Capital City: Jakarta, Main Cities: Surabaja, Medan, Bandung, Semarang Population: 198,055,000   Area [sq.km]: 1,904,570 Currency: 1 Indonesian rupiah = 100 sen Languages: Bahasa Indonesian, Javanese, Sundanese, Dutch Religions: Sunni Muslim, Christian

Touring Bali Island 2003/09/18
Kamandalu resort of Bali, Indonesia Average temperature is 24 to 32 degree C. Bali is one of 17,000 islands in Indonesia. Bali religious is Hindu, more than 90%. More than 20,000 Hindu temples in Bali.		Tana Gajah Resort and Kecak Dance. Kamandalu reconstructed the atmosphere of country Bali, but Tana Gajah is a mixture of traditional and modern cottage style. Bali traditional dance Kecak can be seen on the stage.
Garuda Park, 880,000 m2 and Barong dance. 22m Wisunu is one of Bali Hindu Gods, symbolizing life and peace. Baron is most popular Bali dance. A show of brutal fighting between Witch Rangda and Sacred Animal Baron.		Kulungkung has been a Kingdom for 300 years. Kllungkung kingdom is successor of Gelgel Kingdom which was a suzerain state in Bali. It has been a center of Bali and created the current Bali culture.
Besakih Temple as head of Bali Hindu locates in middle of Holy Mt. Agung, 950 m high. Besakih is collectively called as more than 30 temples. History goes back to 10th century.Blessed as Mother Temple by Balinese.		Kintamani plateau is not hot on equator. Mt Agung 3142m is the highest in Bali. Agung means great, is a center of Bali, each house shrine directs it, people sleep with head to it, senior people sit Agung side.
Rice terrace, Legong dance, art town Ubud. Legong, wearing gold and silver ornaments, originated in India. Dancers are limited to young women because it dedicates to God. Ubud is a art town.		Goa Gajah has big face relievo on entrance of cave. It is a 11th century's old ruin near Ubud, on which big face were carved. Entering from big mouth of big face, Ganesha statue and 3 Hindu Gods are in the cave.
Temple of Holy Water, Tirta Empul Holy water comes out into the square pond. Outside the temple there is a bathing pool in which holy water flows in. Ruins and stone statues of 10-14th century are in the temple.
Visiting "Yogyakarta remains" 2003/09/18
Borobudur is a 9th century Buddhist Mahayana monument. It has 6 square platforms topped by 3 circular one, decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha.		Prambanan is the biggest Hindu temple throughout Java island. This 47 meter high Hindu Monument was built by Sanjaya Dynasty in 9th C. It is locally known as Loro Jonggrang temple, or temple of "Slender Virgin".
Ramayana is traditional dance in Java, an ancient Sanskrit epic. Ramayana is translated to "travels of Rama", and tells the story of Rama, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon king, Ravana.		Hotel Hyatt in Yogyakarta is surrounded with plenty of green but inside is modern Hyatt style.

Capital:Kuala Lumpur Main cities:Ipoh, Penang Population:19,684,000 Area:329,750 sq km Currency:1 ringgit (Malaysian dollar) = 100 sen Language:Bahasa Malay, Chinese, Tamil, English Religions:Sunni Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu Formal Name:Federation of Malaysia Local Name:Malaysia Local Formal Name:Persekutuan Malaysia

Looking around Penang 2007/09/05
Batu Ferringhi is the northern coast of Penang.Probably the single most heavily developed stretch of tourist resorts in the entire country.		Tropical orchard on Penang island. Hillside orchard grow up tropical fruits like dragon fruit, papaya, etc. Eating fruits and actual fruits on tree are sometimes different.