The Keroncong band.

Keroncong music entered Indonesia since the colonisation time. For a long time this musical kind developed and became the special culture in the Indonesian community. Especially Yogyakarta. This musical kind had his lover personally. Usually from parents's circle. The adolescents relative more liked the other musical genre,….. rock music for example! (including me..!) Nevertheless, quite a few adolescents who liked this musical kind. Proven with the number of participants in the adolescent, if being held by the keroncong festival. To continue to conserve this art, many musical groups keroncong that still is remaining up to now. They usually playing when there are those that hired them, or had the certain agendas (in the radio station or television that had the keroncong program). With the quite simple equipment, they could give the musical wave keroncong that was very sweet. Photographs along with this one of the musical groups of keroncong that was filling the agenda in a radio station in Yogyakarta.

PPSJ (the Centre of the Rescue of the Jogjakarta Fauna)

These day, Saturday June 07 2008 I was with a friend and my daughter, visited to a place on the west of the Yogyakarta city. To be precise in the Kulon Progo Regency. The name of the place was PPSJ (the Centre of the Rescue of the Jogjakarta Fauna). The centre of the Rescue of the Jogjakarta Fauna (PPSJogja) was the non government institution (NGO) that made a commitment in the rescue of the fauna and his habitat. The main program that was undertaken by PPSJogja was 3RE, that is:

1. Rescue
2. Rehabilitation
3. Release
4. Education

Menoreh Green Land (MGL) was the fund rising unit of PPSJogja. MGL provided the tour service to public with the concept of the "awareness" of "conservation for all". The MGL region provided facilities meeting room, the hotel, green cottage, outbound center, tattered ground and the arena of education of the child's environment and mature. Very appropriate for the seminar agenda, was in a meeting small, the training, workshop, family gathering, the personal agenda through to the community's agenda. The fund that was produced from menoreh green land fully will be used for the implementation of the rescue program of the fauna, rehabilitation of the forest, environmental education, and empowerment of the community.

PPS Jogja - Menoreh Green Land (MGL) occupied the area measuring 13,9 ha. Was in the Menoreh hilly route, to be precise in the Sendangsari Village, Kecamatan Pengasih, Kabupaten Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. The distance from the centre of the Yogyakarta city approximately 25 km to the side of west, or be at a distance approximately 6 km from the south Javanese route.

After going round almost one length hour, and looked around several of his animal collections, finally I decided to try facilities from PPSJ this month end.

This of several photographs that could I took with my camera:

You were interested?

Contacted :

Menoreh Green Land – PPSJ (the Centre of the Rescue of the Jogjakarta Fauna)

Paingan, Sendangsari, Pengasih, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta - 55652

Telp/Fax: (+62) 274 7493977

Email: ppsjogja@yahoo.com

My daughter :

Ngasem the bird market

Ngasem market 1809

The birds market ngasem. Was like this the name that was given to him, but that was sold there not only various birds kinds then. There were various other animals took part in being sold there. The dog, the cat, the owl, the scorpion, the braid, even rare animals were found in everyday live was available. There also was sold by various fish decorated. Various kinds reptile also was sold there. So you remained just travelling, afterwards determined what choice that will be bought by you. Don't forget to ask your tourist guide there, If you were not good at to counteract the price, you could ask for help of your tourist guide. Very very good if you could counteract the price utilised the Javanese language….. usually you receive the cheap price! There were two matters that ought to be guarded against by you if was in this market. That was:

1. Always paid attention to your load.

The digital camera, cellular phone, became the main target of the pickpockets if you were in the middle of the bustle.

2. Don't had bought animals that including the rare kind that was protected.

All the risks became your security.

Have fun….!