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Monday, June 26, 2006

Darwin - Clover Grass Theory

Tamara and Srikandi live concertA Biolog Ernst Hoeckel in 1868 have study about collective life's and interaction relation among the livings being.
He found that collective life's between Plants and animals is not coincidental relation, but already becoming links companions. Thescompanionshipps constructed by complex relationships, but stay in harmony by Nature orders.

That was only about correlation between Human & Livings beings in view of Human ecological perspectives.
Uncle Darwin described it in his works "The Web Of Life" in kinds of Human-Nature relation with the following premises ;-)

  1. Woman love to haves Cats as thedomesticics animals.
  2. The Cats loves to play Cat-Mice and killed them at once.
  3. Mice loves to play beetle on the grass fields.
  4. Beetle helps pollinating the Clover Grass.
  5. Donkey and Bulls loves consumedmed Clover Grass.
  • 2&3 ==> Beetle population could be exploded since the mousse already killed by the Cats.
  • [2&3]&4 ==> Beetle population growlinearier to Clover Grass growths.
  • [[2&3]&4]&1 ==> Premises normally follow by conclusion, and it means Woman could used to to fertilizing Clover Grass"
    That was only small correlatibetweenwen Human and Livings beings in Human ecological factor, but it could be more interesting if we calculated factor Donkey And Bulls.
  • [[[2&3]&4]&1]&5 ==> Becomeing more clear; in Region where Woman lead the population could be indicated to relation of Bulls and Donkey population too.The Bulls and Donkey is being knew as importance factor as "prosperity index indicators" in any Society in the Worlds, till now ;-).

ABOUT THE PICS:
On the left side background is Queen Tamara ( or Thamar) which i put from what Sukarno have wrote about in his books Sarinah. Most Americans think of the state of Georgia when you say Georgia. But there was a very great empire long before the Europeans found AmericaRuledled the medieval kingdom in the very crucial area between the Black and Caspian Seas and the Caucasus Mountains. She began the protector of Byzantium after the Fourth Crusade returned it to the control of the Christians but she also was the protector of many Muslims areas as well. As the leader of Georgia, she brought a new age of arts and literature to the country, and was revered as being "radiant as the rising sun, born to illuminate the world around her. Women though she is, God had created her to be a sovereign." , and it's rememberingsred me about Geraldine Ferraro ; she's also Democrat and came from NY like the near future first US Tamara :-).
The next Tamara would sweep away all of the Thids Houlobbyingnratttt, Mouse and their friends, and bring also her Cleopatra Cats (see the background Spins Doctors Cats) to help her do this jobs; so would indirectly helps Donkey make good cooperation with Bulls.

Go Goo Hillary save the Planets.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Dakon Gundu And I

Game Theory is nothing more than bullshitDakon is the Javanese name for boards which usually played by the girls in Java to killed the time, the Indonesian name for it is Congklak adopted from Sumatra, it's sound much like to Congkak or conceited.

The origin of Dakon / Congkak is from Central Africa, they called it Adjiboto; The African Dakon board is made by man who lost a wife or who is old; they have believe that the Dakon board has some connection with the spirits of the dead and it's not recommended to meddle which such of a game.

The coming of Dakon to Indonesia was brought by the Arabians trader and spread it across the Silk Road from India to South East Asia. The Sri Lanka/ Ceylon called it as Chanka; in Dahomeans knowed as Maji and the West Indies name it Wa- Wee. Probably the Arab trader transmitted this Dakon Game to educated the people to learn about Finance so they could made business contact with hem.

ABOUT THE GAME

On Dakon board there is two large hole at he each end of board for Storehouse; and at each both side there are seven ... smaller holes which each filled with seven beans, pebbles or sea snail shells or fruitshell.
One should collect the beans from one hole and proceeds to drop one into each of the next consecutive holes. The Aims is to collect the most beans in your large "Storehouse" hole at the for end of the board.
When the last bean reaches a hole which is empty, and opposite hole of the opponent is filled with the beans, it called tembak (shoot) and reaps the harvest.
If the beans reaches a hole which is empty but is surrounded on both side by a rich store of beans, it called pikul (carried on shoulder) and again reaps the harvest from both sides.

The game end if you could reaps all of your opponent beans till empty. Further how to play instruction please click here

THE DAKON TO GUNDU GAME THEORY

Gundu is Javanese words for Kelereng (Marbles) it's much popular in my Childhood as the only barter instrument among the kids both in Jakarta where I live or by my Grandma homes. Gundu already became my favorite medium-of-exchanges to any kind of boy-toy I loved to have it. The most popular toy in my child times are wooden yo-yo, wooden catapult, gansing, plastic water pistols and also match-box car; all of these could be valuated by Gundu as Standard 0f Value.

Rising Gundu Funds;

In Marbles game ones can played & gambled his Gundu in the game, for Marbles Game one single Gundu is enough to be used as start-gundu-capital if you have luck you could multiplied your gundus collection at single round of the games.

Marbles game have rules " The more player take parts in Game, the more Gundus came to be beatings, the consequence is the probability to win the Gundus became smaller".

As you knew it before that Dakon is Girls game, but by my grandma neighborhood the boy played also dakon but totally for difference purpose, actually they played it to rise their marbles collection in faster and easier ways.

To Play dakon with Gundus we need much Gundus, and it's seldom ones have enough gundus and gambled it all just in single round of Dakon Game.
Normally we funding the gundus-capital by what we called as Saweran, where each of boy who will rise their gundus shared their gundus together, and we would hired one of us which mastering the Dakon Game to play for us against our opponent which also do the same like us.
The Dakon player normally no need to share his Gundus, and he will paid with gundus at the end of the Game if only we have win the Game, but if we loss the game he got nothings since we have also loss our Gundus because of him :-).

To share the Gundus proportional to gundu-shares we have invested, we called it as Paronan.
In most cases we have lost totally all the Game and it made us to lend the gundus from RitchiRich Gundus boys; in most cases we returning back his gundu if we could win the game in the next plays rounds.

He act as our Bandar (Banker), but we usually need to show him firstly our properties toys to be pledge; if we could not returned his gundus back. Actually the people called kind of boys as Tukang Pengijon (is like the words Landlords) and most people not really love to played with kinds of boy.

If he see that we have win the game, he would said then to converted his Gundus as shares or he would take our toys going home and let his Gundus as our capital; because he is RitchiRich and could buy Gundus with real money.

It's also funny if I remembered again, what the we have done with our Gundus when we have finished the Dakon Games.

Ones would bring their Gundus and joined to play in his favorites game that is The Marbles Games; other would started to asked you if you would bartering your toys with his Gundus and how much gundu it will cost.

That is also kids whose just counted , counted and counted his Gundus then smile alone peacefully; or bring his gundu homes and washed it till glistening like a Crystal Clear Diamond.


That's all Folks and Welcome In My ACME University.

NOTE:
A Banker is trader whose bussines is to buy money and debt by creating other debts, his principle is to give credits/debts by creating "means of payment out of nothing".
"ACME" backwards (Wakko wrote the "A" in "ACME", which looked like a "2") and Einstein proceeded to include an "=" between the "M" and the "E", ending up with "E=mc²".

Monday, June 05, 2006

The Legend Of Queen Of The Indian Ocean


Weapon Of Mass DeceptionLegend / tales is parts of Culture Heritage which has been passed from generation to generation by word of mouth.
The Landscape where the Legend made itself is a treasure houses of culture.
To the painter, it's a scene of beauty; to the writer, it will have story to tell; to the mystic, it will offer serenity for meditation.
The Landscape across Southern coast of Java, started from Western bank to eastern bank; Anyer, Carita, Pelabuhan Ratu, Ujung Genteng, Pangandaran, Parangtritis, Barong and G-Land of Banyuwangi; all of them bring atmosphere full of excitement and mystery; particularly for those who know the legend of The Queen Of Indian Ocean Nyai Lara Kidul.
In Indonesia it would be an exception if someone had not heard of Nyai Lara Kidul Legend; it could only compared to the Western tales like Odyssey, Edda and also Mobidick which inspired from the Oceans. Karl Jaspers have said that the West Philosopher have started by Thales, ones who inspired his thinking from idea of Water.

For Jasper Oceans is the sources of unlimited chiffers; while Oceans itself belongs to oceans of unlimited chiffers, unlimited free horizon view from different angle, existed the transcendence possibility, flexibility, eternality and bring uncertainty for man to discover it. Here is the real places for man to found his liberty.

The Story Of Queen Of The Indian Ocean
Nyai Lara Kidul maiden name was Dewi Srengenge (The Sun Maiden). beauty was unsurpassed; The King of Banyumas in Central Java fell in love wiht her and made her his favourite wifes. This made one of his wives, Dewi Kundali jealous of the beauty Dewi Srengenge. So she employed an old wizard who used his magical power to turn Dewi Srengenge into the ugly and frightening creature.
Dewi Srengenge was so distressed tha she ran away. A she wandered, she met a kind-hearted old man who listened to her story and took pity to her. The old man reported her story to the Kings, who immediately sentenced Dewi Kundati and wizar to death. Alas but no one could give back Dewi Srengenge her beauty back. In deept sadness, she roamed from villages-to-villages,until she finally reached the southern coast of West Java. At the beach near Samudara in Pelabuhan Ratu of sukabumi, she heard a voices calling " Come, Dewi Srengenge. Come !. A Kingdom waits for you. You will regain your beauty an llive forever; Come!" lured by the voice; Dewi Srengenge entered the Sea and from then on was known as Nyai Lara Kidul The Queen Of The Indian Ocean.

It happened th Nyai Lara KIdul had a beloved sister who had been searching for her; it was not long before she searh led her to the same spot where Dewi Srengenge had entered the sea.
Grieving over the loss of her sister, she stood there boabing when suddenly a voice made itself heard " You need a fish tails if you wish to join your sister Dewi Srengenge"; there upon Lara Kidul Sister was transformed into a mermaid and she swam into the Ocean to join her Queen Sister in her Watery Palaces in Indian Oceans.

Hoever the story does not end here.
It Said that Senopati Ing Alaga the Kings of Mataram Empire in Joyakarta, once went to southern beach Parangtritis to meditate.
His meditation made the Indian Oceans swallows and warmed the water there; The Queen Lara Kidul stastled "what happened outside there?, Why the water became hot? IF the Sun was falled, or was it Appocalypse?".
She came out of her pallaces on her Chariot followe by her cavalry, but she found nothing happened outside there on the beach. What she had seen only a young man meditated alone, the she appeared before him and pleased him to stoped his meditation.
Both of them made partnership betwen Kingdoms Of South Ocean and The Great Royal House Of Mataram.
Queen Lara Kidul promissed to come to the Aid of King Senopati and his Royal descendates whenever they wanted her services.

The deep spiritual significante of the union of Queen Lara Kidul and The King Of Mataram can be witnessed during the Labuhan ceremony, which clebrate annually at the Water's edge of Parangtritis.
The ceremony is to honour the Queen Lara Kidul and ask for her blesing on the Sultan Of Mataram, his court and his people.
Offering are brought from the Sultan palace in Yogjakarta to Parang Kusumo beach on the southern coast facing the indian ocean; through sacree spots from villages Kretek on the western bank of Opak Rivers to Parangtritis villages at the water edge.
The Sajen (offering) included complete set of clothing for a princess, a sarong, javanese Kebaya blouse, selendang (shawl) batik and an umbrella, beside the foods; the sajen also included cutting of Sultan hairs and clipping of his fingernails.
The offerings are then placed on a bamboo raft and cast out to Sea; eventually it will be washed back by the waves, the believers collected these offerings since they belief it contain supranatural owers as well as spiritual good fortune.
However the Sulktan hair and finger nails will burrier in the sand in a special wallet in spot on the beach.

The Rituals ceremonies influence deep the local tradition and belief. On special occasion during court festiviites, Queen Lara Kidul is again venerated in a palaces dance called Bedoyo Ketawang, which originated ordered by Sultan Agung to commemorate Queen Lara Kidul.

Philosophical View
Aristotles : Arts is copy/ imitation of Nature, later i called it mimesis.
Problem Of Art - Susanne K. Langer:
Symbol forming principle is abstraction, where it's symbol in Arts or science (she means Atom models)
In Science => symbol came from concrete things/matter in event process that have similiarity in their general featuring ranks process.
In Arts => Symbol cane through total abstraction of things/object; not merely as constructive product like in science modeling.
My favorites thinker Karl Jaspers said almost the same to Susanne.
Chiffer is shadows, echoes and footmarks of transcendency. Chiffer exits in anywhere, so it means everithings which exits or not sgould be seen as transparance, transfix for everyone depend on their own Grenzsituation - limits situational condition.
Man have limited knowledge but always tryed to search for answer for anythings.
Within our Logic and rationale think, we don't believe anythings that we could not fells/see/reach... with our senses, but we beliefes the Atom model that can produced energy.

It's very Human and everythings remaind your own personal problems;-P.

Happy Existentialist

NOTE:
Senopati Ing Alaga former named is Ngabehi Loring Pasar, and ordinary people who setled in Mataram area before he build it become a Kingdom which later rulled also the Majapahit Empire in East Java.
Sultan Agung is the only King Of Mataram which could beatup the Dutch in Batavia/Jakarta, but he would no grounded the Dutch from Java.