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Kelenteng Sanggar Agung

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:16:00 +0000

Kelenteng Sanggar Agung or Hong San Tang Temple is another place of interest within the compound of Pantai Ria Kenjeran, Surabaya, exactly in front of Patung Buddha Empat Muka, or at Jl. Sukolilo 100 to be precise. Kelenteng is always a favorite place that I would love to see whenever I'm visiting...

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Buddha Empat Muka

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +0000

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Masjid Cheng Hoo

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:45:00 +0000

I thought it was going to be a boring evening as when I checked my watch it was almost six thirty p.m. already, and I was a bit tired for a long photo hunt. A rental car company that I called earlier offered a minimum of 4-hour rental service which was a bit too long for my low hunting appetite,...

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A Trip to Pulau Lae-lae

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Makassar still occupies a special place in memory. Back in 1983, there was a pre-congress of Indonesian Pharmacy Student Association, held at Hasanuddin University. I attended the congress to present a paper on behalf of "Ars Praeparandi" Student Association of ITB. A friend who came along was...

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Maha Vihara Mojopahit

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:39:00 +0000

It was a visit to a couple of temples and traces of the Majapahit Kingdom at Trowulan, Mojokerto, East Java, a few weeks back that brought me as well to Maha Vihara Mojopahit, a Buddhist monastery and temple, located somewhere at the Trowulan area. Thanks to the driver of a rented car who advised...

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Gua Jodoh Bantimurung

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:06:00 +0000

It was at the second visit to Taman Nasional Bantimurung (Bantimurung National Park) that I was greeted by a local guide who then accompanied me to visit Gua Batu (Stone Cave), also known as Gua Mimpi (Dream Cave) or Gua Jodoh (Match Cave). It seems that there's no official name for the cave. To...

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Candi Sari

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:25:00 +0000

Candi Sari, also known as Candi Bendah, is an ancient Buddhist temple located at Bendah hamlet, Kalasan, about 14 kilometers from city of Yogyakarta. There was a heavy downpour when I was still on the way after leaving Kaliadem, and hence I made a stop at Ayam Goreng mBok Berek while waiting for...

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Waterfall of Bantimurung

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:29:00 +0000

Taman Nasional Bantimurung (Bantimurung National Park) was a strange name until a friend whispered it to me, saying that it's a nice cool place to visit where people can find rare exotic butterflies flying freely and that there's also a butterfly breeding facility within the compound. Alas, I...

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Museum Zoologi Bogor

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:50:00 +0000

Museum Zoologi Bogor (Bogor Zoological Museum) is certainly a place that you would not want to miss when you have a free time during your stay in Jakarta, or Bogor in particular. Located adjacent to Kebun Raya Bogor (Bogor Botanical Garden), Museum Zoologi houses a rich collection of rare preserved...

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A Visit to HOS

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +0000

A definition, or anything that gives boundaries, will never satisfy everyone or serve every purpose. Take for example museum. The International Council of Museums defines museum as permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves,...

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The Bicycles

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:14:00 +0000

Some are visible, many are not. Some are so remote, others are so near. Distance, however, is quite often not the determining factor. We pass places, see persons, things, almost everyday for years with no or little chances of having interaction with them, either we simply neglect them or their...

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Crater of Bromo

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:20:00 +0000

It certainly needs experience and skills to drive along the road of Bromo-Penanjakan-Bromo route, especially if you pass the road between 3-5 am when visibility is limited, but driving down from Penanjakan on a bright morning is still challenging. Toyota Hardtop 4x4 jeeps are the definitive kings...

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Sunrise at Penanjakan

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:37:00 +0000

I was completely in the dark of what Bromo looked like and how to get there. There were lots of questions circling in my mind as well as concerns about Bromo that I could not answer. I had a wild imagination on how challenging the Bromo's terrains would likely be, knowing that I had to wake up at 3...

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Kua Etnika at Jazz Gunung

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:13:00 +0000

It was Sigit Pramono, President Director of state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia and chairman of The National Banks Association (Perbanas), who crafted the idea of organizing a Jazz event at Tengger's soil that gave the birth of the first Jazz Gunung last Saturday, July 25, 2009. He's also known as...

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C.TwoSix at Jazz Gunung

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:32:00 +0000

Last weekend, July 26, a live musical event of Jazz Gunung was held at Java Banana Bromo, claims to be a tropical lodge with the best panoramic view of Mount Tengger. The place is located at Wonotoro village, Sukapura subdistrict, Probolinggo, East Java. At 2000 meters above sea-level, it gives...

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Museum Seni dan Keramik

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:48:00 +0000

Museum Seni Rupa dan Keramik (Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics) was one of the few remaining museums in the city of Jakarta that I hadn't visited till that day. The location is so close to Museum Fatahillah that I already visited a few months back. It's the lack of knowledge about the area, and...

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Rumah Anggrek Kebun Raya

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:03:00 +0000

Rumah Anggrek (Orchid House) is somewhere deep inside the huge area of Kebun Raya Bogor (Bogor Botanical Garden), about 60 km south of Jakarta, easily accessed through Jagorawi toll road. It will be a bit of a challenge if you take a walk from the entrance gate, even though it's certainly a...

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Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:10:00 +0000

Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa (Sunda Kelapa Port) is where you can find large sizes of traditional ships which are docking, loading and unloading their cargos, using hundreds years old of simple and cheapest tool, men's backs. It's one of the oldest ports in the country that remains active till today,...

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Kraton Ratu Boko

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:18:00 +0000

It was already very late afternoon, and heavy downpours had just stopped when I arrived at Kraton Ratu Boko (King Boko's Palace), a vast 19.6 hectares complex of archeological sites, about 3 km south of Candi Loro Jonggrang Prambanan, 18 km east of Yogya. We took the back entrance as it's closer to...

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Fight!

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Disbelief and humiliated, those were among the first responses that came into everybody's mind on hearing the news of bomb explosion at JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton Hotel, Jakarta, on Friday morning. Deep sympathy to the victims and their families, who were killed and wounded in the blast, were...

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Inside Masjid Istiqlal

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:24:00 +0000

I couldn't recall when was the last time I visited Masjid Istiqal (Istiqlal or Independence Mosque), but it was certainly more than 10 years ago, maybe 15. There's nothing left in my memory for the kind of interior that the mosque had. Hence, after wandering to various spots around north of...

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Traces of Merapi at Kaliadem

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:32:00 +0000

Symbols of glory and traces of misery of the present and the past may end up with the same fate, tourist hot spots, and many remain that way for years without significant changes both to the places, and to the survivors. And here are one of them, traces of deadly hot lava of the past, sent at full...

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Museum Bank Indonesia

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:45:00 +0000

The location of Museum Bank Indonesia is just next to Museum Bank Mandiri, facing Kota Grand Railway Station. Its exact address is at Jl. Pintu Besar Utara 3, Jakarta. The museum occupies a rather smaller space compared to that of Museum Bank Mandiri, has the same Art Deco style, but looks more...

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Museum Bank Mandiri

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:27:00 +0000

After leaving Newseum Cafe, I made a stop at Monumen Nasional. The intention was to visit Museum Monas and to get a chance to see Jakarta from the observation floor. What I completely forgot, however, that it was Saturday, and school holiday. Hence there was a very long queue in front of the...

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Newseum Cafe Jakarta

aroengbinang@gmail.com (aroengbinang) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:27:00 +0000

I guess it's a bit rare that a cafe opens before 8 am, but Newseum cafe's door was opened for me that early morning of a Saturday, right after visiting nearby BPPI. It hadn't served customers in the morning, yet, but it's probably not a very bad idea to give it a try, such as once a week, every...

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