While visiting Yogyakarta, a prominent cultural city in Indonesia, Candi Ratu Baka offers an alternative ancient site besides the already a global name Candi Prambanan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, two kilometers apart. Continue reading Highlander’s palace of Central Java
There are cases when highways are laid out at the expense of existing frail connections of particular areas. Prof. Dr. Ir. Sedyatmo toll road which connects Jakarta and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, for instance, separated the vast and living space in Cengkareng. The solution was building crossing bridges available to transport people and goods on motorcycles. Continue reading What lies beneath the highway
Cinema la strada was the cover story of the fourth edition of think archipelago magazine, released in November 2013. It depicted the daily accounts of many activities by the people who make ends meet in Jatinegara, one of the earliest markets in Jakarta built more than a century ago. Cinema la strada photoessay was deliberately taken at dusk to present a different perspective. Continue reading Cinema la strada
The crowd returned in 2013 Literature Biennale since it was last held at the same place two years earlier. This time, the much-anticipated poetry reading featured Joko Pinurbo among many other poets. Continue reading The window of words
There is not much left anymore for the naysayers to say anything pessimistic about parks in Jakarta. Despite the common negation that parks will never take more than 10% of the city’s 740 square kilometers size, and that the goal to eventually make it 30% a pipe dream, expansion of green areas in Jakarta runs at an impressive rate. Continue reading Yes, we can
Begin playing underground music in a student apartment some ten years ago, the American DJ Steve Aoki has enjoyed international stardom since three years ago, following his debut solo album in 2012. Now his show ticket fetches at least USD50, the price his fans paid in his latest visit to Jakarta early this year. Continue reading Steve’s hard nights work
As I crossed an enigmatic beach facing Indian ocean on a trail bike, I was amazed at the fact that several group of villagers fished there despite high waves that sounded like cannons along the shores. Continue reading The making of the fisherman’s son
The article first appeared as the cover story in the international edition of think archipelago magazine V3. The coastal area down the south of Java poses tsunami hazard. But in a tragedy that happened once in several decades, the locals consider it their safe backyards. These people, strong and able, have always something interesting to tell.
Standing on the river mouth when the sun is at its peak, villagers at the shore line of Sukabumi, West Java, are set to go fishing. Under the scorching sun, some of them wore caps while other put on hoods on their jackets. A group of them came down from Cikaso village to the river mouth, where the streams directly flow to the Indian Ocean. It is well-known for its constant high tides. Continue reading “Life as the fisherman’s son”
Operet Babah Encim staged a love-theme work Legenda Cinta Pulau Kemaro, based on a folktale from South Sumatra about interracial tragic romance between king of Palembang’s daughter Siti Fatimah and a Chinese merchant Tan Bun An, a fortune and love seeker. Continue reading Siti Fatimah tragic romance
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“Kenali lah bumi sebelum kita dikebumikan”. Kalimat tersebut saya kutip dari seorang guide yang mengantarkan kami ke perut bumi yang sudah menganga di sebelah barat pulau Jawa. Gua Buniayu terletak di desa Nyalindung Kab. Sukabumi.
Setelah kurang lebih menempuh perjalanan selama 1,5 jam dari pusat Kota Sukabumi, melewati jalanan yang berkelok-kelok dan berlubang disana-sini akhirnya saya dan teman-teman saya sampai dikawasan wisata Gua Buniayu Nyalindung, Kabupaten Sukabumi-Jawa Barat. Untung saja landscape selama perjalanan sangat indah untuk dinikmati, ini juga yang membuat kami tidak banyak mengeluhkan kondisi jalanan yang rusak sepanjang perjalanan. Megahnya Gunung Gede dan Pangrango bisa kita lihat selama paruh perjalanan pertama dengan sangat jelas, sedangkan pada paruh kedua perjalanan dihiasi dengan perkebunan teh, terasering pesawahan padi dan hutan pinus yang sangat nikmat untuk dipandang. Continue reading “Menyapa perut bumi di Gua Buniayu”
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