Road to Soul Writing

Desa Sekaroh, Pemongkong, Jerowaru, East Lombok Are you bored to step your feet on a mountain? If yes, Tanjung Ringgit perhaps can be a good choice for your next weekend. It is a non dense mountainous cliff in one of the southern most point in the southern part of Lombok. Along the track you would enjoy the real picture of Sumbawa Island and the huge wave splashes against the verdant cliff. Besides witnessing the perfect fusion of hills and sea, you can also travel to the past by visiting the old Miriam left from Japanese occupation that you will see around the track. This mountainous cliff is fully filled by grass. It looks like a small savanna. However you still need good gripped shoes as this place is quite rocky. Hat and sunscreen are very important due to the temperature could reach 35 degrees Celsius. Around this place there is not shop could be found. There is only one warung —street vendor. About 1 km away from Tanjung Ringgit, you can also find the only villa to...

Kampoeng Bugis, Ampenan Utara, Lombok This weekend Lombok Page team walked through along the west coast of Lombok around north Ampenan. In this area, there is one of fishing villages called Kampoeng Bugis . The villagers who live here are originally Bugese—a tribe from Makassar. However none of them speaks Bugese, they speaks Sasak- the language of indigenous tribe who inhabitant Lombok island. In Lombok, this village is widely known as a fishing village and the center of Tongkol. Tongkol or Eithynnus Affinis is typical sea water fish . It is an important catch for Indonesian Fisherman. In Lombok, it is one of famous fish served for daily meal. Men in this village mostly work as a fisherman. While the woman runs home industry to make Tongkol Tepindang . Tongkol tepindang is very easy to make. Females in this village only add some salt and boil it in the giant pan. It takes less than 45 five minutes to make it. In the following day it will be brought to the...

Lendang Terak, Ekas Bay, East Lombok    Lombok Island offers hundreds of wonderful beaches. One of the beaches that you must not miss if you visit Lombok is Laut Surga . As you stand before its gate, you will find your self enchanted by the rolling waves in the gate frame. Even more, your feet will walk briskly to the blue ocean. Feeling the foam touches your skin and realizing that you find a heaven on the earth. Laut Surga is derived from Indonesian. Laut means sea and surga means heaven.  This divinely name is fitted with its beauty. Lying between two high hills and hiding behind hills make this beach as a great escape.  From the beach, this heaven sea looks like a giant pool that is forted by the high hills. The waves are mostly rough all year.  However, some people who live around love to swim and to roll in the big waves. The length of Heaven Beach is less than 800 meters. The mix of white sand with the coral reef fossil has produ...

Kediri, East Java I was wondering about a place where I can shoot two birds with one stone, a place where I can learn and travel at the same time. Suggested by some friends, my option goes to Pare—a sub-district known as  Kampung Inggris (English Village) which is located in Kediri, East Java. From Juanda airport I was picked up by a shuttle that I had booked. I found the agency number in one of the institution websites that I had looked up before. It costed me IDR 140,000 for four hour ride. The shuttle even took me around to find a place to stay. What a lucky passenger! I arrived about 7 pm, it was drizzling. However it didn’t disturb people activities, along the main road little cafes and warung lied a part adored with their dim lights, many groups of young ladies and boys were riding on their bike, some were walked under the umbrella that they held on tightly. Meanwhile on their other hands, they were holding some books. As its name, Kampung Inggris, it of...

    Desa Canggu, Pare, Kediri East Java It was gloomy outside. I could see it from my window, I got up in a good mood, I brushed my teeth, I washed my face, dried it out and put some sunscreen on.  I changed my clothes and had my breakfast. I put my slipper on and I walked to the front gate with my red folded umbrella in my hand. The road was crowded. Most people were biking to the west and east. I waved my hand to stop becak—three wheel public transportation that usually biked or driven. One of becaks got closer and stopped in front of me. “Mau dianter ke mana mbak?” He spoke Indonesian in very thick Javanese accent. “Saya mau pergi ke Candi Surowono” I answer politely, as soft as I could. I got onto the becak after short bargaining. We made a deal that IDR 50,000 for taking me to three places—Candi Surowono, Surowono Cave and Pare Square. I sat quietly, looked out the road, the crowd, the grey cloud then spoiled by paddies field and fish ponds. It to...

There are always pros and cons, positive and negative, yin and yang in every single thing; even in the worst thing you can find a piece of positivity that you can taste. Therefore developing from negative to positive or vice versa is typically human. Even in Hindus mythology, some goddess can appear in two different opposite forms. During my short trip to East Java I travelled around one of its regencies and found Candi Tegowangi—one of remains from MajaPahit Kingdom that was erected around 14 th century. The Relief in this candi told me about the series of story about the Goddes Durga and Una which are originally one goddess. Durga represents the infortune and Uma is embedded virtue. In the relief Durga was purified by Sadewa and Pandawa. Durga was bathed with sacred water that kept within the dragon jar. After the purification,she develops from negative to positive, fromDurga, she turn into Una. Tegowangi is a square candi surrounded by several arcas , those are Parwati, Ar...