Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Myth-O-Mania


According to Wikipedia a forest as an area with a high density of trees. Hhmm... I wonder where the trees come from ? Who plant those trees in the forest after all ? do the trees exist when the civilization begin or they have exsited along long time ago before the civilization ? The questions remind me to a story book that I read.


"...way back to the start of everything, there was no earth. There was no sky, no day, no night, no winter, no spring and for sure, no summer vocation. There was only chaos, great swirling masses of matter. But inside that matter were the little sparks of all future life.


The first life to show up out of the chaos was my granny, otherwise known as Mama Gaia. Then came night, love, day and the sea. Finally my grandpa, Uranus, also known as The Sky Daddy, shown up. He went bonkers over Mama Gaia and the two of them got married. Then those sparks of life really started flying. Together, Mama Gaia and Sky Daddy had bunches og giant children; The Cyclopes, The Hundred Handed Ones and The Titans.


Cronus was the youngest titans and Mama Gaia spoiled him rotten. In times, Cronus bullied his way to the top and took over the Universe. He married the titaness, Rhea and they became the parents of us Gods :


  • Hades God of Wealth

  • Poseidon God of Seas, Rivers, Lakes and Earthquake

  • Hestia Goddes of The Hearth

  • Demeter Goddes of Agriculture

  • Hera Goddes of Marriage

  • Aphrodite Goddes of Love and Beauty

  • Athena Goddes of Wisdom, Weaving and War

  • Cupid God of Love

  • Hephaesius Goddes of Fire and Metalworking

  • Hermes God of Business Executives, Investors and Thieves

  • Persephone Goddes of Spring

  • Zeus Rules of The Universe

The story itself told some of the process (with its own style of course...) how the things I see today exist (including te trees)


Text : Mega Riyadi


Keep A Lid On It Pandora. Kate McMullan. VOLO. United States of America. 2003.


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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Forest


Based on wikipedia forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria. Historically, forest meant an uncultivated area legally set aside for hunting by feudal nobility.

Text : Mega Riyadi

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a place in Johor Bahru..

Hutan Banda (the title of this blog)is inspired by a place in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. It calls Hutan Bandar. It is a place surrounded by trees, where we can eat, jog and do the recreation things. Today I have a chance to go there and taste the food. Hhmm.. yummy !