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Sea Sailing Above the Sky

February 21, 2010

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Sea Sailing Above the Sky

anny's courtesyLife is a journey, taken for so many years and starting a long time ago. Each trip has a historical value for each subject and object. Whether, it will be able to create an invention or merely a transitional period or became a wish that has incoherent reply. When looking at an innovation form as seen in the picture, it might look as a little boy toy that wrote there since humans discovered the form. However, the discovery history of kite creations are created from a dream or accidentally invention can provide a scientific idea to bring objects & creatures feel the air and watch earth landscapes from the sky.

The kite is a framework made of lightweight wood, bamboo is usually crushed up in obtain desired weight, then the entire surface of the framework of such objects wrapped with paper or soft fabric like a silk. In particular ends of the thread linked with wire or cord as flying control of how high the kite is in the air. Parts of kites are made in such a way that could lead to energy thermodynamics to apply capability of lifting a kite into the air. Air flow at the top and bottom in such a way, where the high pressure air flow at the bottom of the kite and the low air pressure over the top of the cross-section of a kite. While the wire or cord functions to regulate the flow of this air.

China, believe is the origin of the history of kite using, and its use was known to dive more than a thousand years ago. Although still in the traditional stage and in times of war from dynasty to dynasty, but the kite can fly and spread its own history to other parts of the world, and popularize themselves internationally. Intermediate form of a kite that use from time to time being a great significance for the development of technology and information, from only as a tool for posting a military messages and political tactic then became to inspire the information and technology, meteorology, and human transportation by air.

Diamond is a classic form of a kite, although in the development era, the shape and size of the kite varied, as shown in the picture looks a shaped kite flown in the form of a ship along the coast of Double Six, Seminyak Bali. For the moment the kite is more popular use as creations and entertainment. In some Asian countries, the kite is used in the race kite or a kite fight, kite wire reinforcement by providing such a mixture so that when competing with others, kites can be broken off the opponent and emerged as the winner. Usually the festive kite contest can be obtained when there is a kite festival.

The journey is a journey, when a dream and all idea came from a subject on the ground, the development of paradigm will bring technological innovations to the development of an object of thought. Whether we realize it or not cruising ships is generally occurs in the blue sea and oceans, can now also be seen on a wide blue of sky, so magnificent sail journey of the sailboat, as if he could tell the world up there that any land and sea can sail in to the ocean of wide sky.

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Secret of Holy Tears from Fresh Water

January 31, 2010

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Secret of Holy Tears from Fresh Water

White Fresh Water PearlsWorld paradise offers a variety of happiness and joy of life, appear in the wide range formation depending on the individual desires from each creature. Nature as the emerge of all these pleasures reasons has been so loyal in serving their beauty strategy, so that the human conscience will be given joy for setting it up or even trying to find a ways to create a form of beauty with nature assistance.

The beauty is one of femininity character and usually associated with women, one that has managed to tie the wonderful world of women is an object that has unique reflections. The item called a pearl, the pearl is generally known as a hard object has round shape with unique characteristic of light reflections.

Pearls are formed from the accumulation layer of calcium carbonate, mineral aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite, making compound with organic shell for making Conchiolin. The combination of aragonite with conchiolin called nacre which then will give a touch of beauty to the pearls. When an object interrupted into the oyster shell, the oyster coats will be issuing nacre to minimize irritation of the shell body from a foreign object, accumulation layers of nacre over a period of time can produce a pearl.
Pearls can be divided by way of its formation, the formation of environment media, or the shape of the pearl itself. Based on how the formation, divided into natural pearls are formed naturally and synthetic pearls are formed from the captivity. Based on the media environment, pearl can be divided into sea water pearls that are formed by sea shells and freshwater pearls that are formed by mollusk creature living in freshwater, such as rivers or lakes. Based on the natural shape, pearls can be divided into perfectly round pearl, semi round pearl shaped, baroque shaped pearl. Each type of pearl above must have different beauty and different economic value. Natural pearls from the sea shells with perfectly round shape of course will have higher value than synthetic freshwater mussels with semi round shape or baroque.

fresh pearlsPearls frequently used by humans as jewelry of course in the context of satisfying the value of beauty. There are also utilized as raw material in cosmetics, or as beads, a complementary of ritual. Speaking about rituals and religious issues, we will about to see the contents of the Hindu scriptures of Atharvaveda, where written the Garuda Purana which is about the value of the sanctity of the so-called “Nine Pearls” in the description of the mythological and religious aspects. In Sanskrit Hindu also said that Pearl was also featured as costume jewelry or portrayed as a necklace of Lord Vishnu, believe also as a stimulant digestion and treatment for mental ailment. Based on Marco Polo notes, the King of Malabar wear pearls of 108 pcs in strand of necklace and ritually transmitted from generation to generation, in which every king must say 108 prayers every morning and evening.

Earthly beauty of a pearl could contain the heavenly beauty that comes from the excavation mythology values of ancient Sanskrit. Tears of the filled shells layered by nacre formed in the freshness of sea water or freshwater can really soothing pearl lover. Will it also be able to provide freshness in your heart?

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RANGDA AS BALINESE MYSTICAL FOLKLORE

July 7, 2009

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RANGDA AS BALINESE MYSTICAL FOLKLORE

Rangda mask taken from Bali Art Festival 2009Javanese ancient mention that “Rangda” came from the word “Randa” = Widow. Rangda usually use by noble to mention a widow which is no longer a wife to a husband. Written in Mpu Baradah Sanskrit, once upon a time there was a young pretty girl named Nyi Sadya who able to attract King Erlangga, King of Daha. Erlangga brought Nyi Sadya to the palace and became wife of Erlangga. When pregnant, Nyi Sadya wants to be provided with seven human hearts from various classes of dynasty. Because of this impossibility request, then Erlangga decided to banish Nyi Sadya to the forest of Girah. Then officially, Rangda Girah became a widower of King Erlangga.

Nyi Sadya’s magic figure was came from the studied of Pragolan bible, from this bible, Nyi Sadya also got her black magic knowledge. Because revenge sense due to being isolated by the King of Daha, then Nyi Sadya began to spread a terror and disaster to people all around Kingdom of Daha. Nyi Sadya’s magic was very known to mention her as a witch lady and the queen of black magic, and she was titled as Rangda Girah or Rangda Dirah which is meant a widow from Girah. Terror and disaster caused by magic of Rangda Dirah was annoying King Erlangga, and he was try looking for ways to stop his peoples night mare.
When Rangda Girah daughter, Ni Diah Ratna Menggali, grown up into a beautiful girl. Many boys were trying to attract her, but fearing of Rangda Dirah magic was made them scared to purpose Ratna Menggali. Peoples also react to isolated Ratna Menggali, which was made Rangda Dirah revenge sense and angriness became stronger, Rangda Dirah raised the intensity spread of terror and disaster to peoples of King Daha. However, the effort of blocking all black magic from Rangda Dirah was begun to found when Mpu Baradah, spiritual and religious leader, dispatch his student, Mpu Bahulu to attracted Ratna Menggali. Ratna Menggali falls in love with Mpu Bahulu, then all the black magic secret of Rangda Dirah being known by Mpu Baradah which caused Rangda Dirah being surrendered by Mpu Baradah.Rangda mask solo - taken from Bali art Festival 2009

Rangda Dirah folklore is very famous among Balinese people. Story contain of a mystic is being transform into mystical beliefs in ancient and modern Bali. Rangda Dirah as a queen of black magic was illustrated as scary woman who has a long hair like shown in this article pictures.
In Balinese Hindu society, mystical beliefs are still remaining until now, proved by Rangda’s attribute which is found in the temple all over Bali. In particular period will be performing Rangda & Barong dance as media to give spiritual understanding to Rangda’s folklore. Rangda Dirah figure that will continue to spread a terror and disaster to people will be destroying by Barong as a figure of Mpu Baradah, the embodiment of goodness.

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