Morning in Pangkep

Sun set on pankajene (pangkep) river

where is the land?

how can i go to school?... :)

dunno, what for is it? location: mouth of pangkaje'ne' river

intime going back to home town

these photo were captured in 2006.
This was a journey to my father's home town, i've never been here since i was 7 years old, its almost 20 years ago!. its an island in makassar strait southern of sulawesi. 1 and half hours by air plane from surabaya to makassar, then 30 minutes from makassar's air port to pangkajene' by car, and get a boat to laiya island... my home town... it takes 1 hour from pankajene' to get the paradise... surely.. its a paradise...

My father is a bugisness, an ethnic of indonesia that most of them are fisheries. they living in main island of sulawesi (celebes) or in many small islands around sulawesi, in makassar strait. Their home are made of wood, roof of "nipah" somekind of coconut tree's leaf. Home it self is upstairs, "basement" usually used as warehouse, to put their tools, sampan (small boat) etc.

Laiya island ... approximately 100 families living at this island and most of them is living in sulawesi right now. Until 10 years ago, this island has many ship entrepreneur, the ships sailing across the strait to Borneo and others island to gather meals, woods, fertilizer etc.. they were wealthy. their sons is set to be a sailor and sailing since their a young boy.

Since marine transportation changed, traditional ship were left, they were left.. those stuff are carried by much larger cargo. The island are left by the inhabitant to get a better life. you might find many broken ship at the beach, the ships that was bringing life for their children..