Javanese (Indonesia) Part I

Christian Gonzales for Indonesia (Winning with Glory)

What a beautiful game. My country, Indonesia had won the game versus Phillipines with score 1-0 in AFF Cup (read my latest post). It wasn't so bad for us because that was an away game for Indonesia (my country).

Indonesia, Irfan Bachdim, and Christian "El Loco" Gonzalez.

Talking about my country
"GARUDA INDONESIA"

Yeah, this month maybe a gold month for Indonesia, why? because this month is Indonesia resurrection of Football. In AFF (Asean Football Federation) Cup this year Indonesia has defeat their opponent so clearly and amazing. They has defeat Malaysia with score 5-1, Laos 6-0, and their "Old Opponent" 2-1 with dramatical winning. And at 16th December 2010 for Semifinal they will fight againts Phillipines ( i hope that Indonesia will continue their winningly).
Indonesia is a Country with most of their people likes football. In history, Indonesia has many glorious years, maybe this time they'll proof to the world that they can be a "Horrific Country" too.

Gatot Kaca - Superhero From Indonesia

Gatot kaca is fiction character from Wiracarita Mahabrata, son's of Bimasena and Hidimbi.
in Indonesia Gatot Kaca is a famous character of Pewayangan (a story telling cultures from java), he has some of most superhero ability, flying but he can flying without wings (wow).
he was famous with nickname "otot kawat tulang besi" or "Wire Muscle Iron Bone".

Independence Day of Indonesia

Yeah, 65 years that Indonesia has been an independent nation

i'm so proud to be an Indonesian,
i can sing a thousand songs
but i will always sing "INDONESIA RAYA"
in 17th August 2010
Indonesia will celebrate the 65th years of Independence day,
the day that so historial for Indonesia when Mr Soekarno read the Proclamation text 65 years ago,
this is the text

Indonesian Slang and everyday language

yeah, some of you maybe lil bit interest of Indonesian Language and if you dont. i guess you will.
indonesia have many cultures languages, like
Bahasa Banjar : a language from south kalimantan of Indonesia.
Bahasa Jawa : a language from Java, this language has many types of pronouncation, such as Madura, Central Java, and East Java. some of javanese people use the same type of pronoucation, if they're in east java but they're from central java, they will also can communicate each other cause the types of javanese language not too different.

History and Etimology of Surabaya (The Hero city)

Etymology

Statue of the shark and crocodile in the city's legend

Surabaya is locally believed to derive its name from the words sura or suro (shark) and baya or boyo (crocodile), two creatures which, in a local myth, fought each other in order to gain the title of "the strongest and most powerful animal" in the area according to a Jayabaya prophecy. This prophecy tells of a fight between a giant white shark and a giant white crocodile. Now the two animals are used as the city's logo, the two facing each other while circling, as depicted in a statue appropriately located near the entrance to the city zoo. This folk etymology, though embraced enthusiastically by city leaders, is unverifiable. Alternate derivations proliferate: from the Javanese sura ing baya, meaning "bravely facing danger"; or from the use of surya to refer to the sun. Some people consider this Jayabaya prophecy as a great war between Surabaya native people and invaders in 1945, while another story is about two heroes that fought each other in order to be the king of the city. The two heroes were Sura and Baya.