Frans Kaisiepo is a National Hero from Papua

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Maybe you have seen Frans Kaisiepo on a ten thousand rupiah note issued by Bank Indonesia in 2016. When you saw his name on the 10,000 Rupiah bill issued in 2016, not many people knew who Frans Kaisiepo was and what his services were for Indonesia. What makes it even sadder is when there are a handful of people who also hurl insults at their pictures on the bills.

Frans Kaisiepo is a National Hero who has an important role in the unification of Papua with Indonesia. He was born on October 10, 1921 in Biak, Papua. He was the first person to fly the Red and White Flag in West Irian with great pride. His father was a chief of the Biak Numfor tribe and a blacksmith. His mother died when Frans was two years old. Frans was then entrusted to his aunt so that he grew up with his cousin, Mark. Even though Frans grew up in Wardo Village, which is located in the interior of Biak, he was fortunate to be able to pursue School Education with the Dutch Education system.

In 1928-1931, Frans attended the People's School (Sekolah Rakyat / SR). After graduating from SR he continued to LVVS in Korido until 1934 then to the Normalist Teacher School in Manokwari. Then Frans Kaisiepo attended a crash course in the Civil Service School in the City of Nica, Hollandia (now called Kampung Harapan Jaya) during March to August 1945. At this School, Frans was taught by Soegoro Atmoprasodjo. A teacher from Java who was trusted by the Dutch but taught his students about nationalism.

Soegoro Atmoprasodjo himself was actually an activist from the Indonesian Party (Partindo) and a teacher in Taman Siswa formed by Ki Hadjar Dewantara. In 1935 he was exiled to Boven Digoel Papua because he was accused of being involved in a rebellion against the Dutch. The meeting with Soegoro added to Frans Kaisiepo's love for Indonesia. It was from Soegoro that Frans and his friends at the school knew Indonesia Raya song.

Long before the Free Papua movement emerged. On July 15 to 25, 1946 a conference aimed at forming Indonesian States was held in Malino City, South Sulawesi. The conference was known as the Malino Conference. Frans Kaisiepo attended the Conference as a Representative from Papua.

Mbaru Niang, Traditional Houses in Wae Rebo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Mbaru Niang, Traditional Houses in Wae Rebo

  

Mbaru Niang is a traditional houses di Wae Rebo. One of the attractions of this village that is worldwide is the preserved traditional house in this village, Mbaru Niang. In the Manggarai language, Mbaru Niang means 'drum house'. Building this cone is built traditionally. It is called a drum house because one of the houses is used for storing sacred heirloom drums and gongs which are sacred media for communicating with ancestors.

Mbaru cone (kerucut) home in the village of Wae Rebo niang. Traditional house mbaru niang is very rare because only a few and only in villages remote indigenous Wae Rebo over the mountains.Mbaru niang cone with a height of about 15 meters. The roof of palm fiber or grass with a bamboo roof frame. The main poles using wood worok big and strong.Each mbaru niang housed six to eight families. Although not very large, the division of space in the mbaru niang show house functions as a living, to save the harvest, as well as to worship ancestors.At the first level is called lutur used as a place to live and hang out with family. The second level is called lobo form of an attic or a function for storing food and stuff everyday. The third level is called lentar to store seeds for food crops, such as corn, rice, and beans. The fourth level is called Lempa rae used to store food reserves that can be used when in an emergency due to crop failure. Five or top level called hekang code used to place offerings for ancestors.Wae Rebo Mbaru niang houses constructed by utilizing nature. Pole of wood, bamboo roof frame, roof of palm fiber. 

Prime Minister of the Majapahit Empire : Gajah Mada

Gajah Mada
Prime Minister of the Majapahit Empire

Gajah Mada (translated as Elephant General) (circa 1290 – circa 1364) was, according to Javanese old manuscripts, poems and mythology, a powerful military leader and mahapatih or prime minister of the Majapahit Empire, credited with bringing the empire to its peak of glory. He delivered an oath called Sumpah Palapa, in which he vowed not to eat any food containing spices until he had conquered all of the Southeast Asian archipelago of Nusantara for Majapahit. In modern Indonesia, he serves as an important national hero and a symbol of patriotism.

Indonesian Hero's from Bali

I Gusti Ngurah Rai

Lieutenant Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai (Desa Carangsari, Kabupaten Badung Bali, 30 January 1917–Marga, Tabanan, 20 November 1946) is an Indonesian National Hero who commanded Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence. He was killed in the Battle of Margarana

The second child (3 brothers) of the couples I Gusti Ngurah Ayu Trough and Ni Kompiyang Wheezing is because of his services got promoted one level to Colonel posthumously. In addition, the highest award from the Government of Indonesia's National Hero title form. His name is perpetuated to the international airport in Denpasar, Bali, and Navy warships. Judging his name, he was from the caste Knights. His father, a government employee positions Manca (AsistenWedana / Sub). He is a knight of Majapahit, Sentong Aria, Aria Kadari Marga members who came to Bali in 1343 M. 

Bunaken Marine Park

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You certainly already know about the Bunaken marine park. So for this post, we will discuss about this tourist spot. Please refer to the article below.

Bunake marine park is a marine park in the north of Sulawesi island, Indonesia. The park is located near the centre of the Coral Triangle, providing habitat to 390 species of coral as well as many fish, mollusc, reptile and marine mammal species. The Park is representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems, consisting of seagrass plain, coral reef, and coastal ecosystems.


It was established as a national park in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia's growing system of marine parks. It covers a total area of 890.65 km², 97% of which is marine habitat. The remaining 3% of the park is terrestrial, including the five islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain and Siladen. The southern part of the Park covers part of the Tanjung Kelapa coast.

Dive Spot in Bunaken Marine Park
The beauty of the Bunaken marine park can be seen in locations called lekuan 1, 2, 3, fukui, mandolin, tanjung parigi, ron’s point, sachiko point, pangalisang, village face and east bunaken. In addition there are many more dive spots located in the Bunaken marine park, because Bunaken itself has 40 locations of varying depth dives that present various types of tropical fish and coral reefs.

The area that was inaugurated in 1991 as a national marine park also offers another beauty, namely the existence of underwater great walls or giant coral walls, which stand curved upwards.

For you lovers of underwater photography, you can be sure you will not be disappointed if you visit Bunaken Marine Park because here you can get spectacular photos to be captured that you rarely get in other areas.