Health Museum of Dr. Adhyatma, MPH In order to save and to maintan the nation’s cultural heritage, the Ministry of Health of Indonesia through the Center for Research and Technology Development and Health Services in Surabaya, initiated a health museum since 1990. The museum collects and displays health historical items since the earlier time until now. Formally on September 14, 2004, the Minister of Health inaugurated the museum and named “Health Museum of Dr. Adhyatma, MPH – MOH”. In regard to these efforts, have also realized even more advanced age,…
Month: November 2010
Jailolo, The Volcanoes Complex
Jailolo Jailolo is a sub-district in West Halmahera regency, in North Maluku. Jailolo is a volcanic complex on a peninsula (Jailolo Bay). It has lava flows on the eastern flank, small caldera at the west and southwest of the mountain, hot springs along the northwest coast of the caldera. The volcano consists of Jailolo stratovolcano in the centre of the complex, ac 1.6 km diameter caldera (Idamdehe) in the west, and mall calderas west and southwest of Jailolo. Small volcanic island was formed by the Kailupa cone, off the southern…
Sanggar Agung, Tri Darma Temple
Kelenteng Sanggar Agung Surabaya Klenteng Sanggar Agung or Hong San Tan tempke is a temple for Buddhist, Tao and Kong Hu Cu followers. Located in Sukolilo Street 100, Kenjeran Beach. Like any other temples that we can find, Sanggar Agung temple has particular in design and also in its atmosphere, the design is very unique and quite sophisticated. From the very inside of the building, the back side is outstandingly amazing with the great goddess of Kwan Im Pouw Sat statue and four status for the guardians, which is one…
Things On Pakuwon City
Food Festival Pakuwon City Food Festival Pakuwon City is located in East Surabaya, is a new spot for hang out with family or friends. Food festival is daily open from 17:00 until 23:00. The area is approximately 5 hectares, suitable for those who want to spend the time at night, Food Festival is a fairly cozy hangout place for young children or family. Currently, the food festival has 60 food tenants, and there are lots of famous merchant like sate Pak Abas Tretes, Sate Tulang and Soto Banjar, Roti Unyil,…
Deep Fried Sea Cucumber
Kenjeran Crackers Kenjeran and fisheries products is connected, regarding that it is near to the coast. Most of the inhabitants are living by being fishermen and selling the products. One of those products are lies over the Old Kenjeran, which is Krupuk. Most of society has long been cultivated as a food processed seafood. Because those foods are typically high protein snacks and the way to process is quite complicated, these crackers are quite expensive for its values. There are so many types of crackers that being offered by the…
Pasola, Between Tradition And Thought
Pasola Pasola is derived from the world Sola or Hola meaning a kind of a long wooden stick used as a spear to fling each other by two opponent groups of horsemen. After given the prefix “Pa”, the meaning turns to be a game. Aa game which played by the Western Sumbanese to celebrate the rice planting season. The game is played by throwing wooden spears to the opponent while riding a horse. This annual game is played by two different groups of men from different clans or tribes. The…
Cakes And More Cakes
Blauran Market Blauran traditional market, was build since 1957. This market is the most comprehensive market in Surabaya where we can find any goods in retails and quite oldest in Surabaya city that experience some rapid development in times. Blauran traditional market is about traditional cakes. Indeed, most people go to Blauran market for traditional cakes and foods that become significantly rare today. As we know, modernization plays an important role today and brings dozens of improvements in people’s life. Thus, modern people may consume numbers of western cakes or…
Food Section In Blauran Market
Blauran Market Blauran traditional market, was build since 1957. This market is the most comprehensive market in Surabaya where we can find any goods in retails and quite oldest in Surabaya city that experience some rapid development in times. Blauran market is divided into some sections according to the function on each sections. There is a section for daily goods like garment, electronics, books or kinds of those things. Especially for book section, this traditional market is offer complete books for students or personal. Moreover, in different side, it is…
Kupang Lontong Kenjeran
Lontong Kupang Kupang lontong, is another traditional food from East Java, particularly from Sidoarjo or Surabaya, which is precisely in Kenjeran. This food is typically a coastal food. Kupang lontong is consist of kupang; Kupang is kind of oyster or small shellfish; lontong or rice cake and completed by the shrimp paste sauce. Similar with Lontong balap, kupang lontong is also has lento or fried cassava for its topping and scallop satai. On every stalls which offer kupang lontong in their menus, the seller also provide green coconut ice. The…
Four Faces Buddha Statue
Four Faces Buddha Statue Buddha Empat Muka or Four Faces Buddha statue is located at one of the corners of the famous Pantai Ria Kenjeran, a beach area in the city of Surabaya that also famous for its fisheries products and place to hang out. The construction work of the statue was started in July 2003, occupying a total land of 1.5 hectares. The main building that houses the statue measured at 9×9 meters, a symbolically important figures for the Buddhist community. The building, include the dome reach 36 meters.…