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Editor’s Note MDear readers,ay your 2019 processed and served. By knowing the A to Z of is off to great coffee production, they can develop a greater start with new appreciation for the hard work of coffee farmers plans and and restore the glory of the Java Preanger coffee. a renewed For culinary aficionados, move east to try some Sumedang tofu or a few Citali sapodillas. enthusiasm! Make your new year more exciting Meanwhile, for culture connoisseurs, this edition of Java Lane discusses everything there is to by sipping some good coffee at coffee shops know about the famous Sisingaan performance in Subang and its surrounding area. Apparently, across cities in Indonesia. Having been neglected there is a deep meaning behind the vibrant and colorful art of Gotong Singa. once, coffee is back on trend in Indonesia. Nevertheless, it looks like rain will continue Nowadays, coffee is not merely about flavor, to fall throughout this first quarter of the year. Therefore, don’t forget to prepare a few rain it’s about experience. Coffee shops are designed equipment if you are planning to travel this monsoon season. with the right atmosphere and facilities, such Happy traveling! as a reading room, WiFi access, a coffee-mixing Advisor Ir. Hermansyah, M.Si station, and even the plantation itself. West Java, as one of the starting points for coffee’s popularity in the archipelago, serves the complete experience. Coffee lovers will be taken on a journey of exploration in the coffee plantations of Mount Puntang, Malabar, Mount Tilu, and Ciwidey. Then, they will witness how the beans are being 1
EDITORIAL BOARDS ADVISOR Head of Bureau of Public Relations and Protocol Ir. Hermansyah, M.Si EDITOR IN CHIEF Aziz Zulficar Aly Yusca EDITOR Asep Yudi Mulyadi REPORTER & PHOTOGRAPHER West Java Bureau of Public Relations and Protocol LAYOUT AND DESIGN Public Relations Manager of West Java Provincial Government COVER Public Relations Manager of West Java Provincial Government PUBLISHER West Java Provincial Government Bureau of Public Relations and Protocol Permit: SK Menpen RI No. 1345/SKD Ditjen PPG/STT/1998 at June 15 1998 ADDRESS West Java Bureau of Public Relations and Protocol Jalan Diponegoro 22 Phone (022) 4232448, 42333347 ext. 498/685 Bandung 40115 Email: [email protected] Website: humas.jabarprov.go.id We accept any articles or writings that meet the content of this magazine. Every article should be typed in 1,5 space and 10 quarto page maximum. Please attach soft copy file along with hard copy file. Send your articles via email to [email protected]. We have the rights to edit the articles without changing the meaning. PUBLISHING CONSULTANT PT Matair Rumah Kreatif Jalan Palmerah Barat 8, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta 12210
Contents 06 THE LOST OUR LAND TREASURE OF Preanger 20 CULTURE THE EXCITEMENT OF SISINGAAN FESTIVAL 22 ACCOMODATION 34 THE PACKAGE 26 STREET FOOD 52 HEALTH 30 CUISINE 54 AUTOMOTIVE 3
EVENT Citarum Expo Java will be exhibited in the main atrium of Cihampelas Walk, Bandung The government of the West Java on March 14 – 17, 2019. There will Province via the Environmental be food products, such as local food Agency held Citarum Expo in Gedong and beverages, marine and fishery Sabilulungan, Bandung Regency, products, as well as fashion products, on February 19, 2019. At this event, such as batik, tenun (weavings), and the government of West Java invited other crafts. all stakeholders to collaborate in managing the Citarum River. One of The exhibition will also display local the collaborations was solidified by attractions in the fields of tourism and the signing of the Action Plan for the nature, such as conservation parks and Acceleration of Pollution and Damage featured tourist attractions. Not only Control (PPPK). information, visitors will also get an investment opportunity. There was also a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) which gave birth to significant plans, such as critical lands rehabilitation, domestic waste management, industrial waste management, river management, and environmental law enforcement. These plans will be turned into a book of blueprint, which will be handed over to the governor of West Java as a guide to overcome the pollution of the Citarum River. Bandung PUKD Expo Various Local Featured Products (PUKD) from various areas in West 4
@humas_jabar EVENT Find the Most Updated Info about West Java Museum Festivities Not only museums stalls, Muvies will also feature Bandung musicians, The management team of the such as Juicy Luicy, Mustache and Gedung Sate Museum and the Public Beard, Barsena Bestandhi, and Relations of Regional Secretariat of Kahitna. There will also be a talk West Java will be holding Museum show with museum practitioners and Festivities or Muvies from March 15 museologists. – 16, 2019 in the Gedung Sate area, Bandung. The event will be held to Gebyar Pesona celebrate the first anniversary of Budaya Garut Museum Gedung Sate. To celebrate the 206th anniversary of Therefore, the management has Garut Regency, the regional government invited 48 museums across West Java and the Ministry of Tourism will hold to introduce themselves at the event. Gebyar Pesona Budaya Garut (GBPG) or the Many Charms of the Garut Culture. The event, which will be held on April 6 – 7, 2019, will feature a batik exhibition, a leather craft bazaar, a dodombaan art parade, and a people’s carnival. There will also be the Garut Goat Run in Mount Guntur. Through this event, tourists are invited to get familiarized with and explore Garut’s iconic tourism destinations, such as Leuwi Tonjong, Curug Sanghiyang Taraje, and Candi Cangkuang. From the side of tradition, there will be Rampak Silat Bambu Runcing which will feature 700 warriors from 29 martial arts clubs. 5
OUR LAND THE LOST TREASURE OF From time to time, Java coffee proves its quality as one of the best coffee in the world. The trace of glory is clearly pictured in the land of Priangan. Its reputation as the oldest coffee plantation after Mocha starts to rise, through agro tourism and fancy café on the hilltop. 6
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OUR LAND Peeling coffee berries with a wooden pestle, Preanger, West Java. T he demand for coffee best coffee bean in the world. (Jatinegara), Palmerah, Sukabumi, and grew rapidly in European Through some maneuvers, the Dutch Sudimara. Apparently the seeds grew society. Unfortunately the well. In 1706, Willem van Outshoorn, the Arab traders applied the trading company Vereenigde Oostin- VOC Governor in Batavia sent a sample monopoly trading system, dische Compagnie (VOC) succeeded of Java coffee to the Amsterdam so that the Dutch and French trading in obtaining Priangan from the hands Botanical Garden. The research stated companies couldn’t develop their of Mataram Sultanate. The 1677 and that Java coffee was considered to be business. Besides, coffee plants only 1705 treaty stated that VOC acquired of high quality. grew and were cultivated commercially the territory of West Priangan, Central in Mocha, Yemen. Thus, there was no Priangan, East Priangan, and Cirebon. Based on this data, VOC intended to other way than to build new coffee cultivate coffee plants massively in all plantations in their colony territories. Then VOC brought the seeds of cof- over Priangan. Willem held a meeting Later, the coffee beans that come from fea arabica from Malabar Coast, India to with all Priangan regents and asked a place named Priangan become the be planted in the island of Java, which them to assist in coffee planting in their are in Kampung Melayu, Palmerah, Bi- respective regions. The deal was known faracina (Bidaracina), Meester Cornelis 8
OUR LAND The Coffee laboratory and Marinique. Thus, VOC’s dream to People still love in Lands Plantentuin take control of the world coffee trade coffee, but with in Buitenzorg on West was successfully realized. different point Java, 1889. of view. They don’t Furthermore, the coffee bean really care about as Koffie-stelsel. from Priangan surprisingly broke the the uniqueness of Coffee plants in surrounding Batavia highest trade-off record and gained the taste predicate as high grade coffee. Since were less developed than those planted Priangan lies on Java Island, the coffee producer of Java coffee were gradually on the uplands. That is why the VOC was named Java coffee. The success fading away. removed the plantations to the upper encouraged VOC to extend the coffee lands, to the hinterland of Priangan. production. Priangan soon became the People still love coffee, but with The coffee business kept growing and second oldest coffee plantation in the different point of view. They don’t really got more tempting. As the suppliers to world after Mocha, Yemen. Even in 1726, care about the uniqueness of taste, the VOC’s warehouse, the regents beca- coffee from Priangan plantations star- let alone the process. They just want me rich. Besides, the coffee farmers ted to dominate the market in Europe to savor a tasty energy booster in the also got a good profit. after replacing Mocha. simplest way of drinking. The 20th cen- tury became the rise of instant coffee. Looking at this condition, the VOC During the Cultuurstelsel period, Even in Indonesia, the coffee powder is thought that the profits for regents and coffee production became more abun- mixed with corn, in the scale of 1:7, one farmers were too big. Thus, they cut off dant. Each family was obliged to grow for coffee and seven for corn. half of the previous price. This VOC’s 650 coffee trees and deliver the sorted unilateral policy violated the initial bean to the government warehouse. Yet, the history always finds its way agreement of Koffie-stelsel. The farmers The peak happened in 1870, when the to return. The reduction in coffee price revolted, either with violence or stop coffee production reached 91.210 tons. encourages the industry to use pure working. It means a quarter of coffee distribution coffee bean. Besides, the boredom in the world originated from Java. creates demand in higher quality of To overcome the situation, the coffee’s flavor and aroma. Since 2010, Cirebon Resident issued an instruction, Unfortunately in the same year, the trend started to surge. The coffee ordering that every family had to add 10 hemileia vastratix disease destroyed shops multiply rapidly in many cities in coffee trees per year as a compulsory coffee plantations in Java and Ceylon Indonesia. The excitement of drinking plant. The strategy is quite effective. (Sri Lanka). The plague forced many coffee expands, from taste to experi- The supply had recovered. Then in companies in the world to change cof- ence. This marks the rise of Priangan 1730 VOC assigned Amsterdam and fee into tea plantations. In the early 19th as the mother of world’s best coffee Rotterdam as the centers of the world century, Priangan were known as world bean. coffee auction. The Asian coffee was tea producer and its reputation as the represented by Java Island and Reuni- Can of roasted on Island, the Middle East coffee came coffee beans, from Yemen, the American coffee came Bandung before from Suriname, and the Carribean Islands came from St. Domingue (Haiti) 1964 9
OUR LAND Appreciating Coffee In Mount Puntang Mount Puntang offers complete coffee tour package, from planting the seedlings in the forest until tasting its delight in a cozy coffee shop. 10
OUR LAND I n April 2016, Java Preanger coffee from the poly bag before planting them. beans went through thousands The farmers should also clean the soil miles from Bandung Regency to from the weeds so they will not harm the Atlanta, Georgia, United States of growth of the coffee. After that, tourists America. There, it was awarded as can pick the ripe coffee cherries. It should the champion in Specialty Coffee Associ- not be done carelessly. They can only ation of America (SCAA) Expo. Meanwhile pick and collect the red ones. Later, the in its place of origin, coffee lovers dive cherries are brought to the drying and into an unforgettable experience in 400 peeling place. hectare stretch of plantation. The coffee beans are originated from There are some processing methods that usually used here, such as natural coffee is their ability to absorb nutrition from any plants around them perfectly. That is why Sunda Gulali tastes quite sweet and a little bit sour. When you sip it, the coffee summarizes the taste of some local fruits, such as guava and jackfruit. In a cup of coffee, the nature has infused its essence, not only to be savored, but also to be appreciated. Mount Puntang, Bandung Regency, West (dry), honey, semi-wash, and wash. Each How to get there? Java. This mountain has four peaks, of these method will produce different namely Mega, Puntang, Haruman, and taste for the coffee beans. After finishing Klasik Beans Cooperation Malabar. At the 1,500 meter uphill, people the tour, visitors can sip their coffee and Instagram: @klasik_beans can enjoy the coffee tour. bring some of the beans for souvenirs. Email: [email protected] Location: First step is planting the seedlings. They This place has one type of coffee that may choose a variety of the best Arabica becomes everyone’s favorite, which is the coffee, such as red bourbon and yellow Sunda Gulali. The uniqueness of Arabica catura. They are given two month old se- edlings, and then bring them to the forest Other Activities not far from there. Forest is native habitat for coffee trees. By cultivating them in the Besides coffee tour, there are a lot of people who come here for camping. The camping woods, not an isolated plantation, coffee site is located 1.300 above sea levels with facilities, such as prayer room, food stall, and trees can absorb materials from various tent rental. The mountain road is also perfect for those who love to ride a bicycle, espe- plants around them. This makes the flavor cially mountain bike. On the other side of the mountain, there are natural and historic of the coffee become richer. sites, such as Cigeureuh River, Siliwangi Waterfall, Cinta Pool, old cave, and the remains off Gedung Sedahu radio transmitter (Malabar Radio). Don’t forget to put the seedlings out 11
OUR LAND Wonderful Feel the joy of Tour to camping in the middle of coffee forest, Malabar with a pond full of fish to eat any time. 12
OUR LAND How to get there? amazing scenery of tea plantation, like a which means to peel the red cherries. green tapestry. From the main road, they Then the coffee beans are being dried Malabar Mountain Coffee need approximately 20 minutes across under the sun rays. They were put on a Instagram: @malabarmountaincoffee meandered and rocky roads to reach the portable tarpaulin, that is easily opened if Email: [email protected] camp site. the sun shines and also easy to roll when Location: the rain falls. The place is a sloping land as wide as T he morning temperature a football field with coffee trees around it. From the drying area, coffee beans in Margamulya Village, The camp site can handle 10 small tents, move to the huller machine that looks like Pangalengan District, three group tents, and a platoon tent. a rice peeler. While in the grading process, Bandung Regency is There is an artificial pond in the middle the machine separates coffee beans always cold, around 16 of the field where they can get parrot fish according to their size. After being sorted degree Celsius. People are coming out and goldfish for meals. by machines, it is human’s turn to sort the of their tent, fighting their sleepiness best coffee beans. They put the broken, and cold raid that comes every time Besides camp sites, people usually cracked, and black beans on other trays. the wind from Mount Malabar blows. continue their journey to a wooden hut. They are preparing to go uphill, to the They have to hike a steep road ahead. In After sorting process, the tour enters hut which stands 1,800 meters above the middle of the trip, the hikers will see a final activity, which is the cupping. This sea level. some gendot chilli (Capsicum chinense) is where the tour participants learn to near coffee trees. These plants are planted identify the various taste and aroma of These are some activities that color on purpose by the owner of coffee planta- coffee. They don’t need to worry about the days of Mount Malabar hikers. Yet, tion, Slamet Prayoga, to lend some spicy the quality, because Malabar Mountain this is not an ordinary hiking. People who sensation to the coffee beans. Coffee only provides coffee that meets the come here will experience a tour to coffee quality standard of specialty coffee. One plantation, from how to plant the trees to Moreover, he also cuts down the thatch of the rules is only the red beans or the the methods of serving coffee. regularly and coffee branches. This treat- ripe ones that can be picked. ment is important so that the coffee trees Along the way to the camp site, lies can gain adequate sun rays which keeps After being harvested, the beans of them away from plant diseases. Malabar Mountain Coffee pass through taste test in the Laboratory for Testing They need 30 minutes to get to the hut. which belongs to Indonesian Coffee and When arrived there, they can see Cileunca Cocoa Research Institute. Malabar gained Lake on the other side of the mountain. Af- Excellent status in this test, by serving a ter reaching the top of the hill, tourists go sweet taste with bright acidity. to the factory to see the pulping process, 13
OUR LAND Feel the joy of camping in the middle EXPLORING of coffee forest, MOUNT with a pond full of fish to eat any time. TILU How to get M uhammad Aleh Setia of spices. The taste of this organic coffee there? Permana’s coffee shop beans come from eucalyptus trees that Coffee House is only 3x3 square stand cope the coffee trees. Gunung Tilu meter wide. However when the customers 14 go out from the shop, they can explore hectares of coffee plantation and delve a never-ending story about coffee. Coffee House Gunung Tilu (Mount Tilu) serves Arabica coffee from Sigarar Utang variety, with the popular Java Preanger Gunung Tilu brands. The taste is unique, a little sour but blends with a strong flavor
OUR LAND Besides selling coffee, Aleh also offers a Other than knowledge about coffee The factory and plantation are results full day coffee tour package. Usually there plantation, Aleh will also show them how of investment by Margamulya Coffee are a lot of coffee barista wannabe or to process the coffee beans to become Producers Cooperation. They gain 100 some new coffee shop owners who come coffee powders. This phase is done on a ton of coffee beans in every harvest. They and learn in this place. Here, they can visit factory located above the shop. Before become supplier for some well known a coffee plantation that lies on the foot of going home, the tour participants also coffee shops. One of them is Filosofi Kopi. Mount Tilu by riding a car for approxima- learn how to brew, accompanied with Besides distributing for local market, they tely two hours. experienced barista. also export the coffee beans to Japan. CIWIDEY COFFEE of Ciwidey to sense the taste of nature like what lies inside the coffee beans. C iwidey District is usually The achievement is due to the unique famous for its popular taste and aroma of Ciwidey coffee. There There are some coffee shops which destination named Ka- is a sense of smoky aroma which comes serve this type of coffee. One of them is wah Putih or White Cra- from nuts, flowers, fruits, and a bit of Warung Kopi Gunung. The interior design ter. However, this place is herbs. Meanwhile, there is also sweetness brings a concept of sipping coffee in the also known as a source of high quality which tastes like a chocolate or caramel woods, so it is dominated by wooden coffee, the Ciwidey coffee. Moreover butter. With big body character, Java furniture. Warung Kopi Gunung provides in 2017, The Indonesia World Records Ciwidey coffee always gives freshness with West Java coffee beans in the form of cap- Museum (MURI) announced the coffee soft and long lasting after taste. puccino, espresso, Americano, Vietnam beans from Mount Patuha, Ciwidey as drip, and other serving methods. the most expensive coffee in Indonesia. The coffee cherries is directly picked The coffee becomes a winner of micro by the hands of farmers with handpick or Another place that serves Ciwidey lot coffee auction held by The Speci- selective pick method. The next process coffee is Aspasia Coffee, located inside the alty Coffee Association of Indonesia is natural washing and drying that are Orchid Forest, Cikole, Lembang, Bandung (SCAI) by reaching Rp 2,050,000 per done repeatedly, usually using semi-wash Regency. Here, the customers can sip kilogram. or honey method. Thus, try to enjoy the Ciwidey coffee in the middle of pine forest coffee in some café located on the uphill and orchids all over the land. Warung Kopi Gunung Ciwidey Instagram: @warungkopigunung Location: Aspasia Coffee Instagram: @aspasia.coffee Location: 15
CULTURE INTERPRETING THE LION DANCE Sisingaan art performance remains exist in the heart of Subangese people for centuries, due to its flexible and dynamic concept. A herd of four lion statues Tjiassemlanden (P & T). Then, Subang stands cautiously. Their was owned by a Dutch named P.W. jaws opened, showing Hofland. After that, Subang belonged to their fangs which are a British Company called The Anglo- ready to pounce on. But Dutch Plantation of Java, Limited. then, the statues are dancing following the music comes from small drums and Lions are the state symbols of United Sundanese trumpets. This is Gotong Kingdom and Netherlands. Therefore, Singa or Sisingaan performance art, some writers like Yuliadi Soekardi which is born and raised in Subang believe that Gotong Singa represents Regency, West Java. the oppression towards Subang people who carry the lions above their heads. The lions (singa) lived in Africa. Their After being carried, a child who is going farthest migration only reaches India. to be circumcised sits on the lion. This Then why do the people of Subang gesture resembles a mockery or hidden create a tradition connected to this resistance towards England and Dutch’s animal? authority. (Soekardi, 2006: 3–13). Later in 1913, the people of Subang did the A lot of people and historians believe physical resistance against the land that Sisingaan occurred since Subang lord. transformed into a private land. When An art observer and writer, Edih, has the Dutch East India Company (VOC) a slightly different theory. According to him, Sisingaan is a celebration or went bankrupt, the Dutch government parade for a child who is going to be took over and sold some of their circumcised. He has conducted in- colonized lands to businessmen and depth interviews to some public figure conglomerates. In 1812 when Thomas that have been paraded when they Stamford Raffles ruled, it was Subang were children. turn to be sold. Another opinion comes from a Its first owner is an Englishman who named his property as Pamanoekan en 16
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C U LT U R E researcher named Armin Asdi. He adoration to Hofland can be seen from focuses on the growth of Subang land his tomb in Subang that looks more since owned by P.W. Hofland. Instead splendid than the other tombs. The of oppressing the locals, the Dutch Kingdom of the Netherlands itself gave transformed Subang into a prosperous him a title as The Order of Netherland’s and flourishing land. He built some Lion. plantation and infrastructure to increase the production. Subang even Meanwhile, some other researchers, exported their commodities to other such as Nanu Munajar and Enden countries. Irma Rachmawaty believe that art performance similar to sisingaan Thus, the locals glorify him by has been existed long before the carrying and parading the lion presence of major religions. Like other statues (Rachmawaty, 2013: 496). The agricultural society in Indonesia, the 18
C U LT U R E people of Subang created thanksgiving today. Moreover its fans and Besides, there is ibingan or dance ritual (ngaruwat bumi) by parading performers expand to other places session. It consists of carrying the child crops and odong-odong, a kind of in West Java. From circumcisions, or man to the back of the lion (naekun), statue that resembling certain animals. marriage, to official inaugurations, the parade (helaran), and the acrobats Sisingaan appears to carry noble which shows a lot of movements. In the The change of activity, from values of Subangese people. end, Sisingaan is closed with another parading crops and odong-odong to keringan music. parading a child who is going to be MOVEMENTS PATTERNS circumcised is believed to be the part From those performance stages, the of the spread of Islam. The fact that Different art groups make different acrobats always gain most attention. Subang had built trade relations with stunts. The diversity makes Sisingaan The movement is so diverse, from only Islamic kingdoms strengthens the perfect for contest and people’s lifting to rotating the lions. They walk, theory, such as Mughal Kingdom in entertainment. While creating their dance, and sometimes jump. All of India and Safawi Kingdom in Persia. own variation of movements, there are these stunts is done while carrying a patterns that become the link of all quite heavy lion statue. Above all the origins and motives Gotong Singa performances. of the creation of Sisingaan, it is clear THE TYPE OF MOVEMENTS: that the life of Subang culture that The frame of lion statues are made day has grew quite well. Gotong Singa of wood and bamboo structure • Bubuka gebrag: Jumping and existed as a dynamic cultural form, covered by cloth. It also has a seat post kicking the ground while carrying seen either from its philosophy or on the lion’s back. One lion statue is the lion. technical elements. usually carried by four people. Besides the carriers, there are also other group • Gobyog: Lifting the lion up and This makes Sisingaan last until members, such as the lion riders, down, then running. gamelan musicians (nayaga), and the singer (juru kawih). • Najong: Kicking to front and side following the drums rhythm. Sisingaan starts with the performance of Sundanese song • Silat tepak tilu: Parrying, kicking, and musical instruments known as punching, and clasping like in silat keringan. Since it is a parade, the martial arts. musicians play it while standing and walking along the street. That is why • Kidung depok: The dance which the type musical instruments is quite ended by kneeling with slow music small and simple. Commonly, there rhythm. are kendang indung and kendang kulanter (drums), bonang (bronze • Ewag: Singing a song followed by kettles), tarompet (wooden trumpet), dance movements. gong (circular platelike percussion), kempul (a type of gong), and kecrek • Mincid: Running slowly following (tambourine). the music rhythm. Then, the singer sings some songs, • Mincid sedeng: Running slowly with such as Keringan, Kidung, Titipatipa, moderate tempo music. Gondang, Kasreng, Selingan, Gurudugan, and Mapay Roko or the • Mincid variasi: Moving the handling closing mars. Those songs are taken from hand to shoulder. from other art performance, such as Ketuk Tilu, Doger, and Kliningan. • Gondang: Walking backwards slowly, then kicking the ground and attacking. The attack consists of jumping and landing on the ground with face down. • Bukaan jaipong: Mixing the jaipong and sisingaan dance. • Solor: Running, then kicking the ground. 19
C U LT U R E THE The lion statues are EXCITEMENT making noise in the OF SISINGAAN roads of Subang FESTIVAL Regency. The town is usually quiet, until The festival becomes the annual tourism agenda the sound of Sundanese gamelan which aims to develop local potentials and to strikes. On the December 9, 2018, provide entertainment for people. the Sisingaan Festival brought a lot of excitement. 20 The festival was performed by 12 art groups which carried 40 pair of lion statues. The North Lion Group came from Ujung Labuan area. This side consists of groups named
C U LT U R E Pumala, Bonang, Budaya Mekar, consists of groups named Mekar Pormas Field. Wangi Mekar, Tresna Wangi, dan Budaya, Setia Wargi 8, Sinar Wangi There are a lot of dance Putra Saluyu. They were standing by Pajajaran, Putra Jaya, Mekar Jaya, at the north side of the field. and Pumala. They were standing by performances in this festival, at the south side of the field. Both such as kemprung tarung and Meanwhile, the South Lion Group groups paraded and gathered in the jaipong trondol dance. To raise came from Rekamaya area. This side the excitement, Subang people add some interesting shows to the event. For example, there is Jajangkungan, a group of very tall men, around 3 – 4 meter high who parade together with the sound of firecrackers. People who take part in Sisingaan are definitely very skillful, either the dancers or the musicians. The skill needs to be practiced intensively because Sisingaan requires a solid team work. Thus, all kinds of movement can be synchronized with the music played by nayaga. Sisingaan is not only for entertainment purpose, but also to be judged and contested. The winner will get the chance to perform in regional, national, even international events. That is why Sisingaan Festival consistently occurs as annual tourism agenda which has a lot of fans. The appreciation and support comes from every element of society, local, and central government. In last year’s event, there were delegations from the Indonesian House of Representatives, the Ministry of Tourism (Kemenpar), and the government o Subang Regency. Besides, there were also local leaders and artists from West Java. They should maintain the collaboration to create better and greater festival in the future, either to conserve the tradition or to develop the local potentials. 21
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ACCOMODATION tasikmalaya 3-star HOTEL ASRI Backpacker Address: Jalan K. H. Z. Mustofa No. 326, CITY HOTEL Tugujaya, Cihideung, Tasikmalaya, MINI GUEST HOUSE Address: Jalan Sukalaya Barat No. 50, West Java TASIKMALAYA Argasari, Cihideung, Tasikmalaya, West Phone number: (+62) 265 235 2220 Address: Jalan Cipedes II No. 21 A, Java Map: https://goo.gl/maps/ Cipedes, Tasikmalaya, West Java Phone number: (+62) 265 324 511 MUTUVEdH9Ju Phone number: (+62) 265 336 143 Map: https://goo.gl/maps/ Map: https://goo.gl/maps/ zMELSYAKRCU2 HORISON TASIKMALAYA NkjkSXW8dCy Address: Jalan Yudanegara No. 63, FAVEHOTEL TASIKMALAYA Yudanagara, Cihideung, Tasikmalaya, DE NANGGELA’Z GUEST HOUSE Address: Jalan R.E Martadinata No. 214, West Java Address: Jalan PGRI Timur, Cipedes, Tasikmalaya, West Java Phone number: (+62) 265 752 2777 Lengkongsari, Tawang, Tasikmalaya, Phone number: (+62) 265 233 0330 Website: http://www.horison-group. West Java Website: favehotels.com/id/hotel/ com/hotels/21/Horison+Tasikmalaya Phone number: (+62) 853 1875 7770 view/143/favehotel-tasikmalaya Map: https://goo.gl/maps/ 2-star Cz2DzjfDWhG2 HOTEL TAMAN MANGKUBUMI INDAH FLAMBOYAN HOTEL Address: Jalan Jendral AH. Nasution TASIKMALAYA KM. 7, Mangkubumi, Tasikmalaya, West Address: Jalan Galunggung No. 50, Java Tawangsari, Tawang, Tasikmalaya, Phone number: (+62) 265 334 645 West Java Website: hoteltamanmangkubumi.com Phone number: (+62) 265 324 090 Website: http://www. flamboyanhotel.com/ HORISON TASIKMALAYA HOTEL SANTIKA TASIKMALAYA HOTEL SANTIKA TASIKMALAYA Address: Jalan Yudanegara No. 57, Yudanagara, Cihideung, Tasikmalaya, West Java 46121 Phone number: (+62) 265 329 797 Website: http://www.santika.com/ indonesia/tasikmalaya/hotel-santika- tasikmalaya/ 25
STREET FOOD sNACKS FROM sUMEDANG The homebound travelers who choose the Bandung - Cirebon route will definitely go through the Sumedang Regency. The place also attracts tourists since it has some amazing spots, such as Toga Hill, Cinulang Waterfall, or Jatigede Reservoir. Don’t forget to try these wonderful snacks if you go to Sumedang. 1. Sumedang Tofu Where to buy? You can find for its sweet flavor, soft Sumedang is famous for its tofu. Sumedang tofu merchants in texture, and durability. The Unlike other tofu, Sumedang tofu almost every corner of the city. fruit is not as mushy as is much tastier. It is crunchy on the Among the legendary stalls are other sawo. It makes people outside and tender in the inside. Tahu Palasari in 153th Mayor mistaken it from being raw. This is likely because of the use of Abdurahman Street and Tahu local soybeans which are fresher Bungkeng in 53th Sebelas April Where to buy? You can than the imported, high- Street. buy Sawo Citali in any mineral local water, fruit stalls and souvenir and new cooking 2. Sawo Citali (Sapodilla) shops in Sumedang. Yet, oil. The sawo (sapodilla) variety is people tend to buy them produced by farmers who live in in Sukatali Village, Situraja Sukatali Village, Situraja District, District where they come Sumedang. Sawo Citali is known from. 26
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STREET FOOD 3. Opak Ketan (Crackers made from sticky rice) Sumedangese opak ketans are made from selected coconut essence and sticky rice. The dough is dried under the sun rays, then roasted on a burning fire. This process will give the crackers a unique flavor. Where to buy? Local citizen and tourists tend to buy opak ketan in the district of Conggeang and Cimanggung. There is even an opak monument at the road junction in Conggeang District. 4. Cilembu Sweet Potato When roasted, the sweet potato will release a sticky, sweet and honey-like liquid. Since high in 28
STREET FOOD Where to buy? You can find the sweet potato stalls along the way from Puncak area, Bogor to Jatinangor, Sumedang. But if you want to buy in its origin place, just come to Cilembu Village, Pamulihan District, Sumedang. sugar, Cilembu sweet potato the most perfect way to cook 5. Tape Singkong (Fermented gets easily scorched when is by roasting it or processing cassava) fried. When it is boiled, the it into chips or dodol (sticky As its name indicates, tape pleasant smell is fading. Then treat). singkong or peuyeum sampeu is made from selected cassava, usually the mangu cassava or butter cassava type. Nowadays, there are a lot of unique flavors and attractive packaging, that you can bring it as souvenirs. Where to buy? The cassava is produced by many home productions in Cigendel Village, Pamulihan District, Sumedang. 29
CUISINE The Culinary Romance of Garut From urban cafes to dining in the middle of a lake. There’s always a place Not to mention its beautiful and in West Java where you peaceful natural view, which makes can enjoy your spare dining in West Java perfect. Just try time with various food one of its cities, such as Garut – a and beverages. Every regency known for its nature-themed city has its own iconic delicacies. restaurants. Be it traditional or So, don’t assume that West Java’s modern delicacies, you can find them culinary offerings are homogenous. easily. 30
CUISINE Seruling Bambu Restaurant serving food, which can be enjoyed by guests directly on their own small Located in the area of the beautiful boats. The many unique variety of dining experiences that guests can Kampung Sampireun Resort and Spa, enjoy is why the restaurant remains the top culinary destination to go to during and equipped with complete facilities your visit to the city. and fantastic view, this restaurant Kampung Muara Sunda is perhaps the most popular Sundanese food is made from ingredients harvested locally. When among people outside of enjoyed in the middle of a green field with mountains in the background, the Address: Jalan Raya Garut. You can choose Samarang Kamojang to dine and relax in a Sukakarya, Samarang, Garut space in the middle Regency, West Java 44151 of a lake, which can only be reached by the Phone number: boat that the restaurant (+62) 262 542 393 provides. This area is easily the most dining experience becomes ever more favorite area at the restaurant. enjoyable. This is the kind of experience that one will get when dining at If you seek a more private and Kampung Muara Sunda. This restaurant romantic space to enjoy your meal, offers an atmosphere that is unique another corner of the restaurant offers to the land of Priangan thanks to its a space built atop a wooden deck, serene location. where a few tables are set. Lush trees dance around it. There are also boats After a long day at work, choose a 31
CUISINE seat inside the Address: Jalan Raya Sundanese small gazebos Bayongbong Km. 3, Garut delicacies are where you can Kota, Muara Sanding, Garut available at your Regency, West Java 44119 Opening hours: 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Phone number: (+62) 262 544 839 stretch your legs disposal to match before your order is the palate of any served. The semi-open relatives or family members gazebos are the guests’ favorite that come with you. Bamboos space in the restaurant. Otherwise, and wood dominate the restaurant’s you can also choose to sit in the plush design, making every diner feel at traditional West Javanese seats. Various home. 32
CUISINE Address: Tarogong, Tarogong Kidul, Garut Regency, West Java 44151 Opening hours: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Phone number: (+62) 262 280 0717 Cargo Kitchen & Lounge For the more modern soul who wants to be one with Garut’s peaceful nature, this restaurant can be your first alternative. The restaurant embodies the style of artistic and eclectic urban cafes on the inside, but the green natural atmosphere around it is still pleasing to the eye. This restaurant becomes one of the favorite places of Garut youth to gather and converse, discussing fresh ideas over traditional and international food, as well as live music on certain days. Just pick your own favorite corner: the fully traditional one, the vintage, or the urban? Just pick one that matches your mood and company to relax your mind. 33
THE PACKAGE Bogor AND MIND RELAXATION Three days for bathing in a hot spring, finding peace in a temple, and pumping adrenaline atop a mountain. T he short distance Day One tranquility. It was said that Prabu between Bogor Siliwangi and the Kingdom of Pajajaran and Jakarta makes Parahyangan Agung had once built their retreat on this land. Bogor one of Jagatkarta Temple travelers’ favorite The temple’s natural and cool destinations in West Java aside Not many people know that the largest atmosphere will make any problems from Bandung. Bogor has all that Balinese Hindu temple on Java (hence disappear. Just sitting or walking the silence seekers want, such the second largest in Indonesia after around the temple is enough to as time off from the hustle and the Besakih Temple on Bali) can be regulate the rhythm of the heart and bustle of urban life. If emotional found in Bogor Regency. Nestled on carve a smile across the face. The and mental relaxation is the 2.5 hectares of land on the slope of temple is open to the public. theme of your travel, perhaps you Mount Salak, the temple makes the could spend three peaceful days perfect destination for those seeking Address: Tamansari, Bogor, West to explore the outskirts of Bogor. Java 16610 Phone number: (+62) 813 8526 1700 34
THE PACKAGE prepared here under the concept of glamor camping. With a view of Mount Salak in the background, the resort offers many conveniences for your relaxing stay. The children’s playground area, for example, is spacious and provides various recreational equipment. Sleeping in the midst of nature is a luxury on its own. When you wake up in the morning and open your tent’s door, be prepared to be greeted by the morning mist that blankets mountain and the fresh and cool morning air. Address: Jalan Curug Nangka Sinarwangi, Sukajadi, Tamansari, Bogor, West Java 16610 Phone number: (+62) 251 848 5777 Day Two Highland Park different white tents. Don’t worry, you Mount Peyek Hot Spring Bath Resort don’t have to build your own tent or bring camping equipment! All are The refreshing and relaxing feeling Your choice of of soaking in natural hot springs is accommodation more or less impacts the amount 35 of fun you have during your vacation. Therefore, if conventional hotels are not for you, Highland Park Resort can be the perfect accommodation of choice. Offering an Apache or Mongolian camp concept, guests of the resort sleep in rows of
THE PACKAGE irreplaceable by any other bathing The Javan Hawk-Eagle method. If you want to experience Sanctuary soaking in nature’s own jacuzzi, visit the hot spring bathhouse in Bogor’s One of the impacts of modernity is the Ciseeng area. displacement of animals, which used to live harmoniously alongside people. The natural bathhouse is in the If you’re an animal lover and want to form of limestone mounds with unwind by observing animals in their three natural pools that are hot all natural habitat, then you can visit year round. You can tell that you’re the hawk-eagles sanctuary in Mount nearby as soon as you can smell the Halimun Salak National Park, Loji Village, limestone. The bathhouse is located Cigombong District, Bogor. in the middle of a farm and features the view of a mountain from afar. It is It is recommended that you use a not too far from the Tirta Sanita hot private car to reach this place, so you can spring attraction. take in the view along the journey. The degree of naturalness in this place is the Address: Jalan Pasar main reason why it should be one of the Ciseeng, Bojong Indah, destinations in your travel list. Parung, Bojong Indah, Parung, Bogor, West Address: Java 16330 Ciburayut, Cigombong, Bogor, West Java 16110 36
THE PACKAGE Day Three The Hobbit House Cisarua Gunung Mas. The gust of wind in the area is strong enough to You don’t need to go all the way to New give paraglides the maximal Zealand just to see inside the house push they need to fly. Don’t of a hobbit, a being made popular worry about having to fly through The Lord of the Rings fantasy on your own! Professional franchise. Just make your way to instructors will give you the Cisarua, Bogor. necessary direction and instruction on how to wear all of The attraction is located inside the provided safety equipment. the grounds of Pinewood Hotel that Many of Indonesia’s paragliding is known for its organic garden and athletes train here. Some of lush pine forest. Both the interior them even began their career as and exterior of the hobbit house was a paragliding instructor. Are you designed to closely resemble the house brave enough to try this one? of Frodo Baggins. It resembles the original so much that perhaps if you Address: don’t tell people where you are, they Jalan Raya Puncak Km 87, will think you’re in the original film set! Bukit Paralayang, Puncak, Visiting with friends and families can West Java 16750 make the trip even more fun, especially Opening hours: because it is located among towering 08:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m. pine trees. Phone number: (+62) 857 1795 1289 Address: Jalan Gandamanah No. 251, Tugu Selatan, Cisarua, Bogor, West Java 16750 Phone number: (+62) 251 825 6432 Website: hotelpinewood.com Paragliding Bukit Gantole For some people, a relaxing holiday doesn’t always constitute lounging around and enjoying a slower life. In fact, these people find relaxation in adrenaline-pumping activities. If you’re one of them, you should at least once in your life experience the sensation of paragliding. One of the best locations for paragliding is Bukit Gantole near 37
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LIFESTYLE Voluntourism, Volunteering while Traveling Voluntourism in Indonesia is becoming more popular among foreign tourists every year. Aportmanteau of countries and refugee camps in conflict “volunteering” and areas. Then, in 1971, Earthwatch “tourism”, voluntourism is developed the concept of volunteering not yet a popular concept across borders. The company adopted among Indonesians. the Peace Corps’ volunteering patterns According to Nila Tanzil, one of the and packaged them as tourism. concept’s initiators in Indonesia, However, Earthwatch didn’t use the term voluntourism suggests that a holiday doesn’t always have to be about spending money for pure leisure. Instead, in between enjoying some leisure time, travelers are invited to help the local community where they stay by becoming a volunteer. As stated in www.voluntourism.org, this new style of travel was originated in the United States. It was originally inspired by the Peace Corps, which routinely sends volunteers to developing 39
LIFESTYLE “voluntourism” to refer to this activity. It was only decades later in 1998 that the term “voluntourism” began to be used. Since the Nevada Board of Tourism introduced the idea to the general public, the concept became more popular. By 2012, the concept became so popular that it invigorated the tourism industry of the United States. In 2014 alone, at least 1.6 million United States citizens became voluntourists. The amount of money generated by this activity was astonishing. At least, the government of the United States managed to receive as much as US$ 2 billion or Rp29 trillion worth of potential income from tourists. In Indonesia, voluntourism is offered by a few travel agencies. One of them is Travel Sparks, which Nila manages. She brings a concept of voluntourism that is focused on education in Indonesia, especially in eastern Indonesia, specifically on the island of Flores. Under Nila’s voluntourism concept, voluntourists become part-time volunteers in her non-profit organization Taman Bacaan Pelangi, which focuses on establishing children’s libraries in eastern Indonesia. The volunteering activity is added in the travelers’ packed tour itinerary. On the first day, for example, tourists can enjoy trekking to the beach where they can dive or snorkel. The next week, for a few days or for the entire week, tourists are welcomed to share their knowledge and skills to local children at Taman Bacaan Pelangi. There is no rigid requirement for the kind of activities the voluntourists can share with the children. “They can do anything as a volunteer, such as teaching English to the children,” she said. A few voluntourists also teach the 40
LIFESTYLE children how to write and count, while they are more likely to return every others hone the children’s skills and year to participate in the same activity. creativity by doing artwork. The United Kingdom Ambassador to Indonesia, Moazzam Malik, for instance, But this type of traveling won’t be always takes his family on voluntourism. complete without developing genuine familiarity with locals. Therefore, On another note, voluntourism is travelers are usually invited to stay with child-friendly. Through their interaction the locals for the duration of their trip. By with local children, child participants blending in with the locals and joining will learn to hone their empathy, cherish their daily activities, travelers can feel diversity, and respect nature and culture their warmth and sincerity. Over time, that may be very different from their they will also learn to share with the own. locals. Voluntourism also indirectly Unfortunately, however, although contributes to increased local income. voluntourism in Indonesia has become Locals are usually involved in managing very popular among international trips as drivers, tour guides, boat crew, tourists, this activity is not yet popular and accommodation suppliers, among among domestic travelers. Nila said that others. This experience-laden journey voluntourism in Indonesia is becoming is generally offered at Rp4 million for an even more and more popular among entire week. international tourists from year to year. Reflecting on her travel agency, 90 percent of her clients consist of travelers from Europe and the United States who have gotten used to managing their travel plans thoughtfully. Voluntourism takes at least a week to experience. Foreign tourists might even spend an entire month. If they are impressed with the experience, 41
ITINERARY Traveling through the Rain Planning a vacation in the monsoon season? Make sure that rain isn’t a barrier. T he Meteorology, avoid outdoor activities, such as ruin your plans for the entire day. Climatology, and hiking, waterfall hunting, or beach You should also plan your itinerary Geophysics Agency activities. True that these activities carefully and well in advance to (BMKG) chief Dwikorita are exciting, but you should make sure you won’t be missing Karnawati has advised consider life-threatening risks that out on anything important. the people to remain cautious during may come with them, such as the monsoon season. “Be cautious landslides or high tides. Instead, 3. Prepare your first-aid kit in areas that are prone to flood, consider cultural, art, or historical Doing activities in the cold weather puddles, landslides, strong winds, and activities which are usually indoors. may reduce the body’s immune tornadoes,” she said. response and make you more 2. Choose the right time susceptible to sickness. Therefore, Therefore, to ensure a pleasant You can check the weather in your always bring your first-aid kit, holiday in the monsoon season, follow desired destination on weather especially if you can’t stand the these tips: forecast websites or applications, cold. Fill your kit with vitamins, then consider the best time to start cajeput oil, anti-diarrhea remedies, 1. Pick the right destination your adventure. Don’t let heavy rain balm for joint or muscle pain, and During the monsoon season, 42
ITINERARY painkillers, and store 6. Have alternative plans transportation to reach your first-aid kit Prepare alternative activities in the destination. You in an air-tight, case the rain will keep you from could also consider waterproof going outside. You could change exciting activities near container. your destination or the mode of your place of stay. 4. Wear the right 7. Use a tour service clothing Once in a while, you To protect yourself could spoil yourself by from the cold, you letting other people need to wear clothes worry about your trip. made from wool or Using a tour agent organic cotton. Designed service saves you from to trap heat, both materials wasting your time in dry quickly and hence will keep the the hotel, not knowing body warm. You can also wear a what to do when it rains. t-shirt made from organic cotton Agents usually prepare and a wool sweater as a second transports, umbrellas, layer. Nevertheless, you stull need and raincoats during the to wear a raincoat and use an tour, making sure you umbrella. Also, don’t forget your can explore your places slip-resistant, waterproof boots. of interest with ease. 5. Use waterproof materials While traveling on the peak of the monsoon season, there is a big chance that you will get rained on despite having planned your trip carefully. Therefore, it’s important to ensure that all of your things, such as bags, glasses, and watches, among others, are water-resistant. At the very least, use a dry bag to store your belongings. 43
GADGET Disaster Alert Apps Alert! I ndonesia is a haven of tourism destinations, of any kind of tourism. However, geologists agree that Indonesia is also a host of disasters. Some even call it “Swalayan Bencana” or “Supermarket of Disasters” due to disaster threats that can come from anywhere. However, don’t be too worried. Nowadays, there have been tons of apps that can give early warnings before disasters knock on our doors. Although these apps cannot guarantee our safety during events of natural disasters, they at least can help us get prepared before disasters come. 44
GADGET 1. Inarisk The app is also completed with developed an app to anticipate flood in The Indonesian National Board for different survival guides, which will be several areas around the watershed of Disaster Management (BNPB) has shown according to the type of disaster Citarum. The second generation of the developed Inarisk, an application that that may occur. Another advantage Flood Early Warning and Early Action educates people about the 10 natural of the app is that it’s interactive. In System (FEWEAS) that was previously disaster threats across Indonesia. The the event of a disaster, the app allows developed to monitor the watershed app is in the form of a map. Users only its users to relay information, which of the Bengawan Solo River, this app need to enter the location they want to will be verified before disseminated. also has the same name. Available on find the info about on the upper right Another of the app features include a Android, iOS, and desktop website, the corner of the map, in the search box. blood transfusion feature, which helps app is claimed to be highly accurate in Then, all of the information about the people get information about blood predicting flood as it combines several location’s natural disaster risks will transfusion availability quickly and information, such as weather and be displayed, complete with the day’s interactively. rainfall predictions, and water level. weather and the weather forecast for the next few days. This app can be 3. Info BMKG 5. MAGMA Indonesia downloaded the Google Playstore and Info BMKG is an official app of the Developed by the Center for the App Store. Meteorology, Climatology and Volcanology and Geological Geophysics Agency (BMKG). In one app, Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) under 2. SiAga users can get different notifications, the Geological Agency of the Having learned from the earthquake from earthquake alert and weather Indonesian Ministry of Energy and that took hundreds of lives in Lom- forecast, to verified information about Mineral Resources, the app displays bok, the West Nusa Tenggara BNPB BMKG. Users will also get the most quasi real-time information and developed a disaster mitigation app accurate weather prediction and recommendations surrounding called SiAga. SiAga is an abbreviation information on earthquakes with a geological disasters in Indonesia, for Sistem Informasi Aman Gangguan magnitude of more than 5, complete such as volcanoes, land movements, Bencana or Disaster-Safe Informati- with the distance between the earthquakes, and tsunamis. The app on System and has a deer as its app earthquake’s epicenter and the user’s even has an early warning system logo. Equipped with this app, users in current location. for volcanoes to ensure the safety of Lombok will receive information about domestic and international flights potential disasters as accurately as 4. FEWEAS across Indonesia. There is also an possible thanks to the alarm on the A number of experts from the Bandung interactive feature that allows users to app. Institute of Technology (ITB) has report a local disaster in real time. 45
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PHOTOGRAPHY Life Before Coffee T here was a long and winding journey behind a presentation of a cup of Java coffee. It was started in the middle of the woods, where the roots absorb the essence of its surroundings. Thus, pe- ople do their best to present the story stored in a seed of coffee. It is no longer about flavor, it’s about experience. 47
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