SURYAKSYU: "BATU GUNDUL" an art of nature

SURYAKSYU: "BATU GUNDUL" an art of nature: "By Ida Bagus Putu Satwika BLUE OVER HAIRLESS LAND OF STONE Actually, Bali offers an abundant of attractiveness, no matter whether they..."

What does it mean???

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It is wise to say that words could change the world. Nowadays more ideas being expressed through words. And the rest can be transferred by other means of communication, such as: pictures, signs, gestures, etc. Words may dominate the whole human life. So therefore a lot of people like to exploit the words for a particular purposes. Sometimes, words may be able to hurt someone, but in other hand, words may be also become an attractive entertainment. One of them is an expression of common idioms. 

What are idioms?
   Idioms are words, phrases or expressions which are recognized by native
     speakers of English and commonly used in everyday conversation.  They
     are generally metaphorical, making the language more colourful, as in the
     following examples:
                           -  Let the cat out of the bag
                               If you let the cat out of the bag, you reveal a secret.
                           -  Over the moon.
                               A person who is over the moon is extremely happy.

   It is important to remember that idiomatic expressions are used when
     speaking informally. They are not used in formal exchanges.

There are also some familiar proverbs which we hear in our everyday life

What are proverbs?
    Proverbs and sayings are short statements of wisdom or advice that are
     transmitted from generation to generation and have passed into general use.

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SMILE

Smile is an expression of happy, joy, satisfaction which seen on the person's face. In fact, there are many way of expressing it. Each may shows different shapes of smile with another.

 This reflects their cheerfulness

 

Let you show your smile freely

 Smile might unite them.

 Smile might lead you into success.

 Actually,it is so photogenic. What an expressive smile it is!

 

what is about this?

  This might make you smile.

 How can he smile???

Who is the next TROUBLEMAKER???

Rapacity scattered everywhere, it turns out the depravity and hell. 

We are so tired of waiting for the miracle. May god hear our complaints. We really crave a TRUE LEADER. Have mercy on this nation's next generation so as not to become victims of greed. Please forgive us for not been able to clean up this bureaucratic ulcers!

Save the World

Although it is a very difficult day to do such an amazing things such as love our close friend, give a hand to a poor people or help everybody who need it, do not be jealous or envy to someone who get good luck, try to be more kind, become alert against things that make us feel upset or uncontrolled, be patient when face complicated problems, do not suspect someone guilty without reasonable evidences, more of all, think first before making decision, avoid deceiving others, feel thoughtful and do sensible and reasonable things that make your way become more progressive and smoother, let’s take this turn to begin to save the world from being contaminated or damaged or destructed. Do such valuable thing especially for public rather than personal or group without longing for reward.

On Job-Training Assignments

ON JOB ASSIGNMENTS
I. Sentence forms

1.   We are amazed by the sparkling colourful fireworks on the New Year celebration.

2.   Valentine day is a special day to show our love.

3.   He is rich and generous as well, so that why people like him very much.

4.   In case of the safety, we must observe and control the reactor frequently and regularly.

5.   Beckham has good talent in shooting the ball into the goal.

6.   Good farm must have good irrigation.

7.   Please don’t be naughty! Keep studying seriously as the final examination is      coming soon!

8.   How to avoid sudden attack of sharks, do you have any suggestion?

9.   The seal is not too sticky to protect the device from mal-adjustment.

10. Don’t be ashamed to ask for apologize!

II.    Writing

KEBO IWA (an allegory)
By I B Putu Satwika 

Kebo Iwa, that is the name, sometimes it means nothing, sometimes it means something. Let’s take turn the last view. Kebo, buffalo, the shape is big and the power is strong. Physically, it sounds great. It seems powerful. It owns strength and size, but it is just a ‘magic-made’ of the Creator, Almighty God. Who knows! The world must have its own balance so that life must go on, keep on its progression, winning and losing, recycled and renewed. Once they might have done a mistake. Once they might have faced a problem, for no matter, whether they are small or big, whether they are weak or strong. One would fight against another, mental struggles against physical. One could beat another, one might punch the other. Regardless, everything has both its own weaknesses and strengths, mentally or physically. On one side of strength, there must be weaknesses. On the other hand, the story teaches us not to be arrogant. It advices us not feel worried of our physical appearance. God gives us brain. We make use of it. The story educates us to find solution to any problems of which faces us. However difficult they are, we have to try to solve them. We know that ingenuity can defeat the performance or appearance. There is one thing we do not neglect that we think of first before we take our own final decision. Finally, it suggests us to begin to study more seriously to obtain our wisdom. By having knowledge, optimistically we can conquer the world of challenges.

III. Translation

Goa Raja Temple (a review)

Pura Goa Raja was a meeting place (pesamuhan) Sang Hyang Naga Tiga. They are the three manifestations of God which is called "Sang Naga Ananta Boga", "Sang Hyang Naga Basuki", and Sang Hyang Naga Taksaka " each of which has its own place in the Besakih temple complex.

“They met at Goa Gajah Temple to plan and keep Bali” he said that his statement based on written source of Hindu literature and told orally in traditional community.

In the “Kusuma Dewa” literature was stated the existence of Batara, Almighty God of the universe, that is Mahameru (Agung) Mountain, the highest mountain of Bali which its top can reach the sky, the bottom digs down seven earth layers (Sapta Petala).

“This place is the location of a meeting of the gods to create good (ayu) and evil (ala) in this universe of Bali Island.  Therefore, if Pura Besakih is properly maintained, Bali will be safe, serene, peaceful, and prosperous,” said Mangku Pande Made Sastra.

In the past, Balinese ancestors realize the reality of the universe as the grace that we should be grateful for giving kindness, safety, and welfare of mankind.

Until now, the people of Bali do not stop to realize a sense of devotion and praise and thank the Almighty God through a religious ceremony at the Temple of Besakih and on the slopes of Mount Agung, in the hope that the Island of God communities have always found salvation.

In 111 of çaka calendar year (189 Christian year), Rsi Markandya planted "pancadhatu" in Besakih temple complex in case providing education that is valuable and important to local communities.

“It is a mistake if we ignore the Temple of Besakih, including the temples of Goa Raja, since it becomes the center of charity, safety, and welfare of the universe of Bali,” said I Wayan Surpha, the former of General Secretary of the Central Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI), supreme council Hindu people.

The total renovation of Pura Goa Raja had been done in 2002 which had been carried out the third restoration immediately after the explosion of Mount Agung in 1917, and the big explosion was followed in 1963.

History

Pura Besakih is historically expressed by the inscription of Purana and other papyrus scripts which explain it as the palace of Godess who glorified by the people of Bali, which has religious significances to the Hindu followers.

This temple has a special role and function, such as it becomes the temple of “Rhwa Bhineda” (goodness and evil), “Sad Kahyangan” (6 main temples), “Padma Bhuana” (the universal shrine), and it becomes the central of all religious ceremonial activities.

The attention to the Besakih temple began in the reign of King Sri Udayana Warmadewa (1007 AD), until the government of Kings of Sri Lankan descent Kepakisan (1444-1454 AD).

The great attention of the King continued until the Dutch colonial era in Indonesia, in embodied by conducting a massive refurbishment of some sacred building around the area of the temple which was damaged by natural disaster.

After the independence of Indonesia, the government conducted a large scale of renovations to every sacred building, and also held a set of religious ceremony.

Since 1967, the provincial government of Bali hands over responsibility for the supervision and maintenance of Pura Besakih to Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI), the Supreme Council of Hindu people which was then authorized to “Prawartaka” of Besakih Temple.

Nevertheless, in reality, the provincial of government of Bali along with eight districts and city government, and in addition to an active responsibility of the community  worked together to do restoration of damaged buildings and support the implementation of religious ceremonies.

IV. The allegory of the cave

1.  Underground cave means places where there is lack of knowledge. The mouth of the cave indicates the border between stupidity and intelligence. The prisoners symbolize the people who are trapped by their uncivilized state. The people who are not accustomed by truth, the people who gain a little knowledge. The shadow is only false truth next to reality.

2. Their lack of knowledge put them there, in darkness of the cave, in the phantasm of life, far beyond the knowledge, far from the ultimate truth.
3. People sometimes love to enjoy their original state so that they do not want to leave it even if only for a short pseudo-satisfaction. There are so many temptations of life around us.
4. Last of all, it is better to discover our own truth. It is the right to choose, the right to decide our own future. We come to freedom.

      Explanation:

Let us stay away of the cave. Let us leave the darkness. Come to the enlightenment! Come to civilization! Knowledge and experience is the partner in our life to fight against darkness. We want our life to become valuable so that we can spend our life enjoyable. The way to gain knowledge is by learning as much as possible. The proverb says “experience is the best teacher”. Learning more means gaining new experiences. The more we are learning, the more experiences we get. Experiences tell us what to do and what not to do. Sometimes in the process of learning, we face some problems and difficulties. It is fair, that is usual. Life is like competitions. We must find the solution. We will get satisfaction after winning them. It is not easy; we must work hard to win the life. There are so many temptations of life around us. We must avoid them. There could be many persuasions attracting us. We must neglect them. Finally we must come to the target of life. We must reach the goal. That is satisfaction.

"BATU GUNDUL" an art of nature

By Ida Bagus Putu Satwika

 

BLUE OVER HAIRLESS LAND OF STONE

Actually, Bali offers an abundant of attractiveness, no matter whether they are ones of its marvelous cultures, traditional customs, arts, and the people’s simple way of life as well. However, there is one more thing that makes most visitors like to enjoy, and sometimes undiscovered, that is the place itself. It is wise to think, whether a place has an attractive landscape or not, whether it’s surrounding makes them feel comfortable or not, whether the environment offers a better sanitation or not. Although the place is rich of culture or whatever that is mainly able to attract millions of visitors, it is not wise to neglect the existence of the place itself.

Because of this reason, the writer tries to offer some lovely places to visit around Bali, especially ones that are located in Buleleng regency. Some of them spread in the district of Banjar. There is one of them which will be introduced here. It is “Batu Gundul”, bald land of stone, an art of nature. In the point of fact, it might offer an enormous pleasure whether you enjoy night or day.

The writer need some supports either from the government or other institution to develop some of the objects of interest by which can be beneficial for all people and tourism customers as well.

On the other side of a traditional village, there lay a small baby land, which exactly has no fur at all, so hairless, definitely bare, incredibly naked, bald indeed, then the local people name it “Batu Gundul”. It is hardly to get up as if it has been sick for ages. Or it might wait for someone or the government who want to wake it up, feed it, or then looks after, and develops it at last. Finally, it might become a lovely pretty lady land.

A SIGHT SEEING AT “BATU GUNDUL”, BALD LAND OF STONE

The location is in the District of Banjar, Buleleng Regency. It is about 10 minutes by driving a car or riding a motorbike from Lovina tourist area or about 20 minutes from the capital of Singaraja. Banjar is very famous of grape plantation, mother of wine, where you can see during your way to Banjar Village. Mother of wine that is true, that most people of the world say of this plant, grape. Whereas the people of Bali know “tuak”, coconut or palm wine, better than other alcoholic drinks since their ancestor inhabited this island of God with thousands of temples.  Banjar is also well known because of its unique erotic “jogged” dance. Once you enjoy it, then you are never willing to return to your country. It impresses so much because you can involve with the dancer to share free movements with her during the dance performance.

A MAGICAL GOD’S SCULPTURE

Beside those attractiveness's, there are two more popular objects of interest. They are the Vihara Budist temple, which located in Banjar Tegehe Village and the natural hot spring, which located in Banjar, the main village. Actually, this tourism area offers an abundant of services with friendly atmosphere as well as traditional, natural, and reliable attitude.

Here, the writer wants to introduce one more new object of interest that might offer you the feeling of relaxation through the breeze of wind. That is “Batu Gundul”, bald, hairless, uncovered land of stone, which lay along the way to another neighborhood village, Banyusri and Pedawa, going southward from the main road of Banjar. Exactly, this place looks like a giant natural open stage where you can enjoy the sun set late in the afternoon, or you can see more than half of the blue sky, or you can observe millions of stars at night while engaging with the coolness and quietness of the nature. On the other side, you can see almost three fourth of the horizon northward from the location where the edge of the sky meet java sea line.  But unfortunately, this beauty of the place has not been in touch by the government who has dominant responsibility to develop it so it might become the lovely goodness park of the future.

A ROAD TO “HEAVEN” AT BATU GUNDUL SIDE

Nowadays the local people like to visit this place for jogging or just for sightseeing, especially to release their depression after monotonous works. You know, that it is better to feel this beauty of nature in the morning when the air is still fresh or fetch your friends to go for a walk in the afternoon to enjoy the amazing sunset. When the night begins, it really gives us a pleasant feeling, especially when we come to this undiscovered site in a full moon night. We feel a different atmosphere. It is actually a real peace inside our mind. There is no harsh at all.

But ones that make visitors feel anxious that there has not been built a place to stay at night where you can enjoy a night impression. Consequently, the government needs to pay special attention to the development of this prospective object.

Although this place is considered high above sea level, water is not primarily a big problem because there are some water springs, which come out on another higher village southward. One of all is that the place needs to be managed well by investors or the government.  The development of this area might offer much benefit either to the local people, to the natural resources, and the government income as well.

A SENSE OF SPIRIT

On the other hands, the place is quite unique that makes it different among other places in Bali. It looks like African natural landscape. The land is like a stone carpet, with a few small tropical tree and dried grass somewhere. Thus, people like to call it “Batu Gundul”, bald land of stone. Further more, there are some other good sights, which support this miracle. They spread around this village and yet they locate closed to each other.

Going down northward from this place in about, not more than ten minutes, you will face a huge crowded people who are very busy exchanging their goods for good prices. They get involved in commonly Balinese traditional way of exchanging, bargaining. There happens a sportive fight between the merchants and the customers in order to win the competition in which the winner might be the customer who gets things for lower prices. Moreover, when there are more customers than dealers, or when there are more demands than requests, all things might turn higher. Then finally, the brokers would be the champions of the market’s competition.

SPARKLING MOON LIGHT AT BARE LAND OF “BATU GUNDUL”

Banjar is also well known for its farm, which products enter the market daily, no matter day or night. There are many things can be found in the market. So as the impact, the sleeping hours of the market might be shorter than the human habit of taking a rest because early in the morning, or it is only a couple of minutes after midnight, this pretty market has just got up from its soundly sleeping. Of course, the traders and their customers wake it up. The activities of exchanging have begun just an hour after midnight. The market has opened at about 1 a.m.

Extending your adventure, you may return to the same direction to the first site southward from the market. You take the first on the left turning after the bridge; the narrow asphalted road will guide you to the way to the famous holy hot spring. You may need only a few minutes to get to the place. You may feel a marvelous sense of relaxation there. Then, you can cool yourself by soaking your body in a warm water spring after getting tired of bargaining activities in the traditional market of Banjar.

THE AMAZING COMPLETION WITH CACTUS PLANTS

Returning from holy hot spring “Nirmala”, you can refresh your mind through a holy experience at the Budist “Brahma Arama Vihara” Temple of Banjar. You go straight northward, and then turn right after the market. You follow the road eastward up to Banjar Tegeha village until you reach the junction in the central village. Simply, you turn right southward there, and then this single road will direct you to the very well known temple, especially among Buddha followers. Cool, fresh, calm, relax, clear, patient, peace, magic, spiritual, and all good things come together to this beautiful place.

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 BRAHMA ARAMA VIHARA

BANJAR TRADITIONAL MARKET

 TIRTA KOMALA HOT SPRING IN BANJAR

 HOT WATER, HOT SHOWER,  COOL PARK, FRESH SIGHT