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Enjoy fresh beach in Depok Beach. When you go to Bantul, south of Yogyakarta, you will see many places to visit. One of them is Depok Beach. It is reported the beach is the only one the local government seriously manages to be a center of culinary resort. There stand many traditional stalls that sell fresh fish not far from the seashore. Some of the stalls are faced south, so that the visitors can enjoy the fascinating tidal waves view while eating fish.

Fishermen has begun catching fish since 10 years ago. It is told around 1997 some fishermen coming from Cilacap (a special territory of Central Java) found a landing site in Depok. Those men with ,  a huge catch at hand continue

Stick Comic and Language Learning

Have you, teachers, ever noticed your students make some drawings while you’re telling them a story ? May be you’ll get mad and ask him to put the paper away, or you grab, tear and put it in the trash bin. Well, I think that’s human nature providing that you’ re still capable enough to put your emotion under control. Never judge that as breaking rules or being obedient. Instead, dig their competence to do anything related to language learning. You can’t fail to strike the iron while it’s hot. continue

Umbilical Cord : Between Myth and Mendical Truth

Did you notice when your newly-born baby’s cord was cut by the doctor ?  If  so, I let you know that the cut still stuck on the body has proved to be a healing stuff.  Javanese people since a long time ago have practiced this continue

Facts on Coconut Plant Part 2

Stem

If you ever spend your holiday in Yogyakarta, go southern part and you will reach Bantul area, a small town near coastal plain where you see a huge number of coconut plantations. There are still found some constructions with logs of coconut trunk. The old wood is strong enough, endures both extreme climate and insect attact. Traditional rice pestles continue

Facts on Coconut Plant Part 1

Coconut plant, which belongs to the family of palm plantation, best grows on the low land or along coastal regions in the tropical climate zone. Its branchless-single stem supported with fibrous roots under the ground and with palm-formed leaves characterize this species. It’s worth knowing that none of its parts remains useless.

For the Javanese villagers, long term investment begins with planting a plant of such kind apart from teak wood. No wonder these grow quite close to their house buildings rather than in a certain remote area.

Leaf

A cluster of leaves stem from hard part of its support. Each consists of many pieces comprising back bone or stick and its green soft leaf. Baby coconut leaves are badly needed for making such a craft as a wedding decoration continue