Malin Kundang from West Sumatra

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Once upon a time, on the north coast of Sumatra lived a poor woman and his son. The boy was called Malin Kundang. They didn’t earn much as fishing was their only source of income. Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful young boy. He always helps his mother to earn some money. However, as they were only fisherman’s helper, they still lived in poverty. “Mother, what if I sail overseas?” asked Malin Kundang one day to his mother. Her mother didn’t agree but Malin Kundang had made up his mind. “Mother, if I stay here, I’ll always be a poor man. I want to be a successful person,” urged Malin kundang. His mother wiped her tears, “If you really want to go, I can’t stop you. I could only pray to God for you to gain success in life,” said his mother wisely. “But, promise me, you’ll come home.”

In the next morning, Malin Kundang was ready to go. Three days ago, he met one of the successful ship’s crew. Malin was offered to join him. “Take a good care of yourself, son,” said Malin Kundang’s mother as she gave him some food supplies. “Yes, Mother,” Malin Kundang said. “You too have to take a good care of yourself. I’ll keep in touch with you,” he continued before kissing his mother’s hand. Before Malin stepped onto the ship, Malin’s mother hugged him tight as if she didn’t want to let him go.

It had been three months since Malin Kundang left his mother. As his mother had predicted before, he hadn’t contacted her yet. Every morning, she stood on the pier. She wished to see the ship that brought Malin kundang home. Every day and night, she prayed to the God for her son’s safety. There was so much prayer that had been said due to her deep love for Malin Kundang. Even though it’s been a year she had not heard any news from Malin Kundang, she kept waiting and praying for him.

After several years waiting without any news, Malin Kundang’s mother was suddenly surprised by the arrival of a big ship in the pier where she usually stood to wait for her son. When the ship finally pulled over, Malin Kundang’s mother saw a man who looked wealthy stepping down a ladder along with a beautiful woman. She could not be wrong. Her blurry eyes still easily recognized him. The man was Malin Kundang, her son.

Malin Kundang’s mother quickly went to see her beloved son. “Malin, you’re back, son!” said Malin Kundang’s mother and without hesitation, she came running to hug Malin Kundang, “I miss you so much.” But, Malin Kundang didn’t show any respond. He was ashamed to admit his own mother in front of his beautiful wife. “You’re not my Mother. I don’t know you. My mother would never wear such ragged and ugly clothes,” said Malin Kundang as he release his mother embrace.

Malin Kundang’s mother take a step back, “Malin…You don’t recognize me? I’m your mother!” she said sadly. Malin Kundang’s face was as cold as ice. “Guard, take this old women out of here,” Malin Kundang ordered his bodyguard. “Give her some money so she won’t disturb me again!” Malin Kundang’s mother cried as she was dragged by the bodyguard, ”Malin... my son. Why do you treat your own mother like this?”

Malin Kundang ignored his mother and ordered the ship crews to set sail. Malin Kundang’s mother sat alone in the pier. Her heart was so hurt, she cried and cried. “Dear God, if he isn’t my son, please let him have a save journey. But if he is, I cursed him to become a stone,” she prayed to the God.

In the quiet sea, suddenly the wind blew so hard and a thunderstorm came. Malin Kundang’s huge ship was wrecked. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship, and fell on a small island. Suddenly, his whole body turned into stone. He was punished for not admitting his own mother.***

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Sangkuriang from West Java

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Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She was also smart and clever. Her beauty and intelligence made a prince from the heavenly kingdom of Kahyangan desire her as his wife. The prince asked permission from his father to marry Dayang Sumbi. People from Kahyangan could never live side by side with humans, but his father approved on one condition, when they had a child, the prince would transform into a dog. The prince accepted the condition.

They get married and lived happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy. The prince then changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son is named Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. Everyday, he hunted animals and looked for fruits to eat. One day, when he was hunting, Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the deer he was targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and tells her mother about the dog. “What?” Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by sadness and anger, she grabbed a weaving tool and hit Sangkuriang’s head with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad; she didn’t pay any attention to Sangkuriang and started to cry.

Sangkuriang feel sad and also confused. How can his mother love a dog more than him? Sangkuriang then decided to go away from their home and went on a journey. In the morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She started to feel better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be found. She looked everywhere but still couldn’t find him. Finally, she went home with nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and in her dream, she meets her husband. “Dayang Sumbi, don’t be sad. Go look for my body in the woods and get the heart. Soak it with water, and use the water to bathe, and you will look young forever,” said the prince in her dream. After bathing with the water used to soak the dog’s heart, Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and even younger.

And time passed by. Sangkuriang on his journey stopped at a village and met and fell in love with a beautiful girl.He didn't realize that the village was his homeland and the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their love grew naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang was going on a hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to fix the turban on his head. Dayang Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same place where she, years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.

After the young man left, Dayang Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying, she became convinced that the young man was indeed her missing son. She realized that she had to do something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying her. But she did not wish to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although she agreed to marry Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in one night.

Sangkuriang accepted this condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth studying magical arts. After the sun went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill. Then he called a group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River. Then, he commands the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before dawn, Sangkuriang and his genie servants almost finished the boat.

Dayang Sumbi, who had been spying on him, realised that Sangkuriang would fulfill the condition she had set. Dayang Sumbi immediately woke all the women in the village and asked them to wave a long red scarf. All the women in the village were waving red scarf, making it look as if dawn was breaking. Deceived by false dawn, the cock crowed and farmers rose for the new day.

Sangkuriang’s genie servants immediately dropped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which they feared. Sangkuriang grew furious. With all his anger, he kicked the unfinished boat. The boat flew and landed on a valley. The boat then became a mountain, called Mount Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban means upturned or upside down, and Perahu means boat). With his power, he destroyed the dam. The water drained from the lake becoming a wide plain and nowadays became a city called Bandung (from the word Bendung, which means Dam).***

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Rangka Naga Berkaki Enam Ditemukan

Berita heboh datang dari Bangka Selatan terkait ditemukannya tulang rangka Naga raksasa. Penemuan ini sontak mengehebohkan masyarakat lokal hingga berita ini diturunkan. Penemuan tulang rangka ini kemudian di issuekan sebagai seekot “Naga berkaki enam”. Konon katanya panjangnya mencapai ratusan meter. Untuk mengobati rasa penasaran, kami datang langsung kelokasi penemuan. Nah, untuk semuanya yang pernah/belum mendengar tentang berita tersebut, kami berbagi berita berupa Fhoto dan sekilas info tentang “ Mistery Naga “.

1. Lokasi Kerangka Tulang Di Desa Limus, dari Toboali arah utara melewati daerah transmigrasi, jaraknya ± 15 km. Disimpan di rumah seorang nelayan setempat sebagai sang penemu “Naga”. Menurut beliau Kerangka tersebut ditemukan pada hari kelima bulan Puasa 1431 H dilaut pada kedalam ± 3m didepan muara sungai Nyire. Saat ditemukan terlihat ada semacam pukat yang tersangkut pada sesuatu yang tersembul di atas permukaan air. Setelah didekati dan ditusuk-tusuk dengan ujung dayung ternyata itu adalan kerangka tulang yang posisinya melengkung seperti bulan sabit. Seterusnya Kerangka tersebut diambil dengan angkutan perahu, Untuk kerangka bagian kepala diperlukan tenaga 15 orang untuk mengangkatnya.

2. Menurut penuturan sang penemu pada saat terlihat pertama yang berupa pukat dan sesuatu yang menonjol, itu adalah bulu2 dan tanduk pada kepala kerangkan tersebut. Bulu2 tersebut seperti layaknya rumbai bulu pada kepala seekor kuda. Benda tersebut tidak ada di fhoto lantaran menurut sang penemu, setelah benda tersebut yang sebelumnya telah dilihat oleh Bapak Bupati Basel tidak diperlihatkan lagi pada umum.

3. Sebagai yang telah melihat langsung kerangka tersebut dapat kami beri gambaran, lingkar badan “mahluk” tersebut berkisar ± 2 m dengan panjang badan ± 15 meter. Dilihat dari bentuk kerangka kepala mengarah kepada bentuk seeokor ikan paus.Hanya pada tulang ekor yang masih terdapat sisa daging yang menempel, pada bagian tulang yang lain bersih dan berwarna putih kusam.

Demikian sekilas info tentang Isue “ Naga berkaki enam” dari Bangka Selatan.
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Lantai dan Tiang Masjid Bergeser Sendiri

Bangunan yang tidak sesuai dengan standar keamanan bangunan tentunya menjadi masalah. Seperti runtuhnya salah satu unit bangunan ataupun kerusakan dini lainnya. Namun kejadianunik terjadi di Tasikmalaya ketika lantai dan tiang masjid bergeser dengan sendirinya. Kejadian ini lebih tepatnya terjadi di Masjid Jami Al-Falah, Kampung Tundagan, Kelurahan Lingga Jaya, Kecamatan Mangkubumi, Tasikmalaya.

Seorang pengurus masjid, Sariful Gaos, mengatakan pergeseran itu tampak jelas terlihat dari lantai dasar masjid yang sebelumnya sudah bergeser sejak empat hari lalu, kemudian kembali terjadi bergeser seperti semula Rabu malam.
Warga sebelumnya tidak percaya, namun karena ini memang keajaiban akhirnya melalui pengeras suara diberitahukan kepada seluruh warga hingga berdatangan ke dalam masjid.

“Terlihat kembali bergesernya sekarang, berubah lagi seperti semula,” katanya yang menjelaskan derajat pergeseran itu tidak terlalu besar.

Masjid pinggiran Jalan Tundagan dibangun tahun 1989 itu, berdasarkan pengakuan warga, masjid kembali bergeser seperti semula usai para jemaah menunaikan shalat Isya.

Peristiwa bergesernya masjid itu, hingga menjelang tengah malam warga yang sekedar ingin melihat keajaiban alam tersebut masih memadati kawasan masjid.

Peristiwa pergeseran yang tampak jelas terasa dan terlihat sebagian warga itu, meskipun sebagian besar warga yang datang sudah tidak melihat lagi pergeseran lantai dan tihang dalam masjid itu masih tampak heboh memperbincangkannya.

Fenomena pergeseran bangunan masjid itu, dari pengakuan warga dan pengurus masjid tidak ada material bangunan masjid yang mengalami kerusakan atau keretakan dari pergerakan itu, kecuali keretakan bekas gempa Tasikmalaya 2 September 2009.

Warga setempat, Uun (60) mengatakan pergeseran masjid itu terlihat dari deretan keramik yang arah garisnya bergeser kesamping serta empat tihang berbentuk persegi dalam masjid itu dua diantaranya bagian dinding tihang terlihat sudutnya bergeser.

“Karena tidak percaya bergeser, saya buka karpetnya dan terlihat keramik itu miring ke bagian selatan dan bergeser ke barat,” katanya.

Bahkan warga yang mendatangi masjid tersebut tampak keheranan dan sebagian warga mengaku merinding mendengar dan melihat langsung lantai dan tiang masjid bergeser dari sudut yang biasa warga melihatnya sejak awal pembangunan.

“Terlihat bergesernya itu dari lantai dan tihang dalam masjid melilit ke samping,” kata Ny Yuyun, seorang warga setempat yang datang bersama anaknya.

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Paul Si Gurita

Sudah pernah dengar belom Dengan Paul Sigurita? Nama Paul si Gurita memang begitu populer di telinga kita.Terutama bagi anda para penggemar sepakbola. Pada saat perhelatan Piala Dunia 2010 kemarin, Paul si Gurita mengehbohkan para gibol dengan ramalan-ramalannya yang akurat. Dan kini Paul Gurita dikabarkan tutup usia alias mati.

Matinya Paul tersebut diterangkan langsung oleh pihak Akuarium Oberhausen Sea Life, Jerman, tempatnya bermukim saat ini. Tak ada keanehan yang ditemukan sehingga Paul diduga kuat mati karena faktor usia.

“Manajer dan staf Akuarium Oberhausen Sea Life sangat terpukul saat Paul ditemukan mati pagi ini,” kata pihak akuarium dalam keterangannya, seperti dikutip Spiegel.

Setelah “ditinggal pergi” Paul, pihak akuarium kini juga berencana membangun sebuah monumen untuk gurita tersebut.

Nama Paul jadi bahan pembicaraan musim panas lalu setelah delapan pertandingan di Piala Dunia 2010 ia tebak seluruhnya dengan jitu. Satu ramalannya adalah tentang hasil laga final, di mana ia memilih timnas Spanyol yang akhirnya sukses mengalahkan Belanda.

Sebelum gelaran itu, Paul mulai dikenal sebagai “cenayang” saat mencatatkan tebakan jitu sebesar 80 persen terkait pertandingan Jerman di Euro 2008.

Gelaran Piala Dunia 2010 diprediksi akan menjadi gelaran terakhir tempatnya beraksi karena faktor usia. Seekor gurita rata-rata hanya bisa bertahan hidup sampai dengan umur 3 tahun, sedangkan usai ajang tersebut usia Paul sudah 2,5 tahun.

Dengan catatan pada bulan Juli itu maka artinya Paul akan tutup usia sekitar bulan Desember 2010. Tidak terlalu akurat, karena kini Paul mati lebih cepat

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Gayus Korupsi

Kenalkah anda dengan Gayus? berita populer minggu2 ini..Gayus Tambunan, seorang pegawai dinas pajak golongan 3a yang saat ini menjadi tersangka korupsi. Gayus di duga menyelewengkan uang pajak sebesar 28 miliar rupiah. Awalnya kasus ini belum terungkap karena kecerdikannya mengatur dan mengelola uang tersebut agar seolah-olah bukan uang korupsi. Tapi sepandai-pandainya tupai melompat akhirnya terjatuh juga.

Mafia hukum jauh lebih cerdik dan akhirnya menemukan bukti-bukti penggelapan dana tersebut. Gayus yang sempat melarikan diri ke Singapura akhirnya menyerahkan diri juga setelah pemerintah indonesia bekerja sama dengan pemerintahan Singapura.

Istri Gayus yang di curigai ikut terlibat di dalamnya juga akan menyusul bersama anaknya kembali ke Indonesia. Gayus memiliki 3 orang anak, yang pertama duduk di Sekolah Dasar, yang kedua TK dan yang terakhir masih bayi.

Semoga saja kasus ini segera terungkap dan terselesaikan dengan baik dan Indonesia akan semakin JAYA! HAHA..MERDEKA!

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