Minggu, 07 November 2010

SAKURA IN JAPAN





Sakura is an important icon of Japanese nationals who are also often identified beauty and beauty so that the word sakura used as the name for a girl's name that symbolizes beauty, and beauty. In addition, the motif cherry blossoms can also be found in a wide-range of goods such as clothing (kimono), stationery and housewares.
Sakura Flower Types
Ancient sakura grows naturally in the mountains and parks. Type was not so much, but now because of the high science already have 300 kinds of cherry blossoms. All kinds of cherry blossoms was a result of cross-many types of cherry blossoms that grow dipelbagai regions in Japan. However, among the 300 kinds of cherry blossoms that ShomeiYoshino was the most famous. Shomei Yoshino cherry blossoms are produced from crossing the cherry blossoms are done in the Edo period. Berona clean white color pale pink, especially near the stem. Yoshino cherry blossoms shomei this type takes one week from start bud until the autumn, but can also more quickly if the weather is not good as heavy rain and strong winds. Sakura bloom and begin to scale off-white look from top to bottom tree.

Flowers blooming Sakura
Day blooming cherry blossoms vary in each region because of the Japanese country that extends so that there is a difference of 20 ° between the north and south side that caused Japan's climate is also different, ie more to the north when the cherry blossoms bloom more slowly. Cherry blossoms bloom the first time in Okinawa, namely in mid-January. In Kyushu the cherry blossoms bloom in late March, while the cherry blossoms bloom in Tokyo in early April. In Hokkaido cherry blossoms bloom in May. This flowering of cherry blossoms signify the coming haru (spring) and coincide with the new school year and the acceptance of new employees.
At almost the cherry blossoms bloom, on tv there is news about the estimates when the cherry blossoms bud and bloom (mankai). Day blooming cherry blossoms are very eagerly awaited by the Japanese. Usually, the cherry blossoms blooming on the day the people gather and feast under the cherry tree to drink sake or beer, sing or talk while enjoying the beauty of cherry blossoms. This event is called ohanami. Cherry blossoms are not only unsightly, but also delicious tea drunk in the form of cherry blossoms, better known as sakuracha. Sakura flower tea is generally drunk on special occasions such as weddings. Besides used as tea, cherry blossoms can also be used to coat mochi when sakura mochi cake. Need a special technique to make this as sakura mochi cherry blossom petals are small. Although at this time almost all places (schools, parks, temples) cherry blossom trees, but not all places would make a great place to view cherry blossoms.

Sabtu, 06 November 2010

Stone Fly


This image is one of the wonders that exist in the world, flying stones found in israel. Miracle it could be called The Rock (Dome of the Rock). Stepping Stone is the Stone Prophet Muhammad, which is evidence of the greatness of Allah SWT. Stone is located in the middle of Al-Shakhrah Qubbah Mosque (Dome of the Rock), and measuring approximately 13.8 x 17 meters, the rock as if suspended in the air.The stone is a stone former seat of the Prophet Muhammad in the Ascension of the Prophet he is carrying out until now still remain in the air. It was said at the time of the Prophet Muhammad's going to Ascension, the stone wanted to participate, but he quickly stamped her foot on the rock, the rock was meant to stay out. Stone magic hanging in the mosque Omar (Dome of the Rock) in Environmental Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Jumat, 05 November 2010

Galapagos Islands



Galapagos Islands or the Galapagos course is an archipelago of 13 volcanic islands and rocks located in the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 kilometers north-west coast of South America.
Politically, the Galapagos are part of Ecuador. Eldest Island about 4 million years old and the youngest is still in process of formation. Galapagos is indeed one of the area's most active volcanoes in the world.
Galapagos is famous for endemisnya a large number of species and research by Charles Darwin who carried out the theory of natural selection.
The islands are divided into two parts: north and south of the equator. The equator through the northern part of the largest island, Isabela.
Galapagos Islands as a nature reserve established in 1959, protecting 97.5% of this archipelago. The rest is given to human settlements that already exist at the time. About 1,000 to 2,000 people live there. In 1972 a census carried out and recorded a number of 3488 souls. Until the 1980s, this number had increased to 15,000 people.
In 1986 the surrounding ocean declared a marine reserve. UNESCO set the Galapagos as a World Heritage Site in 1978 which was later extended in December 2001 to include areas of marine reserves. Charles Darwin Foundation is dedicated to the maintenance of these islands was founded in Belgium in 1959.
Species of importance include:

  • Land iguanas, Conolophus subcristatus
  • Marine iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus (only iguana species that eat food from the sea)
Galapgos Giant Tortoise, Geochelone elephantopus, known as Galápago in Spanish, is the animal from which the name of these islands. 13 endemic species of finch. Galapagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus Seabirds are not flying, Nannopterum harrisi
 
 

 The name of the larger islands in the Galapagos Islands are:
  • San Cristóbal
  • Española
  • Santa Fe
  • Genovesa
  • Floreana
  • South Plaza
  • Santa Cruz
  • Baltra
  • North Seymour
  • Marchena
  • Pinzón
  • Rábida
  • Bartolomé

Kamis, 04 November 2010

Grand Canyon


Grand Canyon is a cliff-steep ravine, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. This gulf is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and mostly located in the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt is one of the main supporters of the Grand Canyon area, visiting on several occasions to hunt mountain lion and enjoy the incredible scenery.
This gap, created by the Colorado River cutting a passage for millions of years, to a length of approximately 446 km, with width ranging from 6 to 29 km and with a depth of more than 1,600 m. Nearly than 2000 million years of Earth history has been truncated by the Colorado River and its tributaries layer after layer of sediment as the Colorado Plateau began to rise.
Grand Canyon was first seen by Europeans in 1540, García López de Cárdenas from Spain. The first scientific expedition to the canyon was led by U.S. Major John Wesley Powell in the late 1870s. Powell pointed to the sedimentary rocks exposed in the gap as "leaves in a great story book." However, long before that time, the region has been inhabited by Native Americans who built a residence in the walls of this chasm.

Rabu, 03 November 2010

underwater temple



This is the underwater temple located in Northwest Bali. This picture looks no towering temples which reminds us of the temple in Bali. the phenomenon of underwater temple is truly breathtaking. temple gate at a depth of 30 meters and small sculptures at a depth of 15 meters. this temple was created by Chris Brown and Paul Turley. they call this temple garden temple. they make this temple took four months and involving ten divers. they bought it from craftsmen temple temple in Bali.

Jumat, 08 Oktober 2010

my activity to day

05.00       weke up
05.15       subuh prayers
05.45       take a bath
06.20       breakfast
06.50       go to school
12.00       go home
12.30       zuhur prayer
13.00       go to internet cafe
15.45       asar prayers
17.30       take a bath
18.30      magrib prayers
19.00      watching TV
19.45      isya prayers
21.30     sleep

Kamis, 07 Oktober 2010

05.00       weke up
05.15       subuh prayers
05.45       take a bath
06.20       breakfast
06.50       go to school
11.15       go home
12.30       zuhur prayer
15.45       asar prayers
17.30       take a bath
18.30      magrib prayers
19.00      study
19.45      isya prayers
21.30     sleep