de Lethek Noedels

Suara derit kayu saling bergesek pada sebuah lumpang besar, sesekali suara lenguhan sapi terdengar mewarnai pabrik pembuatan mie tradional di Dusun Nengahan, Desa Trimurti, Kecamatan Srandakan, Bantul, Yogyakarta. pada pabrik mie merek Margo Mulyo Cap busur panah tersebut diperjakan 30 orang pekerja yang berasal dari lingkungan sekitar bekerja sebagai pembuat mie tradisional yang lebih akrab disebut dengan Mie Lethek, menurut pemilik pabrik, Judi Muryanto (65) disebut mie lethek karena Warna mie tersebut kusam, yang bagi orang Jawa Tengah, lethek berarti kotor atau kusam.
Pada pabrik tersebut hampir Semua peralatan yang digunakan masih tradisional dengan tenaga manusia dan hewan sebagai penggeraknya, Seperti alat penggiling tepung berupa batu silinder seberat 1 ton, ditarik dengan menggunakan tenaga sapi, oven untuk memasak adonan yang menggunakan tungku semen dan kayu sebagai bahan bakarnya.  Begitu juga tenaga matahari yang dimanfaatkan untuk proses pengeringan, sedangkan pada alat press pencetak mie, dahulu menggunakan tenaga manusia namun saat ini digantikan tenaga mesin yang membuatnya menjadi lebih efesien.
proses pengerjaan mie tersebut dilakukan secara shift selama 36 jam, dimulai dengan tepung tapioka dan tepung beras yang dicampur dan digiling dengan bantuan seekor sapi untuk menarik batu silinder pada lumpang besar. setelah menjadi adonan tepung kemudian di masukkan ke dalam oven, proses pengerjaan tersebut masih berlanjut dengan proses penggilingan kembali hingga di press menjadi lilitan-lilitan mie dan dijemur untuk menghasilkan mie lethek.
Hingga saat ini, pabrik yang berdiri semenjak sembilan tahun lalu masih bertahan memproduksi 5 kwintal mie lethek yang dipasarkan di Yogayakarta dan sekitarnya. see more photos and texts

Kecil-Kecil jadi Dalang

Cendhikia Ishmatuka Srihascryasmoro. Parasnya mungil dan selalu tampak kalem. Usianya masih sangat belia, tetapi putra pasangan bapak Muryadi dan Ibu Retno Manik Trihapsari yang lahir di kota Solo, 5 September 2001 itu sudah sangat piawai memerankan ki dalang kecil di atas pentas-pentas pertunjukan wayang. Penampilannya pun selalu menarik dan meminta decak kagum penonton, seperti yang terlihat pada pentasnya yang ke-11 di acara Wayang Lintang Johar 4 yang dilaksanakan di kampung Batik, Kauman di kota Solo. Bocah berperawakan kecil tetapi lincah itu bahkan telah melanglang dunia pentas dan pertunjukan wayang di berbagai tempat di Jawa Tengah dan D.I. Yogyakarta.
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review my photographs

Several of my photographs has review by GlobalCompassion.com (”Seeing the World”) is to display photography that reveals life (and stories from life) in people and cultures around the world. The work of one photographer will be featured on the main page each week with a set of nine to twelve photos each. from this web, as follows:
"When I see Sumaryanto Bronto’s photography I’m reminded that talented and well trained photographers are emerging all over the world, and they are documenting their own cultures as insiders with skill and passion. We need to see their work, and I hope this website will be a place where that happens"
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indonesian ladyboy

Thick face powder, lipstick, eye shadow, mini skirt, tanktop, wig, are prepared for along night. Rahmat a.k.a Vita start her night with the routine of putting make up on her face. Smears by smears of face powder padded to her manly face right to end of his making up routine, in front of a big mirror, Vita lighted her cigarette.
Vita, the shemale(transgender) that often stationed in the Tugu train station, Yogyakarta, admitting the start why she became a shemale (transgender)because she was a man that is more interested to his own kind, in another word, a faggot. This shemale (transgender) that have Rahmat as his real name, confessing that being a shemale is his way of life.Read more!

Buddhist Vesak Celebrations

Vesak is the holiest day in Buddhism and a season of special holy significance to all Buddhists around the world. Vesak Full Moon is the holiest of all the full moon days. On this day are celebrated the birth, the Enlightenment, and the death of the Buddha.
In Indonesia Vesak Day called Waisak, Thousands of Buddhist monks and followers meditate for the moment of Vesak at Borubudur temple and Mendut temple. Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak Day or 'The day of Buddha's birth, his enlightenment and his reaching of nirvana'. Buddhism is one of five official religions in the world largest Muslim populated nation. Read more!

RAMAYANA BALLET , the classic Hindu tale of honour, magic and courage.

Ramayana Ballet is based on the epic of Ramayana, which it's story is depicted on the wall of Prambanan tample, the show tells about the fight between the evil symbolized by Rahwana, malicious king of Alengka and the good, represented by Sri Rama, Price of Ayodyapala.
The entire story is presented in a series of dance movements done by dancers, Gamelan orchestra is also played to make the show even more entertaining by gamelan music. There is no dialog among the dancers. The only storyteller is the “sinden” (female singer) who describes the coarse of the story through Javanes songs. the Ramayana ballet usually ends up with Rama and his followers wining back Shinta from the clutches of Rahwana, but for me Ramayana Ballet started from backstageRead more!

World Press Photo - Enter edition nine

I received an email from the editor of the "ENTER" magazine (the magazine world press photo) was enamelled by him said that in the edition this time I'am was chosen to put forward several photographs of my work, to enter in the magazine enter the edition 9, more complete please was opened: HERE