Tugu Monas

Tugu Monas / Monas (abbreviated and commonly known as Monas or Tugu Monas) is one of the popular monuments in Indonesia erected to commemorate the fight and struggle for Indonesia’s independence. The 137-meter monument is located in Central Jakarta. Its construction began in 1961 under Sukarno and finished in 1975 under Suharto. The monument’s body is made of steel and concrete covered with Italian white marble. On its peak is a 14.5 tons flame-shaped bronze coated in 35 kg of gold.

Within the monument’s complex, there is a park, two ponds, and a plaza usually used for various sports activities. Inside the base of the monument, there is a museum which exhibits the country’s Declaration of Independence and several dioramas showing the history of Indonesia, and an auditorium for meditations. Visitors can also take a lift up to a platform with a good view of Jakarta and several of its landmarks if the sky is clear.

The Ritz Carlton Most Luxurious Hotel In Jakarta

The hotel is very luxurious, much more luxurious than other hotels in Jakarta. The price is the cheapest room for 1.7 last night. The facilities also provide it classified in accordance with the luxurious cheapest standard room at this hotel, maybe two times larger than the other five-star hotels. What is impressive is the large bathroom with bathtub, her large and on the walls so that while cleaning the body, we can see the landscape beneath Brass Ring, its really Spacious and elegant bath room. If there is time for the pool, come to the fifth floor, incredible, beautiful and magnificent. On the floor can also be found in the spa and sauna. This is the Ritz Carlton Hotel is located in the Ring of Mega Kuningan Jakarta. Perhaps the most luxurious hotel today with terketat security level in Jakarta. Talk about food, food in the hotel are also excellent, breakfast is available with a variety of menus, ranging from simple porridge Hainan, to western style or just fried rice with orange juice. For lunch difficult to describe, too many choices and too snobis if disclosed. After a day spent in the meeting room or in the large ballroom, the evening sitting in front of the restaurant is a sort of cafe to chat chat with colleagues or business partners to talk this and that until the middle of the night did not feel. news

Some Tips For Beginner Hiking

Hiking is a fun outdoor sport. It is very easy for beginners and not only offers good exercise but it also involves getting out and enjoying nature and the outdoors. There are a few things to consider before embarking on a hike though, and some safety precautions to take.

Firstly it is best not to hike alone. For safety reasons is best to have at least one other person with you, if not a group of people. Always let someone back home know where you and your party will be going and approximately what time you should return. This way, if you happened to go missing, they would know where to start looking for you. If you are heading out on a long hike it may be a good idea to tell a park ranger or someone similar where you are going and what route you will be taking. A mobile phone is also another beneficial accessory to the modern hiker.

Bad Effects Of Junk Food

• Obesity: Junk food enthusiasts are prone to put on weight, especially when they eat this kind of food very often. The fat and processed flour only make you fatter and fatter, as does the oil and grease that are used for fries and other deep-fried foods. Besides, when you eat junk food, you tend to gulp down sodas and colas which are laden with sugar and which increase your tendency to put on weight.
• Lethargy: Processed food tends to bring down your energy levels and make you lethargic because they are filled with carbohydrates that spike your blood sugar levels. Soon after you eat junk food, you feel yourself lulled into stupor because your sugar levels rise and fall dramatically. This makes you feel sleepy and less inclined to be active and alert. Your reflexes and senses become duller by the day and you start to lead a more sedentary life.

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” LASKAR PELANGI ” FILM

After success being best seller novel, sold more than 500.000 copies, now Laskar Pelangi ready to be made into big screen movie. Produced by Miles Film co-operates with Mizan Cinema Productions, “B” Edutainment and Iluni UI.

Laskas Pelangi is a story about struggling of teacher and 10 students for education in Belitong. This film production idea begin from how Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza were admiring Andrea Hirata masterpiece which was published on 2004 for the first time.

As Laskar Pelangi producer, Riri Riza said : “Laskar Pelangi has unique story, fully dynamic life with appeareance of 10 strong character students and an ambitius teacher which has big and noble wishes. And Andrea Hirata is very important factor why we would make film based on this book. First time meet with Andrea, there is enthusiasm shown at himself. Meet him like watching bright shining sunny, very inspiring”.

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Apperance of Milk-Teeth

The first set of teeth, or milk-teeth as they’re called, are twenty in number; they usually appear in pairs, and those of the lower jaw generally precede the corresponding ones of the upper. The first of the milk-teeth is generally cut about the sixth or seventh month, and the last of the set at various periods from the twentieth to the thirtieth months. Thus the whole period occupied by the first dentition perhaps estimated at from a year and a half to two years. The process varies, however, in different individuals, both as to its whole duration, and as to the periods and order in which the teeth make their appearance. It’s unnecessary, however, to add more upon this point.

Their developement is a natural process. It is too frequently, however, rendered a painful and difficult one, by errors in the management of the regimen and health of the infant, previously to the coming of the teeth, and during the process itself.

Thus, chiefly in consequence of injudicious management, it’s made the most critical period of childhood. Not that I believe the extent of mortality fairly traceable to it, is by any means so great as has been stated; for it’s rated as high as one sixth of all the children who undergo it. Still, no one doubts that first dentition is frequently a period of great danger to the infant. It therefore becomes a very important question to an anxious and affectionate mother, how the dangers and difficulties of teething can in any degree be diminished, or, if possible, altogether prevented. A couple of hints upon this subject, then, perhaps useful. I shall consider, first, the management of the infant, when teething is accomplished without difficulty; and, secondly, the management of the infant when it’s attended with difficulty. news

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Mudik is one of the celebration of Lebaran

A unique phenomenon occurs every year in Indonesia, one which is culturally so sacred to Muslims that no one want to miss the moment. After fasting for the whole month in Ramadhan, there is a big gift for every Muslim. Lebaran is that white gift, and the day when all Muslims forgive each others’ faults.

One of the celebrations of Lebaran is Mudik. In order to reunite with parents and families, millions of migrants from big cities like Jakarta make long queues for train and bus tickets, jump into any overloaded transportation vehicles they can find and get stuck for hours in traffic jams. For them, all the pain and inconvenience is nothing but a small hazard of the home-sweet-home journey. In fact, the journey itself is often an interesting story to tell to the families back home.

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