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		<title>Strangler Fig</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lois</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[6. Wonderful Plants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was all started with a little bird in that rainforest. The deposit of the bird droppings contained some undigested seeds from the giant strangler fig. It was a fig tree species Ficus watkinsiana that commonly grew in the rainforests of Queensland and New South Wales. One lucky little seed germinated on the rich composted leaf debris inside a trunk cavity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3473&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>It was all started with a little bird in that rainforest. The deposit of the bird droppings contained some undigested seeds from the giant strangler fig. It was a fig tree species <em>Ficus watkinsiana </em>that commonly grew in the rainforests of Queensland and New South Wales. One lucky little seed germinated on the rich composted leaf debris inside a trunk cavity of another forest tree.</p>
<p>Slowly the little strangler fig grew to gather strength. Once it was big enough to send aerial roots down the host tree-trunk and  penetrated the ground to get nutrition, it grew rapidly. More and more roots grew from all direction and they tangled all around the host tree. The roots quickly thickened and started to look more like many tree trunks that oddly grew fused together. Meanwhile, its trunk and branches also grew up high reaching for the sun light. Finally they squeezed and choked the host tree to death. The poor tree&#8217;s roots dried up inside the ground, they could not compete against the strong strangler fig to get nutrition.</p>
<p>Many months and years had past, and the host tree had long lost all the foliage. The dried up trunk and branches started to crumble down, rotted away and eventually broke down to enrich forest floor. The strangler fig tree grew bigger and stronger. Its mighty trunk looked as if it was hollow inside. Few would ever thought that there was another tree trunk once grew there. It was one of many forest trees that become a victim of nature that sometimes so cruel and seems too unfair&#8230;..</p>
<div id="attachment_3477" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 545px"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/strangler-fig-bruxner-park-nsw.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3477  " title="Strangler Fig - Ficus watkinsiana" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/strangler-fig-bruxner-park-nsw.jpg?w=535&#038;h=801" alt="" width="535" height="801" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Strangler Fig - Dorrigo National Park, NSW</p></div>
<p>Strangler Figs are also known to grow on old stone temple ruins in the forest. The roots also grow all around the walls to make a very bizzare look. The images above were taken by our son who just came back from holiday in Coffs Harbour, NSW.</p>
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		<title>Dividing and Repotting Cymbidium Orchid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lois</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3. Orchids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cymbidum Orchids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember someone  who said to me that she hated to grow cymbidium orchids because they needed to be repotted and divided after the plants had been filling all the room in the pot. She said if the plant would be happy to stay in its pot forever, she did not mind. Ha&#8230;.I said to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3458&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_3462" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 545px"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/dividing-cymbidium-orchid.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3462  " title="Dividing Cymbidium Orchid" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/dividing-cymbidium-orchid.jpg?w=535&#038;h=401" alt="" width="535" height="401" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Large cymbidium orchid out of its pot. The knife points to where the division is going to be made.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_3461" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 545px"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/cymbidium-orchid-after-division.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-3461" title="Cymbidium Orchid - After Division" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/cymbidium-orchid-after-division.jpg?w=535&#038;h=401" alt="" width="535" height="401" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">After the division and roots have been cleaned. The 2 parts will make two new plants</p></div>
<div id="attachment_3460" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 347px"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/cymbidiym-removed-old-back-bulbs.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3460" title="Cymbidiym - Removed old back-bulbs" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/cymbidiym-removed-old-back-bulbs.jpg?w=535" alt=""   /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Removed old back-bulbs. I will plant one of them.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_3459" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 545px"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/3-divided-and-repotted-cymbidium-orchids.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3459" title="3 Divided and Repotted Cymbidium Orchids" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/3-divided-and-repotted-cymbidium-orchids.jpg?w=535&#038;h=423" alt="" width="535" height="423" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">After finished the division and repotting, I have two big plants and one small one.</p></div>
<p>I remember someone  who said to me that she hated to grow cymbidium orchids because they needed to be repotted and divided after the plants had been filling all the room in the pot. She said if the plant would be happy to stay in its pot forever, she did not mind. Ha&#8230;.I said to her just buy the plastic ones! Like most plants that grow in containers, Cymbidium orchids need some attention to be happy.  If the pot is too full, there will be no room for the orchid to grow flowers and new shoots. Cymbidium orchid like to stay in a pot that is just large enough and will not do too good in one that is much too large as it will not flower. Also too much medium (orchid chips/barks) in a pot that is too large will cause roots to rot.</p>
<p>Some of Cymbidum orchids are large and it will be a hard work to take it out the pot and to divide them. Plastic pots are better than ceramic or clay pots because it is easier to loosen the roots off the pots. Plastic pots are pliable and can be pressed, knocked and pushed to make plants come out easily.</p>
<p> I have done all the repottings and divisions that were needed last November and December. Most of the Cymbidium orchids that were divided, each made three new plants. I keep all my Cymbidium orchids in the back yard, but one, which I put near the front door. This was why I forgot about it. So this morning, I decided to split the plant into two or three and then would repot them with fresh orchid mix. I know it was a bit late, but I would do it anyway.</p>
<p>I took it out of the pot and cleaned the root ball and it seemed it was going to make only two. I removed some of the old back-bulbs that were crowded in the middle and kept one for each division. One of the removed old bulb had some leaves and roots, so I decided the replant it.  On the end, the orchid managed to make three pots, two large ones and one small one. As now it is Summer here, the orchid will need fertilizer that is high in potassium (sulphate of potash) to encourage flower spikes to grow. I mixed the sulphate of potash with blood and bone ( 1 part of sulphate of potash and  6 parts of blood and bone) and sprinkle it on the top of the medium. Fingers cross&#8230;.just hope they will really flower!</p>
<p>By the way, it was the yellow Cymbidium. The one that has green flowers when they just open and that will gradually become yellow:)&#8230;. OMG, it was a hard work to repot and divide Cymbidium orchids. You just have to be quite strong and little bit mean and rough!</p>
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		<title>The Mythical Chinese Dragon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lois</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Dragon Year]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese New Year will be celebrated on January 23, 2012 and it will be the Dragon Year. The mythical dragon in old Chinese legends is a mighty reptile with great power that gives protection and good fortune. It is the first of the four divine creatures followed by the unicorn, the phoenix and the tortoise. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3447&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size:small;">Chinese New Year will be celebrated on January 23, 2012 and it will be the Dragon Year. The mythical dragon in old Chinese legends is a mighty reptile with great power that gives protection and good fortune. It is the first of the four divine creatures followed by the unicorn, the phoenix and the tortoise. The dragon is regarded as the male symbol of Yang while phoenix represents the opposite, the Ying. The two complement each other to create life harmony.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;">How a Chinese Dragon looks like? The head is the shape of that of camels. The horns resemble dear’s horns. The eyes are fierce and the long beard and mane similar to that of a lion. The ears look like that of the cows, while the feet are strong and have the shape of those of the eagles. While the nails are as sharp as the  tiger’s. The scales are large just like a carp.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;"> According to the legend, there are many different types of dragon, and the prominent four are: </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;">Celestial Dragon that protects Goods and Heaven. It is supposed to have 5 claws, while other dragons only have 4.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small;">Spiritual Dragon that controls the winds and the rains. It floats among the clouds.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small;">Earth Dragon that controls water on the Earth: the seas, rivers and lakes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small;">Underworld dragon is the guardian of all the precious metals underneath the ground.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:small;">Dragon represents one of the twelve animals in Chinese calendar. It is for those who will be born on January 23 this year forward till the end of the dragon year and every twelve years before and afterward. If you are a dragon, generally you are kind and soft-hearted, healthy, respected, energetic and eccentric. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;">Thinking about this elusive creature, it is clear that for the Chinese and many other Asian cultures, dragons are regarded as good animal that protect and give good fortune. It is the opposite of many western beliefs where dragons are bad and evil creature.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#008000;font-size:small;">For those who celebrate Chinese New Year, I wish all of you:</span></p>
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		<title>Natal 2011 &#8211; Bagaimana dan Kemana?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hari Natal tahun 2011 ini dironai oleh banyak musibah dibeberapa daerah sekitar Melbourne. Didaerah selatan dimana kami tinggal hanya terjadi electric storm yang cukup lama tapi tak sampai membuat kerusakan&#8230;. hanya petir dan geledek menyambar serta hujan yang tidak terlalu deras. Namun bagi mereka yang tinggal didaerah barat laut dan utara mulai dari daerah Melton sampai sekitar Eltham, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3414&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Hari Natal tahun 2011 ini dironai oleh banyak musibah dibeberapa daerah sekitar Melbourne. Didaerah selatan dimana kami tinggal hanya terjadi electric storm yang cukup lama tapi tak sampai membuat kerusakan&#8230;. hanya petir dan geledek menyambar serta hujan yang tidak terlalu deras. Namun bagi mereka yang tinggal didaerah barat laut dan utara mulai dari daerah Melton sampai sekitar Eltham, mengalami White Christmas, namun bukan salju lembut yang turun tapi hujan es yang cukup besar sampai lebih besar dari bola golf. Bahkan dibeberapa daerah gumpalan esnya segede jeruk lemon. Selain hujan es yang mampu memecahkan kaca mobil, genteng dan atap plastik, juga turun hujan yang deras. Daerah McLeod, Greensborough, Eltham dan sekitarnya banjir melanda. Bahkan dilaporkan terjadi juga tornado mini/angin puting beliung.</p>
<p>Dua kenalan kami yang tinggal didaerah Melton untung sekali karena tidak terjadi kerusakan pada rumah mereka. Namun berita kebakaran rumah chef terkenal Matt Golinski di Sunshine Coast, Queensland cukup mengagetkan. Walau Matt sendiri selamat dengan 40 % tubuh terbakar, isteri dan ketiga putrinya tewas dalam kebakaran itu. Ada kemungkinan lampu hiasan Natal menyebabkan kebakaran rumahnya. Doa kami untuk Matt semoga diberi ketabahan dan cepat sembuh kembali. Saya sering melihat Matt Golinski di tv diacara Master Chefs Australia. Juga untuk mereka yang rumahnya terkena banjir atau rumah dan mobil rusak terkena hujan es, kami mendoakan semoga tabah juga dan tahun depan akan memberikan harapan dan keuntungan baru.</p>
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<div id="attachment_3419" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/trailing-plant-with-odd-flowers.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3419  " title="Trailing Wild Clematis aristata with Odd Fruits/Seeds" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/trailing-plant-with-odd-flowers.jpg?w=300&#038;h=278" alt="" width="300" height="278" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Buah/Biji Clematis aristata liar yang seperti bulu</p></div>
<p style="text-align:left;">Seperti rencana, kami pergi juga ke air terjun Agnes/Agnes Falls kemarin Boxing Day (tanggal 26 Desember). Rencananya kami akan pergi kedaerah sekitar South Gippsland dan sekitarnya dengan tujuan utama Agnes Falls. Namun karena cuaca mendung, akhirnya hanya pergi ke Agnes Falls saja. Perjalanan sepanjang South Gippsland Highway menyuguhkan pemandangan bukit bukit dan lembah yang indah. Karena curah hujan cukup tinggi tahun ini, semuanya terlihat hijau dan segar. Banyak domba dan sapi dilepas dipadang rumput dilembah kaki bukit bukit yang saling berhimpitan. Sapi sapi hitam bertotol putih pada berbaring asyik mengunyah rumput. Semuanya serba tenang dan damai didaerah bagian selatan ini, jauh berbeda dengan daerah utara yang masih berbenah setelah banjir dan hujan es melanda daerah itu.</p>
<p>Daerah sekitar Korumburra yang berupa ratusan bukit bukit bundar yang saling berhimpitan itu merupakan daerah pusat gempa. Belum lama, tepatnya tanggal 5 Juli tahun ini terjadi gempa berkekuatan 4.4 SR terjadi dengan epicentre didaerah Korumburra. Kalau melihat begitu banyaknya bukit bukit kecil yang seakan akan saling berhimpitan dan bertindihan itu, tidak mengherankan kalau daerah tersebut terletak diatas fault lines/lempeng lempeng gempa.</p>
<div id="attachment_3420" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/yellow-wildflowers-agnes-falls.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3420" title="Yellow Wildflowers - Agnes Falls" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/yellow-wildflowers-agnes-falls.jpg?w=300&#038;h=274" alt="" width="300" height="274" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bunga liar warna kuning - Agnes Falls</p></div>
<p>Setelah Korumburra, perjalanan ke Agnes Falls melewati Meeniyen, Foster, Cypress Grove dan Toora.  Ditepian kota kota kecil itu, deretan toko toko masih sepi dan banyak yang masih tutup diliburan Natal. Semua pemandangan dikiri kanan jalan merupakan tanah tanah pertanian dan peternakan.Dimanapun kami lihat, bukit bukit hijau yang gundul tanpa pepohonan itu melukiskan pemandangan yang begitu nyaman.</p>
<p>Dari Toora, kami mengambil jalan melalui Welshpool di Slade Hill rd dan Hazel Park rd. Agnes Falls adalah air terjun yang tersembunyi ditengah tengah hijaunya bukit dan hutan hutan di Strzelecki Ranges. Air mengalir melalui sungai Agnes yang berliku liku dan kemudian air terjun melalui beberapa undakan lempeng batu dan jurang yang curam. Jalan tapak menuju air terjun sangat mudah dan dekat hanya kira kira 500 m dari tempat parkir. Disekitarnya tempat amat teduh dibawah lindungan pohon pohon Blue Gum, Silver Wattle dan Blackwood. Burung burung kookaburra sering terdengar dengan suaranya yang mengakak seperti orang tertawa. Burung burung blue wren dan fan tail terbang disemak semak melompat dari satu cabang kecabang lainnya.</p>
<p>Disepanjang jalan tapak menuju ke air terjun, beberapa bunga bunga liar sedang berkembang. Salah satu tanaman liar itu memiliki buah/biji yang terlihat aneh sekali karena mempunyai sirip seperti bulu burung yang halus berwarna putih. Ternyata tanaman ini adalah sejenis &#8216;Clematis&#8217; yang tumbuh liar (Clematis aristata). Bulu tersebut membuat biji itu bisa diterbangkan angin.  Tanaman ini  tampak merambat diakar akar pohon disepanjang tebing.</p>
<div id="attachment_3421" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/agness-falls.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3421" title="Agness Falls" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/agness-falls.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Agnes Falls - Toora</p></div>
<p>Agnes Falls kali ini hanya setengah penuh airnya dan ini normal dimusim panas. Dimusim dingin dan semi, sering kapasitas air akan lebih banyak. Pemandangan sekitar air terjun masih terlihat alami sekali didaerah hutan dan jurang yang tidak tersentuh oleh manusia karena memang tidak ada jalan menuju kebawah air terjun itu dan dilarang untuk menuruni tebing. Hanya ada sebuah platform diatas disediakan untuk para pengunjung.</p>
<p>Kami makan siang ditempat piknik didekat parkir dengan membawa bekal makanan dan minuman dari rumah. Langit masih mendung, hanya kadang kadang saja sinar matahari mampu mengintip dari balik awan. Pulangnya kami lewat Silcocks Hill rd. Dari jalanan ini kami bisa melihat tepian pantai Wilson Promontary National Park. Sementara itu turbin turbin angin untuk pembangkit tenaga listrik tampak berputar baling balingnya karena tiupan angin dari pantai Bass Strait. Waktu kami hampir sampai Melbourne hujan rintik rintik mulai turun kembali. Untung kami tidak pergi lebih jauh lagi.</p>
<div id="attachment_3422" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 545px"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/agnes-falls-toora.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-3422" title="Agnes Falls - Toora" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/agnes-falls-toora.jpg?w=535&#038;h=401" alt="" width="535" height="401" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Pemandangan alami sekitar Agnes Falls</p></div>
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		<description><![CDATA[A weed is a flower in the wrong place, a flower is a weed in the right place, if you were a weed in the right place you would be a flower; but seeing as you’re a weed in the wrong place you’re only a weed – its high time someone pulled you out. ( [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3395&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color:#800080;">A weed is a flower in the wrong place,</span><br />
<span style="color:#800080;">a flower is a weed in the right place,</span><br />
<span style="color:#800080;">if you were a weed in the right place</span><br />
<span style="color:#800080;">you would be a flower;</span><br />
<span style="color:#800080;">but seeing as you’re a weed in the wrong place</span><br />
<span style="color:#800080;">you’re only a weed –</span><br />
<span style="color:#800080;">its high time someone pulled you out.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#800080;font-size:small;">( <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Poem written by: Ian Emberson</span>)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;">When I went for a walk in Jells Park the other day, I noticed quite a few pretty flowers that grew wild. Though not all wild flowers are regarded as invasive species of plants, but many are. Just like in the poem above, it is said that &#8216;weed is a flower  in the wrong place&#8217; and &#8216;flower is a weed in the right place&#8217;. The irony is that even if a pretty weed flower grow in their right habitat, it is still just a weed. On the other hand, a rose bush that grows oddly in the wrong place will be still a rose, a highly priced and admired flower and it is not a weed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;">Weeds are invasive species of plants. Invasive species is a term not only applied to plants but it also describes animals. It can be species of plants or animals from exotic places far away or from neigbouring places, that are moved to a new place , they thrive and take over. They refuse to behave as well behaved guests, instead they will quickly and drastically cut the numbers of the native habitants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;">As I was walking in the park, the presents of those beautifull and brightly coloured flowers of wild plants were so noticeable. Just look at dandelions with their bright golden blooms. They are as pretty and bright as daisies. If dandelions abundantly grow in a meadow, it will paint the green grass with colour of gold. They are pretty and most kids will be happy to play with them. They pick the flowers or blow the white fuzzy seeds. However, the beauty  of this common weed is not enough to make it a respectable plant. A weed is just a weed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;">There in Jells Park, I admired the beauty of these unwanted weeds. Even if I look at the spiny and prickly thistles closely, it is undoubtly beautifull. I noticed  two kinds of thistle plants, spear thistle and viper&#8217;s bugloss. Both have pretty and unusual blue flowers. Even some grasses have nice flowers. They are towering high and dance gently by the gentle breeze. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;">Thinking about invasive species and weeds, I can not help thinking that they do not happen in flora and fauna only. Don&#8217;t you think that human species can be regarded as those two terms? Human species defintely invade forests. In this case humans invades forest habitats by cutting down trees and as a result the forest animals also lose their habitat. Humans can also invasive to other humans. Just look in the history, there will too many examples of these invasions. Even it is still happening now in a smaller scale. Human weeds? Too often, some people are regarded as bad as weeds while they actually as pretty as a fragrant rose.  On the other hand too many people that are regarded as precious as a rose can behave as badly as weeds. Sadly, it is true that weed will always be a weed and a rose will always be a rose. So fortunate for the rose and bad luck for weeds&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/common-dandelion-jells-park.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3400" title="Common Dandelion - Jells Park" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/common-dandelion-jells-park.jpg?w=535&#038;h=417" alt="" width="535" height="417" /></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/blooming-grass-jells-park.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3401" title="Blooming Grass - Jells park" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/blooming-grass-jells-park.jpg?w=535&#038;h=371" alt="" width="535" height="371" /></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/grass-flower-jells-park.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3399" title="Grass Flower - Jells Park" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/grass-flower-jells-park.jpg?w=535&#038;h=713" alt="" width="535" height="713" /></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/prickly-sharp-spear-thistle-jells-park.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3398" title="Prickly Sharp  Spear Thistle - Jells Park" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/prickly-sharp-spear-thistle-jells-park.jpg?w=535&#038;h=658" alt="" width="535" height="658" /></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/vipers-bugloss-echium-vulgare-jells-park.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3397" title="Viper's Bugloss - echium vulgare - Jells Park" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/vipers-bugloss-echium-vulgare-jells-park.jpg?w=535&#038;h=394" alt="" width="535" height="394" /></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:small;"><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/tiny-mauve-flowers-jells-park.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3396" title="Tiny Mauve Flowers - Jells Park" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/tiny-mauve-flowers-jells-park.jpg?w=535&#038;h=368" alt="" width="535" height="368" /></a></span></p>
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		<title>Kangen Jells Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sudah lama sekali aku tidak jalan jalan di Jells Park. Taman yang seluas 127 hektar ini sebetulnya tidak terlalu jauh dari rumahku didaerah city of Monash. Untuk kesana hanya memakan kira kira 10 menit dengan naik mobil. Sejak Foxy anjing kami tidak ada lagi lebih dari tiga tahun yang lalu, aku tidak jalan jalan lagi [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3381&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/farmers-market-jells-park-south.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3382" title="Farmers Market - Jells Park South" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/farmers-market-jells-park-south.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Sudah lama sekali aku tidak jalan jalan di Jells Park. Taman yang seluas 127 hektar ini sebetulnya tidak terlalu jauh dari rumahku didaerah city of Monash. Untuk kesana hanya memakan kira kira 10 menit dengan naik mobil. Sejak Foxy anjing kami tidak ada lagi lebih dari tiga tahun yang lalu, aku tidak jalan jalan lagi kesitu.</p>
<p>Karena kangen, jadi saja hari Sabtu yang lalu kusempatkan untuk pergi ke Jells Park yang cukup terkenal di Melbourne itu. Seperti biasa aku lebih suka masuk via Ferntree Gully Rd. Jarang aku masuk dari Jells Rd. Dipinggir jalan masuk kulihat ada tulisan Farmers&#8217; Market. Wah senang sekali karena aku suka lihat lihat pasar. Baru sekarang aku tahu kalau di Jells Park ada Farmers&#8217; Market. Dulu waktu aku sering kesitu belum ada pasarnya. Ternyata pasar ini bukanya setiap hari Sabtu ketiga, satu kali sebulan.</p>
<p>Aku berhenti ditempat biasa, seperti dulu aku suka parkir mobil. Kebetulan sekali pasarnya persis dilapangan disepanjang tempat parkir tersebut. Sebelum jalan jalan, aku lihat lihat dulu di pasar itu untuk melihat apa saja yang dijual. Tenda tenda terlihat rapi, tidak banyak hanya kira kira 30 tenda. Disitu ada yang jual sayur sayuran dan buah buahan. Juga ada keju, sauce dan dips serta buah dan minyak olives. Tanaman juga dijual disitu. Bau susis panggang memenuhi udara. Aku akhirnya beli buah cherry dan kentang.</p>
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<p>Sehabis lihat lihat di Farmers&#8217; Market, aku mulai jalan dan mengambil route mengelilingi telaga. Sebagian jalanan mengelilingi danau ini terletak dibagian Conservation Area yang ada pagarnya. Untuk masuk, harus membuka pintu (gate) dan harus diperhatikan pintu tersebut tertutup rapat kembali. Didaerah ini diperbolehkan untuk naik sepeda, tapi anjing dilarang masuk. Memang banyak orang yang membawa anjing mereka jalan jalan. Didaerah konservasi ini ada tempat untuk melihat burung dan jalanan menembus daerah yang banyak ditumbuhi oleh pohon pohon asli Australia dan rindang.</p>
<p>Didaerah konservasi itu kulihat burung air yang dinamakan Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) yang warnanya ungu kebiruan. Burung ini banyak dijumpai berkeliaran dipinggir perairan seperti misalnya danau atau sungai. Yang jantan memiliki jengger merah dikepalanya dan lebih besar ukurannya dibandingkan yang betina. Burung ini membuat sarang disemak belukar ditepian air. Kalau didekati tidak langsung lari seperti banyak burung lainnya. Jadi seperti bebek, cukup mudah untuk memotretnya.</p>
<p>Selain purple swamphen, juga ada berbagai jenis bebek dan burung <del>bilis</del><span style="color:#000000;"><del> </del>ibis/belibis (semacam burung kuntul kecil)</span>. Kupu kupu kecil berwarna coklat dan putih serta capung coklat banyak sekali berterbangan. Jalan masuk kedaerah konservasi ini bisa melalui dua pintu. Kalau masuk dari satu pintu bisa berjalan disempanjang danau dan keluar melalui pintu yang satunya lagi. Begitu keluar dari daerah konservasi aku langsung jalan disepanjang padang rumput yang dipotong rapi. Banyak orang orang berjalan atau naik sepeda. Anak anak sibuk memberi makan bebek.</p>
<p>Dari jauh aku melihat pohon buah pir itu masih ada didekat telaga. Kudengar pohon pir ini (hanya satu satunya disitu) adalah peninggalan zaman dahulu waktu orang kulit putih mulai tinggal didaerah itu. Jadi pohon pir yang sudah tua dan sendiri ini (lebih dari 200 tahun) sengaja dibiarkan tumbuh karena memiliki nilai sejarah. Kulihat pohonnya rindang sekali daunnya dan banyak buahnya. Mungkin karena akhir akhir ini banyak hujan.</p>
<p>Air telaga penuh sampai permukaan dan terlihat berombak kecil ditiup angin. Ditelaga ini diperbolehkan orang memancing ditempat tempat tertentu, tapi dilarang untuk berenang. Seperti biasa suasana begitu tenang dan asri.</p>
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<p>Senang juga aku memutuskan untuk pergi ketaman ini lagi setelah lama aku tidak kesitu. Dulu waktu anakku masih kecil, sering juga aku membawanya jalan jalan dan main ayunan. Jells Park adalah salah satu taman kota yang populer untuk gerak jalan atau piknik dan barbeque. Saat ini dimana hari Natal sudah hampir tiba, kulihat banyak orang orang merayakannya. Ada yang pesta barbeque dan kuduga mereka adalah dari suatu perusahaan yang merayakan Natal dan akhir tahun sebelum liburan panjang tiba. Biasanya ini diadakan oleh perusahaan. Bahkan ada Sinter Klaas sedang membagi bagikan hadiah dikelompok lain.</p>
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<div class="mceTemp">Dihari hari lainnya, banyak orang yang merayakan hari ulang tahun atau hanya sekedar kumpul kumpul dengan sanak keluarga dan teman diakhir pekan. Fasilitas untuk barbeque disediakan dengan menggunakan gas. Ditempat ini sampah harus dibawa pulang karena memang pihak penglola taman sengaja tidak menyediakan tempat pembuangan sampah untuk mejaga kebersihan dan kerapihan. Juga mereka yang membawa anjing harus menggunakan lead (tali/rantai) dan kotoran anjing harus dipungut. Kalau membuang sampah sembarangan atau membiarkan anjing tanpa kendali serta tak memungut kotorannya bisa kena denda kalau sampai ketahuan oleh park ranger. Park ranger ini sering keliling dengan mobil.</div>
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		<title>Musing on Dandelions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Across the street, the lawn is covered with golden dandelion flowers. The small yellow flowers make me think about seeds that soon they produce. How strange that those daisy-like flowers will turn to dome of seeds. Fluffy and silver white. Suddenly I remember about a poem (song) written by Marlys Swinger: O&#8217; Dandelion     O&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3365&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Across the street, the lawn is covered with golden dandelion flowers. The small yellow flowers make me think about seeds that soon they produce. How strange that those daisy-like flowers will turn to dome of seeds. Fluffy and silver white.</p>
<p>Suddenly I remember about a poem (song) written by Marlys Swinger:</p>
<h6><span style="color:#800000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>O&#8217; Dandelion</em></span></strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#800000;"><strong> </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#800000;"><strong> </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#800000;"><strong><em>O&#8217; dandelion, yellow as gold, what do you do all day? </em></strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#800000;"><strong><em>&#8220;I just wait here in the tall green grass, till the children come to play&#8221;.</em></strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#800000;"><strong><em>O&#8217; dandelion, yellow as gold, what do you do all night?</em></strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#800000;"><strong><em> &#8221; I just wait and wait, while the cool dew falls, and my hair grows long and white&#8221;.</em></strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#800000;"><strong><em>And what do you do when your hair grows white and the children come to play?</em></strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color:#800000;"><strong><em> &#8221;They take me in their dimpled hands and blow my hair away&#8221;.</em></strong></span></h6>
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<p>Dandelion seeds remind me of my grey hair. The colour is very similar. Yes, if I don&#8217;t colour my head, almost all the hair will be silver grey. Actualy, I hated hair colour but it makes me look younger. Many people always say that grey hair will make someone looks older.  The funny thing was that I said to my husband many years ago that I would stop colouring my hair when I turn fifty. Since then, many years have passed but until today I still colour my hair. I have to stop using that poison on top of my head. I have to grow old gracefully. It is just natural if you are growing old, your hair will turn silver. Too much hair colour is not good&#8230;. so I think I am now making another promise to myself. Yes&#8230; I will certainlyly stop colouring my hair when I turn sixty. I could hear my hubby chuckled: &#8220;Oh yeah, it will be the day&#8230;.!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Late Spring Garden 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now it is kind of moody morning. Sky is dull grey and everything is still wet from yesterday&#8217;s rain. It rained all day yesterday and continued all night. Our backyard was completely flooded. The water covered the floor of the carport and barbeque area. Most of the cymbidium orchids have finsihed flowering and soon I have to repot and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3343&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/pink-waterlily.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3344 alignleft" title="Pink Waterlily" src="http://kiyanti2008.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/pink-waterlily.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Now it is kind of moody morning. Sky is dull grey and everything is still wet from yesterday&#8217;s rain. It rained all day yesterday and continued all night. Our backyard was completely flooded. The water covered the floor of the carport and barbeque area.</p>
<p>Most of the cymbidium orchids have finsihed flowering and soon I have to repot and divide some of them. The latest two cymbidiums that I bought this year are grown in coconut husk chips. I noticed that coconut husk can hold water longer than wood chips and it last longer as it will not disintegrate as easy as wood. I remember the fact that coconuts can float in the sea and drifted for a long time. The fibrous husk that covers the fruit makes it float and protects the fruit from rotting. They can even germinate in sea water. So&#8230;. I will try to use coconut husk for repotting my orchid.</p>
<p>All the orchid cacti have also finished flowering. Epiphyllums have beautiful flowers, but unfortunately they don&#8217;t last long and only bloom once a year. Some one said to me that she did not like the look of orchid cactus&#8217; stems but I don&#8217;t mind the look of them. Yes, I can put up with their very long period of non-flowering time.</p>
<p>Oh, the sun is starting to shine now. I have to clean up the flood debris in the backyard. The water only covered my toes, but enough to make a bit of mess. I am going to insert more photos from out garden. The Christmas lilies &#8211; Lilium longiflorum are flowering nicely now, but I haven&#8217;t made any photos yet. I love their sweet fragrance&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Soon all the oriental lilies will flower too. While the chrysanthemums and the tuberoses have started to grow the make them ready to flower early next year.</p>
<p>28/11/2011:</p>
<p>The small feijoa tree is flowering profusely. Last year it had less flowers and they failed to develop into fruits. I read that human intervention is needed to make the tree produces fruits. It is easy to do by just gently rubbing the top of the flowers  that contains pollens with my fingers, or can also use a small clean paint brush. By helping pollination, the flowers will have more chance to fruit. I have done this so far and just have to wait and see if it is going to work. Fingers cross!</p>
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		<title>Jemuran Melambai</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sering kali kalau kami lewat didepan rumah ini, pakaian yang dijemur melambai lambai mengucapkan selamat datang. Jemuran ini tidak di samping rumah atau dihalaman belakang, tapi didepan. Mungkin kalau ditempat lain seperti misalnya daerah slum di India, pemandangan ini sudah lumrah. Tapi di Melbourne Australia?? Lepas dari kenyataan bahwa ini kami lihat disebuah daerah suburb [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3316&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Sering kali kalau kami lewat didepan rumah ini, pakaian yang dijemur melambai lambai mengucapkan selamat datang. Jemuran ini tidak di samping rumah atau dihalaman belakang, tapi didepan. Mungkin kalau ditempat lain seperti misalnya daerah slum di India, pemandangan ini sudah lumrah. Tapi di Melbourne Australia??</p>
<p>Lepas dari kenyataan bahwa ini kami lihat disebuah daerah suburb diluar kota Melbourne, menurut penilaian saya, dimanapun kalau menjemur pakaian didepan rumah, apa lagi disepanjang jalan masuk kepintu itu memalukan dan tak sedap dipandang. Atau dalam bahasa Jawa orang bilang &#8216;ora memper&#8217;.</p>
<p>Dulu lebih dari dua puluh lima tahun yang lalu, waktu saya belum lama datang di negeri Kangguru ini, tidak banyak orang pendatang baru. Lambat laun datang immigran dari Vietnam, Kamboja dan akhir akhir ini dari India, Pakistan, Afganistan dan negeri lain di Timur Tengah. Jadi saya sudah lama hidup disini dan melihat banyak perubahan penduduknya. Selain banyaknya makanan eksotik dari luar yang bisa dibeli disini, penduduk pendatang itu juga membawa kebiasan hidup mereka ditempat asal. Salah satu kenyataan yang tak bisa dipungkiri, semakin banyak pendatang baru bermukin disuatu tempat, semakin kotor tempat itu. Ini rupanya tidak hanya terjadi di Melbourne atau di Australia saja, tapi juga di negara maju lainnya di Eropa dan Amerika. Kita kita orang Asia dan benua lain yang belum maju itu suka seenaknya membuang sampah dimana mana. Kurang memperhatikan kerapihan dan keindahan lingkungan hidup.</p>
<p>Lihat saja gambar diatas. Rumah sewaan itu dihuni pendatang baru (immigran dari luar Australia). Dulu rumah itu cukup rapi, tapi sekarang berubah menjadi tempat yang tak sedap dipandang. Pakaian dijemur didepan rumah, bahkan kadang kadang kalau kurang tempat, mereka jemur di atas tanaman bunga mawar. Bayangkan tanaman kerudungan pakaian. Ha&#8230;.Akibatnya tanaman mawar itu yang dulu tumbuh subur, tinggal dua yang masih hidup dan berbunga. Jangan dikira tak ada tempat lain untuk menjemur pakaian, karena sebenarnya mereka bisa menjemur pakaian di belakang atau disamping rumah. Rumput dihalaman dipenuhi oleh weed (tanaman liar). Kadang kadang jemuran pakaian juga disampirkan diatas kotak sampah. Lihat digambar diatas, tiga tempat sampah (satu untuk sampah dapur, satu untuk sampah kebun dan satu untuk sampah recycle) ditaroh sekenanya dihalaman depan. Kesan yang terlihat adalah rumah yang kotor dan tak terurus. Memberi penilaian buruk untuk rumah rumah sekelilingnya.</p>
<p>Saya jadi mikir nih, kenapa ya kalau ada immigran baru khususnya dari Asia dan Afrika, tempat jadi lebih kotor sehingga sering dicap sebagai daerah slum? Memang tidak semua pendatang baru itu tidak rapi menjaga tempat tinggal mereka, tapi banyak dari mereka itu kurang sadar akan kebersihan dan kerapihan lingkungan. Mereka rupanya tak terbiasa memotong rumput, padahal hampir semua rumah disini halamannya ditanami rumput dan harus sering dipotong dengan lawn mower supaya rapi. Akibatnya banyak rumah rumah yang halamannya tumbuh rumput tinggi. Mereka, terutama anak anak, punya kebiasaan membuang sampah disembarang tempat. Kalau lagi dijalanan, ya buang sampah seenaknya &#8216;bar ber&#8217; dimana mana. Kebiasaan dari tempat asal mereka ini rupanya sulit sekali untuk dihentikan.</p>
<p>Kalau memikirkan keindahan lingkungan hidup, menurut saya, rumah tidak harus megah dan mewah untuk kelihatan bagus. Walau rumah sederhana sekali tapi kalau bersih dan halaman rapi akan selalu sedap dipandang. Marilah kita jaga kebersihan dan kerapihan lingkungan hidup kita masing masing&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>Dua Jalan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lois</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Didalam dunia ada dua jalan Lebar dan sempit, mana kau pilih Yang lebar api, jiwamu mati Tapi yang sempit, hidup berduri Tiba tiba jadi ingat lagu diatas yang dulu sering kunyanyikan waktu masih TK. Ada versi lain dimana jalan yang sempit Tuhan berkati. Tapi dulu &#8216;hidup berdurilah&#8217; yang seingatku diajarkan kepada kami. Ini tepat sekali [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kiyanti2008.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4644200&amp;post=3302&amp;subd=kiyanti2008&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Didalam dunia ada dua jalan</p>
<p>Lebar dan sempit, mana kau pilih</p>
<p>Yang lebar api, jiwamu mati</p>
<p>Tapi yang sempit, hidup berduri</p>
<p>Tiba tiba jadi ingat lagu diatas yang dulu sering kunyanyikan waktu masih TK. Ada versi lain dimana jalan yang sempit Tuhan berkati. Tapi dulu &#8216;hidup berdurilah&#8217; yang seingatku diajarkan kepada kami. Ini tepat sekali untuk menggambarkan bahwa hidup ini tidaklah mudah, apa lagi kalau harus hidup dengan menuruti perintah Tuhan.</p>
<p>Hidup dengan memilih jalan yang besar seperti gambar diatas itu memang menggiurkan. Kan mudah sekali, karena jalannya beraspal dan lebar. Sedangkan kalau memilih jalan setapak disampingnya itu sulit karena kecil, tak rata dan mendaki. Tapi kalau mengamati gambar diatas, jalan yang lebar itu menurun menuju jurang dalam, sedang jalan yang kecil mendaki keatas gunung. Memang mengikuti jalan lebar itu mudah dan lebih banyak orang melewatinya, tapi berakhir dijurang yang gelap dan mengerikan. Sedang jalan kecil itu lebih sepi dan mendaki menuju langit dimana semuanya terang dan indah. Pernahkah anda melihat pemandangan dari atas gunung? Indah sekali kan? Inilah perbandingan antara neraka dan surga.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong><em>MATIUS 7: 13-14</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong><em>7:13 “Masuklah melalui pintu yang sempit, sebab pintu dan jalan yang menuju ke neraka besar dan lebar, dan banyak orang yang melaluinya.</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong><em>7:14 Tetapi sempit dan sukarlah pintu dan jalan yang membawa orang kepada hidup. Dan hanya sedikit orang yang menemukannya.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Hidup dijalan yang lebar itu penuh dengan hal hal yang menggiurkan yang selalu menggoda hati. Mereka yang melalui jalan ini menikmatinya. Hidup mereka tampaknya mudah dan berlimpah. Mereka mengejar-ngejar kekayaan dengan cara apapun. Tak segan dengan jalan menipu, mencuri, menyakiti orang lain atau bahkan membunuh. Misalnya mereka yang mengedarkan narkoba, berapa banyak orang yang menderita dan mati karenanya?  Mereka mengumbar hawa nafsu tanpa ada puasnya. Mereka terjerat hidup yang sesat. Godaan hidup itu banyak sekali macam ragamnya, semuanya terselubungi keindahan dan keenakan. Keindahan duniawi dan kepuasan jasmani yang membawa mereka kejurang gelap.</p>
<p>Namun mereka yang memilih jalan kecil, hidup tidaklah mudah karena harus selalu mawas diri. Mereka tidak bisa bertindak sekehendak hati sendiri. Mereka harus berjalan dengan hati hati sekali dengan mengikuti perintah Tuhan. Semua godaan hidup mereka hindari. Cara hidup ini seakan akan sepi dan sendiri. Tak banyak orang yang mau memilih jalan ini. Memang betul hidup dengan taat pada perintah Tuhan itu bisa diibaratkan dengan jalan setapak yang mendaki gunung. Tidak mudah dan harus hati hati sekali. Kalau lengah bisa jatuh kejurang. Namun apa imbalannya bagi mereka yang selamat sampai tujuan? Disana diatas gunung itu pemandangan begitu indahnya&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
<p>Kamis, 17 Nopember 2011</p>
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