gundala putra petir | indonesia’s local heroes
Thursday, August 19th, 2010gundala putra petir means is gundala the son’s of lightning, this caracter are indonesia local heroes made by Hasmi
gantibaju.com the largest t-shirt portal in indonesia
Thursday, August 12th, 2010gantibaju.com are the largest t-shirt portal in indonesia, the concept are rather similar to threadless.com but gantibaju.com had their own unique local design that many of them are about indonesian cultures. so if you visit or travel to indonesia don’t forget to buy a t-shirt at gantibaju.com. here the design :
on the picture above are gatotkaca, an indonesian local heroes
another version of gatotkaca, gatotkaca vs monster
garuda wisnu kencana t-shirt, garuda wisnu kencana are a huge statue at bali.
Yahoo Acquires Indonesian Mobile Social Network Koprol
Thursday, August 12th, 2010This little bit of news got me a little jealous — Indonesian social networking website, Koprol, was just bought by Yahoo! The site is actually their very own version of FourSquare.
Koprol allows users to submit photos and reviews of places they “checked-in” using their mobile phone. There’s no mobile app tied to it and your phone just needs to have a browser to connect and log-in.
Indonesia is a huge market in the mobile world (BlackBerry is equally popular) and it’s not a big surprise that they have their own home-brewed location-based community. The fact that one can use Koprol using the phone’s web browser is an advantage that allows the site to be accessible from a wider set of mobile handsets (not just smartphones).
Yahoo! did not disclose how much it bought Koprol but it surely is way cheaper than the $100 million they allegedly offered to get FourSquare.
And while FourSquare is slowly becoming popular among Filipinos, the Indonesians must be proud to have their very own site snatched up by a global company like Yahoo! The closest I can recall that could have matched this milestone would have been eBay buying into Sulit.com.ph (inside source told me they had talks a couple of years back but didn’t materialized).
sources : http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/yahoo-buys-indonesian-site-koprol/
most corrupt nations 2009
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010according to the www.crystalkiss.com, below are the most corrupt nations in 2009 :
1. Haiti
2. Myanmar
3. Iraq
4. Guinea
5. Sudan
6. Democratic Republic Congo/Kinshasa
7. Chad
8. Bangladesh
9. Uzbekistan
10. Equatorial Guinea
are they forget adding Indonesia? LOL
Unique houses in Indonesia
Sunday, August 8th, 2010Want to know the unique houses that exist in Indonesia? The following houses:
Domes Houses
Anti earthquakes houses located on Nglepen village, Jogjakarta. in this village there are white house with half ball shaping. the resident calling this as teletubbies house.
Tree house
In Papua, the Korowai tribe build their homes in trees. Some of the houses they could even reach a height of up to 50 meters from the ground. Indigenous peoples Korowai nicknamed the “tree man” because it always makes a house perched above the trees.
Goa Gala
This cave is home of a hermit named Made Vyasa made for about 15 years with simple tools make it a home to live in burrows underground in limestone. Gala Goa is located in Nusa Lembongan, Bali. Like the house in general, Vyasa Made in houses have the living room, two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and two wells.
Wong Sintinx Palace
The house is located in East Jakarta is owned by paranormal Ki Joko Bodo. Ki Joko Bodo give the title prominently displayed on the front wall of his house with the headline “Palace of Wong Sintinx” (Palace of The Crazy). This house is a symbol unique to the presence of an owl and serpent at the top.
Bottle Houses
Houses that use these energy drinks bottles earned a championship in the Green Design Award 2009, organized by BCI Asia. This house is spending 30 000 bottles standing on a land area of 373 square meters, in the region of South Cigadung, Bandung. In addition to eco-friendly, bottle house is also instrumental in saving energy. The walls are made of glass, making it easier incoming sunlight so it does not need to turn on the lights in the daytime.
Octopus house
Statue of nemplok octopus on the roof of a house in Bandung, this makes the house look unique. Octopus statue that functioned as an umbrella to shade the dining room beneath it. Society knows this house as a home octopus.
amazing indonesia pictures on national geographic
Friday, July 16th, 2010many people out there do not know about Indonesia, most of them only know about Bali or they know but only from the bad sides. as evidence that Indonesia is beautiful we can see from the photo about Indonesian at National Geographic. here amazing pictures about indonesia we found on national geographic
borobudur at midle java
mount bromo and semeru at east java
Magazine on Indonesia police corruption disappears
Thursday, July 1st, 2010JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Wednesday refuted speculation its officers were ordered to buy up thousands of copies of a magazine featuring a story about alleged police corruption, saying its disappearance could be a publicity stunt.
The June edition of Tempo magazine, which is famous for its investigative journalism, features a cover story titled “The fat bank accounts of police officers”, accompanied by a drawing of a policeman leading three pig-shaped money boxes on leashes. (more…)
travel to raja ampat | ultimate underwater expedition in indonesia
Thursday, June 17th, 2010The roaring engines fixed to a large wooden boat are finally quiet. Nothing can be heard but the rifting little waves, lapping against the vibrant paint on the sides of the vessel that gracefully slows down. Native birds hop on the tip of a small tree in one of the deserted islands in the distance.
Raja Ampat or ‘Four Kings’, is the name given to these islands and comes from a local myth. The four major islands found here are Waigeo, Misool (which is home to ancient rock paintings), Salawati, and Batanta.
Underwater enthusiasts flock to this region because it offers the world’s best marine sights. Two days earlier, some of these travelers had been at a deafening corner of a tourist trap in Bali. Once they took their flight to the bird head of the island of Papua everything changed as they embarked on a diving tour of a lifetime. In the Raja Ampat islands, divers can explore vertical underwater walls. The thrill of drift diving is another great challenge. These are the awesome experiences you will find in Raja Ampat.
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macbook air batik
Friday, June 4th, 2010batik are exotic pattern origins from indonesia, almost each tribe in indonesia had their own pattern, ulos in medan, batik in java island and there is many more. but batik are not an old style, look this apple macbook air :
travel to mentawai indonesia
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010The Mentawai Islands are located approximately 100 miles west of the Sumatran port city of Padang, Sumatra. There’s 4 main islands in the chain, with numerous smaller islands surrounding those, many lined up perfectly to snag swells generated by the active Indian Ocean. Things have changed alot since the beginning but there are more options than ever to surfing the Mentawais.
MENTAWAI SURFING INFORMATION
The Mentawai Islands lie roughly 100 km off of the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. They consist of 4 mai
n islands with many smaller islands scattered throughout. From north to south, the main islands are Siberut, Sipora, North Pagi, and South Pagi. These islands block most swells from reaching the mainland on Sumatra, but they offer some of the most perfect surf in the world. Access to the islands is by sea only with regular ferries to the main trading ports, but by far the best way to access the surf is by charter boat.
The Mentawais is the ultimate surf trip. The Mentawais are located some 130 km off the west coast of West Sumatra and the island chain offers some of the best surf to be found anywhere in the world
Selecting 
your surf charter boat may frankly be the most important decision you make while planning your Mentawais trip. The quality and maintenance of the vessel, the charter operation at large, and the experience of the captain and crew will make or break your trip. Wavehunters offers 9 surf charter boats in the Mentawais. We have opted to work with these vessels because each of these boats in our experience offers a competitive or tactical edge over other Mentawais vessels. Each of these vessels and their crews have logged a minimum of 3-10 years experience in the Mentawais islands. Each of these boats and/or their skippers and crews have a positive track record for a minimum of 3-10 seasons which speaks for itself.
