Road to Soul Writing

When you see Tanjung Kubur Island from across, you will imagine your self having adventurous day in the middle of green bush or perhaps you will go back straight away when you step your feet on this island.  In Lombok, Gili is indeed mostly known as beautiful tiny island where people can go sightseeing. However, this is not working at Gili Tanjung Kubur. Behind its beauty, it keeps many dead bodies. Tanjung Kubur is a grave yard where the ancestors of Teluk Waru village lie in. As its “ Tanjung” means jutted land and “kubur” means grave yard . There are no people who stay in this island. I was piled my courage up to go in. the beach width looked narrow because it's covered by bush. I had to walk carefully on to the grave. It was hiding behind the green bush. As I got some picture, I went back to the boat. I did realized that dead body cannot do anything but I was still afraid. Oh..my bad. Tanjung Kubur is located in Labuan Tereng, Sekotong Timur. It is only 45 m...

Have you been in Mangrove Forest before? If your answer is not yet, I have one of recommended Mangrove forests to see. This forest lies on the southern part of Lombok. It is located in Yat Mayang village, Labuan Tereng, Sekotong Timur. In this place, thousands of mangroves firmly stand on 240 hectares muddy land. As you step on the path and keep walking among the mangroves, you will find your self get lost in the greens. Birds twit and chirp. Some crabs and fish are hiding under the clawing roots. At the end you will stand before the ocean, look upon the blue sky. This Mangrove Forest is developed since 2011. Every year about 500 seeds of mangroves are planted. Rhizophora stylosa is the dominant mangrove type which is mostly planted in this area. This conservation is supported by government, private company and society. People who stay around this mangrove forest have high awareness about how important the mangrove is. Further, mangrove seedling becomes one of the mai...