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JAKARTA FASHION WEEK 2014 SAVING THE SLOW LORIS

DESOLATION AT THE RAGUNAN ZOO

Acclaimed Fashion & Accessory Designer

PATRICIA BOS

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Readers, Indonesia's Largest Expatriate Readership

When putting together the presentation, I learned some shocking facts about our impact on the environment. For instance, did you know that since the industrial revolution, we have destroyed 50% of our planet’s forests? And did you also know that every year we dump 2.12 billion tonnes of waste? That’s enough to circle the globe in trucks 24 times!

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Recently I was asked to give a presentation to the fifth graders at Jakarta International School about human impacts on the environment and what our responsibilities are towards the environment. I do not pretend to be an expert in this field, however I am passionate about changemaking, therefore I accepted the challenge and put my mind to work.

Graphics Frederick Ng Katarina Anindita

Finance & Admin Lini Verawaty

Contributors Victoria Bannerman Gail G. Collins Karen Davis Hush Petersen Daniel Pope Hans Rooseboom Eamonn Sadler Donny Syofyan Kenneth Yeung

The average age of the students I spoke to was 10, and I discovered that since they were born, the world’s population has gone up by around 1 billion, which is a staggering amount. And as the population continues to grow, we will be increasing our negative effects on the environment due to further deforestation, creating more trash and running out of places to put it - meaning more being dumped in the oceans - an increase in carbon emissions and a faster loss of resources.

Now, while all of that threw me into a temporary slump of depression, especially as the rainy season has made Jakarta’s streets look that much prettier of late, when I looked at the children’s faces when giving them points on how they can each make a change, starting with the little things, I was again filled with hope. These children were so enthusiastic and eager to live in better harmony with mother earth for a brigher future. It is their generation who will be able to change things. They are the ones who truly care about what happens to the world, and it all comes down to the education they’re being given. At 10 years of age, I was at Surabaya International School, and I remember being taught about global warming, taking part in Earth Day, and learning to recycle, among other things, and I feel I’ve turned into a conscious adult who

truly cares about my impact on the planet. Teachers of today are even more dedicated to teaching children about these issues, as they are of even more significance today. This means more hope in the future, once these children are the ones ruling the world. If your kid comes home from school and tells you that you need to put in a compost bin and separate your waste, or orders you to turn the thermostat down to 25 degrees Celcius as Vice President Jusuf Kalla asks, please take heed. Your children are the future and the hope for the survival of our environment on earth.

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My wife and I recently visited Bali. We live in Jakarta. After the visit, I wrote the following email to the Bali Tourist Board; as they never bothered to reply or acknowledge, I now send it to you for inclusion in your great magazine: I have just returned from a week long holiday in Bali, and I wanted to give you some feedback about my experience. It would be very easy for me to give you all the positive points, but they are meaningless. Instead, I would like to give you the negative points from my trip, which are generally more use to an organisation such as yours.

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Taxis. I arrived at Denpasar Airport, and wished to take a taxi to my hotel in Legian. The taxi drivers at the airport all quoted Rp.150,000 for this short trip. Luckily, my Indonesian wife was with me, and knew that

by walking to a Blue Bird taxi, we would get a fair and honest fare — this then actually cost us Rp.55,000. Conclusion: the taxis at the airport are dishonest, and prey on tourists.

vendors at these two sites completely negate any religious meaning the places may have. You must realise that there is more to some places than just money.

Beaches. During our stay, we visited Legian beach. I was disappointed at how much rubbish there was, and no sign of anyone collecting the trash, as the same rubbish was there all week. Conclusion: Until Bali has a government system that includes coordinated refuse collection, then this won't change. We also visited Sanur beach and left very quickly, as we felt we were about to get mugged. Conclusion: Please do not ever advertise Bali as having 100% 'good' beaches — to do so would be a blatant lie.

Racism. At Uluwatu, the entrance desk displays a normal entrance price, and another price 'for foreigners'. This is blatant racism. My wife was charged the 'normal' rate, without identifying herself as Indonesian — this means she was charged the normal rate because she looked Indonesian. She could have been from another ASEAN country entirely. It doesn't matter that there is a lower rate for foreigners who have a KITAS. As an expat, I am quite happy to voluntarily pay more, but to be forced to pay more is wrong. Conclusion: Racism is a vile act that must not be tolerated anywhere. It is also illegal.

Religious Sites. We visited Uluwatu and Tanah Lot. Both of these places are primarily religious locations, so we were very disappointed with the amount of hawkers and souvenir vendors. True 'religious sites' do not have any souvenir vendors. Conclusion: The

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Issue 130

Contents

Featured Desolation at the Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta

Meet the Bali Expat Patricia Bos

Theatre Status: It's Complicated

Fashion Jakarta Fashion Week Raises the Stakes in the Game of Fashion

Worthy Causes Saving the Slow Loris

Light Entertainment Things that Make You Go Aaaahhh

Announcements

Observations For Whom the Beer Froths

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Faces of Indonesia Herry the Rujak Man Literature Capitalism vs. Climate: This Changes Everything Travel The Waterfront Cultural Festival of Pariaman Business Profile Ellie Donnelly of Daisy Retreat

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Scams in the City Would You Believe a Talking Fetus?

Events Business Directory Classifieds

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FEATURED

Desolation at the Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta

Hans Rooseboom is a long term resident of Jakarta. He has visited nearly all of Indonesia's provinces and worked for many years in Ambon, Aceh, Manado and a number of smaller and larger towns on Java. He now enjoys a leisurely life, playing tennis most mornings and writing his blogs and other articles.

By Hans Rooseboom

organisational arrangements is not surprising. Ragunan staff are civil servants and typically are liable to be moved to different assignments and functions during their career, and the zoo would not necessarily be a favourite assignment. These frequent changes of position and moving around also results in serious loss of knowledge and skills. Acquired specialist proficiencies, for instance in enclosure design and maintenance, are lost when the staff member is moved to an unrelated function in another division of the ministry.

More than twenty years ago, I went to Ragunan Zoo quite often with my children. It made for a pleasant walk, shaded by trees and the animals adding to the fun. It even became the venue of a birthday party where the children had to find the answers to multiple-choice questions I had drawn up and printed on a map of the route we were to follow: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LEOPARD AND A TIGER?— (1) a tiger has dots, a leopard is striped, (2) a tiger has a tail, a leopard has a tail, (3) a tiger is striped, a leopard has dots, was one of them.

But the most serious obstacle to the efficient and effective management of Ragunan is most likely the staff’s widespread lack of interest in the zoo-specific working environment. That, unfortunately, is something that cannot be corrected with additional training or higher remuneration. Instead, a mega structural change will be needed to transform the Ragunan zoo and bring out its full potential.

A few months ago, I went there again, this time with the subsequent generation, my grandson. We must have taken not only a wrong entrance but also a wrong turn because we found ourselves in a rather empty part of the zoo, and the only attraction that excited him was a children’s playground that required an additional entrance fee. It did tire him out and we had to head home before we could find more animals or the Schmutzer Primate Centre I had heard so much about. Ragunan Zoo, covering 147 hectares is huge, but its 50,000 trees provide sufficient cooling shade to make it a wonderful park for wandering around leisurely. The Primate Centre was officially opened on 20 August 2000 and is promoted as an international-class zoo with an important role in primate conservation. As I had not even been near it on my previous visit, I decided to visit Ragunan again. After paying the Rp.4,500 entrance fee I entered, this time from the North Gate, and with the map obtained at the ticket counter, I soon found myself in front of the Schmutzer Primate Centre where one pays an additional fee of Rp.6,000 to enter. I climbed the stairs to the sky-walk over the gorilla enclosure from where the view is of lush vegetation. So much lush vegetation in fact, that it’s rather difficult to spot a gorilla. But at last I found one, a large silverback, totally uninterested in his surroundings, slowly plucking tiny leaves from a little stem and nibbling them. And then, after descending from the skywalk, I discovered another one. Not in the lush enclosure, but in a sorry concrete cage at the back. Equally indifferent to the world, staring without hope at the wall outside his cage and a tire-swing he can’t reach. Such loneliness, and such utter desolation. Gorillas, in fact all primates, are very social animals, living in groups, or troops, led by an alpha-male. Forcing them into a solitary existence must be stressful to say the least. Apparently the gorillas were born in Howletts Zoo, England, and arrived in Ragunan in 2002, which made Ragunan the only zoo in Asia to house these animals. Originally there were four, all males, but one died. 6

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First and foremost, Ragunan should be taken out of the government administration.

“THESE ANIMALS LIVE IN EVEN WORSE CONDITIONS THAN THE ORANGUTANS AND GORILLAS ‘ON DISPLAY’ IN THEIR ANNEX TO THE ENCLOSURES. THEY ARE KEPT IN SMALL, MISERABLE CONCRETE CAGES IN THE SUNLESS QUARANTINE AREA SOUTH-WEST OF THE SCHMUTZER CENTRE.”

Without any females, a social hierarchy was not established among the four. The males then started to fight and had to be separated. A severe blow for the wellintended enclosure. Visitors’ comments on the webpage generally voice regrets that the beautiful enclosure is not conducive to the viewing of the animals.

But for ‘visitor-satisfaction’ a mother and child could be viewed in a concrete sort cage! A less satisfying arrangement would be hard to conjure up! And as with the gorillas, mother-and-child evoke nothing but desolation and despair.

Similar remarks can be made about the orangutan enclosure. Of similar size and similarly dense vegetation as the one for the gorillas, it is nearly impossible to catch a glimpse of Indonesia's beloved national treasure, the orangutan.

But there is more! Ragunan has hidden away a large number of orangutans, their number could even be close to 50! These animals live in even worse conditions than the orangutans and gorillas ‘on display’ in their annex to the enclosures. They are kept in small, miserable concrete cages in the sunless quarantine area south-west of the Schmutzer Centre. And even more incomprehensible, they do not have access to drinking water. Only when for the purpose of cleaning, the floors of the cages are sprayed, are the animals able to lap up some water. And this situation has been going on for years and years.

The enclosure does not boast a sky-walk, but instead has glassed openings in the outer wall for viewing—the windows through which I peeped remained, unfortunately, empty of orangutans.

Have these apes been forgotten; are they terminally contagious; are they awaiting sunnier destinations? Difficult to say. But it certainly is an indication of a serious lack of attention, which under the current

One comment argues: “…indeed a beautiful enclosure but not a successful one. Exhibits can be designed such that the animals prefer to frequent certain spots and so can be seen by visitors. Apparently that has not been done here.”

The most suitable organisational structure would be that of a non-profit organisation. This NPO could consist of three divisions: (1) animals, (2) house and garden (infrastructure) and (3) public relations. Each of these divisions would have a number of sections. The animals division could, for example, be grouped into large carnivores, primates, birds, reptiles and the like, with each group responsible for the wellbeing and health of the animals in their section. Restructuring Ragunan will also ensure that specialist staff, with a specific interest in the zoo, its animals and its operations, can be hired, while opportunities for interns from relevant educational backgrounds could be created, too. That is, not only aspiring zoologists and veterinarians, but also those interested in public relations, marketing, botany, engineering design and others, could become trainee-interns. The NPO-Ragunan would be funded from the entrance fees and donations from individuals and corporations. The public relations division would have an important role to play in securing a steady flow of funds. Additionally, the division would advise senior management on the price to be charged for entrance. The current Rp.4,500 will most likely need to be adjusted upwards to balance the cost of running a zoo the size of Ragunan and the educational and recreational needs of especially the lower income classes of the population. The Ragunan zoo can be turned into an object of national pride. The current setup does, unfortunately, not contribute to this aim.

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MEET THE BALI EXPAT

Karen Davis is a NYC artist and writer.

Meet Patricia Bos

International fashion and accessory designer based in Bali By Karen Davis

Fashion Show Oazia

which promote confidence. I want the wearer to feel the clothes are an extension; a part of themselves. I want to empower people through their femininity, or masculinity, whatever it is they feel a desire to express. I think my designs boost one’s confidence and self esteem.

Paris Hilton with bag by Patricia Bos

Where are you from and what is your background? I was born and raised in Amsterdam. As a young girl I went to the University of Art, then I lived in NYC on 58th street. I danced with Alvin Ailey dance troupe. I was a cheerleader with the NY Knicks. Paula Abdul was a cheerleader at that time with the LA Lakers so the NY Knicks wanted to do the same type of thing and they started a ‘dance squad’ which I was a member of. It was fun and a great experience. After that I was offered a role in Cats— the popular Broadway show for a year and a half in Amsterdam and a year’s run in Zurich, and also some shows in Hamburg. I continued working with various media venues such as MTV doing music videos and soaps for television. I always found myself in the wardrobe department, fascinated by the costumes and eventually got into that aspect of entertainment and media projects. What brought you to Bali? I was working with Dutch TV shows doing documentaries on international nightlife and we came here to Bali to cover the millennium shows happening here for the new year of 2000. I met and worked with wonderful people, many of whom I still see a lot of. Then I fell in love and never left! I have lived here ever since and am constantly inspired and evolving in this creative community I am a part of in Bali. When did you start designing costumes, clothing and accessories? I started when I was a stylist for video shoots in NYC and Europe. I found it hard to find the designs I needed for my celebrity clientele, so I started making the clothes people wanted; whether for a show or personal wear. With theatre roots I knew that clothes cannot just look good; they have to be top quality and a perfect fit. I make designs 8

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When I came to Bali, I realized the potential for creating my designs was all here. I work in top quality leathers and suede, along with other unique natural fabrics. I make over 240 samples per year so that requires good, experienced staff. Some of my staff have been with me over a dozen years now, so they are very professional and understand the importance of quality and cut. You are known for your fabulous fashion shows. Tell us more about these. I like to describe my shows as fashion cabaret, where talent and fashion are in fusion. I have that theatrical background and it comes into play in my shows. I don’t do shows just to show my designs. I love to wow and woo the audience and challenge the models to showcase extreme fashions and entertain the audience. I do unusual combinations; I love leather and corsets, overcoats and lingerie, subtle to extreme and totally wearable. I want my designs to reflect the wearer, to bring out their best nature. Where is the Patricia Bos label available? The Sample

Room on Jalan Mertinadi in Seminyak is literally a boutique atelier in the traditional sense of the word. We do custom tailoring and custom designs for clientele and create it right here. The label may also be found here in Bali at OASIA, Ku De Ta shop, and Limited Edition shops. We do our designs for shops which meet our criteria for retail outlets and I am currently open to expand more throughout Indonesia. The Sample Room [thesampleroom.eu] online boutique is a way to access and buy our products. Besides the clothing line we do great accessories, bags, key chains and hats, etc. All hand made with perfect cut and craftsmanship. I do private label for some of the better quality shops here in Bali. Tell me about your rock star son! I am so lucky to have a great partner and kids! My son is ten years old and a natural born musician. He lives his music from when he wakes up until he sleeps. He was just in the Grease musical and already has his songs up on You Tube [Ziggy Durieux]. Eventually, he will have to go to the big city lights to really move forward in that field. I want him to follow his dreams, but right now Bali is a good place for my kids to grow and learn. My five year old diva is already a fashionista! She loves to take photos. I keep a fashion diary of what she wears to school every day. You have a successful profession and a great family life. What is your greatest dream? That my future is as good as each new day has been for me. I love my life! Thank you, Patricia. For more information, please visit www. patriciabos.com

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FASHION

Jakarta Fashion Week Raises the Stakes in the Game of Fashion

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Being around glamour all her life, Victoria developed a sense of style that has led her to fashion styling, journalism and designing her debut collection. E-mail her at tori@toribannermanlondon.com

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Dying beautifully and relinquishing, its flame, the embers of Jakarta Fashion Week 2015 (JFW) leave behind memories on a fashion horizon of spectacular creations, quirky takes and nonsensical fun for us to dissect, choose from and make our own.

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DINI PRATIWI IRAWATI This collection was sublime and would not be out of place with its peers in the international arena. Dini is tall, elegant and charming. I asked her what inspired the collection. She then began to regale me with the poignant fable of unrequited love of a man called Bandung Bondowoso for a beautiful woman Roro Jonggrang. Roro, wanting to reject him, set him the impossible task of requesting that he create a thousand statues and house them in a temple to be built by him. Fearing he would not fulfil this task, he set about an ambitious plan. He had all but completed his task save for one statue and coerced the villagers to create dawn light by setting fire to rice! Knowing that he had been set up to fail and be rejected, Bandung cursed Roro to be forever cast in stone. Dini showed me images of the beautiful Hindu temple Prambanan where the statute of Roro lives. She had visited this stunning monument and fell in love with it. Through her designs, you can see how the aura of the temple, its history and mood had transmuted to an alluring depiction of a masterpiece created in the tenth century. She wanted the story to come alive through her designs. She describes her collection as “ready to wear couture”. It took two months to create from images of the temple to choosing swatches. After that there was a month of painstakingly getting the ‘stencils’ right to guide where the gorgeous ethereal particular sequins (sewn on, one by one) would be stitched to create the silhouettes she wanted on her clean cut, simple designs. The materials used in the collection were Duchesse satin, cotton and fringing. IVAN GUNAWAN His show was a spectacle, titled My Kedora. The fragrant crowd that had gathered mid-week was outre looking and very stylishly eclectic. The inspiration was love in its many guises. The dark and light side. The poetic nature of love. The collection’s colours of blue, silver, gold and black along with tulle, jacquard and organza represented the whimsical, glorious and sometimes ephemeral nature of love. The show kicked off with a model wearing a sumptuous lace catsuit, which left very little to the imagination but it just rocked! A model sashaying in a gold dress down the catwalk drew gasps and wolf whistles and worthy it was too of such admiration. A black, billowing, silk skirt with white ‘embossed’ flowers was simply majestic. A sexy mesh dress with a Ming vase-like embroidery on the bodice, with a long front piece was deviously licentious.

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Senayan City played host to Jakarta Fashion Week, which opened with aplomb. During this fashionable week, three collections stood out — Dini Pratiwi Irawati, Ivan Gunawan and Gracia Shinta.

Left to right: • Gracia Shinta • Ivan Gunawan • Dini Pratiwi Irawati

↙ Left to right: • Sapto Djojokartiko • Tex Saverio

Star Wars: Galactic Defense — GRACIA SHINTA My kind of gal. I loved the super towering wedges. The black cape dress with a bejewelled collar was dramatic as it was beautiful. The white trouser suit with an embodied cape combo was cleverly, innovatively handsome. The red dramatic evening dress was spectacular, and the black and gold slit front dress closing the show could only be described as Cleopatra dramatic, a dress to command a room. Uber cool chic collection. Alas with the end inching closer, the final night was upon us. The great, the bold, the beautiful and downright quirky packed the fashion tent to the rafters for the finale of what had been a stupendous week of talent and style shown by designers of Jakarta. IWAN TIRTA Iwan opened the evening with an explosion of Batik colour, oodles of fabric in the form of conservative, ornately decorated kaftan dresses of parachute proportions. The models resembled warrior princesses in fitted long dresses with capes. The women in the audience drooled when a covey of dapper, dashing, scrumptious beaus were sent down the catwalk in snug shirts of Iwan’s definitive prints, complimented with the just right ‘tight’ fitted trousers a man could decently wear! There were hues of browns, gold, red, black and green. The standout piece was the kaftan-style dress with embellishments around the V-neck and humongous sleeves. TEX SAVERIO He of Lady Gaga fame put on a heart stopping glittering affair. It was his usual twist of quirky wit in his designs. Silver and black were the key notes with the models sent down the runway in Swarovski crystal surgical masks. A white trouser suit was simply sensational, likewise silver skirts, trousers and tops and an abstract black and white skirt. Floor length mesh gowns with dramatic godet were devastatingly gorgeous. The puff ball/long skirt combo teamed with cropped jackets was an ode to the eighties. PRIYO OKTAVIANO’S Inspired by Africa, models’ hair were in exquisite cornrow plaits. The funky, sparkly nose clips with wings were a sophisticated take on septum boar tusk piercings of an indigenous tribe. Chiffon skirts with high-low hems and trails that swayed as the models walked were simple and beautiful. The matching quilted tops

provided a nice contrast to the chiffon skirts. A blue trouser suit was elegantly cut and very chic with a swathe of rouged chiffon covering on the ‘tail’ of the jacket. There were some sexy, heavily beaded skirts jam packed with paillettes, crystal beads, sequins and feathers. A waistcoat dress combo with sheer sleeves and white ‘pearl’ beading and fitted, short front skirt was simply divine. The long, almost midnight, blue evening dress with tiny buttons at the back, slit at the front, paillettes on the sleeves and a polo neck collar, shouldn’t have worked but it sure did! All in all, Mongolian-African-esque chic. The international buyers should come knocking. VINORA Clinical, simple and white. Clever take on the ubiquitous white shirt and dinner jacket. Deconstructed shirts and dresses. The off-white tuxedo jacket was scrumptiously chic and definitely “less is more”. The half shirt/jacket combo was innovative and would get the attention at a gathering. Simple ideas made beautifully complicated. The shirt dress is on my hit list. SAPTO DJOJOKARTIKO Beading, beading and more beading, sequins with lace, silk organza and tulle. Heavenly creations. Opulent Indianinspired fare with an ode to the Frisian exotic dancer Margaretha Geertruida. Beautifully beaded trousers and tops. A stunning Sari style top/trouser creation and an equally stunning cape/kaftan low cut front dress were the show stoppers. A standing ovation, if you please! NUR ZAHAR This collection was Navajo meets Lawrence of Arabia meets chic hijab meets Mexicana. Flowing Batik prints in brown, blue and beige with multiple layering, giving the collection a relaxed look. The accessories were long suede boots, short block heel ankle boots and floppy wide brim hats. I fell in love with the tassel poncho; wear that as a dress belted at the hips with some tassel high heeled boots. Muted, modest yet alluring Muslim chic. Jakarta Fashion Week was a fait accompli extraordinaire, the international fashion world took notice. As my head hit the pillow, I fell asleep dreaming of the beautiful clothes I had seen over the week. The signature music of JFW was a welcome intruder as a soundtrack to my dreams.

Disney’s recent Star Wars: Commander was a Clash of Clans-style take on the galactic battle. This new game from DeNA takes a more traditional tower defence approach, as you marshall the likes of Luke Skywalker and Yoda to fend off the hordes. Although as with Disney’s game, you can choose to play as the Dark or Light side, according to your mood.

Angry Birds Transformers — This is the tenth installment in the Angry Birds series, a crossover between Angry Birds and Transformers, featuring battles between the "Autobirds and Deceptihogs" in a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Rovio Entertainment with collaboration from Hasbro. The game was released on October 15, 2014 for iOS, released on October 30, 2014 for Android.

NASA App — An app full of geek-level info and media from the NASA archives, along with news and updates on what's going on up there and back at base. Improvement is needed on the design and layout, but for now this collection of links, pictures, videos and news feeds has plenty to keep space cadets informed and entertained.

Code School — One of a growing number of apps aiming to teach programming skills, this one skewed more towards professionals (or at least experienced amateurs) rather than complete novices. It serves up videos for courses in JavaScript, HTML and CSS, Ruby and iOS, among other topics.

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FACES OF INDONESIA

HERRY the Rujak Man

By Hush Petersen

Rujak (fruit salad with a spicy sauce) may have been born in East Indonesia, but it makes its home in Jakarta. Some of the most colourful sights in the city can be found inside the glass casings of rujak vendors like Herry’s. On any given day, bustling Jakarta streets are dotted with carts like his, offering cool slices of sweet mangos, and scarlet papaya and crimson watermelon, all sitting atop a sleek chunk of refracting ice. Fresh slices of unripe mango, bengkoang (jicama) and jambu air (water apple) all slathered in a unique blend of chilli, tamarind and shrimp paste, topped with sambal garam and served right on the street. Like durian and pete, Jakarta’s relationship with rujak is love or hate. Either you are a fan or you are not. Maybe the most interesting part of the rujak experience is asking guys like Herry about their rujak dressing recipe. If you’re not in the mood for salty, chilli goodness, Jakarta’s street food vendors offer a colourful mix of papaya, watermelon and sweet mango slices as well. Catch vendors at the right time and you can pick up an order of rujak or mango for Rp.10,000. If it gets later in the day, and the ice has melted away, the fruit gets cheaper. “People have all kinds of choices for things to eat,” says Herry, who lives just behind Sudirman, in Kebayoran Lama. “I like to think that I can offer everyone a healthy alternative to the fried food on the street.” 12

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Herry, who has been working along Sudirman for the last 12 years, has a route much like you would imagine a milkman to have. He has regulars who he meets on a daily basis and big orders that he delivers for the offices close to the Pizza Man statue, Patung Pemuda, at the bottom of Sudirman. But is Herry worried about being pushed off the street by unhealthy snacks? “People love rujak. It’s in their blood. And everyone loves the sweet taste of healthy fruit served cold on a hot day.” And for Herry, pushing his cart from his home, up through Sudirman, is also a healthy way to go about his day. “I sell fruit and I keep fit by pushing my cart. And I make enough money to send my kids to school. I’d say it is a good life.” The next time you see Herry along Sudirman, stop him and pick up a famous Indonesia treat for the road. Chat Herry up; ask him about the weather, his kids and what’s in his secret rujak dressing.

Hush Petersen is currently on sabbatical from the hero's journey. He loves sipping Budweisers, doing the crossword and judging people outside Ranch Market in Mega Kuningan. You should join him some time.

LITERATURE

Hans Rooseboom is a long term resident of Jakarta. He has visited nearly all of Indonesia's provinces and worked for many years in Ambon, Aceh, Manado anda number of smaller and larger towns on Java. He now enjoys a leisurely life, playing tennis most mornings and writing his blogs and other articles.

PUT ANOTHER WAY, ONLY MASS SOCIAL MOVEMENT CAN SAVE US NOW. BECAUSE WE KNOW WHERE THE CURRENT SYSTEM, LEFT UNCHECKED, IS HEADED. …TO ARRIVE AT THAT DYSTOPIA, ALL WE NEED TO DO IS KEEP BARRELLING DOWN THE ROAD WE ARE ON. THE ONLY REMAINING VARIABLE IS WHETHER SOME COUNTER-VAILING POWER WILL EMERGE TO BLOCK THE ROAD, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CLEAR SOME ALTERNATE PATHWAYS TO DESTINATIONS THAT ARE SAFER. IF THAT HAPPENS, WELL, IT CHANGES EVERYTHING.

By Hans Rooseboom

We are entitled to look back at 2014 with some pride. Recent achievements include democratic elections where the old political elite were told where to go; while the economic development during the past two or three decades is rather impressive and resulted in the rise of a middle class — accompanied by a mushrooming of shopping malls; eateries of excellent quality and dazzling variety; daily additions to the number of cars, mobile phones, tablets and pads.

But unfortunately carbon dioxide keeps piling up in the atmosphere and temperatures keep rising. The only action that can mitigate this process and eventually save the Earth, would be a total overhaul of our economic system.

Read Naomi Klein’s latest book This Changes Everything, Capitalism vs The Climate, and the pride turns into a chill.

Klein analyses in great detail how we, mankind, managed to manoeuvre ourselves into that unenviable position and comes up with one word to encompass it all: capitalism. As the title of the book indicates, “capitalism” is, in this context, set directly against “climate”. And the neo-liberal, market orientated system is praised for bringing extraordinary wealth and economic growth, but blamed for

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She convincingly argues the case that climate change (i.e., increasing global temperatures caused by the emission of greenhouse gasses) is real, and that in spite of the fact that negotiations on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions started in 1990, we now face the very real possibility that the initially targeted 2 degrees Centigrade increase in temperatures will be overshot by two to four degrees. Increased melting of Arctic ice sheets and glaciers can thus be expected, resulting in rising sea levels, more frequent and more severe flooding, and the eventual disappearance of several coastal areas and island nations, such as the North Java coast and the Maldives. And then there will be droughts, severe droughts — which will adversely affect agricultural production, especially in tropical areas — more frequent and more severe storms, hurricanes, typhoons and other natural disasters.

There are many who do not believe that this is so, while other deniers argue that the ‘system’ will come up with technical solutions to solve these climate problems. And a third group of deniers in wealthy countries argue that it is all the fault of China, India, and Brazil... “Why bother cutting our own [US] emissions when everyone knows that the fast developing economies are the real problem.”

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING by Naomi Klein Publisher: Allen Lane (16/9/2014)

the damage this has inflicted on the environment. Rivers have been polluted by the uncontrolled dumping of waste, and the air by the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses. And even more against the grain, Klein argues that the parts of capitalism that are the main culprit are “free trade” and “the constant drive for endless economic growth.” In Klein’s words, “There is no question that the trade architecture and the economic ideology embedded within it played a central role in sending emissions into hyperdrive.” Multinationals as a result scour the globe in search of the cheapest and most exploitable labour force. Led by the US, the journey passed through Mexico and Central America to South Korea, but by the end of the 1990s China had become the main destination — “a country where wages were extraordinarily low… and the state was willing to spend seemingly limitless funds on massive infrastructure projects… all to ensure that that the lights stayed on in the factories and the goods made it from the assembly lines onto the container ships on time. A free trader’s dream, in other words — and a climate nightmare.”

Transport, energy, agriculture, industrial production, forestry, land use, urban planning, and all other aspects of the economic system need to be changed to reduce emissions. Urban centres will need to be redesigned and made safe for walking and cycling; electric power from fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas need to be replaced with renewables (wind, solar, geo-thermal, hydro); industrial as well as agricultural production should as much as possible avoid long transport routes for its raw materials and final products; and everybody — producers, consumers, public administrators — should reduce their ecological footprint. A wide range of creative, far-reaching and comprehensive government policies and strategies, such as “sweeping bans on polluting activities, deep subsidies for green alternatives, pricey penalties for violations, new taxes, new public works programs, reversal of privatization…”will therefore be needed to initiate, guide and steer this new economic system, as the free-market system do not provide the right indicators. It should be clearly understood that this does not entail a return to clipper ships and horse-drawn carriages. No, it would suffice to live as we did in the 1970s. We can still enjoy all the nice things we are used to, but the production processes and the philosophies behind the production processes need to be changed, together with a switch over to clean energy and a reduced emission of transport-fumes. Start by walking, cycling and commuting by light rapid transport systems.

In Jakarta, as in many other capitals, most of this is not yet doable, but sooner rather than later a start will need to be made by improving the infrastructure and the mind-set to make it possible. Corporate elites and lesser capitalists, that is, CEOs, CFOs, traders, shippers, miners, loggers and nearly everybody else who has a stake in our market-driven economy, will hardly be thrilled by this prospect. In fact, they are the main deniers, lobbying for a continuation, if not an acceleration, of the present-day production methods. And apart from the heavy duty top-down interventions, the most important role in bringing the economy round on a different tack—and thereby saving the world—is reserved for the people. Described by Klein as “Blockadia”, a non-specific location where resistance flares up “with increasing frequency and intensity wherever extractive projects are attempting to dig and drill, whether for open-pit mines, or gas fracking, or tar sands oil pipelines.” Blockadia is happening all over the world and basically represents a people-driven request for clean air, water and unpolluted land where present and future generations can live in peace. In Klein’s words: “Put another way, only mass social movement can save us now. Because we know where the current system, left unchecked, is headed. … To arrive at that dystopia, all we need to do is keep barrelling down the road we are on. The only remaining variable is whether some counter¬vailing power will emerge to block the road, and simultaneously clear some alternate pathways to destinations that are safer. If that happens, well, it changes everything.” issue 130 indonesia expat

TRAVEL

TABUIK

The Waterfront Cultural Festival of Pariaman By Donny Syofyan

→ Pariaman is a small town on the western coast of West Sumatra of only 73.36 square kilometres. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the town has seen no more merchant ships for the absence of a suitable port. With its port and commerce now only a nostalgic history, the municipal administration has turned to tourism. One of the tourism highlights of Parimana city is the Tabuik festival — the core event of West Sumatra's tourism calendar which celebrates the Muslim Asyura on the 10th of Muharam (first month in the Islamic calendar), and has been held annually since 1831. This year, it started on November 1. Though the Pariaman people do not follow the Shia school of Islam, this celebration commemorates the death of Shia hero Hasan and Hussain, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad. Despite its origin, a tabuik rite is not only a religious ceremony but also Pariaman's main tourist attraction.

around the clock to finish building and decorating the two burak. The major rituals are to be held on the fifth day. Turun panja (the outspread hand comes down) ritual will take place. Panja, also known as jari-jari (fingers), is made of gold, silver or zinc, symbolizing the dismembered hand of Hasan. It is brought down for this ritual every fifth of Muharram and given its annual purification wash in lemon water. Late that afternoon, the ceremony called mamancang batang pisang (cut the banana stalk) will be carried simultaneously in both villages. The intensely emotional experiences of the fifth day will be followed by light entertainment on the next. In the afternoon of the sixth day, the tabuik lenong (small

A tabuik is a statue of a burak, or a steed with broad wings and a human head, with the heads of smiling girls, wings and broad tails. It is made from bamboo, rattan and paper. On their backs are coffins with beautiful decorations and umbrellas on top. On both sides, the statues are decorated with eight paper flowers.

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The second to fourth days are intended to be silent days, serving as ‘the calm before the storm’, while shifts of craftsmen work

On the first day, men construct the first stage of daraga on a clay mould in a nearby yard and build a bamboo fence around it. Groups of women in each tabuik house begin to decorate umbrellas with scores of white paper flowers to be placed on the daraga and to decorate the high burak itself on the tenth day. On the afternoon of the first day, two villages in charge of organizing the tabuik festival hold their first main procession: maambiak tanah (take a cloud of earth), which symbolizes the bodies of Hasan dan Husain, from dust to dust.

In the days before the festival begins, scores of dol and a few tasa drums are collected from stores outside of town and brought to the two tabuik homes to be tuned and repaired if necessary. Meanwhile, the materials and tools to make daraga (funeral shrine) and the elaborate and high funeral bier burak would be brought to a shed outside the tabuik homes. For each of the ten days of the festival, a set of ritual requirements must be satisfied. Any variance from the rules could result in disaster.

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◊ Fast Facts Getting there Daily flights from Jakarta to Padang are available with Garuda Indonesia, Sriwijaya Air and Lion. Pariaman City can also be reached by taxi or intercity bus from Minangkabau International Airport.

Where to stay Hotels: Hotel Nan Tongga on Jl. Tugu Perjuangan no.45 Homestays: Cindua Mato on Jl. Diponegoro no.16 Atami on Jl. A.Yani no.6 Puti Bungsu on Jl. Pahlawan no.57

model tabuik) procession takes place around town. A decorated tower about one and half metres high will be carried above the head of a participant on each side and will be swayed from side to side like the swaying of the great tabuik on the tenth day. At noon of the seventh day, maarak jari-jari (procession of hands) takes place and the passionate atmosphere returns. In doleful processions around the street, each side parades its panja and chants phrases such as “Hasan, Husain, Kasihan Hasan, Kasihan Husain” (Hasan, Husain, Poor Hasan, Poor Husain). By the evening, the feeling of tragic excitement reaches fever pitch, and the beruji and mandara mock war scenes begin, symbolizing perang jihad (holy war) of Karbala. On the eighth night, maarak saroban (turban procession) is held to celebrate Husain’s heroism, with models of Husain’s turban and severed hand carried by members of each side to commemorate the beheading of Husain by Yazid’s soldiers, who are said to have cried out, “We have won. Here’s the head (the turban) of

Husain!” The tabuik families stay up all night on the ninth night to finish making the tabuik cenotaphs. On the morning of the tenth day, around sixteen men on each side mount the high tabuik cenotaphs on their shoulders and parade them around the streets. The constructions will be shaken— dihoyak — in elegant motion to symbolize the battle of Karbala. The accompanying crowds are supposed to scream out expressions like mahoyak Husain (Long Live Husain) and other antagonistic cries against the other side. The two tabuik go on parade and arrive at opposite ends of the main street and begin to move on their final journey to the sea. The two giant tabuik move silently across the beach, where an exciting perang pasir (beach battle) takes place. At Maghrib (prayers just after sunset), the tabuik will be thrown into the waves, symbolizing the ascent of Hasan and Husain to heaven.

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

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BUSINESS PROFILE

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The Daisy Retreat Team from left to right Hatin, Ketut, Ellie, Reina, Sue and Rudy

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In this issue’s Business Profile, we meet Ellie Donnelly (BA, PGDip, MSc), Consultant CBT Psychotherapist for Daisy Retreat, Bali. By Karen Davis

Can you tell us a bit about Daisy Retreat as a business? Daisy Retreat, Bali is a unique and extremely effective residential Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Mindfulness Therapy retreat business. We offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) — the clinically recommended frontline treatment for mood and anxiety disorders. It has been proven to help treat a wide range of emotional and physical health conditions in adults, young people and children. It is underpinned by extensive research on the role of our behaviour and thoughts in the development and maintenance of emotional disorders. And what is your background, Ellie? I am a Consultant CBT Psychotherapist and co-founder of Daisy Retreat. I undertook my clinical training in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy with University College London, at the Middlesex Hospital in 1998. Since then, in addition to my own private practice, I have held senior positions at The Priory, Capio Nightingale and Cygnet Hospitals in London, England. Our Indonesian Clinical Psychologist, Reina Ritma Wangsadjaja, M. Psi, Psi is from Jakarta. She has worked on domestic violence cases, mental illnesses, HIV/ AIDS and drugs abuse cases through psychological interventions. Reina uses Empowerment Counselling, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Redecision Therapy, Stress Management, Communication Training, Relaxation, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. When did you open your business and how has it been performing? We opened our clinic in Bali in March 2013. We have had clients from all over the world come for our retreats as well as expats here in Indonesia. Clients have come from Canada, America, Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East. We are extremely proud of the help we have 16

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to offer, yet people suffer all over the world from of a range emotional and anxiety disorders. Some of the most common conditions we treat at Daisy Retreat include: • Depression • Anxiety and Panic Attacks • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) • Bipolar Disorder • Insomnia • Grief • Body Dsymorphic Disorder • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder been able to provide to clients from around the globe. We have treated adults, couples and adolescents who have suffered from a range of problems. Our team here at Daisy Retreat consists of me as the Consultant CBT Psychotherapist, and I am from Ireland. My co-owner is Sue Nunley, originally from America, who looks after all marketing and business related issues; Reina Ritma Wangsadjaja Psi, Psi, our Clinical Psychologist from Jakarta. When necessary, we work with allied professionals including Consultant Psychiatrists and general medical practitioners to ensure our clients’ needs are fully met during their stay. We also have a loyal Daisy team of support staff who ensure a tranquil atmosphere — and the Daisy cook, who serves delicious Indonesian and Western cuisine. There are not many places where you can access western psychotherapy in Indonesia — what brought you to Bali? Visiting for the first time three years ago, we realized there was a real gap in the services offered for mental health issues here in Bali and Jakarta, and across Indonesia as a whole. Bali is known for its healing services, whether it is yoga, meditation classes or other types of spiritual healing. However, there was very little on offer if people needed Westernstyle, clinically proven methods of help with mental health. Even Australia has very little

In addition, the sun and warmth of the Bali climate are very important to what we do. The sun is an important part of the therapeutic process, as the brain responds to sunlight by releasing serotonin, a neurotransmitter that is involved in sleep, mood, memory and other neurological processes. Just as darkness stimulates the production of melatonin which establishes sleep cycles, serotonin promotes wakefulness and helps elevate mood.

There are many types of psychotherapy; you use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Can you explain what CBT is? Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a combination of behavioural psychotherapy and cognitive therapy. Put another way, “Identifying behavioural and thought patterns which maintain distress — and changing them.” CBT is the clinically recommended treatment for mood, emotional and anxiety disorders. It focuses on the ways in which our thoughts and beliefs may be causing emotional problems. CBT works on the premise that we ‘learn’ to think and act in ways that cause repeated troubles in our lives. It looks at how we think about a situation and how this affects the way we act. In turn our actions can affect how we think and how we feel. Through considering our instinctive, automatic reactions we can reach more informed, healthier interpretations, change the effects of our experience and flourish. We work

Karen Davis is a NYC artist and writer.

with our clients to change their behaviour and thinking patterns, helping them to flourish rather than simply ‘survive’. Very importantly, our results are measurable – we measure, through questionnaires, the emotional state of clients when they arrive with us, and measure the same levels at the end of their stay.

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What are the most common types of conditions you see from your clients? Depression and anxiety are by far the most prevalent conditions, which in themselves can be part of, or indicative of a range of other conditions such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, issues with anger, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, plus a range of phobias.

each session, and sessions are done (preferably) over a series of concurrent days. We do it this way because research shows that learning (or conditioning) is best facilitated when it is undertaken in a massed, repeated way. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence UK (NICE) states that the average number of hours of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy required for generalized anxiety disorders is 16–20 hours in total. Using the traditional method of seeing a therapist once a week, it would require four to five months to receive the amount of therapy we provide over consecutive days.

Therapy can be a time-consuming and expensive option. What would you say to people who are considering professional help? It’s more time-consuming to spend a lifetime in pain or sadness that you could be free of. People think nothing of spending money on surgery, cars, houses, holidays, clothes, etc. to make them happy. I suspect these things are a false economy. They simply do not work in the long term. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy does. Our prices are around 40% less than European prices, with special rates offered to our Indonesian clientele. What is the Daisy Retreat program like? When you come to stay with us for a residential retreat, you are welcomed into a wonderfully kind and supportive environment — the complete antithesis of any residential experience our clients may have previously had. Clients stay with us at our beautiful villa in Jimbaran which overlooks the ocean, and they receive intensive CBT and Cognitive Mindfulness therapy each day. We also offer Intensive Day Therapy, where clients receive 2.5 hours of CBT during

LIFETIME IN PAIN OR SADNESS THAT YOU COULD BE FREE OF. PEOPLE THINK NOTHING OF SPENDING MONEY ON SURGERY, CARS, HOUSES, HOLIDAYS, CLOTHES, ETC. TO MAKE THEM HAPPY. I SUSPECT THESE THINGS ARE A FALSE ECONOMY. THEY SIMPLY DO NOT WORK IN THE LONG TERM.”

So, do people get better? Our results are extremely impressive. We use measurement tools developed by Aaron Beck, the ‘Father of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy’ to clinically measure our client’s progress. Since we began, we have achieved an average of 70% reduction in anxiety levels and an 80% reduction in depression levels after an average of 20 hours of 1:1 CBT. We have actually had two clients who scored a 100% drop in both anxiety and depression levels after intensive therapy with us. Finally, what would you say the goal is for Daisy Retreat? Our goal is to become Asia’s leading residential and intensive day therapy clinic for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Mindfulness Therapy, using clinically proven methods and techniques developed by the world’s leading authorities on mental health.

To get in touch, e-mail: suenunley@daisyretreat.com. You can also visit the website, www.daisyretreat.com for further information and prices.

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

Corporate and Social Initiatives at

IKEA Indonesia While IKEA seeks to “offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them,” the vision goes beyond home furnishing.

To be true to this vision when launching in Indonesia, the Blue Bag project and The Blue Bag Water Innovation Awards 2015, were developed, along with a number of additional local CSR initiatives.

Batik Design Competition Batik is the traditional Indonesian art craft. Respecting this heritage, IKEA Indonesia conducted a design competition to provide a batik uniform for IKEA co-workers. Local students from fashion, textile, and graphic design backgrounds were invited to create a simple co-worker uniform design, combining elements of Indonesian and Swedish cultures. The winning design was chosen to be the official IKEA Indonesia Friday Batik co-worker uniform and won a trip to Sweden.

Blue Bag Project In line with the global sustainability approach, IKEA Indonesia will offer the environmentally friendly IKEA Blue Bag to customers in place of plastic bags. Each purchase of a Blue Bag will see 100% of the retail value, in addition to a donation from IKEA, which goes towards Mercy Corps, Indonesia’s local water and sanitation sewage project. This includes the purchase, installation, and maintenance of 100 septic tanks over a two year period in the area of Kecamatan Penjaringan, approximately 25 km from the new IKEA Alam Sutera store.

The Blue Bag Water Innovation Award 2015 Along with the launch of the Blue Bag Campaign, IKEA Indonesia developed The Blue Bag Water Innovation Award 2015. This Award seeks to inspire Indonesian students to create innovative solutions for improved water resource management in Jakarta, and win a two-year scholarship for the Masters Programme in Water Resources at Lund University, as well as an internship working with Mercy Corps Indonesia’s Blue Bag Project. The winner will be announced at a Forum held by IKEA Indonesia on January 10, 2015.

The winning design used is the ‘kawung’ motif. This motif consists of four ellipses surrounding a small circle as its centre. The circle symbolizes the anchor/base that slows the force of the energy around it. The east symbolizes the sunrise or source of life; the north represents the mountain, or the home of the gods; the west where the sun sets, brings gifts of blessings; and the south acts as a zenith or peak of everything. Meanwhile, the drizzling rain symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and the abundant grace of God. The separate composition of the design is based on Indonesia as an archipelago, made up of smaller islands, stretching from Sabang to Marauke.

The submissions of the competition can currently be viewed in the entrance of the IKEA store, the IKEA restaurant and exit of the store.

The IKEA Soft Toys for Education campaign has been going strong for 12 years. For every soft toy sold globally in all IKEA stores during November and December, IKEA Foundation donates Є1 to UNICEF and Save the Children, focusing on children’s rights to education and protection of children with disabilities.

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provided at the IKEA Indonesia store is sourced from local farmers in West Java. The coffee beans are grown, picked and roasted in accordance with UTZ process requirements, ensuring better farming methods and improved working conditions for each farmer and their families.

Since 2003, the donation through the IKEA Foundation has been €67 million with more than 10 million children benefiting. In 2013 alone, the soft toy education campaign for UNICEF and Save the Children raised €10.1 million.

Since 2012, IKEA Foundation has funded Save the Children Indonesia, benefitting 2,000 children from 31 schools in 183 villages throughout West Java.

Indonesia is also the primary country producing the global soft toy range for most of the 364 IKEA stores. In fact, IKEA Indonesia has proudly been producing and exporting Indonesian products since 1991.

Brighter Lives for Refugees

is another global campaign developed through a partnership between the IKEA Foundation and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. For every LED light bulb sold in February and March each year throughout all IKEA stores, the IKEA Foundation will donate €1 to help improve access to lighting, renewable energy and primary education in refugee camps. IKEA Indonesia looks forward to participating in 2015.

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Would You Believe a Talking Fetus? By Kenneth Yeung

Indonesian television networks censor kissing and cleavage, but they can broadcast programs that present ghosts and other supernatural hogwash as genuine. Superstition is harmful when it costs people their money and/or health. It is embarrassing that the media and even senior officials can be duped by charlatans. Any Top Ten List of Indonesian Scams must include an Acehnese lady named Cut Zahara Fona. Although she never completed elementary school, she made a fortune in the 1970s by pretending to be pregnant with a “magic baby” capable of predicting the future and quoting Islamic scriptures. The media lapped up her story. People queued up and paid to listen to her fictitious fetus, hoping to receive its blessings. Among those fooled was then-Vice President Adam Malik, who was photographed with his ear to her stomach.

A North Jakarta grandfather hit the headlines this month over his nonsensical claim that he can lay eggs. That’s nothing compared to the scam perpetrated decades earlier by an Indonesian woman who claimed to be pregnant with a fetus that could recite Islamic verses. Using a concealed miniature tape player, she fooled government officials and even a vice president. President Joko Widodo’s proposed “mental revolution” to transform the mindset of the Indonesian people aims to tackle corruption, intolerance and violence. There has been no word on whether it should also combat backward superstitions and mysticism.

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For over a year, Cut Zahara pretended to be pregnant. People happily overlooked this physical impossibility. The religious affairs minister explained that a precedent had been set by an ancient Islamic scholar who spent three years in the womb prior to birth. Buya Hamka, the founder of the Indonesian Ulemas Association (MUI), declared: “If God wills it, anything can happen.” Other experts compared Cut Zahara to the Virgin Mary, saying both had been touched by God. One voice of sanity spoke up against the stupidity. That was Dr. Herman Susilo, head of the Jakarta Health Department. He pointed out that a fetus cannot speak audibly, let alone recite the al-Qu’ran, from the womb. He went

into hiding after receiving death threats from Islamic zealots, who felt he was insulting the “holy baby”. Some reports mention that Cut Zahara and her husband met with President Suharto and First Lady Ibu Tien at Jakarta’s old Kemayoran Airport, but there is no proof that such a meeting took place. The magic baby’s lucrative career was cut short during a visit to the South Kalimantan capital of Banjarmasin. The provincial police chief, Brigadier General Abdul Hamid Swasono, set a trap, saying that he, his wife and a policewoman wanted to listen to the baby. The policewoman examined Cut Zahara’s batik garments and discovered the hidden dictaphone — at that time a new product in Indonesia. Cut Zahara was jailed, then escaped and then caught again. Swasono was given early retirement and killed by poisoning at age 52. Some said he was murdered for embarrassing the duped officials. Another contender for Indonesia’s greatest scammer is Ponari, a boy from Balongsari village in East Java. In late 2008, when nine years old, he claimed to have been struck by lightning and found a magic stone with healing properties. By early 2009, he was attracting thousands of visitors daily, each paying Rp.5,000 to have him dunk his stone in cups or buckets of water. Four people were killed in crowd crushes and countless others died because the “healing” was a sham. The media has in recent weeks given considerable coverage to Engkong Naim alias Sinin (62), the grandfather from North

Kenneth Yeung is a Jakarta-based editor

Jakarta who pretends he can lay eggs from his anus. He claims that since 1998, he has been laying a clutch of eggs once every three months, and daily during the Javanese lunar month of Suro. Neighbours are charging curious people to look at Sinin and his collection of eggs, which appear to be white chicken eggs. A blurry video uploaded to YouTube shows Sinin lying on his stomach, while three men gently massage his back. One man then pulls down Sinin’s trousers to reveal an egg-like bulge at the back of his red underpants. North Jakarta Health Office head Bambang Suheri tried to put a stop to the nonsense by having Sinin and some of the eggs examined. Neighbours refused to hand over any eggs and said the “mystery” must not be solved. Bambang eventually secured two eggs and had Sinin admitted to Koja General Hospital from November 7-10 for observation and tests by a team of doctors, obstetricians and psychiatrists. After undergoing a rectal examination, x-rays and a general check-up, Sinin was declared to be in fine physical and mental health. Bambang said he suspected the entire thing is a hoax designed to profit from gullible members of the public. Police could file charges if there is evidence of wilful trickery, he added.

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Relationships are full of drama. And nobody brings drama across better than the not-for-profit community theatre group, Jakarta Players. This group of theatre aficionados, made up of amateurs, professionals and semi-pros from all walks of life, celebrated the opening of their 50th anniversary with a medley of short plays that remind us why we love love. The first play was one of my favourites of the show, Time Flies by David Ives. Two mayflies — played by Yuventius Nicky Norman and Anela Metta Suyadana — are on a date and end up back at her place. They tune into Life on Earth, a documentary by Sir David Attenborough (the character very realistically, yet humorously played by Andrew Trigg), only to discover that they live for only one day and are set to perish at dawn. I loved the development of their relationship; their playful, flirtatious buzzing starts off very innocent, and ends in a saucy rubbing of each other’s antennae. Although funny, this play has a poignant message: don’t let time go to waste and live life to the fullest, as the two mayflies fall in love and decide to fly to Paris together before they die. The second play was more serious in nature, The Right to Remain by Melanie Marnich, telling the story of an adulterous husband coming home to his wife and son, both of whom have been made aware of his cheating ways. Props go to David Knowles for his first class acting as the father, and his on-stage wife, Gene Sugandy’s anger and outrage was very expressive and moving. Play three was a hilarious peek into a just-married couple on their first dance

All proceeds from this show go to Habitat for Humanity Indonesia. The Jakarta Players stage around three shows a year and hold open auditions for each one. To find out more and get involved, on stage or backstage, visit www.jakartaplayers.org

in Mr & Mrs by Julie Marie Myatt, played by Marissa Anita and David Knowles, and directed by Michael Donovan. Both actors were top notch and kudos to the direction; the cameraman with a flash in the audience, taking photos of the couple, added such humour, especially with Marissa Anita’s reactions to him. The best line of the play: the newly married wife says, “Darling, there’s something I have to tell you. I married you for your money,” received a response from newly married husband, “Well darling, I married you for your body!” A laugh-out-loud riot. Last, but definitely not least, Check Please by Jonathan Rand, directed by Heriska Suthapa, was another one of my favourites. Who hasn’t experienced a bad first date? Two singles (Nurza Prisca and Yuventius Nicky Nurman) experience their fair share of extremely funny, extremely atrocious first dates (dates played by Maureen Simatupang, Chris Bates, Fasola and Andrew Trigg); a multiple personality disorder sufferer, a high schooler, an elderly lady, an over-eager and over-the-top slime ball, someone who just doesn’t listen, a football fanatic, a man with every phobia under the sun, a man in his bathrobe, and a mime. In the end, the singles bump into each other by accident, reminding us that sometimes to find love, you just have to stop looking.

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↘ Released loris (with collar) pairing up with a loris released 3 years earlier

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The slow lorises are monitored for a year, if possible. Some may return to a village or inappropriate place or may not be feeding, so we bring them in and try again.” The current success rate is about 50 percent and continues to increase steadily.

Slow Loris Being adorable was its downfall, as videos and photos launched limelight the nocturnal primate could have well done without.

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Lorises just recieved at the YIARI Centre from a confisation by BBKSDA Jabar

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Social Media sensationalized the slow loris, and hopefully, it can save the endangered animal as well. Being adorable was its downfall, as videos and photos launched limelight the nocturnal primate could have well done without. Enormous dark eyes in a banded face with silky tan to sootytoned fur ranked the slow loris high in the cuteness category. In 2009, a YouTube video of an engaging slow loris named Sonya, who raised her arms and stretched when tickled, went viral. Then, a year ago, pop singer Rihanna posed with the fuzzy primate and posted the pic on Instagram. The commercial photo booth, where the pic was taken, was raided and two lorises confiscated. This is the animal’s best hope in such circumstances, but ideally, the illegal trade should be shut down.

Slow loris being fitted with a radio collar

habitat, harsh conditions for transport and an extraordinary mortality rate.

In November 2013, 238 Sumatran primates were confiscated by BBKSDA JABAR (Nature Conservation Agency; Every species of slow loris is on the West Java, Indonesia) en route to Java’s endangered or vulnerable list and is notorious animal markets and handed protected in all 13 range nations of over to UK-based International Animal Southeast Asia. This includes its wild Rescue (IAR). The slow loris rescue capture for meat, medicine and as a pet. centre’s population in Bogor exploded. International is also prohibited. Despite The IAR team rallied resources and this, slow lorises remain among the most assessed the animals. Many were stressed, heavily traded primates in Indonesia and malnourished, dehydrated and suffering status symbols for exotic pet owners. dental issues. Ciapus Programme Advisor Richard Moore, Ph.D. explained, “It’s A slow loris is easy to catch, but it is the only likely the captures occur in garden mammal and primate with a venomous bite. settings or plantations in overlap areas The wound can fester and decay, causing of population, not in primary or secondary lasting pain with slow healing. As for sweet forests. The animals don’t jump, Sonya’s upraised arms? This defensive but cross tree canopies by pulling in posture is the potential method for drawing branches, so hunters can simply cut a venom into its mouth. Villagers consider the branch, the animal freezes, and it is bite fatal. The primate’s canines are clipped quickly captured.” or removed with pliers for grooming as a pet. The painful process can cause abscess Moore did his doctoral studies in and death. Such trauma adds to the loss of Indonesia on the reintroduction and 22

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survival of slow lorises — what works, and, more often, what doesn’t. Previously, there had been little research into their ecology and behaviour. With capture and the clipping or removing of teeth, their defences and instincts are compromised, requiring rehabilitation. Chances of release plunge drastically. Rehabilitation involves an initial medical check and six weeks quarantine, before entering the general population caged area. The primates receive 24-hour supervision of socialisation and behavioural data, like foraging, catching insects and grooming between animals. Next, they are fitted with radio collars, and locally identified animals are moved to 7,400 – 11,500 metres elevation on Mount Salak. Wild foods are added to the sanctuary cage, which has plastic fibre, surrounding a natural habitat. This allows access to the whole tree. “This is a very gradual, monitored transition,” Moore said. “Teams are on the mountain every night. If feeding and habits are good, and they are displaying survival behaviour, a branch is introduced into the canopy for self-release.

They are happy endings. As a slow loris’ collar was removed after one year, pregnancy was discovered. During another collar removal, two friends were captured, and as the animals are chipped for identification, the team realized the other slow loris had been released three years prior. It takes money and manpower to make this happen. Most people buy slow lorises from markets because they are exotic and cute and don’t understand their protected status. Other well-meaning buyers release animals into the wild. Both situations fuel the trade. IAR focus on capacity building within the government to raise awareness of the slow loris’ plight. Last year, four confiscations resulted in severe prosecutions. “The law is doing an effective job, and we help by highlighting the cause with press releases and media,” Moore said. IAR’s social media campaign, called kukangku.org, taps into Instagram and Twitter. Indah Winarti manages this movement, targeting upper end 18 to 30-year-olds, mainly in Jakarta. Awareness programmes in schools and public venues, like the Botanical Gardens, focus on general welfare and protection with serious concerns for the animals’ dropping numbers and high capture rate. Winarti said, “We began with basic info, and have been moving to the conservation and status of slow lorises, illegal issues and horrors of illegal trade.” IAR hope to invite celebrities to participate in preservation and awareness campaigns, aiming to limit trade by reducing the demand and profit. Learn more: internationalanimalrescue.org/slowloris-sanctuary

Gail Collins writes internationally for magazines and has co-written two books on expat life. She feels writing is the perfect excuse to talk to strangers and know the world around her better.

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THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO CROSSWORD By Eamonn Sadler (www.eamonnsadler.com)

I’m so glad I came to Indonesia. It was pure luck I ended up here really. Had the friend I originally came here to visit been in Vietnam or Swaziland or anywhere else, I would surely have gone there and who knows what might have happened. Maybe I would have ended up falling in love with one of those places in the same way I fell in love with Indonesia. Maybe I would have ended up back in England after two days. Who knows? All I know is I can’t imagine living anywhere else now and I love this country to death, warts and all. We have all heard the “You know you’ve been in Indonesia too long when…” jokes. (My favourite is “You know you’ve been in Indonesia too long when the footprints on the toilet seat are yours.”) But there are a few things that really do give away the fact that you’ve been in Indonesia a very long time. For example, I remember looking at the food in the window of a Padang restaurant shortly after I arrived and feeling physically ill at the thought of anyone eating something that has been sitting in a shop window all day covered in f lies. Now I drool and feel hungry. I used to shout and make very rude gestures at motorcyclists who came at me the wrong way down a one-way street. Now I am one of those motorcyclists. I had trouble sleeping for a while after I arrived because of the noise from the Mosques, now I don’t notice it at all, and in fact when I am in a non-Muslim country the absence of it actually feels strange for a while. I guess it’s all about what you get used to. There are many things I actually prefer about Indonesia over my native land. I was on a domestic flight a few days ago and the lovely Ibu (older Indonesian lady) in the seat beside me ordered some instant noodles. When the noodles were ready, the f light attendant passed them across me and I leaned back to stay out of the way in case any hot water escaped from the plastic pot. As I did so, I looked at the Ibu and smiled slightly so as not to appear rude. She smiled back. After she had waited the standard three minutes she peeled back the foil top, put the plastic fork inside and held up the noodles where I could see them. She looked at me

and smiled and said “Makan?” (basically, “Would you like some of my food?”) in the delightful way only an Indonesian can. I smiled back and said “Silakan” (more or less “Thank you, I’m fine, please go ahead.”) which is the expected response. I love that. It’s so wonderfully polite and so clearly rooted in the fundamental need for human beings to share with and care for each other. Marvelous. (I often wonder what would happen if you just said, “Cheers!” then grabbed the food and scoffed it.) But there is one thing more than any other that I love about this country. It is something that I now cannot bear being without, and I can’t imagine for the life of me how I got by without it before I came here. I don’t know how anyone gets by without it, and it is a fundamental cornerstone of civilisation in my opinion. I speak of course of the butt spray. How did the vast majority of the world reach this point in history without this device? I am genuinely baffled. It has reached the stage now where, when I am travelling outside Indonesia, I use disabled bathrooms whenever possible so that I can strip down and wash properly after dropping the kids off at the pool (if you get my meaning). If I can’t find a disabled facility, I have to flush several times before flushing again and using my hand to catch the water as it comes out and scoop it into the right area (no, I don’t reach into the toilet bowl!). Of course, this involves copious handwashing afterwards which takes up even more time. I don’t know how many hours I have spent in various non-Indonesian bathrooms precariously perched seminaked over a wash basin trying to achieve the same result as the butt spray. Why is it not standard equipment on every toilet in the world? Maybe it doesn’t exist in very cold countries because a blast of icy cold water in that particular area might induce a heart attack, but surely warm water could be introduced into the system without too much trouble? I really don’t understand. Can anyone explain? (A friend of mine calls the butt spray the “anti skid” device. There’s another very real benefit.)

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ACROSS 1. Break-in (through a shop window) (5-3-4) 9. Normal (5) 10. Supreme naval commander (7) 11. No oil painting (4) 12. Severe setback (4,4) 14. Marked by regular bad luck (6) 15. Slake (6) 18. Snowball (8) 20. Beetle larva (4) 22. Ailment (7) 23. Peer (5) 24. Skin condition when feeling cold (5,7)

DOWN 2. Foolishly sentimental (often when drunk) (7) 3. Person's distinct identity (4) 4. Female warrior (6) 5. Rehearsal (5,3) 6. Of country life (5) 7. In an unscrupulous or cowardly way (5,3,4) 8. "Un-British" act at a bus stop or post office (5-7) 13. Stay of execution (8) 16. Feed - support (7) 17. Dwarf tree (6) 19. Ceremonial round of gunfire (5) 21. Dungeon (4)

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Nikki Beach makes its debut in Bali

Indonesia to waive tourist visas for five countries in 2015 INDONESIA To promote the growth of tourist arrivals, Indonesia plans to waive visa requirements for tourists from Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and Russia (the five main markets for Indonesian Tourism), as well as introduce third-country visas next year. “It has been agreed we will add five visa-free countries to target the Indonesian tourism market. At this moment, there are already 15 visa-free countries. The additional five countries will be China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and Australia,” said Indroyono. According to the Head of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Tourism Noviendi Makalam, these five countries account for 54 percent of the total number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia. Part of the Ministry of Tourism’s quickwin program is to boost arrivals to Indonesia and achieve 20 million arrivals by 2019. Tourism minister Arief Yahya is expecting 450,000 to 500,000 additional arrivals from the five target markets per year alone as a result of this visa-free facility. The third-country visa program, Indroyono said that travelers who have gained entry to Singapore and Malaysia will be granted visa-free access to Indonesia.

BALI Nikki Beach Worldwide, the family owned and operated global luxury lifestyle and hospitality brand with beach clubs, restaurants, hotels and resorts across the globe, is pleased to announce that Nikki Beach Bali is now open. Located within the property of the 5-star Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort, Nikki Beach Bali is a multifaceted, picture-perfect beachfront venue with stunning panoramic views of the Indian Ocean. “The uniqueness of Bali — the culture, the relaxed energy and the natural beauty — make it the perfect place to expand our Nikki Beach brand,” said Jack Penrod, Founder and Owner of Nikki Beach Worldwide. “We feel very blessed to open our twelfth location in one of the most magical places in the world and we’re very excited to share our brand’s concept of celebrating life every day to locals and visitors of Bali, Indonesia.” Modeled after the same stylish and contemporary look and feel of all of the brand’s locations around the world, renowned architectural design firm WATG implemented Jack Penrod’s design visions with the architectural design of Nikki Beach Bali. Adorned in plush, allwhite sun beds guests are able to spend their days and evenings indulging in refreshing cocktails, endless champagne and an extensive menu of delectable dishes representative of all the countries Nikki Beach is located and popular Balinese cuisine including delicious salads, creative sushi rolls, original seafood entrees and slow-roasted freerange rotisserie chicken. The oceanfront beach club and restaurant includes a pool with underwater speakers and 2,500 fiber optic lights that sparkle as the sun sets, indoor and outdoor dining options, opium beds and multiple bars including a swimup cocktail bar.

Great Jakarta tournament for the Komodos Rugby Junior Club at Jakarta International School JAKARTA 1 November was a fun day for all Jakarta Komodos Junior Rugby players. Between the training from U6-U12, their U15 and U18 played a tournament. The tournament was played by Jakarta Komodos Rugby Club Red and White, SPH Red and White, NZIS, JIS and GJIS. They are very proud of the effort and determination all their juniors put into rugby. They look forward to giving another go at Jakarta Komodos Junior Rugby Jagorawi on November 29 and will be back with two U15 male teams and two U18 female teams. Parents interested in getting their children to play Junior Rugby should visit the Jakarta Komodos website for more information: www.jakartarugby.com 24

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OBSERVATIONS

By Daniel Pope

Had you needed to take refuge from a local war a decade ago when the city's foreigner hang-outs were livelier than they are today, Jakarta's infamous backpacker street, Jalan Jaksa, might well have been the best place. That's not because some of the budget hotel rooms were like concrete bunkers. Nor was it that the restaurant meals could have served as biological weapons of mass destruction. It wasn't even that there were prostitutes willing to re-populate the planet for only a few dollars each in the event of the war escalating into nuclear Armageddon. This street of cheerful iniquity had long been the haunt of drunks, losers, and charlatans. Among these charismatic lowlifes were men who claimed to be former members of daring-do military units, like the British SAS and the US Navy SEALs. Finding one of them was not easy, or was, depending on how you looked at it. You struck up a conversation with a fellow drinker, a loner. Talk turned to former occupations. "I'm not allowed to say," the stranger murmured. "I perfectly understand." You changed the subject. "It's confidential," he insisted. "It's quite alright." He shifted right up close. "Actually, I was in MI6." And then he told you all about it in exchange for an alcoholic drink — neither shaken nor stirred - because he was skint. It wasn't long before you realised that, while entertaining, this man's tales of skulduggery were plain sociopathic, and that he was unlikely to have ever been entrusted with a license to hunt rodents, let alone a license to kill soviet spies. As far as I know nobody had ever been shot on the street, by a ‘James Bond’ Walther PPK or otherwise, though I do recall a poignant passing away. The victim was known as The Chinese Parkir, a homeless unofficial parking attendant who wore rags and lived at his post outside one of the busier restaurants. When not shouting directions at parking cars, he occupied a stool on the pavement. This was where he rested, ate and slept. One morning a crowd had gathered around him. He was dead - arms folded, chin on chest, having slipped away in his sleep — but people were prodding him. Some prodded him to confirm that he really was no more. But others did it gingerly, as though suspecting that he was playing a joke and might leap to his feet with a cry of "Ah-ha!" When later I passed by, he had been laid on the pavement and covered with a tarpaulin. There would be no ah-ha. Cars were left to park forlornly and unassisted that day.

“Navy SEALs aside, an assortment of dubious sailors had dropped anchor in Jalan Jaksa over the years.” I once had breakfast in a restaurant on Jaksa where an angry customer was complaining that the hamburger he had ordered looked like a luncheon meat sandwich. I instantly imagined him to be an ex-catering officer with the Navy SEALs. Tossing the offending pink meat patty to one side of his plate, and the crumbling pieces of bun to the other, he claimed that — with just one phone call — he could summon an Indonesian five-star general that he knew personally to come and shut the restaurant down. He ranted for a good while. He was American, you see, so he knew a thing or two about hamburgers.

order. It even had a 'wanted'-style poster of its number-one barred customer — NO ENTRY OR SERVICE TO THIS MAN printed beneath a black-and-white mugshot of him looking like a desperate fugitive. His offence had been to set up a spoof website in the restaurant's name.

Navy SEALs aside, an assortment of dubious sailors had dropped anchor in Jalan Jaksa over the years. The most famous of them was Commander Tim, an ex-US Navy officer whose hard-liquor habits were funded by a modest military pension, and who never tired of showing off his navy ID card. Although it was hard to imagine any sane government giving this man command of 30,000 tonnes of prime seagoing military hardware bristling with gun barrels, unless it were being towed out to sea to be scuttled, he did seem to have a talent for stealth. This was evident in the myriad ways he sneaked cheap whiskey into restaurants — in small plastic bags, in water bottles, in a concealed hip-flask.

Still, sometimes a place received genuine protection. I was in a tourist bar when a group of drunken Ambonese men sauntered in. One of them pulled a chair out from under a table to sit on, and found a kitten curled up on it. He scooped up the animal and hurled it into the air. It rebounded off the ceiling, narrowly missing a spinning fan, which would have accelerated its trajectory, and bounced off my table top before skimming out of sight along the floor. I managed to continue sipping my beer as though nothing horrifying had just happened. After harassing the customers, these men were driven off by the local hoodlums. The resilient kitten lived to curl up another day.

This may not sound like an achievement except that his archenemy was the eagleeyed proprietor of the most despotic restaurant on the street, famous for its long list of 'no-nos' pinned to the wall (which included no tipping), and for barring most of its regular customers, often just for using the toilet before sitting down to

This incident shows the dangers of alcohol consumption among some Indonesians, turning otherwise amiable souls into the equivalent of snarling British hooligans on a pre-football match pub crawl. This country in the main has never had a drinking culture, despite the prevalence in parts of Sumatra of tuak, a white liquid

Perhaps the proprietor couldn't be blamed for being especially vigilant. When the restaurant first opened, several very nice glass table tops got clubbed into fragments by a local gang because he considered the payment of protection money to the local hoodlums a no-no.

— though often a sludge — made from fermented palm leaves which, frankly, pongs a lot. Alcohol is a no-no to Indonesia's majority population of Muslims. And a few can be fanatical about it. The FPI, a hardline Islamic organisation known for targeting bars it deems to be operating illicitly, came to Jaksa one Ramadhan, its members clothed in white and brandishing sticks. However, it wasn't the clash of civilizations predicted by some. Not even a tense standoff. They simply congregated in the middle of the road and prayed, perhaps imploring Allah to turn all nearby wine into inoffensive water — though at this late hour most drinkers would have been too inebriated to notice the miraculous change inside their glasses even if Jaksa bars did serve anything made from berries that didn't have a Fanta label on it. Disappointingly, none of the questionable military types were anywhere to be seen when trouble was afoot on the street. The FPI didn't get tossed to either side of the road by the Navy SEAL burger critic. The MI6 guy didn't press a button to open up a shark pit beneath them. And Commander Tim didn't direct an air strike from a battleship lying off Jakarta Bay. Perhaps these people were passed out in corners of bars after having scrounged one drink too many.

Daniel Pope is a part-time hedonist, residing mostly in Jakarta, where he still finds everything a bit of a rum do.

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IFCCI Beaujolais Nouveau 21 November 2014 Come for the fine wine, stay for the mingling; IFCCI (Indonesia French Chamber of Commerce a n d I n d u s t r y) o n c e a g a i n celebrat e s t heir Beaujola is Nouveau wine and facilitates a night of networking from 7pm to finish. The venue is TBA upon registration and the RSVP fee is Rp.500K for members of IFCCI and Rp.600K for nonmembers. For more details of the night, call (021) 739-7161 or email publicrelation@ifcci. c om or e v e nt s@ i f c c i .c o m . www.ifcci.com

23 November 2014 Running is made incredibly fun at the Color Run, with different colours sprayed on runners as they pass through each kilometre mark. This 5K run starts from Parkir Timur Senayan (Senayan’s East Lot) and will commence at 7am. To participate on this fun run, a fee of Rp.250K/person is incurred for solo runners (children can enter for free). To register and for more details of the run, visit www.thecolorrun.co.id.

Christkindl-Markt

21-23 November 2014 Located at the Sultan Hotel, Jakarta (Jl. Gatot Subroto), the Namaste Festival comes back for its fifth time to offer yoga classes, workshops and fun activities for all proficiency levels and ages. With speakers and gurus from different countries scheduled to conduct the classes, the fee for registration is Rp.650K for each class or Rp.2,000K for a two-day pass. Tickets can be purchased online on www.namastefestival. com or at the ticket booth on the day. A special buy one get two ticket special is offered by BCA

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free education and supporting child’s rights. Catch the show at Graha Bakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Cikini, at 3pm and 8pm on both days. Online tickets are available on www. tamanismailmarzuki.co.id and all profits will go to charity. For more information, call 0812 9904-5037. www.sanggaranakakar.org

29 November 2014 Celebrate the holiday season at the Christkindl-Markt, located at the Aryaduta Hotel (Jl. Prapatan 4448, Jakarta) from 2pm onwards. You’ll be treated to traditional German dishes, mulled wine and sparkling wine, a chance to win at the lucky draw, Christmas cookies, cakes, decorations, and lots more festivities. For more information, email team@diebruecke-jakarta.org or visit www. die-bruecke-jakarta.org. Music The 37th Jazz Goes to Campus 30 November, 2014 T h e l a d i e s a t BI WA ( B a l i I n t e r n a t i o n a l Wo m e n’s Association) will hold their wellknown Christmas charity at Lotte Mart (Jl. Bypass Ngurah Rai No. 222X) proceeds of which will go to support Sayangi Bali Foundation, an organization that supports the care of abandoned babies. Stalls of merchandise and food will be opened, along with music and dance performances.

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This event will commence at 9am until 6pm. For more information, call (0361) 286-342 or email biwabazaar2014@gmail.com. www.bali-bali.org

Beach Festival, located at the beautiful Pandawa Beach, Bali. Bazaar booths also add to the fun of this beach party. Visit Pandawa Beach Festival on Facebook or go to www.pandawabeachfest.com for more information on lineups and tickets.

achievements and inspir ing actions of influential women in Bali. The night will include live music, canapés and cocktails, guest speakers, a silent auction, a nd o f c ou r s e t he aw a r d s , including Cultural Role Model, Hu ma n it a r ia n Role Model, Env ironmenta l Role Model, Businesswomen of the year and many more. Tickets are priced at Rp.1,000K and the event will commence at 7pm at the Conrad Hotel Nusa Dua Bali (Jl. Pratama, Tanjung Benoa, Bali). For reservations, call (0361) 778-788 or email restaurants@ conradbali.com. Web: www.baliwise.com

29 November 2014 A show ing of Les Miserable musical, with music conducted by Lunar Orchestra, Untukmu Indonesia will be a day of theatre surely to remember. Performance times will be at 1.30pm for the matinee show and at 6.30pm for t he e ven i ng show. Th i s performance will call the Ciputra Artpreneur Theatre home, which is located on the 13th f loor of the Ciputra World, Jl. Prof. DR. Satrio 3-5, Kuningan, South Jakarta. Tickets are available in two categories, balcony seating (Rp.300K) and first class seating (Rp.500K). To RSVP, call 0812 9607-4732 or email inarte.id@ gmail.com. Sanggar Anak Akar Presents ‘Sayap-sayap Mimpi’ 25-26 November 2014 Sanggar A nak A kar, a NG O prov iding free education for impover ished child ren, is presenting a musical theatre performance, played by none other than the children supported by the NGO, with direction by Ibe Karyanto and in collaboration with Indonesian renowned artist Titarubi and costume designer Retno Ratih Damayanti, entitled ‘Sayap-sayap Mimpi’. It features the story of Sanggar Anak Akar’s 20 years journey in providing

A Night at Studio 54

Indonesian Rugby Awards Night 29 November 2014 In celebration of 10 years of Indonesian rugby, an awards night will be held at the Fez Dugeon (Jl. Kemang Raya No. 78B) from 6pm onwards. Awards will be given for Indonesian Rugby Coach of the Year, Indonesian Referee of the Year and loads more. Tickets are priced at Rp.800K and will give guests a chance to win raffle prizes, a buffet dinner, and a fun charity auction. Wear something casual with a rugby theme to the event. For bookings, call (021) 719-4813 or email karina.soerja@ rugbyindonesia.or.id.

1 December 2014 In commemoration of World AIDS Day, the Bali Rainbow Community is holding a charity event entitled ‘A Night at Studio 54’ at the Royal Beach Seminyak Bali. Enjoy a night of good music and an auction for a good cause from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. The entrance fee is Rp.250K, which includes supper, beer, wine and soft drinks. Tickets are sold at Bali Joe, Mixwell, Facebar, and other selected stores. For more information, visit www. balirainbowcommunity.org. Awards

BALI Festivities Pandawa Beach Festival 29 November 2014 A series of beach festivals, like the nautical festival, DJ festival and music festival, are packaged into one big event, the Pandawa

Bali Women’s Role Model Awards 2014 22 November 2014 T h e B a l i Wo m e n ’s R o l e Model Awards celebrates the

Hornbill Festival, Nagaland, INDIA 28 November- 7 December 2014 This cultural adventure trip is centred around the Hornbill Festival in North East India, a cultural extravaganza celebrated by the tribal people in the state of Nagaland. If you have never heard of Nagaland that is because it has only been open to foreigners for four years. If you like tribal travel and indigenous cultural exploration, this trip is for you. Join Dav id Metc a lf on this adventurous (small group size) trip into an enchanting land. Learn some photography tips, gain valuable feedback and inthe-field guidance by masterclass photographer, David Metcalf, who will help you get that "great shot" and explore and develop your camera skills, all wrapped around a spendour of colour, dance and folklore magic. Don't delay. Bookings close very soon. Email now for full itinerary: davidmetcalf3@mac.com and www.davidmetcalfphotography. com

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We are production of f ice of fashion garment. We need female models for our fitting session that is done once-two times in a week. The product includes Underwear, Swimwear & Outerwear. The face will not be captured in the fitting session. Requirement : - Size 75D/80C or 75B - Minimum height 160 cm. - Body weight is normal and proportional. Send your data and body pictures to recruitment_puls@yahoo.com Want to volunteer with a young social enterprise? At ‘Ffrash’ we offer a challenging volunteering opportunity for a target-driven, experienced sales professional (f lexible hours, 3 days a week). ‘Ffrash’ is a recently introduced interior design brand, with a social and sustainable character. ‘Ffrash’ produces high-quality sustainable design furniture and home interior products from Indonesian trash. The products are designed on a pro bono basis by internationally renowned Dutch designers and created by former Indonesian street children from the ages 17 to 19. We have recently started selling our products in Indonesia. The proceeds benefit the further development of the ‘Ffrash’ young adults, production, and training. Remaining revenues will be put aside to finance the start-up costs of their own enterprise in the near future. The higher the sales, the more will be saved for the ‘Ffrash’ artisans for their future plans and the more street children will be able to join the project. Therefore, we are currently looking for a Sales Volunteer for Jakarta. For more information, please contact Gina Provó Kluit at 0811-9107399 or gina@ffrash.com. For more information about ‘Ffrash’, please visit our website www.ffrash.com Looking for work Looking for a job as driver. My name is Sugiarto, I’m 35 years old. I’ve worked at British Petroleum 2006-2011 and Weatherford

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PROPERTY A p a r t m e n t t o r e n t/s e l l i n Pakubuwono View, Redwood To w e r, 3 3 r d f l o o r, u n i t B , 2BR 1MR unf urnished 140 s q m , n i c e v i e w. Fo r i n f o: 08161307464/081290090809, htolgay@gmail.com.

Sleek, Comfort, Clean, Convenient When you choose to stay at The Kuninga n Pla ce, you' ll find it's ideally situated in the heart of Jakarta. 100m from Epicentrum Walk which consists of restaurant,cafes, supermarket, cinema and the famous Blue Grass Restaurant and Bar. MNC Hospital, Plaza Food Festival and Setiabudi-One are also within walking distance.For your dayto-day errands, there are grocery stores, local businesses and easy transportation to the rest of the bustling area. The apartment is set with Vinotti sofa set and 32" TV, fully equipped luxury amenities like gourmet kitchens equipped with beautiful granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, sleek bathrooms with Toto vanities, spacious closets and plenty of storage space. You can also enjoy a host of spectacular features like a state of the art swimming pool, fitness center with yoga room, resident lounge and landscaped courtyards. To make your stay even more perfect, we give you complimentary wi-fi service with 512MB speed, 75 cable channels and once a week cleaning service if you rent for 1 year. The apartment is available for rent NOW! SMS 0813-33585800 to arrange viewing F OR R E N T 30 0 hou se s at Kemang, Cipete, Cilandak, Jeruk Purut, Pondok Indah. Big Garden, Swimming Pool, U$ 2500 - U$ 7000. Phone : 0816859551 or 08170093366.

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Ga nd a r ia K ebayora n Ba r u. Unit size 94 sqm, 2 Bedrooms Corner, 2 Bathrooms, Living r o om , D i n i ng r o om . S em i private elevator. Service area include servant room+bathroom and wet kitchen. Service area hav ing a separate access to ser v ice elevator. Furnished condition. Very nice view to Jl. Radio Dalam and Blok M area. 24 hours security with access card to entrance area. Facilities include Parking Access for 1 car, Swimming pool, Gymnasium, Tennis court, Jogging track and Children Playground. Rent: USD. 1,800.00/month. Inquiry and appointment, call: Padua Property Agency â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cell: +62811 961 763

A nice tropical House available for Rent at Metro Kencana V, Pondok Indah. Land area 600 Sqm., Building 500 Sqm. 4 Bedrooms + 1 Study room, Large Living rooms, Dining room and big Kitchens. Big open Terrace and balconies, greenery with large Gardens, medium size of Swimming pool, Garage and carport for 6 cars. Furnished condition. Located in a quiet area, close to the Jakarta International School. Suitable for expatriate family. Rent: USD. 3,350.00 per month. Inquiry and appointment, call: Agus Djuarta ~ Padua Property Agency Cell.: +62 811 961 763 e-mail: adjuarta@yahoo.com

A Nice House available for Rent at Jl. Sekolah Kencana III, Pondok Inda h. L a nd a rea 451 sqm, Building 380 sqm. Downstair: Master Bedroom with attached bathroom, Guest room, Living room, Study room, Dining room, Pantry and wet Kitchen, Storage room. Ga rage a nd c a r por t . Garden in front yard, backyard with terrace and pool. Upstair: 3 Family Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, service area including 2 maid rooms. Balcony and open terrace. Furnished condition. Close to the Jakarta International School. Suitable for expatriate family. Rent: USD. 3,750.00 per month. Inquiry: Agus Djuarta ~ Padua

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For RENT : Exclusive Apartment in Hamptons Park Apartments, Pondok Indah. Great location. 100m2. Second floor. Pool view. Two bedrooms. Two bathrooms (one ensuite with bathtub). Office area. Bedroom + bathroom for household staff. Semi-furnished: includes kitchen set, fridge, oven, stove, microwave, dispenser, two built in bed frames, one tv + open cabinet, built in closet, built in desks, phone, internet access. Apartment facilities : Gym, 24hour security, beautiful tropical pools and g rounds, jogg ing track, playground, tennis court, half basketball court. Walking distance to Jakarta International School, Hero Super ma rket , Starbucks, Satu Lagi Sports Bar at the Hotel Kristal. 5 mins away from Pondok Indah Mall and Pondok Indah Hospital (RSPI). 2000US/month. Note : tenant is responsible for their own electricity, water, telephone, tv and internet bills. Please call : Ibu Srie +62 878 88875577 Or email: villajododewa@gmail.com OTHER

A nice house available for Rent at Jl. Puri Mutiara VII, Kemang Selatan. Land area 600 sqm, Building size 350 sqm. Downstair: Master Bedroom complete with a la rge Cha ng ing room a nd Bathroom, 1 family Bedroom/ Study room, large Living room, Dining room with large Pantry. Service area includes Wet Kitchen, 2 Maid rooms, Laundry room, Garage and carport for 5 cars, Guard room. Pool with Gazebo, Garden and Terrace. Upstair: 2 Family Bedrooms connected to large balcony. All bedrooms equipped with walk-in closet/ wardrobe and bathroom. Unfurnished condition. PLN electricity capacity 23KVA. Close to the International Schools in Kemang and Cipete area. Suitable for expatriate family. Rent: USD. 3,900.00 per month. Inquiry and appointment, call: Agus Djuarta ~ Padua Property Agency Cell.: +62 811 961 763 or virtual tour: http://www.rumah.com/ listing-properti/disewa-luxuryhouse-in-puri-mutiara-kemangselatan-5497550

Nice Apartment at Hamptonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park, Terogong Raya. 97 Sqm Corner, 2 Bedrooms + 1 Study room. Fully furnished condition. Close to the Jakarta International School, easy access to JORR Toll road. Rent: US$ 2,250/month. Call: Agus Djuarta ~ Padua Property Agency Cell.: +62 811 961 763 e-mail: adjuarta@yahoo. com Art studio to lease: Hi, I have a studio space approx. 200 sqm with high ceiling to lease. You will share with us, an architecture studio. You can rent the space as you need, 100 sqm or 120 sqm or all. Location is at central area, Jalan Pejompongan, actually just behind Sudirman. If you are interested, just email me at alvin_ jae@ yahoo.com. cheers

Dive gear for sale.: 1 pair Scubapro split f ins and 1 spare strap medium size $50. Hydralloy dive knife $10.Scubapro BCD medium size $150. Tecra regulator and octopus $200. Weight belt $20. 1kg x 4 @ $1 each. Or near offers. Email john on spkjgy@gmail. com.

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Luxur y private pool v illa in Seminya k, Ba li. L ocated in center of Seminya k behind Ultimo restaurant; 7 are (700 sqm), Around 500 sqm building in 2 Stories; 3 Bedrooms/ 3 Bathrooms plus Study room, Baby room & Maid room; Fully furnished; Genset; Large living area indoor and outdoor; Pool; Large kitchen; Parking lot for 2 cars; Security 24 hours; Butler & Handyman; 7 Years left, can be extended; Taking over entire contract - USD 21,000 per year! Call owner directly 08123866658. Nirwana Pan Pacific Apartment for rent. Starting USD 150/night. 2 bedroom (accommodate 6 people) 2 bathroom . kitchen. living room. Balcony fantastic view. Highchair/Safety gate/ cot available. Inquir y:Neti. 08111040805. OTHER

DIVE COMPRESSOR for sale Lightly used Alkin Compressor - only 100 logged hours - meticulously maintained - small, light, reliable - include huge stock of molecular sieve, carbon & oil Location South Bali. E-mail: chris@chphotographic.com Any plates, cups, saucers etc which match this (made by CV Bali Permata)? We'd like to buy some to replace breakages over the years. Jeremy 0811918446 issue 130 indonesia expat

indonesia expat issue 130

issue 130 indonesia expat

indonesia expat issue 130