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Coffee, Past and Now

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jateng.tribunnews.com Coffee that cultivated in Indonesia has been highly valuable plant and selling at the world market on 1830’s. The Netherlands that colonize Indonesia took advantages from it. At that time, Netherlands commanded Indonesian people to inculcate coffee in their fields. Coffee seeds from local and oversees imported. For those who do not have land must be worked at The Dutch Coffee Plantation. The Netherlands tasted the sweetness of planting coffee. State finances had been increased, but vice versa the colonies became more miserable. As the time goes by, coffee had declined at the international market. The Netherlands did not get a big income again. Nowadays, coffee becoming popular again. We can find coffee shops in every town of Indonesia. Coffee becomes trend and lifestyle among youths. Currently, hanging out without drinking coffee seems awkward. These become opportunities for many people open the coffee shops. ...

Kicau Mania

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gettyimage Most people love to hear the birds chirp in the morning. Because of their melodious voice, many people make the birds as a pet at home.  Especially for Javanese Men, birds are not just pets. Bird (kukilo) is one of the miners of Javanese men, besides Wismo (house), Wanito  (women), Turonggo (horse), and Curigo (Kris). Whatever it is, and what philosophy means behind it all, I will discuss it on another occasion. So this paper will focus on birds. In Indonesia, we often find birds at home. It does not matter whether the house is big or small. It does not matter whether he lives in residential or a narrow alley. You will easily see the birds with the hanging cage in front of the terraces of the house. The birds have their own level. For those who have more money,  they usually do not hesitate to keep a bird that has quite expensive like White-Rumped Shama and Straw-headed Bulbul. But for those who have limited money can ...