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Erotic Dangdut

This video is a sub culture in Java called Dangdut Pantura. Dangdut is a downbeat music style that popular in Javanese culture derived from Hindustan. Pantura is a north region of Java island. Some people would mistakenly call this kind of performance by calling it Dangdut Koplo. That's not true. Dangdut Koplo is actually a sub genre of Funkot , a sub of House Music, with emphasis on Dangdut element. This stage play actually derived from a traditional dance Jaipong . There is nothing lewd from Jaipong. The dancer play her body elegantly as the music makes this mystically charming. An art that enticing yet seems spiritual. The Stage Show Unfortunately, this dance grow on people's culture as sexually innuendo. I don't know since when but it was there since long a go. In people's show, e.g. traditional wedding, circumcision and so on, they often invited traditional band to perform this dance. Thanks to a culture called Saweran combined with Dangdut   the dance be...

Why Not GMO

There is nothing wrong with GMO, except it would lead farmers dependent to its source. Many GMO seeds produced without seed. Some even have been tampered to only last one or two generation. I know that electronic industry also makes their component cheaper and not-last longer so there would be a cycle of refreshed demands. It is sickening to me. And to put that practice also to poor farmers... The prominent problem of GMO to me is not about the GMO itself. It is how far human greed tainted the seeds. Of course, the problem of GMO also the question of life. Would this product makes the other varieties gone? This might not pose a problem, but would really redefine what humanity is. Don't get me wrong. I'm also not that alergic to GMO products. I long for seeds that could withstand environment without using antibiotics or insecticides. As of now, I would not endorse GMO because of the social factor. May be someday I'll accept GMO. But, because of the current practice...