataram.

10. Kuta / Tanjung Aan. Mandalika beach with lights shining, where we can swim, there are hotels and restaurants. Every year there are celebrations catch / see Nyale fish, location 56 km drive from the city of Mataram.

11. Mataram. Mataram is the capital of West Nusa Tenggara province. While Ampenan an old port city (now moved to the sheet). City Ampenan typical ancient architecture, which when cleaned and cared for, will become the favored tourist destination. In the city of Mataram (which has become an integral part of the city and the city Ampenan Cakranegara) we can culinary tour, by eating foods characteristic of Lombok is spicy. In Jakarta we often see Taliwang restaurant, which turned out Taliwang is the name of a region, which was initially a lot of unique food vendors in this area Lombok. Lombok traditional foods, among others: Plecing watercress, chicken plecingan, julat chicken (spicy chicken marinade once), sambal beberok. Plecing turned out to be a cuisine that is known to be watercress dishes / cooking spices plecing, plecing cooked chicken (spicy chicken flavored, silenced, baked / fried, then given a more spicy flavor). Beberok sambal is sambal made from purple eggplant slices, red onion slices, sliced tomatoes and chilies, served with other foods of Lombok. Typical drink is coconut honey, the head of water composed of young, and young coconut in suwir-suwir and given ehhm ... honey ... sedaaap. To buy souvenirs typical Lombok woven fabrics, could be Cilinaya Shopping Center.

12. Cakranegara. It is a business city, there are agricultural markets, bird markets, and Mayura springs and temples Meru, the largest temple in Lombok. Cakranegara supposedly used to be the former empire, but the former kingdom (site) was unrecognizable. If you want to by-the food, it can buy fried chicken legs, salted eggs and a variety of sweets from the seaweed.

Note: The trip to the city of Mataram, can be taken by planes from Jakarta. Mileage if the 4-hour transit in Yogyakarta or Surabaya, but when the direct (Garuda flight from the airport the morning Selaparang) only to within 1 hour 33 minutes.

Written in T & W (Duty and Tourism)

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Mentawai, Heaven World Surfing in Sumatra

Mentawai, Heaven World Surfing in Sumatra

Indonesia has the world's marine wealth. Perhaps this statement is often touted as most sovereign territory of Indonesia is the sea. But not many people know about the Indonesia maritime country's great potential in addition to the field of fisheries and coastal tourism. Indonesia has around 600,000 square kilometers of coral reef areas and is the country with the largest area of coral reefs in the world.

Still on the reef, Indonesia has Takabonerate Islands in South Sulawesi, which is a cluster of coral atolls in the world's third largest after Kwajifein atoll in Marshall Islands and the Maldives Islands Suvadiva. Ocean waters around Indonesia also has a recognized potential in the international community. Sea in the Mentawai Islands, by the water surfing organizations designated as a place that has the third best wave after Hawaii and Tahiti.

Mentawai Islands is a district in West Sumatra Province. Mentawai located at a distance of 150 km off the coast of Sumatra Island. District 601 km ² area is inhabited by 64,235 people, mostly indigenous people. Mentawai Islands consists of 213 islands with 4 main islands of Siberut, Sipora, North Pagai and South Pagai. Capital in the Old Pejat, Mentawai District is divided into 4 districts and 40 villages.

Until now, most of the land area is still a Kepulaun Mentawai forests. Having been through a long geological history, Mentawai has several endemic species that are protected. Noted there twenty endemic species that live in these islands. Four of which are primates, namely Simakobu pigs or monkeys (Simias concolor), Kloss's Gibbon or dwarf siamang (Hylobates klossii), Joja or leaf monkey Mentawai (Presbytis potenziani), Bokkoi or monkey Mentawai (Macaca Siberut).

To protect the existence of these endemic species, half of the area has been designated as the Mentawai Siberut National Park. The presence of National Park and the lush rain forest on the islands directly support a variety of life on the beach and the sea, including the tourism sector. So far, many tourists who come to enjoy the many attractions in the coastal areas are also very impressed by the originality and keasrian Mentawai forests.

Mentawai Islands have a coastline 758 km. The main potential of the waves of the Mentawai Islands is rolling and very suitable to be turned into water surfing (surfing). Mentawai Islands potential of this began to unfold when in the mid 90's, some surfers from Australia to visit and see the waves that they never thought was in the Mentawai. The surfer was eventually disseminate findings and some of them even founded several beach resorts to serve foreign tourists who want to surf in the Mentawai.

Geographical position of the Mentawai Islands off the coast of West Sumatra distinct benefits for tourism development of extreme sports. Located directly Ocean Facing the Mentawai Islands granted consistent waves all year round. Time between April to August which coincided with summer holidays in Europe is the best time for surfing.

In that season, Mentawai waves can reach six feet tall and this is the most sought after by surfers water. Mentawai Islands has recorded a 400 point often made surfing surfing locations by the surfer. 400 points from surfing, has 23 points including international waves. The area is spread among others in the Nyang-Nyang, Coral Bajat, Karoniki, Pananggelat and Mainuk (Pulau Siberut), Katiet Basua (Sipoira Island) and North Pagai (Sikakap Island).


The recognition given by the international world of the waves can be seen from the Mentawai surfing event held in these islands. Each year, Mentawai appointed as the executor Surfing World Champions Championship Series or World Series is scheduled Surfing Water every month in August. With this championship, 3000 Mentawai can net foreign tourists in 2007. As many as 60% of tourists come from Australia yangdatang, 39% of the United States, and the rest of Europe, and Asia. Each tourist spends an average of U.S. $ 2500 for a surf in the Mentawai.

To ensure the comfort and safety of the surfers, managers and local governments held several supporting facilities. Facilities supporting the most significant is the establishment of 60 exclusive surf spots scattered in various corners of the island. Exclusive surf spot is where the surfing is limited to a maximum of 10 people wearer. This is to avoid accidents that may occur when the crash when surfers in action.

In addition to an exclusive set surf spot, the manager also established beach resorts and various other support facilities for the convenience of tourists mejamin. Among the resort in the Mentawai Islands, there are the names include Macaroni Silabu Island, Kandui in Nyang Nyang Island, Mentawai Saraina City, and Alloyta in Simakakang Island, and Surfing Ground in Katiet. Besides nuanced resort lodging, restaurants, bars, special designed Mentawai.

Currently, Mentawai can be accessed through two channels of the sea and air lines., Mentawai can be achieved by fast boat for 4 hours or inter-island ferry selama10 hours. Also available 46 mini cruise ships can be rented during your stay in the Mentawai. Having had closed in March 1999, flight from Padang to Mentawai route reopened pad 2007. Flight Minangkabau Airport-Airport Rokot the 35-minute travel time is served every Tuesday and Thursday by the Sabang Merauke Air Charter. (Roberto J. Setyabudi / 130,508)

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Angklung

In a grove of art that uses musical instruments from bamboo known type of art called angklung. The type of bamboo used as the instrument is awi wulung (black bamboo) and awi temen (white bamboo). Purwa way angklung instruments; each note (barrel) produced from the sound of bamboo-shaped tube wilahan (bars) of each segment of bamboo from small to large sizes.

Angklung is a musical instrument from West Java. Angklung gubrag in Jasinga, Bogor, is one who is still alive since more than 400 years ago. Rite begins with the emergence of rice. Angklung created and played to attract Dewi Sri, down to earth people that rice plants flourish.

Sunda community known since the time of the Sunda kingdom, of which as penggugah spirit in battle. Angklung function as a pump kept the spirit of the people still felt until the period of colonization, that's why the Dutch Government had banned the use angklung, this ban could make angklung popularity declined and only played by children at that time.

The origin of the bamboo musical creation, such as angklung based view of Sundanese people who live with the source of the agrarian life of the rice (pare) as the food is. This gave rise to the myth of trust in Nyai Sri Pohaci as a symbol of life-giving Goddess of Rice (breathe-Hurip).

Reflection Sundanese people used in processing agricultural (tatanen) especially in the fields and huma has spawned the creation of poetry and song as a tribute and an offering to Sri Pohaci Nyai, as well as efforts nyinglar (starting reinforcements) to fit their crops did not invite disaster, both pests and disasters other nature. Buhun song in honor of Nyi Sri Pohaci the example:

The Oyong-Oyong
The hibiscus inclined Sawahe
Sawahe ujuring eler
ETAN Sawahe ujuring
Flute Solasi dami
Invitor white incense god
Widadari gods
Reducing the Patang twenty

The next offering songs of Dewi Sri is accompanied by the sound of percussion accompaniment made from bamboo stems simple packed structures which later emerged the bamboo musical instrument we know today called angklung. Further development in the tradition of the game Angklung accompanied by elements of motion and ibing (dance) rhythmic (to wirahma) with patterns and rules = rules in accordance with the needs of a memorial service at the time of paddy rice paraded to the barn (ngampih pare, nginebkeun), also at times mitembeyan, began planting rice in some places in West Java called ngaseuk.

Similarly, when the harvest party and dedicated seren taun angklung game. Especially in the presentation related Angklung rice ceremony, this art became a nature show or pageant helaran, even in some places into the convoy Dongdang and Rengkong and Jampana (stretcher food) and so on.

In the process, Angklung to develop and spread throughout Java, then to Kalimantan and Sumatra. In 1908 recorded a cultural mission from Indonesia to Thailand, among others, marked the transfer of angklung, and bamboo music of this game could also spread there.

In fact, since 1966, Udjo Ngalagena angklung figures who developed the technique based on the barrel-game pelog, Salendro, and madenda-start teaching how to play angklung to many people from various communities.

Angklung Baduy

Angklung Baduy area (we often call them Baduy) is used primarily because of its relationship with the rites of rice, not solely for the entertainment of people. Angklung is used or is sounded when they grow rice in huma (fields). Angklung beat when planting rice than just blowing free (dikurulungkeun), especially in Kajeroan (Tangtu; Baduy Jero), and there is a certain rhythm, which is in Kaluaran (Baduy Overseas). However, still can be displayed outside the rice rites but still have the rules, for example, may only beaten to the ngubaran pare (treating rice), about three months from the time planted rice. After that, during the next six months all the arts should not be played, and can be played again on the next rice planting season. Closes angklung implemented with event called musungkeun angklung, namely nitipkeun (left, save) angklung after use.

In serving the entertainment, Angklung usually held during a full moon and no rain. They play in the game angklung (yard in rural area) while singing various songs, among others: Javan Kasarung, Yandu Aunt, Yandu Sala, Ceuk Arileu, Oray-orayan, Dengdang, Yari Gandang, Oyong-Oyong Kuhl, Kula Agency, Kokoloyoran, Sway-swing, Pileuleuyan, Gandrung Manggu, Rojak Bluebird, mulung MUNCANG, giler, Ngaranggeong, Aceukna, Marengo, Salak Sadapur, Rangda Ngendong, Celementre, Keupat Reundang, Papacangan, and Culadi Dengdang. The drummers angklung eight people and three drummers drum small size makes the standing position while walking in a circle formation. Meanwhile, the other one ngalage (dancing) with certain movements that have been fixed but simple. Everything is done only by men. This is different from the community Daduy in, they are limited by the customary rules pamali (abstinence; taboo), should not be doing things too much worldly pleasures. Art made solely for the purposes of ritual.

Angklung names in Baduy of the biggest is: ovarian, ringkung, Dongdong, gossip, engklok, ovarian leutik, torolok, and Roel. Roel which consists of 2 pieces held by a angklung. The names of the longest drum are: drum, talingtit, and tap. The use of drum instruments there are differences, namely in the villages they used drum Kaluaran of 3 pieces. In Kajeroan; Cikeusik village, just use the drum and talingtit, without a knock. In Kajeroan, Cibeo village, just use the drum, without talingtit and beats.

In Baduy the right to make angklung are Kajeroan (Tangtu; Baduy Jero). Kajeroan consists of 3 villages, namely Cibeo, Cikartawana, and Cikeusik. In these three villages not everyone can make it, only to have offspring and the right to do just that in addition to the ritual requirements. Angklung makers in the famous Cikeusik Father Amir (59), and in Cikartawana Father Tarnah. Kaluaran People buy from people in three villages Kajeroan it.

Angklung Dogdog Lojor

Dogdog arts are in public lojor Kasepuhan Pancer Pangawinan or customs union Banten Kidul is scattered around the Mountain Mist (adjacent to Sukabumi, Bogor and Lebak). Although this art is called dogdog lojor, the name of one of the instruments in it, but there is also used angklung for rituals related to rice. Once a year, after harvesting the whole community held a ceremony or Seren Year Year in traditional village center. Traditional village center as a place of residence kokolot (elder) where always on the move as directed supernatural.

Honor the tradition of rice in this community is still carried out because they include people who still adhere to old customs. By tradition they claim to be descendants of the officers and soldiers in the palace baresan Pajajaran Pangawinan (soldiers armed with a lance). This Kasepuhan community has embraced the Islamic religion and somewhat open to the influence of modernization, as well as entertainment things to enjoy worldly pleasures. This attitude also affects the function of art in terms that since around 1970, dogdog lojor has experienced growth, which is used to enliven a child circumcision, marriage, and other festive events. Instruments used in the art dogdog lojor is 2 pieces and dogdog lojor angklung 4 large pieces. These four fruit angklung has a name, the largest so-called bark, then panembal, kingking, and inclok. Each instrument is played by one, so that a total of six people.

Songs of dogdog lojor Bale Agung, Side Hideung, shaky-shaky Papanganten, Si Tunggul Kawung, Adulilang, and Adu-complaint. These songs form the rhythmic vocal angklung dogdog and tend to stay.

Angklung Gubrag

Gubrag Angklung Cipining there in the village, district Cigudeg, Bogor. Angklung has old and used to honor the goddess of rice in pare perform activities (planting rice), ngunjal pare (carrying rice), and ngadiukeun (put) to leuit (barn).

In the myth was started gubrag angklung there was a time when Cipining village had a bad season.

Angklung Badeng

Badeng is a kind of art that emphasize the musical aspect with angklung as the main instrument. There Badeng Sanding village, district Malangbong, Garut. Used to serve as entertainment for the sake of Islam to them. But Badeng allegedly been used since the time of the period before Islam for events related to the rice-planting rituals. As an art to preaching believed Badeng developed since Islam spread in the area around the 16th century or 17th. At that time the population Sanding, Arpaen and Nursaen, studying the religion of Islam to the kingdom of Demak. After returning from Demak they preach the religion of Islam spread. One of the means it uses the spread of Islam is to Badeng art.

Angklung is used as many as nine pieces, which angklung Roel 2, 1 angklung intelligence, GTA 4 and Angklung Angklung father, 2 angklung children; 2 pieces dogdog, 2 fruit fly or gembyung, and 1 kecrek. Sundanese language text is mixed with Arabic. In its development is now also used Indonesian. The contents of the text contains Islamic values and good advice, and according to the purposes of the event. In addition to presenting the show tunes, also presented testimony attractions, such as cutting the body with a sharp weapon.

Badeng Songs: Lailahaileloh, Ya'ti, Kasreng, Yautike, Lilimbungan, Solaloh.

Beans

Beans is a performance art that is entertainment, of which there are at Baros (Arjasari, Bandung). At first the beans used in agricultural events associated with the rice. But at the present time beans are used as entertainment art. This is related to the changing view of society that began less attention to the things smelled old beliefs. In the 1940s can be regarded as the end of the ritual function in respect of rice green beans, green beans since it turned into entertainment. In line with that place any rice storage (leuit; barn) began to disappear from people's homes, replaced by sacks places a more practical, and easy to carry everywhere. Rice are now many direct sale, not stored in the barn. Thus, art that had bean used for events ngunjal (with rice) is not needed anymore.

Name beans art associated with a famous song texts among the people, namely the cis nyengcle ... beans, and so on. The text is set in the arts beans, so the art is called beans.

Instruments used in the art beans is angklung 2 ovarian, 2 angklung ambrug, angklung panempas, pancer angklung 2, 1 angklung enclok. 3 fruit dogdog then, consisting of 1 talingtit, panembal, and badublag. In its growth, coupled with tarompet, kecrek, and goong. Angklung Salendro barreled beans with vocal tracks can barreled madenda or gamelan. Beans Songs include: Badud, Beans, Renggong, Senggot, Jalantir, Jangjalik, Ela-ela, Mega Beureum. Now the songs have been using the same beans songs from the gamelan, with the singer who was a man angklung players, now by a special lady to sing.

From several types of music tainted in West Java (Angklung) above, are just some examples of performance art angklung, which consists of: Angklung Beans (Priangan / Bandung), Angklung Badud (East Priangan / Ciamis), Angklung Bungko (Indramayu), Angklung Gubrag (Bogor), Angklung Ciusul (Banten), Angklung Dog Dog Lojor (Sukabumi), Angklung Badeng (Malangbong, Garut), and Padaeng Angklung Angklung is identical to the National with diatonic scales, developed since 1938. Angklung Indonesia typically comes from the development of Sundanese angklung. Angklung Sundanese pitched five (Salendro or pelog) by Guest Sutigna aka The Etjle (1908-1984) changed his tone became Western scales (solmisasi) that can play a variety of other songs. The results of development and then taught to school students and played a big orchestra.

External links

* Ganjar Kurnia. 2003. Description of the West Javanese art. Culture & Tourism Department of West Java, Bandung.

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