Bukit Tinggi – Padang through Maninjau Lake and Kelok Ampek Puluoh Ampek in April.

May 25, 2008, 12:14 pm

The first week of May I was in South Sumatra, Musi Banyu Asin district for about a week. There I was working with some friends in a palm oil plantation. Almost every days moving around the plantation from one estate to another, and one day we made a long river journey (thanks Mr. Kana for his arrangement) of Lalan river. Here I saw and sweetly touch a baby bear (beary) which is domesticated by local people in Pagar Desa village, Bayung Lencir sub-district.

Last week I was in Sampit, Mid Kalimantan, almost for the same kind of job. This district was ever known as a hottest cross-ethnics conflict during multi-ethnics history of Indonesia

Thanks to Aksenta, Jakarta – who brought us there and watched the ‘things’ of people’s have actually for the time being. And what next for their future?

There, sure, I met many nice people… and more than that… I also saw and huged by a baby pongo (orang utan), an endangered species of Kalimantan. Poor baby pongo !!

At this time, when I am writing this journal, am in Makassar or Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi for along three days. It’s just a family reunion… after years. But, guys… I got any problem to purchase a towel in this metro Makassar….

See U again on my next journal.