Event: Aku Cinta Indonesia - I Love Indonesia

Are you a true Indonesia traveler?  If yes, continue your reading!

There is an event called "Aku Cinta Indonesia". It's a contest and the prize is: going travelling to Indonesia's exotic destinations for FREE! All in, you just have to spare your time, prepare your body and open yourself to the nature. You'll visit unexplored places in Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke. Last year, the winners have the chance to visit Banda Island, Bromo Mount, Kei Island, Papua and many others. The winners also have the chance to get IDR 100,000,000! This contest is held by Detik.com and it's an annual event.

The beautiful landscape of Banda Island with Banda Volcano as the background

How can I join?

A Journey to the West Java: Stand at the Top of the World!

Do you know what's the highest mountain in West Java?

What does it feels to be at the highest point where the rest of the world 
is fading under the white clouds?

On the beginning of July, SWANARAPALA, the nature lover club from BINUS University, challenge you to feel the peak of Ciremai and stand at the highest point in the West Java area.

This is a fun trip for all BINUS students and public, type of a come and get acquainted with new friends. They held this event annually and this time, the destination is Mount Ciremai in the Ciremai National Park, West Java. You'll be departed on Thursday, July 7th at 19.00 and get back to Jakarta on Sunday July 10th at 22.00. There'll be a pre-briefing on July 3rd.

For this natural pleasure, you only need to spare IDR 220,000 if you're a BINUS student and IDR 235,000 for public. You'll get unforgettable shots of sunrise and stunning scenes from above. The price includes transportation (air conditioned bus), accommodation (tent), T-shirt, BBQ, Bonfire, documentation, outbound, merchandise and many more to come.

What if I don't have the hiking supplies?

Don't worry, the committees will help you.

The seats are limited! To book your seat, you can come to SWANARAPALA's stand behind Redlite cafe at Anggrek campus or come to their base camp near Syahdan mosque.

You can also contact:

Leo (0818-06644031)

Okky (0852-42039913)

SWR (021-99109991)

  -The peak is waiting for you-

Source: PK Ciremai

Global Environment Day Seminar: Biopori

"Seminar Hari Lingkungan Hidup Sedunia"

Tomorrow, on June 5th, our Mother Earth will have a Global Environment Day celebration. In relation to the celebration, SWANARAPALA (Nature Lover Club from BINUS) would like to invite you to join a seminar about Biopori on June 8th 2011. There you can have a practice on how to make a biopori, guided by some expert from WALHI (Indonesia Environment Organization).

 

The example of biopori hole

Just a glance about biopori, it's a method to increase water absorption on soil for overcoming flood. This method was discovered by Ir. Kamir R. Brata, M.Sc, a researcher from Bogor Agriculture Institute. It works by making a hole in the ground (soil, cement, even asphalt) by certain measurement and put some organic trash to form compost. The compost can support living things on soil so they can create pores on the ground. It has been proven effective to increase water absorption, especially in the urban city like Jakarta which has so little space for a massive water absorption site (like forest, field  or lake).

The seminar is on 8 June 2011, from 13.00-17.00, M2C-D Room in Syahdan Campus, BINUS University.

The fee is IDR 10,000 . It's very cheap in term of what it covers: Snack, certificate and donation for tree implantation.

Biopori

Schedule (estimated):

13.00-13.20: re-registration+snack

13.20-13.40: Opening

13.40-14.25: Environment Seminar

14.25-15.10: Q&A, Discussion

15.10-15.20: -Break-

15.20-15.50: Biopori Seminar, Q&A

15.50-16.00: go to the biopori practice site

16.00-17.00: Practicing biopori+implanting trees

17.00-done: Closing

For more information, you can buzz the contact persons listed on the flyer. You can also come directly to SWANARAPALA stand at the back of Redlite Cafe in Anggrek Campus or to SWANARAPALA basecamp near Syahdan Campus Mosque.

Source: SWANARAPALA

More info about Biopori: Biopori