The Secret Behind The Beauty of Toba Lake

This small town is full of fascinating history

2009-11-28T17:13:00.000-08:00

When you continue your journey to the lake, your car go down passing road like a snake and your driver must be carefully drive to satisfy your viewing the landscapes. Exactly at this time, you adore Toba Lake..

The song of Toba Lake attracts you to admire its beauty and finally you enjoy the real nature. This song is purposed to create and imagine of Toba Lake to bring into your mind and your feeling to the real picture. Do not forget to sing the song on your journey to recall you on important features of the nature.When your steps arrive at Parapat town, the surrounding nature begins to produce sounds that make your ears listen to human sound coming from local people, the wave sound from the lake, sound of trees and your beloved birds. Open your eyes pupil to record all events. This small town is full of fascinating history. In the past a foreigner did business transaction in this place for exchanging between crops and banknotes or goods that could not be obtained in this island. This place was really good for merchants. Here, you may see various services and other traditional products. Don’t worry, you will be safe here. Any offer you do not like you may refuse. By that offer, don’t forget to enjoy the amazing nature for refreshing, doesn’t it? When you stand on the lakeside, of course, you want to feel its beauty values cooling your whole personal charm. Try to imagine about hundred years coming in the future where there will be a bridge and cable cars running from upper mountains to Samosir Island. At the mountain top of Toba Lake there will be a mini airport and traditional hotels attract your dream. From the upper side you may see boats sailing to hanging stones and a statue namely ‘sigale gale’, husband and wife or couples laying down on the boat enjoying sunny cool air from the lake different from sea air. Various games are played on the lake surface and create an amazing view that Toba Lake is really a mega holiday. Nevertheless, you no need to fly for one week because you imagine too long. The main achievement is the fresh feeling after you enjoy Toba Lake, is it true? You better cross the lake going to Samosir Island by boat. Along the journey circling the Samosir Island you may watch various objects, which sounds reasonable to be memorized. The atmosphere here is suitable for an entertainment. Several natural miracles are observed yielded from past time volcanic explosion. Many high interesting monuments can be viewed here. In general, those monuments are symbols of Batak race family name. Inside the monument, generally, there are human skeletons of their ancestors. On certain events they have carried out their traditional customs to make their family relationships getting much closer and also to give respects to their ancestors. All of their generations are gathering there. Usually they express their will by sounding their traditional culture art namely ‘gondang’. The gondang instrument consists of seven or fourteen pieces, two trumpets, which are played following Batak song rhythm and several gongs. The ‘gondang’ can be played for seven tones. The ‘gondang’ is far more complete than a drum used in a band having only six tones. You may imagine if you have a friend who is able to play the instrument for pop music in nowadays, is that really interesting? There is also a certain instrument, which is a combination of a harp, a flute, and three drums. Those instruments are used for Batak operas to accompany Batak legend stories with songs. A person who may play this device very well can make someone feel melancholic for a story performance. Both of these devices are a pride for everybody from Batak race in Samosir Island. Sometimes, the performance is used as an indicator that someone still remembers one’s hommy land. If someone is not able to carry out the performance it means that one is not successful in overseas and it is a burden for one’s family. Their parents become sad. This event is the cause of a legend story of an unsuccessful adventurer, which is found a lot in the island. All those legends are usually demonstrated in the form of stories and modern songs.

Presentations 2: the secret beauty of the lake toba

2009-10-24T02:18:00.000-07:00

The second presentation was, described the secret beauty of the lake toba.

The presentation uses music methods in the design by using various data sources of images and pictures of the lake toba lake toba song creation Dr. Ramli Sitanggang

instrumentalia

The wind is smooth make your skin get interaction

2009-09-28T23:57:00.000-07:00

The wind is smooth make your skin get interaction with new strange nature compared to your hot place but comfortable for your body.

After passing over Siantar town you will feel cool that means it is the right way you go to the famous Parapat town. When the air getting warmer, it means that your driver goes to wrong direction. You need to discuss with your driver. During the journey to Parapat town located at the side of Toba Lake you may get uncertain feeling following the zig zag road.
On the way, of course, you can not sleep even though you already got heavy sleepy since your feeling already gone to another nature that you have never felt before. The sound of singing birds and the music from Toba Lake will take you to enjoy the nature. It can make all metabolisms in your body change to fresh. Your brain looks as a newly charged battery. If you feel not like this, it means you are stupid and need to go to a psychiatrist. Try to watch the song poetry that is the whole picture of the nature and race culture living in Toba Lake. Along traveling to Parapat town, you may see a marching of hills namely Bukit Barisan. Getting closer to this town, getting cooler you feel. At a place you feel entering a big entrance and from the tree apertures you may see a lake. In the past time, visitors did not see a lake but a poetry namely ‘Rimba Ciptaan” means forest creation in the far away, and then followed by seeing a lake. You may be at high place.
When you sit in the car, on the right side, you may see a beauty incredible view. Far away on the down side, you may see boats and you want to go there in a hurry to enjoy boating. In the remote view, you may see the greenish Samosir Island. All of these events caused you will arrive as soon as possible, but this is impossible since you are still far away. Your breath suddenly stopped, being hypnotized by something beauty. Remember if your stomach suddenly feels painful and you are not allowed to open the car door since you sit near a very deep valley. Then better you stop at the first stop for enjoy.
Take pictures for a sweet memory of amazing Toba Lake for your family. Take breath to inhall fresh air as a friendship symbol between you and the nature, which produces fresh feeling. So, once again you face an amazing thing, why not? You may imagine how the mountain exploded and formed Toba Lake. Unbelievably, that is the fact of this miracle. Try to close your eyes quickly to imagine a miracle event. There was an explosion, which trembled all the earth surfaces from North Pole to South Pole. This is the strongest explosion in the volcanic history. It makes the earth structure change. The larva ocean made reddish the surrounding nature, the fire splashing mixed with gravels at very high temperature of 2000oC, and finally to form an illustration as you see.
When you continue your journey to the lake, your car go down passing road like a snake and your driver must be carefully drive to satisfy your viewing the landscapes. Exactly at this time, you adore Toba Lake. The song of Toba Lake attracts you to admire its beauty and finally you enjoy the real nature. This song is purposed to create and imagine of Toba Lake to bring into your mind and your feeling to the real picture. Do not forget to sing the song on your journey to recall you on important features of the nature.

what the mystery behind the lake toba?”

2009-09-19T07:19:00.000-07:00

After I read the beauty of the lake toba. I am very interested, first, I felt that there was no lake toba beautiful lakes in this world. This is, in described in the book Dr. Ramli Sitanggang.

Secondly, What I want to say here, one of the highlights is the aboriginal leadership samosir island. You will find many symbols in the form of written words on the hobo living homes. in fact everyone is king hobo. The concept here is leadership, but one 3. If I as a hobo then,
First, I respect my subordinates
Secondly, I respect my boss
Third, I have respect for others
This concept, causing the hobo is open to anyone. mmm .... the ground is the term Batak Batak kings. If you can visit also called king. So very nice.
by, j. cris

Poetry namely ‘Rimba Ciptaan”

2009-08-26T01:45:00.000-07:00

The wind is smooth make your skin get interaction with new strange nature compared to your hot place but comfortable for your body. After passing over Siantar town you will feel cool that means it is the right way you go to the famous Parapat town. When the air getting warmer, it means that your driver goes to wrong direction. You need to discuss with your driver. During the journey to Parapat town located at the side of Toba Lake you may get uncertain feeling following the zig zag road.

On the way, of course, you can not sleep even though you already got heavy sleepy since your feeling already gone to another nature that you have never felt before. The sound of singing birds and the music from Toba Lake will take you to enjoy the nature. It can make all metabolisms in your body change to fresh. Your brain looks as a newly charged battery. If you feel not like this, it means you are stupid and need to go to a psychiatrist. Try to watch the song poetry that is the whole picture of the nature and race culture living in Toba Lake. Along traveling to Parapat town, you may see a marching of hills namely Bukit Barisan. Getting closer to this town, getting cooler you feel. At a place you feel entering a big entrance and from the tree apertures you may see a lake. In the past time, visitors did not see a lake but a poetry namely ‘Rimba Ciptaan” means forest creation in the far away, and then followed by seeing a lake. You may be at high place. When you sit in the car, on the right side, you may see a beauty incredible view. Far away on the down side, you may see boats and you want to go there in a hurry to enjoy boating. In the remote view, you may see the greenish Samosir Island. All of these events caused you will arrive as soon as possible, but this is impossible since you are still far away. Your breath suddenly stopped, being hypnotized by something beauty. Remember if your stomach suddenly feels painful and you are not allowed to open the car door since you sit near a very deep valley. Then better you stop at the first stop for enjoy.

musical instrument depicting lake toba
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The World Miracle

2009-08-14T20:11:00.001-07:00

From the geologic event, you may look how the history of Toba Lake formation is very amazing. The final process is the formation of an area with its unique and fascinating nature.

When you travel from Medan city to Toba Lake, you may feel rather hot around the city that you need to buy a handy fan to overcome your wet body. The handy fan you buy is the handicraft traditional handy fan made by various races in Indonesia. You are recommended to start your journey by passing Siantar to Parapat town. Your perspiration will stop when you come closer to this town. During the journey you may see paddy fields and gardens, which recalls you to a fertile region good for plantation like flowers, fruits, and the yellowish paddy

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TOBA LAKE SONG

Oh………. marvelous Toba landscape
You were born with earth explosion
Collapsed to create island
Erected highly hilly walls
Incredible untouchable canyons
Gravels splashing hearth remedy
Rivers giving sense of coolness
A variety of your cultures
A unique of your legend story
A natural of your friendliness
An elegant of your genuine scenery
The gigantic beauties
From the image of wild trees
The quiet hills featuring
The blue water glimmering
Creeping to your chest a fresh cool feeling
Creating a strange peaceful feeling
Broadcasting all around the world
Vocal : Widi
Music :Bransony
Composer:Dr. Ramli Sitanggang

Profile of Origin Tribe of Samosir Island

2009-08-09T05:45:00.000-07:00

In the year between 1965 and 1970 the roads around Samosir Island were still uncovered. Only certain vehicles and drivers could pass those roads and the journey took 8 hours. A variety of conditions has to be passed over from a steep road to a zig zag path. This island is surrounded by a lake. However, there is a bridge connecting islands and a mountain surrounding a little town namely Pangururan.

You may pass over the bridge to an area namely Sidikalang, which is famous with coffee plantation, which has better quality than coffee Robusta. You may pass roads with many turning points. During your journey you may view various trees that make you surprise and adore the unexploited nature. This place will remind you to a long time ago fabulous story when human lived on Stone Age. Sometimes you may take breath due to incredible nature during your journey. You will really be disappointed if you forget to bring a camera. After passing over a forest you may come to a hilly place with many fruit gardens. Here you may feel very cool until you forget to broadcast the beauty nature to all your friends. Long time ago the Samosir Island was occupied by the animism Batak race. This race preferred this land due to security and free from external disturbance. When they would contact to outsiders they would ride horses. They are coming from a group of old Malay, who like doing adventure. When they wanted to interact with the world outside they would present their culture for an entertainment. In Indonesia, this race is famous with their songs. They express their heart feeling by melancholic melodious songs as well as joyful songs. This is the cause that Batak songs are favorite songs in world wide. Their living style are very unique and different from many other races in Indonesia as well as in your country. They only have a king when they want to conduct their custom procession. The concept of their leadership includes three dimensions, those are to respect older people, to appreciate friends, and to promote and encourage young people. Their leadership is so democratic; therefore there is no power conflict. If you follow this pattern of leadership, you will be soon popular. In social culture structure they have family linking. The family name is the ancestor name that has been used until today. You may imagine, from generations to generations they use origin signs from their ancestors. A unique feature is found that they are not allowed to marry each other. There is a rule for a marriage and it has been a culture among them since long time ago. There are many family names, that every family knows who may marry them or not, and also how to propose a lady. In the past time, if someone married to a lady from the same family name, he would be accused of doing an illegal relationship and he would be punished by tightening his neck with a rope hanging by a stone and pushing him down to a lake. If a foreigner plans to marry a lady from that race, he has to undertake the custom procession to get a family name by spending a lot of money for the formal event usually equivalent to a cow rate. Furthermore, the proposal ceremony is conducted automatically follow the custom of family tradition. In the period of Dutch colonial occupation, this area was undefeated due to smart strategic defend and attack, and also possessing high spiritual power as well as their togetherness to challenge against the Dutch using their custom leadership.
The powerful men at that time demonstrated their good performance in horse riding using a double-eyed knife. Sisinga Mangaraja was the famous hero at that time. Their grandchildren like doing adventure to get knowledge outside and rarely come back. They have already been around the world. The typical behavior of this race is the simplicity of doing interaction with other people, behaves fair and sincere in working together as well as dislikes doing harmful actions to others. When they feel lonely in overseas they sing several melodious songs to overcome missing feeling to their home town.

The Magnificent of Beauty Toba Lake

2009-05-21T23:51:00.000-07:00

This book invites you to enjoy the nature beauty of Toba Lake.

This Book also illustrates the greatest volcanic explosion in the world's volcanic history that led to the formation of the Toba Lake.

This book is illustrated using three different aspects, namely intelligence, the beauty, also the nature of the Toba Lake. By reading this book, readers will find the fact that the three aspects given will help to broader their view as well as to refresh their body and soul. It is believed that positive mental and attitude should be enriched, either in quality or quantity.

Thus, this book is written to meet the expectation.please request to email :podoteko@gmail.com

Toba Lake Song

2009-03-28T20:12:00.000-07:00

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TOBA LAKE SONG