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Tanah Air that spilled from a height of the rock cliffs into beautiful scenery. Under it, people gathered and ready to play a natural shower or a swim in the cool pool. In many places in Indonesia, the waterfall has always been an interesting natural tourist attraction.

Here are some of the famous waterfall because of its uniqueness.


 LEMBAH ANAI


 

MORAMO



JEMBATAN BATU

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Start a DAY without stop saying.. BEAUTIFUL!

I arrived in Bombye house then I took a bath after full three days I didn't take a bath! hahah... Fiuh I also borrowed Imed T-SHIRT since no clean t-shirt in ma bag. Bombye threated us as special guests. He threated us for our breakfast "LONTONG KARI PADANG" so nice meal. Then we start our JOURNEY!! Woow.. so exited.

"PARADISE" BEACH
I sat at the front, next to Khalil as our driver of the day, then we just picked girls UP delegates in one of gas station, coz' they lived in Mira's house. After we fill the car and we got ready for our trip.
The OC brought us to beautiful beach, quite far, around 30 minutes from gas station and in the way there we saw many beautiful scenaries.. fresh air, sounds of waves, and many coral mountains, friends laughs, chat each others, heat of our body and wind blew touch our faces when we open car' windows... feel the nature taste. Great feelin' to be remembered.

Yeahh... we arrive on the beach!! wooowww... we found many new things that we can't see in our city. Traditional ship, three cute dogs, and cows. I just chat with some members about our Taiwanese friends that really want to introduce us to her country lives. I thought this one is more "VILLAGERS" than taiwanese talked about. Hahaaa.. and also the members agree with me. We took so many photos and felt the sea water on our feet, jumped on the smooth sand, collect many coral and unexpectedly we got "KUMANG", Sea animals. SO cute.... after we engage with sea atmosphere then we continued our trip to lembah anai..

LEMBAH ANAII decided to sat at the back, coz' I felt soooo sleepy. I just know Karin and David found the kumangs and play with them took the photo. But I think they have already in HEAVEN now. It's so cute with their "WHITE HOUSE" hahaha... SO TIRED then I just go sleep without nobody know me sleep. After they noticed that I got slept at the back, they took my photo! Lembah Anai quite far, I think 35-40 minutes from the beach and I don't know nothing until somebody made me woke up and we just arrived in Lembah Anai.

I didn't have any idea about Lembah Anai and what it will be looked like. I just know it as beautiful place and one of Padang Landmark. Hmmm.. I just walked with all members without bring anything. Ohh.. from far away we met other AIESECers from other LC that join post tour with other OCs. Hohoho... HI AIESECCCC!!!!
After shaked their hand, I felt their body so fresh. Still don't know why.... Then After I saw the ANAI with my own eyes... then I know the answer. The Lembah ANAI is waterfall near the street we can reach it and get into it. SO FRESHFULL. We roll our pants and put our feet in to the water. Hiii... the water so cold and fresh.. I thought to swim but I didn't bring any clothes (I'll do it next time! I promise to my self)


LUNCH TIME!!
DUDUDU... I thought Padang food will be expensive and hot again, but this time I met really GREAT CUCO PADANG food in our way to Maninjau! Hardly explain I ate ayam pop, jengkol, and daun singkong! hahah.. COOL! But After that I went to bathroom for ***. hahah....
In the end we just pay around $2/person. So cheap. I saw this restaurant had ever been visited by our President Yudoyono and also has several achievements. Ckckck... We love you LO we do!!!


MANINJAU
We got lost from restaurant to the Maninjau... I don't know why Kahlil can get lost. But finally we can find Maninjau without find other cars (we are separated in two cars). Kahlil and all members decided to stop in WARUNG. Eihh.. we saw there's a monkey and three dogs. I thought the monkey so cute and also I can touch it. Everybody touch and hug it. After 5 minutes the monkey became stressful and bite me. fufu... luckily I wore jacket. DAMMIT!
We were trying to contact people in other car but we can't get any signal. Luckily somebody was called by Tatha and they told us to get closer to Maninjau. Great SCENARY and it's like HEAVEN!!!!! We order coffee in the bar and also hot milk! we drank and chit chat with Mira and Kahlil also Bombye about HOW BEAUTIFUL PADANG IS!
Then as usually WILLY, TATHA, IMED always act as sexy couples... wondering they are in their honey moon...



BUKIT TINGGI
We arrive in Bukit tinggi at 5.30, one of leisure place in Sumatra. It's great city with JAM GADANG as its landmark. I think it's unique coz' it was built in 18th century and has been renovated three times. The uniqueness from this landmark that the number 4 in its clock is different romans, it's not used IV but IIII. We also met again with many AIESECers here and shout HI AIESEC loudly from inside of car. Then many people see us as annoying stranger. hahaha... After we bought some souvenirs and I bought shirt to change coz' I have no more, we continue the journey that we CALLED, "TURN TO THE RIGHT, AND STRAIT!" we will arrived then in PAYAKUMBUH! AH! The Willie's family was waiting for us for DURIAN PARTY for willie' durian tree back side of his house in his lovely HOMETOWN!
http://aidysteveany.myaiesec.net/2007/02/long-road-padang-lembah-anai-maninjau.html

Indonesian gaul language structure many published from the Indonesian language but many bezanya vocabulary. Indonesian slang language vocabulary is enriched by a combination of words published or loans from foreign languages ​​such as Hokkien, English, and Dutch, as well as local ethnic languages ​​such as Betawi, Sundanese, and Javanese. Occasionally, new words were created so simple with no specific origin.
Most major Indonesian slang language vocabulary was developed from the Indonesian language formally in several ways.examples:

• Penyengauan kata kerja aktif, pemendekan atau pengguguran awalan asal dan membubuh -in' di akhir kata:
  • memikirkan (pikir) – mikirin
  • menanyakan — nanyain (pengguguran "me-")
• Membubuh -in di akhir kata kerja transitif pasif:
  • diajari – diajarin
  • dipukuli – dipukulin
• membubuh ke- di awal kata kerja tidak transitif, menggantikan ter-:
  • tertangkap – ketangkep
  • terpeleset (tergelincir) – kepeleset
• Menggugurkan satu atau beberapa huruf dari kata:
  • habis – abis
  • tahu – tau
• Menyingkatkan dua atau lebih perkataan menjadi satu:
  • terima kasih – makasih
  • jaga image (jaga maruah diri) – jaim
• Menggantikan a dengan e dalam sesetengah kata (pengaruh Jawa):
  • benar – bener
  • pintar – pinter
  • malas – males
• Menyingkatkan diftong menjadi huruf ekasuku:
  • kalau – kalo
  • pakai – paké
• Pembubuhan/pengguguran konsonan bisu dan hentian glotis pada awal atau akhir kata:
  • pakai – paké atau pakék
  • enggak – nggak, ngga, gak, ga, kaga, ogah, wegah
• Menyingkat menjadi tiga huruf pertama sampil menyisip -ok- selepas huruf pertama (berakhir dengan konsonan terdekat jika huruf ketiga adalah vokal):
  • bapak – bokap
  • jual – jokul
  • bérak – Bokér

Sesetengah perkataan dipinjam dan diubahsuai begitu sahaja dari bahasa Inggeris, contoh:

• sorry – sori
• friend – prén
• swear – suer
• brother – bruer atau bro
• sister – suez atau sis

Banyak juga perkataan yang direka tanpa mengikut panduan-panduan tadi langsung, kebanyakan ada asal-usul tersendiri. Contohnya:

• cuék - tidak peduli, meremeh-temehkan. Dipopularkan oleh penyanyu Indonesia, Ruth Sahanaya, dalam lagu hit 1980-an Astaga; mungkin sekali berasal dari perkataan Melayu cuai.
• do'i - teman lelaki/wanita. Berasal dari perkataan dia, diubah dengan memasukkan huruf 'o' di tengah dan menggugurkan huruf 'a'; kemudian diubah menjadi Doski.
• bokép - filem lucah. Berasal dari singkatan BF (Blue Film). BF disebut 'bé-éf', tapi dalam bahasa pasar disebut bé-ép. Perkataan bokep diperoleh dengan memasukkan sisipan -ok- di antara sebutan 'bé-ép'.
• jayus - basi, dangkal. Sepatutnya mencuit hati, tetapi tidak.
• jijay - jijik. Adakala disebut untuk meluahkan rasa amat jijik. Digunakan dalam ungkapan jijay bajay. Begitu juga dengan najis dan najis jaya (adakalanya diubah menjadi ji-ji (atau jijik) apabila menyapa kanak-kanak)
• ABG / abégé = anak baru gede - dewasa muda. Satu contoh singkatan ungkapan diubah menjadi kata baru.

 http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahasa_gaul_Indonesia

About Indonesia


Indonesia stands became a state on August 17, 1945 after independence from Dutch colonialism. Indonesia is the official name of Republic of Indonesia. The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. However, in history, capital of Indonesia had moved to Yogyakarta (January 4, 1946-27 Desember 1949) and Bukit Tinggi (22 December 1948). Country's official language is Indonesian. Then, the Pancasila state ideology. Five were five and precepts are the basis. Thus, Pancasila is the Five Principles that became the main characteristic of the Republic of Indonesia. Flag of Indonesia consists of two red and white. Red symbolizes the courage and the white symbolizes purity.
Indonesia comes from the Greek word meaning indo 'India', and Nesos which means 'island'. So, Indonesia means 'islands of India'. The name Indonesia was first introduced by expert British ethnology, GR Logan, in 1850. In addition to the official name of Indonesia, is also frequently used other names such as the archipelago. This name derives from the Sanskrit language nusa 'island' and between 'related'. Thus, the archipelago means' the islands interlinked.
Geography
asia Indonesia south east is an archipelago with a length of 5120 km. The total area of ​​Indonesia is 1,919,440 km2. Until 2001, the islands of Indonesia amounted to 18 110. However, there are only five major islands that became the main islands, namely Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua. Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, located on the island of Java. Though not large, Bali was more famous in the world than the other islands in Indonesia.
Being situated at the equator or equatorial, tropical climate in Indonesia adalh. The average temperature is 26.8 per year. Rainfall in almost all parts of Indonesia is quite high, ranging between 200 cm. There are only two seasons in Indonesia, namely summer (April to August) and rainy season (September-March).
Because large parts of Indonesia, the time in Indonesia is divided into three parts of time. Western Indonesian Time (WIB) (GMT +7) covering Sumatra, Java, and Borneo?? @ West. Central Indonesian Time (WITA) (GMT +8) covers the western part of Borneo that are not, Bali, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara. East Indonesia Time (WIT) (GMT +9) covers Maluku and Papua.
According to the data until the beginning of 2004, there are 32 provinces in Indonesia. Of the 32 provinces, there are 3 provinces that have a special category, namely the Special Capital Region (DKI) of Jakarta, Yogyakarta (DIY), and Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD). DKI Jakarta is the special province of the state capital. From the aspect of history, DIY is the special province as governor of this province is the title of King of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengku Bhuwono. Meanwhile, the NAD became a special province because of the history and Islamic law in the province.

 PopulationAccording to the estimate in July 2003, the population of Indonesia amounted to 234,893,453 people. The people who lived in Indonesia consists of hundreds of tribe or ethnicity. There are large ethnic and there is a small (To see a more complete ethnicity in Indonesia, please click here: ethnic in Indonesia). Ethnicity in Indonesia include Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese, Malay, Balinese, Minangkabau, Batak, Dayak, Bugis, and China. Because of the multiethnic state, the physical form of Indonesia vary by ethnicity.
Culture
Indonesia is a country that has a religion or religious tradition that is strong enough. There are five major religions in Indonesia, namely Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. In recent years, after 1998, Confucianism also began returning influence in Indonesia. Indonesian Culture also vary according to ethnicity. Culture includes many things, such as religious systems, law, architecture, medicine, food, and art.
http://maigo.sfc.keio.ac.jp/id/about_indonesia.html#top

 INDONESIAN SNACK FOOD

KOLAK

Kolak or Kolek is an Indonesian dessert made with palm sugar and coconut milk, with pandanus leaf (P. amaryllifolius) for flavour. In some versions, mung beans are also used, and cooked till soft. Banana may be added to this base, the dish then being known as kolek pisang. Pumpkin, sweet potato, jackfruit, plantain and/or cassava, and sometimes pearl tapioca may also be added. It is served either hot (especially if freshly cooked) or cold. Kolak is popular during the holy month of Ramadan, and is usually served cold during Iftar.


SERABI


Serabi, surabi or called srabi is an Indonesian pancake that is made from rice flour with coconut milk or just plain shredded coconut as an emulsifier. Each province in Indonesia has various serabi recipes corresponding to local tastes .






 LEMPER

Lemper (sometimes lemper ayam) is an Indonesian dish made of sticky rice filled with chicken, fish or abon (meat floss). The meat fillings is rolled inside the rice, in a fashion similar to an egg roll; this is in turn rolled and wrapped inside a banana leaf or tinfoil to make a packet ready for serving. Lemper are most often seen as snacks, but may sometimes be served as appetizers as well.


LUPIS

Lupis (sometimes lopis) is a traditional food from Indonesia. It is a sweet cake made of glutinous rice topped with shredded coconut and a thick palm sugar syrup. It is often found in traditional markets throughout Indonesia. Usually eaten as a breakfast or side dish in the evening tea time, it can be sweetened further with shredded coconut topped with a thick palm sugar syrup.
Lupis commonly found in Javanese area, especially in the middle and eastern of Java

DODOL


Dodol is a toffee-like sweet food delicacy popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines especially in the Ilocos Region in Luzon and in the Lanao provinces of Mindanao, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Burma, where it is called mont kalama. It is also popular among the Roman Catholics from the west coastal Indian state of Goa. It is common fare on the streets of Zanzibar sold as halva. It is made with coconut milk, jaggery, and rice flour, and is sticky, thick and sweet. It normally takes up to 8–9 hours to cook dodol. From the start till the end of the cooking process, the dodol must be constantly stirred in a big wok. Pausing in between would cause the dodol to burn and that will spoil the taste and aroma. The dodol is completely cooked is when it is firm, and doesn't stick to your fingers when you touch it.
In muslim majority countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, dodol is commonly served during festivals such as Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as sweet treats for children. The town of Garut in West Java is the main production center of dodol in Indonesia. There are many flavours of dodol available including a durian flavor, which is called "lempuk" available in Asian food stores. In Malaysia, its is quite popular amongst the eastern states such Kelantan and Terengganu, while in Indonesia durian dodol is popular in Medan and other Sumatran cities.
Dodol has also made its way to some middle eastern countries including Iran, where it is very common and normally preferred by women. Though Dodol is proven to be fattening, it is used as a facemask and skin mask by some.


KUE CUBIT

Kue cubit is a common snack food in many Indonesian cities. It is a cake, around 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter. It can be found around the school by street sellers. Kue cubit uses flour, baking powder, sugar and milk as their primary ingredients. The liquid dough is poured inside a steel plate with several small round basins so that it will form round shape when cooked, and poured with meises (chocolate granule) on top of it. The seller uses some kind of special hooked stick to take the cake off from the steel plate.
This cake is called kue "cubit" (Indonesian: pinch) because of its small bite size, to eat it one have to pinch it. Another varient is called kue "laba-laba" (Indonesian: spider) refer to its spider web-like form that created through pouring the liquid dough spreaded around the steel plate and still connected. This cake is related to Dutch poffertjes.

TAPAI

Tapai (ta-pie) or tape (ta-peh), sometimes referred to as peuyeum (from Sundanese language) , is a traditional fermented food found throughout much of East- and Southeast Asia. It is a sweet or sour alcoholic paste^[1] and can be used directly as a food or in traditional recipes. Tapai can be made from a variety of carbohydrate sources, but typically from cassava, white rice, or glutinous rice.^[1][2] Fermentation is performed by a variety of moulds including Aspergillus oryzae, Rhizopus oryzae, Amylomyces rouxii or Mucor spp, and yeasts including Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Saccharomycopsis fibuliger, Endomycopsis burtonii and others, along with bacteria.^[1][2] Tapai is also used to make alcoholic beverages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Indonesian_snack_foods