Exotic Laughing Chicken

Nowadays, Ayam Ketawa is popular in Indonesia. Ayam Ketawa means Laughing Chicken. People in Indonesia like to adopt it and they learn how to make this chicken laugh. Laughing Chicken is true. There is no joke. It really exist in animal world. It originated from Celbes or Sulawesi, Indonesia.


When you visit Indonesia, especially in Sulawesi, you can try to find Laughing Chicken.

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A Fable Based on Ancient Saying of Dharmakitri

In 1011 CE, Atisha and more than 100 disciples, visited Srivijaya ( in now Indonesia) and became disciples of Dharmakirti, known in Tibet as Serlingpa Gser-gling-pa (which means Master from Suvarnadvipa/ now Sumatera), to receive teachings on Bodhicitta or Pure Awareness.

Serlingpa said, "Planting the seed of bodhichitta does not grow well if the soil is too clean. It grows much better in soil that is dirty and fertilized."

Inspired by this saying, An Authspot writer presents Fable of Seed on Dirty Soil.

Komodo National Park : Black Dragon Island

To save nature, we have to appreciate it first. Many wanton destructions against Mother Earth were caused by our own ignorance. Komodo National Park, Indonesia, does not only shelter the endangered Black Dragons, called komodos but also home to 385 underwater species of beautiful corals, mangrove forests, and seaweeds as a home for thousands of fish species, 70 types of sponges, 10 types of dolphins, 6 types of whales, green turtles and various types of sharks and stingrays. Komodo Island is also one of the best diving sites in the world.

Sono Wood Earrings

Wearing Sono Wood Jewelry such as sono wood earrings make you close to the nature. Organic carved sono wood earrings are unique girl's stuff from Indonesia. The unique earrings are hand carved, made out of Sono Wood from Indonesia, by Indonesian artistians. They are beatifuly exotic Hand carved tribal earrings.

Sono wood is also known as East Indian rosewood or malabar. It grows in southern India as well as in Indonesia. In Indonesia, including in Bali, Sono wood is used in wood carvings.


This picture is taken from AtBali.com

You can get information of various exotic handbags, sandals, jewelry and display form AtBali.com


If you visit in Indonesia, you can get sono wood earrings as unique gifts for your mom or girlfriends.

However, you can still organic sono wood earings through online shopping.

Read other art form Indonesia: Wooden Batik

Gado-Gado Salad: Taste of Diversity, Celebrating Diversity

When I am in Jogja, I always take chance to eat one of may favorite Indonesian food, a salad called Gado-Gado.


According to Wikipedia, Gado-gado (Bahasa Indonesia) or also called Lotek (Sundanese and Javanese language) is an Indonesian vegetable salad served with a peanut sauce dressing. If you are vegetarian, it can be the delicious food for you.


Picture of Gado-Gado Salad from Indonesia, taken from wikipedia



If you are interested to make Gado-Gado salad, you get the recipe, here.


Because I love delicious and healthy Gado-gado, I write a Fable Short Story/ Flash Fiction of Gado-Gado to celebrate the diversity.
Gado-gado content group of unique ingredients and I use their uniqueness to represent diversity.


To unite does not mean to be the same with others. You must be your best self.


The uniqueness in unity can be beautiful and powerful-- Unity of Diversity.

"Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, Tan Hana Dharma Mangwra", said by Sutasoma, in Purosadha Santa, a Sutasoma Book, written by Mpu Tantular in 14th Century.


"Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, Tan Hana Dharma Mangwra" - Diversity but one dharma

Read my Fable Story of Gado-Gado Salad.

Exotic Nusantara, Uniquely Indonesia

Indonesian Archipelago, South East Asia, consists of thousands islands. Of course, it has various arts and cultures.
Not only in Bali (An island in Indonesia), each area in Indonesia has its uniqueness.

Read following article about Indonesia
- Javanese Wooden Batik
- Spirtuality in Javanese Fable Story
- Tumpeng: Nusantarian Expression of Gratitude
- Folktales from Indonesia
- Astabrata Leadership
- Mimi and Mintuno: Javanese Symbol of Harmonious Marriage

An Exotic Blades Story: Flash Fiction

Keris is exotic blade from Indonesia. People not only use it as weapon but also as amulet. Keris is used in traditional ceremony. Some people belief that it has magical power.

Some Javanese believe that if single man has a dream of finding keris's sheath and insert the keris blade to the sheath, they will meet their soul mate soon.

This picture is taken from http://sundakiwari.wordpress.com

Kujang is Sundanese traditional weapon from West Java, Indonesia. People believe that it has magical power.


















This picture of Kujang is taken from budayaindonesia.org

Read short fable story/ fable flash fiction in which the blades become the characters. Kujang, Keris, Katana, Rapier become the character in this story.

Read Blade Story: Blade Looking for Sheath

Javanese Wooden Batik | Quazen

Javanese Wooden Batik | Quazen

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If you visit Republic of Indonesia, especially Yogyakarta, don't forget to see Wooden Batik craft. It is exotic craft from Yogyakarta.

However, you can also find Woden Batik in Bali.

Wodden Batik is combination of Batik and Wooden Craft.

Batik is a traditional technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax. It is an exotic art.


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Nusantarian Folktales

Nusantara is Javanese word for 'archipelago'. The people of Nusantara are called Nusantarians. Like other culture, Nusantarians also use folktales to teach about morals and spirituality.

Who are Nusantarians? Where is Nusantara? Are you also interested in ther folktales?

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