Asal Usul Nama Buleleng dan Singaraja

Asal Usul Nama Buleleng dan Singaraja

Di Bali, hidup seorang raja yang bergelar Sri Bagening. Sang Ra­ja memiliki banyak istri, dan istri ter­­­akhirnya bernama Ni Luh Pasek. Ni Luh Pasek berasal dari Desa Panji, dan ma­­sih ke­­turunan Kyai Pasek Gobleng. Su­a­tu waktu, Ni Luh Pasek mengandung. Oleh suami­nya, ia dititipkan kepada Kyai Je­lan­tik Bogol. Tak berapa lama, anaknya pun lahir. Anak itu diberi nama I Gede Pa­sekan. I Gede Pasekan mempunyai wi­­ba­wa besar sehingga sangat dicintai dan dihormati oleh pemuka masyarakat mau­pun masyarakat biasa.

Suatu hari, ketika usianya menginjak dua puluh tahun, ayahnya berkata pada­nya, “Anakku, sekarang pergilah engkau ke Den Bukit di daerah Panji.”
“Mengapa ayah?”
“Karena di sanalah tempat kelahiran ibumu.”

Sebelum berangkat, ayah angkatnya mem­berikan dua buah senjata bertuah, yaitu sebilah keris bernama Ki Baru Se­mang dan sebatang tombak bernama Ki Tunjung Tutur. Dalam perjalanannya, I Gede Pasekan diiringi oleh empat puluh pe­nga­wal yang dipimpin Ki Dumpiung dan Ki Dosot. Ketika sampai di daerah yang di­­­­­­­sebut Batu Menyan, mereka bermalam dengan dijaga ketat oleh para pengawal secara bergantian.

Saat tengah malam, tiba-tiba datang makhluk ajaib penghuni hutan. Dia meng­ang­kat I Gede Pasekan ke atas pun­daknya se­hingga I Gede Pasekan dapat me­lihat pe­­man­dangan lepas ke lautan dan da­ratan yang ter­­bentang di hadapannya. Ke­tika dia me­­man­dang ke arah timur dan barat laut, ia me­li­hat pulau yang amat jauh. Ketika me­­li­hat ke arah selatan pemandangannya di­­halangi oleh gunung. Setelah makhluk itu pergi kemudian terdengar bisikan.

“I Gusti, sesungguhnya apa yang te­lah engkau lihat akan menjadi daerah ke­kuasaanmu.”
Keesokan harinya rombongan itu me­­lan­jutkan perjalanan. Meski sulit dan pe­nuh rintangan akhirnya rombongan I Gede Pasekan berhasil mencapai tujuan, yaitu Desa Panji, tempat kelahiran ibunya.
Suatu hari, ada sebuah perahu Bugis yang terdampar di pantai Panimbangan.Warga setempat yang dimintai tolong tak mampu mengangkatnya.

Keesokan harinya orang Bugis pemilik perahu itu meminta tolong pada I Gede Pasekan.
“Tolonglah kami, Tuan. Jika Tuan ber­hasil mengangkat perahu kami, se­bagian muatan itu akan kami serahkan kepada Tuan sebagai upahnya.”
“Kalau itu keinginan kalian, saya akan berusaha mengangkat perahu itu,” jawab I Gede Pasekan.
I Gede Pasekan segera memusatkan pikiran. Dengan kekuatan gaibnya, perahu yang kandas itu berhasil diangkatnya. Se­ba­gai ungkapan rasa terima kasih, orang Bugis itu memberikan hadiah berupa se­tengah dari isi perahu itu kepada I Gede Pasekan. Di antara hadiah itu terdapat dua buah gong besar. Sejak saat itu I Gede Pasekan menjadi orang kaya dan bergelar I Gusti Panji Sakti.

Kekuasaan I Gede Pasekan mulai me­­­­luas dan menyebar sampai ke mana-mana. Dia pun mendirikan kerajan baru di Den Bukit. Kira-kira abad ke-17, ibukota ke­rajaan itu disebut orang dengan nama Su­ka­sada. Kerajaaan I Gede Pasekan itu ber­­kem­bang hingga ke utara. Daerah itu ba­­nyak ditumbuhi pohon buleleng. Oleh karena itu, pusat kerajaan beralih ke wi­la­­­yah itu. Wilayah itu pun diberi nama Buleleng.

Di Buleleng dibangun sebuah istana megah yang diberi nama Singaraja. Nama ini menunjukkan bahwa penghuninya ada­lah seorang raja yang gagah perkasa lak­sana singa. Namun, ada pendapat yang mengatakan bahwa nama Singaraja arti­nya tempat persinggahan raja. Barangkali ketika sang Raja masih di Sukasada, se­ring singgah di sana. Jadi, kata Singaraja berasal dari kata singgah raja.

Penulis: Yulia S. Setiawati

Mengajarkan Pengendalian Diri Kepada Anak-anak (Bagian 1)



Pengendalian diri adalah kemampuan yang penting untuk dipelajari oleh anak-anak. Pengendalian diri menyangkut memiliki kendali seseorang atas tindakannya sendiri. Pengendalian diri juga berarti dapat membedakan mana yang benar dan mana yang tidak.

Anak-anak harus diajarkan pengendalian diri sejak usia dini sehingga mampu membuat pilihan-pilihan sendiri dalam bertindak dan bertanggung jawab atas tindakan mereka tersebut.

Mengajarkan kemampuan pengendalian diri kepada anak-anak akan membantu mereka bergaul dengan orang lain, membuat pilihan-pilhan yang bijaksana dan membuat mereka aman. Mengajarkan pengendalian diri dimulai dari dini dan merupakan proses yang tak pernah berhenti.

Orang tua yang bijak memahami bahwa tiap anak adalah individu yang memilki kehendak sendiri. Kehendak anak dan kebutuhannya untuk bertindak sesuai keinginannya sendiri harus berimbang dengan kebutuhan orang lain dan batasan-batasan pada diri kita untuk menjamin keamanan dan kelangsungan hidup.

Mengajarkan pengendalian diri kepada anak meliputi membantu mereka untuk:
·         Berpikir sebelum bertindak
·         Mengendalikan impuls
·         Mempertimbangkan konsekuensi yang akan diterima
·         Membuat pilihan yang aman dan dapat diterima

Strategi Umum dalam Mengajarkan Pengendalian Diri kepada Anak-anak
Penting untuk memilih sasaran yang sesuai dengan usia anak. Cobalah dulu sasaran  yang mudah, dan jika ingin berhasil, pilihlah satu sasaran dan untuk selanjutnya tentukan lagi sasaran yang baru.

Untuk anak usia pra sekolah, sasaran yang tepat dapat meliputi tidak menyela pembicaraan dan tidak bertengkar dengan saudaranya. Untuk anak sekolah dasar, sasaran yang tepat meliputi peraturan jam tidur dan menunjukkan kemarahan dengan cara yang benar misalnya tidak memukul dan tidak berteriak.

Beberapa strategi yang sering membantu anak-anak belajar bertingkah laku dengan pengendalian diri misalnya:

·         Time Out: Ajarkan anak-anak untuk melakukan jeda atau “time out” untuk menyingkir dari situasi dimana mereka merasa marah atau kesal.

·         Ajarkan dan berikan perhatian: Anak-anak dapat belajar menahan diri untuk tidak menyela pembicaraan orang lain dengan memperhatikan kapan orang lain tidak sedang berbicara sehingga mereka dapat bergabung. Pastikan bahwa anak cukup mendapat perhatian pada waktu yang tepat sehingga anak tidak merasa tidak diperhatikan dan menyela dengan tidak sopan.

·         Berikan penghargaan yang tepat: Anak-anak memerlukan umpan balik yang positif yang konsisten agar dapat belajar bertingkah laku yang baik. Pujian dan perhatian sangat berharga bagi anak seperti juga halnya waktu-waktu spesial bersama orang tua. Pastikan anak-anak anda tahu tingkah laku seperti apa yang anda harapkan dari mereka.

·         Gunakan aktivitas khusus yang dirancang untuk mengajarkan pengaturan diri: Orang tua dapat membantu mengajarkan anak-anak bahkan yang masil kecil (usia 5-8 tahun) cara-cara meningkatkan pengendalian diri dengan menggunakan aktivitas-aktivitas berikut ini. Cara-cara ini meliputi mengatasi situasi-situasi “Menginginkan sesuatu yang tidak dimiliki,” memahami perasaan, dan mengendalikan kemarahan

Sumber :

Behavior Problems, Teaching Young Children Self Control Skills, The National Association of School Psychologists, http://www.nasponline.org/resources/handouts/behavior%20template.pdf

Teach Your Children  Self Control, http://www.teachkidshow.com/teach-your-child-self-control/

Watch Britney Spears' 'I Wanna Go' Video

Britney Spears is fed up with stupid questions and she isn't afraid to show it. The pop star's video of her latest single I Wanna Go begins with Spears entering a press conference and being asked several ridiculous questions by the paparazzi including 'Can you confirm reports that you're pregnant with Brad Pitt's love child?' and 'Britney, does this suit make me look fat?' In response to the final question - Is it true that you hate puppies? - Spears takes a page out of Cee Lo's book and replies F*** you. F*** you. F*** you while pointing at specific journalists. So just to be clear...are we to assume that she doesn't hate puppies then?

Britney continues to vent her frustration about the media throughout the video with lyrics, “Lately people have me all tied up/ There’s a countdown waiting for me to erupt.” Might I point out that she's saying all this while flashing people on the street and submitting to a police frisk a little too willingly. But yes, poor Britney for always getting so much attention from the press. I think I've heard this sob story before in her song Piece of Me. We get it, you feel misunderstood, but let's move on.


As far as music videos go, I've seen way better. For one, it was seriously lacking in choreography. I'm a big fan of having back-up dancers, so there's not just one lone person grinding on everything. For another, Britney - you're pushing 30. It may be time to hang up the slutty outfits. But the song has a good beat and the lyrics are catchy, so I"m sure it will make its way up the music charts this summer. My favorite part was where Spears has a face-off between herself and the paparazzi and her weapon of choice to destroy them is...a microphone. Talk about negative feedback.

Source: EW

Britney Spears Battles Paparazzi in "I Wanna Go" Video

Who knew a microphone could make for such an effective weapon?

Britney Spears proves just that in her new video for "I Wanna Go," which finds the pop princess doing battle with cyborg-like paps.

That is, when she's not dropping F-bombs at a press conference, flashing folks on the street and grabbing a fan's rear end.

Check it out after the jump and let us know what you think. And be sure to watch till the end for a cool little homage to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"...

Tobey Maguire Sued Over Poker Game, DiCaprio, Damon, and Affleck Also Involved

Looks like Spider-Man got caught in a web - a gambling one. Tobey Maguire, along with over a dozen other high profile Hollywood celebrities are being sued in connection with a mega-millions illegal gambling ring that ran high-stakes underground poker games. Maguire allegedly won more than $300,000 from a Beverly Hills hedge fund manager who embezzled investor funds and orchestrated a Ponzi scheme as way to pay off his debts.

Brad Ruderman, the CEO of Ruderman Capital Partners lost $25 million of investor money in poker games held at the Beverly Hills hotel, Four Seasons, and the Viper Room on Sunset Boulevard. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were said to have played in the no-limit Texas Hold 'em games.
Others members who are facing hefty lawsuits include billionaire businessman Alex Gores, The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes, Welcome Back, Kotter star Gabe Kaplan, Paris Hilton's sex tape partner, Rick Salomon, record label owner Cody Leibel and Las Vegas nightlife entrepreneur and real-estate developer Andrew Sasson.

After being convicted on two counts of wire fraud and two counts of investment adviser fraud, Ruderman is set to serve time in a Texas jail until 2018. The people Ruderman embezzeled from are filing civil suits against those who won big in the illegal poker games, hoping to get back some of their money (good luck). But put your minds at ease ladies, DiCaprio, Affleck and Damon are not being sued. It would be illegal to put such gorgeous men behind bars anyways.

According to the lawsuit filed against Maguire in the United States Bankruptcy Court, these were "exclusive events, by invitation only, and that there was a regular roster of players consisting of wealthy celebrities, entrepreneurs, attorneys and businessmen." A source commented that Maguire won as much as $1 million a month over a period of three years. The trustee claims though that Maguire is "not entitled to receive the transfers from the Debtor, which transfers were compromised of improperly-diverted investor funds." California law states that it's illegal to play for money at underground poker clubs, but supposedly none of the participants are under criminal investigation. Maguire has hired an attorney to defend the allegations against him and argue that the games were not illegal. Yes, because everything about this seems on the up and up Tobey.

Does anyone else find it completely disturbing that our economy is still in the toilet yet celebs are gambling with all this money like it's nothing? There are much better ways to be spending your money boys: charities, the educational system, cancer research centers, online entertainment sites. Just saying.

Source: Radar Online

The Daily Shuffle: Lindsay Lohan Discusses House Arrest

  • Lindsay Lohan talked to Life & Style about what it's been like to be under house arrest. She said, "I'm a very social person, and I like being outside, especially in Venice Beach. I'd like to get out more -- just going out and having dinner. I was really upset about not being able to go to my little brother's birthday party. He just turned 16. That bummed me out." Apparently, her confinement hasn't even blocked her from continuing her professional life. "I've been having a lot of work-related meetings. Sometimes my friends come over. And I get to see my sister, Ali, which is nice," she said. She also seems to realize that the experiences she's put herself in don't necessarily mean she can just say "work-related meetings" and have us blindly go with it. - MSNBC


  • If the wedding between Crystal Harris and Hugh Hefner had taken place, a two hour special entitled Marrying Hef was to air on Lifetime on July 13th. It has now been postponed, obviously because Crystal Harris left Hef just days before the wedding, and it will now have a "runaway bride" theme. As expected, but not wanted. - Contact Music


  • According to autopsy results that were released this morning, Ryan Dunn and Zachary Hartwell died on Monday morning due to a combination of blunt force trauma and the fire that engulfed Dunn's Porshe. - E Online

Spielberg, Shmielberg. Megan Fox Keeps Her Movie Career Going

Steven Spielberg may not want to have anything to do with Megan Fox. But that doesn't seem to be slowing the gal down at all.

Sure, director Michael Bay told GQ that the Oscar-winning filmmaker had him get rid of the actress before rolling on the latest Transformers flick after Spielberg (the movie's executive producer) supposedly took issue with Fox's comment that Bay "wants to be like Adolf Hitler."

However, it looks like the stunning star may not need that film franchise, anyway.

Fox has just landed a cameo in The Dictator, the upcoming comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen that is currently in production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, what her role will be exactly is being kept under wraps. Looks like we may have to just wait for its release next May.

But that isn't Fox's only post-Transformers gig. The 25-year-old actress recently completed work on the dramedy Friends With Kids starring Kristen Wiig, and she'll be keeping busy later this summer shooting Judd Apatow's movie This Is Forty, a spinoff film to Knocked Up.

So what do you think? Was Fox's firing actually a blessing in disguise?



Megan Fox "highlighted her hard nipples"

Megan Fox is arguably the most beautiful and sexy celebrity in the world right now, thanks to her breakout role in the blockbuster Transformers.

But her fans have had their eyes on this sexy brunette for years, ever since she wore a bikini on Hope & Faith and showed off her tight body on Two and a Half Men.

With her full lips, firm ass, and fuck-me eyes, Megan wowed us in How to Lose Friends and Alienate people, especially when she wore a wet gown that highlighted her hard nipples!