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The Three Traveler

2012-01-08T12:15:00.003+07:00

There were three young men looked very tired when they entered a village on a very hot day. One man was thin, and the other one was ideal bodied, the last one was fat. They steps so unsteadily and sometimes limping along. They are the three travelers which had traveled in very-very far away and very-very long time.

Finally they stopped in front of a house with a beautiful yard which fully of shady trees. They decided to ride the rest in the cool yard of the house..

Knock Knock Knock!

"Excuse me .." said the man which ideal bodied ..

No answer came ..

Knock Knock Knock!

"Hello... Any body home ....??" said the young man with a louder voice.

"Yeah .. Please wait a minute .." a woman's voice welcomed from the inside of the house ..

The door opened. A beautiful woman appeared politely greet them .. "Can I help you, gentlemen?" she asked gently.

"We're sorry, madam, if we were disturbing your peace. .. We are the three nomads who want to ride the rest in the cool and beautiful yard of yours, if you pleased .." answer young man who knocked on the door.

"Oh of course I'm pleased .. But it would be better if you get rest in the house .. It would feel much cooler and more comfortable .. You can rest better .. Guest rooms in this house is empty .. Let I prepared for you .. " replied the lady with great hospitality ..

"Excuse me, but is your husband currently at home?" asked the young man ..

"Right now my husband is at work .. He will home this afternoon .."

"Then let us rest in the yard of this house, my Madam .. We did not dare to act rude to enter the house of a woman, while her husband is not home .. We fear it will cause 'fitnah' .. Just tell your husband about our request, when he back home.. .. Will he please, and allow us to stay here ..?? " said the young man.

"Well .. Please .. You may take a rest on the yard if you like.. I'll tell my husband when he home .."

"Thank you, Madam. .."

And the three young men get rest in the yard beside the house. While the lady went on his homework.

***

Night arrived .. The husband had come home and was having dinner with his wife, and his little son..

Then the wife told about the three travelers who want to ask permission to rest at home ..

"Do you allow him, O my husband?" asked the wife.

"Of course .. Helping travelers noble act and a blessing .. Invite them in the house, and invite them to join the dinner with us .." replied her husband.
Then the wife get to the yard to invite the travelers..

"Gentlemen, my husband allow you to stay in the house and invite you to join dinner with us .." said the lady.

"We're sorry, Madam. .. By not reducing our gratitude, will you choose just one of us ..??"

"Why only one of you? Wouldn't it be nice if all of you get inside and have dinner with us??"

"This is our agreement, Madam.. . Please tell your husband to pick one of us .. My name is Love, the skinny is Success, and the fat one is Rich .. Just choose one of us please. . "

Then the lady get back in the house and tell to his husband..

"How strange people .." said the husband ..

"I also think so .. I wonder, is there any other purpose they wish to convey to us, O my husband?" asked the wife.

"If you look at their names, I guess so .." replied her husband.

"So who would you choose?? Love, Success, or Rich?"

"I choose Success course .. Who knows we'll be successful, as the name suggests .." replied her husband.

"Would not it be nice if we just choose Rich?? It would be nice if we could get rich later .." his wife said.

"No. .. Invite Success in. .. I want him to go .."

"But I want Rich .."

"Success!"

"Rich!"

"Success!"

"Rich, rich, rich!"

"Success, success, success!"

And finally the husband and the wife was actually arguing each other and refused to budge .. Until their little child to stop eating ..

"Dad, dad ... Do you actually love mom?" he asked innocently ..

"Of course dear .. During these time I worked hard and pray for the happiness of mother and you, son .. Of course dad loves mom .." replied the father with some uncomfortable feeling.

"And how about you, Mom?? Do you also love dad?" asked the boy to his mother.

"Of course, my son .. Everything I do for you and dad's happiness, dear .. Taking care of the house, cooking, and raising you .. That's all for the sake of your father and you .. Of course I love dad, dear .." replied the mother with a little nervously.

"And do both of you also love me?" he asked again.

"Of course, my son .. Our love will always be for you, dear .." for both.

The boy smiled and looked very happy.,

"Then why not choose Love instead?? Love always bring peace and happiness, right?" the boy asked again.

His parents were surprised. They realized their mistake .. And they realize that everything their son said was indeed true. Finally they decided to invite Love to get in and get dinner with them.

"Mr. Love, we chose you to get in and have dinner with us," said the lady deliver the invitation.

"Thank you, Madam. .." Love said.

The lady get back in and preparing the cutlery.

Then Love came into the house followed by his friends, Rich and Success, which are holding on Love's clothes.

"Why..? You said just one before?? Why do you all get in the house??" asked the host.

"We are sorry, Sir and Madam .. I just forgot to say, that both my friends are disabled. My friend Rich is actually blind and deaf. And Success is mute. If you choose one of them, then me, Love, must be with the other one to protect him. And because you pick me, then they would come in with me too, because they could not protect each other .. " Love said.

The family smiled and invited the three to sit down and join them for dinner. They sat together and enjoy the dinner in a warm atmosphere. And that night, three young men were wandering rest comfortably in the house. The house is blessed with Love, Rich, and Success .. : D

*** END ***

If we choose to be rich, we will not be completed with love and successful yet ..
If we choose to be success, probably we will be rich too, but it's not necessarily that love will be there too.
But if we choose love, we can be rich and success too .. Because love gives us energy and strength to change, to strive to be better, and to make the people we love happy ..

Note:

*)The story that made me very impressed, I got this from an artist in the bus this morning ..
But sorry, I don't know his name ... : D

*)Kawan-kawan dapat membaca cerita ini dalam versi Bahasa Indonesia pada blog saya yang lain.. cindelaras .

A Piece Of A Journey

2011-11-25T17:08:00.001+07:00

Merapi viewed from Prambanan

A few days ago I returned to Yogyakarta ..

Idly, I tried to take some pictures by the camera in my N73 phone. Known, it was the only camera that I have .. Hehehehee ..
With no planing, snap there and snap here, then I get some pictures. From the views behind the train window, to the views of the village street which I spent in transit from the Prambanan station to home..

a block of teak trees on the roadside

the line of trees in the edge of street

taken from behind of the window of Bengawan Night Train

onthel bike under teak trees

(also) taken from behind of the window of Bengawan Night Train

Unfortunately, I do not have enough time for exploring.. I could not to take any picture of temples that so iconic in my hometown ..
Never mind .. Maybe in the next Eid holiday I will go home again, and take some pictures of the temples ..

*)Note : kawan-kawan dapat membaca artikel ini dalam bahasa Indonesia dalam blog saya yang lain, cindelaras

The Cryptyd Creatures Which May Lived In Indonesia

2011-11-12T16:02:00.001+07:00

When I read some blogs of mystery, one of my favorite categories is cryptology. But unfortunately only a few of these blogs that write about cryptyd creatures of our country, Indonesia ..Maybe that what I write here is already exists in some blogs of mystery.
Indonesia has some cryptyd creatures which are quite famous, even legendary, and not foreign to our ears. There are already found and confirmed the existence, there are only found secondary evidence of its existence, there are even a still mysterious and still be a folklore legend ..Here are some of them;

Raksasa (Giant)
the javanese puppet of rahvana, the king of alenka's giant

Hohoho ... Surely my friends, you are all agree that this creature is just a fairy tale creatures. From fairy tales of Candi Prambanan, Baratayudha tale, Ramayana, and others.
Even so, the giants aka Buthas are almost always exist in every legend in our country .. In fact, in almost every part of the tales of the world.
Even in the land of Sri Lanka (formerly Alengka), which according to ancient Indian society is a giant empire, has a proof of the existence of human-like creature who had a super big body..
footprints at the top of adam

On a mountain which they call the mountain of Butterfly aka montain of Adam aka Sivanolipatha Malai, there is a peak called the peak of Adam, aka Sri Padha (Holy Footprints). There is a super big giant footprints! Approximately 1.8 meters in length!The footprints is that big, the how tall is the person??

Hindus believe that the footprint is the footsteps of Shiva, Buddhists believe that is the Buddha's footprint, and the samawi faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) believe that is the footprints of Prophet Adam (peace with him).

Indeed, many people believe that divine religions prophet Adam AS has a great and tall body. In fact there is a history that says the high is 45 cubits or 27 meters.

Well, maybe it was the footprints of our ancestor .. : D

So,
Back to the topic of giant ..Although until now the giant is only a folklore legend, but with much confidence about the existence of the super sized creature that human look alike, and evenly distributed in nearly every corner of the world, I think this creature was formerly existed in the world. Despite the evidence of their existence almost non-existent! Heheheheee ... : D

Or maybe, they are the first generation of humans. Namely children and grandchildren of Adam in the ancient of time..?? Which well known and become legend ..??
Also, perhaps they once lived in our country?
Who knows??!!
Ropen
illustration of Ropen

Ropen is a kind creature that looks like Pteroductyl, an ancient bird that is believed to have extincted millions of years ago .. But according to the story of hereditary societies of Papua (Irian Jaya and Papua Newgenea), this ancient bird species is still living there. Sightings of this creature have been reported many times in Umboi island, Papua Newgenea.

Ropen is believed to be a nocturnal (active at night) animal, although sightings have also occurred in the daytime. At night, when they fly, they usually issues a kind of light. Their favorite food is fish, although the islanders Umboi (Papua Newgenea) said that Ropen also sometimes eat humans ..
illustration of Ropen

Sightings in the daytime sky have occurred in Indonesia. Approximately 150 miles northeast Bali, in June 2008.Ropen apparition was witnessed by the pilot and co-pilot a small Britten Norman Islander type plane.But unfortunately, I can not find the name of the pilot and copilot ..Hehehehee .. :P

Perhaps, one day in one of the slopes in the mountains of Jaya Wijaya will not only found the eagle, but it may also be found a group of Ropen ..
Orang Pendek of Sumatera
illustration of Orang Pendek

Orang Pendek (short people) aka uhang Pandak are the creature which included in the primate family..The tall are about 70 to 120 cm (there are also said to 150 cm), walked upright like humans, and his body covered with hair like an orangutan (except the face) ..Many testimonies of Anak Dalam Tribe in the Sumatran about the existence of this creature .. Several studies have also been carried out .. And some secondary evidence, such as youth feet, also has been obtained .. Thus, many believe that the existence of short Orang Pendek of Sumatra is not just a folklore legend..
the 3D print of a footprint of Orang Pendek

the footprint of Orang Pendek

Unfortunately, until now I have not heard of anyone who has captured one of them, or successfully photographed, or even obtain DNA samples from their hair ..

Too bad ..

Hobbit of Flores
illustration of Flores Hobbit
Flores Hobbits is a group of "human dwarf" who lived in a cave called Liang Bua in several of thousand years ago. Because their existence has been confirmed by experts now, then in fact this creature can no longer be classified in groups cryptyd.But, because of their uniqueness, so I also enter them into this list .. : P

Just like Orang Pendek of Sumatera, they also has short bodies. The tallest is as tall as waist in adults (approximately 100 cm). The different is that tha Flores Hobbit doesn't has thick hair on their body.. and they look "more human" than the Orang Pendek..Flores hobbits are more like referred to as "mini man" because of their resemblance to a human..

illustrative comparison of hobbits and modern humans

Flores hobbits are included in the genus of homo (man) and still in a controversy. Some investigators believe that Hobbits are new species, others believe that the hobbits are a kind of modern humans which exposed to disease microcephalus (small head / cerebellum) and then got a mutation.

comparison of the hobbit skull and the skulls of modern humans

According to local elders, there was indeed a group of ancient people who lived in the Liang Bua cave. The people at that time believed that they were the ancestors of the surrounding community.

In some time once, the people deliver public offerings of food from the village to the cave Liang Bua.According to the story, they are very greedy. Food that served to them immediately spent, they even eat the container of food ..

very greedy ?!?!?!

That's why the residents referred to them as "Ebu Gogo", which means "they who eat everything" .. : P

Some of our brothers the Flores islanders have physical traits like hobbits. They grow shorter, and has wide footsteps.. This fact makes the researchers who are skeptical become more confident. They are increasingly convinced that the creatures that found in Liang Bua cave is not new species, but modern humans who suffered physical abnormalities..

one of the flores islander

Komodo
komodo

Why??
Komodo's not cryptyd! Si Komo really exist and we can meet them ..

Yup!!

Currently Si Komo is easily can be encountered on the island of Komodo. But several hundred years ago, the Europeans still think komodos are just as fictional legend .. The European sailors who've seen Komodo told that they have met a kind of a highly malignant "aligator which live in the land" in the group of islands in eastern Java island ..

At that time the Europeans thought it was just a legend or fantasy of the adventurers..But now, everyone knows that Si Komo was really there .. Komodo, some call it a Komodo Dragon, is a dinosaur that still left .. Have survived for millions of years .. Much older than the human race ..Wow .. Wow .. Wow ..
Mbah Komo is apparently already too old..!! : P

The condition of the Komodo Island itself is similar to an ancient island in the dinosaur age .. Coral islands with bushes and small of trees .. It would be more complete if there are Ropen passing in the sky of the islands of Komodo .. :D

the island of Komodo

Currently, for a while Komodo is included in the nomination of new seven wonders of the world ..

Yup!!

That was some of the unique creatures that ever lived in the Indonesian Archipelago. Some may simply represent a legendary fiction .. Some may indeed exist and has not been found .. Some may indeed have existed, but now become extincted .. And some are still able to survive until now ..Maybe you there, my friend, who could add this list... What other creatures that are still mysterious in our country?? besides jinn, ghosts, and their friends of course .. : D

Note: Kawan-kawan dapat membaca artikel ini dalam versi bahasa Indonesia dalam blog saya yang lain, cindelaras.

PageRank oh PageRank

2011-11-11T20:30:00.001+07:00

I'd just posted an article on my other blog, cindelaras ..
When I was opening my blog in this morning, i got a sweet surprise from mbah Google .. I rated PageRank 1 ..EGG SPLITS ..! And as I wrote in that post, I tried to find my blog in search field of mbah Google .. But apparently the result was nil .. Instead go to the sites and numbers of my friend's blog that there is link to my blog..
I had felt a little upset ..What for is the PageRank when our blog can not be found by search engines?
While this blog telampis that in fact only contains articles that I copied and pasted from the blog cindelaras, is very easy to be found by mbah Google ..
Then I remembered when the first time I started to write on the blog cindelaras .. Why was I writing on this blog?
Because I just want to write!
Because I want to pour out what was on my mind by writing! It doesn't matter whether get a PageRank or not.. The most important is enjoying to write!

But as a writer, I certainly hope someone would read my article..
The more readers of my article, the more I feel happy of course..And that's one of its value function of mbah Google's PageRank .. If my blog has a high PageRank, it will be more easily to be found in the searching column of mbah Google.. And there will be more readers who stopped by my blog read my articles..

Hehehehee .... : P
But then I realized, attracting visitors to the blog is not only by search engines, right?? Just like I always do, I can draw visitors to the blog by invite them from Facebook, blogwalking, etc.??

Hohohooo...
Of course!

No matter whether it's my blog will appear in the search field of mbah Google or not, I will continue writing on that blog .. Because I've found it's own preoccupations when writing on the blog ..

Then why am I writing on this blog of telampis now??
Why not on the blog of cindelaras?

Because this blog is already created in a long time ago, and it was only containing the results of copied and pasted posts from the blog cindelaras.. So, now I want to fill it with a more original posts ..

Anyway, this blog is much easier to be found in the search field of mbah Google.. I can't really left it stranded..

hehehehehee ....

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