Pok Tunggal Beach, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Pok Tunggal beach is located in Tepus Village, Tepus, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This beach is still new tourist attaction, it was known since 2012 by Indonesian travelers. The beach has white sand, and smal fishes can be found at the beach easily.

The beach has rocky cliffs which worthed to be explored, the cliffs are located along the beach and exploable when tide out. Unlike other beaches which are suitable for swimming, this beach is more to be enjoyed its surrounding nature.

On the cliff sometimes monkeys strolling. Nearby the beach located a spring which is used as water supply bo locals.

 

 

Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia (Part 2)

Management of Port
Branch of Tanjung Perak Port was established bt PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III. Board Director of Pelindo III indicates the General Manager as the service guarantor with the office located at Perak Timur 620 Surabaya.
Because giving service to the port’s business partner is considered very important, PT PELINDO II Tanjung Perak Branch has got ISo 9001 certificate on quality management and ISO 14001 on Environtment Management, and also on July 1, 2004 Port of Perak.
Branch has implemented a Seciruty SSystem which has been determined by the International Ship and Port Security Implementation (ISPS Code) at Port of Tanjung Perak.
Safety amd Health Work Mannagement (SMK3) has also been applied by Port of Tanjung Perak , this is the one of parts of the whole management systems focused on controlling the risks related to the work activities as to create safe, efficient and productive work environments.

Port Security:
SEA SIDE SECURITY
-Is done by KPLP/GAMAT using boat Patrol for Zone I, located around the entrance of shipping channel (outer buoy) to sembilangan (buoy 6)
-Zone II, Boat patrol located around buoy 6 up to the Gresik Port’s area.
-Zone III, Boat patrol located around the Port f Tanjung Perak’s basin.

Land Side Security:
Is continuously done by the port security at :
-Entrance and exit posts off all terminals.
-Security patrol around the whole area of the port of Tanjung Perak.

The port’s security equipments:
-CCTV, at each Terminal
-Communications tool
-Metal Detector
-Mirror Detector
-Car patrol
-Trucks
-X Ray at Passenger Terminal

PORT FACILITIES:
1. The Navigational Channel
Western sailing channel is the main channel to enter the port of Tanjung Perak. It has 25 miles long and 100 meter wide of the depth varied between 9.7 to 12 meters LWS completed with 18 buoys.

2. Pilot Service
To ensure safety of the ships entering and departing to and from Port of Tanjung Perak, there are sufficient sea pilots who are on duty and stands by at Karang jamuang Pilot Station 24 Hours. The Pilot station can be called by VHF radio at channel 12-14-16. To support the pilot works, there are some pilot boat and tug boat.

3. Bunker Service
Bunker service is done by Pertamina through port’s pipe at Benoa Kade. Other bunker services are done by the private companies through barges and trucks.

4. Fresh Water Service
Fresh water service for vessels in the port served through pipes along Jamrud, Berlian and East Nilam Harbors with capacity of 300 tons per hour and at Surabaya Container Terminal (TPS) the capacity is 30 tons per hour. Vessels is the other anchoring area can be served by 4 water barges with capacity of 1000-`1500 tons per hour. This service is carried out by PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III Tanjung Perak Branch Office under the supply of PDAM (Municipal Water Work) Surabaya and PELINDO Production.

5. Health Service
Tanjung Perak Port has been equipped with hospital and 24 hours a day for public service. This hospital is located at Jalan Kalianget 2-4 Surabaya, phone number 031-3294801. This hospital is completed with good health instruments for medical specialists and general practitioner. Emergency Service is also provided in this hospital, supported by ambulance and medical radio with frequency of 718. The ship crews can also use this facility at cheap rate.

6. Fire Brigade
Tanjugng Perak Port is completed with Fire Brigade in charge of handling possible fire danger such as fire risks on the material existing at port area. The porpose of this service is to anticipate and to protect port assets and other ones owned by the public. Therefore despite of providing service for port users, this service is also directed for people nearby who need it. This service of fire brigade servces 24 hours from its base at Jl. Perak Timur No 40 and can be accessed by phone at -031-3291760.

7. Dock and Shipyard
There are many dock and shipyard companies located in Tanjung Perak Port serving maintenance, repair, and even shipbuilding works.

TERMINAL FACILITIES
Branch of Tanjung Perak Port Surabaya provides 7 cargo terminals and 2 passenger terminals which is :
1. Cargo Terminal
– Container terminal
-Jamrud terminal
-Berlian Terminal
-Intan Terminal
-Nilam Terminal
-Mirah Terminal
-Kalimas Terminal

2. Passenger Terminal
-Gapura Nusantara
-Gapura Surya

Communication Facilities
Operating Hour : 24 Hours
Calling Code :PKD
Phone : 2182 and 6215
Frequency :500 Khz
VHF : Channel 16-20-26
Working Channel : 12,14

Reog Ponorogo, East Java, Indonesia

Reog Ponorogo is identical to black magic, bad men, mystical world and supernatural power. Reog shors the strength of pembarong in lifting 50 kg dadak merak with the strength of teeth bite along the show. The instuments are kempul, ketuk, kenong, ketipung, angklung and salompret, creating slendro and pelog with mistical, unique and exotic atmosphere which trigger spirit. One reog troupe usually consists of Warok Tua, several young warok, pembarong and Bujang Ganong dancer and Prabu Kelono Suwandono. Usually the member of the troupe is 30 and the main roles are in warok and pembarong.
A Pembarong, should at least have extra power. He should have powerful jaw strength, to stand Dadak Merak with his bite. Dadak Merak is a tiger head decorated with 2 m high of feather of peacock which is around 50 kg, and dadak merak is bitten by pembarong along the show. It is said that Pembarong has supernatural power, which he gets from black magic practices such as applying susuk on his neck. It does not only take strength to be pembarong, he should also be equipped with wahyu as an important thing in pembarong life. WIthout wahyu, dance showed by pembarong will not be dynamic and nice to enjoy.
Reog is used as a mean to collect mass and an effective communication channel for authority in the past. Ki Ageng Mirah then made up a legend about Bantarangin Kingdom which is believed as a history by Ponorogo people.Adipati Batorokatong was a moslem who used this tradition to spread Islam. Singa Barongan name then changed to be Reog, derives from Riyoqun, means khusnul fatimah which means no matter human make sin in his life if they realize and do good deed, then they can achieve heaven.

According to Reog legend, from Demang Ki Ageng Kutu Suryonggalan story who wanted to satirize King of Majapahit, Prabu Brawijaya V. The king did not do his job well as he was controlled by his queen. Barongan made Javan Tiger skin which is ridden by a peacock. The king is metaphor for the king and the peacock is metaphor for the queen. To save his satire, he protect barongan with warok who were trained well and powerful. In the period of Batorokatong, who reigned Ponorogo about 500 years ago, reog evolved to be folk’s art.

Reog reffering on few chronicles, one of them was Kelana Sewandana. Kelana Sewandana is believed the original reog show. The story is similar to Bandung Bondowoso in Lara Jonggrang legend, Babad Kelono Sewondowo also tells about king’s love story, Sewondono from Jenggala Kingdom, who is almost rejected by Dewi Sanggalangit from Kediri Kingdom. The princess asked Sewondono to move forest to palace as a dowry. For that Sewondono should defeat the king of forest Singa Barong (dadak merak). Yet, this is not easy. All warok, soldiers, and patih from Jenggala are killed. Sewondono with his weapon, Samandiman, fights against Singobarong. Reog dancers are not only males but also females with dynamic moves of warok, nice costume of Sewandono , who looks for love.

Other Reog version was from Panji story. It was about the journey of Prabu Kelana Sewandana who looks for his soulmate, accompanied by his cavalry and his patih, Pujangganong. When the king falls in love with Dewi Sanggalangit, the princess wants a new art as a condition. That is when reog ponorogo is created. Reog letter represents the front letters in Macapat Pocung lyrics which says : Rasa Kidung/Engkang sukma  adiluhung/ Yang Widhi/ Olah kridaning Gusti/ Gelar gulung kersaning Kang Maha Kuasa. Mystical element is a spiritual power giving a soul to Reog Ponorogo art.

Warok still important as elders in the society. The closeness to spiritual world often make a warok is asked for advice for spiritual matters or about life. A warok is said to master Reh Kamusankan Sejati or way to be good quality human.

Warok is troop fighting for justice in a battle between right and wrong. Warok Tua or old warok is a protector, while young warok are usually still studying. Until today, Warok is believed to have supernatural power to take role as warok. The stereotype of warok is : wearing shorts,black clothes, powerful and gemblakan. According to warok elder, Kasni Gunopati or known as Mbah Wo Kucing, warok is not an arrogant person for his power. Warok is someone with holy intention, ready to give guidance and protection unconditionally. He said that warok derives from the word wewarah means warok is someone who is rich of guidance about good life. Warok is someone who master perfect life guidance in his heart.

Warok should fulfill conditions. His body should be filled with suparnatural power, should curb his  worldly will and lust, hold hunger and thirst, and may not touch women. Warok should prepare a rooster, white cloth of 2.5 m, pandanus mat, and trained with martial arts and spiritual power. After warok could mater them all, he then inaugurated as real warok. He receives weapon which is called as kolor wasiat, a white long rope, the weapon of warok. Nowadays, the real warok only legend.Several warok in villages can still be found and they maintain their culture and are still respected as elders and honored by community, even government officer ask for his bless.

Other condition should be fulfilled by warok is gemblakan. Warok usually has gemblak, teenage boys age 12 to 15 years, who are handsome and treated their bodies well, who usually are loved more than his wife and children. Looking after gemblak is a tradition in reog artist community. For warok, this is very normal and accepted by society. In the past warok fight using supernatural power for an ideal gemblak and beside that borrowing gemblak is also common. Cost for a gamblak is not inexpensive. If gemblak studies then warok should pay the study cost, gives him meals and place to stay. If gemblak does not go to school, warok gives him a cow. Warok’s power can be gained if he does not make love with woman. And it is imperative.

Warok’s main duty is to take care of his trusted gemblak to maintain his power. Beside that there is a strong belief in warok community that intercourse with women, even with wife can fade his power. Warok and gemblak relationship is caring each other and identified as momosexual practice as warok may not have sex with women.

Now there is a shift in gemblakan. Now gemblak is hard to find, and keeping gemblak as tradition is fading. In the past gemblak can dance in jatilan show, but now their roles are replaced by teenage girls.

Rafflesia zollingeriana Kds

Rafflesia zollingeriana Kds. is one of rafflesia flowers which grows endemicly on the eastern part of Java, and now can only be found in Meru Betiri National Park.

Rafflesia zollingeriana is included to protected species according to Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) No. 7 year 1999 about Pengawetan Jenis Tumbuhan dan Satwa. International Union Conservation Nature (IUCN) categorized this flower as endangered.

Rafflesia zollingeriana diameter is 35 t0 45 cm and firstly found by Koorders in 1902 in Puger, Jember. This flower can grow on tree of Tetrastigma lanceolarium and Tetrastigma papillosum.

Gelatik Jawa, Javan Sparrow, Java, Indonesia

Gelatik Jawa atau Padda oryzivora or Javan Sparrow is small chirping bird, its length is only 15 cm and from Estrildidae famili. Javan Sparrow has white head, red cheeks and red big sized beak. Mature sparrow has grey fur and reddish brown belly, pink legs and red color round the eyes. Male and felame birds look the same. The young birds fur is brown.
Javan Sparrow is Indonesian endemic bird and can be found in savanna, sawah and farms in Java and Bali. Now the species is recognized in the world and beautiful bird. Javan Sparrow live in group and fast moving, its main diet are rice, fruits, and insects.
Female birds can have 4 to 6 white eggs which brooded by their parents.

Burung betina menetaskan antara empat sampai enam telur berwarna putih, yang
dierami oleh kedua tetuanya. This bird attaracts birds lover that its species lessens. It is endangered species according to IUCN Red Lict and CITES.

Javan Sparrow was found in 1999 in its original habitate. It can also be found in temples in Yogyakarta. In 2005, the bird was seen in East Java (Pangkah, Gresik, Solokuro, lamongan) and in 2006 found in Candi Prambanan by Yayasan Kutilang Indonesia and Bionic UNJ.

Kepodang Bird or The Black-naped Oriole, Indonesia

Kepodang Bird/ The Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)is a chirping bird with a beautiful feather. The Bird is well known in Javanese culture, especially in Central Java, but just because a bird Kepodang identity fauna of Central Java province, t also often his bird is also used in the tradition of ‘mitoni’ (tradition seven months of pregnancy). It is said that pregnant women who eat the bird meat will get the child handsome or beautiful.

Sundanese people call it as Bincarung. While some areas in Sumatra called Gantialuh and communities in Sulawesi call it as Gulalahe.In English the bird is often called as the Black Naped Oriole. In Malaysia, a bird called as Kunyit Besar. Whereas in scientific language (Latin), is called Oriolus chinensis.

This bird size is medium, and the length can reach 25 cm. It has very nice feather, with color of yellow while its head, wings and tail are partly having black feather. The main characteristic of the Black Naped Oriole is there us a black line through eyes and nape.

Iris of the bird is red while its beak is pink and both legs are black. Kepodang can has very loud and clear voice and it can imitate other bird’s sound.
Main diet of kepodang is fruits like banana, papaya, small insects and cereals and sometimes caterpillars on banana leaves. This birds live with couple and female usually make the nest on tree branch thoroughly. The thoroughness of the black nape oriole in making beautiful nest and its feather which always looks clean and tidy and charming makes this bird called as dandy.

The original habitate of this bird is high land yet this bird can also be found in open forest, mangrove or coastal mangrove on the height of 1600 m. Kepodang can be found in India, Bangladesh, Russsia, China, Korea, Taiwan, Laos, Myanmar, Kamboja, Thailand, Filipina, Malaysia, and Indonesia.In Indonesia kepodang can be found in Sumatera, Jawa, Kalimantan, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, and Sulawesi.

Gunung Sikunir, Dieng Plateau, Central Java, Indonesia

One of mountains located on Dieng Plateau is Mt Sikunir, 2350 m. This place is popular site for people to enjoy golden sunrise. The sunrise seen from Mt Sikunir is very beautiful with nice backdrop of Mt Sindoro and Mt Sumbing ahead. The cloud makes the landscape more beautiful and the twinkling lamps from local houses in distance giving peaceful feel. Sikunir can be accessed from Dieng Plateau, with distance of 8 km and should depart at 03.00 in the morning or you can take motorbike taxi.

Paiton : Power Plant in Java, Indonesia

Sekilas PLTU Paiton
Pembangunan Proyek Pembangkit Tenaga Listrik Tenaga Uap yang berbahan bakar batubara ini berdasarkan pada Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 71 Tahun 2006 tanggal 05 Juli 2006 tentang penugasan kepada PT. PLN (Persero) untuk melakukan Percepatan Pembangunan Pembangkit Tenaga Listrik yang menggunakan batubara.

Tapi pengerjaan PLTU ini baru dimulai setelah ditanda tanganinya kontrak proyek pengerjaannya pada tanggal 12 Maret 2007 oleh PT PLN (Persero) dan Konsorsium Harbin Power Engineering Co. Ltd. dari China dan Perusahaan Lokal PT Mitra Selaras Hutama Energi.

Nilai Kontrak dari proyek ini sebesar US$ 389,206,488.60 dan Rp 706,630,361,158.96 belum termasuk Value Added Tax.

This power plant operates 2 Thermal Power Plants with total capacity 800 MW. The electricity energy then distributed through 500 kV Java-Bali interconnection system.
There are 6 units power plants for Java-Bali:
-Unit 1 and 2 with lowest capacity, 800 MW owned and operated by Paiton Power Plant Unit.
-Unit 5 and 6 with capacity of 1260 MW owned by Jawa Power and operated by YTL Jawa Timur.
-Unit 7 and 8 with capacity of 1200 MW owned by Paiton Energy Co and operated by PT International Power Mitsui Operation and Maintenance Indonesia (IPMOMI)
-Unit 3 and 4 are channeled to Java Island
-Unit 9 is on process of construction by consortium from China and expected to finish in 2012.

In Paiton power plan complex there are two private power plants with capacity contribution is 2500 MW:
1) PT Paiton Energy Company and operated by PT International Power Mitsui Operation and Maintenance Indonesia. Total Capacity : 120 MW.
2) PT Jawa Power operated by PT YTL Jawa Timur, Total Capacity : 1300MW.

Tunjungan Plaza, Surabaya, Indonesia

Tunjungan Plaza or TP is the biggest shopping mall in Surabaya and also the most popular one for Surabayan, which was established since 1986. This shopping mall is located in the heart of Surabaya, on Jalan Basuki Rachmat until Jalan EMbong Malang. The building consists of 4 main buildings that are connected to each other (Tunjungan Plaza I, II, III, IV). Tunjungan Plaza is under the umbrella of PT pakuwon Jati Tbk which owns Pakuwon Trade Center, Supermal pakuwon Indah, Royal Plaza, Food Festival and Pakuwon Town Square.

Tunjungan Plaza overs various items, from jewellery, clothing, household, cosmetics and many more. Located nearby the mall is Sheraton Hotel. This mall has late Night Shopping event which offers discounts to shoppers on Surabaya anniversary or new year sales.

Bandealit, Jember, East Java, Indonesia

Bandealit is one of places of interest in Meru Betiri National park which is located in south of Jember. It has a pristine beach and many potentials. In Bandealit, there is deer sanctuary, orchid green house which displays orchid in Meru Betiri National Park which can be found no where else.

Visitors can enjoy body surfing here, and the board is available there. This activity is secure for beginner, as the wave is regular and not so big. There are many fishermen boats in Bandealit, that visitors can enjoy grilled fresh fish.
On the east of Bandealit beach there is a vast estuary resembles to a lake. This estuary is overgrown with Sonneratia caseolaris mangrove. ANd in this estuary located a guest house. The guest house is equipped by fresh water from mountain.

Activities can be undertaken on the east estuary are birdwatching, canoing and exploring river using speedboat. On dry season, the estuary is suitable for canoeing while in rainy season the estuary is dry. Mangrove formation in the estuaty covers 8 ha.

Bandealit can be reached via
Surabaya – Jember – Tempurejo/Ambulu – Andongrejo – Bandealit
– Surabaya to Jember 200 km / 5 Hrs
– Jember to Tempurejo/Ambulu 25 km / 1 Hrs
– Tempurejo/Ambulu to Andongrejo 20 km / 0,5 Hr
– Andongrejo to Bandealit 14 km / 1 Hr (This route is recommended to use 4WD)

Facilities : Guest house, parking area, toilet, camping ground, guards, genset, solar cell, shelter, cano, speedboat