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Minggu, 21 Oktober 2012

Unexpected & Unforgettable Baduy 2012

Halo readers! how are you?

Today i'd like to share you all about my story of latest tour with my schoolmate. On October 18th-19th 2012, we went to Baduy. That was part of my school major subject activity, tour guide. Do you know what is Baduy? ok i will tell you some informations about it.

Baduy tribes is a part of sundanesse,because its located on Banten province, West Java. Baduy devided into 2 area, Inner Baduy (Baduy Dalam) and Outer Baduy (Baduy luar). My journey was going to Inner Baduy. But i'll explain you a bit about Baduy Luar. People of Baduy Luar usually wear blue with batik pattern headband and clothes. they do follow rigid taboo system but not as strictly as Baduy Dalam and they are more willing to accept modern influence in their daily life.... on the other hand, people of Baduy Dalam still prevent their culture, The natural life of the people still exist, still going strictly. For examples, they are forbidden to have a formal education, like go to school. And then, they are also they are forbidden to wearing any footwear to go anywhere, having more than 1 life mate. For the outfit, they only wear white fabric headband and their only cloth color are white and black. They're not wearing troussers, especially the man! they wear pants like a skirt. They speak dialec derived from archaic sundanese, so some of them still can't speak and understand bahasa indonesia. Ok i think thats enough.



To get there, we have to exchange our bus from Jakarta into mini bus in Rangkas Bitung bus terminal, and it takes 2 hours. But we only drop in outer baduy, and continue by walking. To reach Inner Baduy we have to follow some rules.
  1. The foreigner tourist are forbidden to come. Only local tourist who are allowed.
  2. we couldn't take photo, use mobile phone. because there's no signal and electricity
  3. We are also not allowed to use soap and tooth paste for bathing.
We started trekking or walk around 2.30 in the afternoon. We would go pass Baduy Luar village and across the jungle to reach the Baduy Dalam. In the trip we were guided by my own tour guide teacher, Mr. Uday who has been there for 10 times, and we were helped by about 6 porter of Baduy Dalam people, some of them are little boy. But who knows, those little boy are able to lifted up our heavy belongings.

We arrived at baduy Dalam, The Cibeo village around 5 o'clock in the afternoon. In cibeo village, we stayed at the house of the local baduy dalam people. My room mates were with Mrs. Win (the principle), Mrs. Hera, Mrs. Damirah, dora, putri, widya, zharifah, anna, sarah, diana, ishmah, dina, fika. During the night, we spent the time with talking and discussion learning about Baduy culture and customs from the baduy kids. We learned a lot about them.

We slept on the wood floor and the house was a bit elevated. They made a fire and stove inside their wood house. It was interesting things for us. During the night,the village was very quite and dark. No electricity inside and outside the house, so the battery flashlight was important. If we need toilet, we have to go to a small creek and certainly we need the flash light. Without any feeling of embarrasing, the baduy woman bathing nude in front of us.

Now here's some of my photos when i was there (with description). i hope you intrested ;)

In  this turn, is my turn to be tour leader. so i help my friends to put their belongings in baggage



                                              
My tour guide teacher, who has been there for 10 times


My outfit (left)





a long the way on mini bus, i saw so many pinapples with red color. so unique.


The porter of baduy dalam people

Handshaking with baduy dalam man

The boundary to take pictures.

The baduy dalam kids


                                   
A bridge in Baduy Dalam ( i took it hiddenly)



                                                   
The root bridge

                                          

Souvenirs i bought on baduy dalam

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