Pulau Kelor, Labuan Bajo; the Perfect Natural Beauty in Indonesia

When you are bored and want to refresh your mind after doing activity enough tiring brain like work and study, usually you will go tour enjoy beautiful natural scenery like beach, mountains, beautiful island and other beautiful place. Do you go to another country or just in your own country (Indonesia) for a nature tour? Indonesia has many beautiful and exotic tourist attractions. So you do not need to go far just to enjoy the beauty of this nature. One of them is Labuan Bajo.

What is labuan bajo? Labuan Bajo is one of the villages located in Komodo sub district, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia which used to be an urban village and the capital of Komodo sub-district is also the capital of West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, and Indonesia. Now it has been developed into Labuan Bajo Town.

Labuan Bajo has many tourist attractions, one of which is Pulau Komodo. It is not only Pulau Komodo that is quite famous; there are several other tourist attractions such as Pink Beach, Pulau Kambing, Pulau Rinca, Pulau Kelor Florest and etc, which you can enjoy its beauty, but the most interesting of some of these islands is Pulau kelor Florest.

Pulau Kelor Florest is an island located not far from Labuan Bajo, it is only about 1 hour journey by using a regular boat and approximately 30 minutes by using speedboat. It is like other beautiful islands, this island is presenting the beauty of its beaches and underwater nature. The first time you set your feet on this island, you will feel mesmerized by the water is very clear, the place is clean because the island is not inhabited, so you will enjoy the fresh air and its natural beauty like your own island.

On this island, you do not just sit and enjoy the beauty around it, but you can also do various activities such as swimming, snorkeling and free dive. When you snorkeling, you will see the beautiful scenery under the sea, there are beautiful coral and various types of fish. And at the time of free dive, you do not have to worry because the surf of this island is very calm, so you will be safe.

So when you are confused to choose the sights you will visit with friends, family or couples while on vacation, this island is the perfect natural beauty in Indonesia and it is good enough to be your tourist destination.

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There is a Devil Food in Surabaya which Has a Very Delicious Taste; Rawon Setan

Have you ever eaten Rawon? If you come from the Island of Java, you must already know with this food because it is in almost all areas in the island of Java. For meat soup lovers, they will surely love it. Its delicious taste and the smell of Indonesian spices will always make you tempted to eat it. For those of you who do not know what is actually Rawon?

Rawon is one of the unique and black meat soups. The black color comes from a typical spice called Kluwak. The meat used is diced beef. This cuisine comes from East Java, especially Surabaya but also known in the area of Surakarta, Central Java.

Soup seasoning is very typical of Indonesia, which is a mixture of onion, garlic, galangal (laos), coriander, lemongrass, turmeric, chili, kluwek, salt, and vegetable oil. All these ingredients are smoothed, and then pan-fried until fragrant. This spice mixture is then put in a meat stew broth along with the meat. Abroad, Rawon is referred to as black soup. Rawon served with rice, equipped with small bean sprouts, spring onions, prawn crackers, fried beef (empal) and spicy sauce.

If you visit surabaya, you can taste the most delicious Rawon there. Its name is “Rawon  Setan”. Its name is very legendary, even in other areas including Jakarta also many traders who sell Rawon with the name Rawon Setan. But Rawon Setan was first established by one of the traders in Surabaya. Rawon Setan is very famous and became the first culinary place in Surabaya. The origin of the word "Setan" itself because the first Rawon stall is new open the night at 22:00 until early morning. Operating hours are considered to be the same as the demons that appear at night. But now Rawon Setan has started open since morning from 07.30 - 22.00 WIB for Sunday to Tuesday, and 07.30 - 03.30 for Wednesday to Saturday.

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The Unique Dance That Comes From Jember; Tari Lahbako

Jember is one of the largest tobacco producing areas in Indonesia. This small town is also called "the city of tobacco". The tradition of tobacco farmers in jember has a unique custom at the time of planting tobacco, during harvest even at the time of packing. They have movement and wear unique costumes. This is the inspiration of the artists to create a work of art that is “Tari Lahbako” or "Lahbako Dance".

Lahbako Dance is a traditional dance depicting the life of tobacco farmers in Jember, East Java. The dance is performed by several dancers in a movement that describes the activities of farmers in a field or a tobacco plantation. Lahbako Dance is one of the famous traditional arts in East Java and became one of the Jember icons.

In Lahbako Dance performance, there are 4-8 women who dance in a movement that describes their activities in the field. In the show began with a movement that describes the journey from home to the tobacco garden. Then proceed with a movement that describes the process of picking leaf tobacco. In this movement, the dancers dance with movement as they are picking the leaves and entering into the basket with a beautiful movement. After that, the dancers walked to the barn with the tobacco basket. After arriving at the warehouse then continued with a movement that describes drying the leaves tobacco to dry. Then proceed with the movement of tobacco leaf and packing. All these depictions are displayed in a beautiful and meaningful movement. Movement in this dance more refers to the movement of soft, straightforward and in tune with the music accompaniment. For music accompaniment in this dance is usually a music patrol. That is one type of traditional music from Jember made of bamboo that has different sizes and played regularly so as to produce a beautiful sound and nice to be heard.

This dance continues to be preserved and studied, both in art galleries and introduced through education. Besides, this dance is also often displayed at various events such as welcoming guests, cultural festivals and other big events.

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You Can Try Korean Style Clothes to Support Your Appearance.

All things related to Korea are very interesting to discuss. Ranging from boys band, girls band, KPop, KDrama, culinary even the most worldwide is fashion dressed. Korea does have a fashion trend that many in love by young people around the world. Korea has also become a center of world fashion. Therefore, there are so many young people who follow the fashion style especially the way of dressing.

Some of these dress styles you can see below:

1. Skinny Jeans Never Die

There are many women in Korea who have legs that are high enough and very beautiful. For that they choose to wear this type of clothing to accentuate the shape of their beautiful feet. Even, this type of clothing becomes the clothes that must be owned by women in Korea.

2. Long Coat

As we know, Korea has 4 seasons. In the winter, they have their own dress style, which is by wearing a long coat. Its long and loose shape keeps them warm and still looks very beautiful. This outfit is also suitable for use by Indonesian women during the rainy season. 

3. Mini Skirts

Korean women are not only wearing Skinny Jeans Never Die to be able to show their beautiful foot shape, but they also prefer to wear miniskirts as they will look more sexy. Mini skirts are also often worn by members of the girls band as they perform on stage.

4. Sweater

Korean women are known to have a sleek and dazzling body shape. But they do not always show a beautiful body. It is seen from the style of their clothes in the winter. Besides they wear long coat clothes, they also prefer to wear a loose sweater and paired with trousers. Nevertheless, they also still look very dazzling with their loose sweater.

5. Jumpsuit

For those of you who have not lean body, you can still wear Korean style clothes. You can wear Jumpsuit. This type of clothing is suitable for all body shapes, because it has a variety of models.

So now you do not have to bother anymore to choose your daily clothing style. Good luck and keep looking attractive!

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Teluk Asmara, The Beauty of a New Bay in Malang that is not Inferior to Raja Ampat

Are you one of the mountain lovers? Or beach lovers? Or even lovers of both? If true, you no longer need to travel around the world to enjoy the scenery, because Indonesia has a lot of mountains and very beautiful beaches. Not only mountains and beaches alone, Indonesia also has many beautiful and unique bays. One of which is “Teluk Asmara” or in English is “The Romance Bay”.

“Teluk Asmara” was just inaugurated April 2017, so many people who do not know it. This bay is called “Teluk Asmara” because when viewed from the air, the limestone hills surrounding the beach are shaped like hearts. In addition to these reasons, there is no mystical reason behind the naming of this beach. When you set foot on this beach, you will be served by a vast expanse of white sand.

Asmoro Bay Beach is located in Tambakrejo, Sumbermanjing Wetan, Malang, and East Java. Its location is on the left of the road about 1 km before the entrance of Goa Beach of China.

In this bay you can do various activities such as swimming because the waves are not too big, so it is quite safe to swim. Besides, if you like camping, this place is perfect for you. You can spend the night enjoying the beautiful scenery around the bay. And in the morning, you can swim to enjoy the fresh sea water. It is very pleasant and your camping activities will be perfect.

In this bay we cannot find various facilities such as mosques, toilets and others except only the gazebo because this bay is a newly inaugurated bay. The road to the bay is still from the ground and still not on the asphalt so you should be more careful. However, this road will be fixed around late 2017.

If you want to go to this bay, you can get there by private car, motorcycle or other vehicle. But you should be more careful to keep your vehicles and things because in this bay there is still no security.

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Enjoy the Delicacy And Spiciness of This Food! “Ayam Geprek”

The food that is currently very in the interest of culinary lovers is “Ayam Geprek”. Everyone loves it. It is spicy, savory and very delicious, making the connoisseurs addicted and wants to try it again. And by the time we hear its name; we can already imagine how delicious this food is. “Ayam Geprek” is fried chicken flour in the pound with the chili sauce until the meat is torn. Although it has been pounded, the crispness of his chicken still felt.

However, until now there are still many people who cannot distinguish between “Ayam Geprek” and “Ayam Penyet. Both are fried chicken and the presentation is done by flailing the meat with a mixture of chili spice.

The difference between “Ayam Geprek” and “Ayam Penyet” is, the main ingredients are the same; from the chicken, but what distinguishes it is the “Ayam Geprek” using chicken that is wrapped with flour and very crunchy. While for “Ayam Penyet” own using ordinary fried chicken. And, the ingredients of spice, “Ayam Geprek” using only chili sauce with basic ingredients of chili and onion. While “Ayam Penyet” using chili paste and tomatoes.
We can say that “Ayam Geprek” is an innovation of “Ayam Penyet” but it is more modern. This food is increasingly favored by young people because the chicken used is fried chicken flour that the skin is more crunchy and delicious.

because a lot of people who like this food, so many food stalls that sell it, ranging from ordinary food stalls to the elite cafe where young people looking for food.

Besides the delicious taste, the price is quite affordable. Generally these foods are sold per package. Such as package A which contains white rice, chicken breast and vegetable soup with a price of about Rp.18.000. for package B which contains white rice, chicken wings and vegetable soup at a price of about Rp.15.000. it's cheap enough is not it? Or if you do not want to buy it, you can cook it yourself at home because of how to cook it quite easily.

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It's Time to Go to the Museum to Add Your Collection of Tourist Attractions! “Museum Wayang Jakarta"

Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia which is famous for its crowd. But behind it, Jakarta also has a museum that is quite famous; the museum is a “Museum Wayang” or in English is “Puppet Museum”.

The puppet museum is located within the old city tourist area which is very close to the Jakarta History Museum, precisely located on Jl. North Main Door No.27, Special Area Capital of Jakarta 11110.

The building was built in 1640 and named the De Oude Hollandsche Kerk ("Old Dutch Church"). But the building is also undergoing some renovations. In 1732 there was an earthquake and damaged the building so that it needed repair and the building was renamed De Nieuwe Hollandse Kerk (Dutch New Church) until 1808. Then on 13 August 1975, a building of puppet museum was built and inaugurated its use as a museum.

As the name implies, this museum exhibits various types of puppets made of wood, and leather as well as other materials. The collections of puppets from various regions in Indonesia are from Banyumas, Cirebon, Gedog, Kedu, Kaper, Kijang Kencana, Klitik, Madia Krucil, Ngabean, Sadat, Sasak, Suluh, Surakarta, Tejokusuman, Measure, and Revelation. There is also a collection of masks, gamelan, documents, maps and old photographs. Puppet Museum Jakarta has a collection of 4000 puppets and dolls from various places at home and abroad. Among the overseas puppet collections are from India, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Thailand, Suriname, China, Vietnam, and Colombia. So the puppets on display not only come from Indonesia alone but come from neighboring countries.

If you want to visit this museum, you can come every day except Monday. For Tuesday to Friday the museum is open from 09:00 am to 15:00 pm. while for Saturday and Sunday the museum is open from 09.00 am to 20:00 pm.

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Know and Understand About the Beauty of the Arts of East Java: Reog Ponorogo

If you hear “Ponorogo”, what is on your mind? Surely you will imagine the art that comes from the city that is “Reog Ponorogo”. Reog Ponorogo is a traditional art that comes from Ponorogo city, East Java.

This art history has many versions among the people. But the most popular version is the story of “King Ponorogo” who intends to apply for Kediri's daughter, “Dewi Ragil Kuning”, but on the way he was intercepted by Raja Singabarong from Kediri. Raja Singabarong's troops consist of peacock and lion, while from the Ponorogo Kingdom “King Kelono” and his Deputy “Bujang Anom”, escorted by “Warok” (men dressed in black in dance), and “Warok” has deadly black magic. The whole dance is a war dance between the “Kingdom of Kediri” and the “Kingdom of Ponorogo”, and complains black magic between the two, the dancers in a state of "possessed" while staging the dance.

In Reog Ponorogo there are some figures such as “Jathil”, “Warok”, “Barongan” and “Bujang Ganon”. In his performances, modern Reogs are usually staged in several events such as weddings, circumcisions and national holidays. Reog Ponorogo consists of several series of 2 to 3 opening dance. The first dance is usually performed by 6-8 brave men in black, with red face polished. These dancers portray a brave lion figure. Next, a dance performed by 6-8 girls riding horses. In traditional reog, the dancer is usually played by male dancers who dress in women. This dance is called jelly or “Jathilan Jaran Dance”, which must be distinguished by other dance art that is lumping horse dance. Other opening dances if there is usually a dance by a small child who brought a funny scene called “Bujang Ganong” or “Ganongan”. After the opening dance is over, a new core scene is displayed which depends on the conditions in which the art of reog is displayed. When it comes to marriage, the show is a romance scene.

Reog Ponorogo is a very interesting art, but neighboring country claims it as its own art. It is Malaysia. After “Pendet Dance”, they also claimed “Reog Ponorogo”. For that we as a young generation of Indonesia should always maintain the preservation of our culture.

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Are You a Man? It's Time You Change Your Dress Style With Some of the Clothes Below!

Talking about fashion appearances, it is not just women who always think about it. Men are also very concerned about their appearance from styles of clothes, hairstyles, even to their lifestyle. But men's fashion style is simpler than women's fashion style. They just choose to dress more neatly and look casual.
In 2017, there are several kinds of men"s dresses style that can be applied for daily appearance, including:

Clothing made from denim or jeans

as in previous years, denim or jeans will always be a trend throughout the ages. In addition to the casual look, denim is also suitable for formal occasions. This type of clothing can be combined with jeans pants. These clothes are also suitable to wear when relaxing or attending formal events.

Clothes and striped patterns (gingham and striped pattern)
Clothing with this motif becomes a trend back because it is suitable for use by various body shapes, only the selection of the motive must be true. For people with lean bodies should choose clothes with plaid motifs and large horizontal lines. As for those who are obese, it is advisable to use a plaid motif or a small vertical stripe motif. This outfit is suitable to be worn during formal events only or when you are working at the office.

Floral pattern clothes
Clothing with flower motif is believed to create a relaxed and friendly impression. However, you should be careful in choosing the motive because if wrong in the selection may actually make your appearance so impressed feminine. Therefore, in choosing clothes or clothes men with flower motifs should choose a smaller motif, or a large motif with a color that is not conspicuous to avoid the impression feminine.

Clothing embroidery motif
Embroidery motifs that can be an option such as embroidered florist and geometric motifs. As for things that must be considered in choosing this outfit is the selection of simple motifs and not too crowded to stay can be adjusted with subordinates.

Some types of clothing above you can apply on everyday appearance when you are relaxing or being in a formal event.

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