Baluran national park

 

at the beginning of this holiday, was my first visiting baluran national park. I thought this park has a lot of animals, it does but i just didnt see them probably. 

this national park located about 6 hrs from Surabaya, u re gonna pass the beach along the way here, and jawa power also (mostly people call it as paiton).

we arrived in the afternoon around 4pm, and hired a house for 40$ 4 persons. the house located directly in front of the beach inside this national park, what a house :)

the house

there was no electricity after 11pm because they use a diesel machine, but if u really scared of the dark, they can turn the diesel machine on, but of course there will be additional charge for that.

well at least buying drink and get smashed better than paying the additional charge for the electricity.

I would ve made a fire and brought guitar to make that night perfect by the way otherwise the car would not got enough space if i brought guitar.

Snorkeling for 6$ is a great price we could get here, started in the morning.

that is the boat for snorkeling

this tree was in front of our house exactly

We got to this beach for 1 hour from Baluran national entrance gate, the road was really rocky and never try to get here by your porsche :p

Ijen mountain, viewed from baluran national park

yeah you re right, this park almost look the same with africa, unfortunately we just saw deers and some buffalo.

It s a good trip after visiting ijen crater and 2 hours to get to this national park from there. and i strongly suggest you not to drive to ijen crater with double axle car. :)

Balekambang Beach Camping

Balekambang beach has a quiet good panorama and view, located about 3 hrs from the center of Malang. we went here and doing camp, making camp fire, and smoking a bit of marijuana, it was really enjoying for God damn sake :D

there was a couple who married in this beach when we went there, and they played the dangdut music along the night. GOOYAAANGGGG !!!

we arrived there at the right time, 4.50pm so that we could enjoy the sunset.

There is a temple, and you need to go there trough the bridge.

 

we were setting up the tent and ready to have delightful camp :D

Pengabdian Masyarakat

Civil engineering department went to a rural area,  tried to feel what poor people have been feeling by living together in several days..

Being an organizer committee president wasnt so easy in this program, but it gave me such awesome experience. This rural area named as Dusun Gridim, located about 1 hr from the city center of Lamongan, it was pretty much hard to reach this area because we used double axle cars and the road was just like off road track (but not that much).

The main purpose of this program is to make students who will lead Indonesia know about what poor people feel so that someday when they are really sitting on the government seat they will remember and do the best to save and welfare these people.
not only living on this rural area and help the resident to go to the rice field, bathing cows, etc, but also in the last day of this program we made a collaboration with dentistry department due to developing this rural area and giving explanation about the importance of brushing teeth.

we taught the kids how to do brush teeth well, doing teeth check up

 There were about 180 students from civil engineering department participating in this program, they crashed with host family in there and doing activities like daily activities of the residents in this rural area, i worked as an organizer and venue controlling, always sleep until the middle of the day because i had a things evaluation in the middle of the night and that made me slept very late.

very very old cooking style, eh

this was the place where i ate, crashed the night, doing Organizing Committee evaluation, and place for cooking food at once

there was a man who owns this place where i had been living during the program, he was a really good man named 'Cak Mat', very kind and nice, whenever we need help he was always help us out and sometimes when we were doing evaluation meeting he gave us snacks, and so often he told his history in living his life. he told those things to us like 100 times and sounded like listening to a radio, but otherwighed he was still the best and the most kind person in this rural area who took care of us.
but unfortunately i dont have his photo.

daily activity

Journey to bajul mati beach

 I left the center of malang to this beach at 4.30 in the early morning by motorcycle, and I saw many beautiful panoramas along the way. There were several foggy and scary road that I ve been passing for minutes. In the middle of my journey to this beach a tire of my motorcycle leaked and when I went back from  the beach I fucked up because my tire leaked for the second time.

This is a brand new beach at south of malang, about 2 hours from the center of malang. This beach has really good waves to surf since it was scaring me when I came here at the first time. 

 

But it was such enjoyable day and journey so that I was being still happy even though my tire was screwed me up twice.

illustration of nyi roro kidul

The myth tells, people who wears a green will stolen by a spirit called ‘nyi roro kidul’ in this beach and never comes back. Several evidences were proven some time ago, believe or not.

traditional culture as a bridge

Traditional Culture As a Bridge To a Better Earth

Making the culture as a valuable aspect of the universal is one way to change the world for the better because the youth who are candidates for successor of the nation can better appreciate him and his country in the eyes of the world.

Maybe not all countries have a traditional culture that has emerged hundreds years before, but what I see from my side as citizens of Indonesia that the average foreigner visiting or perform duties in Indonesia is an assessment of their incredible variety of cultures Indonesia state owned. Maybe if the state of Indonesia or other countries that have traditional cultural diversity is viewed in terms of political development or technology and teaching methods in schools is still not able to be at the top of the world, but Indonesia has a very valuable force in the eyes of the world of culture.

But on the other hand many of the youth of the nation and the world are more likely to forget the culture in their countries. This is what needs to be improved by giving them insights and show the opportunities and pride when they can bring their culture into the eyes of the world.

I have a dream in which one day will be gathered 5 thousands youths who represent their country and have a passion for changing the world better in a grand ceremony held each year which aims to create harmony young men of the nation so that the power to carry out activities are applicable to the world a better change can be larger.

Lots of other activities that can be done to change the world for the better example is from the environment is the use of alternative energy as primary energy sources (solar energy source, hydro energy source, wind energy source), increase the power of ozone with the planting of billion trees and disciplinary exploitation of forests, water use net wisely, etc. From the education side of the example is to provide education free of charge to poor children in each country, providing information to schools that are less developed, personality education from an early age and more.

From the examples of applicative to change the world for the better over if started from harmony, sensitivity and communication of the successor nations around the world it will be very revolutionary. Because we will change the world, then the proper successor to the youth throughout the world that change and must go together. .

Sunrise in Sanur, Bali

The Beach where you can see the peaceful sunrise in bali. There are 3 gazebos where you can do meditation or just sitting and enjoying the sunrise. When the sun comes the water becomes warm and it s really nice to swim in the morning here, here you can rent a kayak and seeing sunrise closer on the water. In front of this beach there are few restaurants where you can have a cup of tea in the morning, to make your morning time more pleasurable.

a couple who were enjoying their romantic time

There is a mini market (Circle K) in front of this beach which sells some meals, snacks, hot drinks, cake, etc with low price. Bringing dog and doing jogging in this place is an interesting idea to do.
Sometimes there is a party in this beach at the night, and some hotels which located in front of this beach provide many tables for couples to have romantic dinner.

sunrise view

Civil engineering goes to the social rehabilitation of child

 

'We used to live in the street, facing the reality of this harmful world
The severity world we faced shape our personality
We enjoyed what we used to be, because we did not now about the world which owned by the son of the rich
We thought we were rich, rich in stupidity, rich in sorrow, rich in hopeless
but we enjoyed
We lived no rules. had nobody, criminal, had no school
but we enjoyed
punched, outcast, marginalized, no affection 
but we enjoyed'

That is the poetry that i could describe about their way to live this life, the way which given by God to them.
I realized what a lucky son i am, i couldnt imagine if i were them.

One of department in student association of civil engineering held a social event in the place where unlucky kids being rehabilitated. There were explanation about the benefits of traditional games. playing traditional games. and cooking competition.
I was being a bartender to make fresh drinks to drank by these kids. The others made many foods for them, and it was delicious overall.

Social rehabilitation of child

This social rehabilitation rehabilitates many unlucky kids who used to live in the street. most of this kids couldnt even do read, some of them dropped out by their school because of their attitude and they had no money to pay the school fee. Street shapes their personality and attitude. Social department of police got them and put them in this social rehabilitation. They have parents but their parents didnt teach so well their sons. Some of their parents dont have money to pay their school, some of them dont care because got problems with law, some of them live in the red district.

I interested to involved to this social rehabilitation, to help the teaching team and increasing my experience. They train these kids to be better with improving the way of these kids attitude and study to get the better future.

my cute was giving the ice breaking in the beginning of  motivational training

After motivational training, the benefits of traditional games explanation and during the games we were cooking many foods and i made delightful drinks :)

i had been confused by the limited drink's ingredient and i should made many fresh drinks

this is what i had been done in the beginning

sooo delightful :D

The Paradise of Gili trawangan

Peace, quiet and it could be so noisy in the right time, no pollution, only bicycles, horses, everybody says hello and smiles even they dont know each other, what a life.
That is what will you get in Gili Islands which consists of 3 beautiful islands, Gili trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili air.
Gili trawangan is located 20mins from Bangsal Port(about 1hr from senggigi beach, lombok). You can find no machine vehicle here except the boat. There are many hotels, cottages, resorts. The price is fits your budget! you can get a room with a big single bed for couple with hot shower for just 11$ for a night! and if your wallet or credit cards are able to get you the best service and view, you can find many hotels in front of the beach which provide air conditioner, television, hot shower, bath up, and some other 4/5 stars hotel stuffs.

on the boat from bangsal port to gili terawangan

if you dont take the fast boat you will get this boat and the price is definitely cheaper than the fast boat. There will be no boat like this after 4pm, and you need to spend your night in lombok and try to catch the boat in the morning arround 9am.

how fast boat passenger seats look like

with fast bot you need to pay arround 380.000 rupiahs (from padang bay, bali to gili trawangan) including snacks :)

you can find mushrooms so easy in this island. to make your days become so peeeeaaacceeefuul *-*

there are a lot of restaurants sell international foods so feel like home for everybody! and for the local people, you guys dont need to be worry because there is a place where you can find many indonesian foods like nasi campur, nasi goreng, and so on, it s located in the 'pasar' in front of gili trawangan port.

what to do next is snorkeling in the morning, 75.000rupiahs is the price of snorkeling package from 8am until 3pm, you need to pay 25 more thousands if you want to wear fins.
there are some diving courses too.

in this peaceful island you can find a peaceful club with peaceful music, Reggae club! named sama-sama cafe

here the video of gili trawangan and its view(below)

 

Matej has his own way