tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34375894752059381512024-02-07T12:37:53.655+07:00luluran Jawa tradition of life, health and beautyMitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-53871873666572333342014-01-25T10:30:00.002+07:002015-02-04T10:08:22.582+07:00Banana, Is Not Just a FruitFor those who do not live in the tropics might be surprised by the way Javanese processed bananas . Banana as fruit, eaten by peeling the skin and go directly into the mouth only one from many ways people eat bananas in Java .<br />
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There are tens maybe hundreds of types of bananas grown here . Starting from as little as fingers or as large so it's -called 'pisang tanduk' - horns banana . The colors are green , yellow , and red . Not all types of bananas delicious to eat just after ripened , some are too hard , gummy or even have seeds . That's why bananas processed, in addition to a food variety , also for the preservation in banana-producing areas .<br />
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1 . Fried .<br />
This is the easiest and most common . The kind that suit for fried bananas include jackfruit banana (pisang nangka) or horn banana (pisang tanduk). How: create a batter of flour and water , do not be too watery . Insert the banana slices into the flour and then fried with vegetable oil . Usually we use palm oil here . Pisang Goreng! <br />
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2 . Boiled<br />
Pisang Rebus. It's also easy , cook water in the pot , put sliced pisang nangka, pisang raja or pisang tanduk all the way with their skin on.<br />
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3 . In compote (Kolak).<br />
Kolak Pisang. Banana cooked with coconut milk and palm sugar .<br />
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4 . to fills cake.<br />
Nagasari cake is a cake made from rice flour with banana slice inside . This cake wrapped in banana leaves and steamed .<br />
Lots of bakery have banana bread, usually with raisins and chocolate sprinkle.<br />
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5 . Preserve it as a Sale<br />
'Sale Pisang' is the way to preserve bananas . Peeled whole banana dried in the sun or put in the oven until the caramel out . It could be directly packaged or fried with flour before packaging.<br />
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6 . For the fruit salad sauce (Bumbu Rujak).<br />
This is specific for stone bananas or banana with seed . Sliced young seedly bananas are pounded with rujak sauce: palm sugar , small chilli pepper, salt, fried nuts and tamarind . Bananas here serves to add body to the sauce and give it the aroma of the fragrant herbs that make the sauce more tasty and appealing.<br />
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In addition to the fruit, other parts of the banana is very important for daily life in Java. Banana leaves, whose leaf maybe the largest in the world, is very important to the Java culinary world. To wrap a wide variety of food, as plates, or for wrapping all kind of things organically. <br />
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Daun Pisang - Banana Leaves for sale</div>
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The other part is the edible heart of banana (Jantung pisang). This heart of banana can be made as side dish with rice. I think its banana flowers.<br />
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Banana stem is also useful. For the dalang (pupeteer), banana stem is useful for plugging puppet rod next to be played.<br />
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A Dalang and his banana stem puppet stand
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Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-79007656467094043732011-11-11T13:22:00.001+07:002011-11-11T14:12:27.043+07:00Paes Ageng Yogyakarta : Yogyanese Bridal Style<div style="text-align: center;">
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The ceremony of the youngest daughter of Java's Jogja's Sultan Hamengkubuwono X was held last month in such an amazing ceremony and bash. The procession was covered by aYogya local television.<br />
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We can watched Gusti Bendoro's hairline drawn by a <i>Dukun Manten</i>, a shaman specialized in bridal styling. Hairline draw called <i>cengkorongan Paes</i>, a pattern to beautify the bride and groom with a particular style.<br />
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Dukun Manten trusted to style the bride and groom is Tienuk Rifki or Nyi Wedono Sembogo Pujo, a very renowned bride stylist. In an interview she said she has fasted for two weeks to prepare this event. Dukun Manten also the bride and groom usually fast before the ceremony in order to have peace of mind and cleanse the soul, a kind of prayer that to have good make up results, the ceremony is not disrupted, and the newlywed to have a successful life in the future. The purity of the dukun manten’s soul was expected to reflects on the bride’s aura .<br />
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The bridal style <i>Paes Ageng Yogyakarta</i> was formerly used only for the Sultan and his realtives. After the reign of Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX ordinary people are allowed to wear this bridal style as well as batik sheets.<br />
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This bridal style has a lot of philosophy and deep meaning. The bride should undergo a <i>halup-halupan </i>(hairline shave) and aromatic fumes for hair treatment (<i>ratus</i>). Cengkorongan is a pattern in the forehead in the hairline. <i>Citak</i> is the dot between eyebrows, <i>panunggul</i> is the pattern in the middle, <i>pengapit</i> and <i>penitis</i> for the side pattern.<br />
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Accessories worn called <i>raja keputren</i>, made of gold and diamonds. <i>Cunduk menthul</i> was a 5 pieces gold flowers attached above the bun, <i>pethat</i> was a mountain-shaped comb, <i>kalung sungsun</i> was a
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There’s a lot of offering prepared for the event. For the make up mat the offerings were <i>klasa Bangka</i> (pandan leaf mats), <i>apa-apa</i> leaves and <i>letrek</i> fabrics (red, green, yellow and black fabrics). Offerings in the bridal suite were crusted candlenut, keluwak, variety of nuts, corn, rice, letrek clothes, small mirror, face powder, perfume, chicken egg, coconut sugar, <i>lawe</i> yarn, jug of water, stool, betel leaves, boreh flower, bananas. All arranged in a <i>nyiru biru</i> container.<br />
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Dukun Manten also casts a mantra / prayer /<i>sembaga</i> to request so all prayers will be answered and so the bide will be as pretty as an angel.<br />
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Another bride and groom Yogyakartan Style</div>
Gambar dari <a href="http://lovejournal.widjanarti.com/2008/06/19/tata-rias-busana-pengantin-jogja/">lovejournal</a>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-67110319723397557912011-07-19T12:58:00.005+07:002011-09-15T07:25:16.796+07:00Gayo's Saman Dance - Synchronized HeadbangingNorth Sumatra, South East Aceh in the Gayo highlands is an area of origin of the unique Saman dance. The dance was originally danced by 10 men, without the accompaniment of musical instruments. The musics produced by the voice of two group leaders (syekh), clappinghands and pat chests. The lyrics are about islamic preach, ethics, epic etc. Syekh tasked also to give command of motion changes. This dance reportedly discovered and developed by Sheikh Saman, a scholar Gayo, although I think this dance seems older than that. <br />
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This dance now has spread throughout Aceh and Indonesia, performed by men and women. The dancers have to practice in earnest with full concentration because each dancer must be in sync with others.<br />
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Source <a href="http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tari_Saman">wikipedia</a><br />
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Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-19504395552985709452011-06-17T08:00:00.002+07:002013-06-02T21:42:21.555+07:00The Sacred Dance of Bedhaya KetawangOnce a year at the Kings Palace of Solo performed a sacred ritual dance Bedhaya Ketawang to commemorate ascension of the sultan (Susuhunan). This dance is performed by nine female dancers who depict love of the the southern sea queen Nyi Roro Kidul to either Sultan Agung or his grandfather, Senopati.<br />
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Dance performances conducted in pendhapa, an open hall with pillars in the front of Susuhunan which sat at the throne. The dance accompanied by a chorus of women and men (sindhenan lampah sekar). Musical accompaniment is not a complete gamelan orchestra but only few instruments: kethuk, kenong, gongs and kendang only.<br />
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Many taboos surrounding this dance. Rehearsals should only be done once every 35 days, in every rehearsal and performance offerings must be made. Dancers must perform fasting and ritual purification, their must wear bridal dress and their upper body lathered with mangir (yelowish lotion made by rice and temugiring).<br />
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This dance style depict subtle eroticism of Javanese, all the dancers looked down not looking to the audience. The simplicity of the music, gentle and slow movement of the dancers and the offerings creates eery goosebumpish beauty.<br />
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Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-45772302985587304322011-06-15T08:00:00.003+07:002011-09-15T07:28:19.718+07:00Green Architecture of Kampung NagaIt turns out that Indonesia already have a green architecture concept since hundreds of years ago. And this work of local genius is still preserved by traditional means: through all sorts of restrictions / taboos / pamali.<br />
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In Kampung Naga which is located between the highway Tasik and Garut, Western Jawa, Kecamatan Salawu Neglasari, engineers with no degree that lived hundreds of years ago had lived with nature and try to defend its wisdom with all means. In the lush and humid river valley, where water is abundant with high rainfall that is continuesly preserved, one particular way is through environmentally friendly architecture and various taboos.<br />
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It is said that the origins of the name of Kampung Naga from the term 'diNA GAwir village' or 'village on the cliff', which eventually became the village of Naga alone ..<br />
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Restricted forest. There are two forbidden forest, the first area residents are prohibited from entering the forest for any reason, and the second area forest that can be entered only when there is a ceremony and must be accompanied by a Kuncen (elder gatekeeper who also know the history of a distinguished place), for purposes of pilgrimage to the tomb of their ancestors. Violation of this prohibition is cursed or exile.<br />
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As a result of these prohibitions, the water source maintains its sustainability. The village has never experienced drought and landslides. Kampung Naga area also should not be traded fo any reason.<br />
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The use of tight zoning or the division of the area. Areas are made terraced with stone piles without cement, and proven to withstand erosion. Area with the highest level are the most sacred, wherelies 'bale Ageung' (big hall) and big mosque. The lower area is residential, and its lowest level for fish ponds, livestock and public toilet areas.<br />
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Drainage channels are made between houses. Houses are all facing north-south and row -lined east to west. Roof are made of palm leaves and with base from a kind of laos leaves. The roof of these fibers will eventually overgrown with moss and became more leak-proof. The roof of a opposite houses form a natural gutter, while the side neighbour the rain gutters are made. High slope form roof ensure rain water does not splash back in reverse direction.<br />
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The structure of a house like this also proved to withstand earthquakes. When the Tasik big earthquake happened not one single house in here collapsed. The key is the foundation or base or the house that are made of massive stone and dont use any nails, but from the natural ropes. The house made of wood and bamboos so its make a very flexible structure.<br />
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House on stilts ensure the house is not damp and kept dry. Wooden floor became shiny because of frequent mopped. wooden plank placed in perfect spot at the wall to lean. Paints are prohibited, should only be limed. Tables and chairs also prohibited, as well as electricity. Some houses have a black and white battery operated television.<br />
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This is a headband style for the day-to-day activities. For ceremonies there area different headband style. Behind Pak Ndut is a leuit door for rice storage at home, and men are not allowed to opened it, should only be opened by his wife (women)only.<br />
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Rice container from a hollowed jackfruit tree trunk. In the left are rice steamer and its holder.<br />
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Firewood stove. Apparently the people here grow or buy firewoods, because its forbidden to take it from the forest. Above the stove is a 2 in 1 cooking equipment, rice steamer and water boiler. Kitchen floor from some sort of natural fiber woven mat, easy to clean and quick dry because dirts swept directly onto below the house.<br />
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The rice grown here is somewhat different type, larger in size and planting time is longer about 6 months. Rice is harvested using tool called ani-ani and hammered with mortar and pestle until the skin loose. This processed conducted as necessary every week. Strands of dried rice tied up and stored in a warehouse. Dozens types of rice planted for ceremonial purposes.Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-16010483271429584382011-06-13T08:00:00.001+07:002011-09-15T07:29:06.720+07:00The Temple of King BokoAbout 3 kilometers south of Prambanan temple situated the area of Boko Temple in Sleman, Yogyakarta. By paying the ticket Rp 15,000 and additional Rp 7500 if you bring camera, we can start explore this 19 hectares park.<br />
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Boko temple, or Kraton Ratu Boko was built in the 8th century, is situated on the hill, very beautiful and amazing. This site gets good attention from the government, is neat and informative, equipped with supporting facilities for visitors. There are vast terrace that can be rented for weddings and other events where we can see the temples of Prambanan and Mendut from a distance.<br />
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Now this temple area is under the management of P<a href="http://www.borobudurpark.co.id/">T. Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan & Ratu Boko</a>. In addition to the temple site facilitated with parking area, restaurants, souvenir shops, camping area and also tour packages and sunrise trekking.<br />
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Stepping on a wide street toward the main gate, on the left and right sides planted with various trees, and there are also a deer cage. The big and beautiful Boko palace main gate welcome us with grace.<br />
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Actually, this area is not a temple (place of worship) but more a palace. There are sections in it like a palace pavilion, hall (paseban) and women palace (keputren).<br />
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Keraton Ratu Boko area can be divided into 4 sections,<br />
1. West: Mountain Area Tlatar, has not been fully excavated.<br />
2. Middle Section: Main Gate, the center of town, burning temples, ponds and Paseban pedestals.<br />
3. Southeast: Hall, bale-bale, 3 small temples, ponds and keputren.<br />
4. East: wadon cave, lanang cave, pond, buddha statues and caves on the east side keputren.<br />
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Based on the ancient writings made by the Rakai Panangkaran 746-784M, the temple first called the Abhayagiri Vihara which means monastery on the top of the Mount of Peace. Then its designation changed and its name and its function became Walaing Palace. This site is a mixture of Hindu and Buddhist influences. Boko itself is a stork in the Java language.<br />
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If you happen to be in Yogya, do not forget to stop by here. Prepare enough stamina to explore this whole area of Boko palace, scour the alley behind the time and enjoy the beauty of each stone.Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-5235482795602551972011-06-11T08:00:00.000+07:002011-09-15T07:29:40.766+07:00How To Wear Sundanese IketIket or fabric head coverings is part of the everyday men clothes on the island of Java, until around the beginning of the year 1900 ( click here for <a href="http://djawatempodoeloe.multiply.com/">Javanese Old Postcards</a>). The use of iket become imperative because it is believed to protect them from evil spirits, in addition to practical functions such as containers / wrappers, blankets, pads to carry the load on the head etc.. <br />
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Iket is made of batik cloth in rectangle shape that is folded in such a way as to be typical models. There are differences iket model for West Java and Central Java. In this article we try to make the Sundanese iket styles. Iket models are given names like barangbang semplak, parekos, or porteng (source from <a href="http://www.fsrd.itb.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/DESAIN%20IKET%20SUNDA%20DI%20BANDUNG%20DAN%20SUMEDANG.pdf">here</a> ) <br />
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a. batik cloth folded so its make a triangle shape, the tip is shifted slightly for a space <br />
b. the base of triangle rolled several times as needed <br />
c. place the base of triangle on the forehead <br />
d. neat the edges <br />
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e. tidy up the rear side<br />
f. made a half knot and pulled forward again <br />
g. left end is placed under the right end, then inserted on top of it <br />
h. the final result!<br />
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i. the 'Cepot' style<br />
j. barangbang 'nyengklik' style<br />
k. 'jawara' style <br />
l. 'jawara' style from behind <br />
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If you interested to buy this iket batik cloth please contact <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MochamadAsepHadianAdipradja">Kang Asep in this fb address</a>. This young man is one of the Bandung residents who is very concerned about Sundanese culture. <br />
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Hopefully iket will be popular again among the javanese men. If on the island of Bali, we still see the use of iket everywhere, then Java should also be able to do the same. To popularize this iket you can start to use it everywhere, at the wedding, to the funeral, at mosques, or even when you hang out at mall. This distinctive look could be combined with a trendy western-style clothing, Gothic, or rock, even the use of this iket could be a characteristic that makes you look more individual and different. <br />
OK ... iket greetings!Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-67318166463418569012011-06-09T09:45:00.015+07:002011-09-15T07:30:22.873+07:00Wayang Golek, the Western Jawa PuppetsIn the western part of Java there is a unique traditional art form of puppet show called wayang golek. Wayang show has been defined by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as the legacy of very valuable culture and amazing work in the field of narrative story (Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity).<br />
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Wayang golek made of soft wood such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia"> albizia</a>. It is carved and painted with details and given a beautiful traditional costumes.<br />
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The dalang played the puppets with different voices for each character and move the hands and head so it looks alive.<br />
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The show called Pagelaran Wayang Golek accompanied by gamelan musical instruments. Sundanese gamelan (salendro) consists of two pieces saron, a peking, a selentem, one set of boning, a set of boning rincik, a set of kenong, a pair of gongs (kempul and goong), plus a set of kendang (a big kendang and three smaller kendang), xylophone (gambang) and a fiddle (rebab). A female singer (sinden) and male singer (alok) complement this orchestra. The performances are usually done at night, takes approximately 6-7 hours.<br />
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The story is taken from the story of Mahabharata (derivatives of Bharata) and Ramayana (adventures of Rama), but reduced and tailored to local culture, the culture of Sunda and told in Sundanese language. The popular characters because its satire and funny behaviors are Semar, Gareng, Dawala and Cepot.<br />
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Puppet show performances are usually held for celebrating circumcisions, weddings, inaugurations, held by individuals or institutions. The show is full of education and entertainment. Political parties sometimes use this puppet show as a campaign tool. Performing puppet show quite expensive so its seldom staged nowadays.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wayanggolek.net/">wayanggolek.net</a>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-7563422369075845982009-10-18T11:35:00.004+07:002011-09-15T07:32:10.329+07:00Javanese Bride and Groom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJaq70z0WfRY4eKUMee4D1eVxuo01goo4Z4Cxa5CnV0PyAcrRdQAiZrSjHG4JfsXq7nCk1Rpwi6CSY-OtNa_M_TCBwPwEGXU66cARMGq4sJoWwGi7bryd8Jq6rkfe0oNNb-Tw_zc3i3-m/s1600-h/mm00_post.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393794640190064210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJaq70z0WfRY4eKUMee4D1eVxuo01goo4Z4Cxa5CnV0PyAcrRdQAiZrSjHG4JfsXq7nCk1Rpwi6CSY-OtNa_M_TCBwPwEGXU66cARMGq4sJoWwGi7bryd8Jq6rkfe0oNNb-Tw_zc3i3-m/s400/mm00_post.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 201px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>gambar dari <a href="http://mudahmenikah.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/simbolisme-dalam-upacara-perkawinan-adat-keraton-surakarta/">mudah menikah</a> <br />
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Pictures of Javanese bride and groom. In the traditional wedding ala Mataram court there are several ceremony such as <span style="font-style: italic;">lamaran, pasang tarub, tuwuhan siraman, ijab kabul, panggih, resepsi, sepasaran and selapanan</span>. Normaly it takes four to five hours to prepare the bride make up and clothes. The bride have a <span style="font-style: italic;">paes pinanganten</span> or wedding forehead painting in their front hair line. We can see that the javanese is not realy a body conscious people.Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-14260554341249668472009-02-19T18:53:00.007+07:002011-09-15T07:34:13.518+07:00Wayang kulit, the Javanese Shadow puppet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtl1YCwuhtfZk6Z8G7F0KhyphenhyphengAA5ufElvkHtdlXQV8DYXVN93QIjkbi78Fu7Ym5m1n-IufLxCETIBUnNd0Dtr9PIZsHhlrsD9aqzZNAl8JQSqqhLJZ9fDYyliV5oavsgw-rhOLuXbbmR5g/s1600-h/1378851855_1488d7f516.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304336159798012722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtl1YCwuhtfZk6Z8G7F0KhyphenhyphengAA5ufElvkHtdlXQV8DYXVN93QIjkbi78Fu7Ym5m1n-IufLxCETIBUnNd0Dtr9PIZsHhlrsD9aqzZNAl8JQSqqhLJZ9fDYyliV5oavsgw-rhOLuXbbmR5g/s400/1378851855_1488d7f516.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>pic from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkseema/1378851855/">kkseema</a><br />
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The puppet made from cow, buffalo or goat's skin which processed, engraved and painted until done. The puppet then played for a wayang kulit show, usually Ramayana or Mahabharata stories. It needs at least 18 people to play a complete shaddow puppet show, one puppet master or dalang, 2 singers and 15 peoples to play music instruments, the gamelan. The show can be up to 8 hours. The stage contains white fabric as a screen with banana tree pole lay down below for sticking all the puppets. The traditional lamp is a brass coconut oil lamp (blencong), but nowadays a halogen lamp will do. The audience watch from behind the white fabrics, only watch the shadow of the ornamental puppet.<br />
This blog <a href="http://ki-demang.com/">ki-demang</a> (sorry, it's in Javenese!) and <a href="http://warta.pepadi.com/">warta pepadi</a> is a complete resource for more wayang kulit infos. <br />
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fragment of Dewi Sri Boyong (Bring Dewi Sri) by Ki Manteb Sudarsono<br />
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Batik refers to textile that dyed several times with a specific technique called batik. Although the process of decorating cloth through the process of batik is found in several regions in Africa or India and even in some South East Asian countries, the batik of Indonesia is unique and unequaled. Batik is generally thought of as the most quintessentially Indonesian textile. Indonesian Batik is made in several regions, but the center of the art is Central Java, in cities like Yogyakarta, Solo, Cirebon, Pekalongan and Indramayu.<br />
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Motifs of flowers, twinning plants, leaves buds, flowers, birds, butterflies, fish, insects and geometric forms are rich in symbolic association and variety; there are about three thousand recorded batik patterns. Batik motifs recall characters from the Hindu epics, plants, animals, sea creatures and gamelan melodies.<br />
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In the 19th century, the application of waxed patterns with a large copper stamp or stenciled saved the batik industry from competition with cheap printed European cloth. The semi-industrial nature of stenciled work allows it to be performed by men. Stenciled batik is much cheaper than hand made. Stenciled usually produced by men while hand made batik usually made by women. So based on the process there are 2 types of batik, hand written batik (batik tulis) and stenciled batik (batik cap). <br />
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<span id="fullpost"><br />The art of "batiking" is similar to the one of drawing or painting on a piece of cloth. The main tool - the canting (read:tjahn-thing)- is a small copper container with a long slender spout, is used instead of a pencil or brush, and liquid wax instead of paint. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQS8T95VM9xEKRn1FXTYlH0XdZgRZIsTPthkgb5sMdT-BOYGchRjofL7sNluP91ct1EHFsTnv9gGVayuUQ2poPDqlwhovVzKesOv6AhSxDnpOcq4p_T3jU37L2tEGT0huv7Kc6wqkRtDT/s1600-h/image029.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253216686392370706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQS8T95VM9xEKRn1FXTYlH0XdZgRZIsTPthkgb5sMdT-BOYGchRjofL7sNluP91ct1EHFsTnv9gGVayuUQ2poPDqlwhovVzKesOv6AhSxDnpOcq4p_T3jU37L2tEGT0huv7Kc6wqkRtDT/s400/image029.png" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>pic from <a href="http://www.murnis.com/images/articles_by_murni/batik/canting.jpg">murnis</a><br /><br />Finely detailed designs are first drawn freehand with a pencil on the textile. Then hot liquid wax is applied. From time to time the tip of the canting must be blown to secure an easy flow of the wax. Areas not slated for coloring are filed with the wax. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMto4Dh5-BwliP_78jHvGV7H3FjC1qZ-0TV2UpSFO94kKyVhysTBpXqLQMH60v7jJxE8jnT7ull1OW9nbbzETNwJjZ1bgSjZqp0Ibx8zD9837RazVrQN80QuAOBJKOQU3J-44JB4JeAQAh/s1600-h/034batik_image.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253211938559225042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMto4Dh5-BwliP_78jHvGV7H3FjC1qZ-0TV2UpSFO94kKyVhysTBpXqLQMH60v7jJxE8jnT7ull1OW9nbbzETNwJjZ1bgSjZqp0Ibx8zD9837RazVrQN80QuAOBJKOQU3J-44JB4JeAQAh/s400/034batik_image.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>pic from <a href="http://www.trulyjogja.com/index.php?action=news.detail&cat_id=7&news_id=87">trulyjogja</a><br /><br />The cloth is then passed through a vat of dye. The wax is removed with hot water, scraped from the portions of the dried material still to be dyed. The parts that were covered by the wax did not absorb the dye and thus remain white (or whatever color the original cloth was previously dyied). Since the wax behave as a resisting medium, this process is called resist-dye process. <br />Next, other areas are waxed over. this is repeated during each phase of the coloring process, up to four or more times, until the overall pattern and effect are achieved.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTLbsIzoeLZ8Nl17vckG3PpMkvp6SSCqTn6enwJzUsmbuNRenRsNaoXqCbr7oCKdGgErR4_8dKUQzXLb2MBwblucWZWAAV5Bf6LqMt2Ce2WUig_MfaxnquKWIdBFJDpOn8M71ViSJur6C/s1600-h/nemboki.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253223798230316194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTLbsIzoeLZ8Nl17vckG3PpMkvp6SSCqTn6enwJzUsmbuNRenRsNaoXqCbr7oCKdGgErR4_8dKUQzXLb2MBwblucWZWAAV5Bf6LqMt2Ce2WUig_MfaxnquKWIdBFJDpOn8M71ViSJur6C/s400/nemboki.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDmv7mVut7qoC93wHh70RUgTVrK0MvTA4uF484agKasiR3JBR1mmpsR-RV6gFjbmWHPpvuGppwII0Ky4n3I5WpKCKyWHS8GLTdk4aBCSHcTYSIEDir3cGPC3xNj47Ubv7Dk_c-SJoZ35k/s1600-h/mbabar_batik.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253223799917147842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDmv7mVut7qoC93wHh70RUgTVrK0MvTA4uF484agKasiR3JBR1mmpsR-RV6gFjbmWHPpvuGppwII0Ky4n3I5WpKCKyWHS8GLTdk4aBCSHcTYSIEDir3cGPC3xNj47Ubv7Dk_c-SJoZ35k/s400/mbabar_batik.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>pic from <a href="http://www.tjokrosuharto.com/catalog/batik_canting.php">tjokrosuharto</a><br /><br /><br />A traditional recipe for batik wax is a mix of beeswax and paraffin, about 60:40. Beeswax is soft, pliable, and blocks completely: no cracking. Paraffin is more brittle, and lets dye penetrate wherever cracks form. Crackle is a characteristic batik effect, a scatter of thin dark wavy lines, a batik hallmark. Some dyers seek crackle, freezing and crumpling the cloth to make more. Others avoid, if they can, any effect that seems uncontrolled. For more crackle, more paraffin. Any clean, low-oil paraffin, melting from 130 - 150° F will work. Beeswax should be light yellow or tan and clear of debris. But most batik today is done with synthetic micro-crystalline waxes. They’re more consistent, more often reusable, penetrate better, can be heated (safely) to higher temperatures. They usually fall between beeswax and paraffin in price and in working properties. They can be blended with other waxes for intermediate effects. <br />Article source <a href="http://discover-indo.tierranet.com/batikpag.htm">discover-indo</a><br />Klick <a href="http://virtualbatikmuseum.com/v1/">here</a> to know more about batik at Pekalongan batik museum.<br /><a href="http://www.tjokrosuharto.com/catalog/batik.php">This web</a> have a complete story of Yogyakartan batik.<br /><br />Today batik is not only applied in fabrics but also for wooden crafts like this mask below.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjry7o8De44_91mdCcvvwX0x5iqxwULBDbdHeRfbBRMIAQoWxG3RRsIS-p3gjvdSTmAN0Rkzc_mZteE6jU20JD_JJM7rQzLhcsorxT9X95PIzBFDYoK_Gmy201tAbIhYicqjBMwm5cxw4CR/s1600-h/BK-020.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253215290809162034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjry7o8De44_91mdCcvvwX0x5iqxwULBDbdHeRfbBRMIAQoWxG3RRsIS-p3gjvdSTmAN0Rkzc_mZteE6jU20JD_JJM7rQzLhcsorxT9X95PIzBFDYoK_Gmy201tAbIhYicqjBMwm5cxw4CR/s400/BK-020.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>pic from <a href="http://www.baliartwares.com/products/images/product_images/BK-020.jpg">baliartwares</a><br /><br />Old picture of women wears batik and kebaya<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6ve68SInSGFTin_49qJOk0mWu6ngzr44bm3jtl962eXhWjA6DdZ-fxhzSejZLF3qLqAfEN6BWu4H3KaaDPfSSEXKsLXzHPvGeQ2VWONBdeTTlmvHtNpgKyq0bxWJNDDSpRTtUKyBxNHt/s1600-h/image013.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253216688944125202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6ve68SInSGFTin_49qJOk0mWu6ngzr44bm3jtl962eXhWjA6DdZ-fxhzSejZLF3qLqAfEN6BWu4H3KaaDPfSSEXKsLXzHPvGeQ2VWONBdeTTlmvHtNpgKyq0bxWJNDDSpRTtUKyBxNHt/s400/image013.png" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>pic from <a href="http://www.indonesiamedia.com/2001/jan/tokoh-0101-ds3b.jpg">indonesiamedia</a><br /><br />Modern batik inspired dress<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxIpsi1QfjJA_8Y3R5U_C9cWrNNI6y9IhYuMCPo9wzF5_vsRtSDkjb8BFThe6oJWkahXQT28-QfS7MxcpiMh_MOaoVFLF1bkJZ4TYnkkz6ebwgTbL6oW87y20lrVsMXxF0Ns-LNxRoy7Z/s1600-h/J3H6030.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253218016848861970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxIpsi1QfjJA_8Y3R5U_C9cWrNNI6y9IhYuMCPo9wzF5_vsRtSDkjb8BFThe6oJWkahXQT28-QfS7MxcpiMh_MOaoVFLF1bkJZ4TYnkkz6ebwgTbL6oW87y20lrVsMXxF0Ns-LNxRoy7Z/s400/J3H6030.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>pic from <a href="http://www.planet.co.uk/images/default/en/catalogue/large/large_default/J3H6030.jpg">planet</a></span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-28901822825493129992008-09-19T23:12:00.002+07:002011-09-15T07:34:57.945+07:00Madura's Magic WandTongkat Madura is the secret of the Maduranese women to enhance sexual favors for both couples. This stick is made of herbs and ingredients from Madura island such as seashell powder, manjakani, rapet wood (Parameriae cortex), jati belanda leaves (Guazumae folia) and others. This secret has been spread throughout the world now but it is still surprising that Tongkat Ajimat Madura sold by mbok jamu is made in China!<br />
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How to use: insert a stick into the vagina, let stand for two minutes and remove. Wash the rod for subsequent usage. Benefits: for more dry vagina, fragrant and cures fluor albus. Tighter vagina (means dryer with a little mucus) is believed to be favored by men because it resembles virgin’s. After childbirth women wants to tighten their ‘loose vagina’. I have not found any article about the dangers of this treatment.Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-23658088297744653262008-09-17T22:24:00.007+07:002008-09-18T00:00:53.469+07:00JAMU GENDONG<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdinczsMzy-tV3xf4gk2Hn_lW9oNumuWXPROiqKeTDW7dwMmGIy6pImaOJdqZO-lNV7M6xbXCcep8LxnrvrXYch0K0ydZIYe-4I1UrBQ_3m6FAcuS9l-z__H4HQfzpUJJ_6klnbZboxYA/s1600-h/P1020811.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdinczsMzy-tV3xf4gk2Hn_lW9oNumuWXPROiqKeTDW7dwMmGIy6pImaOJdqZO-lNV7M6xbXCcep8LxnrvrXYch0K0ydZIYe-4I1UrBQ_3m6FAcuS9l-z__H4HQfzpUJJ_6klnbZboxYA/s400/P1020811.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247011679456757602" /></a>the jamu lady in this picture still owe me 3 kgs of temugiring and go MIA<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Jamu gendong</span> means back carried <a href="ttp://luluran.blogspot.com/2008/02/jamu.html">jamu</a>. This traditional lady vendors sell various jamus such as beras kencur (for fatigue and good appetite), kunir asam (for womans health), cabe puyang (for fatigue and pain), pahitan (for 'sweet blood' or diabetes), kunci suruh (for vagina's health), kudu laos (for better blood flows), and uyup-uyup/gepyokan (for better breast milk flows). <br />This jamus stored in the glass bottles and served in glass portion. Today they also sell 'modern' jamus in pills and powders and other traditional beauty stuffs such as lulur and ratus. For more information about jamu gendong click <a href="http://www.tempo.co.id/medika/arsip/052001/art-1.htm">here</a>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-5971873658954314072008-05-27T23:25:00.008+07:002011-09-15T07:35:48.702+07:00RICE<div style="text-align: center;">
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Rice (Oryza sativa)is the main food for Javanese and most indonesians (drier eastern indonesia have sagu and sweet potatoes). Lots of rituals and traditions here actually made for rice worshipment, so it is called that we have a rice culture.<br />
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The term 'rice' if translated to bahasa indonesia have a pretty long list depends on its state. The rice plant is <span style="font-style: italic;">padi</span> (paddy) and grown in the watered field (<span style="font-style: italic;">sawah</span>). The grain is <span style="font-style: italic;">gabah</span>, which is rice with palea/skin. After the skin peeled (in ancient time we hammered it with <span style="font-style: italic;">alu</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">lesung</span>) it become <span style="font-style: italic;">beras</span> (raw rice grain). After cooked/steamed we called it <span style="font-style: italic;">nasi</span>. <br />
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<span id="fullpost"><br />The rice goddes is Dewi Sri, fertility symbol, and lots of rituals and offerings are made for her.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflVCI5A9estofaRMti5fOshXydMa5BKiAV-cAm3FqnRaxKPZ-tAGmF2eA6lxlISXa_ykivzxJnucI-mmp698Llf-M_pd3kMoaOkqcV2S10LruZ-R3s47iXF_klfzTBjIGr1sk4PyYVBUX/s1600-h/thumb_1144640647.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205116776910323106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflVCI5A9estofaRMti5fOshXydMa5BKiAV-cAm3FqnRaxKPZ-tAGmF2eA6lxlISXa_ykivzxJnucI-mmp698Llf-M_pd3kMoaOkqcV2S10LruZ-R3s47iXF_klfzTBjIGr1sk4PyYVBUX/s400/thumb_1144640647.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>pic from <a href="http://www.kaskus.us/">kaskus</a><br /><br />Traditional tool to pick rice while harvesting is <span style="font-style: italic;">ani-ani</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtRpLVCHgr6utPLrN7e9C2JKzFcc40Kk6q-WPhkH1szcxNy4nLlWMt5qy4WuhBMTEIQZkUiY__cIAK-9k7xVHV-lSBUoblHqqf4k1WEKAhqwvS8oWU1hJZYgxesD0wT6776krtsDcS0Np/s1600-h/ani-ani.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205102062352366962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtRpLVCHgr6utPLrN7e9C2JKzFcc40Kk6q-WPhkH1szcxNy4nLlWMt5qy4WuhBMTEIQZkUiY__cIAK-9k7xVHV-lSBUoblHqqf4k1WEKAhqwvS8oWU1hJZYgxesD0wT6776krtsDcS0Np/s400/ani-ani.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>pic from<br /><a href="http://www.seasite.niu.edu/">seasite</a><br /><br />There are so many types of rice: white, red, black, glutenous, aromatic, dry, moist, smaller grains, bigger grains. Besides nasi, rice can be cook in many different ways. After milled it became tepung beras (rice flour) to make traditional cakes, chips, wrap in leaves and so on. And we havent talk the rice rules for beauty regime, yet.</span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-88877075716438503972008-05-14T01:00:00.001+07:002011-06-09T12:46:11.122+07:00Javanese post-natal treatmentJavanese women have their secret for post natal body treatment. 7 days after the delivery they put tapel (tah-pehl), mixture of slaked limestone, lime juice, betel leaf and cajuput oil on their stomach. Afterwards, bengkung (behng-koong), cotton wrap of 15 cm wide and 10 meters long binded tightly around the tummy (below breast to hip area). The binder sits there all day, and take off at the afternoon with hot shower to cleanse. This treatment repeated daily for 40 days. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruWMu5E4K7J6khkzLuc1M75Jn0y1UUZXuECNs7lIIR6xh1uPxTxXmVw_NpmHqZkIikFUuz3Q5SaCFsBkHws8ZmneBmFwzwFhJ_B7TkLu0bVYkFV7A_9m9KYBEvL1CtMZHai4dUo1Y1dW4/s1600-h/bersalin-lengkap-exclusive.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruWMu5E4K7J6khkzLuc1M75Jn0y1UUZXuECNs7lIIR6xh1uPxTxXmVw_NpmHqZkIikFUuz3Q5SaCFsBkHws8ZmneBmFwzwFhJ_B7TkLu0bVYkFV7A_9m9KYBEvL1CtMZHai4dUo1Y1dW4/s400/bersalin-lengkap-exclusive.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199026594323223730" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />Pilis (peelees) is a forehead mask for relieve headache and restore vision. Parem (pah-reamp) is a water based lotion made by mixtures of rice, ginger and pepper to warm legs and arms and ease the blood circulation. With all the treatments mom’s body will back to initial shape very soon as it is before pregnancy and have a good overall health. Indonesian jamu manufacturers such <a href="http://www.nyonyameneer.com">Nyonya Meneer</a>, <a href="http://www.jamuiboe.com">Jamu Iboe</a> and <a href="http://www.jamusimona.com">Simona</a> have a complete post natal jamus package for no fuss home treatment. <br /></span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-53588407315297772452008-05-10T23:25:00.004+07:002011-09-15T07:46:59.814+07:00TuberoseTuberose <span style="font-style: italic;">Polianthes tuberosa L</span> (Sedap Malam, or Night Delicious - because the scents spread heavily at night) is native to Central America. The fragrance is strong, mysterious and seductive and Indonesians usually asociated the scents with female spirits/ghosts. It’s very popular in Indonesia as cut flowers or clustered for bride’s accessories and decoration, traditional rituals and ceremonies. Other type of tuberose flowers is edible and added to kimlo soup.<br />
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<span class="fullpost">Tuberose oil is very expensive. This probably because the flower itself have a very good economic value as cut flowers, or maybe because the production process is not widely known. Unlike other essential oils, tuberose oil processed from extraction of fresh flowers, picked before the petals open and mixed with usually hexane solvent. <br />Tuberose oil is not normally used in aromatherapy but widely used in the perfume industry as a component of good quality perfumes and is said to have narcotic properties, although proper safety data is not available.</span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-46179319959607228432008-04-20T16:22:00.006+07:002008-04-20T16:36:34.164+07:00Fresh jamu drinks at Toko YouIf you want to try fresh jamu drinks while in Bandung, just go to Toko You, a cafe/diner situated at jalan Hasanuddin, Dago area, just near the Borromeus Hospital.<br />Beside its cozy ‘warung’ like ambience (warung is a traditional grocery stall) and their butter fried frogs, we can have fresh jamu drinks. At the jamu bar we can order jamu drinks while watching the production process. Theres a lot of fresh tubers and other jamu ingredients inside the big jars on the table.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TKrXwWVqMN_ZbIS42qOKBPpU9cPAsdDOEkLsQr8CvGZ-AotHX4_QRWdWrvSfaWZK0yrTj8oP9Rc0QRsJA5-znaTHtchlORmSnux-ovil-tYlxqbZmD7rihb1OxofwIoK9fmr_Yae1lph/s1600-h/jamu+bar2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TKrXwWVqMN_ZbIS42qOKBPpU9cPAsdDOEkLsQr8CvGZ-AotHX4_QRWdWrvSfaWZK0yrTj8oP9Rc0QRsJA5-znaTHtchlORmSnux-ovil-tYlxqbZmD7rihb1OxofwIoK9fmr_Yae1lph/s400/jamu+bar2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191255792297273618" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />We can order any jamu drinks including beras kencur (rice and lesser galangan), kunyit asem (turmeric and tamarind), jamu sehat (health tonic) and so on. Just sip the jamu as a refreshment drink, or after meal whatever you like. You can ask it to be hot or cold. They sell jamu in bottles also for take away, no preservatives guaranteed.<br /><br /></span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-73567776136203416012008-03-18T20:43:00.006+07:002011-06-09T12:44:59.174+07:00stone scrubingAs i was mention in older post about lulur, the lulur rituals originally performed by royal ladies inside the javanese courts. But ordinary girls outside also have their own way to keep their skin smooth. Theres always the stone. <br /><br />Small stone from the river, picked carefully by size and smoothness. The shape should be round and the surface suppose to be smooth, with or without pores. Pumice also suitable for this, but have a rougher quality. The next step just rub the stone to skin tenderly while in the shower, and there it is, a scrub in its very basic form.Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-61052521651342981922008-03-13T09:07:00.003+07:002008-03-13T09:29:36.240+07:00how to read those stuff?Just come across my mind that lots of buzz in this blog are not familiar for so many people. So i made a list of javanese and indonesian words and how to read it (I suppose)<br /><br />Jamu read jah-moo <br />Lulur read looh-lure<br />Luluran read looh-looh-run<br />Ratus read rah-toos<br />Boreh read boh-reh<br />Temugiring read teh-moo-gee-reeng<br />Jahe read jah-hea<br />Kencur read kean-choore<br />Jawa read jah-wah<br />Bali read bah-lee<br />Parem read pah-remp<br /><br />hope this stuff helpfulMitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-51270284353318916012008-03-13T08:54:00.004+07:002011-06-09T12:46:11.123+07:00Boreh body wrapBoreh (read: boh-rehe) is a Balinese body mask made from various hot spices to treat fever, headaches, muscle aches and arthritis. Javanese also have just the similar mask called parem (read: puh-raem). This mask gives warm feeling to skin. When applied it gives warmth and comfort for body and mind. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico9G7MOTDK2QMHoeu_oyJz1PN9PU_gPqOvQoEL2Ys4hyphenhyphenz22NCtHZE5X4qRZxXViUjNlC5w6wzj5D-VjJRh6KbyC1HeePWhnOm64FOIGHuM9FTVh6ZkWQaL6axUyl4MsGcYtesY7S2-qLw/s1600-h/Instan_Jahe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico9G7MOTDK2QMHoeu_oyJz1PN9PU_gPqOvQoEL2Ys4hyphenhyphenz22NCtHZE5X4qRZxXViUjNlC5w6wzj5D-VjJRh6KbyC1HeePWhnOm64FOIGHuM9FTVh6ZkWQaL6axUyl4MsGcYtesY7S2-qLw/s400/Instan_Jahe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177040362741924754" /></a>ginger tuber<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />How to make boreh<br />1 tsp ginger powder<br />¼ tsp ground black peper<br />1 tsp kencur (Kaempferia galanga L.)powder<br />3 tsp ground rice<br />2 tbs water or as needed until thick solution formed<br />Essential oil<br /><br />To use:<br />Do the test patch before use, since the mixture can cause temporary redness or itchyness for some people.<br />Lather the mixture with hand or a clean small paint brush to your body. Avoid sensitive area like armpit, nipples or crotch area. Wrap body with warm bath towel or plastic sheet. Relax for 10 minutes, and shower. Apply body cream afterwards. <br />Or if you feel cold, just lather this paste to your feet and leave it until dry.<br /><br /></span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-18791422797533072532008-02-21T20:50:00.004+07:002011-06-09T12:47:25.991+07:00Lerak, soap nut from IndonesiaIn Indonesia our great great grandmother used to wash their clothes with nut called lerak (Javanese) or Sapindus rarak D.C. This nut used for wash the precious batik sheets to maintain its colour and quality. To use this nuts as detergent, the shell must be crashed and put into small burlap bag. Soak and shake it onto a bucket of warm water until a little foam developed. Put the batik sheets/clothes inside and washed it by hands and rinse. This bio soap is so mild it’s very good for colored clothes. Today this plant also on development for agricultural purpose as bio pesticide.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGQglClIeMvazGTpwMSTIvEYWNqivn-mtr-cYhSzOdeOtdTS1rHTCKgg1Pzv5_V5dTNznRx4wh-mHGKQ2iN_iTozUo9UwycqPbSyFaWpc6nWYmKFavuv3bFT30dVUcln-TFsURMWQ34jU/s1600-h/soap_nuts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGQglClIeMvazGTpwMSTIvEYWNqivn-mtr-cYhSzOdeOtdTS1rHTCKgg1Pzv5_V5dTNznRx4wh-mHGKQ2iN_iTozUo9UwycqPbSyFaWpc6nWYmKFavuv3bFT30dVUcln-TFsURMWQ34jU/s400/soap_nuts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169432264086572850" border="0" /></a><br />pic from <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/">www.naturalnews.com</a><br /><br />In this <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/021875.html">article</a> about revolutionary laundry soap the nut is quite different although its in the same family as java's lerak.<br />You can find more article about lerak in <a href="http://www.bplhdjabar.go.id/article.cfm?doc_id=224">here</a>, <a href="http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lerak">here</a> and <a href="http://www.kehati.or.id/prohati/browser.php?docsid=31">here.</a>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-91143810355922661832008-02-02T08:58:00.003+07:002011-09-15T07:50:06.515+07:00jamuJamu is a mix of herbal and boiled in water for our general health or for medication. The herbal used for this jamu is vary, could be from leafs, roots, tuber, fruit, tree bark or branch. Usually it tastes no good at all. Recipe below is <span style="font-style: italic;">kunyit asam</span> jamu (turmeric and tamarind jamu), which is very popular for women’s health and most important, tastes good.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">turmeric and tamarind jamu recipe</span><br />
1 part grated turmeric tuber<br />
1 part coconut or aren/palm sugar<br />
pinch of salt<br />
smaller amount tamarind fruit<br />
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boil all ingredients with water. its recommended to boil it in a pottery pot (kuali tanah) . after cooled down, boiled again to avoid bitterness. sieve the mixture to get the herbal water. cooled it for a hot day.<br />
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</span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-54939638444509742942008-01-09T23:41:00.004+07:002011-06-09T12:45:26.769+07:00RatusRatus is popular now. Lots of spas and salons offer the ‘<span style="font-style: italic;">vagina</span>'s ratus’ treatment. This treatment, again, came from Javanese tradition. Ratus is an incense nuggets/chunks made from 8 aromatic ingredients including <span style="font-style: italic;">kemenyan madu, sandalwood chunks, mesoyi, klembak roots, aren sugar, klabet, pucuk</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">ganti wood</span>. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB-SoEg5Zh29ncR_tkO26Q3wUq7Uy8LdXxYK7uz_ESl1VF62ZQMAZ6T5fbzkPTFjHf3Yxa5f1JoNJjMC_Ez3tpliIPKLgd4iPFWsvkaK7pvqO0P8_ElYARRGtVFJELoq_Wo5a7aObPBdv/s1600-h/ratus.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB-SoEg5Zh29ncR_tkO26Q3wUq7Uy8LdXxYK7uz_ESl1VF62ZQMAZ6T5fbzkPTFjHf3Yxa5f1JoNJjMC_Ez3tpliIPKLgd4iPFWsvkaK7pvqO0P8_ElYARRGtVFJELoq_Wo5a7aObPBdv/s400/ratus.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244414098001794082" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />This incense nugget then sprinkled to charcoal burned in a small pottery stove called <span style="font-style: italic;">anglo</span>. The aromatic fumes then applied to deodorize hair, batik sheets or...vagina. We can combed hair on top of the anglo and let the aromatic fumes deodorizes our hair, put the anglo beneath the laundry line for deodorizing batiks, or put the anglo under the hollow chair to deodorizing vagina. Ratus proved to protect batik sheets from mites and bugs, giving a unique scents and preserve the precious batik sheets on storage.<br /></span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-55726847682663335742007-12-28T23:59:00.000+07:002011-06-09T12:47:06.220+07:00massageMassage therapy has gained a lot of ground as a complement to conventional medicine. Research studies conducted in the past decade have shown that massage has medically beneficial effects – such as lowering blood pressure and increasing oxygen absorption – in addition to its ability to relax both the mind and tense muscle tissue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrykfcL0rWhpuwbXqT2z4AcPz87m9En6g26uGg_2I5jCEKrEtLTZWJjbyhZwqVwS996rMX9GtJENh_HesfLGYiaHZXewTaitu1XMscmMILYtSm6i5K3xg3L47mRPhlIH_wQ1ROeTSMfWVU/s1600-h/massage3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrykfcL0rWhpuwbXqT2z4AcPz87m9En6g26uGg_2I5jCEKrEtLTZWJjbyhZwqVwS996rMX9GtJENh_HesfLGYiaHZXewTaitu1XMscmMILYtSm6i5K3xg3L47mRPhlIH_wQ1ROeTSMfWVU/s400/massage3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156319529891724418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Massage therapy is the manual manipulation of the body’s soft tissue to prevent or reduce pain and stress, and to promote health and well-being. The success of massage therapy has spawned many methods, systems and types (e.g., Swedish, shiatsu, trigger point therapies).<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />All massage therapy involves the manipulation of soft tissue – kneading, pressing or stroking – by a practitioner licensed from an accredited school. Associated with relieving stress and anxiety, massage has been used to supplement the treatment or management of soft-tissue injuries, physiological and emotional disorders, and pain.<br /><br />People with pre-existing conditions or diseases should consult their physician before undergoing massage therapy. Massage may not be appropriate for certain conditions, including high blood pressure (hypertension) and certain skin conditions.<br /><br />from <a href="http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/massage-therapy.html">http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/massage-therapy.html</a><br /></span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437589475205938151.post-177981119360660522007-12-21T22:23:00.000+07:002007-12-21T22:58:00.070+07:00lulur recipehow to make your own javanese lulur:<br /><br />1 tbs ground rice<br />1/2 tbs ground temugiring<br />3 tbs milk or as needed<br />1 tbs honey<br />5 drops essential oil (patchouli, vetiver or sandalwood)<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />if you cant find temugiring, you can substitute this with grated coconut/grated bengkoang/oatmeal/ground coffee or combine 3 ingredients together. well its not like a real javanese lulur, but still you can get the good result from this. <br /><br />lather the paste to your body, scrub until dries and fell off. wash off with warm water. apply body lotion afterwards.<br />Do this once a week for best result. <br /></span>Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733662099911895141noreply@blogger.com0