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DEMOCRACY in Indonesia is at a crossroads, with the majority of her population fearing for her future.

Contributors Byron Black Sophie Chavanel Polly Christensen Karen Davis Tess Joyce Colin Marshall David Metcalf Eamonn Sadler Antony Sutton Donny Syofyan Paul V. Walters Matthijs Wiggers Kenneth Yeung

President-elect Joko Widodo aka Jokowi would not have become mayor of Solo, followed by mayor of Jakarta, and certainly not future President of Indonesia if it weren’t for Indonesia’s democratic law of direct regional elections. This system has allowed the public to

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elect 500 governors, regency chiefs and mayors, producing leaders from the people. Sadly, during the last few days of the current Indonesian parliament a bill was passed, which, should it be approved by Mahkamah Konstitusi (the constitutional court), will end direct regional elections, plunging Indonesian democracy back into the dark ages.

The bill will only allow voting through the regional legislative councils (DPRD) to elect governors, regents and mayors, which means the elite already in power will keep the power, and will no longer be in the hands of the nation’s people. Prabowo Subianto, loser in the presidential elections, is reported to have led this vote in parliament, with little discussion and transparency surrounding its decision.

Even Jokowi was shocked at the news, as he said in a press conference in Bali, “Saya saja kaget, apalagi rakyat.” (“Even I’m shocked, let alone the public.”)

He continued by saying that if this law was passed, we need to demonstrate.

Surveys show that 80% of the people want to keep their law on direct regional elections and several petitions have been launched online and offline, in an attempt to stop this law from

being passed. Please join with your signature if you care about Indonesia’s democracy, regardless of where you’re from. There are many people who have little more than a voice in Indonesia, so please, let’s ensure they get to keep theirs in the future.

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Featured Researching Indonesian Jews

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Business Profile Terje Nilsen of Ray White Paradise

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Obituary In Rememberance of Douwe Sol

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Culture Changing Faces of Batik

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Meet the Jakarta Expat Lens ter Wee of Eastern Promise

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Restaurant Updates Tapas Movida's Makeover

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Meet the Bali Expat Kazuya Takami of Warung KZU

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Scams in the City Child Scammer Nets Minister

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Lifestyle A Little Bit of Melbourne in the Heart of Seminyak

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Worthy Causes Stray Puppies Get a Helping Hand

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Food and Drink Hunting Vollkorn in Jakarta

Light Entertainment Questions, Questions, Questions

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Faces of Indonesia Pak Al Fauzi

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Under the Sea The Dangers of Diving

Observations Car-Free Day: To Be or Not to Be

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Travel Balikpapan at a Glance

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Announcements Events

Classifieds & Business Directory

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Featured

Donny Syofyan is a lecturer at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences at Andalas University. Despite majoring in English literature, his interests are wide and varied. He is a regular writer for The Jakarta Post and Republika. Feel free to contact him at donny.syofyan@gmail.com

very helpful to me in data gathering.”

Romi attributes this to Judaism’s characteristics as an exclusive religion, not relying on the need of propaganda.

In his research, Romi has discovered that most of Indonesia’s Jews live in Jakarta.

Those with Jewish descent, especially in Jakarta, often partake in holy day celebrations, but they have never been made public, such as the Sabbath prayer, Pesach, Shavuot, or Sukkot.

Researching Indonesian Jews

By Donny Syofyan

Conducting research on unpopular ideas and marginalized people is not an easy task in this country. This is particularly true as they are regarded as a common enemy seen from the mainstream perspective or beliefs. This is what Romi Zarman faces in his efforts to research Indonesian Jews.

While researching on Indonesian Jews, he honestly admits that he could not capitalize on any great opportunity available, due to the government’s lack of aid. “I get nothing from the government. It does not care about me.” He assumes that it is to do with religious sensitivity of the Muslim and Jewish relationship.

“Indonesian Jews demur at appearing in an open manner, considering the public perception of Judaism and Israel.

Oftentimes Indonesian Jews conceal themselves, since the state does not recognize Judaism as one of the official religions in this country,” he said in a recent interview.

Things are worsened as most of the Indonesian Jews remain exclusive and closed off. “The biggest obstacle in my research is that most of Indonesia’s Jews are closed, making it difficult to obtain the data. Granted, some are open and

“Some time ago I was invited by a nongovernment organization (NGO) in Jakarta to present my paper on this issue, Keturunan Yahudi di Jakarta: Pernikahan, Agama dan Anti-Semitisme (Jewish Descendents in Jakarta: Marriage, Religion and anti-Semitism). There are no synagogues and rabbis in Jakarta; they want Judaism to be recognized as one of the official religions in Indonesia.

They are still waiting for it to this day,” he said.

In terms of demographics in this country, Romi elaborated that there are approximately 2,000 Jewish descendents in Indonesia at this time, consisting of Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews. They are spread in Aceh, Dumai, Pekanbaru, Jambi, Lampung, Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Cirebon, Manado, Samarinda, and many other places. According to the non-Jewish population of Indonesia, the Jews are perceived as subscribing to Judaism.

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His interest in Indonesian Jews is traced back to his senior high school period.

Until now he is unsure as to why he has such an interest in researching the history of Judaism in Indonesia. “Some Jewish descendents in Indonesia have said it was a sign that I was Jewish. But I am not so sure,” he smiled.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Romi Zarman is now pursuing a Master’s degree in the Department of History at Andalas University, concentrating on the history of the Jewish community in Indonesia. His book, Yudaisme di Jawa Abad ke-19 dan 20 (Judaism in Java, 19th and 20th century) examines the Jews and Judaism in Java over the 19th and 20th centuries. In this book, Romi elaborates that anti-Semitism by the European Church in the 18th century in Java created a profound traumatic effect, which was almost incurable throughout the 19th century. The Jews hid their identity, although the Dutch government more loosely provided religious freedom for Jews.

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IN THIS COUNTRY, ROMI ELABORATED THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2,000 JEWISH INDONESIA AT THIS TIME, CONSISTING OF ASHKENAZIC AND SEPHARDIC JEWS.

“This perception is misleading. They are mostly Christians and Muslims. As for Jewish Muslims, they are very solid and good. Unfortunately, some Islamic Fundamentalists question their religious expression and methods. Indonesian Jews largely live in Jakarta and Manado,” he explained.

Despite their Jewish background, Indonesian Jews are dissimilar to those in Israel and the United States.

“Indonesian Jews have a strong bond with this country.” This then breaks the presumption that Indonesian Jews have no sense of nationalism.

Regarding the possible Indonesia and Israel relationship, in his paper Indonesia And Israel: A Relationship In Waiting, published in Jewish Political Studies Review 17:1-2 (Spring 2005), Greg Barton wrote that trade flows and people-topeople ties between Israel and Indonesia have steadily improved since the Oslo DoP was signed in 1993. He asserted that a lesson to be drawn from the experience of Abdurrahman Wahid is that people-topeople links, and in particular academic exchanges, are much more important than is commonly realized.

Looking into the country’s historical data, Romi finds that the Jews were around under the Dutch colonisation. In the early 20th century, the Jewish population in Padang, as written by Hirsch in “Joodsche toestanden in Indie VII” (NIW 22, 37e Jrg [1901]), reached 28 people.

“Around 40 percent of the Jewish population in the colonial period embraced Judaism. But the fact is that the Jews kept their identity concealed by not building any synagogues and rejecting any distinctive Jewish appearances. They hid their identity until the establishment of the Association of Jews in the Dutch East Indies (Vereneging voor Joodsche belangen in Nederlandsch-Indie) in 1927 at Batavia.

It also had its branch in Padang.”

In addition, Romi emphasized a unique situation of the Jews under President Soekarno’s administration. Despite his anger due to Israel’s savage methods to oppress Palestinians, Soekarno was of the belief that Judaism must be respected and subject to recognition in Indonesia.

“Although President Soekarno seems to have been anti-Western and appeared harsh toward Israel, marked by his boycott against Israel’s participation in the Asian Games in Jakarta and Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung in 1955, Judaism was recognized as one of the official religions in Indonesia,” he reminded.

When asked about his hope for the future in terms of his research, Romi continued, “What I am doing is simply f or a scholarly purpose. Like it or not, we need to recognize Indonesian Jews as part of Indonesian history. They belong in our historical mosaic and treasures.”

OBITUARY

IN REMEMBRANCE OF DOUWE SOL It was a hot day in Ancol for the Adidas race. I was breaking down around six kilometres in the race when I heard a Dutch voice from behind saying, “Come on, keep going, let’s run together.” I ran side by side with this big guy with an even bigger smile, and thanks to his encouragement, I digged deeper and we managed to pass the finish line together.

In the years to follow, Douwe became one of the well-known runners in Jakarta and lots of runners have had the pleasure of running with him. He was always in for some fun during the run — exploring, chatting, taking selfies.

He mobilized a team to run for charity, running 24 hours on a treadmill, and he participated in the Rotterdam Marathon every year without fail. This year he finished his first “Ultra” with the 89km Comrades Marathon. There was no stopping Douwe with his indomitable spirit to keep going.

We were continuously challenging each other on Nike+, tracking each other's runs and distances, as well as during the weekly runs of Jakarta Free Spirit through the kampungs of Jakarta. Sometimes I was a bit stronger; many times Douwe was the stronger runner. But we always stayed close together, enjoying the easy camaraderie. It was this effortless knack he had of connecting with whoever he met that made Douwe a great friend to many.

On one fateful day, everything changed. During one of his training runs, a tragic accident took Douwe away from us.

The running community in Jakarta grieves for the loss of our running friend. Our runs will not be the same as before. But each of us is grateful that our lives have been touched by him in some way or the other.

Our hearts go out to Douwe’s wife, Desiree and their son, Kaay.

Douwe doing what he really loved, running

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MEET THE JAKARTA EXPAT

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Lens ter Wee General manager of Eastern Promise Bar and Restaurant in Kemang

By Angela Richardson

Lens, I’m sure many of your patrons would like to find out more about the man behind the face. Tell us the true story of how you ended up here in Indonesia in 1997.

Well, I decided to take my CELTA (English Teaching Certificate) at TBI in Jakarta. The initial idea was to teach and travel my way around Southeast Asia for a few years. When I passed the course however, TBI offered me a job and so I stayed and never left. Jakarta can quite easily suck you in like that.

How did you go from teaching English to managing a very successful pub in 2006?

When a small Dutch bar called BuGils opened in Taman Ria Senayan, I’d finally found ‘my local’ and I soon became a (very) regular customer there. In fact, I became so regular I started to get asked to look after the place when their manager was away on holiday. In return for this, I’d get free beers, which was great because I love beer and my teaching salary was hardly enough to pay my BuGils bar bills. After a few years of sitting at their bar, the manager asked me if was interested in joining him to take over the Eastern Promise (EP) in Kemang.

At first, I combined the teaching and setting up EP, but after one exhausting year I said farewell to the former and I never looked back.

You have one of the most social jobs there is. What’s the hardest part of being a bar and restaurant manager?

Would you recommend your job to any of our readers?

Working many evenings (including weekends) is starting to take its toll a bit as I get older. Most nights in EP are quite lively and a lot of the customers are also my friends, so it’s hard not to have a drink.

Yes, that is definitely the hardest part! But I love my work and maybe I was cut out for it.

From the start I was given a lot of freedom to implement my own ideas and run EP ‘my way’. I never had any proper training for this kind of work but it ain’t rocket science and I learned by doing. I am still learning. Besides being sociable I guess it’s important to be flexible and a little creative.

Stay on top and ahead of things and love your customers! Would I recommend this job? Sure!

For those readers who haven’t heard of your establishment, could you give us a bit of background information? When did it first open, who is behind it, what do you provide your guests, etc.?

Eastern Promise was established in 1989

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early 70s with names like The King’s Head, George & Dragon and The Eye of the Wind (in Ratu Plaza). In 2006, the BuGils Group took over management of EP after Carl had fallen ill and was forced to move back to the UK. However, his legacy continues. EP’s famous British curries come from Carl’s recipes. The original chef, Pak Heri, still works here and most of our curry guys have also been here over 15 years. Our delicious chicken and mushroom pie is named after Carl.

Another thing we do rather well is sell beer, including Guinness & Kilkenny draught. On Friday and Saturday nights, our beer garden is packed for the live music and our separate sports bar is very popular for watching live EPL, AFL, rugby, Dutch football, cricket, etc. We do our best to offer something for everybody.

We also have darts, two pool tables and even a kid’s playroom. For many people EP is their local, just how BuGils used to be mine. I am quite proud of that and I wish to thank all the wonderful, loyal staff and the many regulars throughout the years for keeping us ticking and for creating such a fine buzz.

Tell us the funniest story you can recall from one of the nights at Eastern Promise.

A lot of our nights end with people dancing on the bar. Things can get pretty wild sometimes and a lot of funny, crazy stuff happens. You know, we’ve had our (un)fair share of floods at EP and it is definitely funny to see how some of our regulars continue to come to the pub despite the ‘high tide’, even if it means they have to take off their shoes and pants, use gerobak, and climb neighbouring walls.

Your pub offers the renowned ‘Pressure Hour’, whereby patrons can enjoy free-flow beer for an hour on Friday evenings, so long as nobody leaves the room or visits the toilet (and your regulars are pretty serious about this).

How did you come up with such an idea?

The idea came from one of our regulars and especially in the early years it helped put us back on the Jakarta pub scene map. Often newcomers to Jakarta had heard about ‘that crazy beer promo’ before they knew about EP. We have now done over seven years of Pressure Hour and not one is the same. We’ve even had customers use FBI crime scene tape to close off the toilets and bar exits to stop people from ‘breaking the pressure’!

You’re quite the creative event organizer. Your last anniversary party

FROM THE START I WAS GIVEN A LOT OF FREEDOM TO IMPLEMENT MY OWN IDEAS AND RUN EP ‘MY WAY’. I NEVER HAD ANY PROPER TRAINING FOR THIS KIND OF WORK BUT IT AIN’T ROCKET SCIENCE AND I LEARNED BY DOING.

was a massive 25-day-long celebration.

Tell us a bit about it and what do you have in store for your 26th anniversary?

Well, our 24th anniversary last year was a 24 hour event, so it seemed only logical to celebrate 25 days long this year. We gave away 25 barrels of Bintang, we had beach parties in our parking area and special ladies and quiz nights, among others. Also, like the previous year we had patrons join a challenge to come here for 25 consecutive days and drink (at least) one Bintang on each visit. All participants were given a personal stamp card. We had 10 winners (survivors) who were given a 25 million bar credit to share, as well as a visit to the Multi Bintang Brewery. Next year? 26 weeks?

BuGils players are usually recruited in the pub, but interested readers can also send me an email. We sponsor two teams in the league. The other team, the Lions, still need players. Neither team really train but some of the guys play futsal on Tuesdays.

You’re the assistant coach of the Bugils Football Club. Tell us more about this.

We play in the JIFL and compete with 11 other expat teams almost every Saturday.

Thanks Lens! To get in touch, please e-mail: lensterwee@gmail.com

What would you say is the best thing about life in Jakarta?

It never ceases to surprise me.

If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you bring with you?

A beer, a deck chair and a hat?

MEET THE BALI EXPAT

LL. Wing is a NYC artist and writer.

“WE WANT TO MAKE FOOD EVERYONE CAN EAT EVERY DAY; NOT RICH GOURMET FOODS WHICH SHOULD ONLY BE ENJOYED OCCASIONALLY.”

Kazuya-san, where are you from in Japan?

I was born and raised in a small village south of Nagasaki, although I have lived and worked in Italy and Australia before coming to Bali.

What brought you to Bali?

To make a long story short, I was working at a restaurant in Japan and my boss had been surfing in Bali a few times.

He loved it over here, and dreamed to have a restaurant.

So I came here initially on his behalf to check out the business prospects for us. I never left! Our partnership dissolved over time, as it’s very difficult to explain the Bali condition without being here, but I stayed on in Bali.

For six months, I looked for a job and just enjoyed living my new and different life here.

MEET KAZUYA TAKAMI OWNER OF WARUNG KZU who shares his love of food and music and how Bali changed his life.

By LL. Wing

As my money was running out, I eventually found a position at a Japanese Restaurant, Kaizan on Jalan Oberoi, and worked there for over two years. It was a great experience and I learned a lot about the restaurant business here in Bali.

How did you become a chef?

I was always into different foods and always enjoyed the preparation of it. When I was growing up, I always got involved if someone was making food. When I was old enough, I started working in restaurants and eventually became a chef.

I have never been a serious Japanese Chef. I have done some travel and have been influenced by many different cuisines from different cultures. But I am more influenced by what I can get at the markets; what fresh product is available.

How has Bali changed your life?

Completely. Bali created a whole new life for me. I found my Italian wife and we soon had a daughter, who is already five years old now. And of course, now we have two restaurants. And a team of staff that help me feed the hundreds of expats and travellers that come for our food.

I find life less stressful here, as it is in Japan. Japan is also very established and it is hard to get a foot in the door. Indonesia is more open on a different scale from what I knew before. Here you can go right to the source for supplies and products; not too much red tape.

Of course, there is stress everywhere but much less in Bali.

Here the culture still respects the importance of ritual.

There are also many interesting people from all over the world being creative and actively enjoying their lives.

We are now seeing extremely fast growth in Bali but the lifestyle still remains more laid back and there is not the pressure to constantly work. That said, I am always busy working, but I enjoy what I do so it’s not really like ‘work’ for me.

How did KZU come about?

When my wife became pregnant it became obvious I needed more income to support us all, so I had the idea to make a small warung, My first place was a little bamboo building near Golden Village in Seminyak. I rented it for 15 million for the year, made a small renovation, found

someone to help me cook and clean up, and we started opening for lunch with fifteen dishes a day. Now we do about 50.

Step by step, people started coming for the food and as a meeting spot. It was mostly local expats and travellers. Within six months, the clientele grew until we were making 120 lunches a day in a two-metre square kitchen! It was crazy, but everybody loved the place! It soon became obvious we needed a bigger location. It was time to step it up.

At about this time I met Marcus Mcentee, an Australian expat who ate at my warung regularly. He had a lot of experience in building and business in Indonesia and was looking to set up a healthy fast food brand and offered me a partnership. Discussions went on for a year while we tried to find a good location. Eventually we found a perfect location on Jalan Drupadi.

I love the design of KZU on Jalan Drupadi. It’s very simple, open and cool. Who is responsible for this?

My partner and friend, Marcus. He loves to build and customize everything. He even builds our fridges and kitchens and so forth. We have fun trying new things and keeping things quite urban industrial with rusted panels, bare concrete walls and stencilling logos on walls, while also designing for maximum air flow and light; keeping the venue cool and comfortable. We each have different skill sets and different areas of expertise, so we are not competing on any level; rather we complement each other.

What is the secret of your popularity?

Good ‘clean’ food at a great price, and enough choices that you can eat there every day if you want, many of our patrons do; some twice a day. It’s just easy. You walk up to the display, point at what you want, pay and within seconds you’re snacking away at a table or walking out with your takeaway.

We want to make food everyone can eat every day; not rich gourmet foods which should only be enjoyed occasionally.

Our food is seasonal and local.

Customers don’t have to wait. They choose what they like and are served immediately. That’s why we are constantly making food and people can see the kitchen and know their food is made in a clean environment following the highest standards. It is comfortable to just drop in alone to eat and meet people. We wanted to keep that comfortable environment of the small warung.

I love the music here. Do you create the playlist?

Yes, KZU is all about the music. I listen to music on and off for 12 hours a day in my restaurants, so over time I have found that I like the real music, not stuff made by a computer. I like to hear real voices with real people touching strings. I love to mix the old music from the sixties and seventies. We also make sure we have music in the kitchen; people are always moving and it is good to have good music to move to.

What brings you joy in your life?

All things which bring us great joy take a lot of work.

My work and my family bring me the most happiness in my life. Being here in Bali and doing what I love brings me great joy.

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Lifestyle

E-nnovation Paul V. Walters is a bestselling author of two novels, Final Diagnosis and Blowblack. He is temporarily living in Sanur while he completes the trilogy.

A Little Bit of

in the Heart of Seminyak

by Paul V. Walters

Gmail adds Mission Impossible feature with self-destructive emails Google Chrome users can install a tiny app from the Web Store that can supercharge any Gmail account by adding a handful of additional features to the sending options.

Just visit the Chrome Web Store and search for ‘mxHero Toolbox’. Install it and restart your browser or open Gmail in a fresh tab. An additional button will appear next to the send button when you compose a new email. Features include sending self-destructing emails that disappear five minutes after reading, tracking clicks on any link or attachment, sending emails at a specified time and more.

When one thinks of Melbourne, it’s the small lanes tucked away off the main streets that creates the charm of the city.

Small coffee shops, eclectic boutiques, tattoo parlours and hole-in-the wall bars add a refreshing ‘edge’ away from the hustle of the big, brash malls and stores that populate this urban sprawl.

It was therefore refreshing to find a little bit of Melbourne’s laneway culture tucked away in the heart of fast-growing Seminyak.

Seminyak today is a far cry from the place it was just a few years ago, with the main streets now populated by many of the big western brands that line thoroughfares crowded with pedestrians and the traffic oozes like thick molasses along the clogged arteries.

Gang 14 is perhaps not the sexiest name for a small street off Jl. Raya Seminyak, however one has to take but a few steps into this little street to be away from the noise, the crowded pavements and those intrusive big box stores. It is a virtual oasis of calm.

Take a charming, rather run area, add a benevolent landlord, ten or twelve small traders from all walks of life, sprinkle in a dash of creative spirit and voila! A funky new area is born. You won’t find the big brands lining this charming little street, rather it’s an Aladdin’s cave of homeware stores, restaurants, coffee shops and a tiny bar that goes by the name of Jealous Lovers.

A second St. Lukas outlet also live here, building on the success of their flagship store in Batubulan and it was this shop’s owners who encouraged me to come down and meet their fellow traders.

The street itself is made up of two story buildings lining each side of the laneway and the traders have worked together to make the ‘common’ areas a pleasant retreat from the noise and traffic of Raya Seminyak. What I like about Gang 10

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Walking from store to store I am welcomed with open arms and offers of food and drink from those running the small warungs and coffee shops. Their enthusiasm is boundless and one can see that these people are determined to make it in the cutthroat hurly burly world that Seminyak has become.

I start my mini tour by stepping into Warung Jogi, run by an ex pro surfer Andre, who hails from Jogjakarta and is of Dutch and Javanese decent. An unfortunate viral complaint, that cost him an eye, ended his surfing career and so he and his wife decided to take the plunge and offer up traditional Javanese cuisine in this little laneway and, so far so good. I come away from their restaurant with a ‘do it yourself’ packet of Wegang Uwuh, a health drink made up of leaves from the trees that shelter the graves of the kings of Jogjakarta. It bodes well for the rest of my tour!

Across the lane, the effervescent Presi ushers me into her all-day dining emporium that carries the Brazilian name Fayola, meaning lucky. Her parents hailed from Ambon and Manado and she washed gently ashore on Bali eight years ago and promptly married and Englishman! This is an all-family business with mum in attendance when she is in town.

Next door is the tiny speakeasy with the rather catchy name, Jealous Lovers (named I think after Jealous Lover, a famous racehorse from Victoria), run

by Mace and his long time partner Catherine. Leaving behind the rule driven environment of Melbourne three years ago, they have set up camp at the end of the lane and a more charming watering hole would be hard to find.

It is tiny; put about 10 patrons inside and the place would be considered packed! Mace has probably one of the more laid back people I have had the pleasure to meet and this flows through to the ambience of the place. And, if after a few whiskeys from the well-stocked bar, you decide to get a tattoo, take the stairs to the second floor where a minute tattoo parlour will ink you up.

Cave and Cove is another tiny homeware store that designs and manufactures their own jewellery, rugs and a host of other items, run by a Canadian, Cole and his wife Sabrina. The two met in Jakarta four years ago and drifted south to Bali and started a family and this charming little business. Cole hails from deep in the mountains of Canada where the winter temperatures drop to a chilly minus 60 degrees Celsius, so one really can’t see them heading north anytime soon.

I wind up back at Saint Lukas and a final chat with owners Leo and Liz, whose small store always seems to be filled with laughter and creativity. They design their own brands and are constantly reviewing, changing and discussing new designs for t-shirts, caps and the like.

Their infectious spirit embodies just what this ‘secret’ little lane is all about and having spent just one afternoon there, one can feel that this group of ‘gypsies’ who have set up camp in Gang 14 will add some much needed charm to the ever expanding Seminyak.

If you are out and about in this part of the world, don’t miss it, as if you never go, you’ll never know.

Gang 14 Jl. Raya Seminyak, Bali

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FOOD & DRINK

Hunting Vollkorn in Jakarta

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Byron Allen Black is a retired Canadian Grand Prix motorcycle racer with world points in the 350cc. class. He currently works as an English-language copywriter and poofreader, and lives in a kampung house on the banks of the Ciliwung, in Condet, with 7 vicious monkeys

Animo Bread Culture No. 69 Jl. Kemang Raya Tel. +62 (021) 719 2681

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I will open my odyssey to modern Jakarta bakeries with a spoiler: Animo is the clear winner.

Would I summon the nerve to barge uninvited into the Soviet Embassy, to plead — not for asylum — but for rye bread?

The plan was to walk into the Russian Embassy and ask whether any of the diplomats’ wives made heavy bread, and if so, whether I could plead with them to sell me an extra loaf. Having arrived here in 1988, I pursued my first order of survival: Locate. Black. Bread.

For without my vollkornbrot, pumpernickel, kraftkorn, dark rye or nine-grain bread I knew I would pine away, miserable and

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forlorn. The country’s simple explanation is that food – and bread specifically — is a very serious business.

I decided against approaching the Russians.

I had already experienced one ‘false dawn’ when I first spotted Holland Bakery — the one with the kitsch windmill turning lazily on the roof. Five hundred varieties of white flour, sugary, gooshy and mostly tasteless buns, loaves, rolls and cakes, and not a sign of anything natural. A colossal disappointment.

Kem Chicks

Jl. Kemang Raya no. 3-5, Jakarta. Tel. (021) 71790065 Also a branch in the basement of Pacific Place (Sudirman Central Business District, just off Semanggi cloverleaf)

→ Eventually I discovered Vineth Bakery breads, sold along with other bakery items

in Kem Chicks, Jakarta’s oldest expatriate-oriented market. Most were tasteless whiteflour numbers, but there was a handsome Pain de Campagne, an acceptable sourdough and what then was the best kraftkorn in Jakarta. “No!” I commanded the daffy young thing heading for the slicer, “Please don't cut up that nice loaf!” Where I come from we break bread.

This charming coffee house features a cornucopia of freshly-baked pastries, rolls and breads; celestial aromas greet you if you visit late morning, and you can enjoy hot bread, fresh from the oven.

Passion for baking is Animo’s motivation, and owners Muhammad Abgari, aka Agam, and his wife Fasty Adriani Putri founded Animo based on their love for fine bread.

I happened to show up before noon, just as loaves were issuing forth from the oven. The aroma told the tale: an aromatic almond cranberry roll, with just the right degree of crispness in the crust, a fresh French baguette, its flaked tan surface covering an airy, delicious interior, and a walnut raisin bread which is not only textured and tasty but at Rp.50,000 a loaf, one of the best bargains in Jakarta.

Outside, tables on a covered veranda are ‘smoker-friendly’.

Animo Bread Culture also features baking classes for enterprising hausfrau.

N O T E FO R BA R GA I N B E T T YS Drop by Animo after 18.00 for a “buy one — get one free” deal on the day’s leftover breads, rolls and pastries.

Kem Chicks, along with Grand Lucky, also sells Lees Bakery products, including a lovely packet of raisin rye slices which would complement a kaffeeklatsch; their other breads, including kraftkorn and multi-grain bread, are also reasonably wholesome.

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Vineth Bakery

→ You'll note from the

website photo of its nearempty shelves that Vineth, located in a rundown building at the corner of Jl. Barito, is quite popular, so get there early to buy bread.

Home again. I park the motorcycle in front of Blacky’s Image Lounge and prepare to have a sesame butter, avocado and honey kraftkorn spread. My local

friends peer doubtfully at its rough texture and dark colour — they're always curious about my strange foods.

“Oh, can I try a little?”

Reluctantly, I slice off a thin bit of kraftkorn and pass it to Budi. Budi makes a face.

“It’s hard.”

Rudi tries a bite.

“It's not even sweet.

Tasteless.”

“Yes,” I nod vigorously, anxious to add to their dismay. “I told you, you wouldn't like it. It's European punishment food.

From the war, you know.”

I thought I'd succeeded in discouraging them, but the next time I bring home a Rp.50,000 loaf they're laying in wait for me.

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La Boulangerie Authentique

Jl. Kemang Selatan 1, No. 2c, Jakarta Tel. (021) 718 0011

→ While there are just three tables and several

high stools (filled with patrons — mostly expats — during my short visit) the place offers an opulence of pastries, tarts, cakes and breads.

Their busy kitchen also turns out quiches, salads, sandwiches and baguettes.

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Intercontinental Jakarta MidPlaza Hotel

Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Kav 10-11, Jakarta Tel. (021) 251 0888

→ Some Jakarta 5-star hotels have European or European-trained pastry chefs, so they can bake decent whole-grain (vollkorn) breads.

“The Deli”, located in the basement of the Jakarta Intercontinental, behind the gloomy Mid-Plaza Building, has a fine selection.

From their website: “A stylish delicatessen for a quick bite, offering gourmet sandwiches, garden fresh salads, homemade breads and a scrumptious array of cakes.”

Their heavy rye is fragrant and delightful, and you can special order a formidable weighty block of pumpernickel that I nicknamed “plutonium bread”. (I'm told that German farmers will crumble up pumpernickel in water and feed it to sick cows, which is an interesting folk-cure.) Pumpernickel is notably rich in fibre, B vitamins and protein.

Prices are appropriately OUCH-worthy, as befits a 5-star joint, but if you get there after 19.00 you can pick up the day’s unsold items at 50% off.

CONSUMER ALERT

Jl. Panglima Polim Raya No. 63-65, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta

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There are also occasions when certain bakeries and supermarkets try to palm off day-old bread as ‘fresh’, but a true bread-lover will demur. Does the loaf have that fresh aroma? What if I give it a gentle squeeze (which of course you cannot do if the bread is hiding on a shelf behind a bored-looking girl)?

“Say, this is actually pretty good, especially when you cover it up with strawberry jam.”

There goes my investment.

Don't let the high prices of these breads fool you. One or two slices and you will feel like you’ve eaten a complete meal.

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Yaudah Bistro Jl. Johar No. 15, Kebon Sirih, Menteng, Jakarta. Tel. (021) 3314 0343 The Bistro bakes its own European breads: there’s a light bauenbrot, a goldkorn and rolls.

A superb walnut raisin is available by special order, at Rp.90,000/each.

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FACES OF INDONESIA

PAK AL FAUZI

THE KEPALA DESA IN THE KARIMATA ISLANDS, KALIMANTAN

By David Metcalf

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ak Al Fauzi is a very proud man, who lives on a small island off the coast of West Kalimantan called Karimata. Pak Al has a plan, which he revealed to me sitting in front of his recently constructed homestay.

“We became part of a new district that formed in 2007. Before that we were part of the Ketapung district (the mainland town a three speed hour boat ride away).

Since we are now a little independent, we can make decisions that will benefit our beautiful island here,” he continued. “We get very few visitors but I believe our island has some of the best beaches and friendliest people in this part of Indonesia. I know we don’t have very good facilities just yet, but for people seeking an adventure and willing to rough it a bit, our island has beautiful forests, beaches and it is very peaceful and quiet here. For those who want to get away from the busy tourist islands, then this is a little paradise.”

“We want to attract tourism but we don’t want people coming here just to set up hotels only to make money. We want people who are interested in interacting with the local community and we plan to offer an eco-friendly programme, plus you have to like to eat fish!”

There are 403 families living on Karimata Island and 350 boat owners, of which Pak Al is one. Fish are plentiful and the island relies heavily on trading and selling to nearby Belitung Island, off the coast of Sumatra. Fish is traded for rice, as rice is not grown on the island. Pak Al hopes tourism will one day provide some much needed income for the village and welcomes the chance to meet people from other parts of Indonesia and other countries.

“The only foreigners we meet are sailors who sometimes stop in on their way from Java to Sumatra, sometimes this includes foreigners sailing around the world for one year, but they never stay long enough for us to get to know them.”

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Pak Al is Melayu, as are 90% of the people who live on the Karimata Islands. There is a strong influence from Aceh, as there were many traders coming through these waters in the past. In fact, the area was once ruled by a Sultan, whose descendants still live on the island, but royalty is now something of the past and the royal family are treated the same as everyone else on the island.

The islanders still have strong beliefs in the spirits of the sea and a village cleansing ceremony is held annually.

The entire village is strictly Muslim and one can see the Acehnese influence on this beautiful island.

For those interested in the Karimata Islands and supporting this new ecofriendly start-up tourism initiative, it is accessed via Pontianak by fast boat to Sukadana and then a three-hour comfortable private boat transfer. For those searching for a very authentic travel experience, where you have contact with the local village people, a million miles from the busyness of islands like Bali, come and visit Pak Al Fauzi on Karimata Island, West Kalimantan.

Pak Al can be contacted via Canopy Indonesia.

Phone: +62 813 4530 2228 (Deny) E-mail: info@canopyindonesia.com Facebook: /canopy.indonesia Web: www.canopyindonesia.com

David Metcalf supports environmental and Dayak cultural programs in Kalimantan and can be contacted on davidmetcalf3@mac.com

UNDER THE SEA

THE DANGERS OF DIVING

Colin Marshall has lived in Indonesia for 12 years and dived over 1,000 dives in its waters. He is an underwater photographer.

Get in touch at colintrmasrhall@yahoo.com

Words and Photos by Colin Marshall

Most articles about diving in Indonesia wax lyrical about the beautiful, warm, inviting underwater world, with a myriad variety of fish and corals of kaleidoscopic colours, et cetera, et cetera.

This is entirely justified, as Indonesian diving is one of the best dive destinations in the world, especially as it is so accessible.

The combination of the quality of the diving, accommodation and people is exceptional and so much better value for money than most other Oceania destinations like Australia or Papua New Guinea.

But there are some dangers, or at least hassles, even in this paradise.

This article runs through some of them.

OTHER GUESTS Other guests are again not generally ‘dangerous’, although a panicked diver in the water is probably 1,000 times more dangerous than any shark. But other guests can certainly be ‘unpleasant’.

THE CURRENTS Some of the currents in Indonesia are formidable, notably in Komodo and Bali’s Nusa Penida. Drift dives, where you cruise at roughly the same depth, are exhilarating and fun, but not really that dangerous.

The currents to avoid are those that drag you down deep extremely rapidly, which is bad enough, but then sometimes take you up far-too-rapidly again, risking decompression sickness.

The worst ‘drag you down’ currents I have experienced was long ago on a liveaboard in Komodo. This was the boat’s maiden trip to Komodo. The crew had not worked out how to properly prepare for diving. They relied too much on dive tables, wanting to get the guests in the water at fixed, regular times convenient for mealtimes. I have been to Komodo many times since then and my preferred liveaboard always checks out the dive beforehand, adjusting the dive time if necessary.

Obviously, the best thing to do is to avoid the downward currents. Easier said than done, but it helps to watch fish; if they are swimming very erratically, at funny angles, be wary. And don’t be at the front of a group of divers — let someone else ‘test the waters’, literally. Also, be very cautious at corners of reefs; the up and down currents seem to be more active at corners. If you are approaching a downward current, turn around, or ascend, as close to the reef as possible.

But if you get caught in a bad current, focus heavily on your depth gauge and,

using your BCD inflator, get to the surface as safely as possible (including doing a safety stop). Don’t fight the current. Most currents die out much more quickly than you imagine.

DIVING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS This is a real issue, especially if diving with operators who don’t maintain their equipment as much as they should. If something important seems to be not working properly, especially if your regulator or BCD, don’t dive.

This self-discipline can be difficult, especially if you only notice a problem when in the water. If you do decide to continue with the dive (definitely not recommended), stay shallow (less than 12 metres) and at least make sure you have signalled to your buddy (and dive guide) that you have a problem, and dive close to them at all times, aware of where their spare breathing octopus is – make sure it is not tied up or zipped into a pocket.

DANGEROUS FISH AND CRITTERS I have never been (badly) bitten or stung whilst diving in Indonesia. I have, though, had a handful of experiences which had

a reasonable chance of a bad outcome. All those experiences were due to my stupidity.

If one examines diving fatalities, they are nearly always due to human error or equipment failure — not by sharks or deadly critters. In other words, if you follow some fairly straightforward rules (don’t touch or harass the wildlife), the most dangerous thing in the water is yourself.

ABOVE WATER EQUIPMENT Resorts and liveaboards are often in remote places. Whether it be bungalows or liveaboards, poor aircon systems seem to be a major source of problems. I was recently on a 12-day liveaboard trip (with one of the most expensive liveaboards in Indonesia) when the central aircon unit went down on day two. The boat’s management was unsympathetic, non-communicative and offered inadequate compensation. I will never again go with that operator (they have two boats with the same design flaw), nor any boat with a central aircon system (uncommon, for good reason). This was not life-threatening, but to be at sea for 10 days without aircon makes you realize that when on a liveaboard, you really are at the mercy of the Gods of bad maintenance and incompetence.

A liveaboard is generally a great experience, allowing one to meet like-minded individuals who are just enjoying a pleasant holiday. But one is forced to cohabitate with say 10-20 other divers in a restricted space for some time.

And there are occasionally some people on a boat who tend to ruin it for the others; the chain smokers who happily start smoking upwind of non-smoking guests; the videographers who ‘hog’ a subject, believing that their friends really want to watch their 30-minute clip; the ‘famous’ photographer who acts as if they own the liveaboard; the people who play their favourite music non-stop, and party late every night; people who touch underwater creatures as they feel they have a ‘connection’ with them, and at the other end of the spectrum, people who lecture others if they see them just touching sand or rocks. The best thing to do is to pass your complaint to the cruise director, although don’t raise your expectations that will make any difference. Take comfort in that underwater, the fish often have better manners.

All of these dangers and hassles are relevant to other locations, to a greater or lesser extent. The bottom line is that the potential downsides are possible, but rare, and the upsides are tremendous, especially in Indonesia. In balance, it is far better to take the plunge, but with eyes wide open!

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TRAVEL

• Kemala Beach

Antony is a freelance writer based in Jakarta. Please send comments and suggestions to antony@the-spiceislands.com

at a Glance

By Antony Sutton

Balikpapan BORNEO

• Karang Joang Golf Course and Country Club

W

hen I was growing up in suburban Surrey all those years ago, I knew little of the East beyond the usual clichés like ‘magical’ and ‘tropical’. I knew of Borneo. To me, Borneo was a land of mystery, impregnable jungle and amazing wildlife. OK, so I am showing my age. Today, when people think of Borneo they think of deforestation, climate change and disappearing flora and fauna.

I know which image I prefer!

Balikpapan is the major entry point to the island known in Indonesia as Kalimantan and is home to more than half a million people, including a sizeable population of expats attracted by work in the energy sector and teaching.

At first glance, the city has little to interest people with time on their hands. The main road hugs the coast from the airport to the port yet any coastal vistas remain hidden behind drab shophouses, government buildings, hotels, malls and the like. It certainly lacks the architectural potential of a Jakarta or a Surabaya, lacking their history or their heritage dating back centuries. Indeed, Balikpapan, before the discovery of oil and gas towards the end of the 19th century, was little more than a fishing village.

Despite its modern wealth and feel, Balikpapan is an unhurried town. The traffic, for example, keeps moving! I asked one wizened old expat with experience of Jakarta and Balikpapan if the town suffered from the chronic traffic jams the 14

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capital city does. “Yeah, I once got stuck on the road by the airport after a 50 tonne crane turned turtle,” he said before returning to his beer.

So, what do people do for fun? Well, there are the grizzled old hands, of course, who like nothing better than getting down to their favourite beachside bar to the north of the airport and shooting the breeze with their pals.

For those with a more sporty bent there are a number of activities to get involved in, including the ubiquitous Hash which run on different days of the week — check the BIWA website for details.

Australian football is well represented with the Borneo Bears (www.borneobears.com).

Some of their players recently competed in an international event in the home of AFL, Melbourne, and despite not winning any games, acquitted themselves pretty well by all accounts. They also host an annual AFL event which attracts teams from around the region. There is also a rugby team called the Balikpapan Bears (http://balikpapan.bears. over-blog.com) which gets to travel a fair bit.

For the golfer there are a couple of courses.

The Karang Joang Golf Course and Country Club is out of town along the road to Samarinda, while the Sepinggan Country Club is perhaps more central. There is also a social golf club called Best Bunch Balikpapan which meets up every Saturday at Sepinggan and I am sure they would welcome out-of-towners.

Balikpapan ◊ Fast Facts Getting Around Taxis can be easily booked by calling ahead and the drivers use their meters.

Alternatively, you could take the plunge and try using the local mini buses or angkots. The blue number six is a useful service that runs along the main drag and can drop you off by Kemala or the harbour. Going the other way, it goes as far as Damai where you can change to the number seven and continue your journey north to the airport and the beaches at Manggar.

Further Information Check out www.balikpapanexpats.com.

It doesn’t look like it has been updated for a while but is still perhaps one of the best resources online. The Balikpapan International Women’s Association have a new website and also produce an excellent Balikpapan Guide Book, an invaluable asset for people looking to stay for a while. You can find the BIWA at their new website: http://b-iwa.com

Eat and Drink There are the usual franchise-type places at Plaza Balikpapan right in the centre of the town. The King’s Head is a few kilometres out past the airport and offers a typical western style menu along with a grocery store upstairs.

Other bars with names like Joy’s, Jack’s, Yuli’s, Martha’s and Sky Bar offer the customer drinks and food at all prices of the spectrum. There are also places to enjoy a bite to eat along the seafront so you can watch the tankers sail past while enjoying your seafood.

For something somewhat less hectic, the Balikpapan International Women’s Association is a social and charitable group based in the city. Their aim is to organise activities of interest for women living in the city, to foster fellowship, to welcome new members and to promote Indonesian cultural activities. Among their regular activities are a nine-hole round of golf and a weekly bike ride taking them to new and interesting locations near the city.

The BIWA have also put together a handy little directory for Balikpapan, listing useful shops and retailers, but perhaps the best feature of the book are the maps at the back.

Sitting on the coast, Balikpapan is ‘blessed’ with a number of beaches. Kemala, for example, is fairly central and kept pretty clean though its location does mean it gets popular, especially at weekends.

There are a number of other beaches further afield, including Manggar and Lamaru, and no doubt all along the coast heading north the adventurous would find their own little coves given their own transport and plenty of time.

Balikpapan sits on one side of Balikpapan Bay and it is possible to cross to the other side by hiring a speedboat from Semayang harbour. Maybe not the most exciting of maritime journeys Kalimantan has to offer; you do get to see the industrial complex that provides much of the city’s wealth. And once you are on the other side, things get even more laid back!

For those who enjoy getting back to nature there is still some left. The Margomulyo mangrove is fairly close to the centre of the city and has a boardwalk that allows visitors the chance to try and spy some of the local wildlife. Another type of wildlife exhibit is the crocodile farm several kilometres past the airport.

A far more responsible animal exhibit is the Sun Bear Education Centre, which sits at the 23km marker along the road to Samarinda and offers a refuge to bears that have been rescued from less salubrious surroundings. Balikpapan has a strong, symbolic attachment to the bear with its image adorning the coat of arms. There is a statue of one in the city centre and the local football team are nicknamed the Beruang Madu, the local name for the animal.

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BUSINESS PROFILE

rooms every year! There are some issues in the low-end market, especially condotels; they sell rooms for 30 USD and cannot sustain financially, nor manage to pay ROI as promised to buyers of units. Many of these hotels are built in less favourable locations — bad build, bad design, not the best management — so of course they enter into a ‘price war’. Certain areas such as Sunset road and parts of Seminyak may start to reach a peak in land prices as with the restrictions in heights of buildings in Bali, any business concept will struggle to make sense. Other than that the market will continue to grow all over Bali.

By Angela Richardson

Principal of Ray White Paradise, Bali

Terje Nilsen

By Angela Richardson

Can you tell us a bit about Ray White as a business? Is Ray White Paradise a franchise?

Ray White Paradise is a real estate brokerage business; we market and sell properties such as villas, land, commercial buildings and projects to a domestic and international market. It is a franchise originally from Australia, however our franchise agreement is with Ray White Indonesia.

When did you open your business and how has it been performing since then?

We have been doing business in Bali for more than 10 years now and joined the Ray White network in May 2010. Since then we have seen a massive growth, partly due to the growth of the market in Bali, partly due to the business module Ray White provides us with.

How many staff members do you have and how is the business structured?

We have about 50 brokers whom we refer to as partners not employees, and around 25 admin people spread around our different offices. Each office focuses on each of their respective areas, with our partners who then source actively for listings, properties to market, as well as buyers and clients. Our main office in Seminyak focuses on general marketing and branding for us as a group. Once a sale is completed, there is a formula of how the commission is shared between office and partners, depending on targets reached.

Tell us about the property market in Bali.

Prices have increased exponentially over the last few years. Do you see a burst in the bubble coming up anytime soon?

The market in terms of size keeps growing, and will do so for the foreseeable future, in good and bad, with many challenges, as Bali’s economy relies over 80% on tourism. The main change we have seen in the market over the last few years is the

domestic market growing massively. This has to do with the generally very strong Indonesian economy. The second largest market will be Australians as they are about 30% of the foreign arrivals to Bali.

The third largest market is Asians and expats living and working in the Asian area.

I don't see a burst in the market in general for many reasons. Indonesia’s economy is very strong and also a dominant force in tourism to Bali, actually 65%. A generally strong Asian economy. The market is still mainly cash driven, even though we see a growth in mortgage-based purchases, but the ratio of the amount of these loans also on projects is still very low and a lot lower than national average for Indonesia. Also more and more institutional funds are entering the Bali market. Resorts and villas have seen a drop in 1% average per year over the last two years. However, growth in room rates more than covers up for that. With the growth of this year of about 17% overall, Bali needs about 9,000 new

Are there any laws in place in Bali to curb property development?

Yes and no. From time to time the Indonesian provincial and central government issues different regulations to control the growth. To curb it is impossible, simply because the economical interest is too big, as well as legally difficult to enforce. One also has to realize that the growth of the Balinese economy is less than national average and has nothing else but tourism and property. The last couple of years we have seen a shift in mindset from the government, away from curbing and more towards very strong zoning regulations, size of land needed for resorts and commercial concepts, and in general towards where the market is taken.

There are massive challenges, in particular infrastructure, water, electricity and other essential items. But I do believe Bali will find its way through this.

In many foreign countries, land or property can be purchased by tourists/ expatriates. Do you think that expatriates or overseas customers will ever be able to legally own property here in Indonesia? How do your non-Indonesian customers purchase properties now?

Foreigners can also legally own property in Indonesia under a set structure. What they cannot own is only freehold. First thing is to evaluate for what purpose the property is purchased as this will affect the structure.

Secondly, it’s important to understand that these regulations are very safe and there are no restrictions on resale of property to

BUSINESS SNIPPET

Indonesia back in trade deficit, inflation rises

Indonesia Balance of Trade Balance of Trade (USD Million)

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Indonesia recorded a trade deficit of USD 318 million in August, 2014. The balance of trade in Indonesia averaged USD 771.15 million from 1960 until 2014, reaching an all time high of USD 4,641.92 million in December of 2006 and a record low of USD -2,329.13 million in July, 2013.

In August of 2014, exports amounted to USD 14.47 billion, a 10.6 percent increase compared to the same month a year ago.

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WE HAVE SPELLED OUT THAT WE WANT TO BE A RESORT AND TOURISM-BASED REAL ESTATE COMPANY. WE PLAN TO OPEN A FEW MORE OFFICES IN UPCOMING AREAS OF BALI, AS WELL AS LOMBOK AND FLORES.

anyone, even back to an Indonesian for a freehold title. Also, Indonesia does not exercise restrictions for resale via tax regulations as many other countries do.

The issue for foreigners looking at buying properties in Indonesia is more the perception of the legal system. This has taken off to a very wrong path and ‘custom’ in Bali that is not done in Jakarta and Surabaya or any other area and has more to do with less responsible legal advice.

We hear the new government wants to change the regulations, and actually they have done this before by increasing the first term of Hak Pakai, and HGB titles. This is most likely to be what they aim to do. But this will also probably need some revisions of the Indonesian Constitution, as it is here these changes have failed to pass before.

In general, as any country moves towards a more open market, these regulations will become easier and more and more in favour of expatriates.

What’s the most expensive property you’ve ever sold? How much did it go for?

We have done a few deals over 10 million USD in the Seminyak area with resorts.

This record I think will not stand long as there is an increasing interest from high-end investors and institutional funds looking towards Bali. We also now list more and more resorts as part of our business stream.

Do you plan to expand to areas outside of Bali?

We have spelled out that we want to be a resort and tourism-based real estate company. We plan to open a few more offices in upcoming areas of Bali, as

(+7.46 percent), the ASEAN countries (+5.99 percent), Japan (+8.64 percent), India (+9.06 percent) and South Korea (+8.7 percent).

Inbound shipments amounted to USD 14.79 billion, a 13.7 percent increase from the same month last year.

Purchases from main countries increased compared to the preceding month: those from the USA accelerated 11.76 percent, Japan (+14.96 percent), China (+11.42 percent), South Korea (+23.20 percent),

well as Lombok and Flores. We are also considering an office in Jakarta to be able to better follow up with clients in the capital. We may also do some crossmarketing of Australian and New Zealand properties into the Indonesian market.

Have you noticed any trends in the development of, and interest in sustainable housing, like houses made of bamboo, or houses with solar panels and rain water systems already in place?

Yes, this is more and more a trend we see on a daily basis, with construction concepts ranging from recycled products to bamboo and steel. Several businesses focus on this as their core business now. Being also cost effective, it’s only a matter that these products become more prominent in the market. Water is the main issue and there are many systems on the market. Hopefully the government issues regulations and tax benefits to enhance the usage of these systems, as suggested by the tourism minister recently.

What do you think the future has in store for the property industry in Bali?

I predict it will continue to grow strong and spread out over larger areas of Bali. It will continue to move more upmarket, and towards more eco-friendly developments. It’s a path we all have seen in other countries. There are some serious challenges within infrastructure developments, but I am optimistic the government will soon be up to speed. The main challenge for Bali is to preserve its culture and people, as without it we are lost; it is the main attraction of Bali.

What is it about the property industry that you love so much?

It’s more a love for Bali. To sell property in Bali feels good, as you know buyers will benefit with capital gains, ROI, and lifestyle if bought under the right structure and right price; something we guarantee will be the case.

To get in touch, e-mail: terje@raywhiteparadise.com

the EU countries (+24.18 percent), India (+20.62 percent) and from the ASEAN countries (+9.84 percent).

Both exports and imports to Taiwan in August of 2014 fell respectively by 1.01 percent and 2.95 percent.

On a monthly basis, oil exports rose 4.08 percent in August, while sales of non-oil products increased 2.14 percent. Imports of oil in the month shrank 18.54 percent and purchases of non-oil products increased 14.99 percent. issue 127 indonesia expat

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CULTURE

Changing Faces of Batik

By Tess Joyce

Before the introduction of synthetic dyes in the 1700s, batik tended to use the colours blue, red and brown — and modern batik now has access to a larger palette of colour. Yet I was curious to learn more about the differences between traditional and modern techniques of batik — were philosophical motifs and symbols used or were people able to capture their own personal experiences?

I first met Serbian artist Mikro Kosmos (Miroslav Dukic) in Borneo earlier this year. He played a didgeridoo which he created himself and I was intrigued by this tall, mysterious figure instantly — he did not chit chat, but spoke about the darkness and light and he spoke lovingly of his partner, whom he described as a goddess.

I later discovered that his exhibition Dark and Light — Dreaming Kosmos, held at Via Via Café & Alternative Art Space in Jogjakarta, displayed his batik creations which he had made during his one year tenure in Indonesia.

“When I arrived in Jogjakarta, batik greeted me. It was really a big surprise, naturally I was very interested — the process of batik nurtured the next episode in my life. I use painting to study, not only the technical process of creating but the explanations of reality that my being needs to raise on this planet. So batik painting is the inverted image in front of me — it was a new thing to learn, to grow my being with one more perception of reality.”

In the beginning of his explorations, Mikro met Indonesian artist Sony at his residence where the two rivers Elo and Progo meet, on the outskirts of the Borobudur temple, and Mikro posed the question: “What is the male and female energy in all?” Sony replied, “If you keep working on this answer on that place supported by all Elo Progo magic you can have every answer.”

Serbian batik artist Mikro Kosmos

of what a modern museum should be, combining antique artifacts with new methods of communicating, interaction, discussion and giving impressions.”

The processes of batik are in a state of constant change as Annissa Gultom explained, “Let me share with you what Roni Siswandi once shared to me; the essence of batik, is the use of hot molten wax. Whether you are using canting pen, stamps, or computerized wax applicator, if you’re using hot-molten-wax, that’s batik.

Batik has survived the industrial revolution

in the 1700s; when machineries were found to speed up production, the wax-stamp was founded, but it did not kill the canting pen method. It survives until today. Batik motifprinted cloths emerged because there are so many people who dearly wish to have batik in different aspects of their life, but they could not afford it. Yet the people who can afford it will choose the traditional methodmade batik. There is a different market niche to every form of batik. Everybody still tries in any way they can to have batik as an inseparable part of their life.”

SO BATIK PAINTING IS THE INVERTED IMAGE IN FRONT OF ME — IT WAS A NEW THING TO LEARN, TO GROW MY BEING WITH ONE MORE PERCEPTION OF REALITY.

Using the canting (a pen-like tool used to apply hot wax) for drawing and colours such as indigosol and naaptol, Mikro made his first steps in batik by the riverside and the end result was Meditation — a selection of visionary, cotton batik pieces.

Later, Mikro studied in the small, ceramic village, Bayat, outside Jogjakarta with the organisation Indoartamiks (which aims to infuse traditional Javanese ceramic and batik techniques with modern street art) and the director Melanie Mclintock invited Mikro to collaborate for one month with students from a local school. At this stage, Mikro learnt more about Indonesian culture, communication and batik and ceramic techniques. Finally, in Southern Borneo, Mikro studied traditional tattooing from the Dayak indigenous people and these influences can be seen in his batik.

I was curious to find out if other artists were also helping the processes of batik to evolve creatively and I spoke with Annissa Gultom, director of Museum Kain (Fabric Museum), which opened in Badung, Bali, in November 2013 and houses many antique and modern items of batik. “Museum Kain is a dream come true for its founder, Obin’s late husband, Roni Siswandi, an archaeologist-anthropologist who became a cloth innovator along with BINhouse,” explained Annissa. “It combines centuriesold weaving and batik-making methods with new styles of shape and colour.

Museum Kain is also an embodiment

Batik by Mikro

Kosmos 115 x 115

Batik from Kain Museum — Sarong from Semarang

Seed of Love 115 x 138

Batik by Mikro — 'Meditation'

Dayak Tattoo Ritual 100 x 87

“Spiritual philosophy, nature observation and social culture occurrences are among inspirations that made batik motifs, then and now,” explained Annissa. “There is one piece from Semarang, a sarong that was passed on through five generations of the Siswandi family. The first owner was the grandmother of Roni’s grandmother. On this sarong, there’s a drawing (made using wax and canting) that shows the situation of the colonial city of Semarang at the time, complete with a Dutch man walking a dog, a long-haired girl walking nearby him, and a wagon with a man and his daughter on board. This piece demonstrates that batik is not always about spiritual meanings, court symbols or life stages, but also the expression of the makers — what surrounded them at the time, what was the trend or what they saw everyday on the way to the field.

“In our exhibit, you will also see batik from Solo with badminton motifs (Indonesia first won the badminton World Cup in 1950s); cotton flower; GANEFO symbols (Game of Emerging Forces, Soekarno’s project in the 60s); Peoni flower on hokokai batik (Japanese favourite flower, made during Japanese occupation) and so much more. These pieces are amazing — each telling the story of the maker and their life back then, making batik, actually, a very personal art expression. The unique ones give us more insight of real people and life back then. That is how batik should be seen, owned by the people.”

Mikro’s batik is a beautiful exploration of his cosmos — the spectrum of light to dark which he was not afraid to investigate — by portraying his personal experiences he has demonstrated that batik can be a very personal tool for expression. “Fear is a feeling that occurs when our perception of reality receives the ability to rapidly expand. Trust and love can transform and illuminate every part of existence because we learn to allow it to lead us through the universe — introducing us to this incomprehensible hugeness.”

Tess Joyce is a writer from the UK but currently lives with her husband in Indonesia. Her writings have appeared online for OFI.

Further Information: Kampung Batik Jakarta - Jl. Pal Batu in South Jakarta / Kampung Batik Laweyan Solo Museum Kain: www.museumkain.org / Indoartamiks: https://www.facebook.com/Indoartamiks

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RESTAURANT UPDATES

Tapas Movida’s Makeover Tapas Movida Cipete is going through some changes and it is all about the menu! After opening a branch in CITOS Mall with the original more casual menu, Spanish-British executive chef and owner, Manuel Verdaguer, has decided to get back behind the oven and let his imagination go wild to create a gourmet menu more attentive to details, presentation and combination of flavours.

By Sophie Chavanel

Tapas Movida is one of the few restaurants featuring Spanish tapas established that far south in the city, and is well known amongst the residents of Cipete and Cilandak. The tapas restaurant opened its doors in 2011 with the goal of offering Spain’s most famous delicacies, tapas, to Jakartans. Tapas is the Spanish word for appetizer and is some sort of equivalent to the Indonesian Padang; small portion meals. It is designed to be shared and encourage conversation around the table.

If the tapas concept remains, the original Cipete branch is stepping up its game to offer a more upscale gourmet menu, with more researched taste combinations and fine presentations. In order to do so, chef Verdaguer has decided to get back in the

kitchen and get in the full creative mode.

Indonesia Expat was invited to have an avant-goût of his new creations and even if it is still on the working board, we were particularly pleased with the huevos rotos, poached egg with chorizo, baked potatoes, fresh greens, cherry tomatoes, red pepper sauce and churros ice cream sandwich with chocolate sauce. The new menu will be revealed later this month. But don’t worry, the good old classics will remain, such as albandigas con salsa de tomato picante (meatballs in spicy tomato sauce) or Palla de marisco (Spanish rice with seafood).

Along with a reinvented new menu, Tapas Movida is also launching Latino Night starting October 10th. Just in time to practice for the annual Latin Ball!

Beginner salsa lessons will start at 7.30pm until 8.30pm, followed by a social dancing evening of salsa, bachata, merengue, reggaeton, with a live DJ. Also taking advantage of his British heritage, the chef has also launched a good old full English breakfast menu, including English bacon and sausages, hash brown potatoes and black pudding, of course, with a Spanish touch, featuring authentic Spanish cheese.

Chef Verdaguer was born in Spain and grew up in England. Before moving to Indonesia in 2007, he worked in several Michelin stars restaurants and hotels in the UK, such as Café Royal, High Park Corner and Grosvenor Hotel.

Tapas Movida Jl. Cipete Raya no. 66, South Jakarta Phone: +62 21 751 0851 Email: tapasmovida@yahoo.com Website: www.tapasmovida.co.id

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Kenneth Yeung is a Jakarta-based editor

The scammer responded by erasing Roy’s number from his BlackBerry smartphone.

After that, Roy contacted police, who used mobile tracking technology to locate the scammer. On September 2, police arrested the youthful perpetrator, Gemblo, at his parent’s house in Indramayu, West Java.

Roy said the scammer had many victims.

Gemblo’s family members claimed the boy does not understand the Internet and was sacrificed to protect his friends.

When the story broke, chat forums were not sympathetic to the minister. Netizens complained that police rarely deal with e-commerce fraud cases involving only a few million Rupiah.

Child Scammer Nets Minister

By Kenneth Yeung

E-commerce fraud in Indonesia recently claimed a high-profile victim: Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Roy Suryo. Police swiftly arrested the alleged scammer: a 16-year-old boy, who could face up to six years in jail.

Ironically, Kanjeng Raden Mas Tumenggung (KRMT) Roy Suryo Notodipro — to give the minister his full name — is the country’s foremost self-proclaimed expert on cyber crime.

The KRMT bit of his name is a Javanese aristocratic title for a noble lord regent.

Online shoppers have long been warned that if a price looks too good to be true, then it’s a scam. Many victims of these scams complain that police are reluctant to help them get their money back.

Not so for Roy. On August 20, he saw a Tera Blue brand fixed-gear ‘fixie’ bicycle, advertised on Indonesia’s biggest classifieds website, OLX.co.id, previously called tokobagus.com. The black, orange and pink fixie, made in Malaysia, usually retails for about RM990 ($300), yet on OLX it was being offered by a ‘vendor’ in the West Java town of Subang for Rp.890,000 ($73).

Roy contacted the vendor and they agreed to a price of Rp.1 million, including delivery to his house in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. The minister immediately transferred the money via Bank Central Asia’s mobile banking facility and sent a screen-shot of the transaction.

Suddenly the vendor claimed the bike had been bought by another customer, but that new stock would arrive within two days.

After two days, Roy agreed to buy a bike with different colours but the scammer continued stalling.

Repeatedly, Roy politely requested a refund.

The scammer claimed the money could only be refunded by a boss. Eventually, the minister accused him of fraud and gave him a final chance to make the refund.

Roy’s self-styled expertise in technology crimes has not won him a lot of fans in cyberspace. He testified for the prosecution at the 2009 defamation trial of Prita Mulyasari, a housewife who was jailed for complaining about poor treatment she received at a hospital in Banten province.

When a topless photo alleged to be Miss Indonesia Artika Sari Devi was released in 2005, Roy claimed it was genuine.

He changed his tune after the photo was revealed to be that of a Thai transvestite.

Roy has also been criticized for matters unrelated to cyber fraud, such as in March 2011, when he and his wife were ejected from a Lion Air flight after trying to take the seats of the actual ticket holders.

Presently, Roy is under fire from Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) over his official trip with his wife to Europe to promote the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat – as his term as minister nears an end. Previously a lawmaker with the Democratic Party, Roy became sports minister in January 2013 to replace Andi Mallarangeng, who resigned after being declared a corruption suspect.

ICW said the trip is a waste and questioned why Roy’s wife needed to be among the minister’s 10-strong entourage visiting the Czech Republic, Spain and Bulgaria.

Often the target of critical online comments and cruelly manipulated images, Roy last month proposed an internet etiquette law and an information technology criminal law to punish those who disseminate abuse or false information online.

Indonesia already has a law to protect citizens against online scammers. The problem is that it’s not always enforced.

Take the case of Ilyas from Riau province.

He transferred Rp.4 million for a new Sony Xperia Z2 phone, which retails for Rp.7.3 million. He received nothing and reported the case to police, only to be told they could not trace the scammer.

Erwan Saputra, the founder of an online verification site called polisionline.com, says such scamming is on the rise and includes luxury cars being offered for absurdly low prices. Yet the greatest scam being perpetrated in Indonesia may be the unwinding of hard-won democratic reforms. issue 127 indonesia expat

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WORTHY CAUSES

Stray Puppies Get a Helping Hand

By Polly Christensen

Echo Beach Puppy Adoption Day is held every last Sunday of the month at Olé Olé Ollie Cupcake Shop in Echo Beach, Bali. Two adoption days are dedicated to displaying adorable rescued pups and healthy adult dogs. What a great day out for Bali dog lovers, supporters, and of course for the kids! Olé Olé Ollie have teamed up with Sunset Vet, I Love Bali Dogs and Saving Bali Puppies & Dogs, to run this regular event in the hope of pairing loving individuals with Bali dogs.

A small group of dog lovers bonded over coffee and cupcakes and the adoption idea was born. Olivia from Olé Olé Ollie, Hannah Stone from Chewy’s, together with Sunset Vet and a group of friends, neighbours, and volunteers help run the event. On average, half of the dogs at Adoption Day get adopted or fostered.

They also get a lot of people coming and then falling in love with a certain dog and will end up fostering or adopting a few days afterwards.

“We thought what if we have an adoption day where instead of the pups being penned or caged, they get to run around in a big yard and interact with people? It gives them a chance to bond with the dogs and hopefully it will translate into more Bali

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dogs being adopted. And it has turned out to be a fun and happening event where like-minded people meet up and exchange ideas, receive advice from our vet, and get better informed about the dogs’ welfare and how to care.”

The Echo Beach Puppy Adoption Day started its inaugural adoption in January 2014. The Old Dogs @Old Man’s event in Batu Bolong began in May later this year. Their mission is to raise awareness about Bali dogs, their characteristics and highlight their plight, at the same time as raising funds for the tireless people who continue to help Bali dogs, and who find them a safe, loving home.

“Cyrille is a passionate dog lover and animal activist who devotes much of his time and resources to helping stray dogs in Bali,” comments Matt from Sunset Vet. ”The Echo Beach Adoption Days feature puppies and adult dogs rescued by Kris Ritchie from ‘Saving Bali Puppies & Dogs’ and Francesca Montoneri from ‘I Love Bali Dogs’. Francesca currently feeds 57 dogs on a daily basis.

If you ask her how many dogs she has rescued, she probably can’t tell you, as it has been so many!”

Participating in the International Coastal Clean Up, arranged by the Ocean Conservancy and Bali Hotel Association, Grand Aston Bali Beach Resort is also fighting for a trash-free sea. Keeping the

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Fortunately, skin disease is easily treated with inexpensive drugs, but it can require six-eight weeks for the dog’s coat to return to normal again.

Half a million semi-feral dogs, one to every six people, roam the island. When rabies arrived during 2008, the government attempted to control the disease with mass culls. But these animals have become woven into the tapestry of Bali’s Hindu lifestyle for almost 5,000 years. Bali dogs typically forage for food amongst the trash, and especially around warungs where food may be discarded. The lucky ones meet a human who has sympathy and leaves food out for them.

All participating dogs have been checked and vaccinated by Sunset Vet. Everyone who fosters or adopts fills in a form, and the attending vet will then do a follow-up check after the adoption. The Old Dogs @Old Man's event is created specifically for older dogs. The event offers people a chance to meet and bond with lovely older dogs looking for homes, as well as a great opportunity to relax by the beach, browse the fun flea market wares, eat delicious products offered from the many vendors and also buy a few items from the charity table.

“The solution to overpopulation of dogs in Bali is to spay and neuter them. The number of rabies cases in both humans and dogs has fallen dramatically due to the government and Bali Animal Welfare Association vaccination program. However, we are starting to see a comeback this year as the immunity wanes, especially in North and East Bali. It’s vital that all pet dogs get their rabies shots.”

“Putting adult dogs together with puppies for adoption does not work well, because nine out of ten times, the puppy will be chosen instead of the older dog. So we thought, why not have an adoption event especially for these lovely mature dogs?

Thanks to the kind support of Hannah from Chewy's and working together with Old Man's, we hold the event on popular Saturday Market Day.”

Infectious disease is rife, such as distemper and parvovirus. Skin disease is common, particularly demodectic mange. This is when small cigar shapes mites burrow into the hair follicles, causing the hair to fall out and the dog goes on to develop itchy sores.

Please spread the word about Adoption Days. Even if people are not sure about whether to adopt or not, I suggest you come along for a coffee and a cupcake and have a play with these healthy doggies.

One of them might just steal your heart!

For more information on adoption days, contact: reception@sunsetvetbali.com or Olivia at: oleoleollie@gmail.com. To find out more about the dogs available for adoption or fostering, please check out I Love Bali Dogs and Saving Bali Puppies & Dogs on Facebook.

A lot of the puppies are boarded at Sunset Vet in Kuta or at other facilities 29 days out of the month while waiting for a permanent home. For these pups, going to Adoption Day is also a fun ‘field trip’ where they get to be free, play and get cuddles. Not all the rescued dogs are boarded at Sunset Vet. If they are too young or still recovering from medical conditions they receive proper treatment and many are put in foster care. A network of amazing people, the majority of which are locals, are the backbone of the rescue and adoption process.

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Grand Aston Bali Beach Resort participates in International Coastal Cleanup Do you know that a single plastic bag can kill over 100 dolphins? Plastic bags are often eaten by marine life. The plastic will starve and kill the animal. This litter may not decompose for 1,000 years and will continue to find more victims, long after previous marine animals rot away.

British-born Polly Christensen is a documentary film maker, features writer and environmentalist.

She can be contacted at www.madefromstardust.com

beach and the ocean clean is one of Grand Aston Bali Beach Resorts’ priorities.

After scouring the beach, picking up trash and debris, covering along Grand Aston Bali’s shorelines, the staff managed to gather 10 kilograms of trash that consisted of materials such as cigarette butts, plastics, water bottles and food containers.

This may have been caused by smokers casually dumping cigarette butts on the street, which get transferred to the sea through drains.

“We hope by participating on this International event, we can become more responsible by doing simple and effective things in our everyday life and pass on the positive energy to our closest environment.

The easiest way is by bringing our own shopping bags and water bottles when going out,” stated Popy Tobing, Public Relations Manager Grand Aston Bali Beach Resort.

For more information on the International Coastal Cleanup, please visit www.oceanconservancy.org. Two hands and a bit of spare time is all you need to make a difference.

What’s your Dua Tangan Cukup action? Please share them with us at cleanupjktday@indonesiaexpat.biz and we will share them with our readers here, every issue.

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CROSSWORD

By Eamonn Sadler (www.eamonnsadler.com)

I don’t subscribe to conspiracy theories and there are several reasons why: it’s too easy to manipulate evidence and tamper with videos, it’s too easy to keep asking experts until you find one who says what you want to hear, and it’s too easy for different people to interpret the same things in different ways if they feel they have a reason to do so (even our own crystal clear memories are completely unreliable as many studies have proved).

O.J. Simpson was found not guilty, so I rest my case. Add to this the fact that every government has a powerful and well-funded opposition trying to discredit it and you’ll see why I find it hard to believe anything I read, especially about 9/11.

If you Google “9/11 conspiracy” you will find endless lists of facts and figures and you will find all kinds of video and documentary evidence to support the idea that the US government was involved in the attacks for its own complicated and sinister reasons.

Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn’t. I don’t know.

There are far more powerful, far smarter people than me involved on both sides of the argument, so I will never get to the bottom of it by listening to them, especially not after more than 13 years has passed. In any event I tend to agree with the last convincinglywritten thing I read, so I prefer to rely on my own common sense when I question these things.

Forget about all the complicated theories you have heard and just ask yourself these three simple questions:

Building collapses How is it possible that both World Trade Center towers came straight down in the most convenient way possible, causing minimum damage to other buildings in the area, and why did Building No. 7 collapse at all? I realise they were known as the ‘Twin Towers’, but how is it possible that both buildings came straight down after being hit by one plane each? One was a miracle.

Building No. 7 was never hit by a plane but caught fire somehow, and the fire became so

intense that the building collapsed entirely.

If it did, it was not built to code and the architect should be in jail.

The Pentagon Take a look at the picture above, taken in the aftermath of the incident. Isn’t there something missing? Like an aeroplane for example? Where is the debris? How come not a single piece of the plane or its contents is visible? If we accept that the circular fuselage of the plane made the neat square hole in the building, where did the wings impact the building and what damage did they do? And why is the fire damage so slight when the plane must have had thousands of gallons of aviation fuel on board at the time of the crash?

The Classroom Scene There is well-known video footage of George W. Bush in a school classroom in Florida on that famous morning. An aide walks in and updates him on the attacks (of which he was reportedly already aware) saying, “A second plane has hit the World Trade Centers, Sir. America is under attack.” George W. Bush does nothing. The Secret Service does nothing. The ‘Leader of the Free World’ stays in the school for another 29 minutes. Surely it would have been prudent to assume that he might be a target during these attacks. Shouldn’t he have been unceremoniously dragged out, thrown onto Air Force One and evacuated as fast as possible as soon as the first plane hit? Didn’t he need to assume command of the situation? Shouldn’t the kids have been evacuated immediately, just in case another plane was headed their way?

Every time I say these things to people in a pub they ask the same question: “All right, what DID happen then?” I don’t know what happened and I have no theory. I am just saying the above questions are difficult for any rational person to ignore. I would certainly like to know the answers. If you go looking for answers you won’t find any.

You’ll just find more questions.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Indonesians to travel to Japan without a visa starting December 1 INTERNATIONAL Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida has announced that the visa-exemption policy for Indonesians wishing to visit Japan will come into effect on December 1.

The visa-exemption would be valid for a 15-day visit and not valid for work. At the same time, the Japanese government will also put into effect a multiple-entry visa with a five-year validity, longer than the current three years. The multiple-entry visa is valid for visits with specific purposes to Japan, such as for business and study.

The Park Lane Jakarta’s CSR collaboration with Yayasan Anyo Indonesia

UK tourism to Indonesia set to rise sharply INTERNATIONAL Visitor arrivals to Indonesia from the UK are set to rise following the announcement by three carriers of extra airlift to the world’s largest archipelago.

Garuda Indonesia Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines and Oman Air are all capitalizing on the soaring popularity that Indonesia is enjoying among the British traveller, giving tourism to the country an extra boost.

Garuda Indonesia, the national carrier of Indonesia, recently launched its new direct service from London Gatwick to Jakarta via Amsterdam on the 8th September. Recently voted the world’s Best Economy Class Airline by Skytrax, Garuda will use the new Boeing 777 300ER aircraft on the only direct service from the UK to Indonesia.

JAKARTA The Park Lane Jakarta is supporting Yayasan Anyo Indonesia (YAI), a temporary home for underprivileged children all over Indonesia with cancer and noncontagious diseases.

Recently The Yayasan celebrated their 2nd anniversary at Rumah Anyo, which is name of the house, attended by inpatient children and those who have been supporting the Yayasan, including Indonesian celebrities like Sandy Aulia, Yuni Shara, Kerenina Sunny Halim (Miss World 2009),

Fanny Febriana, Alike Princess, The Park Lane Hotel Jakarta, Himpunan Humas Hotel (H3), Astra International and media friends.

On this special occasion, Dr. Edi Setiawan Tehuteru, Sp.A (K), a volunteer medical consultant of YAI, launched a breastfeeding education video and explained how important it is for newborn babies to help minimize cancer in children. The Park Lane Hotel Jakarta’s Executive Chef, Deden Gumilar, gave a brief cooking class to the mothers of the children and invitees. Chef Deden stressed the importance of hygiene and gave tips on healthy nontoxic cooking utensils and containers that can keep a family safe.

Jakarta’s cemeteries to go online Ascott opens second Ascott-branded serviced residence in Indonesia JAKARTA CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has launched its second Ascott branded serviced residence in Indonesia.

Ideally located in Jakarta’s Central Business District, the serviced residence is part of Ciputra World 1, a large integrated and cosmopolitan development. It consists of an upscale shopping centre — Lotte Shopping Avenue, an ArtPreneur Centre which is a museum, art gallery and theatre, and an office tower. Within close proximity is an embassy district, more office towers housing multinational companies, shopping malls as well as dining and entertainment venues.

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JAKARTA The Jakarta Parks and Cemetery Agency plans to introduce cemetery online services.

The online system will be tested in November at Karet Bivak Cemetery (TPU).

The online system will make it easier for people to gain access to cemetery services, with people being able to see which graves are available. The system can also help officers in data collection to better handle the current overlap burial system. If the trial is a success, the system will be implemented at 78 TPUs in Jakarta. Payment will also be online.

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EVENTS

JAKARTA

Community Action

Clean Up Jakarta Day 2014 19 October 2014 Clean Up Jakarta Day returns for its second year! This city-wide clean-up encourages all citizens of Jakarta to participate and learn about the importance of recycling and the detrimental effects of littering. Clean Up Jakarta Day is a day that connects communities to clean up the city in the spirit of gotong royong. To register, visit the website (www. clea nupja k a r ta day.org) a nd choose a site, then register by sending your information to the site’s team leader. Nominating a site is another way to join. For more information, please email cleanupjktday@indonesiaexpat. biz. For a better Jakarta! www.cleanupjakartaday.org

Sound for Orangutan 18 October 2014 Help save the orangutans! The Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) will be holding a Sound for Orangutan charity event at Rolling Stones Café, Jl. Ampera No. 16, South Jakarta. There will be live music by J-Flow and D’Cinnamons. The event aims to raise awareness and funds for the livelihoods of the orangutans in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

To RSVP to the event and for more i n for m at ion , c ont a c t info@sound4orangutan.com or visit the website on w w w. sound4orangutan.com and www. orangutanprotection.com.

4 October- 2 November 2014 Mall of Indonesia in Kelapa Gading is hosting Nguntal Food Festival, featuring local and international cuisines offered in an entertainment-filled setting.

Games, talkshows and workshops on spor ts, photography and handicrafts are also part of the festival. For more information, call 0812 1922-7597 or (021) 8430-0818. Mall of Indonesia is located on Jl. Raya Boulevard Barat, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta.

Artfair 2014 18-31 October 2014 The Indonesia n Her it age Societ y, together w ith Duta Fine Art Gallery, are hosting an art exhibition with group discussions and workshops on the Indonesian art. The opening ceremony of the exhibition will be on the 18th of October, while the whole exhibition is open to public starting from the 19th to the 31st of October. There will be music performances to accompany the exhibition. Duta Fine Art Gallery is located on Jl. Kemang Utara No. 55A, South Jakarta. For more information, SMS to 0811 161-292 or email events@heritagejkt.org. www.heritagejkt.org

The Music Run

24-26 October 2014 This music festival will have The

1-31 October 2014 The Manhattan Hotel offering a special promo for the month of October: 50% off on beer while enjoying the panoramic city view at the 8 Pub & Lounge.

This special deal is available for embassy staff only (just show your embassy staff ID). Manhattan Hotel is located on Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio, Casablanca, South Jakarta and can be contacted on (021) 3004-0888. www.hotel-manhattan.com

12 October 2014 Music and running are joined together in this run, creating an interesting 5K run. Starting at 6.30am, the Music Run will start at Parkir Timur Senayan (Senayan East Parking Lot) and end on the same spot. This run will not involve judging, timing and competition, it will be a fun run with 5K worth of music energizing runners with each kilometre designated a particular

14-17 October 2014 A s a globa l semina r on the t opic s of c om mer c i a l c a sh management, distribution and circulation, ICCOS is attended by bank officials, fraud and risk management officers and audit and control managers, among others. This four-day seminar will cover developments on the cash cycle sector and will be held at the Grand Hyatt Bali (in Nusa Dua). To register and for more detailed information on the program of the seminar, visit www.asia.iccos.com.

Charity

Rock in Solo 11 October 2014 A festiva l of rock music captioned ‘Decade of Rebellion’ will showcase rock and metal per formers of local and international caliber, such as Carcass, Edane, Revenge, etc.

L oc at ed at t he Va st enbu rg Fort, Solo, this festival’s tickets are priced at Rp.160K and is available through the website (www.rockinsolo.com) and any Indomaret stores throughout Indonesia. For more information, visit the website or check out Rock in Solo on Facebook and Twitter. www.rockinsolo.com

PALEMBANG Conference

BALI Bali Pink Ribbon Film

8 th Balinale— International Film Festival

Music

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26 October 2014 The city-wide marathon is back!

An event that gathers people from all over the world to run, the Mandiri Jakarta Marathon is set to take place with a course of 1K for Maratoonz (the kids’ category), 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Full Marathon. The run will have its start and finish points at Monas (Monumen Nasional), located on Jl. Medan Merdeka, Central Jakarta. There will be festivities celebrating the beauty of Jakarta through music, dance and food exhibitions at the start and finish point. Admission prices vary and is detailed on the website (www. thejakartamarathon.com).

Music

ICCOS Asia Seminar

Running

Mandiri Jakarta Marathon

SOLO

Conference

Promo

Octoberfest at Manhattan Hotel

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music genre. The end of the run will be marked with live music performances and a party. To register and for more information, visit www.themusicrun.com.

Arts

Food

Nguntal Food Festival

Jacksons, MAGIC!, Asian Dub Foundation and many more local and international musicians to rock the stage. Java Sounds Fair will take place at the Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC), located on Jalan Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta. To purchase tickets, call (021) 968-10022 or (021) 96810023. Daily passes are priced at Rp.200K while a three-day pass is priced at Rp.420K. For more information, visit www. javasoundsfair.com.

12-18 October 2014 With a concept of building a f ilm platform to educate the masses, as well as to connect to enthusiasts, Balinale w ill showcase 60 thought-provoking short and feature-length films throughout the week-long event.

Tickets are able to be purchased on the website (www.balinale. com) or by calling 0812 4637-3337 and emailing tickets@balinale. com. The venue for film screenings vary, please refer to the complete list of venues on the website. www.balinale.com

25 October, 2014 Welcomes participants from Indonesia and many people from neighboring countries to join us on a 5km walk along the gardens and beaches of Nusa Dua. Set in the stunning grounds of the BTDC arena in Nusa Dua (opposite Bali Collection Complex). Saturday 25th October, 2014 Registration opens at 2pm. The pink ribbon w a l k s t a r t s a t 4 pm sh a r p.

The route is set out along the beautifully manicured gardens of Nusa Dua and along the beach looping back to the main arena where the festivities begin.

For further information please contact: Bali Pink Ribbon House Jl. Dewi Sri IV no. 1 Kuta – Bali Telephone : 0361-8352299 / 8496098.Location: Jl. Dewi Sri IV no. 1 Kuta – Bali. Website: www.balipinkribbon.com/

Sumatra Miner, Coal Mining & Technology 22-24 October 2014 The Sumatra Miner conference will discuss points on innovations in coal, mining, energy as well as oil and gas and will cover areas like the latest researches and development activities in the field and practical challenges faced in real time. The seminar will be held at the Aryaduta hotel in Palembang, located on Jl. POM IX, Palembang Square, South Sumatra. The speakers will be professional delegates of the industry from within and outside of Indonesia. To register for the conference and for more information, visit www.sumatraminer.com.

If you want your event to be posted here, please contact (+62) 0 21 7179 4550 or e-mail: events@indonesiaexpat.biz

OBSERVATIONS

CA R-FREE SUNDAY

TO BE

NOT TO BE

By Sophie Chavanel

EVERY SUNDAY MORNING, I GO TO CAR-FREE SUNDAY ON SUDIRMAN FOR MY WEEKLY DISTANCE RUN. IT IS THE ONLY TIME IN THE WEEK WHERE I CAN LEAVE THE TREADMILL BEHIND AND RUN OUTSIDE IN A PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE ENJOYED SEEING THE CITY FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW, HOWEVER AT THE END OF RAMADHAN, CAR-FREE SUNDAY WAS NOT CAR-FREE AND I WAS RUN OVER BY A MOTORBIKE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU who stayed around this summer and ran, walked, biked or hung out with the kids on Sudirman during CarFree Sunday, you know how blissful it was.

There was barely anybody there, no parade, no loud music, nobody crossing without looking, just a few of us and the street. On Sunday August 16th, I parked near Grand Lucky as I usually do and geared up for a 22km run. To my surprise, Car-Free Sunday was not car-free that day. I stood up there for a few minutes watching the scene; there was no sign anywhere saying Car-Free Sunday was cancelled and there were hundreds of people walking, running and biking with a few cars in between.

Despite the fact that thousands of people had taken over the street, cars and motorbikes were passing by full speed on the already hazardous Jl. Sudirman. Policemen were driving by on motorbikes trying to show people out and make way for cars. I hesitated for a moment, but then decided that there were so many people on the street, they would have no choice but to close the street off. Oh, how wrong was I? I ran all the way down to the infamous Pizzaman and then up to the H.I. roundabout. The sun was starting to come out, it was getting hot very fast, making it difficult to put one foot in front of the other. Then, it happened.

One second I was up and running, the next something was dragging me down on the tarmac and rolled over my leg. I had no idea what had just happened to me. I looked behind and didn’t see anything, then tried to stand up and get out of the street. People were yelling while others stared.

Finally, a group of runners came to my aid.

Everything was a bit blurry but I noticed the motorbike driver had been stopped by some people and everybody was screaming.

I pictured them saying: “A bule down! A bule down!” A guy was trying to give me a massage on what I thought was a broken leg. I remember looking at my Garmin watch to make sure it was intact. I calmly paused it, probably thinking I would finish my race after the commotion, then I politely but firmly told the massage man not to touch my leg and told the motorbike driver who hadn’t stopped yelling since he had hit me, and who was probably blind not to see me with my outrageously flashy pink top and my orange and yellow shoes, to stop being hysterical and start by apologizing, which he did.

I contacted the Car-Free Day organization to understand a bit more about who is behind this organization and why sometimes the street is closed and sometimes not, and mainly where to get the information from before heading there.

They have been very candid: resources are limited for this event, although the security of thousands of people is on the line. Here is what they had to say.

I didn’t have my phone with me, so I couldn’t contact my husband who was waiting for me at FX Mall with my daughter. I had run about nine of the 22 km I had planned to run, and thought for a second about finishing it. I stood up and contemplated the idea for a while when someone passed by yelling. “Hey! You are bleeding!” I looked down and I was indeed bleeding everywhere and was looking miserable. I decided to go back.

What is Car-Free Sunday and when did it start?

Car-Free Day in Jakarta takes place every Sunday morning, between 6am and 11am.

During that time, motorized vehicles (apart from buses) are barred from entering the capital’s busiest street, Jalan Sudirman, from Monas to Senayan. It is the only moment where the citizens of Jakarta can get some sort of fresh air and practice sports or just be outside. It attracts about 10,000 people every week. Car-Free Day started in 2007 where it took place three times a year. Then in 2008, it took place once a month. Between 2009 and 2011 it became three times a month. It has been every Sunday since 2012, well, almost.

I started to walk. I walked for about 500m and figured it would take me more than one hour to get back at this pace, so I started to jog slowly and ended up increasing the pace. I guess you could say I decided to keep running after being hit by a motorbike. It reminded me of the story of a guy who was hit by lightning, kept running and won a marathon or something like that.

I tell the story in a funny way, now that I have been told by specialists that my leg is going to be fine, but for a few weeks after that encounter, I was convinced I would never run again. OK, I was being a bit dramatic, but hey!

Car-free day questions and answers with Muhamad Irawan, Head of Public Relation, Info Car-Free Day.

What organization is behind Car-Free Day? Jakarta Transportation Agency (DKI Jakarta).

What are the biggest challenges of holding a car-free day in Jakarta?

Stopping incoming traffic, managing street vendors, managing lanes of bikers, runners and walkers.

Who determines if Car-Free Sunday is on or not and where can we get the information?

Jakarta Transportation Agency holds a meeting every Tuesday and invents different participants’ organizations.

This is where it is decided if there will be a car-free day or not. Because we are lacking in resources, the only way to know is to consult our website or Twitter account a few days before.

Anything else we should know about Car-Free Day? Aside from the main event, there are also car-free days in different areas of the city. These events are not well advertised and sometimes punctual, but as an example, Jl. Cipete Raya is closed to cars on most Sunday mornings.

Website: www.infocarfreeday.net

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Twitter: @CFDinfo

Sophie Chavanel is a Canadian communications girl and a confirmed globe-trotter. As a Journalist, she has worked for different media outlets in Canada and overseas. She is also a Communications delegate for the International Federation of the Red Cross emergency team. Sophie is a new mother. She moved to Indonesia in March 2013 with her husband and daughter.

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OTHER Diamonds: 0.33 and 0.40 G colour vvs2 ring size stones with international certificates at best prices. Sanur, Bali 081999571288.

TECO GAS superb cooker with 5 top burners, large oven with a grill. All electric starters and fully serviced with 3 month guarantee.

Nearly new at Rp 12 Juta, Sanur, Bali 081999571288 Teak wooden chairs for sale.

Asking price 750 K per chair.

More info: dian.corry@gmail. com

Expat leaving. Serta Bed. New price almost 4,000 USD. Please collect for any reasonable amount. Contact: dian.corry@ gmail.com PERSONAL New to Indonesia or just feel comfortable with local person around? You can contact me at hardi_ningsih@yahoo.com I am looking for a living female partner, age 20-30. Please contact me - AvisAvis12334@gmail.com or 081519226034 (Avis)

BALI PROPERTY V i l la Fu r n ished 2 BR w it h Kitchen and Plunge Pool for Short Term Rent (Daily,Weekly or Monthly) at the strategic and very popular area Double 6 Street, 5 mins access to the exotic Double 6 Beach Legian Kuta Bali, For Rsv 081210329293.

Villa for rent in Bali, Canggu, 4 0 0m f r om t he b e a c h a nd 600m from Canggu Club. Nice cosy place, 3 bedrooms with en suit bathrooms, fully equipped kitchen, fully furnished. Wifi, TV installed. House consists of two buildings partly built from old wood with a swimming pool in between. Canggu Club membership provided. Long term rental. One year rental USD 26,000 (one cleaning person included) nego. Shorter term rentals also available.

Please contact Tary: 0817802366.

Do you have any plates, cups, saucers etc which match this (made by CV Bali Permata)? We would like to buy some to replace breakages over the years. Jeremy 0811918446

JOGJAKARTA PROPERTY Seeking yogyakarta 3 year rental property. Seeking 2 b/room, 2 bath, 2 storey QUIET, breezy garden house near UNY, public transport and public swimming pool. Semi or fully furnished.

Please contact at gstephen_ melb@yahoo.com.

Experience staying at a beautiful, original antique Javanese Joglo house in the foothills of Mount Merapi. Joglo Ago is a three double be d ro om v i l la w it h gardens, perfect for a weekend retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life. In close proximity to Mount Merapi and Borobudur Temple. Visit www.jogloago.com for more information or call Indah. 08123563626 or 0811268445.

PELABUHAN RATU PROPERTY Di scover Vi l la Ga mra ng.

Experience our hospitality and stay in your own beach house.

Vi l la Gamrang (Cisolok, 4 hours ‘drive from Jakarta and 50 minutes from Sawarna beach ) is designed to offer guests a beaut if u l nat ure, complet e privacy and luxury. Recently listed (Jan 9, 2014) in the "Top 100 Holiday Beach Houses around the world", Guardian Newspaper. Stylish interior,

outdoor terrace, sea view, spacious garden, swimming pool, 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, complete kitchen, TV and Wi fi. Idyllic place for couples or families. Separate guesthouse with 1 bathroom and 2 bedrooms.

Friendly staff and female cook.

In house catering. Prices starting from IDR 1,499,000 per night for the main villa and IDR 800,000 for our Guesthouse, Villa Gamrang is highly appreciated

by expat s and Indonesian families. Reservations. www. villa-gamrang.nl or just mail us directly at villagamrang@ gmail.com

ads@indonesiaexpat.biz For competitive advertising rates!

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Relax. We carry the load.

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Bartele Gallery is the only dedicated shop in Indonesia which focuses on antique maps, prints, photographs, books and antiquities, ideal for a unique gift for that special someone. Come and browse through hundreds of old and original maps and prints from all across the globe!

Call us +62 (0) 21 719 0087 or E-mail: sake@bartelegallery.com and visit our Facebook: facebook.com/ bartelegallery for more information

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Cilandak Commercial Estate Unit 407 Jl. Cilandak KKO, Jakarta 12560 Ph: 021-788 36107 or 081-211 22070 (Penny) E-mail: penny.rahayu@id.g4s.com or info@id.g4s.com Web: www.g4s.com

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Santa Fe provides moving services — International, domestic, local & office, document storage & management services, real estate, property management & maintenance, orientations, visa & immigration and home contents insurance.

Call us Jakarta: +62 21 2961 2990 Balikpapan:+62 542 713 4334 Bali: +62 811 889 2445 Surabaya: +62 812 304 4775 or E-mail: indonesia@santaferelo.com and visit our website www.santaferelo.com for more information

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