The Place and the People
Located in the middle of Indian Ocean, 150 km and takes 9 hours trip from Padang, West Sumatra-Mentawai glowing with all the nature spirits and make it an extraordinary escaping spot from a hectic life. Mentawai is the natural habitat for 16 endemic species, and some of them categorized as endangered species e.g. Simakobu monkey (simias concolor-eat leaf as primary food).
The present life of Mentawai people categorized as the legacy from Neolithic era and they have a strong believe in nature spirit, for their life strongly affected by nature. They believe that nature is the center of life. All the genuine attributes make Mentawai a perfect place to gain cultural experiences, here you will notice a very fascinating and indigenous culture, like traditional cloths, art, music and the way of life. The entire culture attributes strongly reflects their respect to nature.
Tattoo is one of the most important symbol for Mentawai people, its reflect maturity, manhood and status. The art of this body painting inherit from their ancestor. The tattoos ink naturally made from leaf.
Among the surfers, Mentawai is the best place to fill their demand for challenges 
and natures beauty. The beaches offer one of the highest wave in the world, 3 to 4 meters, totally challenge your gut. Once you grounded your self in this hidden Paradise Island, next you will paddle out to the worlds best surf. Dont call your self Surfer if you havent ride Mentawais waves said most of the surfer to expressed their surfing experiences in Mentawai
There are four ultimate diving spot here in Mentawai ,Siberut, Sipora, Pagai Utara 
(north Pagai) and Pagai Selatan (south Pagai). You can find great waves here year round, but the best waves are during dry season, March to October. Make sure you have the gut to explore all the glassy waves, because the best way to entitled your surfing experiences remarkable is through finding your own.
Getting There
* Take flight from Sukarno Hatta air port, Jakarta to Tabing air port, Padang-west Sumatra (flight served every day)
* Trip from Teluk Bayur port, Padang to Mentawai island by Ferry
Where to Stay
Lot of visitors said, that the best housing to stay is the local people house. Offer you a distinctive way of living in a unique architecture and experience interacting with local people. Other wise you could stay in a budget hotel in Siberut
Moving Around
To access all the beauties offered, you can use boat owned by local people. You can find the boat a long the beach and the rate depend on your bargaining power
Boost your taste with exotic and fresh sea foods that you can found in the local restaurants run by local people. If you are lucky enough, you can pick and cook your own sea food, but make sure you know the secret recipe/spices from Mentawais people. For those who are not sea food lover, you can find regular meals for your dining.
Souvenir Tips
Local hand made souvenirs like traditional hats, traditional bag and accessories will be genuine souvenirs for your relatives and friends. You can buy it in a souvenirs shop or buy it from local people directly.
Other Things to See or Do
Beach Activities
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sight seeing
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Diving
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Snorkeling
Cultural Activities
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Learn how to perform the Traditional dances (war dance and gratitude to nature)
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Traditional ceremonies
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Mentawai is one of the best place to conduct an Ethnographic study since its one of the oldest tribe in Indonesia
Ecotourism Activities
As the habitat for rare primate, the natural rain forest of Mentawai will be the perfect place for research or other educational purpose. Here, you can conduct research about
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Snub-nosed monkey/Simakobu (Simias concolor) monkey family eat leaf as primary food
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Joja or Lutung Mentawai (Presbytis potenziani) easily identified for the long tail, white face and black hair head
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Bokkoi atau Beruk Mentawai (Macaca pagensis)
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Kloss Gibbon/Bilou or Siamang Kerdil (Hylobates klossii) famous for the beautiful voice, different compared to general monkey
Travel Tips
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Nature and culture come to be understood and respected
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Bring your own surf board with you, because its may hard to find surf board shop in Mentawai
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You may arrange your travel using the local travel agent in Indonesia
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Great wave can be find year round, but best wave is during dry season March to October
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Bring your personal medicine
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You may arrange your visit by contact the travel agent and airline services in Indonesia
Photos Copyrigt : www.freelinesurf.com.au
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Mentawai Island: the Ultimate Diversity of the Hidden Paradise
Monday, March 2, 2009
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Another sequel in Gameloft's extremely popular arcade driving series. This installment features six cities (Los Angeles, Dubai, Monte Carlo, New York, Paris, Shanghai) and 28 cars and bikes made under licence from real manufacturers. There's a Bluetooth multiplayer mode, and internet high score ranking too.
This isn't a disaster by any means, a lot of things in Asphalt 4 are good: the variety of playing modes for example, and its smash-everything mentality can be quite fun if you get into the right frame of mind. But they're pretty much just the good things from Asphalt 3. The whole game is the same but with different tracks, some different cars and a rather unplayable Bluetooth mode. It feels like Gameloft is repackaging the same product and trying to sell it all over again.
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Adapt your driving style to the weather conditions: Can you control your car under heavy rain?
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5 Transparent Animals
1. Transparent Frog Native to Venezuela, the Glass Frogs belong to the amphibian family Centrolenidae (order Anura). While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent, so that the heart, liver, and digestive tract are visible through their translucent skin. (Photo by Heidi and Hans-Jurgen Koch)
2. Transparent Head Fish This bizarre deep-water fish called the Barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) has a transparent head and tubular eyes. It has extremely light-sensitive eyes that can rotate within his transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head, while the fish's tubular eyes, well inside the head, are capped by bright green lenses. The eyes point upward (as shown here) when the fish is looking for food overhead. They point forward when the fish is feeding. The two spots above the fish's mouth are not eyes: those are olfactory organs called nares, which are analogous to human nostrils. (Photo by MBARI) 
3. Transparent Butterfly Found in Central America, from Mexico to Panama, the Glasswing Butterfly (Greta Oto) is a brush-footed butterfly where its wings are transparent. The tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass. (Photo by Hemmy) 
4. Transparent Squid Found on the southern hemisphere's oceans, the Glass Squid (Teuthowenia pellucida) has light organs on its eyes and possesses the ability to roll into a ball, like an aquatic hedgehog. It is prey of many deep-sea fish (eg goblin sharks) as well as whales and oceanic seabirds. (Photo by Peter Batson) 
5. Transparent Zebrafish created by scientists This see-through zebrafish was created in 2008 by scientists so they can study disease processes, including the spread of cancer. The transparent fish are allowing researchers at Children's Hospital Boston to directly view fish's internal organs and observe processes such as tumor growth in real-time in living organisms. (Photo by LS) 
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
10 Inovasi Terhebat Dalam 10 Tahun Terakhir
WiFi dinobatkan sebagai inovasi teknologi terhebat dalam sepuluh tahun terakhir. Demikian hasil survei yang digelar majalah teknologi terkemuka Inggris, Stuff. WiFi dipilih oleh lebih dari sepertiga pembaca majalah itu. Banyak orang terbantu oleh jaringan WiFi yang memudahkan akses internet. Berada di posisi kedua adalah Sky+, layanan perekam video personal dari perusahaan digital Sky. Layanan ini memungkinkan pengguna merekam atau memutar ulang siaran televisi.
Gadget dari berbagai macam jenis seperti iPod atau Blackberry jadi pilihan dominan dalam survei yang dibesut di Inggris ini. Sementara Nintendo Wii jadi satu-satunya konsol game yang masuk dalam pilihan responden.
Simon Osborne-Walker dari publisher majalah Stuff menyatakan, perkembangan teknologi yang terjadi dalam satu dekade terakhir memang amat mengagumkan. Gadget semakin canggih namun kian ringkas bentuknya.
Berikut daftar 10 besar inovasi teknologi terbesar dalam 1 dekade berdasarkan survei tersebut:
1. Wireless Internet (WiFi) – 35.5 %
2. Sky+ (TV digital) – 16.9 %
3. Sat Nav (Satelit navigasi / GPS) – 16.6 %
4. Mobil Hybrid – 8.9 %
5. iPod – 5.6 %
6. Chip dan Pin (kartu identitas atau kartu kredit dengan chip sekuriti dan pin) – 5.6 %
7. Nintendo Wii – 3.9 %
8. Skype – 1.7 %
9. Oyster Card (Karcis elektronik) – 1.5 %
10. Blackberry – 1.1 %
Kartu Nama Yang Menggunakan Interface Google Search
format kartu nama yang satu ini sangat unik, karena secara visual ia mengisyaratkan pada orang yang anda berikan kartu tersebut, bahwa ia dapat meng-google nama anda untuk mendapatkan informasi mengenai anda...
Desainer dari kartu ini adalah Ji Lee dan dengan konsepnya adalah bahwa dengan kartu ini anda tidak perlu menuliskan secara detail tentang diri anda. Tentu saja, karena orang bisa meng-google nama anda:).
Idenya boleh juga, tapi saya tidak mau kehilangan kesempatan bisnis, hanya karena orang menganggap saya tidak serius, bila menggunakan kartu nama ini.
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