Jumat, 20 Januari 2017

FLOATING VILLAGE TORASIAJE

Living in the middle of sea is fearful, but Bajo’s ethnics think differently. When I first time traveled to Floating Village Torasiaje, I was excited by a large number people lived in. At least, three reasons cause it being an impressive destination.

Natives of Torasiaje, Tribel Bajo, have many experiences sailing on the sea. Historically, they came from Malacca Strait to find missing princess. King of Bajo commanded some of them shipping to Indonesia. After a long time, her daughter was found in Bone Empire (South Sulawesi) and married with its prince. Therefore, some of Bajo’s ethnics stayed in Indonesia. 

Currently, traveler can find a lot of floating houses. Since 1926, more than 245 buildings was exsisted and occupied by 1,200 dwellers. To prevent building’s damage from natural factors, such as sea  water, animal and other seaweed, woods were used for dominant materials. Jak Sompah, Village Chief, said that government supported the existence of Torasiaje. Ten houses a year had planned to build for low income communities.     

Moreover, ship is used to move from one place to another. It’s extremely helpful as main transportation. Its cost is only IDR 5,000 each trip. It has length about 2.5-3 meter but capable to carry 10-12 persons.

All of these reasons, histories of Bajo, floating buildings and unique transportations, made me feel so amezed. I will never forget this moment.