Asoka Flower (Saraca asoca)

Asoka Flower (Saraca asoca)

Asoka (Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde, tribal legumes or Fabaceae), Angsoka, or sometimes confused with soft-shelled (Ixora javanica), is a tree with red flowers are very beautiful. Its name is taken from Sanskrit which means "free from a sense of sadness" (a-: no, shelled: sad). This plant was imported from India and in Surakarta and Yogyakarta usually planted in the courtyard of the palace and houses of nobility.


Ferrari

This is a miniature image of the Ferrari formula 1 race car


Karamunting Flower (Ochthocharis bornensis)

This picture is the wild flower that I know called Karamunting
(botanical name:  Ochthocharis bornensis)



Sinoman Hadrah Dance


Sinoman Hadrah Dance is one of the arts that are found in Banjarmasin, South Borneo, Indonesia. This art originated from Persia brought by Arab traders who then mingled with the local culture. The essence of this art is that certain movements and orderly while performing poems and rhyme to the rhythm of melodic, harmonic motion, which means worship and praise of Allah and His Messenger Muhammad SAW. A person who participatedin a group of dancers holding and twirling an umbrella that symbolizes greatness.Hadrah is usually in a crowd or parading wedding ceremony or welcome guests of honor.



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