Anika Juniartuni

TSUNAMI The word “tsunami” comes from Japanese language meaning Great Waves (Tsu: port and Nami: wave). Tsunami is a natural disaster caused by rising sea waves to the mainland at high speeds due to the earthquake centered under the sea. The quake happens caused by some factors such as soil erosion, the plates were shifting, volcanic eruptions and the meteor that crashed in the ocean. When the earthquake occurs, plaque sea floor cracks and up or sink suddenly. It makes some layers of the sea floor up to the surface of the sea with a powerful shiver. The tsunami can occur in all regions of the world ocean, but in the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding areas have the highest possibility of occurrence of tsunami, because most of the earthquake occur in the line of Pacific Ocean, or more commonly known as the Pacific Ring of Fire (the area that often gets earthquake and volcano eruption).   This area is also known as the Pacific seismic belt. The tsunami has many character...

JAKA POLENG A story from Brebes taken from http://assets.kompasiana.com/ Once upon a time, there was an old woman named Bi Ojah who was sweeping the back yard hall of Brebes Regency. When she would burn the trash suddenly there was a handsome man approached while greeting, “Good morning, Bi Ojah!”. Then, he smiled and walked to a horse stable. His name was Laksito. He was a servant regent whose job was taking care of a regent’s horse named Kyai Genta. Laksito was liked by the regent because of his diligence and discipline. He always did his job well in the early morning. After her work had done, Bi Ojah called him, “Come here, boy ! Let’s take a rest for the moment !”. Then, Laksito came to Bi Ojah. “ Here they are, alu-alu cake and tea. I have made them for you.” said Bi Ojah. “Really? Thank you, Bi.” Laksito answered.   One day, he went to the field for seeking grass for horse feed. Because of fatigue, he rested under the tree and fell asleep involuntarily. But, ...