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Neptu, Javanese’s Way of Fortune Telling
Fortune telling in the magazine, is a guilty pleasure to read for some people. Although most people don’t believe in it, it is still very interesting to read just for the fun of it. Who doesn’t feel curious about themselves, what does their own birthdate and personal characteristics tell about them. Other than the more famous western zodiac and the Chinese zodiac, Indonesian, especially the Javanese have their own zodiac, the name is neptu.
The Ups and Downs of Being A Javanese Baby
Hanacaraka: Crash Course
Hanacaraka: Crash Course
Hhmm, after joining 3rd Java Summer Camp last July, I don’t know how, I am just kind of obssessed+curious with anything traditional. And I am being me, obsessing over something then, blam!
Read: Dalan Malioboro
This Month Obsession:Let’s Play: Kentrung
Kentrung
Kentrung (I always know it as kencrung, however people online call it kentrung, how come?) is a musical instrument that is native for Indonesia (isn’t it? I actually don’t know much). The young brother of guitar and ukulele (4 strings).
Datemagic + Javanese Dating System
Back then when I was a first year, I make this program to calculate things related to birthdate and Javanese Dating System. I think it will be nice if I compile the calculations and explain the logic. Hopefully I can also explain how Javanese Dating (the month and the day, not the lover kind) works.
Curiosity Chills The Cat 