Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 173 views
Baiturrahman Mosque (Masjid Agung Baiturrahman) is one of the noble mosque that has been considered as an icon or symbol of the people of Aceh, Indonesia.
Baiturrahman Mosque is located in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh territory. This holly mosque was built in 1873 . Baiturrahman Mosque (Masjid Agung Baiturrahman) has ever got in fire during the Holland Colonization. The mosque then rebuilt in 1875.
Baiturrahman Mosque was designed in consists of five domes. The main dome is designed high, and the mosque interior is dominated with attractive curvings and decoration. A beautiful water pool is one of the main characteristic of this holly mosque. It is a lotus water pool with 20 meters distance, and built from the front of the mosque until the main gate.
In Tsunami disaster in 2004, a three meters flood of Tsunami had hit the mosque. Baiturrahman Mosque (Masjid Agung Baiturrahman) was one among some buildings that stood still, and had saved a lot of people’s lifes.
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Monday, December 21st, 2009 346 views
Makepung is an annual event which is held in Bali, Indonesia. “Makepung” is a Balinese language which can be translated as ‘chasing one-another’.
Makepung game was first held in 1970’s and until now has had some changes in rules and the property. In origin, Makepung was played by the farmers during their resting farming in rice field.
The buffalo used in this game was stringed in a carriage. But today Makepung uses a pair of buffalos and a smaller size of carriage. The buffalos for this game are made-up in a more colorful and more stylish head-accessories and made like crown. Green flags are put in each side of the carriage.
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Sunday, October 4th, 2009 559 views
Hearing the word ‘Japan‘ , for me, there are so many things that cross my mind. First, my mind jump to a wonderful white-pinkish sakura. Then I remember sunrise, as picturised in Japanese national flag. Then again I remember the term ‘samurai‘.
Samurai
As I do my surfing across the world wide web, Samurai can be identified as a social community of Japanese heroes/soldiers. The Japanese always keeps a deep pride towards samurai.
The greatness of samurai is depicted by their above-common ability. In some stories, a Samurai can move as fast as wind. A samurai is a martial art’s expert, and their sword can even able to break the heavy rocks, and many other amazing skills they have.
It is said that the samurai noble value have been in the blood of the Japanese until the recent days. The Japanese are known with their persistent, tough, and won’t give up on things.
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