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Whispering Sands of Bromo

Exhausted by rafting in Probolinggo, we headed to Cemara Indah Hotel. We checked in for five rooms. Oh God, this drowsiness was so real. I fell down in the hotel room. But this wasn’t the end of journey. In few hours, we would continue it to the Mount Bromo.

Ride on Pekalen’s Pounding River

To the rafting start location

It seems like we have been planning this since centuries. Whirled by the works, we decided to go to Probolinggo to chill out our heads with Pekalen River‘s pounding water. It’s a rafting, Dude! The team, made of 14 persons, went from Surabaya at 6 o’clock in the morning. We reached up Probolinggo about four hours later. The receptionist at Songa Rafting’s basecamp then gave us a welcome smile.

Pesulap yang Pertama Kali Mengirimkan Manusia ke Bulan

By: Goegi Poerwono Atmojo

Anda pasti sudah terbiasa menonton film yang special effect-nya wah. Bahkan semakin lama standar Anda semakin tinggi. Hingga film The Dark Knight pun dianggap biasa-biasa saja special effect-nya (itu kata Pasha lho). Tapi, pernahkah Anda berpikir bagaimana trik-trik manipulasi efek ini dimulai? Di era awal perkembangan sinema (1893-1903), sebenarnya special effect sudah digunakan, meskipun dalam bentuk yang paling sederhana. A Trip to the Moon (1902), misalnya. Karya Georges Melies ini merupakan film pertama di dunia yang ber-genre fiksi-ilmiah.

Coto that Only be Enjoyed by Madura’s Nobles

Once upon a time in Dutch colonization period, proletariat could not taste this delicious soup. Chicken coto of Pamekasan was exclusively served for the nobles. By chance, my grandfather, R. Soenarto Hadiwidjojo, was the last Resident of Madura, a noble. A Resident here means the second highest post in a province, just under the Governor of East Java. So, my grandfather was the number one person in Madura Island.