Malang News and Photos

I took this photos of Kali Brantas three days ago. I was attending a gathering in one of my friend house. The house is located behind the Cor Jesu Elementary School – Malang. Kali Brantas is the biggest river in East Java. On rainy season, the water is a problem for Surabaya, but in dry season – as you can see here, the water is not that much.

This is the south west corner of Cor Jesu Malang. As a part of Dhira Bhakti Foundation, Cor Jesu has many schools, from kindergarten up to vocational school . The building on the left is belong to Cor Jesu Elementary School, while the building with orange wall is part of Cor Jesu Junior High School.

This is the Malang Ursuline's Monastery in 1910's. Take a look at main building, it had two floors. In 1947, during the first class action by the NICA, the buliding was nearly vanished. It was totally burnt down. I took this picture on October 10, 2008. Compare it to the previous picture, and you can see that it only has one floor only. It is now become the main building of SMAK Cor Jesu. One side of the inside buildings in the Monastery. It is now used as the Cor Jesu dormitory. This is the Cor Jesu Chapel. Actually it is only a chapel belong to the Monastery, but later on, it is also used as the 'church.' The Cor Jesu Junior High School yard. As a part of Ursuline Monastery, the Cor Jesu Junior High School is located at the right side of the buildings. This picture is taken a few weeks ago, from inside of the monastery. Take a look at those arches. This is the Cor Jesu Church taken from the Cor Jesu Vocational School Balcony. Ursuline itself has some schools under it...

Malang is a fast growing city. What we are seeing now is much different from what they were in the past two or five years ago. But somehow, there are many places that are kept from being changed. Jalan Ijen for example. You can really compare what it loooked like in 40's with what we might see today. Or the Ursuline's monastery on Jalan Jaksa Agung Suprapto. It's red bricks patterned wall has been the main icon of Malang since the 1900s. This blog is trying to show you, how far Malang has been changed and developed. Wait for my next post.