Kampung Sampiereun, Premium Tourist Lodgings

Kampung Sampireun is located in Ciparay Village; it’s a part of West Garut, West Java - Indonesia. Kampung Sampireun was built in the 1999 with the concept "Back to Nature" to expose Sundanese culture. Most of all the activity, entertainment, the bungalows was taken from that Culture. Kampung Sampireun has a relatively cool climate due to its altitude of about 1000 meters above sea Level; the temperature reaches 10-22 ˚C. Broadly 3.6 hectare, it's surrounded by 4 green mountains. The name of Kampung Sampireun is taken from Sundanese Language which it means "a place for stop in".

It is simple to reach the place; it takes approximately around 4 hours from Jakarta via Cipularang high way, and 2 hours from Bandung.
Kampung Sampireun is a resort with the touch of traditional Sundanese village. Having luxurious pines, plants, and other plants arranged harmoniously the resort establishes the theme "Tropical Garden lust".  It also preserves the bamboo garden that gives you a calm romantic chill nuance when the wind blows softly through the area. Kampung Sampireun is the most enchanted resort for couples who yearn for unique and wonderful honeymoon where every guest will be pampered. The romantic scenery ensures an unforgettable experience. It has fast become a favourite place not only for honeymooners but also for people who want to rekindle their love, Company, & family Outing / gathering or simply wants to escape from the hustle bustle of a big city life. From the moment you arrive, you will be greeted by our staff dressed in traditional Sudanese attire demonstrating the strong fashion style of Sundanese people.

The Guest will be served with a traditional appetizing welcome drink called "Bajigur" which is made from coconut fat, red sugar, and pandanus leaf accompanied with delicous snack such as rengginang & renggining. Afterward the guests will be escorted from the lobby to their own bungalow by canoe. While travelling in this original mode you can enjoy the fabulous scenery of Kampung Sampireun in the company of lots of goldfish. All along the way to the bungalow the revelation of Kampung Sampireun continues in this romantic setting inspired by natural scenery.
Kampung Sampureun has 22 bungalows consisting of 6 units Kalapalua on the lake view, 2 units on the hill, 4 units Kurjati Suite, 6 units Waluran Suite, Cikuray Suite, Papandayan Suite, and Manglayang Suite. You could see beautiful scenery of the bamboo and lake from the bungalows where its location is on the hill.

Bungalows are constructed using bamboo with coconut roofing which adds to the unique style of the resort. In the afternoon you can enjoy the Sundanese culture in the form of traditional art, show called "Calung" played at in the afternoon on the main deck. During the nights, "kecapi suling" is played at the restaurant while dinner. After dinner, you can remain on your balcony enjoying the gorgeous scenery with a traditional drink called " Sekoteng " warming your body which is drop to your bungalau by boat. Don’t forget to feed the goldfish from the balcony while enjoying the peaceful harmonious tunes of 'Parahiyangan Nature '.
In the morning before breakfast, several canoes cruise past the bungalows to deliver the traditional snack Surabi (Traditional pancake) to your balcon. Enjoy a tour around Kampung Sampireun, Have a chat and wind down with friends or loved ones as many challenges await the adventurous including : Papandayan Volcano to see crater, Curug Orok Water fall, Leather Factory where you could see leather processing, Batik painting, silk factory, traditional handicraft. Each of them has its own excitement and there can be better this than returning to the city refreshed after a healthy excursion stacked which such enjoyable physical activities that are well suited to the experienced and inexperienced alike. One of the resort's most treasured facilities is the Taman Sari Royal Heritage spa, set in tropical landscaped gardens; it is a health and beauty centre that features classical Javanese architecture. This is an ideal place to be pempered with natural sceneray enhancing the relaxed atmosphere. The spa offers a wide range of treatments. Kampung Sampireun offers a number of different packages catering to specific needs of its guests and of its very special offers is the Honeymoon Package. Spending your Honeymoon at Kampung Sampireun at Kampung Sampireun is truly exceptional indeed. The Resort surrounded by mountains ensures a peace full, hormonious and exotic nuence far away from hectic city life. Honeymooners will be spoilt numerous special touches adding to the experience, such as the floating candle light dinner, the  couple spa treatment, a specifically decorated room, and many more personal touches.

Kampung Sampireun is a truly romantic place , a haven to spend time with your love one, Having your honeymoon at Kampung Sampireun will surely make for an unforgettable experience that will certainly last for a life time. Kampung Sampireun Resort & Spa is the right place to relax for you & Your family. Kampung Sampireun is very suitable to be a place for having good time with family. The natural beauty & exotic view is the reason it's called " Heaven of Honeymooners "

Please visit : http://kampungsampireun.com/en for further information

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Istiqlal Mosque

Located in the middle of Jakarta, the second biggest mosque in Indonesia event in south east Asia stands. The first stone begun in 1961 on the initiative of KH. Wahid Hasyim, H. Agus Salim, Ir. Sofwan and Mr. Anwar Cokroaminoto and was done in 1978 in President Soeharto era. Istiqlal has been a symbol of Indonesia freedom, because Istqlal means freedom. Istiqlal was built in ex-Holland fort, Frederick Hendrik Fort and Wilhelmina Park that constructed by Governor General Van Den Bosch in 1834. The location was chosen by President Soekarno. One reason to show religious harmonic in Indonesia because in front of the location, was built cathedral church first.
Now, Istiqlal being center of society activities especially moslem society in Indonesia. Istiqlal has developed being one of center study of Islam, center of religious activities, and center of national charity or zakat nasional. Many religious celebration holidays, Iedul Adha and Iedul Fitri was centered at Istiqlal Mosque. President of United States, Barrack Husain Obama and his wife visited to Istiqlal at the end of 2010. They walked around and accompanied by leader of Istiqlal Mosque,  KH Ali Mustafa Yakub.
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Bali, it is in Indonesia

May be many people not sure the location of Indonesia, but i am sure almost people in The world know about Bali. What interesting there? of course the traditional art and culture, Nature Wealth, the beach, tourism facilities, and food. Besides of that, there are many fascinating thing can be saw in Bali. There are Subak, Batik Bali craft, and Joger. Subak is traditional irrigation system that prove the availability water for agriculture with cultural values. Batik Bali is hallmark of fabric craft cotton that has different patterns than other batik in Indonesia. and Joger is creative cloth industry with typically words.

Kintamani, Mont and Lake of "Batur"
Why Choose Bali as your destination ?
1. Have a good reputation in Tourism destination. It's easy to take tour around Bali and Lombok from tourism expedition agent in your country. Or if backpacker is chosen, there are many guide in Bali to lead your trip.



Uluwatu, Best view into Hindia Ocean
2. The facilities are complete. Transportation and Accommodation, Housing, Food, Tour Guide, and support from Indonesia Government to visit Bali. Transportation in Bali or transportation to get into Bali is complete. Already provided by bus shelter, airport, taxi, and motor and car rental. Very easy and many options to get transportation vehicles. Housing is provided in many options from five stars Hotel,  motel in downtown, until cottage in the middle of countryside. Foods are found ranging from traditional foods to the European foods.

Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali
3. A fascinating view of nature. Bali is famous with many beautiful beaches. But besides of that, there are many other destination likes National Park West Bali at Kabupaten (District) Negara, Uluwatu at Kabupaten (District) Badung. Bamboo Forest at Kabupaten (District) Bangli, Kintamani Mount and Lake "Batur" at Kabupaten (District) Bangli, Sidan Tourism Village at Kabupaten (District) Gianyar, Singsing Waterfall at Kabupaten (District) Buleleng, Bali art Center at Denpasar, Bedugul Tourism area at Kabupaten (District) Tabanan, and many more tourism destination.   

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Surabaya, The Heroic City

Surabaya is the capital of East Java province and the biggest metropolitan city in Indonesia with the inhabitant approximately 3 million Peoples. Surabaya officially established in 1293. Surabaya well known as Heroic City , the date was taken from the glory of Raden Wijaya, the first king of Majapahit who against China troops. Surabaya is a metropolitan city in which have religious nuances, the community had the feeling of the high solidarity and the spirit of heroism that never knew surrendered.
Surabaya at the night
"Imagine the Surabaya City as the fairy's country, with the river from Kalimas gold, and the port from silver, Tanjung Perak." Supplement the imagination with the Surabaya City legend where the founder of the Surabaya City interpreted the Surabaya name, came from words Suro ing Boyo.
Suro meant the fish and Boyo meant the crocodile, a legend, the struggle between the Suro fish and the crocodile that happened in Kalimas. This legend afterwards was immortalized as the name of the Surabaya City
Kalimas River's
The recreation tour here was watching the sun rise, boating in the Kenjeran Coast and in the Kalimas river, visited the zoo, the amusement park, playing golf, and watched the performance.   In the night we could enjoy the nightlife in the restaurant, view of kalimas River and activity of the society. The valuable history tour were including the Dutch old building like Internatio building, Grahadi building, Mojopahit Hotel, Pemuda Hall, town hall, and etc.
To know the struggle neroism to seize independence had the Tugu Pahlawan monument and the Submarine Monument . The artefact and the legacy archeology could be united in the Mpu Tantular Museum . In the centre of the city also had the legacy of the Singosari kingdom king that is Joko Dolog.
The main valuable tourist attraction religious is the Ampel mosque region. In this region established the old mosque that was surrounded by the China building, Arabian, in fact Europe with culture that associated well. The art object and souvenir could be bought in Art Shop, water port and the Pemuda hall Building . This building was also the centre of the art activity and the culture in Surabaya .
Surabaya MAP

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Soure : www.surabaya.go.id
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Yogyakarta, Javanese Ancient Culture in Modern Era

Gudeg
  We Called Yogyakarta as Yogyakarta special region (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta in Indonesia)..... why is it special? because the province is led by Sultan Hamengkubuwono, as a King, the leader of Kraton Yogyakarta and as Governor of Yogyakarta Province. And the best of everything, all people love him....
Tiwul
Visit Yogya is a comfort trip. The society will give comfort and open atmosphere to visitor. Javanese Culture is integrated to their live. Ancient javanese language still used by mostly old  and young people in Yogyakarta. There are many food taste in Yogya likes gudeg rice, bakpia, tiwul and gatot, geplak, and kipo.
Kraton Yogyakarta
Do not worry about housing because Yogyakarta has many facilities for tourist. You will found many hotel, motel, or cottage from the cheaper cost until star hotels.
Inside of Kraton Yogyakarta





How to reach there?
From  Jakarta, you can go by plane from Soekarno Hatta Airport or by train from Gambir Station. There many local flight airline like Garuda Indonesia, Batavia Air, Sriwijaya Air, Lion Air, and Air Asia.  Trains service that has route to Yogyakarta are Argo Dwipangga, Argo Lawu, Bima, Taksaka, and Gajayana. For further information about trains trip to Yoryakarta, please visit National Train Company (PT KAI) website in this link.

Have nice trip to Yogyakarta.



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Bogor, Rain City

Bogor is located in West Java Indonesia, near Jakarta. Can be reached using electric trains or KRL from Jakarta (see Jakarta Public Transportation). It's called rain city because Bogor has high rainfall intensity.

Bogor has many interesting destinantion likes Presidential Palace, National Bogor Botanical Garden, Nationa Parks Gede-Pangrango Mountains, National park Salak Mountain, waterfall, and special culinary center.
                                                                                             Bogor is located 54 Km far away from Jakarta. Flanked by two mountains, Gede-Pangrango mountais and Salak Mountains. Bogor in ancient had called Buitenzorg. Now Bogor city is developed as trade city especially in agribusiness trade. Bogor has many center of research in biological life science likes Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), National Bogor Botanical Garden, etnobotani museum, zoologi museum, soil museum, and many more.

The other fascinating destination is puncak area. It's a highland district that has many facilities for tour and picnic likes resort, villa, natural hot water, tea walk in plantation estate, and others.                                                                                                                                                 

                                         

Bogor Location


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Jakarta Public Transportation

A little confusing if you go around Jakarta by public transportation. But for further information about bus route and all information about Jakarta, you can contact Jakarta Tourism Center.

But for general overview about Jakarta public transportation, describing the kinds of public information may useful for you. The public transportation in Jakarta consists of some vehicles.

1. Electric trains
Electric Trains or KRL connected Jakarta with supporting town like Bogor, Bekasi, Tangerang, and Depok. For further information, visit www.krl.co.id. Ride from KRL stations that scattered in various locations on that towns.                                                                       




3. Busway
Busway is buses transportation facilities that have their own track and particular shelter. It's connected almost main highway in Jakarta. But be careful, the buses will very crowded at busy time likes hours to go to work. For further information check www.transjakarta.co.id and to see the route check www.rutebusway.com



3. Bus Transportation
There are some name of medium bus refers to the name of bus company likes Kopaja, Metromini, PO Deborah, Koantas Bima. And there are big bus too with company name PPD, Mayasari Bhakti, and Patas AC. Each of them have their route services and usually is signed by number route. I'am not suggest you to use it at work hours. For further information about it's visit this link.

4. Angkot
Angkot is kind of minibus that has been modified with special arrangement chairs so many people can be transported. Angkot have route services and distinguished using color and route number.





So see you in Jakarta......


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Setu Babakan, Understanding Betawi Culture

What is Setu Babakan? Setu babakan is "kampung" or village in the middle of crowded Jakarta that made as conservation and development Betawi culture by Jakarta Government. Betawi culture is genuine culture of Jakarta People.

Setu Babakan is located in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta. You can taste the original betawi food likes ketupat nyiksa, kerak telor, ketupat sayur, laksa, soto betawi, roti buaya, bir pletok, nasi uduk, kue apem, toge goring, and many more. And every saturday and sunday, there are performing betawi art likes topeng dance, cokek, kasidah, marawis, gambus music, lenong betawi , tanjidor , gambang kromong, dan ondel-ondel.
                                                                 
   
        
Pencak silat in Lenong Show          apem cake                                
                                            

Kerak Telor                      Setu Babakan, South Jakarta                

To reach setu babakan, you can use Jakarta Public Transportation :
1. From Pasar Minggu bus terminal (south jakarta bus terminal), go by kopa bus route number 616 and get off at setu babakan gate
2. Or for convenience, you can go by taksi.

                                              

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Gambir Station Jakarta

Gambir Station is one of main station in Java Railway System. Gambir Station can be reached from Soekarno Hatta International Airport by Damri Airport Bus. Gambir Station serve all destination in Java Island using Train likes Bogor, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Semarang, and Surabaya. The trip by Train is served by executive class of train and friendly crews. 

To know the trip of Train and the price of ticket you can go to PT. Kereta Api website.  To buy the ticket you can go to the main station or selling agent in this place or call 021-121 for 24 hours service from Indonesia.

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Jakarta International Airport

Welcome to Indonesia...!! Now you are in the main gate of Indonesia. From there you can fly to the other beautiful destination. You can fly with the domestic airline flight. For further information of each air line and destination, check some links of this airline : Garuda Indonesia, Batavia Air, Sriwijaya AirLion Air, Air Asia, Merpati Nusantara Airlines, and Citilink Airlines. Especially to trip with destination into eastern Indonesia or innermost area in Indonesia, you can visit Trigana Air, Express Air, Kartika Airlines, and Susi Air to get the services.


    Soekarno-Hatta Airport                Damri Airport Bus

You can go directly to your destination using other flight or go through around the city. The cheapest way to go the middle of city, using Damri Airport Bus. Almost all point in Jakarta can reach by the route of Damri Airport Bus. The route destination is Gambir Station, Bogor Terminal, Serang Terminal, Blok M Plaza, Port Tanjung Priok, Lebak Bulus Terminal, Kampung Rambutan Terminal, Pasar Minggu Terminal, Cikarang Terminal, and Bekasi Terminal.

Source Image : http://www.jakartaairportonline.com, http://www.bismania.com
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Dream


dream..... What is it?is it an abstract and shaping our lives. Dreams is a big frame and connecting each our destiny. Likes irrigation channel, Dream is dike that raise waterflow and pass on farm land. If a shine, dream is a lens that make a shadow being illusion or real. And in life, dream is a spirit of live.....

that's so philosophic

Yeah.... but it's true if dream is engine in our live. People with extra ordinary dream will doing higher value of work. dream is not related with property or wealth. Dream is satisfaction, and a power of feeling to defeat the world. Dream may has been given since born or has been put it in our self along our time. Dream is full of sensation, makes different each other and give each other. Dream likes an energy that tie atom compilation, and if it is crushed, it will create energy of gamma ray that can penetrate into particle.

So, let's make dream start from now. Vision and mission is result of dream. Dream is the way to see life around us, so see that from a good view. Dream is not created without defiance. It is big challenge. Likes irrigation channel, it must pound into wall of channel, strike hard on stone, and may evaporate by the sun. But the challenge will make dream being an engine. Such as an atom composition is never give an alpha ray except it is intervention into stability. The quiet water is never give potential energy except is dropped from altitude.

So.... makes dream, and start by asking yourself about the reason why you are has created....
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idea, concept, into sketch


Processing idea, concept, into sketch

When we see something, our mind will process into conclusion. This conclusion is processed by our histories and experiences and it is may called with idea. If we get the idea, the best way to make it being real is by give this idea a touch of our humanity. We give meanings, purposes, values, and dreams that makes our idea being live and we can called it a concept. Concept must be transformed into real media immediately that can be read with us or every people. and this is a simple scratch, real, little abstract, and many symbol give stressing in important point.


How's important a sketch?

For me, sketch is very important. Sketch is a simple communication tools in design. Using sketch, we can read again and observe our concept. We can shoe to other people our sketch with simple way and logic that inform about our concept to make a feedback. Sketch is very easy to repair and change. In there we can give all information about our concept such as stressing in technique information likes length measuring, width measuring, radius, slicing, distance between, or movement sequence. Based on sketch we can give stressing in important information in our concept design like color composition plan, layout and others. gather Information into sketch is important to record and draw what we have been seen and the detail of our concept. The better sketch is more comprehensive detailed information and easy to read.

Lets's we see the Example :


1. The rough skecth of  scanned paper. This is rough design of Mobile closer tent 

  
2. The repairing design using CAD Tools













3. Build and developed the design in workshop















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Interaction Between Innovation and System



Innovation is an improvement and practice to the better step until the unimangine layer. Innovation is not always big, but often this is just a part of function in small thing. And sometimes radical innovation is not accepted cause of rubbing against the rules. So Where is the starting point begin? And for me is just start from the most simple existing thing that you know because innovation is improvement to be better. Then think in big frame,long term period and understand what is already around you. Study about possibility and support of your idea. If there is no possibility and no support to do your idea, redesign your innovation idea or make support system to realize your innovation. Too many people said to think out of the box, so the first is we must to know and understand how is the box. How wide the box. Is there any space for our innovation. If your innovation is wider than the box, resize your innovation or make new box for your innovation. The box in here is system. It can be government ruler, education system, financial system, etc.

"Thomas Alfa Edison found lamp technology in 1879 and after three years from the invention in 1882, the lamp just used to applied in 1 kilometre road. And just in 1890 he finished establish General Electic Factory. It is caused the lamp that invented by Edison powered by electrical energy supply and in 1879 the infrasructure was not already and the competitor of lamp technology had been improved more advanced likes lighting using gasses or oil. Innovation of lamp in that period is wider than the box. So Edison must designed steam engine to produce electric energy and the wire installation to distribution as a box to placed his innovation. And now in 21 century, lamp is usual technology in the world."




Observing, Understanding, and Defining The Condition Around Us is Important Part of Innovation

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Hello World

I decided to move on with blogger now but still have been using wordpress in biotechnoworld.wordpress.com.   .... keep move on to write and share to many people about technology, human, society and all things around me especially in Indonesia.

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"User Experience" in Google Chrome


google chrome


Bagi temen-temen yang senag browsing internet pasti sudah tidak asing lagi dengan berbagai macam browser seperti mozilla firefox, opera mini, Internet Explorer dan yang teranyar adalah google chrome. Sampai november 2011 pangsa pasar browser dunia masih dipegang oleh Internet Explorer, lalu diikuti oleh Google Chrome dan Mozilla Firefox, lebih jelas disini.
Setelah beberapa lama menggunakan Google Chrome, ternyata memang ada perbedaan pengalaman yang signifikan, lebih cepat dan ringan. Dan user akan dibawa ke pengalaman yang lebih menarik lagi dengan ratusan themes, aplikasi, dan tools yang disediakan di store chrome. Selamat mencoba.....
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