Pelabuhan Ratu Beach

Pelabuhan Ratu is one of the holiday resorts which is usually visited by domestic tourists, especially from Jakarta and Bandung, who want to escape from the busy and crowded situation. This place is only three hours driven from Jakarta. Pelabuhan Ratu - Cisolok is a 15 km stretch of breathtaking beauty with hills, mountains and very wide sandy beaches, set against the deep blue Indian Ocean. There is one four-star hotel, Samudera Beach, about 6 km from Pelabuhan Ratu, but several other smaller hotel and cottages are available at moderate rates.

This place is believed as the home of the mysterious goddess of the South Sea, Nyai Roro Kidul. Don’t ever wear green or red colour on the beach or in the water because these are the favorite colours of Nyai Loro Kidul, the goddes of Pelabuhan Ratu who takes fishermen and swimmers who wears green or red into her watery kingdom.

This beach is good for surfing and sunbathing. Around of this place, there are nine places that are good for surfing; Batu Guram, Karang Sari, Samudra Beach, Cimaja, Karang Haji, Indicator, Sunset Beach, Ombak Tujuh and Ujung Genteng. They have their own characteristic wave.

Tanah Lot

Tanah Lot is one of the most popular interesting places in Bali. In Balinese language Tanah Lot means Land ( in the ) Sea. Tanah Lot temple is located in Tabanan, 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.
The Tanah Lot temple is a part of Balinese mythology for centuries. This temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. Each of the sea temples was established with eyesight of the next to form a chain along the south-western coast.
There are poisonous sea snakes, which are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. A giant snake purportedly protects the temple, which was created from Nirata’s scarf when he established the island. The giant snake is more dangerous from the other snakes, because it has triple poison than the ordinary snake.
The area leading to Tanah Lot is highly commercialized and people have to pay to enter to the area. The right time to visit Tanah Lot temple is when the sunset comes, when the golden red skies frame the temple and waves crash into the rocks.

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is the name of the Buddhist temple, located in Magelang Jawa Tengah. Based on prasasti karangtengah, this temple was built by the King of Mataram, the reign of Sailendra dynasty, named Samaratungga. It was finished at the reign of Saratungga’s daughter, Queen Pramudawardhani. It took a half century.
The monument's three divisions symbolize three stages of mental preparation towards the ultimate goal according to the Buddhist cosmology, namely Kamadhatu (the world of desires), Rupadhatu (the world of forms), and finally Arupadhatu (the formless world).
Kāmadhātu is represented by the base. Almost all of this part is covered by the heap of stones, estimated to make the construction sturdy. There is 120 panel story of Kammawibhangga at the part that covered by this additional structure. Some of the additional structure is omitted, so people can see the relief in this part.
Four floor with the relief wall called Ruphadatu. The floor is square. Ruphadatu is the world which already free from the desire but still bunched by the form and shape. This level symbolize the nature of between, that is low nature and up nature. At this part, Buddha’s statues were put in the ceruk’s wall.
From the fifth until the seventh floor, there is no relief on the wall. This level named Arupadhatu. The floor is round. This level symbolize the up nature, where human free from all of the desire, form and shape, but sill not achieve the nirwana. Buddha’s statues were put in stupa.
The highest level, showed no shape, symbolize by the biggest and highest stupa. In this biggest stupa, there is unfinished Buddha. Before it was thought as Adibuddha’s statue, but actually there is never a statue in the main stupa, the unfinished statue is the mistake of the carver. Based on their believe, the statue that wrong in the process of make shouldn’t be destroyed.

LOMBOK - AN UNSPOILED BALI

Lombok is often marketed as “an unspoiled Bali,” or “Bali’s sister island.” Everybody knows that Lombok is one of the best places to visit in Indonesia. Lombok has many great places to visit. Here Are some of the best places in Lombok :
Surga Beach
We can see great view in this beach. Surga beach has small hill surround it, and it’s the great place to hide from a busy life. It also has great wave for surving.
Sugud beach
No much people know about this place. White sand with some rock , rock cliff on right side, and the turtle island on left side, make it so beautiful and perfect for the rest place.
Bertok beach.
Bertok beach has great white sand and clear water. On the right side there is white rock cliff will tract the eyes. Great wave makes Bertok Beach becomes perfect place for surfing.

Gili Islands
These small coral-fringed islands are famous for their white sandy beaches and are. This is the right place to visit for them who is interested in sun and sand.

Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat
This modern museum has exhibits on the geology, history and culture of Lombok and Sumbawa. This museum is worth to visit if you intend to buy any antiques or handicrafts, have a look at the daggers, silver or gold-threaded cloth, basket ware and masks.

Pura Lingsar
It is located 6 km east of Mataram-the capital of Lombok. This large temple complex, built in 1714 and it is the holiest place on Lombok. The temple combines the Balinese Hindu and Wektu Telu religions in one complex. The Hindu temple in the northern section is higher than the Wektu Telu temple in the southern section.

Rinjani
Rinjani is the highest mountain in Lombok. It is an active volcano. The volcano is a popular destination for hikers and treks to the caldera are common.

LOVE SOMEONE or SOMEONE WHO LOVES YOU

From these two choices, I choose to love someone. Maybe, sometimes it is ridiculous and sounds selfish. But I have different view about it.
To love someone is not easy, because sometimes it will hurt us. Love doesn’t always have to have, although sometimes this heart wants to have it. Sincere love is the love that can keep us smile for the wound, sincere love is the love is the love that can keep us are tolerant even though we can not have it.
As the sun never stops to shine, and when the night comes, he still gives us its ray through the moon. We still can give and show our love even the one that we love is not ours, through the other ways, maybe friendship.
The more love we give, the more love we get, although maybe not for the same person.