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Port of Tanjung Perak is one of gateways of Indonesia, which becomes goods collector and distribution from and to Eastern Indonesia including East Java. Because of its strategic position and the existence of surrounding advantageous hinterlands, port of Tanjung Perak constitutes the center of inter island shipping for Eastern Indonesia. Previously the oceangoing vessels did loading and unloading activities at Madura Strait and then freighted the cargoes by the means of barges and boats to Jembatan Merah (the first port in that time) situated along Kalimas River, at heart of Surabaya city.
Due to the increases of trade, cargo and transportation traffics, the facilities available at Port were inadequate. Therefore in 1875 Ir. W. de Jonght planned to build Port of Tanjung Perak so that the loading and unloading activities could be carried out directly without using barges and boats. Yet this plan was rejected since it needed a lot of funds.
During 19th century the port construction could not be found while cargo transport traffics settled in Jembatan Merah were sustained in their increase number. The plan of port construction is introduced by ir. W. de Jongth was neglected.
In the first ten years of 20th Ir. W.B. Van Goor made a more realistic plan, which was, all the oceangoing vessels might move closer to the quay (berthing). Two experts were expected to come from the Netherlands namely, Prof DR. Kraus and G.J. de jong and to give any proposals on port construction planning of Tanjung Perak Port.
After 1910 the physical construction of Tanjung Perak Port was initiated and during the accomplishment of port construction the demand of using incomplete – built quay rose in number.
The finishing of quay construction facilitated the oceangoing vessels to do their loading and unloading activities at port. Port of Kalimas later functioned to be a port with providing service for traditional transport and sailing boats, in the meantime the port at Jembatan Merah was gradually abandoned.
Therefore, starting from that time Port of Tanjung Perak started to take part in contributing economic development in a quite large scale and to have important role in increasing trade traffic both at East Java and whole parts of Eastern Indonesia.
To support the task, the construction of inter island terminal was completed in 1983 known as Mirah Terminal. For the interests of inter island vessel passengers, there was a passenger terminal located at North of Jamrud area. Next to the passenger terminal, a fery terminal was built for the service of passengers with Surabaya – Madura destination on 24 hours service.
Time was passing and Port of Tanjung Perak had showed its strategic role as national gateway port. Then a container terminal was planned to build and its physical construction was finished in 1992.
Container terminal is acknowledged as Terminal Petikemas Surabaya. Those various facilities put Port of Tanjung Perak in the movements of continuously supporting the development of Surabaya city and the territories around.
December 21st, 2006
Simply, Surabaya city have one of tourism object that become a real spectacular in South-East Asia, Four Faces Deity Statue or Four Faced Buddha monument. This Four Faced Buddha Monument get appreciation of MURI as the biggest and highest Four Faces Deity Statue in Indonesia. A nine meters statue that have 225 square meters width is still have not contested by other similar statue.
Four Faced Buddha monument, has overall height 36 meters (including dome) opened on 9 Novembers 2004, and finish about fund 4 billion rupiahs. It is built in farm with a width of 1,5 hectares, in centered is farm, placed by building with length 9 meters, wide 9 meters and height 36 meters. If we saw altogether contain number 9, why it’s numeral 9? Because taking similar monument reference in Thailand, and numeral 9 also have separate meaning for Buddha member.
The statue building the Four Faced Buddha place shaded, encircled by 4 pillars that colored by golden green, contains of 3 parts, which is statue, Buddha statue, and Buddha throne. It has been equipped with lightning rod at top of the statue, while statue Buddha and the throne has each 9 meters height.
See this building model, of course almost looks like Four Faced Buddha Monument in Thailand, the difference only the statue that in the higher Thailand statue but its statue building is higher then in Surabaya. Besides resemblance of a real big measure, the statue that have four faces and four hand tides, arranged in layers by gold in all it body part. It is said to make a perfect veneering process of this gold, is intentionally delivered kampoh material or original gold paper from Thailand (there is also mentioned kimpo paper). Complete with it worker, with veneering expense or ritual giving of this chasuble is reach 1,5 Billion rupiahs.
About Four Faced Buddha statue meaning or also there is mentioning it Four Faced Deity, bring four kindness philosophy that owned by Buddha, that is patience, liberal, fair (unbiased), and meditated. This four kindness is also had a meaning of, Buddha is a presentation of affection of fellow being, assist whoever without discrimination, and devoted in prayer or application that submitted in ritual procession. While on Buddha eight hands, there are holy book, holy water, defense weapon, fight weapon to against the badness, holy book, prayer beads, chest, and cupu.
Besides the philosophy, this place also offer idea to become the centre of Buddha member observance, finite later would many visitors coming to this place. Besides to see the four faced deity statue, in this place, we will see four high white elephant statues about 4 meters in every corner, three lotus decorative pools, and a meditated space. This complex is also decorated of 12 lamps that made from bronze and copper.
In it frontage, we meet a place that sell some pray equipment like candle and frankincense, this place later the also can buy the souvenir typical of Buddha four faces statue.
How about you, do wish to make this tourism object as your tourism purpose? Or may like to think about have photograph with Four Faced Buddha Monument background, as if stay in Thailand, or possible you wish to pray… all up to you, because this place is open generically, and admission charge free, only fare payee stepped into Ria Kenjeran Beach area.
December 21st, 2006
Kembang Jepun is the eldest area in Surabaya city, because it resides in Kalimas stream and close to Tanjung Perak port. In its ancient building line even most its paint is sleazy and dusty and matt enunciated because as the commerce center.
But, here exactly the history of Surabaya city is started, business activity have never desisted. Office stationery shop, diesel engine, bank, textile, fashion had completed the existence of this area.
Talks about Kembang Jepun of course not get out of Jembatan Merah (The Red Bridge). Since the leadership of Daendels in 1811, the center of municipal administration of Surabaya is located in Jembatan Merah area. The resident offices, police, tax being merged into one building.
In west of Jembatan Merah (Willenstraat) like Rajawali Street (Heerenstraat) had fulfilled some merchants from Europe. The Chinese Public (Tionghoa) stayed there since 1411 occupying a “Chinese Kampong” region eastside of Kalimas. Karet Street (Chinesevorstraat), Kembang Jepun Street (Hendelstraat) is the Chinese residence.
Name of Kembang Jepun, begin when Jembatan Merah to grow become a downtown. The Merchants who would have business in Hendelstraat must pass the inspection in resident. After obtaining the permission and activity to trade had take place, hence many hotel and cottage to lodge the merchants. Simply draw the peasant growing from Sakura country. They are having aligned to decorate the night through that street. Jepun in Malay mean Japan.
December 21st, 2006
The Grand Jagat Karana Temple is opened first time by The Staff Chief of KODAMAR V Maritime Commodore R. Sahiran at Saraswati day Saturday Umanis Wu Watugunung 29 November 1969. This temple is located in Lumba-Lumba Street 1 Surabaya. This temple had a restoration, based of Wahono support and declared on 26 September 1987. Above the inscription is written a sentence that say:
Karya Agung Lenteg Linggih
Pura Agung Jagat Karana
Saniscara Umanis Watugunung
Tang - ping 3 sasih kapat 1909 C
Bale manusya yadnya
The various religious activities of Hindu believer in Surabaya are often focused here. They are Galungan, Kuningan, Saraswati, Melasti, Pecaruan and other. With celebration of Nyepi or New Year Saka, it is expected the Hindu members will cope to increase the Sradha and Bhakti to create the harmonious public, peace, and secure and prosperous.
This Pratima hereinafter applied in Melasti ceremony, a ceremony with an aim to request the life water or tirta amerta. There are 11 pratima of eight temple in Surabaya, add three temples that each resided in Gresik, Lamongan, and Sidoarjo, has join in Melasti ceremony.
The intention of Melasti ceremony like the one that written in Wedha literatre is angamet sarining amerta ring telenging samudra or look for life water in the middle of the ocean.
The next ceremony from this network is Tawur ceremony to dross or Mecaru is focused in Taman Bungkul, followed by tens of Hindu priest and soothsayers from Bromo. In this ceremony, the prayers is contain of application of peacefulness in world is echoed. The core of the ceremony is for the shake of harmonization of glorious nature and elite world.
At that time, ogoh-ogoh which have been prepared some day before take a big role in New Year Saka celebration. Ogoh-ogoh being made like rangda, inverse scorpion, scorpion ijo, and cluluk all is the symbol of badness and all of bad things in the world.
When the commemoration of Nyepi Holiday, Hindu believer will execute Catur Brata Nyepi, or execute the prohibition of four things. First prohibition is observe geni or don’t turn on the fire. The value, which implied in observe geni is to kill the bad passion in our self, which during the time unconsciously always stay in our heart, for example just bluffed, sharpened, or other bad character. The other three prohibitions is observe the masterpiece or don’t have a work, observe lelungan or don’t travel, and observe lelanguan or don’t enjoy the entertainment.
As does other religion believer who greet the New Year with cleanness heart and mind, hence Hindu believer also perform a praying ceremony ngembak geni in Segara Temple, Kenjeran, Surabaya. The ceremony that becomes an action chains to greet this Saka New Year is filled with dharma santi or apologized each Hindu member.
Praying Schedule in Jagat Karana Temple
- Galungan and Kuningan Holiday start from 17.00 pm
- Saraswati and Piodalan Holiday start from 17.00 pm
- Full moon and Tilem Day start from 17.30 pm
- Nyepi Holiday:
Melasti start from 1200 WIB
Pecaruan and Pengerupukan start from 08.00 am
December 20th, 2006
Date of 1 months 1 at almanac rembulan or Imlek (The Chinese New Year), have big meaning for ethnical Tionghoa, and Tri Dharma members, that is Buddha, Konghucu, and Tao. Imlek which have been specified to become national red-letter day four years ago, now is commemorated openly in Sanggar Agung, kind of Kelenteng (Chinese Temple), a religious place with China (cultural) nuance.
The Reality of Imlek is to thank the goodness coming of New Year. Usually the kelenteng is crowded visited by the believer at night nearing Imlek.
Though identical with Tri Dharma and ethnical China members, simply Sanggar Agung is not then closed for public, can be visited every time, by every person, without differentiating tribe and religion. Sanggar Agung is believer place of Tri Dharma observance. It is located in Ria Kenjeran Beach precisely in Sukolilo Street 100 Surabaya.
When stepping the foot to step into Sanggar Agung, the visitor will meet altar in honor of the ancestors. This altar is meant that each and everyone always remember the ancestors, the old fellows who have died. Along with China mores, old fellow get high position in family.
Respect the old fellow, also mean respect the example and own self. Visitor can meet some statues, which is the materialization of the deities in China tradition. Those statues generally symbolize certain history with reference of each deity excellence. But, always there are a statue or deity that majored each kelenteng.
Source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
December 20th, 2006
It is built to Panglima Sudirman Street, which is the main road with solid traffic. Bambo Runcing is Surabaya city icon besides the Heroes Monument. Tourist with small and big vehicle can park around the park eastside the road. In edge of Embong Ploso Street become the meeting there is garden that is enough calm so that many exploited by the motorcyclists for take a rest for a moment release fatigue.
Monument of Bambo Runcing is built in memorize of Surabaya People (arek-arek Suroboyo) spirit martially fight against colonist with patch up weapon although only with a slice bamboo which its back part is tapered. Date of 10 Novembers 1945 is struggle bollard of Indonesia People causing specified as Heroes Day.
This monument consisted of 5 pillars and its high concrete pillar not uniform; it is formed to look like sharp-pointed bamboo. The height of highest sharp-pointed bamboo is estimated some meters. At the time of certain, water pump is implemented so that water will go out from each bamboo hole. Various colorful ornamental plants encircle this monument so that seen calm and fresh.
After completed visiting Bambu Runcing monument, the tourist can continuing to Zoo Surabaya, besides see the collection of animal it is also place which suited for releasing fatigue because it has shaded by big trees. Or for continuing planning tourist event of expense hence Tunjungan Plaza and Surabaya Plaza is shopping mall closest and complete because it calm and has many counters and products that have market immeasurable.
Kayoon Street as the center sale of ornamental plant either leaf and also flower is place of making a correct trip alternative for somebody who has some hobbies especially mothers and the girls. Start orchid until aglaonema is arranged nattily disturb the eye to near.
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
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December 19th, 2006
Mbah Bungkul Grave is resided in Progo Street and bent of Raya Darmo Street. According to GH Von Faber, that Bungkul funeral Complex had there since Hindu era. The Grave arch and fence are show Java Hindu architecture style at Majapahit era. In that area, there is a real altar that has sacred. Mortal remains ash of Kertanegara’s soldiers, who had die in war in 1270, is also put down on the ground. Around year of 1930, the Graves were resided far before Islam step into Java Island.
Bungkul Park is one of open green scope and pledge culture artifact. The existence of Bungkul Park that encircled by few trees and green grass that has green in the middle of the city, have big benefit, good for nature area and also social environment in vicinity. Open green scope (Ruang Terbuka Hijau - RTH) is the city lung which able to reduce air pollution and become rainwater diffuser.
Since Dutch colonial era, the existence of Bungkul Park defended by the government of town. The location of Bungkul Park that resides in the middle of Dutch real estate can be meant as a respect of the scorpion urban planning planners at that time. Affluence of Darmo area Boulevard does not cause the loss of the grave and Bungkul Park, even this green area has named Boengkoel Park.
From the consideration of history aspect of Bungkul Park, initially this garden has woke up because the existence of history figure such as; Cambodia Queen Mausoleum, Queen Campa, Tumenggung Jayengrono, and Ki Ageng Supo or Empu Supo. Last figure is public / religious figure during Majapahit empire (XV century), who also the parent in law of Raden Rahmat or Sunan Ampel (Kompass, 27/4/ 2002). Because of good relation with Ki Supo, Sunan Ampel efforts to propagated Islam become more success. Ki Supo get titled as Sunan Bungkul or Mbah Bungkul. Mbah Bungkul might be can categorize as local religious man, a historian concept of UGM historian, Sartono Kartodirdjo to call Islamizes figure local storey. His existence is parallel with Syeh Abdul Muhyi (Tasikmalaya), Sunan Geseng (Magelang), Sunan Tembayat (Klaten), Ki Ageng Gribig (Klaten), Sunan Panggung (Tegal), Sunan Prapen (Gresik), and other local religious man.
Precisely in west side if the Grave, there is a piece of open farm which commonly use for various event of Surabaya publics, like sport, artistry, campaign and others. The crowded around Mbah Bungkul grave area colored by the food and beverage merchants. Solvent few big trees are supplying the oxygen for the town and create calm situation around area.
Therefore, Bungkul Park is expected will be built become ideal city park. Where whosoever is freely enjoy the balmy and calm situation without permanent building. There’s only fresh green grass where we can sit accompanied by pigeon bird, which fly away and chirp voice of various bird types.
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
December 19th, 2006
Statue Monument of Governor Suryo is the respect presentation to the first East Java Governor who had killed caused of PKI rebellion in Madiun 1948. This monument located in accurate Apsari Park Complex Gubernur Suryo Street in front of Grahadi State Building.
Under that statue, there is Speech inscription at November 9th 1945 on 23.00 Pm in Nirom Broadcast, Embong Malang Street Surabaya (Nowadays is JW Marriott Hotel), that written: “Repeatedly we have told that our position is better fallen to pieces than colonized again. Also now in face ultimatum of English, we will hold firmly this position. We still refuse the ultimatum”.
It had declared on 10 November 1979 by Governor of the Chief of Region I of East Java Soenandar Prijosoedarmo. This monument had built by the chief of Region II of East Java Drs. Moenadji Widjaja initiative and the participation of Surabaya public.
Around this monument, applied as place of youngster gathering from various hobby clubs like motor devotee, car, etc, in the weekend. So invite the foods and drink merchants to take apart in it.
Recall Event of Madiun
Madiun event (Madiun Affairs) be a hardness conflict that happened in East Java in September - December 1948. This event had started with a proclamation of Soviet State of Republic Indonesia on 18 Septembers 1948 in Madiun by Muso, a whip Communist Indonesia with supported also by The Minister of Defense at that time, Amir Sjarifuddin.
At the same time there were abduction event of the elite figure in Madiun, also civil figure, government military and also religion figures. There were still controversies about this event. A number of people feel that PKI had masterminding this event but actually this event had engineering by New Era government (and some of Old Era perpetrators).
Help bargain from Dutch
In the early of Madiun conflict, Dutch government pretense offer a help to put to rout the rebellion, but the bargain clearly refused by republic government of Indonesia. The head of Indonesia military even consider, Dutch would soon exploit the situation to do total attack to armed strength of the Republic of Indonesia. Of course the left group that include Amir Syarifuddin Harahap, had built the strength to face the Government RI, what alleged have tended to stand up for AS.
Background
After the proclamation of Indonesia independence by 17 Augusts 1945, emerge various organizations constructing their cadres, including left factions and Socialist faction. Besides merged into Pesindo (Indonesia Socialist Young Man), Indonesia Socialist Organization (PSI), there is also other left batches, for example Newsgroup Pecked, that initiative by Dayno, who live in Patuk, Yogyakarta. The follower of this newsgroup is not only from civil class like DN. Aidit, Syam Kamaruzzaman, but then also from military class and even some brigade commandants, for example Colonel Joko Suyono, Lieutenant Colonel Sudiarto (Brigade Commandant III, Division III), Lieutenant Colonel Soeharto (Brigade Commandant X, Division III. Then also become Commandant Wehrkreis III, and become President RI), Lieutenant Colonel Dahlan, Captain Suparjo, Captain Abdul Latief and Captain Untung Samsuri
In May 1948 with Suripno, the Indonesia agent in Praha, Musso, return from Moskow, Rusia. Date of 11 Augusts, Musso arrive at Yogyakarta and soon occupy again position of the leader in Indonesia Communist Organization. Many socialist politicians and troop commander had joint forces with Musso, such as; Mr. Amir Sjarifuddin Harahap, dr. Setiajid, newsgroup Patuk, etc.
The actions of each other kidnap and kill taking its rise, and each party expressed, that other party was starting the action.
Many heroic TNI, heroic police, religion leader, religious marionettes in Madiun and its surroundings had kidnapped and murdered.
Date of 10 Septembers 1948, East Java Governor RM Ario Soerjo (RM Suryo) car and 2 cars of heroic police were interdicted by the follower of PKI in Ngawi. To the third people had murdered and their dead body thrown in forest.
And so do dr. Muwardi from left faction, kidnapped and murdered. The accusation is thrown, that other party had doing the action.
Among who become the victim is Colonel Marhadi which his name is now immortalized with a Monument that stand in the middle of plaza Madiun city and name of main road in Madiun city
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
December 19th, 2006
It is under management of Unit Pelaksana Pusat Pertokoan dan Perbelanjaan Pasar Turi (The Center of Turi Market Shops and Buying Management Unit).
Turi Market consisted of New and Old Turi Market. Each consisted of three floors building. The Old Turi Market has allocated for shoe merchant, grocery sandal, dressmaker and basic necessities. While New Turi Market is destined for all goods type like household equipments, adult and children clothes, bicycle until requirement of electronic.
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At elementary floor south side spread food kiosk of Surabaya typical like rujak, hodgepodge, broiled, curry soup etc. Turi Market is always crowded visited more than anything else is Saturday and Sunday. Turi Market is grocers market and retail that opened start at 0900 Am to 1600 Pm. This market stays close to the Heroes Monument about 300 meters.
The interesting things of Turi market, is its visitors that come from under faction until upper crust because the mean price is relative cheap. When we feel run down to bring expense goods there, the freight coolies ready to offer their service. Not all the visitors know that in Turi market also available freight car service like angguna and pick-up by dicker.
To reach Turi market, there are some alternative lines that gone through apply public transport. Lyn BP Balong Panggang-Pasar Turi, Lyn C Demak-Blauran-Karang Menjangan, Lyn D Joyoboyo-Pasar Turi-Sidorame, Lyn RT Rungkut-Pasar Turi. Sunday is the visitor day favorite that each other busy to bargain.
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
December 19th, 2006
Pasar Turi meant “Turi Market”. It is named that way because formerly, the public to make it delicious cookery often applies Turi tree leaf. The trees thrive around this area.
Turi Market Station is located in north side of Surabaya city. Nearby Turi Market that is traditional market selling various requirement of family. Start from shoe, sandal until hair business. This market is known as grocery market and retail, bag, shoe, utensil and furniture, clothes, accessories, worker equipment and others.
Turi Market Station is serve north coast route of Java, like Semarang, Cirebon and Jakarta. Rapid train ‘Argo Bromo Anggrek’ requires 9 hours to reach Gambir Station Jakarta with maximum speed out of 110 kilometers per hour. It is expected train Argo Bromo presence, this station play important role after Gubeng Station.
When Argo Bromo train is introduced at the first time in 1995, very enthusiastic public response because as alternative transportation to Jakarta besides aeroplane and bus. For passengers who wish to enjoy the journey and have much time hence is hardly suggested to choose supporting facilities for this transportation. Besides that the train is categorized to safe.
Along the time, the executive train is not expensive thing. All factions now travel with train besides more spaciously parted between it chairs, we also able to walk along to eliminate the tired. This station nearby public small industry likes secondhand motor stock, book stock and secondhand magazine, the center of technique equipment commerce.
source : www.surabaya.eastjava.com
December 18th, 2006
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