Wake up, time to greet the Sun

The sun is up, and it's time to go rollin'...

April, two thousand thirteen, twenty eight, Gili Lontar, Sekotong, Lombok Barat.
Waking up on a deserted island can be quite a thrill for some, and a scare for other. I prefer the prior, and the sense of adventure is growing within me. I am not a big enthusiast on outdoor survival, but we do have some times where we just have to gather all the available resources, and keep on going.

The pointy ball of spikes on the picture is Spinnifex grass, or some call it "rumput lari-lari", a tropical version of western movie Tumbleweed. It goes running when blown by the wind. Quite interesting to play with on the sand, with just a handful of people around.

The island itself is captivating, the white sands, clear blue water, crashing waves going on and on, the coral reef, and the fresh almost unpolluted air, and the cawing of seabirds. We spent a night there camping, making bonfire and all, grilling fishes, octopus, potatoes and shellfishes. IT's nice to get so close to the nature, that the beauty and silence almost choking you, in a good way. Because you have been exposed to way too many pollution and urban life. A getaway, you may call it. I prefer hugging the ripple,  caressing the sea urchins, schooling with the little green fishes and floating over the giant table coral.

I will post some more with more pictures and the whole story, meanwhile just enjoy the sun, wherever you are, because it is a privilege you can enjoy, only as much.

Niki, Denpasar 04 May 2013

Hello Earthling...

Greetings from the sea and under.

You have been occupying the land and exploiting the sea for a long time, since you're existence that is. It's not a very long time compared to the age of Earth itself, but hell, you do inflict a lot of damage to your own land and to us that belong to the seas and oceans.

Yes we do live in the same planet, we share the atmosphere, the oxygen derived from both trees in land and coral reefs in the sea. We face the same sun and moon, and yet, you decide to rely on your technology alone, after getting knowledge from the nature and environment, and turn it against its true knowledge possessor. Claiming every inch of land and water, for the benefits of your own kind, even fight between yourself for patches of earthen soil.

This is what our border used to look like, still stays like this in certain places. the sandy beaches, that you love the most.

But take a look underwater. See what is happening here. Instead of colorful coral reefs and tropical fishes, all we see is dead corals and rubbles. We even thank you that the water is still clear around here. In other places, its so murky and smells. Your waste, trash, fuel exhaust, are polluting our water. Both mine and yours.

Oh, yes... you do need water too...
and we do live in this interweaving ecosystem, this biosphere that although as hard as you try to resist and escape with all your technology and comfortableness, still you need energy and air and water and all that comes from nature. Sure you have made improvement that makes better and better crops, plants and animal strains by cross pollination, domestication, tissue culture, biotechnology, and everything else that goes with it.
But for how long.
another millennium?
a decade?
or just enough time for you to see your children born and then see the world collapsing?

think.

01.12.2010
niki out.