Bambang Harsrinuksmo

[ganjawulung]

Less than a year before he passed away in 11th Desember 2003, Bambang gave me this book. (The title, “Orang Biasa” or Ordinary People). A draft of his otobiography (printed with computer, maybe only three copies). He asked me to read the draft, before it would be published for his own family. (He died before the book was ever published).…

The story of his life is interesting. Especially about “six days in coma”, when he was unconscious between 9-15 September of 1996. (The first chapter in his draft book). He tried to reconstruct his memory, during the “dying days” of 1996. What did he see in coma?

He felt like in a very long rock cave, very dark, lighted only by “bara api” , kind of ember or live coal… Not like dreaming, but he felt like real… Doctor said, he should had died in 1996. But yet, recovered again before died in Desember 2003.

Ganjawulung

[Marcokeris]

Thanks Ganja.
I never met mr. Harsrinuksmo and now you give me the confirm he was an extraordinary person. Thanks a lot again

[John]

Thanks for sharing Ganja. I had the privilege of an email exchange with the Bambang shortly before his passing and I like the man, a gentleman.

[ganjawulung]

Dear Marco, John, and All,

About one or two year before he died, Bambang Harsrinuksmo also had a "brilliant idea" of issuing certificate of keris. (This is one example of his certification, please look at this pics): http://www.heritageofjava.com/keris/sertifikat_01.html

Maybe this is the only one "commercial side" in the life of Bambang. But Bambang -- in my opinion -- tried to be objective in certificating kerises. And like as if certificate of "graduation" in schools, it has "identity photo" of the keris itself...

Unfortunately, this certification had stopped as he passed away in 2003.

Ganjawulung

[David]

Sorry, i see nothing "brilliant" about a keris certificate. Opinions on keris are so subjective at times. One "experts" opinion can sometimes vary greatly from another. I find the certificates issued to be fairly useless except as a selling ploy to the uneducated. No matter how "objective" you believe Bambang was in this process it was still only an opinion.

[Raden Usman Djogja]

Originally Posted by David

Sorry, i see nothing "brilliant" about a keris certificate. Opinions on keris are so subjective at times. One "experts" opinion can sometimes vary greatly from another. I find the certificates issued to be fairly useless except as a selling ploy to the uneducated. No matter how "objective" you believe Bambang was in this process it was still only an opinion.

Yes David, it is useless if we stay in themodern finacial market which most of aspects protected by system and law. However, in the keris world, sometiems people must deal with low moral traders.

For instance, in my hometown, when I pretended as a debutant in Keris (actaully I am still a debutant till the end of the day ), the trader told me that he was a member of a prominent keris club in my town. Moreover, his keris has been evaluated by his colleagues and classified as a high quality treasure. Then, as expected, finally he opened the price which almost higher than the sky As I remembered, I hd not ever met him in the club.

So, by written analysis, low moral traders will think twice whenever they want to claim that theirs have been evaluated by Mr. so and so.

Most probably, most of keris lovers here have ever faced a bad experience called as "KEBLONDROK", havent they?


warm regards,

Usmen

[Raden Usman Djogja]

David,

I am sorry not translating "keblondrok" in English. I dont know the proper translation of it. Keblondrok is the situation that somebody pay much more effort than he should. Oh.. no.. no.. I dont know how to express keblondrok. It is a funy word.

warm salam,
Usmen