A spot of river bank collapse in Mendalam river, Kapuas Hulu of West Kalimantan. This is how the river damages a spot of land and leaving another spot dried. If we see this changes over time and captured with high resolution of satellite photo (or maybe Google map), then the river just like a huge moving snake on the earth.
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River bank collapse
A spot of river bank collapse in Mendalam river, Kapuas Hulu of West Kalimantan. This is how the river damages a spot of land and leaving another spot dried. If we see this changes over time and captured with high resolution of satellite photo (or maybe Google map), then the river just like a huge moving snake on the earth.School building in a remote village
Inside a building of elementary school in a remote village in West Kalimantan.
Indonesia has been trying to improve education facilities as its allocated public fund increased significantly in recent years.
Stop by
It is interesting to enjoy natural scene around unpolluted river flowing in the middle of tropical forest ecosystem.Fish-made food
A store offers a type of food made from fish or called kerupuk basah, literally translated as wet crispy, but the food is far from crispy-like. It similar to well known food empek-empek of Palembang of Indonesia, without egg and different fish species.Waiting for the navigator
A boat waits its navigator. Boat is main transporter in some remote areas of Kalimantan, Indonesia, for along time. As the island is dominated by tropical forests, the river flows the water greatly at wet season.
A morning scene in Mendalam
Get up early and enjoy the fresh air delivered by nature at the spot of undisturbed forest embraced by clean water flowing through gently. I found this scene without enough photo equipment, thus yielding ordinary photographic. But that's fine, I was not in the middle of holiday :)
Green vegetable
Katuk is one of green vegetable consumed by some people in Java and Kalimantan (bornero). Vegetable farmers in Java maintain this plant with intensive manner as its commercial value in urban market, meanwhile in some remote village in Kalimantan, they used it subsistancelly.Environmental services
Clean water, fresh air and beauty are what environmental can provide for us. Most that services are less recognized in current development mainstream.Road to village
Blue sky, a line of narrow road and a tree stands as if a bridge for earth down to earth. The photo was taken a time of 2009 when long dry season begin. At the time photo taking, most villagers were working at their field leaving women and children.The making of rattan-bag
Making rattan generating a small portion of their household income. As their dependency to nature are relatively higher, I think their needs for cash money is lower than us who enjoying easy electricity and high speed internet.Embracing wide scene of blue sky
Sometimes I turn my eyes to sky to get a sense of relaxing. Any form of white cloud embraces the sky which bring down wide space sense as if reducing stress' everyone. I found rare this scene in urban areas with high air pollution. The scene seems exist with the undisturbed nature, river and forest.Sunset in Mendalam river
Most people are waiting sunset as its remarkable moment. Villager living near Mendalam river of West Kalimantan, and very depend on the river as their transportation to the city. Small mosque close to great river
A small white mosque stands near Kapuas river in Kapuas Hulu of West Kalimantan. People in downstream of the river mostly dominated by Melayu ethnic of moslem. Old traditional Dayak tribe house
In recent years, government of Indonesia has been trying to manage traditional people in modern house for each family. However, Dayak people still maintain their traditional house to attract visitors. The house is located in West Kalimantan.Blue sky, green land cover
Enjoying the nature, I advice you to visit National Park of Betung Kerihun in Kapuas Hulu of West Kalimantan. It has beautiful scene with nice river of Mendalam.
A house you dream
Dreaming a house, you'd better to collect more references such I found a wooden house surrounded by wide field and its nice grass. It's located in remote village of Kapuas hulu, West Kalimantan, about twenty hours from Pontianak by land vehicle.
Traditional house of Dayak tribe
An old traditional house of Dayak tribe stands near river of Mendalam, West Kalimantan (Borneo island). The house has ten to twenty doors representing number of family that dwelling within.
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