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Date:
Thu, 22 November 2007 9:46 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
Agung "Big Dicky" Firmansyah Died
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Big Dicky
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Big Dicky on an interview for TV
infotainment program.
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Big Dicky |
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Julia Rahman, Deswita Maharani and
Adul, friends of Big Dicky in the TV program "Ngelenong Nyook"
televised every morning from Monday to Friday at Trans TV,
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The body of Big Dicky in the MMC Hospital,
Central Jakarta, before being taken to his brother's house in Jakarta then
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Friday 9 November 2007, a sad news appeared in
the media about the death of a TV comedian the fat Big Dicky, at the age
of 32 years old. His real name was Agung Firmansyah, somewhat similar to
my name. He and his huge body that seem like a mountain died around the
time when three famous mountains in Indonesia were showing increasing
activities, mount Kelud, mount Semeru, and mount Child of Krakatau.
His wife's name is Dianawati, like reminding
me with Lady Diana. His first name Agung was from Indonesian word which
has the meaning of "noble" in English.
His death was also like to remind me that if I
could die while having a strong consent to move out of this world though I
was in a wealthy situation, it would be more meaningful, like I mentioned
in my previous letter of the "Test".
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Date:
Thu, 22 November 2007 10:15 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
The Smoking Kelud
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Volcanologists observe the crater of
Mount Kelud at the Kediri regency, East Java September 23, 2007.
Hundreds of Indonesians have begun evacuating the slopes of a
rumbling volcano in East Java following increased levels of toxic
fumes and tremors, a local rescue official said on Thursday.
(Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters)
Reuters - Thu Oct 4,
3:37 AM ET
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In this photo made
available by the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysical Authority,
the Mount Kelud volcano emits steam and hot gasses from its
superheated lake Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 in East Java, Indonesia.
Farmers tended sugar cane and children rode bicycles in the shadow
of a killer Indonesian volcano on Sunday, defying warnings by
scientists that the smoking mountain was poised for a powerful
eruption.
(AP Photo/Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysical
Authority, HO)
AP - Sun Nov 4, 6:43 AM ET
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in the crater of mount Kelud before the billowing smoke appeared
(left) and after the billowing smoke raise to the sky (right). |
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Dome of the Child of Kelud has
occurred from the middle of the crater's lake, growing bigger
and bigger, occupied almost all of the space in the lake of the
crater.
foto.detik.com
photographer: Pool
18/11/2007 13:58
WIB
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Head of Mitigation and Volcano
logy
of mount Kelud, Mr. Surono, giving explanation about the
situation of mount Kelud.
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President SBY during a long
distance phone call with the Head of Mitigation and
Volcanology of mount Kelud, Mr. Surono, in presidential office
Tuesday 6 November 2007.
abror/presidensby.info
www.presidenri.go.id
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Villagers
wave as they travel in a truck heading home from Siman refugee camp,
a camp near Mount Kelud volcano in Kediri regency, Indonesia's East
Java province, November 8, 2007. Authorities have lowered the alert
level on Indonesia's steaming Mount Kelud volcano because of a
decline in its activity and advised people to return to their homes,
a government official said on Thursday.
REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA) Reuters - Thu
Nov 8, 6:07 AM ET |
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A policeman helps lift an elderly woman
into a truck as villagers return home from the Siman refugee camp, a
camp near Mount Kelud volcano in Kediri regency, Indonesia's East
Java province, November 8, 2007. Authorities have lowered the alert
level on Indonesia's steaming Mount Kelud volcano because of a
decline in its activity and advised people to return to their homes,
a government official said on Thursday.
REUTERS/Beawiharta
(INDONESIA) Reuters - Thu Nov 8, 6:20 AM ET |
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Men help
lift an elderly woman climb into a truck as villagers return home
from the Siman refugee camp, a camp near Mount Kelud volcano in
Kediri regency, Indonesia's East Java province, November 8, 2007.
Authorities have lowered the alert level on Indonesia's steaming
Mount Kelud volcano because of a decline in its activity and advised
people to return to their homes, a government official said on
Thursday. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA)
Reuters - Thu Nov 8, 6:48 AM ET
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REFILE - CORRECTING
DESTINATION OF TRAVELLING VILLAGERS Villagers wave as they travel in
a truck on their way home from the Siman refugee camp, a camp near
Mount Kelud volcano in Kediri regency, Indonesia's East Java
province, November 8, 2007. Authorities have lowered the alert level
on Indonesia's steaming Mount Kelud volcano because of a decline in
its activity and advised people to return to their homes, a
government official said on Thursday.
REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA) Reuters - Thu Nov 8, 6:21 AM ET
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This is to
Thank God about mount Kelud. Following my previous letter about mount
Kelud, the prediction of huge volcanic
eruption appeared to be not materialized as worried before. It seems like
God has answered my wish "....... now I wish the mount Kelud will stop
their explosive volcanic activities, so that people around the mountain
could live normally again........", a wish that I have mentioned in my
previous letter of "Increasing
Volcanic Activities of Mount Kelud" dated 3 November 2007.
What is more interesting was that instead of
huge eruption like predicted before, mount Kelud was billowing smoke, as
if smoking a cigarette. It was like responding to my sentence in my
previous letter of "Increasing
Volcanic Activities of Mount Kelud", whereas I wrote:"......this mount
Kelud is important to write here since it is located nearby the city of
Kediri, East Java, whereas there is a big factory of a Cigarette Company,
the biggest Indonesian cigarette company. When I needed some fund to
finance my efforts in getting the U.S. Immigration Visa in 1992, like I
wrote in my previous letter "Two
Outstanding Debts", it was from this cigarette company that I obtained
some cash of US $ 350 through their head representative in
Jakarta........"
Latest news mentioned that the energy of mount
Kelud has now created a new dome from the crater's lake, to become the Child
of Kelud. The dome has grown to 200 meters high and 300 meters in
diameter.
According to Mr. Surono, the head of
Mitigation and Volcanology of Mount Kelud, this has become a new history
for Mount Kelud. Previously Mount Kelud always produce "big bang" kind of
explosive eruption, the latest was in 1990, but now its eruption is
effusive, more slowly and soft eruption.
The important thing is whether this cancelled
of mount Kelud's huge explosive eruption contains a message from God for us to follow up
in relation with these letters, and what
kind of follow up should we take. Or should we wait for other stronger
message from God.
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