Paradise : Where is it?

In the bible at Genesis chapter it's written :

Gen 2:8

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Gen 2:9

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Gen 2:10

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

Gen 2:11

The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Gen 2:12

And the gold of that is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

Gen 2:13

And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Kush (Ethiopia).

Gen 2:14

And the name of the third river is Tigris : that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Based on that text Eden Garden should be in Iran / Iraq. But until today the location of Eden Garden is not found. That's because the river Gihon and the river Pison are not exactly found. So where is the true location? It's still not concluded yet.

The late Prof. Arysio Santos said in his book that he knew the location of Eden & the four rivers surround it. A few of the rivers were in the ocean right now. He didn't write the name of the rivers in his book "Atlantis : The Lost Continent Finally Found". But he did make the sketch describe the four rivers. The location is in Indonesia that he believed was the location of Atlantis, the lost continent. The location of Eden in the bible might be the replica of the original location. It's not proven yet, but who knows it can be true. He believed the Sundaland was the location of Atlantis.

Below is his answer of a question "What are indeed Atlantis and Lemuria?"

Atlantis was a continent of the Atlantic Ocean where, according to Plato, and advanced civilization developed some 11,600 years ago. Plato affirms that, as the result of a huge volcanic cataclysm of worldwide extent, this continent sunk away underseas, disappearing forever. Official Science - the one you learn at school - rejects the actual existence of Atlantis, as it has so far been unable to find any traces of its reality. But the reason for that is simple to explain. Everybody has been looking in the wrong locations, as Atlantis indeed lies in the opposite side of the world.

Lemuria, on the other hand, is an even older version of Atlantis. Lemuria is indeed the same as the Garden of Eden and other such Paradises that in fact existed and were the actual birthplace of Mankind and Civilization, precisely as the Bible and other Holy Books affirm. From there, civilization spread to Atlantis and other parts of the world, in the dawn of times, some 20 or 30 thousand years ago, during the Ice Age.

The word paradise came from the word "para + desa"(Dravidian). "Para desa" means a village that very far. In Indonesia a village is called "desa". The word "desa" came from Sanskrit languange. It's one of language that enrich Indonesian language. Hinduism were widely affected this country in 4th century until 13th century. Sanskrit is a languange developed after the dravidian language. So Dravidian languange is older than Sanskrit.

Bali is well known as paradise island in the world. I have an American friend called Phoenix said that " Ubud is a paradise on earth". That's why she like to live there.

Paddy : A Plant that Change Man History

In Indonesia paddy (Oryza sativa) is a very important plant. Almost 70% of Indonesian eat rice. Rice is made from paddy added with water and cooked. Mostly Asians also consume this food such as Japan, China, Korean, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippians etc.

In ancient time, mankind were live nomad-en. Mostly our ancestors were hunters. After they found plant & able to grow it then the civilization started. Recently the scientist found rice in ..... which came from 15,000 BC. When did paddy firstly find? Maybe older than that time. The word "rice" was came from the word "sa ricci" (Dravidian). It means a plant in the

swamp.

After men were able to make plantation they made civilization such house, irrigation, etc. Knowledge start to develop until today. But when & where did it found is remain a mystery. Only time & new discovery will provide more accurate data.

Until today paddy field are found in Indonesia, especially in Java & Bali. In Bali the irrigation system called "Subak" is very important for this plant. Paddy will be grow in 3 (three) months. It needs water very much, that's why irrigation system will have significant impact to the result. Because Indonesia is located in equator, harvesting could be 2 times per year or more. Depend on agriculture system.

In Bali the "terasering" paddy rice fields is very beautiful. "Terasering" means the rice field are not in the same level, it in the different levels such stairs. You can see it in the movie "Eat, Pray, Love".

Did Hitler Live & Die in Indonesia?

Who doesn't know about Hitler, the Germany leader in world war 2. With his obsession & pride he wanted to conquer the world and make Aryan race (In-do German) become the supreme race. In the end after allies bombed Japan in Hiroshima & Nagasaki the German also defeated. Many of German leader fled across many countries. Even Adolf Hitler was running out of the country but never found until today.

In October 10, 2010 I went to Gramedia, a book store in Denpasar, Bali. My eyes catch the book which Title : "Hitler Mati di Indonesia" it means "Hitler Died in Indonesia". While waiting my wife selecting books at other section I read this book. For me it's quite interesting, but odd & strange. Is it real? That's the first question in my mind. So I read the book in a glimpse around 15 minutes.

It's very interesting, a few important information is written in the book. Hitler used the name doctor Poch entered Indonesia via Dompu, Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia. It's a clever move, he didn't enter big cities. I think he afraid to be found. So he chose East Indonesia region.

He had second wife, the name is Sulaesih, a sundanese woman. Sunda is a tribe from West Java. I think it's also a clever chose. I believe he did it on purpose, not just falling in love with a new woman. The capital city of Indonesia is Jakarta (Batavia), it's located in West Java. So when

he visit his wife families, he will be able to monitor & get important news. Or his wife keep contact with her familes & doctor Poch would receive the news too. As husband & wife they would keep communicating, didn't they?

The key witness was doctor Sosrohusodo. He was graduated from University of Indonesia. Once he wrote his opinion in one article on "Pikiran Rakyat" News on 1983. When I was in elementary school I heard about this, but I didn't concern about it that time.

He was also interviewed by media on February 24, 1994. The result of the interview was written on "Pikiran Rakyat" News. This article is posted in many blogs or websites today.

Eventually doctor Poch was died and burried in a public cemetery at Ngagel Street, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.

The puzzle of Adolf Hitler came out again & became hot news after on September 28, 2009 The Daily Telegraph made a report that the skeleton assumed belong to Hitler and kept in Russia was discovered not belong to him. In a Program History Channel Documentary, that England News explained that the skeleton is belong to a woman who died under 40 years old.

More interesting huh? Is it possible that Adolf Hitler died in Indonesia? It's possible, but who will take the DNA test of the skeleton? And recently, early November 2013, a U-boat (submarine) was discovered in Java Sea. It's emphasize the existence of Nazi in Indonesia during World War II. Just wait & see.

If you want to know more about the news, article or the book (only availabe in Bahasa Indonesia) simply klik the link below :

1. http://news.okezone.com/read/2010/07/29/285/357851/hitler-mati-di-indonesia

2. http://nasional.vivanews.com/news/read/131304-hitler_meninggal_di_indonesia_

3. http://indobestseller.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/sejarah-terungkap-adolf-hitler-meninggal-di-indonesia/
4. http://ahmadsamantho.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/hitler-kabur-ke-indonesia-dan-kirim-senjata-buat-penjuang-indonesia-via-soekarno/
5. http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/13/11/19/mwhiqq-bangkai-kapal-selam-nazi-jerman-ditemukan-di-laut-jawa
6. http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/13/11/21/mwhk94-ini-identitas-bangkai-kapal-selam-jerman-yang-tenggelam 

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A New Human - Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia

In the Middle of 2010, during lunch together with friends in Nusa Dua, my England friend told me he had an interesting book. This book is is a story about exploration by a team from Australia, England, Indonesia etc. that discover a new human species in Flores, Indonesia. It's very interesting for me. Soon I read this book, this is the brief story inside it.In 2004 there was publication for exploration discovery of a new human species "Homo Floresiensis" in Liang Bua.

Liang Bua is a huge cave with dimension around 50 x 100 m2 with the height 50 metre. The Cave is located at Flores Island, Indonesia.

The team from "ARKENAS" cooperate with the researchers team from Australia, England and other countries discovered fosils from a new human species they called "Hobbit" from Flores Island.
 

  It's 1 (one) metre tall with brain volume around 380 cc. A normal

human has brain volume around 1000 up to 1500 cc.After examining the fossils with many methods such carbon, magnetic, fusion, geology, etc. the team found out the age of the fossils is 840.000

years. This was the second biggest discoveries after water discovery in Mars planet. Unfortunately the publication in Indonesia was not big enough. Even

National Geographic &Discovery Channel already made the film of the exploration discovery.

 If you want to know more details about the discovery, please read the book with title : A New Human, The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbit" of Flores, Indonesia. The writer was the team leader of the scientists. The name is Mike Morwood.

This book is available in English version, the Bahasa Indonesia version is not available yet. It's concerned as one of Smithsonian Books".He excavated "Liang Bua" and found artifacts in the same deposits as Stegodon fossils.

The team were following the steps of Father Theodor Verhoeven. He was a missionary there. He used "Liang Bua" as a teaching room. Everyday he teachs and educates the native children there in 1963.

It's amazing that he can estimate the age of the fossils using old technique but could conluded that the age of the fossils was 800.000 years ago.

But that time the archeological establishment refused to accept his findings or conclusion.

If we checked the Bible, from Adam to Abraham is around 2000 years. From Abraham to Jesus is around 2000 years. From Jesus until today is 2011 years. So totally from the first human until today is around 6000 years. Our ancestor has a very big gap with the fossils of the human from Flores Island which is 840.000 years old.

In the book page 187, I read a sentence below :
"The discovery also generated all sorts of interpretations of philosophical, biological, anthropological and archaelogical issues. Prominent anthropologist and author Desmond Morris, presumably an atheist, claimed that "the discovery of a human 'hobbit' on Flores would force many religions to

examine their basic beliefs."

Press Conference

There was also a press conference in Jakarta on March 28, 2004 to mark the first Indonesian edition of National Geographic, to come out in April. By happy chance, the cover story for 10 million copies of the magazine produced in nearly 30 different editions around the world just happened to be an Indonesian story --- the finding of Homo floresiensis and its implication --- with an article by Thomas Sutikna, Bert Roberts and Mike Morwood.

The Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, senior people from the National Geographic Society in Washington and Asia, members of the press, researchers from ARKENAS and about 200 dignitaries attented the launch. It began at 7 p.m. at the Gedung Arsip Nasional with a children's choir, musicians, a banquet dinner and an archeological display organized by ARKENAS.

The display featured the LB1 lower jaw;skull and arm bones;the second, damaged lower jaw;a range of stone artifacts and animal bones; and in pride of place there was an anatomically accurate, lifelike model of the head of Hobbit.

Speeches were made emphasizing the importance of the new Indonesian magazine for promoting education, conservation and research---during which Terrance Adamson, the executive vice president of National Geographic, described Homo floresiensis as "the most astounding finding in world paleoanthropology in the last 50 years." After also speaking, President Yudhoyono signed a large poster of the first cover of the Indonesian version of the magazine featuring the depiction of a wild-eyed LB1, and was then presented with a framed photograph of the same. On the way out, President Yudhoyono and a large entourage visited the display to see LB1, guided by Thomas Sutikna, Rokus Awe Due and Harry Widianto. It was a great night for Indonesian archaeology.

Sponsor :

Australian Research Council, the University of New England & the University of Wollongong dan National Geographic Society. Prof. Michael Macklin (UNE Dean of Arts) & Dr. John Francis (National Geographic) helped greatly in obtaining additional financial backing. Craig Robinson of Melbourne made a private donation.

Associated fieldwork was undertaken in collaboration with two Indonesian counterpart organizations. The team leader thank to Dr. Haris Sukendar, Dr. Tony Djubiantono & Prof. Raden Pandji Soejono of the National Research Centre for Archeology (ARKENAS);and Mr. Bambang Dwiyanto, Dr. Djadjang Sukarna, Mr. Didik Kosasih & Dr. Fachroel Aziz of the Geological Research and Development Centre in Bandung.
Collegues contributor to the project :Abraham Gampar, Adam Brumm, Bert Roberts, Bill Jungers, Carol Lentfer, Chris Turney, Doug Hobbs, Gert van den Bergh, Harry Truman Simanjuntak, Iwan Kurniawan, Jack Rink, Jacqueline Collins, Jatmiko, Jian Xin Zhao, Jose Abrantes, Kerrie Grant, Kira Westaway, Mangatas Situmorang, Mark Moore, Michael Bird, Netty Polhaupessy, Paul O'Sullivan, Peter Brown, Rokus Awe Due, Sri Wasisto, Suminto, Susan G. Larson, Thomas Sutikna, Tular Sudarmadi, Victoria Paine, Wahyu Saptomo & Yani Yuiawati.
The team leader also acknowledge the generous support of local authorities, particularly staff from the Manggarai, West Manggarai, Ngadha & Nusa Tenggara Timur administrations, as well as local participants in the surveys and excavations, including Agus Mangga, Alex Gadhu, Andras Mali, Ansel Musa Ganda, Benyamin Tarus, Dius Nggaa, Domi Ben, Domi Deo, Ferri Bali, Flori Bali, Gaba Gaur, Ginus Denga, Kornelius Podha, Kristo Fores, Minggus Siga, the late Musa Bali, Petrus Mangar, Pit Ludu, Rikus Bandar, Rius Laru, Sius Sambut & Willem Lewa Nau.

Extensive editorial changes to previous drafts by Penny Jordan, Gert van den Bergh, Kathy Morwood, Mark Moore, Tim Whiting, Catherine Hill & Sara Foster (Random House) & Thomas Kelleher (Smithsonian) helped pull the book together, while Bert Robers, Colin Groves, Dean Falk, Doug Hobbs, Fachroel Azis, Iain Davidson, John de Vos & Thomas Sutikna checked sections.

Penny van Oosterzee, the co writer would like to offer special thanks to a number of people for help with key insights into the sections on biogeography and sea currents. These include Robert Hall at the Royal Holloway Institute, London, for new information on plate tectonics and currents during glacial periods;Lars van den Hoeke Ostende from the National Museum of National History, Leiden, for his expertise on rodents and their origin, for directing her to Antoni Alcover from the Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avancats, Mallorca, and for the pivotal information on the Balearic Islands and the sea currents surrounding them. Finally, Lawrence Heaney from the Field Museum, Chicago, enthusiastically provided valuable information on island biogeography, generally, and that relating to the Philippines in particular.