Wednesday, September 28, 2011

MONAS


Monument or National Monument is an icon of Jakarta. Located in downtown of Jakarta. Monas was established in 1959 and inaugurated two years later in 1961. Monas is always crowded with tourists to see the beauty of the city from the top of the monument, adding insight into the history of Indonesia in the diorama room or enjoy the fresh urban forest area of ​​approximately 80 acres in downtown Jakarta.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Ondel-Ondel Mini For Sale

 This ondel-ondel is made from shuttle cock



the price would be Rp. 15,000  (not include to delivery)

if you interest you could leave message or sms me at 08568593383

Dodol bu Mamas for Sale..

So if you want to buy Dodol bu Mamas, you could ask me to buy it and send it to you, so here is the price

Original                               Rp. 37,000
Durian Dodol                      Rp. 40,000
Ketan Hitam Dodol             Rp. 40,000

this price not include to delivery

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The History Of Ondel-Ondel


Ondel-ondel is a Betawi folk performances and often displayed in people's parties. It seems that ondel-ondel portray ancestors that preserves their grandchildren or a villagers.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Kampung Dodol Kalibata


I lived near Kalibata, My apartment is in Kalibata and but until yesterday I havent know there is kampung Dodol in Kalibata, I mean I know there is kampung dodol in Kalibata but I havent got there...so yesterday I just knew the location. 

Dodol bu Mamas


What can I say bout Dodol Bu Mamas.... I think this is one of the famous dodol in Jakarta. Why I said so....this is because when I search through Google dodol bu Mamas is one of the list, and it said that bu Mamas dodol’s has been delivered until Saudi Arabia, when Indonesia worker bought and brought it until Saudi. When I come there to get the sample of Dodol, her Daugher (if I am not mistaken) said that, many TV station has come to her place to filming about the making of dodol especially during Ramadhan. 

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Setu Babakan


Cited from Wikipedia about Setu Babakan : 

 Setu Babakan or Small Lake Babakan is located in Srengseng Sawah, Sub-district of Jagakarsa, Municipality of South Jakarta, Indonesia near Depok at the center of the Betawi Cultural Village, a site considered part of the cultural heritage of Jakarta, which is devoted to the preservation of the indigenous Betawi culture.
The Situ Babakan Lake has an area of 32 hectares (79 ac) in which the water flows in from the Ciliwung River and currently is used for fish farming by the Betawi people who live in the vicinity of the lake.
There are more than 100 floating net cages placed in the lake to breed different kinds of fish, including carp, tilapia, and several species of ornamental fish. The lake is a place for aquatic recreational activities, such as rafting, and fishing. The garden surrounding the lake is cultivated with fruit plants, such as banana, coconut, and guava.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Its all about Dodol Betawi


There are foods or cake made for a very special day, and dodol is one of them. Not only is made to enliven the special day, but also Dodol knowned as cake snob. Because since the beginning of dodol making, it had to communicate or formed friendships with others. Dodol made in large quantities. In the past, not everyone has a pan that can accommodate large size of rice flour dough mix brown sugar and coconut milk as much as 25 kilograms, therefore as a big pan only owned by wealthy families, so people who intend to make dodol, need to borrowed it. In addition, if you want to start making dodol you need your neighbor’s help to pound rice, grated coconut, and mix the dough, of course everything is commanded by dodol expert

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

original Bir Pletok

The difficulty of getting raw material for making bir pletok, spice for instance, makes this original Betawian drink hard to be found.