Sunset at the Komoto island.
Looks tempting but not dare to eat from the street.
Exploring the tropical rear fruit called"sneak fruit". The fruist skin just like the skin of the snake, and the inside fruit is hard, and powdery taste.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Memories to treasure
Sunset at the Komoto island. Looks tempting but not dare to eat from the street. Exploring the tropical rear fruit called"sneak fruit". The fruist skin just like the skin of the snake, and the inside fruit is hard, and powdery taste.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Bali
Bali suppose to be the scenic wonders, with stretches sandy beaches, and fishing village .beauty..
Quite honestly, it is the most obnoxious in Asia, which reminds me of Vung Tau , Nha trang bay in Vietnam, it has the noisy traffic, with roaring motorcycles, smelly buses, intending congestion, aggressive salesmen , pick pockets. Most every where have Hindu temples, smell of incense, temples of the dead, god of the evil, the holy monkey, if you count them , they will be more than 1,000 gods...covered with reliefs of tormented sinners being punished by hungry dogs and devil giants.
Bali is disappointing, uninspiring food, messy market, and tacky souvenir shops , very pushy , just so strong tourism ripped off place. But the most exotic and beautiful place are expensive beach resort for foreigners.
komoto dragon
from Labuhanbajo in Flores , crossing lakes to komodo.Tracking on Komodo national park trail, along the way, we spot green snake, water buffalo, monkeys, then Komodo dragon.
The dragons have claimed several human victims a year.
komoto dragons
Komoto dragon come in different sizes, small, medium, and large, depends on the age.
Optimal size up to three meters long with fearsome looking jaws, forked yellow tongue, sharp claws, and muscular legs to support the heavy body. the dragon predator is very sneaky, and walk slow and heavily.
nature sightseeing
First we fly in to Bali, stay for two nights there. and then we fly to Flores, get to the harbor, take the boat across island . We visit island to island , stay in the water by day, travel back to hotel by the ocean by night. Next day, continue to other island to discover the ocean beauty, so relaxing regions where hours turn into days, and watching Sunrise, and sunset.Surrounded with island, mountain, blue ocean , best coral reflection, and blue sky.As we hooping island to island, our destination is to komodo national park located in the small island called Nusa Dua.
Journey made across the island
We Charter a boat, make across the island with tour guide. They serves food, snack and drinks on broad. So we can pausing at different islands, stop for snorkeling, and swim, most of the island remains as peaceful and beautiful glassy water , and white sandy beaches...
indonesia
Over 17 thousands small islands in Indonesia. the most famous one are Bali , java, Lombok, Bandung,Flores, and Sulawesi.
-Bali island (Denpasar) is the most popular for tourism, rich in culture, traditions, and natural beauty. Many beach resorts, night clubs. Thousands of temples , Islamic shrine .Scenic wonders, architectural heritage, and artistic achievements in stone crafting, wood craft, paintings, performance art...and very beautiful and exotic , soring volcanoes.
-Java island is one of the richest , lushest, traditional sailing, crafts work. You can see more goats on the street than dogs.
-Lombok with coastline and the spectacular peak of Mt. Rinjani.
-Bandung island rich in art deco, culture, and cool climates. Green palm tree and rice fields.
-Flores has many small islands, the most raggedy island of many komodo national parks in many islands of Flores. Also rice field,coffee field. Coral and multi color lakes.
-Sulawesi Spectacular for scuba diving, natural landscapes, burial caves, bats caves...
-Sulawesi Spectacular for scuba diving, natural landscapes, burial caves, bats caves...
Indonesia, Paradiselike islands
Tropical islands, with many beaches both eastern coast of Java, exotic islands, white sand beaches,breathtaking views, transparent water, with coral reef...
wait until you see the sunset...
Jakarta bombings
First bomb exploded at 7:45 a.m. at the JW Marriott hotel, second bomb at 7:47a.m right after at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Kuningan, south Jakarta, early Friday morning. I was saved by fate, the day before the blast I was touring this part of mega Kuningan . Where embassies and consulates rolls located, it is the presence of shopping malls, hotels for foreigners, buildings , business districts in central Jakarta. Last bombing strike was on Aug, 5, 2005 explosives detonated in front of the Australian Embassy by Marriott hotel.Meanwhile, more than 50 people were injured and 9 lives were killed...all were foreigners, and all were male.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Beyond the dragon paradise
A city slicker leaving the civilization to visit Komodo dragon . I wanna be an explorer, at least just for a week. My Summer offshore island start flight to Bali , Denpasar. Southern Bali is the island, landscape is lush with gardens and rice fields, rugged part is enter into Komodo national park in going into Labuan Bajo in the west of Flores of Indonesia, enter to another small island by plane, than get into the inter-island by ferry . An exotic animal land, I'm hiking my way up to the wild wild land, dead or alive (I heard the Komodo dragon do eat people alive). Still , this guided trip is the closest I can get to fulfilling my ultimate nature safari , close encounter fantasy.
Komodo dragon
The Komodo dragon, as befits any creature evoking a mythological beast, has many names. It is also the Komodo monitor, being a member of the monitor lizard family, Varanidae, which today has one genus, Varanus. Among some on Komodo and the islands of Rinca and Flores, it is buaya darat (land crocodile), a name that is descriptive but inaccurate; monitors are not crocodilians.The Komodo dragon is an ancient species whose ancestors date back over 100 million years. The varanid genus originated between 25 and 40 million years ago in Asia. The Komodo descended from this species and evolved to its present form over four million years ago.
males are bigger than females. The largest recorded specimen was 3.13 meters in length and was undoubtedly a male. Females rarely exceed 2.5 meters in length. A typical weight for an adult Komodo in the wild is 70 kilograms.
The Komodo has two highly developed sensory organs – the olefactory and the Jacobson’s - which allow the dragon to detect rotting carcasses from distances as great as 10 kilometers. The yellow forked tongue is
constantly being flicked in and out of the mouth, “tasting the air”, and inserted into the Jacobson’s organ located in the roof of the mouth. Socialization occurs during feeding at carrion sites, as does mating. The abdomen is slashed first and the intestines and stomach contents scattered. Young juveniles roll in the fecal matter to mask their scent from aggressive adults, which attack and sometimes kill juveniles during feeding. The dominant male feeds until sated, followed by other dragons in order of size. While the dominant male is gulping down hindquarters and ribcages, the braver dragons chance foraging a few scraps. Virtually the entire carcass is consumed in the process– head, fur, hooves and bones. After feeding, the Komodos become quiescent and approachable while their digestive tracts are converting the food into fat energy stored in the tail.
Between the months of May and August, mating occurs at and around feeding sites. As males outnumber females in a ratio of nearly four to one, the dominant male must fend off other suitors before mating. Males will engage in slashing, biting and bipedular rearing onto the tail, until the dominant male is acknowledged by displays of subservience and the vanquished flees. The female is forced into a prone position while the male tongue flicks her body, and in particular, the fold between the torso and the rear leg close to the cloaca. With Komodos, the male hemipenes are located here as are the female genetalia. Once prone, the male mounts onto the back of the female and inserts one of the two hemipenes into her cloaca , depending on which side he is perched.
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males are bigger than females. The largest recorded specimen was 3.13 meters in length and was undoubtedly a male. Females rarely exceed 2.5 meters in length. A typical weight for an adult Komodo in the wild is 70 kilograms.
The Komodo has two highly developed sensory organs – the olefactory and the Jacobson’s - which allow the dragon to detect rotting carcasses from distances as great as 10 kilometers. The yellow forked tongue is
constantly being flicked in and out of the mouth, “tasting the air”, and inserted into the Jacobson’s organ located in the roof of the mouth. Socialization occurs during feeding at carrion sites, as does mating. The abdomen is slashed first and the intestines and stomach contents scattered. Young juveniles roll in the fecal matter to mask their scent from aggressive adults, which attack and sometimes kill juveniles during feeding. The dominant male feeds until sated, followed by other dragons in order of size. While the dominant male is gulping down hindquarters and ribcages, the braver dragons chance foraging a few scraps. Virtually the entire carcass is consumed in the process– head, fur, hooves and bones. After feeding, the Komodos become quiescent and approachable while their digestive tracts are converting the food into fat energy stored in the tail.
Between the months of May and August, mating occurs at and around feeding sites. As males outnumber females in a ratio of nearly four to one, the dominant male must fend off other suitors before mating. Males will engage in slashing, biting and bipedular rearing onto the tail, until the dominant male is acknowledged by displays of subservience and the vanquished flees. The female is forced into a prone position while the male tongue flicks her body, and in particular, the fold between the torso and the rear leg close to the cloaca. With Komodos, the male hemipenes are located here as are the female genetalia. Once prone, the male mounts onto the back of the female and inserts one of the two hemipenes into her cloaca , depending on which side he is perched.
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
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