Long road Padang Maninjau

Start a DAY without stop saying.. BEAUTIFUL!

After exhausted conference. Thank's to Tatha, Rio (bombye), Kahlil, to arrange REALLY GREAT trip for UP delegates. 6 am. I was being picked up by Kahlil from the venue. Honestly It's so tired coz' I slept in 4.00 in the morning to chat with Edja and Irma. Owww... SO FUCKING TIRED! hahaha..

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 ANAI
I 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!

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DANAU TOBA (LAKE TOBA)

DANAU TOBA (LAKE TOBA)

A bird-eye view of the lake

Photo: H. Haerumen Js

A. LOCATION

• North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.
• 2:21-2:56N, 98:26-99:15E; 905 m above sea level.

B. DESCRIPTION

Lake Toba lies in the northern part of Barisan Mountain Range, which is volcanic and traverses Sumatra Island from northwest to southeast as its backbone.
The laketrough is surrounded by precipitous cliffs 400-1,200 m high. Based on the topographic feature and the wide distribution of volcanic ejecta around the lake, some geologists and valcanologists have considered it to be a giant caldera or cauldron.


The water surface of L. Toba is 905 m above sea level and about 1,100 km² wide. The total area of the lake, including the areas of Samosir and Paradapur Islands, amounts to 1,780 km². The mountains around the lake are called Batak Highlands. The only draining river from L. Toba, the Asahan, flows southeastwards dissecting the gentle slopes of the pyroclastic plateau.

C. PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS (Q)

Surface area [km2]	1,100
Volume [km3]	1,258
Maximum depth [m]	529
Water level	Unregulated
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m]	1.5
Catchment area [km2]	3,440

D. PHYSIOGRAPHIC FEATURES (Q)

D1 GEOGRAPHICAL

• Sketch map: Fig. ASI-10-01.
• Names of main islands: Samosir (640 km²) and Paradapur (7 km²).
• Number of outflowing rivers and channels (name): 1 (Asahan R.).

D2 CLIMATIC

• Climatic data at Parparean, 1961-1980

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann.
Mean temp. [deg C]	19.3	19.0	18.9	19.3	19.4	19.1	19.0	18.8	19.0	19.4	19.4	19.1	19.1
Precipitation [mm]	100	105	115	132	124	102	83	110	148	174	182	178	1,732

• Solar radiation: 15.7 MJ m^-2 day^-1.
• Water temperature [deg C]

Station	Surface
Haranggaul	27
Tigaras	27
Tomok	26
Simanindo	27
Pangururan	27
Nainggolan	27
Prapat	27
Porsea	26

• Freezing period: None.
• Notes on water mixing and thermocline formation Mizuno observed an extremely homogeneous vertical distribution of water temperature from the surface down to 300 m depth on 23 January 1976 (13).

Fig. ASI-10-01
Sketch map (altitude in ft)(14).

E. LAKE WATER QUALITY (Q)

E2 pH,

1979

Station	Surface
Lotung	8.4
Situmeang	7.9
Bukit	8.4
Tongging I	7.0
Tongging II	7.9
Onan Runggu	7.6
Prapat	8.2

E4 DO [mg l^-1],

1979

Station	Surface
Lotung	6.7
Situmeang	6.8
Bukit	9.3
Tongging I	6.3
Tongging II	7.0
Onan Runggu	7.0
Prapat	8.0

E5 COD [mg l^-1],

1979

Determined by KMnO4 method.
Station	Surface
Haranggaul	2.30
Prapat	2.80
Mogang	2.24
Onan Runggu	2.15
Porsea	2.06
Hashinggahan	1.30
Tomok	1.53
Sabulan	1.72
Muara	1.36
Balige	1.24

E8 PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION

• Total-P [mg l^-1], 1979

Station	Surface
Haranggaul	0.31
Hasinggahan	0.32
Tomok	0.66

E9 CHLORIDE CONCENTRATION [mg l^-1],

1979

Station	Surface
Haranggaul	8.6
Prapat	8.3
Mogang	10.1
Onan Runggu	10.4
Porsea	10.3
Hasinggahan	11.8
Tomok	11.0
Sabulan	9.2
Muara	9.6
Balige	9.5

F. BIOLOGICAL FEATURES (Q)

F1 FLORA

• Emerged macrophytes: Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaea sp.
• Floating macrophytes:Eichhornia crassipes, Lemna minor, Azolla pinnata, Spirodella polyrhiza.
• Submerged macrophytes:Potamogeton malaianus, P. polygonifolius, Myriophyllum spicatum, Ceratophyllum demersum, Hydrilla verticillata, Chara sp.
• Phytoplankton:Amphora, Cocconema, Asterionella, Synedra, Gomphonema, Orthosira, Navicula,Mastogloia, Pleurosigma, Nitzschia, Genicularia, Botryococcus, Synechococcus,Anabaena, Oscillatoria.

F2 FAUNA

• Zooplankton: Cyclops, Cladocera.
• Benthos: Macrobrachium sintangensis, Brotia costula, Thiara scabra, Melanoidestuberculata, Melanoides granifera, Anentome helena, Lymnaea brevispira, L.rubiginosa, Physastra sumatrana, Corbicula tobae.
• Fish: Tilapia mossambica, Aplocheilus pachax, Lebistes reticulatus, Osphronemus goramy, Trichogaster trichopterus, Channa striata, C. gachua, Clarias batrachus, C. nieuhofi, C. sp., Nemachilus fasciatus, Cyprinus carpio, Puntius javanicus, P. binotatus, Osteochilus nasselti, Lissochilus sp., Labeobarbus sora, Rasbora sp.

F4 BIOMASS

• Submerged macrophytes [g (wet wt.) m^-2]

Station	Potamogeton sp.	Myriophyllum spicatum	Others	Total
Lotung	2,470	130	<25	2,600
Onan Runggu	2.800	150	0	2,950
Parbaloan Urat	1,833	310	520	2,663
Tongging	1,947	157	<25	2,104
Lumban Sitorus	150	1,640	0	1,750

F5 FISHERY PRODUCTS

• Annual fish catch [metric tons] 1978: 2,820.

F6 PAST TRENDS

• Annual fish catch [metric ton]

Year	Production
	Tilapia mossambica	Cyprinus carpio	Others	Total
1967	1,039	207.8	831.2	2,078
1976	-	-	-	2,211
1977	-	-	-	2,569
1978	2,175.1	4.6	640.2	2,820

F7 NOTES ON THE REMARKABLE CHANGES OF BIOTA IN THE LAKE IN RECENT YEARS

Increasing: Tilapia mossambica. Decreasing: Cyprinus carpio.

G. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS (Q)

G1 LAND USE IN THE CATCHMENT AREA

1981

	Area [km2]	[%]
Natural landscape
Grass (alang-alang)	955	40.6
Scrub	59.24	2.5
Forest	159.66	6.8
Reforestation	388.70	16.6
Regreening	228.28	9.7
Agricultural land	512.08	21.8
Plantation	20.88	0.9
Others	23.56	1.1
Total	2,347.50	100

• Main types of woody vegetation:Tropical high mountain forest; Pinus merkusii forest; Macadamia hildebrandii forest.
• Main types of herbaceous vegetation:Imperata cylindrica with Rhodomyrtus tomentos, Melastoma sp. and Gleichenia linearis.
• Main kinds of crops: Rice, sweet potato, maize, vegetables.
• Levels of fertilizer application on crop fields: Moderate.

G2 INDUSTRIES IN THE CATCHMENT AREA AND THE LAKE

: No information.

G3 POPULATION IN THE CATCHMENT AREA

1980

District	Area[km2]	Population	Family	Population density [km-2]
Tapanuli Utara	2,420.5	309,111	66,744	128
Tanah Karo	63.0	3,901	731	62
Dairi	45.0	9,011	1,810	200
Total	2,528.5	322,023	69,285	127

H. LAKE UTILIZATION

H1 LAKE UTILIZATION (Q)

Source of water, navigation and transportation (amount of cargo in 1978: 1,922 metric tons), sightseeing and tourism (no. of visitors in 1978: 44,625). recreation (yachting), fisheries.

H2 THE LAKE AS WATER RESOURCE

: No information.

I. DETERIORATION OF LAKE ENVIRONMENTS AND HAZARDS (Q)

I1 ENHANCED SILTATION

• Extent of damage: Not serious.

I2 TOXIC CONTAMINATION

: No information.

I3 EUTROPHICATION

: No information.

I4 ACIDIFICATION

• Extent of damage:
  None.

J. WASTEWATER TREATMENTS (Q)

J1 GENERATION OF POLLUTANTS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA

f) Measurable pollution without wastewater treatment.

J3 SANITARY FACILITIES AND SEWERAGES

• Percentage of municipal population in the catchment area provided with adequate sanitary facilities (on-site treatment system) or public sewerage: None.
• Percentage of rural population with adequate sanitary facilities (on-site treatment systems): None.
• Municipal wastewater treatment systems: None.
• Industrial wastewater treatment systems: None.

K. IMPROVEMENT WORKS IN THE LAKE

None.

L. DEVELOPMENT PLANS (Q)

1. Integrated management on Toba Lake catchment area.
2. Hydroelectric power plant under construction.

M. LEGISLATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES FOR UPGRADING LAKE ENVIRONMENTS (Q)

M1 NATIONAL AND LOCAL LAWS CONCERNED

• Names of the laws (the year of legislation)
  1. Act of the Republic of Indonesia No 4 concerning Basic Provisions for the Management of the Living Environment (1982)
  2. State Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No.29 on Environmental Impact Assessment (1986)
• Responsible authorities
  1. & (2) The State Minister for Population and Environment. Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Forestry and Local (Provincial) Governments

M2 INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES

1. The State Minister for Population and Environment responsible for coordinating environmental managements
2. Ministry of Public Works responsible for lake utilization
3. Ministry of Home affairs responsible for regional development
4. Ministry of Forestry responsible for forest management and soil conservation

M3 RESEARCH INSTITUTES ENGAGED IN THE LAKE ENVIRONMENT STUDIES

1. Centre of Environmental Studies (University)
2. Institute of Hydraulic Engineering Agency of Resources and Development

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Paradise in Lembah Baliem Fest: Papua, Indonesia

Every year since 1991, the Jayawijaya Regency administration organizes the Lembah Baliem Cultural Festival ahead of the Aug. 17 Independence Day celebrations.

This year, the festival from Aug. 9-11 displayed traditional cultural attractions performed by tribes living in Lembah Baliem (Baliem Valley), Papua province.

Inspired by their “traditional wars” that were frequently conducted to become a custom among Papua’s indigenous tribes, the festival presented the stylized “war” as a main attraction for tourists in the area.

In the past, tribal wars were believed triggered by fights among youths, theft and abductions of women.

Wearing traditional clothes and carrying arrows and spears, dozens of tribesmen participated in the “war” in the festival. Although it was a performance, the men employed traditional strategy and stalked their “enemy” as in a tribal war.

Besides the “war”, tourists could also watch the pig race, in which owners race first and are then followed by their trotting pet pigs.

Most of the owners are women, because they are believed to be more caring toward the animals.

Pigs are often a prestigious part of dowries in a traditional Papuan wedding. In addition, wealth and status in tribal societies are measured by the number of pigs they own.

Playing pinkon, a traditional bamboo trumpet, is another attraction of the festival.

Apart from enjoying the performances of the festival, which involved thousands of tribespeople as participants and attendees, tourists used the occasion for observing the daily life of Papuan tribal culture. Most of tribesmen wore only a koteka, a penis sheath made from a gourd, and tribeswomen wore sali, or grass skirts, and were topless according to traditional dress.

Several tourists opted for a hands-on experience, participating in the archery and spear-throwing competitions.

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Chicken stew with a rich, aromatic coconut gravy

Opor ayam

Chicken stew with a rich, aromatic coconut gravy.

Ingredients:

1 chicken (1 to 1½ kg)
8 tablespoons groundnut oil
1 large onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon trassi
200 ml water
1 dessertspoon goela Djawa
300 ml Coconut milk
pepper, salt & kecap manis

Bumbu's:

4 kemiri nuts
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon laos powder
½ teaspoon turmeric

Preparation:

Divide the chicken into 4 equal portions, wash and dry. Rub in pepper and salt.
Dice the onion and crush the garlic.
Crush or grate the kemiri nuts and mix with the coriander, cumin, laos and turmeric.

In a thick bottomed pan, heat the oil and fry the chicken on all sides to a golden colour. Reduce the heat slightly and add the onions and garlic, stir until the onion is cooked and nicely browned. Add the bumbu's and fry for a further 2 minutes then add the trassi and fry for a further minute.
Now add the water and goela Djawa to the pan. Bring to the boil and cover the pan with a lid and simmer the chicken on a low heat for a further 30 minutes until well done.
Remove lid and add the coconut milk and, leaving the lid of the pan, reduce the sauce to about half. Bring to taste with pepper, salt or kecap manis.

Serve with boiled rice and atjar.

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How to Make Indonesian Sate's

Indonesian Sate's

This is a fabulous treat for summer barbecue's with a fresh salad and French bread or even a quick supper with Indonesian fried rice.

Ingredients:

For the Sate's:

500 gr. of Beef, Pork or Chicken

For the marinade:

1 Onion
1 Garlic clove
30 ml Kecap Manis
1 teaspoon Coriander powder
1 teaspoon Cummin powder
1 stalk Lemon Grass (crushed)
1 teaspoon Sambal Ulek
1 glass red wine (optional)
30 ml water

Preparation:

Dice the meat in to 2 cm square cubes and put onto bamboo skewers(about 4 per stick).
Combine all the marinade ingredients , except the lemon grass, into a food processor and make into a smooth paste. Poor this over the prepared sate's, add the lemon grass, and leave to marinade for at least 2 hours.
Cook the sate's on the barbecue or under the grill for 5 -10 min. until done and serve with Sate dip or hot Peanut Sauce.

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how to make Fried egg noodles

Bami Goreng

Fried egg noodles. Favourite Lunch or light Supper dish

Ingredients:

350 gr. Medium Egg noodles
100 gr. Diced Pork Fillet
50 gr. Small Prawns
1 medium Onion
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 Carrot
1 Small Leek
2 tsp. Sambal ulek
1 tsp. Trassi (shrimp paste)
3 tbs. Kecap Manis
3 tbs. Oil
Pepper & Salt

Preparation:

Boil the noodles, using the instructions on the packet. Rinse and set aside.
Heat your wok and add the oil. Stir-fry the diced Onion and Garlic for 1 min. Add the meat, prawns, trassi and sambal ulek and fry for a further 3 min.Add the finely sliced carrots and leek and fry for 4 more min. Add the Noodles and Kecap Manis.
Use pepper and salt as needed and stir-fry for a further 4 min.
Serve hot. Delicious with Hot Peanut sauce.

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How to Make Nasi Goreng

Nasi Goreng, Indonesian fried rice. This dish can be enjoyed by itself or as the basis of a larger meal, for example with a rijsttafel. It is very easy to make and won't take more than 20 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients:

350 gr. Long Grain Rice
2 Tbs. Vegetable Oil
3 Eggs
1 Onion
2 Green Chillis, Sambal Ulek or Sambal Badjak.
1 Garlic Clove
1 Leek
1 teaspoon Ground Coriander
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
250 gr. Chicken meat
250 gr. Shelled Prawns
3 Tbs. Kecap Manis

Preparation:

This dish is best made from cold leftover rice, but you can cook a fresh batch and leave it to cool for at least 4 hours.
Beat the eggs and make into a omelette, slice into strips and set aside.
Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan. Add the chopped onion, leek, garlic and chillis. Fry until the onion is soft. Add the Coriander and Cumin. Slice Chicken into strips and add with the prawns to the onion mixture and cook, stirring occasionally until they are well mixed. Add the rice, soya sauce and omelet strips and cook for a further 5 minutes.Decorate with some of the leftover leek and serve hot. Enjoy.

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