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Monday, March 3, 2008

Batam Island, The City of Industry and Tourism

Batam, a city that is located near Singapore, is one of the biggest industrial city in Indonesia. Batam has various big industries like electronics, mechanics, steel, petroleum, etc. Companies and manufacturers are also from many countries. Most of the products of the industries are exported, but some of them are sold in Indonesia. Industries in Batam are important assets in adding income of our country.

Batam not only proud of its industries, but also its tourism. Many interesting places in Batam that attract visitors not only local but also foreign tourists. Barelang, which is abbreviation of Batam-Rempang-Galang, is a row of islands that are jointed by bridges. The first bridge, which is the biggest among the others and the best in its architecture, connects Batam Island and Rempang Island. Some people said that the first bridge is the miniature of San Francisco’s “Golden Gate” bridge due to its architecture. In Galang Island, visitors always come to Camp of Vietnam, a place where refugees from Vietnam had ever been there during the war last days. Beside Barelang, Batam has many beautiful beaches. Batam also has many fine places to relax our mind in the evening. Sitting on a bench in Marina while looking beautiful sunset or listening to the sound of the sea waves and order various menus of seafood in Harbor Bay while the lights of ships in port give a romantic nuance is nice choice. Batam also can be proud of its Coastarina, which has big letters as big as Hollywood’s.

The government of Batam has arranged the objectives of Batam City well. The main objective is making Batam the “copy” of Singapore. Since Batam got the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status on 2007, that makes Batam has the special authority to makes economic relation to the other countries directly, the government works hard to attracts investor as much as possible. Beside that, the government gives strong regulation in order to improve Batam’s security. The government also works hard to fixes the problem in environment. People hope that Batam can be the modern, developed, and clean city as Singapore does without leaves its nature and the cultures of Indonesia behind.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Underage Beggars in Jakarta.

In my hometown Jakarta, we can find many of school-aged children on the streets begging for money. This situation occurred because their parents are unable to provide money enough to support their daily needs, so they have to beg and plea in order to fulfill their nutritional and/or educational needs. Or worse, there are some cases in which these children were forced to beg by their parents or some other people because its a common knowledge that the citizens have more sympathy to children beggars than the adult ones. We can find them begging at any time of the day, walking around on their naked feet on the hot street asphalt.


The situation will not improve if we continue to give them money, but educating them might make a change. Because by giving them money, we only encourage them to beg for more, therefore they will have no motivation to make their life any better, and someday their children will also be beggars. And also it will give the unemployed an incentive to beg instead of finding another work, because begging is so easy and profitable. But by educating them, we can give them the knowledge they need to find a proper job and make a living out of it. Furthermore, this action will save the next generation from being beggars too.


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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Bandung : Nice Place to Visit

Bandung is one of the most favorite destination for tourists, especially tourists who come from another city in West Java. So many people like to come to Bandung especially on weekend and holiday seasons. Bandung is like a ‘one stop shop’ for domestic and foreign tourists. Here we can find various kinds of food and fashion. Those two things are the most common reason for people who come to Bandung. In other word, we can say that people come to Bandung to go shopping and refreshing.

One of the most favorite shopping destinations in Bandung is Gasibu. On the work days, Gasibu, which located in front of ‘Gedung Sate’, is just a common sport field. People come there to jog or to stroll around the field. But there is a big difference on Sunday. The sport field becomes a shopping center. Various things are sold there such as shoes, bags, foods, clothes, and accessories. The price there isn’t expensive and we still can make the price cheaper if we want. Because of that reason, Gasibu is always crowded and become the most bustling area every Sunday morning.


Beside the shopping area, Bandung also has another place that worth visiting such as Tangkuban Parahu Mountain. It is located in Lembang, a famous region in north Bandung. It is surrounded by tea fields and pine forests. Tangkuban Parahu Mountain has nine crater which is still active until now. Those craters are Kawah Ratu, Upas, Domas, Baru, Jurig, Badak, Jurian, Siluman and Pangguyungan Badak.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

What You Can Find In Pekanbaru

Have you ever heard about Pekanbaru? Pekanbaru is the capital city of Riau, located in the middle of Sumatra Island. You can not say it’s a small town, because the situation likes in the big city. There are many buildings, department stores, supermarket, even malls. But those places are not the main attraction in Pekanbaru. In Pekanbaru, people like to see Danau Buatan. It called Danau Buatan because it’s not a real lake, people made that. Then, there is Pasar Bawah, a market who serves many things from the other countries. For example, house tools, clothes, kid’s toys which made in Malaysia.

Pekanbaru has its own typical food too. There are Lempuk Durian, Bolu Koja, and Gulai Ikan Patin. Lempuk Durian was made from durian, the big fruit with thorns outside it. Bolu Koja was made from eggs, flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and the main ingredient is pasta pandan. Gulai Ikan Patin was made from patin fish, which you can only find in Pekanbaru.

All of those places and food I have mentioned above are things that you can find in Pekanbaru. Actually, there are more places and stuff you can find in that city. So, if you want to find out more, you have to visit Pekanbaru. Don’t forget to visit Danau Buatan, Pasar Bawah, and don’t forget to try the foods too!

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Two Things that Makes Sukabumi Known

Sukabumi is known for its compactness. It is a small town, almost one-third the size of Bandung. It is loaded with lots of public service buildings, such as hospitals, high schools, town hall, jogging track, markets, and malls; they’re placed in several spots that easy to be accessed. Its citizens seldom experience traffic jam because the streets almost never overloaded with cars. The town is so clean and organized it won Adipura (an award that presented to the cleanest and most organized city); the award can be seen on the top of a big fountain in the center of the town.

Sukabumi is also known for its natural environment. Forest that surrounds it helps maintain fresh air for citizens to breathe. Beyond it, a waterfall lies, which is usually visited by tourists. A river that flows through the town is known to be a famous “arung jeram” (an extreme sport which involve crossing river with a rubber boat) site. There is also a very wide grass field used as camping ground and a tea field that perfect for jogging. And, the white-sand beach in the southern side of the town is so beautiful that Ir. Soekarno chose to erect one of first five star hotels, Samudra Beach, there.

Friday, February 15, 2008

My Lovely Jakarta



Jakarta is located on the northwestern coast of Java island at the end of the Ciliwung River. The northern part of Jakarta is eight meters above the sea level. This contributes to the frequent flooding. The city borders the province of west java on its east side and the province of West on its west side.
Jakarta is the economic center of Indonesia. almost general activity of economic happen in Jakarta. One of The best development of economic in ASEAN make Jakarta becomes the trade center city. Jakarta attracts many foreign as well as domestic immigrants, so many people come to Jakarta for seeking a better life. The concentration of money and political influence in the city. It means, Jakarta will always busy all the time.

Jakarta also has some exciting places for tourist destination. For example museum, there are many museums in Jakarta, Such as Satria Mandala Museum, Perintis Kemerdekaan Building and the Soekarno-Hatta Monument which tell us about the history of Indonesia and all the things about Indonesia. National History Museum which tells the history of the independence. In Indonesia in Miniature Park, we can see Indonesia in the small part. Beside that, in the jakarta bay, there are also exiting places such as, Ancol Bay, Dufan, and The thousand islands which is a part of the administrative region of Jakarta, this places are very beautiful, and the best place for spending our time to enjoy the sceneries. Jakarta also has many malls which sell some our necessities,there are more than 20 malls such as, Taman Anggrek, Ciputra, Puri indah etc,. We can spend all of our money there. The amazing skyscrapers and the only one in Jakarta even inthe world is National Monument (Monas),Monas with 132m high is icon of Jakarta, in this place we can see the whole of Jakarta.
The culture of Jakarta known as Betawi culture, Betawi culture is very unique, because it is influenced by another culture such as chinnesse, India, Arabian, and others culture. For example Gambang Kromong (mixture between Betawi and Chinese music) or Tanjidor (mixture between Betawi and Portuguese music) or Marawis (mixture between Betawi and Yaman music).But Betawi culture has its traditional arts,for example, on the Betawi music, dance and theatre, Wayang Kulit Betawi, Topeng Blantek dancing and Lenong. The Betawi group has its specific dress for man and woman. For man’s costume are ,a thight, Slip, Traditional Betawi headge. For woman costume are Kebaya with buttened cuffs, a sarong with the lasem motif.