#southeast sulawesi

[randomstateofminds]

🖼️ Seaside view, almost dusk

📍 Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi

🗓️ October 2023

[imflyingsolo]

[jesncin]

Hello!! I saw yalls lunar boy post (which made me so extremely happy btw, genuinely got teary eyed while reading it) and it said that yall did a lot of research into queer indonesian history and media? If yall dont mind could you link some of those? Im studying up on queer indonesian history myself and struggling to find good resources 😅 ofc all of these are /nf!! Feel free to ignore me and im so sorry for bothering yall 🙏🙏

Not a bother at all, and I'm super happy to hear that the Lunar Boy Queer Escapism comic made you so happy! 💜 Ooh yes there's a ton of sources. From the top of my head:

Creating Spaces for Dialogue: Exploring Queer Cinema in Southeast Asia. An extremely thorough analysis and catalog of queer cinema throughout SEA, with a very robust Indonesian section. My buddy Gris did the research for this and they're very dedicated to this sort of stuff! The Kontinentalist in general has fantastic articles.

Queer Indonesia Archive. An incredible digital collection archiving the lives of queer Indonesians. There's magazines, posters, photos, newspaper clippings, and more! I've talked to and met some of the people working on this project and they're very passionate about memory preservation.

Beyond the Binary: Two Bissu Defend Their Roots in Sulawesi. New Naratif has some good articles covering queer Indonesian lives. I think personal interviews and their reporting are their strong points. I've illustrated for them a couple of times (all queer related things lol). Looks like their website is down at the moment but will be back in May!

Vice Indonesia has some great stuff like their video on Lengger Lanang, Bunda Mayora, and more! I recommend Madame X Memories: The Rise and Fall of Indonesian Queer Cinema.

Bissu A Frame of Diversity. A recent video on the Bissu of Sulawesi. I consider it extremely important to be able to hear from Bissu themselves, since most resources are by white anthropologists who often misconstrue queer Indonesian culture.

The writings of Nurdiyansah Dalidjo. He writes in Indonesian (sorry not in English, my language barrier self uses a mix of google translate and my own Indonesian to read his stuff), but the work he does is invaluable. Whether it's personal reflections on his life, or covering the lives of other queer people, it's all fantastic writing. He did a series "Queer di Masa Lansia" covering elder queer people that is very much worth a read. He's active in waria spaces, working together with transfemme lower class people. I've met him, he's very nice to me :( Idk why :'((

So I hope this is helpful! Early on when I did research for Lunar Boy I reached out to academics on queer Indonesian identities and while some of it was helpful (bless Dédé Oetomo for giving me the time of day and answering my questions), I've learned it was more valuable and enriching to find material that talks more directly with queer people. Stuff that isn't filtered through a scholarly lens or bias. If there's any takeaway I can give, it would be that.

[oinonsana]

Huge ass detail map for the region of the first few Arcs of THE KNIGHT VAGRANT. Pemi Archipelago is a sun-scourged land inspired by the likes of Borneo, Bali, Sulawesi, Mindanao, and the Ryukyu Archipelago. It is situated right beside the End of the World to the Southeast, where the islands eventually end into eternal sea.

THE KNIGHT VAGRANT is my ongoing new weird progression spirit cultivation fantasy web serial on Royal Road! If you're interested, blurb below the cut hehe

A world shorn of light. A mystic swordhand shorn of memory. Let your Will be done. Until all beings are free.

Death held them, once, for the quickest second. Until the Adamantine Path reaped its due.

Raxri Uttara the Once-Dead walks again, rejuvenated by the Medicine Awoken. A swordgendered blade saint now shorn of their accumulation. Arisen, without memory, they must wander again this Wheel of Wandering, wield the God-Dissolving Darkness to flense away the forgetting's dirt, so that they may arrive again at the truth, and learn new mystic and martial arts to recover their failing Will Furnace. They must seek revelation from their past, understand again the vaunted world of the Utter Islands, and choose, ultimately, between vengeance or enlightenment. If they could remember who or what wronged them...

Upon that peak, will they choose the right blade? Let their enlightenment be that such a duality is delusion.The Termagant Buddha watches closely.

Giant cats turned into apartment complexes, ghost horse steeds that tire not, walking giant mechanical armors turned into public transportation, charnel wizards summoning the long-dead, witches wielding the Pureflame of Creation, the Machine God beginning its slick advance into forever progress... the Age of Furor is upon us.

The Latter Day of the Law.

THE KNIGHT VAGRANT is a new weird progression fantasy web novel in the universe of Wandering, a world wrought from Esoteric Buddhism and Maritime Asia!

WHAT TO EXPECT

- Progression Fantasy that is Journey to the West meets Naruto meets Cradle by Will Wight, Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin, and Grace of Kings by Ken Liu.

- An MC that has lost all memory and power and must claw their way back up, relearning everything they've done during their years as a prodigious cultivator, accumulator and attainer. They're also essentially an attractive androgynous nonbinary femboy MC who is not a twink and is an archetypical Holy Fool Trickster (with an emphasis on the Fool early on!) inspired by the likes of Sun Wukong, Shakyamuni Buddha, Monkey D Luffy, and Padmasambhava.

- Multiple Cultivation Systems within the world, with the primary one inspired by Esoteric/Tantric Buddhism. Expect classic Daoist Cultivation, Dual Cultivation, Animistic Cultivation, Hermetic Cultivation, Esoteric Muslim Cultivation, Tantric Shaivist Cultivation, Esoteric Catholic Cultivation and more!

- A mystic esoteric fantasy archipelago inspired by cultures and faiths of the Nirvana Route/Maritime Silk Road (From the Arabian Sea to India to Indonesia to the Philippines to China to Korea to Japan)!

- In depth supernatural martial arts inspired by my own practices in FMA, Muay Thai, Karate, and MMA!

- A unique, Southeast Asian twist on the cultivation genre, emphasizing unique combinations and interesting parallels from Southeast Asian cultures with East Asian cultures!

- An adventure story inspired by the likes of Elden Ring, One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Journey to the West!

- Content Warnings for the following: Violence, Body Horror, Mild Horror, Mild Sexual Content (can get racy but nowhere near smut!), Bigotry, Warfare, Class Struggle, Revolution, Betrayals, Strong Language

[fashionbooksmilano]

Textiles of Indonesia

The Thomas Murray Collection

Contributors: Lorraine Aragon, Joanna Barrkman, Chris Buckley, Kristal Hale, Valerie Hector, Janet Alison Hoskins, Itie van Hout, Eric Kjellgren, Fiona Kerlogue, Brigitte Khan Majlis, Robyn Maxwell, Thomas Murray, and Sandra Sardjono

Prestel, London 2021, 534 pages, 26,5x35cm, ISBN 9783791387659

€112,00

email if you want to buy booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

Gathered over the course of four decades, the Thomas Murray collection of Indonesian textiles is one of the most important in the world. The objects comprise ritual clothing and ceremonial cloths that tell us much about the traditions of pre-Islamic Indonesian cultures, as well as the influences of regional trade with China, India, the Arab world, and Europe. As with the earlier volume, Textiles of Japan (Prestel, 2018), the book focuses on some of the finest cloths to come out of the archipelago, presenting each object with impeccable photographs. Geographically arranged, this volume pays particular attention to textiles from the Batak and the Lampung region of Sumatra, the Dayak of Borneo, and the Toraja of Sulawesi, as well as rare textiles from Sumba, Timor and other islands. Readers will learn about the intricate traditions of dyeing, weaving, and beading techniques that have been practiced for centuries. Original texts by international experts offer historical context, unspool the mysteries behind ancient iconography, and provide new insights into dating and provenance. At once opulent and scholarly, this book arrives at a moment of growing interest in Southeast Asian culture and carries the imprimatur of one of the art world's leading collectors.

02/11/23

[theearthquaketrackingfox]

INCREASED (yellow): Seram, Kepulauan Batu-Kepulauan Mentawai, Sumatra, Sunda Strait, Java, Bali, Sumbawa, Timor, Flores, Kepulauan Tanimbar, Northern Philippines, Makassar Strait, Papua, Eastern Papua New Guinea, Ceram Sea.

HIGH (orange): Molucca Sea, Kepulauan Sanghe - Kepulauan Talaud, Minahasa, Sulawesi, Halmahera, Kepulauan Barat Daya - Kepulauan Babar, Mindanao and Leyte (Philippines), New Britain region (P.N.G), S Sumatra, Banda Sea, Kepulauan Alor.

During the week, the HIGHEST TECTONIC TRACTIONS will be present in: · Luzon, Leyte and Mindanao, Philippines · Kepulauan Talaud · Minahasa, Sulawesi · Sumbawa · Flores Sea · Nicobar Islands · Bali Region · Halamera · Molucca Sea ​ Regions that will be the most tectonically unstable are: · Sumbawa, Sunda Strait, Kepulauan Tanimbar, Kepulauan Talaud, Halamera · Kepulauan Alor Philippines – northern, central, southern, New Britain Region (Papua), Papua New Guinea.

MODERATE: Kyushu, Shikoku, SE Ryukyu, Izu Islands. INCREASED: ​Kuril Islands, Volcano, Bonin Is, east of Kuril Islands. HIGH: off east coast of Honshu, near east and south coasts of Honshu, Hokkaido, Taiwan.

Due to the passage of strongly active tectonic waves, the active traction will be the highest along east Honshu, Hokkaido, Izu Islands, Kuril Islands, Taiwan, Volcano, Bonin Islands, southeast Ryukyu, and off east coast of Honshu.

According to instability alert field, the most tectonically unstable regions will be Taiwan, the Kuril Islands, near east and west coasts of Honshu and Hokkaido, due to the strong local Time-synchronizations along the regional fault system.

Courtesy of Quantectum - Earthquake Forecasting System

[artofsidra]

Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

[primate-tournament]

Round 2, match 4: skrunkly little guys

Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

A lemur you will likely all have heard of! They live in the canopy of tropical forests, weaving little nests to sleep in during the day. At night, they come out to feed- sometimes on fruits and seeds, but they’re most well known for their unique way of hunting grubs. By tapping their spidery fingers on wood, they can hear insects hiding within. When they find one, they chew a hole through the wood with their incisor teeth, before reaching in with their thin middle finger to fish out the grub. Yum?

Pygmy tarsier (Tarsius pumilus)

Tarsiers are tiny, nocturnal primates found in Southeast Asia. They may be cute, with eyes almost as large as their brains, but they are actually the most carnivorous primates. They hunt mostly small arthropods, like insects and arachnids.

The pygmy tarsier is perhaps the most unusual tarsier species. They are tiny, weighing less than two ounces, and they live in the highland forests of Sulawesi. They are also incredibly elusive- they are rare, and their calls are probably outside the range of human hearing. Because of this, they were not seen for eighty years, long assumed extinct since the 1920s. It was not until 2008 that a group of scientists were able to observe living members of this species, confirming they were still alive.

[new-dinosaurs]

Zosterops paruhbesar Irham et al., 2022 (new species)

(Type specimen of Zosterops paruhbesar, from Irham et al., 2022)

Meaning of name: paruhbesar = massive bill [in Indonesian]

Suggested common name: Wangi-wangi white-eye

Age: Holocene (Meghalayan), extant

Where found: Wangi-wangi Island, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

How much is known: Three collected specimens (one adult male and two adult females) are held at the Bogor Zoology Museum.

Notes: Zosterops is a genus of white-eyes, a group of songbirds found in Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Most species of white-eye look very similar to one another, being largely olive-green and having a white ring around each eye (hence their name). Despite their seeming uniformity, white-eyes are a diverse group with over 140 species, many of which live on remote Pacific islands. They feed mostly on insects, but may also supplement their diet with nectar and fruits.

The earliest recorded observation of Z. paruhbesar dates to 2003, whereupon it was suspected to be a species to potentially new to science. Due to a prior lack of whole specimens in museum collections, however, an attempt at formally naming it was not made until recently. Z. paruhbesar is easily distinguished from other white-eye species in that it has a larger bill and is also bigger in overall body size than most of them. Additionally, its status as a distinct species has been supported by genetic analyses.

Z. paruhbesar is fairly common on Wangi-wangi Island. However, its restricted range and distinctive appearance make it vulnerable to being poached as a cage bird. As a result, its describers suggest that it should be classified as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Reference: Irham, M., D.M. Prawiradilaga, J.K. Menner, D.P. O’Connell, D.J. Kelly, K. Analuddin, A. Karya, M. Meads, N.M. Marples, and F.E. Rheindt. 2022. A distinct new species of Zosterops white-eye from the Sulawesi Region, Indonesia. Ibis advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ibi.13148

[resplendentmackerelsky]

Kitty would know about Australia as in 1770 Captain James Cook did a voyage that made it to Australia. Related to my previous ask about colonies, I’m not to sure how many ghosts which think that Canada is still a British colony. I know that kitty and Thomas would recognise it as a British colony and I think by the time Fanny died Canada has its own Parliament. Kitty’s dad would be aware of the intense fighting happening in eastern Canada and parts of north east USA between Britain and France due to the seven years war. So kitty’s dad would recognise Canada as a French colony for part of his life.

Europeans have actually known about Australia since 1606, when Willem Janszoon sighted the Queensland coast. Technically Australia has been known about by Southeast Asian communities for much longer with established trade going back centuries. A sulfur-crested cockatoo was even traded from Australia via Sulawesi all the way to Sicily in the 13th century. But a colony wasn't established until 1788, when Kitty would have been around 30-31.

As for Canada, I'm not particularly well informed. I've never studied Canadian history and I've only done limited research into Canadian Indigenous archaeology, so I'm not the best person to ask about this. Though we can assume that given that Julian is there to update all the ghosts, they probably all know about the sovereign status of most modern states, with exception of the more recent ones like Kosovo and South Sudan.

[nailah2009]

Hi all, Introduce my name is Nailah Ramadani, just call me Nailah or Nai. I was born on August 26, 2009. I am female and Muslim. Where I live now is Indonesia, Southeast Sulawesi. Weight 40 kg and height 148 cm. I have hobbies listening to music, dreaming, cooking, writing and reading novels/books. My favorite colors are black, red and white. My favorite foods and drinks are fried rice, steak, vegetables, hot chocolate, green tea and iced tea. Trait problem? it's up to you... family? it's a secret.

Greetings all.

#Re_Intro #Intro #Me

[randomstateofminds]

🖼️ Early morning view from Wisma Puncak Biru, Wawonii Island

📍 Wawonii, Konawe Islands, Southeast Sulawesi

🗓️ November 2023

[pokemonregionsproject]

Full list of regions in the project:

This is a full list of regions in my HC version of the Pokémon world. Regions center either on an island or real-world major city. Feel free to submit names for non-canon regions. Don't see an area you would like to see a region based on? Also feel free to ask!

Europe

Canon:

Paris (France) - Kalos

Great Britain (United Kingdom) - Galar

Madrid (Spain) - Paldea

Non-canon:

Ireland

Iceland

Sicily (Italy)

Crete (Greece)

Cyprus

Svalbard (Norway)

Istanbul (Turkey)

Moscow (Russia)

Rome (Italy)

Ruhr Area (Germany)

Randstad Region (Netherlands)

Africa

Non-canon:

Madagascar

Cairo (Egypt)

Lagos (Nigeria)

Kinshasa (DR Congo)

Luanda (Angola)

Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)

Khartoum (Sudan)

Johannesburg (South Africa)

Kigali (Rwanda)

Bujumbura (Burundi)

North America

Canon:

New York City (USA) - Unova

Phoenix (USA) - Orre

Non-Canon:

Greenland

Newfoundland (Canada)

Toronto (Canada)

Mexico City (Mexico)

Los Angeles (USA)

Houston (USA)

Dallas (USA)

Miami (USA)

Atlanta (USA)

Chicago (USA)

South America

Canon:

Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) - Lental

Non-Canon

Carribean

Tierra del Fuego (Chile/Argentina)

Santiago (Chile)

São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Bogotá (Colombia)

Lima (Peru)

Buenos Aires (Argentina)

East Asia

Canon:

Tokyo (Japan) - Kanto

Osaka (Japan) - Johto

Kyushu (Japan) - Hoenn

Hokkaido (Japan) - Sinnoh

Non-Canon:

Seoul (Korea)

Taiwan

Hainan (China)

Beijing & Tianjin (China)

Yangtze River Delta (Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou) (China)

Pearl River Delta (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Dongguan, Foshan) (China)

Chongqing & Chengdu (China)

Wuhan (China)

Xiamen (China)

Xi'an (China)

Shenyang & Dalian (China)

Harbin (China)

Qingdao & Jinan (China)

South Asia

Non-Canon:

Sri Lanka

Delhi (India)

Mumbai (India)

Maharashtra & Ahmedabad (India)

Bangalore (India)

Hyderabad (India)

Chennai (India)

Kolkata (India)

Karachi (Pakistan)

Lahore (Pakistan)

Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Southeast Asia

Non-Canon:

New Guinea (Indonesia/Papua New Guinea)

Borneo (Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei)

Sumatra (Indonesia)

Sulawesi (Indonesia)

Java (Indonesia)

Philippines (Philippines)

Bangkok (Thailand)

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Singapore (Singapore)

Yangon (Myanmar)

Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)

West Asia

Non-Canon:

Tehran (Iran)

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Baghdad (Iraq)

Oceania

Canon:

Hawaii (USA) - Alola

Non-Canon:

New Zealand

Tasmania (Australia)

Sydney (Australia)

Fiji

Guam

[eleanorfenyxwrites]

The Man From Y.I.L.I.N.G.

Chapter 11 - RESEARCH FOOTNOTES

1. Information about the poison Jin Guangyao uses is from Source, which says: "见血封喉 (jiànxuěfēnghóu), literally "meets blood and seals throat", is another infamous poison and comes from the upas or poison arrow tree (Antiaris toxicaria). Once often used on arrowheads, when the poison contacts an open wound or blood, it brings nearly instant death." Source 2 says: "The latex of Antiaris toxicaria contains intensely toxic cardenolides, in particular a cardiac glycoside named antiarin. It is used as a toxin for arrows, darts, and blowdarts in Island Southeast Asian cultures. In various ethnic groups of the Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi and Malaysia the concentrated sap of Antiaris toxicaria is known as upas, apo, or ipoh, among other names. The concentrate is applied (by dipping) to darts used in sumpit blowguns employed for hunting and warfare. In Javanese tradition in Indonesia, Antiaris toxicaria (also known as upas) is mixed with Strychnos ignatii for arrow poison." (Emphasis mine)

[nanas-45]

Indonesia Unveiled: A Journey Through Its Islands and History

Indonesia is a vibrant nation straddling Southeast Asia and Oceania, nestled between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This sprawling archipelago is composed of over 17,000 islands, including major ones like Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. As the world’s largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by land area, Indonesia covers approximately 1.9 million square kilometers. Home to over 280 million people, it's the fourth-most-populous country globally and the most populous Muslim-majority nation. Java alone, the planet’s most densely inhabited island, houses more than half of Indonesia's population.

Governance and GeographyIndonesia operates as a presidential republic with an elected legislature. It comprises 38 provinces, nine of which enjoy special autonomous status. Jakarta, the largest city, is also the world’s second-most-populous urban area. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and eastern Malaysia and maritime boundaries with Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India. Despite its bustling population, Indonesia boasts extensive wilderness areas rich in biodiversity.Historical OverviewThe Indonesian archipelago has been a hub of trade since ancient times. In the 7th century, Sumatra's Srivijaya and later Java’s Majapahit kingdoms were prominent in commerce with China and the Indian subcontinent. This historical trade influenced the rise of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms, with the arrival of Islam in the 13th century gradually shaping the region’s spiritual landscape. The Portuguese arrived in 1512, followed by the Dutch, who established the Dutch East India Company in 1602. Dutch colonial rule lasted over three centuries, ending with Indonesia’s independence after World War II.Colonial Era and IndependenceThe Dutch East Indies’ colonial period saw sporadic Dutch control, with local leaders frequently challenging the colonizers.

The Japanese occupation during World War II disrupted Dutch rule and accelerated the push for independence. After Japan’s surrender in 1945, Indonesia declared its independence, with Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta leading the nation. Despite efforts to reassert Dutch control, Indonesia achieved full independence by December 1949.Post-War DevelopmentsIn the post-war era, Sukarno transitioned Indonesia from a democracy to an authoritarian regime. The 1965 coup attempt led to a violent anti-communist purge, resulting in the rise of General Suharto and his New Order government. Suharto’s administration, backed by the US, spurred significant economic growth but was marred by corruption and political repression. The 1997 Asian financial crisis severely impacted Indonesia, culminating in Suharto’s resignation in 1998.

Following democratic reforms, including regional autonomy and direct presidential elections, Indonesia has worked to stabilize and strengthen its economy.Modern IndonesiaToday, Indonesia is celebrated for its diverse ethnic and linguistic tapestry. The motto "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity") reflects its rich cultural and religious pluralism. Although the nation continues to face challenges, including political instability and sectarian tensions, it remains a significant regional power with a robust economy and a deep cultural heritage.Explore Indonesia’s journey from its ancient civilizations through its colonial past to its current status as a dynamic and diverse country.

[inatripblog]

Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Southeast Sulawesi

Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, located in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, is a stunning expanse of natural beauty and biodiversity. Covering an area of 1,050 square kilometers, the park features diverse ecosystems, including dense rainforests, savannahs, mangroves, and freshwater swamps, making it a prime destination for nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers. Overview Location: Southeast…