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[Dunia] Indon mendunia lagi gan!! Plans for giant kuntilanak monster statue in Pontianak

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Post time 16-5-2017 04:16 PM | Show all posts |Read mode
Plans for giant kuntilanak monster statue in Pontianak in spotlight again after Daily Mail report
Ask any Pontianak resident the meaning of the name of their city, and almost all will tell you about its dark folkloric origin involving the kuntilanak , a terrifying vampiric spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
Legend has it that the city’s founder, Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie, upon settling in the area, was attacked by a group of kuntilanaks (also known as pontianak in Malay). Syarif and his army shot cannon balls at the spirits and banished them from the city (though many who live or have been to Pontianak swear that kuntilanak sightings are common in the city). He then named the city after the ghosts he banished, presumably out of some cruel sense of irony. To this day, citizens of Pontianak shoot cannons every Ramadan as a tradition to honor the spooky legend.
Back in January of this year, newly elected West Kalimantan Tourism Board head Kartius came up with the bright idea of milking the myth for some tourism money declaring his plans to build a large kuntilanak statue in the West Kalimantan capital.
Just how large? Try 100 meters of pure terrorstaring at people through its face-shrouding jet black hair. But at least people can go to the top of the statue for a picturesque view of Pontianak.
Kartius’ plan sparked a lot of discussion among the public and politicans about the feasibility and appropriateness of a monstrous kuntilanak statue, but concrete plans for its construction have not materialized yet.
However, Kartius and the city might feel more confident about the statue being a boost to tourism after UK-based tabloid the Daily Mailrecently ran a story on it.
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The Daily Mail ’s article, dated May 12, managed to spark renewed discussion about the statue in the Indonesian media and created a “story-ception” situation of sorts in which local publications (including us) are reporting on the story based on a famous foreign publication reporting on the story and so on…
While the Daily Mail ’s specifics about the kuntilanak statue are largely in line with what local officials have been saying, they did make quite an error by equating the kuntilanak with the ghost from the Japanese horror film ‘The Ring’. While both are terrifying and admittedly look quite similar, one must make the nerdy distinction that the ghost in ‘The Ring’ is that of a child while a kuntilanak is that of a woman who died while pregnant.
Unlike theplanned Jesus statue in Papua(with a proposed budget of around $37 million for the impoverished region), a kuntilanak statue in Pontianak would seem to makes more sense from an economic standpoint (West Kalimantan’s economic growth surpassed the national average last year), and may even yield income for the city if it does indeed boost tourism. As the Daily Mail put it, the kuntilanak statue could become just as iconic as Singapore’s famous Merlion statue.

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Post time 16-5-2017 04:19 PM | Show all posts



ni lg mendunia... berebut ttp duduk dlm komuter yindon
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Post time 16-5-2017 05:33 PM | Show all posts
agak agak bila ye indon nak klaim pontianak malaysia?
so boleh la pontianak ni semua berambus dari malonsia
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Post time 16-5-2017 05:41 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
Hahaha so vongok
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Post time 16-5-2017 05:45 PM | Show all posts
Wei seram lah malam2 orang nak lalu sengal, tentu2 setan2 sume besidai kat patung tu, abis eksiden orang nanti dikacau nya
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Post time 16-5-2017 06:46 PM | Show all posts
AbukRokok replied at 16-5-2017 09:33 AM
agak agak bila ye indon nak klaim pontianak malaysia?
so boleh la pontianak ni semua berambus dari ...

kami pontianak yg ada ni pun dah tak terkemarau dah .. apa guna nak klem lg? ..buat menyemak je para para ponti ni.. nanti jd  overcapacity mcm banduan yg terlepas haritu
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Post time 16-5-2017 06:48 PM | Show all posts
Ayda89 replied at 16-5-2017 09:45 AM
Wei seram lah malam2 orang nak lalu sengal, tentu2 setan2 sume besidai kat patung tu, abis eksiden o ...

ah takdenye setan nak bersidai2 bagai ni .. ingat kain baju ke
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Post time 16-5-2017 06:51 PM | Show all posts
'Tahniah' indognesial garudadaku....'mendunia' sesangat...
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Post time 16-5-2017 08:52 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
dinopower replied at 16-5-2017 04:19 PM
ni lg mendunia... berebut ttp duduk dlm komuter yindon

Waduh2..tempat duduk je kot. Lebih elok la berdiri,boleh jugak hilang sekalori dua..
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Post time 16-5-2017 09:15 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
EJALTI replied at 16-5-2017 06:51 PM
'Tahniah' indognesial garudadaku....'mendunia' sesangat...

@tirawa @angin_air tu kutilanak jantan  
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Post time 16-5-2017 10:24 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
kawan aku pernah jumpa benda ni di kuala krai
dia naik bukit waktu petang,  baling kayu ke pokok nak kutip buah berangn
tup tup,  kayu melayang balik ke dia
dia nampak. dlm. semak. lembaga rambut panjang,  tangan dan badan bersisik hijau
mata merah saga
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Post time 16-5-2017 10:42 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
pyropura replied at 16-5-2017 01:15 PM
@tirawa @angin_air tu kutilanak jantan

Porumer2 indon jongos lahanat tuh kuntilanak pondan kaki sentap meroyan...
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sekngucing replied at 16-5-2017 10:24 PM
kawan aku pernah jumpa benda ni di kuala krai
dia naik bukit waktu petang,  baling kayu ke pokok na ...

kuntilanak ke tuh? aku da la suka driving je g kelate
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Post time 17-5-2017 08:24 AM | Show all posts
Kerêta_Angin replied at 16-5-2017 06:48 PM
ah takdenye setan nak bersidai2 bagai ni .. ingat kain baju ke

Wakaka habistu bangga sangat sampai buat patung, jadi port setan ponti lah nanti buat konsert mengilai2
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Post time 17-5-2017 11:43 AM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
kentel replied at 17-5-2017 07:52 AM
kuntilanak ke tuh?  aku da la suka driving je g kelate

tak pasti,  tp sejak tu dia tak naik bukit tu sampai sekarang
makhluk tu badan separuh aje...
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Post time 17-5-2017 11:51 AM | Show all posts
Tak buat sekali ke tugu kuntilanak Mayang Prasetyo yang kena masak dengan laki konkesen die kat OZ tue?
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Post time 17-5-2017 11:54 AM | Show all posts
As the Daily Mail put it, the kuntilanak statue could become just as iconic as Singapore’s famous Merlion statue


katanyaaaaa........
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 Author| Post time 17-5-2017 11:57 AM | Show all posts
sekngucing replied at 17-5-2017 11:43 AM
tak pasti,  tp sejak tu dia tak naik bukit tu sampai sekarang
makhluk tu badan separuh aje...

tapi aku tak kutip la buah berangan..cuma lalu je
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 Author| Post time 17-5-2017 11:58 AM | Show all posts
Bedah.Cun replied at 17-5-2017 11:51 AM
Tak buat sekali ke tugu kuntilanak Mayang Prasetyo yang kena masak dengan laki konkesen die kat OZ t ...

patut buat tugu tinja....baru boleh klaim budaya indog dkt UNESCO yang indon punya BABS dan lempar tinja di KEDUBES...
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Post time 17-5-2017 06:20 PM | Show all posts
Ayda89 replied at 17-5-2017 12:24 AM
Wakaka habistu bangga sangat sampai buat patung, jadi port setan ponti lah nanti buat konsert meng ...

tu ler pasainya ..

ah tapi biorkan je ler yer.. dorg nak kenang balik zaman kerajaan ponti dedulu la tu .. hihihihihi
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