27 January 2006

Tropical Indonesia

You may have known that I was born in Indonesia, and lived there in the first 18 years of my life. It is an experience that can only be experienced by a foreigner, as I am a Chinese :) don't get me wrong, I am proud to be a Chinese. Our culture is one of the oldest and the best culture in the world. Although we all learn from one another from different cultural views.
Well, I am glad that I am now back in Indonesia again and finally in the recently Merry Christmas and New Year celebration, I went to see my relatives in Jakarta, Bandung and Cirebon. The three major city in West Java that forms a 'V' shape, respectively, with Cirebon being the most east city of the lot, which is where I grew up for the first 18 years of my life.
There were certain things that need to be looked at in the major 3 cities, especially with the family issues. And I am glad that everything is sorted out.
During the travel, I took some photos of rice farm lands of Indonesia. In this case is Bandung, which is very fertile and watery. Being very fertile because of the dust that was left by the active mountains, spreading fertile dust to the surface of Indonesia.
It is also apparent that most of Indonesia is covered with water, so that we find little difficulties with water supply for the farms.
Indonesia is a tropical region, the condition of 2 seasons, very watery and very fertile. Indonesia is very green, and very good for the eye. Probably the most fertile place in the world.
I have included the photos, by clicking on the title above, of the rice farms on the way to Bandung, which is hilly/mountainous. I never seen them anywhere else accept in Indonesia only.

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