Visit Semarang

Visit Semarang

Visit Yogyakarta   February 07, 2020

Landmark Of Semarang

Lawang Sewu ("Thousand Doors") is a landmark in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, built as the headquarters of the Dutch East Indies Railway Company. The colonial-era building is famous as a haunted house and filming location, though the Semarang city government has attempted to rebrand it.

Lawang Sewu building was built on February 27, 1904, under another name Het hoofdkantor van de Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS Head Office). Initially, office administration activities were carried out at Semarang Gudang Station (Samarang NIS), but with the rapid development of the rail network, resulting in an increase in technical personnel and administrative staff that was not small in line with the development of office administration. As a result, the NIS office at the Samarang NIS station is no longer sufficient. NIS's various solutions include renting several buildings owned by individuals as a temporary solution which adds to inefficiency. 

Moreover, the location of the Samarang NIS station is near the swamp so sanitation and health matters are an important consideration. Then, another alternative was proposed: establishing an administrative office in a new location. The choice fell to the land which at that time was on the edge of the city adjacent to the residence of the Resident. It is located at the end of Bodjongweg Semarang (now Jalan Pemuda), at the corner of Bodjongweg and Samarang Naar Kendalweg (the road to Kendal). NIS entrusted the design of the NIS headquarters building in Semarang to Prof. Jacob F. Klinkhamer (TH Delft) and B.J. Quendag, the architect who is domiciled in Amsterdam. The entire design process was carried out in the Netherlands, and then the drawings were taken to the city of Semarang. Seeing from the Lawang Sewu blueprint it is written that the site plan and floor plan of this building were drawn in Amsterdam in 1903. Similarly, the complete working drawings were made and signed in Amsterdam in 1903. [soucre: wikipedia]

Why Visit Indonesia

Why Visit Indonesia

Visit Yogyakarta   February 07, 2020

According to old stories, Indonesians are known as friendly people. Many foreign tourists after visiting Indonesia especially after visiting Yogyakarta said this. The friendly nature of the Indonesian people is a manifestation of the cultural values ​​that exist in society. Almost all cultures in Indonesia teach good manners and good behavior. The majority of Indonesian people themselves still uphold these values.

Appreciation as a friendly nation is not a figment. According to Pandji Pragiwaksono in his book Finding Indonesia, when compared to Singapore, the friendly nature will be very visible. According to him, it was very difficult to find a taxi driver there who smiled at the passengers.

But this reality also needs to be a reflection of the Indonesian people. The friendly attitude of the Indonesian people whether Indonesian people are very friendly and kind, or maybe the people of other countries are behaving poorly. So that it highlights the Indonesian people who are a little friendly

If indeed the Indonesian people are friendly people. So cultural elements like this need to be preserved and preserved. So that good values ​​continue to stick and become the nation's identity. The opposite applies, if there are unfavorable cultural elements, they need to be eliminated.

Besides being friendly, Indonesian people have a relaxed nature. They even tend to be relaxed. The life of the majority of Indonesians goes with a slow rhythm. There are still many Indonesian people who hold the principle of "everything can be arranged".

Pandji Pragiwaksono's message in his book is that Indonesians need to get to know their own culture. Describe the culture in words. Pay attention to the words that have been made, try to compare and look for words in English or other languages. If that unique word does not have an equivalent word from another language, it could be that culture is indeed in Indonesia.