Keraton Ratu Boko, museum alam terbuka dari tahun 792 M

Nama Keraton Ratu Boko tentu tidak asing lagi bagi sahabat yang tinggal di area Yogyakarta atau Surakarta, karena lokasinya berada 18 km sebelah timur Kota Yogyakarta atau 50 km barat daya Kota Surakarta. Keraton Ratu Boko merupakan salah satu kompleks situs purbakala yang ada di Nusantara ini. Seperti “kota” kecil yang tersistem dengan baik, Keraton Ratu Boko memiliki semua fasilitas publik yang dibutuhkan pada jamannya. Apa itu Keraton Ratu Boko, kita simak ya catatan-catatan sejarah yang ada di situs ini.

Situs ini merupakan tempat kegiatan atau situs permukiman yang sampai dengan saat ini belum diketahui dengan jelas fungsinya. Bangunan ini diperkirakan sudah dipergunakan orang pada abad ke-8 pada masa Wangsa Sailendra (Rakai Panangkaran) dari Kerajaan Medang (Mataram Hindu). Dilihat dari pola peletakan sisa-sisa bangunan, diduga kuat situs ini merupakan bekas keraton (istana raja). Karena banyak ruang-ruang publik di dalam tata letak bangunan dan belum ditemukan situs-situs yang bersifat religius. Keraton ini memiliki banteng disekeliling areanya, hal ini dibuktikan dengan sisa-sisa dinding memanjang yang disebelahnya terdapat parit kering sebagai struktur pertahanan. Menarik kan? Para ahli-ahli sejarah masih terus menggali informasi dari situs ini, dan saat ini Keraton Ratu Boko sedang diajukan ke UNESCO untuk dimasukkan ke dalam daftar warisan budaya dunia. Hebat ya Indonesia memiliki banyak informasi sejarah masa lampau yang harus kita jaga sebagai pusat budaya dan pengetahuan.

Situs Keraton Ratu Boko pertama kali dilaporkan oleh Van Boeckholzt (warga Belanda) pada tahun 1790, Seratus tahun kemudian baru dilakukan penelitian yang dipimpin oleh FDK Bosch (warga Belanda), yang menyimpulkan bahwa reruntuhan itu merupakan sisa-sisa keraton. Prasasti Abhayagiri Wihara, 792 M merupakan bukti tertulis yang ditemukan di situs Candi Boko. Disebutkan bahwa Tejahpurnapane Panamkarana atau Rakai Panangkaran (746-784 M), serta menyebut Abhyagiri Wihara atau wihara di bukit yang bebas dari bahaya yaitu . Rakai Panangkaran adalah seorang raja yang mengundurkan diri karena menginginkan ketenangan rohani dan memusatkan pikiran pada masalah keagamaan, salah satunya dengan mendirikan wihara yang bernama Abhayagiri Wihara pada tahun 792 M. Rakai Panangkaran menganut agama Buddha maka Kawasan ini disebut Abhayagiri Wihara dan sebagai buktinya adalah adanya Arca Dyani Buddha. Namun di area ini juga ditemukan pula unsur–unsur agama Hindu seperti adanya Arca Durga, Ganesha dan Yoni.

Tampaknya, kompleks ini kemudian diubah menjadi keraton dilengkapi benteng pertahanan bagi raja selanjutnya yang bernama Rakai Walaing Pu Kumbayoni. Menurut prasasti Siwagrha tempat ini disebut sebagai kubu pertahanan yang terdiri atas tumpukan beratus-ratus batu oleh Balaputra, dalam pertempuran perebutan kekuasaan di kemudian hari.

Bila kita memasuki area kompleks ini, terdapat bekas gapura, ruang Paseban, kolam, Pendopo, Pringgitan, keputren, dan dua ceruk gua untuk bermeditasi. Selain itu ada mata air dan adanya sistem pengaturan air yang bisa memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari serta kolam pemandian yang merupakan peninggalan dari sistem pengaturan ini. Posisi di atas bukit juga memberikan udara sejuk dan pemandangan alam yang indah bagi para penghuninya, selain tentu saja membuat kompleks ini lebih sulit untuk diserang lawan.

Keistimewaan lain dari situs ini adalah adanya tempat di sebelah kiri gapura terdapat "tempat kremasi". Mengingat ukuran dan posisinya memperlihatkan sesuatu atau suatu kegiatan. Pemberian nama "tempat kremasi" ini semacam altar atau tempat sesajen, menyiratkan harus adanya kegiatan kremasi rutin di tempat ini yang perlu diteliti lebih lanjut.

Bagaimana, apakah semakin tertarik untuk mengunjungi tempat ini bersama keluarga? Saat ini Kawasan Keraton Ratu Boko sudah dilengkapi dengan taman rekreasi yang dapat dipergunakan untuk refreshing, ada kawasan perkemahan dan trekking, restoran dan ruang terbuka (Plaza Andrawina) yang dapat dipakai untuk kegiatan pertemun dengan kapasitas sekitar 500 orang, dengan pemandangan ke arah utara (candi Prambanan dan Gunung Merapi). Selain itu, pengelola menyediakan paket edukatif arkeologi, serta pemandu wisata.

Kawasan Keraton Ratu Boko ini juga ramai dikunjungi para muda-mudi karena di lokasi ini pada musim kemarau akan disuguhi dengan pemandangan luar biasa saat matahari terbenam. Berfoto di situs budaya nusantara itu keren.

Tunggu apalagi, wisata yang kekinian tentu saja yang bermanfaat untuk diri kita

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Selamat berakhir pekan.

Penulis : Yulie Feizal

Sumber Informasi : Pengalaman pribadi dan wikipedia

Sumber foto : Koleksi Pribadi

Perfect - This song represent your feeling when U found me

I found a love for me
Darling, just dive right in and follow my lead
Well, I found a girl, beautiful and sweet
Oh, I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

'Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
Not knowing what it was
I will not give you up this time
But darling, just kiss me slow
Your heart is all I own
And in your eyes you're holding mine

Baby, I'm dancing in the dark
With you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass
Listening to our favourite song
When you said you looked a mess
I whispered underneath my breath
But you heard it,
Darling, you look perfect tonight

Well, I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I'll share her home
I found a love to carry more than just my secrets
To carry love, to carry children of our own

We are still kids but we're so in love
Fighting against all odds
I know we'll be alright this time
Darling, just hold my hand
Be my girl, I'll be your man
I see my future in your eyes

Baby, I'm dancing in the dark
With you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass
Listening to our favourite song
When I saw you in that dress
Looking so beautiful
I don't deserve this
Darling, you look perfect tonight

Baby, I'm dancing in the dark
With you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass
Listening to our favourite song
I have faith in what I see
Now I know I have met an angel in person
And she looks perfect
I don't deserve this
You look perfect tonight

FANTASTIC 4 "KIDS"??

Last weekend I go to cinema near my neighborhood. Its the second times going to watching movie since 4 years ago, and I like to see the new comer "Fantastic 4" movie. After I buy a ticket, then find some refreshment at the corner cafe, times to go inside and find my chair - G12. I try to make myself comfort.

Then, come in a lot of famil's entourage, mom - dad - children goes to their seat and some of them sit behind of my seat. Here we come, the movie play on. At the first, i can enjoying the scene, but about 15 minutes after the children behind me getting boring and make a move. At the begining they try to ask their parents, but the parents didn't respond, only the word "ssshhh" came out from their lips. The children more uncomfort and kick my seatback periodictly. Uurgghh ... hate it. Then I turn my head to warn them, but they still playing with their arm, and their little feet. Wooww, the parents just be quiet and didn't warn their children. Half of the movie pass, the children begin to talk each other and make their own story between them (about 3-4 children).  That's make me so curious.

Finally the movie finished, and I get hurry to go out first, find the movie's banner and find the age limit for this movie. Ahaa ... R13 that's mean that this movie affordable for 13th ages up. Then why the parents invite their children under 13th ages to see this movie? I didn't get it. With under our National Education, mostly our children cannot speak and hear english fluently except the people with english for mother tongue or have an english course since "babies". That children behind my seat cannot understand the conversation in all movie played. Cause that they making their own story. 

This movie kind a different taste of ussualy heroic movie, you cannot see many of heroic action in this scenes. For 99 minutes, maybe only 5-10% give an action, the rest was a deep conversation. 

I just try to think wisely for this peoples, yes we know that the people need refresh their mind like me through the movie, but in the growth years, children brain still need more development and cannot understand about the adult conversation, cause their vocabulary still under-limits.

My advice for the parents, Please wisely to choose the right movie for your children even for cartoon movies. Not all movies that look for kids its affordable for your children.

Love your children in the appropriate way.

Puisi Ibu Guru Kembar : "Merah Putih"

This room was empty

Different feeling growd inside me, after all I tried to reach something I want it. Perhaps, I was different with others, strange and freakz mind get me far away from my neighbour ...

Some peoples loved the way I think, definision of smart mind, second brain, always sticht on me. Some peoples cannot understand, keep asking what happen with me?

But this is what I am ..

But when I get back to come inside the world ... this is what I found ...

an empty room

...

just me

a puzzle picture of love

Sometimes I always impose its will, but I think all this can be accepted, because for the common good.

Still there, someday I'll go to the show, for you to understand, and began with hope and love in the heart, and now you are slowly becoming understood, from what I have just looked at as a dead image, you have described everything that could be the expression, starting from white bread until I could not look at you go.

Stories that are not easily organize because I deliberately wanted to pass, there isnot love in the heart, only bring you organize puzzles, You must understand why puzzle always requested. I'll get back to trying to organize, because it is a puzzle picture of love

A song for you,,,a puzzle picture of love.

Many stories that have been in place, when there is a story that led to others, still want to continue beautifull stories for later? I make all of the story to illustrate just about me, about my property should.

I tried to give my views, not that I give you restrict. I hope to have plenty of time to make the story, and leave these stories are stored, even if I do not have memories to continue the story, or we have plenty of time to create our next generation,,,,,,,,because i have a love ,,,,

A thousands roses in your heart

I've found so far that I've been looking for,,, and now is the time to fill the remainder of my time for this…what was in the blue box would you give to me,,,that makes me feel until now, although I never knew…I remember about the necklace, because the necklace caught my eye,,, and I can not take anything for the breakup, because for me hurts the heart …very important for you to know it, know now, that I intentionally put this day,,, at the end of my period, should be with you…My story did not intentionally do, in my time, because you are aware, there is love, and returned to find you,,,, songs about blue box…now I can not describe the flowers on white paper,,, but I will describe a thousand roses in your heart,,,,

"LOMPAT TALI" my favourite game

This morning, I browse some page on my note, let the interest one flow with the visual connect with my eye. And I found this things ... childs played on the ground @my children moment. My Favourite game called Lompat Tali, cause I always passed the rubber strap even the difficult high. And you, always watching around me to tell me that I used short inside my skirt .. 

This game was very simple, just need 2 groups to jump and pass the rubber straps in specific high. If we can jump over it, we can ask to make the level more high. But if we can not over it, than the other group will have a session, we must hand over the rubber straps. The first group who finish the high leve, thats the winner.

The high level grade was:

1. The rubber on our knee level, we must over it without touch the rubber straps.

2. The rubber on our waist level, we must over it without touch the rubber straps.

3. The rubber on our chest level, we just over it without engtangled.

4. The rubber on our ear level, we just over it without engtangled.

5. The rubber on our top head level, we just over it without engtangled.

6. The rubber on one hand high from our top level, we just over it without engtangled.

7. The rubber on two hand high from our top level, we just over it without engtangled.

8. The rubber on hand went up to the top level, we just over it without engtangled. (We called this "Merdeka Level). If we can passe it, with all of member of group, then we win.

Fun with all my friend ... and sometimes, you take care of me from distance.

"Make You Feel My Love"

When the rain is blowing in your face,
And the whole world is on your case,
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love.

When the evening shadows and the stars appear,
And there is no one there to dry your tears,
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love.

I know you haven't made your mind up yet,
But I would never do you wrong.
I've known it from the moment that we met,
No doubt in my mind where you belong.

I'd go hungry; I'd go black and blue,
I'd go crawling down the avenue.
No, there's nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love.

The storms are raging on the rolling sea
And on the highway of regret.
The winds of change are blowing wild and free,
You ain't seen nothing like me yet.

I could make you happy, make your dreams come true.
Nothing that I wouldn't do.
Go to the ends of the Earth for you,
To make you feel my love
To make you feel my love

My girl's way to University

During the end of last year, my girl said to me that Germany will be the last choice for her university programm. She still straight on her passion, bussiness school program, cause she wanted so much to work at multi national company. She was not interest for local company, that's why she want to study on international bussiness. I gave her change to go to IBS (ITB) but she choose KKI Manajemen at UI. Simple reason that she didn't want to live at Bandung. Se wasn't intereting to stay and study there. For preparation, she take Social Course beside Science Course.

Beginning this year she asked again, did she can took another private university beside UI, she became so sure about alumny from UI. On her opinion, not ready for bussiness world and haven't good network. Some of her friend tried at Prasetya Mulya, she asked promission to get test there but I ignore it cause not worth it enough than UI. She tried to asked for another University like Trisakti, Atmajaya, IIBI etc, but still I refused it, cause that's not enough for her dream.

I still asked her to consider IBS (ITB), cause many cases I seen enough proof of the 'product'. Like Dea, her bestfriend, right now she had part time work at finland after finish her academic curriculum at IBS (ITB) for 2 years. She spend her graduate cause she had enough time (she still 19th years old). Another case was Wahyu, a son of Fasli Jalal, he more elder than Dea, he already had a extend master programm after 3 years finish from IBS (ITB). They all now work at MNC as recomended from ITB alumny.

With her passion like Dea or Wahyu, but didn't want to study at IBS (ITB) cause at Bandung, I must find another alternatife who had the same result with ITB. I offer Binus International to my girl, she refuse it. She said that Binus just had a very good facility. So where else I have offering her?

Oppurtunely, January 25th I had wedding invitation at PTIK and in the same time at JCC have university exibition. They had public and private university to offer every student who came there, including UI, Trisakti, Atmajaya, Prasmul, Binus etc. After my invitation event over, I took my girl to see that exhibition and I told to her to find information as much as she want. I just follow her walk. In my observation there, based on pro active student who offering their university, I choose 3 university there, Binus, ESQ and SGU. But I still quiet, waiting my girl told me about her searching there. But she told me something, that she disapointed cause UI didn't serve well as another. She had difficult tie to get information from UI stand, cause their student just know their own major, not another major. For KKI, there's no student serve the information. 

After we're out from the arena, I took her lunch and asked her opinion about that exhibition. I asked her, Did she had a satisfied information from the stands? She answered that only had from Trisakti, Binus and ESQ, nt else. Than I asked again, who serve you better for the question you asked? For Trisakti, the lecturer gave her wide information, at Binus, all the informan was a student and I had the answer for all her question. Than I continued my question, which one do you choose for get admission form, she still said Trisakti and Binus. Trisakti she already knew all information she need, but at Binus, the schoolarship it will be the interesting one.

I think more wiser to direct my girl to think about her dream to work at MNC and have aa very good and wide network, if she want to reach all her dream, which university who will gave her opportunity to get it? Just see their 'product' at the exhibition.She explain that Binus had a good track, cause their plan to get consumen to their stand with strategy and manage very well. The information could she get from any of them, they had a very wide knoledge of their university, so they can 'sell' it. Very different with Trisakti, the lecturer explain all the programm, their student just sit and smile. At ESQ had a pro-active student, but their university had run a year and not get accreditation yet.She beg me to get my promission for Binus admission and I said if you get schoolarships you can get it. 

February 9th, my girl have test at Binus, and I get brunch invitation with executive dean to explain all programm. My girl had to get TPA, Toefl and interview test, a full day. Mostly, their program similar with IBS-ITB. For International Bussiness, my girl have to get sandwich programm 3+1 years. She still dream to o to germany and take double degree at CBS (Cologne Bussiness School). 

Yesterday we had a result test, and my girl passed + 50% schoollarships. Looks like she get a way to go there. I asked again to her, did she still want to get SBMPTN for KKI UI? She anwered, if she just can go with Binus only. So, I had to faced that my girl already choice her way life and I must support her.

May Allah give a strange to support all she need for her dream.

BEAUTY M3

Early February, I had invitation for my moms birthday ... including her books launch too. Cause the venue in 5 stars hotel and its looks like i had no style for very long time .. this moment inspired me to make different m3.  I open my make make up case and I need some new things to buy and make complete them. My girl suggestion goes to something light to ware and valueable.

Start with based and some decorative supplies, I tried the new one from Body shop. Not sticky and very easy to apply on my skin.

I choose more light colour for make my face bright and fresh. Even I had a lot of colour on may beautycase, looks like natural one's more comfortable to choose this time. The important thing's before using all of this, we must tried. This session ussually made me want to escape, but not this time .. so inspired me to use it. Strange.

A lot of colour and product inside this black box. But I must tried if I dont want failure tomorow. So, I practice some for my eyes and my lips, before that I had to make sure to apply my based materials.

Looks .. this eyes I tried with pink color for natural one. But I made black liner to defined my eyes. Gived a tail on outside corner .. make it straight.

I done with my eyes, and I tried to for my lips. I choose pink colour. So baby pink. Looks like very natural colour. I got my eyes but not my lips. Thanks GOD I tried this session before. Eliminate my failure before thats time.

I knew that every women want to make "faces" perfect in time ... but the tried session, for me, need to passion it first. So at my moms venue I change it ... this one definitely made me confident.

Different Colour but my choose never be wrong.

Happy Birthday 64'th moms .. and gratefull for you, may Allah bless both of you.

 Sultan hotel, February 4th 2014

I CONSUME DRUGS

Lately, as a doctor suggestion, I consume a medicine for make rise LDL production. Once a day at night, must be taking with eating arangement and body work-out for 45 minute a day. My blood pressure going up, 145/95 that's not good for low blood pressure like me, the indicated goes to cardiovascular problem.

Today, I have to take another medicine called concor, even I take a very small dozzis, still haunted me about cardiovascular problem. Fast heart beat more than 120 per sec, very high for me.

You know what, I feel terrible with this condition, just tried hard to be possitive thinking, must have a healthy life for my girl. Looks like I have to faced alone to be struggle and not make my girl worried with her life...

This one called concor for cardiovascular

and this one Lipitor for make rise LDL production

Did I have to find something make me happy to erase all of this or I accept this situation alone?

I want nothing anymore

I remember when my watch clocking in my ear's, pass of midnight still chat in my note with you. reminding our child time's story, try to find something missing pieces in my life. The one who always haunted in my dream, keep my safe in many ways, playing together, eating something homely in my mouth, but I didnt know your name, just said my closed dear friend. The puzzle tried to push me to make it complete, conecting untold story from my childhood eyes, even always silent, but always looking forward.

Your cheekbone kiss still the same feeling like familiar before, like when you gave me your bread for me. I remember your struggle to convice me that the way we walk in was the life God choosing for us. The samething when you tried to make me follow you after my swam time. Should be nice to have a dream with you, when the feeling so fullfill with love.

Very good time to touch my heart with a wonderfull moment we have together in the past. Un-revealed puzzles become a perfect picture when we collected one by one and perfect in time. The love we build together seem very perfect and strong bound us in it. And I fly with you with the pure love I dreamt about before.

I never doubt your love. Our past time to made us convinience each other, we choose this, remember. I am very hard hope someday it will no change of it. I was very happy to be with you.

Sad time come lately, improve with very busy and unconditional moment. Distance apart us, communication not avilable in the air anymore. Finally, I cant make a voice and tried to be silent. My heart start bleeding, my tears always falling, and my world spinning around me but pushed me to walk alone. There's no you beside me, disapear like our lost teenage story.

I have no passion of love anymore, walking alone very painfull for me. I didnt ask your promise to me, make it free for you. Cause I want nothing anymore.

Make M3 Always Falling in Love with U

Honey, U know that I only have this feeling,

a very good touching will make my heart beating,

Your words in news will keep me falling,

So please, I need a little help to make it happening.

I not made something confusing,

My life already choosing,

Even I know perfect not nearing,

The way we want, need to be communicating.

Make it in your mind, darling,

Be the one who make me missing,

Be the one who make me smiling,

Be the one who make me aliving...

Cause I need to fall in love with U always, 

For accompany U in many ways,

And stand beside U for all days ...

Sssttt ... quiet whispering

I can hear no sound even the air still there

But crashing waves always splash like a nightmare

I still standing with a lot of love

Hope something will come from dove

Quiet dark passing inside and hold 

Waiting white light to fold

Wishing ... Whispering ... Praying

Communication and Distance

Communication takes practice, it's never perfect
sometimes not patient, sometimes not kind
but you have to say what's on your mind
lend an ear, listen not just hear, to the ones you love so dear

Communication is not a one way street,
it takes two to concur this feat

Communication is hard you see,
but at the end, it was a key to the great relationship,
we all want and need

Open your heart, say what's on your mind,
When you are partners for life, there's nothing to hide.


~~***~~


Distance may cause many tear and it may also bring fear,
but if our love so clear, it will never disappear

Whether we are far or near,
we will preserve for, with a love deep and sincere
we will always be each other's dear


~~***~~

Dalam takbir Mu, kumeneteskan air dari sudut mata ku

Menetes butiran air di sudut mataku dalam duduk mengucap takbir Mu ya Allah ...

Bergetar hatiku dalam ikhlas untuk Mu ya Allah ... 

dalam waktuku yang tak panjang lagi ...

ketika aku tak mampu memeluk karunia cinta Mu kepada orang yang engkau berikan kepadaku ...

Dalam jujur ketika butiran air menetes dari sudut mataku, ketika takbir terucap ...

Berikan waktu Mu sejenak untuk menjaga bunga mawar tetap mekar semerbak ... 

Berikan waktumu sejenak untuk memeluk nya dalam ikhlas ridlo Mu ...

Dalam jujur ketika butiran air menetes dar sudut mataku, ketika takbir terucap ...

Berikan waktu Mu sejenak untuk memeluknya ...

Untuk mengatakan sayangku karena Mu ya Allah ...

Romansa Ariah

It was Jakarta city's anniversary, i dont know what number to celebrate but i just remember that the show will made me come. Not as heritage like Matah Ati, but enough for celebrating show with peoples of jakarta.

Great Monas

The dancers

this story about a girl from tambun who defensed her honour till death on centeng's hand cause doesnt want to married to the land's master. Very simple story to understand even for the children.

This message for my beloved daugther...take your pride in your life.

ONE OF MY EXCITING WORK

This year made a different challenge for me. I born as an builder world and the basic learn on it. But I left cause many reason, refused this way and find another for trough my life. I had this chance again, even in different context, but I can go trough it. Goes to some places, made different athmosphere on job doing. Ussually i work on system, administration, IT product but this time I go to design. Interesting Idea came from young and experience architect, using the new material to build the shape...something I missing on my past. I hope this can be fill my lost passion lately.

In my high level room

Merdeka Walk

Pontianak Hotel

Gumilang's Meeting

KALTIM's Site

Bandung's UPT

Each place had an exciting design and made me more caution to determine their work, can go on or need to revised. Mostly, their design a very attractive shape but always forgot for 3 basic, function, strength and art. We must considered to green building too, one of international issues goes to standart between gender, disabble facility and disaster safety.

Bengkulu Office

SUMBAR Mosque

SUMUT Dorm

KALBAR Dine Building

SULTENG Dine Building

SULTENG Park Lot

SULTENG Digital Library

SULTENG Interior Dorm

SULTENG Guest House

Bengkulu Dorm

Just for you becuse i miss you

It's easier for me to catch the morning sun

Nothing more easily to remember a smile on cycle when you look at me

Nothing more easily when i want to put a red rose in front of a window your room

Heavy for me forget that which gave me the spirit of the sick

I want to live longer untill i also could put a red rose for you

I write this to moisten the eye and breathed deeply that my blood in stream

just for you because i miss you