Five Days Battle in Semarang

The clashsed between Semarang youngsters and Japanese troops on October 14th to 19th 1945
was the heroic story that always commemorated as The Five Days Battle in Semarang. Every
year the celebration is held on large scale around the Tugumuda.

The monument was built on November 10, 1950 and inaugurated by President Soekarno on May
20th, 1953 as reminder of the Semarang youngsters struggling story. The building is located in
the area that captured so many of important event during the five days battle in Semarang which
took a place on Pemuda Street, Imam Bonjol Street, Dr Soetomo Street and Lawangsewu
building on Pandanaran Street.

The celebration itself not only resembled through ceremonial event, but also theatrical simulation
which depicted the heroic struggle of Semarang youngsters against Japanese troops. The
simulation become the allure for Semarang citizen.

The tourist come from all over city even from another country to see the heroic attraction in the
simulation. For sure, the roads heading out to Tugumuda are closed to arrange the simulation.
The simulation is made as close as possible with all the stories in the five days battle in
Semarang.
Pertempuran antar para pemuda Semarang dan pasukan Jepang pada tanggal 14 hingga 19
Oktober 1945 adalah kisah heroik yang selalu diperingati sebagai Pertempuran Lima Hari di
Semarang. Setiap tahun perayaan tersebut dilaksanakan pada skala besar di sekitar monumen
Tugumuda.

Monumen ini dibangun pada tanggal 10 November 1950 dan diresmikan oleh Presiden
Soekarno pada tanggal 20 Mei 1953 sebagai pengingat dari para pemuda yang sudah berjuang.
Tugumuda ini terletak di daerah yang merekam banyak peristiwa penting selama lima hari
pertempuran lima hari di Semarang yang berlangsung di antara Jalan Pemuda, Jalan Imam
Bonjol, Jalan Dr Soetomo dan bangunan Lawang Sewu di Pandanaran Street.

Peringatan itu sendiri tidak hanya berupa acara seremonial tetapi juga menampilkan seni
teatrikal simulasi yang menggambarkan perjuangan pertempuran para pemuda di Semarang
melawan pasukan Jepang. Simulasi pertempuran menjadi daya pikat bagi warga masyarakat
baik lokal maupun internasional.

                                                 
 
 Biography of Ir. Soekarno

Ir.Soekarno or the Bung Karno was born in Surabaya,East  Java on 6 June 1901. Bung Karno
has helped the country win independence from the Netherlands, Soekarno or Bung Karno also an
important figure in the struggle for Indonesian independence. He also is the originator of the
basic state called Pancasila. On August 17, 1945, Ir.Soekarno proclaimed Indonesia’s
independence with Moh.Hatta. Bung Karno is  Indonesia's first president on 1945-1967.
However, Sukarno was forced out of power, the Suharto, who formally became President in
March 1967.

         Bung Karno was the first president of Indonesia, also known as the graduate architect of
Hoge Technische School (now ITB) in Bandung with a major in civil engineering and graduated
in 1925. Raden Soekimi Sosrodihardjo is his father and his mother Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai.
Ir.Soekarno had nine wives. They are Oetari, Inggit Garmasih, Fatmawati, Hartini, Ratna,
Haryati, Endah Sanger, Kartini Manopo and Heldy Djafar.
Of his marriage with Fatmawati, Soekarno was awarded five children. Namely Guntur,
Megawati, Rachmawati, Sukmawati and Guruh. Megawati also became the fifth president of
Indonesia.

          In Jakarta, there are several buildings whose designs by Sukarno, the most famous
building is Masjid Istiqal, Monumen Nasional(MONAS), Tugu Selamat Datang and Hotel
Indonesia. During his life, Soekarno get Honorary Doctorates from 26 University in the country
and abroad.

          Ir. Soekarno Dead on 21th June 1970 in Jakarta, the age of 69 years. Because he suffered
from kidney disease. And was interred in Blitar, East Java.
To appreciate of Ir. Sukarno, a sports hall in Jakarta named Gelora Bung Karno. There are
University Bung Karno, there is also the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Cengkareng, and the
Proclamator monument at Jakarta.
Ir.Soekarno atau Bung Karno lahir di Surabaya, Jawa Timur pada tanggal 6 Juni 1901. Bung
Karno telah membantu negara tersebut merdeka dari Belanda, Soekarno atau Bung Karno juga
merupakan tokoh penting dalam perjuangan kemerdekaan Indonesia. Ia juga merupakan
pencetus negara dasar yang disebut Pancasila. Pada tanggal 17 Agustus 1945, Ir.Soekarno
memproklamasikan kemerdekaan Indonesia dengan Moh.Hatta. Bung Karno adalah presiden
pertama Indonesia pada 1945-1967. Namun, Sukarno terpaksa tidak berkuasa, Soeharto, yang
secara resmi menjadi Presiden pada bulan Maret 1967.

         Bung Karno adalah presiden pertama Indonesia, yang juga dikenal sebagai arsitek lulusan
Hoge Technische School (sekarang ITB) di Bandung dengan jurusan teknik sipil dan lulus pada
tahun 1925. Raden Soekimi Sosrodihardjo adalah ayahnya dan ibunya Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai.
Ir.Soekarno memiliki sembilan istri. Mereka adalah Oetari, Inggit Garmasih, Fatmawati, Hartini,
Ratna, Haryati, Endah Sanger, Kartini Manopo dan Heldy Djafar.
Dari pernikahannya dengan Fatmawati, Soekarno dianugerahi lima orang anak. Yaitu Guntur,
Megawati, Rachmawati, Sukmawati dan Guruh. Megawati juga menjadi presiden kelima
Indonesia.

          Di Jakarta, ada beberapa bangunan yang disain oleh Sukarno, bangunan paling terkenal
adalah Masjid Istiqal, Monumen Nasional (MONAS), Tugu Selamat Datang dan Hotel
Indonesia. Selama hidupnya, Soekarno mendapatkan Doktor Kehormatan dari 26 Universitas di
dalam negeri dan luar negeri.

          Ir. Soekarno Mati pada 21 Juni 1970 di Jakarta, usia 69 tahun. Karena ia menderita
penyakit ginjal. Dan dikebumikan di Blitar, Jawa Timur.
Mengapresiasi Ir. Sukarno, sebuah balai olahraga di Jakarta bernama Gelora Bung Karno. Ada
Universitas Bung Karno, ada juga bandara Soekarno-Hatta di Cengkareng, dan monumen
Proclamator di Jakarta.
 The Legend of Malin Kundang

A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived.
They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single parent because Malin
Kundang's father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his
mother

Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish.
After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in the town. One day,
when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant's ship which was being raided by a small
band of pirates. He helped the merchant. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the
pirates. 

The merchant was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to
sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone. Many years
later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews
loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading
journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him. The news
ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here”. An old woman ran to
the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. 

She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of being lonely after so long time. Unfortunately,
when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well dressed wife and his ship
crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged Malin Kundang
and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her "Enough, old woman! I
have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!" After that he ordered his crews to
set sail. He would leave the old mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and
angriness. Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn't
apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail

In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late
for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a small
island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly,
he turned into a stone.
 Legenda Malin Kundang
Dahulu kala, di sebuah desa kecil dekat pantai di Sumatera Barat, seorang wanita dan anaknya
tinggal. Mereka adalah Malin Kundang dan ibunya. Ibunya adalah seorang single parent karena
ayah Malin Kundang telah meninggal ketika ia masih bayi. Malin Kundang harus hidup keras
dengan ibunya
.
Malin Kundang adalah, rajin, dan kuat laki-laki yang sehat. Dia biasanya pergi ke laut untuk
menangkap ikan. Setelah mendapatkan ikan dia akan membawanya kepada ibunya, atau menjual
ikan yang ditangkap di kota. Suatu hari, ketika sedang berlayar Malin Kundang, ia melihat
sebuah kapal pedagang yang sedang diserbu oleh sekelompok kecil pembajak.

Dia membantu pedagang. Dengan berani dan kekuasaannya, Malin Kundang mengalahkan bajak
laut. Pedagang itu sangat senang dan berterima kasih kepadanya. Sebagai imbalannya pedagang
meminta Malin Kundang untuk berlayar bersamanya. Untuk mendapatkan kehidupan yang lebih
baik, Malin Kundang setuju. Dia meninggalkan ibunya sendirian. Bertahun-tahun kemudian,
Malin Kundang menjadi kaya. Dia memiliki kapal besar dan dibantu oleh banyak awak kapal
memuat barang dagangan. Sempurna dia punya istri yang cantik juga.

Ketika ia sedang berlayar perjalanan trading, kapal mendarat di pantai dekat sebuah desa kecil.
Penduduk desa mengenalinya. Berita itu berlari cepat di kota, "Malin Kundang telah menjadi
kaya dan sekarang dia ada di sini". Seorang wanita tua berlari ke pantai untuk memenuhi
saudagar kaya baru. Dia adalah ibu Malin Kundang ini. Dia ingin memeluknya, dirilis
kesedihannya menjadi kesepian setelah sekian lama. Sayangnya, ketika ibu datang, Malin
Kundang yang berada di depan berpakaian istri dan awak kapalnya membantah pertemuan yang
tua wanita kesepian. Selama tiga kali ibunya meminta Malin Kundang dan tiga kali ia berteriak
padanya. 

Akhirnya Malin Kundang berkata kepadanya "Cukup, wanita tua! Saya tidak pernah memiliki
ibu seperti Anda, wanita kotor dan jelek!" Setelah itu ia memerintahkan kru untuk berlayar. Dia
akan meninggalkan ibu tua lagi tapi pada saat itu dia penuh baik kesedihan dan angriness.
Akhirnya, marah, dia mengutuk Malin Kundang bahwa ia akan berubah menjadi batu jika dia
tidak meminta maaf. Malin Kundang hanya tertawa dan benar-benar berlayar
.
 Di laut yang tenang, tiba-tiba badai datang. Kapal yang besar rusak dan itu terlalu terlambat bagi
Malin Kundang untuk meminta maaf. Ia dilemparkan oleh gelombang dari kapalnya. Dia jatuh di
sebuah pulau kecil. Itu benar-benar terlambat baginya untuk menghindari kutukan. Tiba-tiba,
ia berubah menjadi batu.
 Snow White

Once upon a time there lived a little, named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and
uncle because her parents were died.
One day she heard her aunt and uncle talking about leaving Snow White in the castle
because they wanted to go to America and they didn't have enough money to take Snow White
with them.
Snow White didn't want her uncle and aunt to do this. So she decided to run away. The
next morning she run away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast, she run
away into the wood.
In the wood she felt very tired and hungry. Then she saw this cottage. She knocked but
no one answered so she went inside and felt asleep
Meanwhile seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There, they
found Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said; “What is your name?”. Snow
White said; “My name is Snow White”. One of the dwarfs said; “If you wish, you may live here
with us”. Snow White told the whole story about her. Then Snow white and the seven dwarfs
lived happily ever after.
 Putri Salju

Dahulu kala hiduplah sedikit , bernama Putri Salju . Dia tinggal bersama bibi dan
pamannya karena orang tuanya meninggal.
Suatu hari ia mendengar bibi dan pamannya berbicara tentang meninggalkan Putri Salju
di benteng karena mereka ingin pergi ke Amerika dan mereka tidak punya cukup uang untuk
membawa Putri Salju dengan mereka .
Salju tidak ingin paman dan bibinya untuk melakukan hal ini . Jadi, dia memutuskan
untuk melarikan diri . Keesokan harinya dia lari dari rumah ketika bibi dan pamannya sedang
sarapan , ia melarikan diri ke dalam hutan .
Dalam kayu ia merasa sangat lelah dan lapar . Lalu ia melihat pondok ini . Dia mengetuk
tapi tidak ada yang menjawab jadi dia masuk ke dalam dan merasa tertidur
Sementara tujuh kurcaci datang pulang dari kerja . Mereka masuk ke dalam. Di sana,
mereka menemukan Putri Salju terbangun . Dia melihat kerdil . Para kurcaci mengatakan , "
Siapa namamu ? " . Putri Salju mengatakan , " Nama saya Snow White" . Salah satu kurcaci
berkata , " Jika Anda ingin, Anda dapat tinggal di sini bersama kami " . Putri Salju menceritakan
seluruh kisah tentang dia . Kemudian Putri Salju dan tujuh kurcaci hidup bahagia selamanya .