Yogyakarta Chinese Culture Festive

A special annual event to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Yogyakarta was held on Feb 13 and run through Feb 17, 2011. This 6th Chinese Culture Festival was also enlivened by a variety of other activities as the previous, such an Indonesia’s Largest lion dance performances and also parade of Javanese Culture. There were 25 groups of participants who appear in this carnival include the participants from some friendly countries. A pair of fiberglass golden rabbit statue that marked the years of rabbit was also paraded. That 2,5metres high statue will be display along this year at Kilometer Zero of Yogyakarta City.





Region Ketandan, known as Yogyakarta’s pecinan , is the centre area during this festive. There was a night market where many chinese symbolic can be found not only a things but also they performed cultural art such as puppet show, culture object and of course a performance of the renowned dragon dance and lion dance.

Yogyakarta Chinese Culture Festival

A special annual event to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Yogyakarta was held on Feb 13 and run through Feb 17, 2011. This 6th Chinese Culture Festival was also enlivened by a variety of other activities as the previous, such an Indonesia’s Largest lion dance performances and also parade of Javanese Culture. There were 25 groups of participants who appear in this carnival include the participants from some friendly countries. A pair of fiberglass golden rabbit statue that marked the years of rabbit was also paraded. That 2,5metres high statue will be display along this year at Kilometer Zero of Yogyakarta City. Region Ketandan, known as Yogyakarta’s pecinan , is the centre area during this festive. There was a night market where many chinese symbolic can be found not only a things but also they performed cultural art such as puppet show, culture object and of course a performance of the renowned dragon dance and lion dance.

Happy Lunar 'Rabbit' Year 2562

The Lunar New Year is sometimes referred to as the Spring Festival. In China itself, people may take weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and celebrate the New Year. This is the most important celebration. People wear red clothes, and give children or the single guy (unmarried) "lucky money" in the red envelopes. Red symbolizes fire, which according to legend can drive away bad luck.

Usually they pray together on the night before at the temple. Burns incense sticks, light the candle and prepare a variety food as sacrifice. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, known as Cap Go Meh.

Chinese New Year can begin anytime between late January and mid-February. It is based on the cycles of the moon. Each lunar year is associated with one of 12 zodiac animals. The mouse, or rat, is the first in the cycle of l2 animals representing years. The others are, chronologicaIly, the ox, the tiger, the rahbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. Why there is no Year of the Cat? Well, in the legend, the cat failed to be chosen because he was a day late getting to the God's place as the mouse had play a trick on him. That's why the Cat hated the Mouse ever since..:). Here in 2011 is the year of the Rabbit. Those born in rabbit years are popular, compassionate, and sincere.

Gong Xi Fa Cai, hope everyone will hop like rabbits one step at a time towards success.

ps : as usual, belated posting :p

Charming Vietnam - The best of ASEAN Performing ARTS

Finally setelah sekian lama hanya sibuk memotret tanaman, jadi maaf kalo agak ngeblur alias goyang :p

To know further about the ASEAN PERFORMING ARTS please cek in here

and here are ten tips for Stage Photography ..

ps : I am using 85mm/1.8 and 75-300...so please God, send me a 70-200mm/2.8 L IS then i will give You back Justin Beiber

The Narcis Butterfly

Just like Marigold to butterfly, then I'll be your shelter so you can rest in me, dear Mr. Jimi Hendrix..

* OK..gw sangat 4L4Y s3k4l1*

Kacapiring, The Natural Fragrances

Kacapiring yang memiliki nama latin Gardenia Augusta juga dikenal dengan nama Gardenia Jasminoides yang berarti “seperti melati” walaupun tidak ada hubungannya dengan marga Jasminum (Melati). Tumbuhan ini sendiri termasuk dalam rumpun kopi-kopian atau Rubiaceae.

Kacapiring termasuk tanaman perdu tegak. Tinggi tanaman ini berkisar 1-3 meter. Tanaman yang berasal dari Cina atau Jepang ini banyak tumbuh di alam bebas, Daunnya berbentuk bulat telur, tebal, permukaan daun berwarna hijau tua yang mengkilat. Pada tiap ujung-ujung tangkainya muncul sekuntum bunganya yang mempunyai 6 daun mahkota. Pada waktu mekar bunganya berwarna putih bersih namun lambat laun akan menjadi krem kekuningan. Bunganya berwarna putih dan sangat harum. Aroma wangi yang terpancar dari bunga ini dihasilkan dari sejenis senyawa kandungan zat linalol dan styrolyl.

Tanaman ini dapat tumbuh subur di tempat-tempat terbuka dan terkena sinar matahari langsung. Beberapa jenis hibrida yang berasal dari Belanda memiliki bunga yang lebih putih dan besar dan dengan tingkat kewangian yang lebih mencolok, sehingga selain perkembangbiakan dengan cara stek atau cangkok sekarang ini juga dilakukan dengan cara sambung pucuk sehingga dalam satu pohon Kacapiring memiliki variable yang berbeda.

Dengan pemeliharaan yang mudah, Kacapiring banyak diminati sebagai tanaman hias atau di tanam di pekarangan rumah. Selain keindahan bunganya yang mempercantik taman dan keharuman wangi bunganya, tanaman ini terutama daunnya juga memiliki banyak khasiat untuk menyembuhkan berbagai penyakit seperti demam, sariawan dan diabetes. Buahnya mengandung crocin (salah satu jenis karotenoida) berwarna kuning cerah seperti yang terdapat pada safron. Buah yang kering merupakan bahan pewarna. Di Jepang, bahan pewarna dari Kacapiring digunakan untuk pencelupan tekstil dan pewarna kue tradisional (wagashi) dan asinan lobak (takuan).

Di beberapa daerah, tanaman ini memiliki nama asing, seperti: Belanda (Kaapse Jasmijn), Inggris (Cape Jasmine), Sansekerta (Gandharaj), Sumatera (Menlu Bruek, Raja Putih, Sang Klapa), Jawa (Peciring, Cepiring, Ceplok Piring). Di Bali tanaman ini dikenal dengan nama Jempiring dan di pergunakan sebagai maskot kota Denpasar.


note : u may take a look another my articles and pictures about Plant in here

The Kawah Putih Crater

Did I ever write about Kawah Putih before? Ok. Lets pretend that i haven't yet :p.

Kawah Putih (white crater) is situated in Rancabali, about 44 kilometers from Bandung, the capital city of West Java. Its crater of Gunung Patuha. The colour of water in the white crater lake always was not white

The Kawah Putih tour that was located approximately 46 km from the Bandung city could be followed by using the personal vehicle or public transport. When you used your public transport might not worry, there was gotten by the transport that will accompany you down to the area of the Putih Crater tour.

Dont miss this place if you're on holiday trip to Bandung. It reachable. The best time to visit here is in the morning. anyway..this is my 2nd visit.