REPORT TEXT
Selaso
Jatuh Kembar
Selaso Jatuh Kembar
is the custom home in Riau Province. It is a kind of building like a traditional house (covered
walls, doors and windows) but its function is not to stay but to consultation
or customary meeting because it does not have a porch or room. Traditional
house of Riau in general is a stage house which stands on a pole with the
rectangular building.
It has a typical like Selasar which lower than the living
room as a gathering place thus it get nickname Selasar yang jatuh (down), in
addition each component of the architecture of Malay custom home building has a
value that is more than just a building component, but also has a deep meaning
and philosophy. Components that are owned by Selaso Jatuh Kembar consist of:
roof, attic, the wind hole, wall, floor, jenang, sento, alang, doors, wood
windows, stairs, kasau, gulung-gulung and the others.
Selaso Jatuh Kembar usually built appear a river because
of that malay people using the river as region of transpotation. So no wonder If
modern society find a lot of malay
villages located in along siak river, mandau and many small river in Riau.
Almost all part of Selaso Jatuh Kembar given decoration especially many ornaments
and carvings called sulo layangan lambai-lambai, klik-klik and also Salembayung
or Sulobuyung which implies recognition of God.
DISCUSSION TEXT
Riau
Ready For MEA
MEA is abbreviation of ‘Masyarakat Ekonomi Asean’ which has a pattern to integrate ASEAN economies by
establishing a system of free trade between member countries of ASEAN.
As we know, MEA is the term is given by Indonesia but basically it is same as AEC
or ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY. Riau Province which located in a strategic
location and rich in natural resources do not ready for MEA’s free trade.
In spite
of many controversial issues, many Riau peoples agree with the MEA program to this city. With this
program will be there an enhancement in
Human Resources in Riau and economy business Riau community
to be increase. Also in education, English become the second language of
Indonesia, especially in Riau and this capabilities can make there is equality
with others ASEAN community. Then, with the readiness of government to do
the newest program for MEA like coastal areas that will be utilized as an
employment for many people.
In other
hand, many people say that Riau will
lose competitiveness and it is not quite ready dealing
with other regions and other countries. Infrastructure is a major
problem and also add with the poverty problem. In addition,
spatial plans of RT RW in Riau Province is unfinished thus inhibiting
investment in this MEA era. In the term of public
services, Riau still far less than Jakarta and Surabaya even
though, geographically Riau is closer with MEA countries, especially
Singapore and Malaysia. Moreover, almost all Riau people have not been
able to using English to communicate with people.
As
a result of this pro and contra issues, the attendance of MEA program can not be inhibited, MEA very helpful
to support people's lives. So expected, Riau societies improve their science
to be ready to face MEA and Government run the program.
