Cempaka Culture and Tourism: Sharks lure tourists to islands

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Friday, November 9, 2007

Sharks lure tourists to islands

Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Jepara

"That's amazing! I can't believe I'm looking at sharks with my own eyes. Until now I've only seen them on TV," said Ratna.

Ratna, a girl from Banjarnegara in Central Java, had just arrived at a shark breeding facility on Menjangan Besar island some 90 kilometers from Jepara, Central Java.

The facility, owned and operated by Satmoko, has two shark pools located on the beach that are open to the public. An attractive stone barrier separates the large, naturalistic pools from the ocean. Bushy corals and a variety of other marine life thrive here.

However, Ratna decided not to take a dip. In one pool there were 20 adult black sharks, many 1.5 meters long. Swimming alongside them in the second pool there were 30 baby white sharks.

"I have been running this facility for 20 years, so its much older than Karimun National Park," said Satmoko, referring to the protected status of the islands.

He told The Jakarta Post it all started as a hobby and because of his fondness for sharks and other sea creatures.

To populate the aquarium, Satmoko, a former fisherman, purchased some baby sharks that were caught near the island. Satmoko's partner Ismiyati and two assistants help him run the aquarium.

The shark hatchery isn't a business enterprise, he explained. So, it's open to the public and there is no charge. "I don't receive a cent. I'm just happy that people can visit and enjoy the sharks and the environment."

Everyone who visits the nursery gets to see sharks close up. True thrill seekers are allowed to enter the pools and swim with the massive fish.

Besides sharks, Satmoko also breeds clown fish, tiger fish, rainbow fish and various other decorative species.

Ismiyati said the facility required up to 20 kilograms of fish per day to feed the sharks.

Satmoko and Ismiyati financed the facility themselves. They said they were willing to provide young sharks to individuals or institutions interested in shark breeding.

"I don't set a price (on hatchlings). I just need enough money to cover delivery costs," he said, adding that he had just sold a 40 centimeter shark to a buyer in Pati, Central Java for Rp 800,000.

The facility also recently provided a three-meter white shark to Sea World in Ancol, Jakarta.

Satmoko said he hoped the facility would play a role in luring visitors to the island chain.

"I hope they will have a wonderful time and share their experience -- the beauty of Karimun Jawa -- with friends back home. Hopefully, this will increase the number of visitors."

The island is one of 27 in the protected island chain and boasts picturesque landscapes and relatively little environmental damage. Only four islands are inhabited.

Visitors to Karimun Jawa can go swimming, sunbathing, fishing and diving.