
Hello! My name is Ayunda Larasati Pramito, but you can call me Laras. I am 11 years old. I am from East Lombok, in NTB (Nusa Tenggara Barat), Indonesia. My hobby is drawing. I am extremely happy to participate in the Enikki competition for the first time!
The other day, my friends and I went out to play engklek, a traditional Indonesian hopscotch game for two to five players. We draw square patterns on the ground or floor using chalk or a stone. The players take turns throwing a piece of tile or stone, called the katuq, into the first square. They then hop on one foot through the squares in order, skipping the one that contains the katuq. After we had played engklek for a long time, we rested in a bale, a traditional Lombok house. The Lombok islanders build bales with clay and bamboo and top them with thatched roofs. Another name for bale is bale lumbung. Interestingly, people coat the floors and walls of the bales with cow dung to maintain the structures' durability.
My father took our family to the beach. On the way, we came upon a gendang beleq performance. The gendang beleq is a traditional drum of Lombok that the performers play by beating the drumskin with sticks held in both hands. The performances frequently accompany the drumming with dynamic dancing.