Soekarno “We shake the heavens and rock the earth, that we may live not only on ¢2.50 a day.”
SBY “You may read of small radical groups. But mainstream Indo will always be moderate and tolerant.”
Sangkuriang is a legend from Sunda (West Java), which tells the story of how the Bandung lake, Mt. Tangkuban Parahu, Mt. Gurangrang and Mt. Bukit Tunggul was formed. The original story is very long, but I have shortened it here, focusing on the most important parts. Once upon a time, a beautiful lady named Dayang [...]
The myth about Mount Rinjani is told in Indonesia in traditional shadow puppet shows, called ‘wayang’. The story is written in the Hindu books. Originally it is a very long story but I will try to shorten it here. The story sets in a land of the giants named Alengka. It is fascinating to see [...]
Now that you’ve got the idea about what the story of Malin Kundang is, you tell yourself that is just some old stories parents tell their children in the old days so they will not forget them when they grow older and rich. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, just have a quick [...]
Palangkaraya’s famous symbol is the Batang Garing, meaning the Tree of Life. The tree tells of the belief of the indigenous people of Central Borneo that in the beginning human beings arrived as a ‘fruit’ of the tree. The original tree of life stands in a pot to show as if the tree had grown [...]
