What do you think about Market? You may think the
place is where people purchase and sale, moms hang out, place of refreshing
place. Actually in general definition of market is meeting place between
sellers and buyers to conduct purchase and sale agreement.
A district namely Kuin,
Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, there is a very unique market namely Floating
Market. It names as floating market because this market is not on the ground
but in the surface of river. Merchantmen use Jukung (mean: boat) sell for living here. The interest thing is
purchasers have to paddle their boat where the merchantmen are located. A lot
of goods sell here, vegetables, fruits, and also fishes. Unfortunately, this market just
holds in the morning at 4:00 am
until 5.30 am. The situation of this market over this time will be quiet and
changed became traffic of Klotok (mean: Jakung uses engine boats). Therefore,
we have to wake up early morning ungrudgingly if we want to go shopping there.
Farid (www.miftah
farid.com) states that access to the Floating Market is really easy. If you go
early morning, on the edge of the Kuin River, there are many people who offer
to accompany you touring the Floating Market. Campus Lovers
could probably ride motorcycle until the edge of floating market is
interesting.