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INSIDE: How to Party for 24 Hours in Bali A Vespa Trip Across Indonesia A Guide to Emergency Planning for Expats Indonesia on a Tinder Box of Aspirations

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Primary Literacy Week: Reading + Writing = FUN! The excitement was palpable. Students and teachers couldn’t wait to read, write, and talk about their writing and the books they’d read. All week, there was a buzz in the air, as students anticipated the day’s events!

ACG School Jakarta hosted our Primary Literacy Week last month to promote a love of reading and writing, which was, by all accounts, a huge success! The week began with a treasure hunt for our youngest students, as they traveled around the school in search of clues related to their favorite books, ending their journey in the library, where they found a bookmark treasure. On Monday, we also learned all about Pansori, the Korean art of storytelling with spoken word and drums, from one of our Korean parents. The race was on as we kicked off our week long book reading competition, where year levels created a paper chain, with each link representing a book read by a student in the year level.

Tuesday was by far the students’ favorite day! Students and teachers alike wore pajamas to school and got to read in their classroom for an extended, uninterrupted amount of time. In addition to the read-in, ACG parents put on a bake sale, where students could buy yummy treats to munch on while they read. All of the money raised will go toward making the library a more comfortable and inviting space for students.

We really hit our stride midweek, and Wednesday was jam-packed with storytellers! A few of our Japanese parents read a traditional Japanese story, which included beautiful illustrations. We celebrated our host country’s traditional storytelling with a rousing Wayang performance by a local dalang. Additionally, several teachers dressed up as famous storybook characters to read to classes during the day, and throughout the week. A few of our upper primary students in our ELS programme visited our younger students to read a story in English, where they exhibited confidence and pride. Rounding out our busy Wednesday was “Write Your Heart Out,” where students were given free choice and an extended period of time to write and create anything they desired.

Students enthusiastically wrote books, created comic strips, crafted letters, and blogged their stories.

Thursday brought loads of fun and laughs as the Literacy Week Committee, comprised of our librarians, a couple of teachers, and our Vice Principal-Primary, performed puppet shows for our lower primary students. Each year level had the opportunity to view three popular fairy tales, The Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and Jack and the Beanstalk. After the performance was over, they shouted, “Again, again!”

Thursday brought another writing event, as students carried around their

“Poem in my Pocket.” Students excitedly read their poems to one another, eager to share their own poem creations and ones they love. Thursday was the final day of the book fair, where students were able to purchase books from two local vendors.

On our final morning, students and teachers donned costumes to represent their favorite book characters, and participated in a book character parade during our morning assembly. One class even came together to represent The Wizard of Oz, each person taking on a different character. Creativity abounded as they proudly paraded around the gym!

At the end of the day, students in Year 2 to Year 6 descended upon the library to compete in the Battle of the Books, a trivia challenge all about literature. The room was abuzz as students (and teachers!) feverishly scribbled down their answers to the many questions about popular books. The game, played in three rounds, with each round getting progressively more difficult, eliminated players until we were left with just six students who were crowned the champions. Following the Battle of the Books, students were heard saying that they wished we could do this every week!

Throughout the week, students also participated in a few challenges, such as a Door Decorating Contest, where students collaborated to decorate their classroom door to represent their class’s favorite book.

Doors were judged by the Literacy Week Committee, with awards given out at Friday morning’s assembly. One of the most popular events of the week was “Guess Who?”, a game in which students had to work out which teacher was which. A display of teachers holding up their favorite book in front of their face was featured in the lobby, where a crowd of students could be found nearly every hour of the day.

Our biggest challenge of the week was the Read-a-thon, where students obtained sponsors, who pledged to pay them a certain amount of money for each hour they read. There was an overwhelming response to the Read-a-thon! We had 106 students participate who, over the course of the week, read a whopping 21,189 minutes (over 350 hours)! Students raised an staggering IDR 21,443,000! The money raised was used to buy new books for a local Indonesian school and Kampung Kids. The receiving children were so grateful and excited for the new books to read!

ACG School Jakarta’s Primary Literacy Week was an astounding success, and the students and teachers are already anticipating the fun that next year’s event will bring!

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OUT AND ABOUT How to Party for 24 Hours in Bali

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EXPAT LIFE Homecoming

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OBSERVATION Baguettes and Rice

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AVIATION Success in the Sky: The KLM Story (Part One)

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FOOD AND DRINK L'Ambiente Perfetto

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SCAMS IN THE CITY Designer Bag Deceit

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TRAVEL A Vespa Trip Across Indonesia

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HISTORY Surabaya: A Journey Through Time

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EXPAT GUIDE A Guide to Emergency Planning for Expat Families

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HEALTH Gluten Free – What's It All About?

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SPORTS Suzuka Seals Historic Success at Faldo Series Asia Grand Final

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PERSPECTIVE Potential is a Dangerous Aphrodisiac: Indonesia on a Tinder Box of Aspirations

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FOR THE MACET MIND The Big Bang Bang Theory

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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EVENTS

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Out and About

How to Party for 24 Hours in Bali

BY KAREN DONALD Bali has developed a thriving party scene with something for everyone. Kuta tends to pull in a younger, wilder crowd while Seminyak typically attracts a hipper, classier group of clubbers. So are you ready for an epic 24 hours? Let’s find some good places to warm up.

1. Noon – 2pm: Finns Mark the beginning of your full day of partying with a nice and breezy start at Finns. Laze away in the the comfortable day beds on a white sand beach or swim in a stunning 30-metre infinity edge pool with pool bar (and underwater speakers). Enjoy the unbeatable 180-degree ocean views whilst listening to deep house music filtering through the venue. Enjoy a delicious cocktail, or two, but remember, you don’t want to peak too early.

2. 2 – 4pm: Potato Head Walk down the beach to trendy beach club Potato Head. The rooftop space has a gorgeous view of the ocean, but more importantly, you’ll find copious amounts of cocktails. Pistachio rock melon Martini is a PH signature cocktail, created from a mix of Belvedere vodka, melon liqueur, fresh rock melon, and a pistachio foam. Don your bikini and working on your tan.

3. 4 – 6pm: KU DE TA Dry off and head to KU DE TA, the ultimate water front bar/restaurant located on Seminyak beach. Globally renowned KU DE TA allures with a laid-back beach vibe, fabulous ocean views, superb dining and exuberant nightlife. The drinks program headed up by bar manager Bruce Bartholomew boasts an expansive list of cocktails embracing all the classic and tropical favourites, concocted by award-winning mixologists. It may be hard to leave as the sun sets.

5. 8 – 10pm: Red Carpet Champagne Bar Make a beeline for Red Carpet down the road. The joint is cosy and intimate, with a splash of sexy. As one might expect of a "champagne bar," there is a sort of upmarket exclusive feel – yet the atmosphere remains light, playful and casually fun. The bar is home to Asia’s largest champagne collection, with well over a hundred bottles on the menu. A generous selection of wines, spirits, cigars and unique cocktails also fills their menu.

4. 6 – 8pm:Cocoon Walk down the beach and catch the tail-end of the spectacular sunset. Cocoon Beach Club offers a great chill out scene with an inviting blue centre-piece pool surrounded by white sun loungers. March to October Cocoon throws some of the biggest pool parties on the island. SPLASH, now in its sixth year, attracts around 700+ party goers! Cocoon’s own signature B Svenaz cocktail comprises tequila, orange liqueur, orange juice and rhubarb sorbet. Don’t forget to line your stomach with some Asian fusion cuisine – you have a long night ahead of you.

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6. 10pm – midnight: La Favela Hop across the road to “party central” at La Favela, a cavern of quirky interior design inspired by Latin America. Popular with a younger crowd, the drinks flow and the music pumps until the early hours. Get your dancing shoes on! Every night, rummin’ comes alive with classic reggae hits courtesy of the DJ. Grab a pitcher of Island Time Punch, made with Bacardi Super Rum, Brugal Anejo rum, plum wine, Thai iced tea and cardamom syrup.

9. 4 – 6am: Pyramid Call a cab, you’re going to Pyramid Club – one of the very few late night spots on Kuta’s outskirts catering to everyone looking for a fun place to party hard after hours. The nightclub features a centre-piece bar that serves a selection of international beers, liqueurs and cocktails. A roster of international resident and guest DJs helps the crowd get loose on its dance floor seven days a week. Drinks are reasonably priced and best served with ice. Some nights can get really sexy at Pyramid with girls in bikinis and sexy dancers.

7. Midnight – 2am: Sky Garden You’ve successfully reached the halfway point. Make your way to Sky Garden in Kuta. The atmosphere in Skygarden is that of a true super club – there are four different music styles across three levels, so you can switch between floors, from the rooftop to Bang Bang on Level 2. Why not discover the live band, check out the dancers and make new friends. Hope you’re still standing – it’s time to head to the newest club in Umalas.

8. 2 – 4am: Jungle

10. 6 – 8am: Petitenget Beach

Well done – you’ve made it to Jungle, where you can expect to find the venue packed with Bali’s hippest partygoers on Friday nights. An outdoor jungle atmosphere and an abundance of cooling fans within a rice field offers quality club sounds throughout the night. If it’s not Friday, head over to Mirror – you’ll find it crowded with expats and Jakartans. If you don’t like Mirror, Jenja is happening from Wednesday to Saturday with great electronic beats.

At an hour when more people have hit the sack than the club, there’s only one place left to go – the beach. Why not head to convenience store Circle K if you’re looking for a great cup of coffee or even more cold beers? Then get down to Petitenget beach to feel the cool sand between your toes and witness a fresh Bali sunrise. The nearby temple is dedicated to warding off evil spirits – so you’d better be on your best behaviour and respect Balinese culture.

11. 8 – 10am: Sea Circus You’ve been partying solidly for almost 24 hours! Naturally, a new dawn calls for sustenance. Whether it's chai tea and chia porridge or an eggs benedict with a bloody mary you're craving, Circus is where it’s at: here you’ll find other souls on varying levels of inebriation looking for a full English breakfast, washed down with a revitalising cup of coffee.

12. 10am – 12noon: Jiggy Boat Party Gilis Congratulations – you’ve partied for 24-hours-straight in Bali. How about spending the day on a boat? Seriously – we dare you. Jiggy Boat Party Gilis is a short 35-minute boat ride away from Bali to the neighbouring island of Lombok. A whole day partying around the Gili islands involves setting sail at 2pm for a whopping five hours of partying. Go for it!

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Expat Life

Homecoming

BY MARK DREWS “That’ll be 1.58 altogether,” said the lady behind the counter. This was at a bakery in a southern suburb of Manchester, where I was buying some custard tarts during one of my rare return visits to the city of my birth and childhood. I delved into my pocket and pulled out a handful of coins, only to stare at them in bemusement. I hadn’t thought the thing through, that was obvious. I had been out of the UK for so long, since way before decimalisation* of the currency in 1971, and the coins I now held in my hand were unrecognisable to me. Picking each coin up and examining it for its value wasn’t working due to a combination of pointless vanity and limited pocket space, which had stopped me taking my reading glasses with me and prevented me now from being able to read the numbers on the coins. The lady continued to gaze at me with her own brand of bemusement.

“May I…?” she ventured, lifting a suggestively helpful hand.

And she deftly picked out the right number of coins.

“I’ve been…er…away for quite some time…” I said awkwardly. She just smiled. She could tell from my accent that I was a local boy, so she probably assumed I had been in prison for close to 30 years.

This was just one of many odd situations I have experienced while visiting my home country during many decades of life as an expat. Manchester was once home to me, but I doubt it ever could be again, and it certainly wasn’t during that visit in 1999. We still had the family house, where I had spent the final years of my childhood, with its characteristically British cold bedrooms, a bathroom with obstinately separate hot and cold water taps, and an electric water heater. However, I did enjoy being there. It was good to be with my aging parents again, being spoiled by them with bacon, sausage and eggs, pork pies, fish and chips, beans on toast, and all those childhood favourites. But I was in for some surprises.

Following a process of simple deduction, it must have been the end of October that year when the doorbell rang. When I opened the door, a mousy-looking little boy mumbled “Trick or treat.” I didn’t know quite how to respond to this, so I consulted a higher power – my dad.

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“Just tell him no thank you.”

So I gave the kid a number of the newfangled coins and, with his face bent over his hand, he left without a word.

To me this short episode was bemusing.

“Trick or treat”? Where had that suddenly come from? I reckoned if I’d tried that as a kid I’d have been told to get lost in no uncertain terms.

I supposed it was just another product of the television culture, like Valentine’s Day. After I left England and before I came to Indonesia, I lived in the Netherlands for well over a decade, and it was there that I had learned to drive and obtained my first driving licence. With all the regulations and road-signs I’d learned to live with, I was, I suppose, a quite cautious, even timid, driver. But all that went out of the window when I subsequently started driving in Jakarta, and it stayed out when I brought my driving skills back to Manchester many years later through the medium of my dad’s car – plus the steering wheel was on the wrong side. All the opportunistic weaving and overtaking I got used to in Jakarta were a boon in the docile Manchester traffic. It was quite a lot of fun for me, although my fellow roadusers probably didn’t see it the same way. It was especially useful when queuing for entrance to the Manchester United football stadium at Old Trafford.

Squeezing with almost paint-removing closeness past other vehicles, getting my front bumper ahead of theirs and forcing my way into the queue in front of them were things I’d never even

dreamt of doing in the Netherlands. I suppose I can count myself lucky I didn’t get involved in any fights or get pulled over by the police on other occasions for red-light jumping and/or dangerous driving in general. One notable problem I encountered was reversing into impossibly confined parking spaces not generally a necessity in Jakarta at that time.

Another shock came when I returned to the Netherlands for a visit after a long period in Indonesia and attempted to use the public transport. The fault was mine, obviously, but I never found out where to obtain the various kinds of ticket that one requires. They were not obtainable on the buses or trams themselves, though trains and the metro had ticket-machines, for many of which one required the elusive “chip-card”.

I was advised that I could “get them anywhere,” which to me was a little too general than was helpful. One positive result of this was that I walked a lot and lost considerable excess weight.

Some other examples of what I can only call “reverse culture shock” in the UK were very minor; I would, in Muslim fashion and by force of habit, transfer anything I wanted to give to someone from my left hand to my right hand to avoid causing offence. Another was when in shops, being over-explicit or repetitious about what I wanted, as is required in Jakarta. I met more than once with an impatient “Yes, I think I’ve got the idea, sir,” or other variants in my home country.

But one thing bothered me more than anything else. It was the practice of fast-food places expecting customers to dispose of used plates and cups, etc themselves. Even though it had always been the practice when I still lived in England, and I had thought nothing of it, it came over to me now as tantamount to an insult. As a way of cutting costs, they were using customers to do half their work for them and charging the earth for the food they served. Similar fast-food joints in Jakarta expect no such service from their customers. It is their staff’s job to clean up, as it should be. Well, fine, it was a subjective view, which didn’t stand up to challenge – the challenge in this case coming from my aged and ailing dad picking up both trays and shuffling over to the disposal bins. Subsequent visits to these places saw me knuckling under to the accepted fast-food norm while grumbling under my breath. I could, in the same plaintive breath, point to supermarket shopping and the responsibilities laid at their customers’ door, such as the unloading and packing of purchases at the checkout counter, but I won’t bother. Long-term expats in Indonesia who return home more frequently than I will need no reminder. *Until February 14, 1971, the British currency consisted of pounds, shillings and pence (pennies). There were 12 pennies to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound. The following day Britain “decimalised” its currency and the pound was made up of 100 new pence.

Observation

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

Baguettes and Rice

COURTESY OF DMITRY RUKHLENKO

BY DANIEL POPE

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hroughout my twenty years of teaching EFL in Indonesia, we – that is my noble fellow teachers and myself – tended to regard Cambodia as below us in terms of prestige. We looked down on Phnom Penh as the place you went to teach if you couldn't cut it in a “proper” Southeast Asian city like Jakarta (or if you were wanted by Interpol). However, now that I have made the move to Cambodia myself – without any loss of self-respect I might add – it's clear that our view was unwarranted. Cambodia is a fine place to live. In many ways it’s the same as Indonesia. In many other ways it’s very different. I'd like to focus on some of those comparisons.

pepper cultivation dates back to the thirteenth century. Sprinkle lots of it on your pork fried rice to make up for the lack of chillies. Indeed, pork is a favourite meat here. But you won’t find the two different types of McDonald’s pork burger that you find in Thailand, since Cambodia doesn’t have a McDonald’s! (Positively unique as far as I know.)

You like sandwiches? Phnom Penh is the only Asian city I know of where it’s as easy to get a baguette as it is a bowl of rice. That’s the French colonial influence. Beer is cheap too. Fifty-cent glasses are sold everywhere. Wine is reasonably priced as well.

Again, thank the French.

Money

Ex-convicts will feel right at home in Phnom Penh.

Practically all the buildings, the houses included, are secured with iron bars, grills and shutters. I challenge anyone to find an accessible window in Phnom Penh that doesn’t have bars cemented across it. Consequently, every place is a fire trap. But at least your blazing TV set won’t get stolen. This might seem like overzealous security – frightening if you’re claustrophobic – but, hey, it’s that violent Pol Pot period making its mark again. In reality, crime is no greater in Phnom Penh than in any other big city.

One warning though: They have guns here. There are up to 85,000 weapons outside of government control. You see pistols tucked in the waistbands of the bodyguards of well-off families casually enjoying a day at the beach, or rich kids having a night out on the town. Many bars and clubs have entrance signs stating NO DRUGS, NO GUNS. A few clubs even have gun lockers, where those entering are invited to leave their Smith & Wessons. For tourists in general though, the biggest hazard is bag snatchers who ride up behind victims on motorcycles. Wear your bag properly, not just slung over your right shoulder. Or else attach it to your belt with a long piece of elastic.

Then see what happens.

On the face of it, everyone has a lot of money in Indonesia. Beggars have hundreds of rupiah. The middle classes have millions of it, even billions.

It might well take a computer with the power of Deep Blue to calculate what the entire country has.

Cambodia meanwhile has adopted the US dollar as its unofficial second currency. There are 4,000 riel to the dollar. Therefore, if you buy, say, a can of Anchor beer for US$0.50, you’ll receive 2,000 riel in change from your seemingly much preferred dollar bill. It can get confusing. During the Khmer Rouge years, when the population was forced to work in farming communes and the country was closed to the outside world, there was no currency at all. That might be why having two currencies now seems like a sensible idea.

Food Don’t come to Cambodia looking for your pedas fix.

You won’t find spicy nasi goreng here. Furthermore, sambal sauce bottles aren’t placed conveniently on every table top in the land like they are in Indonesia.

One famous dish (at least for tourists) is Loc Lac – stir-fried beef or chicken with fries or rice. It won’t exactly set your tongue alight. Cambodian food is bland in general. Mind you, pepper is popular and it’s high-quality stuff. Local varieties of pepper are organically grown and produced in Kampot Province where the conditions are perfect, and

Crime

Shopping Indonesia wins hands down here. Think there are a lot of mosques in Jakarta? Try counting the multitude of shopping malls which seem even to

outnumber the city's religious edifices. OK, not true (there are obviously more mosques). Still, there are more than 170 shopping malls in Jakarta, adding up to almost four million square metres. Undeniably this wealth of clean air-conditioned retail space provides refuge from the bother of the city streets.

While other cities have parks to take a walk in (where you can pick a flower), Jakarta has malls (where you can pick a shirt). And they’re big enough to exercise in. Every morning I used to walk briskly around Grand Indonesia in Jl. M. H. Thamrin. It took a long time to do circuits of all the floors, as round and round I went like a mouse on a wheel. Phnom Penh, on the other hand, has only one upscale shopping mall that can compete with those in Jakarta. It’s called Aeon Mall, and it has nothing much to boast about, though it does have modern, comfortable cinemas. And it has an ice rink (Cambodia has a national figure skating team, can you believe that?)

Don’t expect this mall to be cheap though. Buy a basketful of goods from these stores, and you might want to borrow Deep Blue from a Jakarta shopper to calculate the grand total.

Traffic You may find this hard to believe as you narrowly avoid being hit by a hurtling Metro Mini bus on Jl. Sudirman, but Cambodians are worse drivers than Indonesians. Motorbikes (the roads are just as frenzied with them) hardly ever stop for anything.

Phnom Penh’s road system takes the form of a grid, like Manhattan’s – the difference being that nobody’s ever sure who has right of way at the hundreds of crossroads. There are few traffic lights to give a hint. “Just do what the vehicle in front of you does” appears to be the rule. Accidents are common, and just like in Indonesia the foreigner, if involved, and sometimes even when not involved, is always at fault. Drunk drivers are a menace too (Cambodians sure like to drink). Incidentally, don’t just hold out a halting hand when crossing the road in Phnom Penh like you would in Jakarta. You’ll get run over!

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Aviation

SUCCESS IN THE SKY

The KLM Story (Part One)

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he letters most commonly associated with the history of Dutch aviation are “K.L.M.,” which stand for Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (“Royal Dutch Airlines” in English). KLM is also the world's oldest operating airline under its original name.

Like in most major European countries, commercial aviation in the Netherlands had its beginnings in the immediate aftermath of World War I. A group of investors and bankers led by 30-year-old Albert Plesman formed KLM on October 7, 1919. The airline began its first service on May 17, 1920, with an Amsterdam-London service, flying an old De Havilland DH-16 aircraft chartered from the British company Air Transport and Travel (AT&T). By September of 1920, KLM had expanded its offerings by serving Copenhagen in Denmark and Hamburg in Germany. On October 1, 1924 KLM commenced its first intercontinental flight to Batavia, Indonesia (now Jakarta), which took one month using a Fokker F.7 aircraft. The F.7 was the only aircraft at the time with an enclosed cabin and it was able to carry seven passengers in relative comfort. Several test flights were made throughout 1928 and then in September 1929 KLM started its first scheduled services between Amsterdam and Jakarta. At the time this was the world’s longest scheduled flight.

KLM maintained a forward-looking equipment policy, improving its fleet year by year with larger, faster, and more efficient aircraft. KLM also enjoyed an

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advantage over other European countries since the Dutch company Fokker produced some of the most popular passenger airplanes of the 1920s, such as the Fokker F.7a/3m and F.7b/3m.

Albert Plesman believed that KLM should have the fastest available aircraft and contracted with the US Douglas company for 14 DC-2s, thus facilitating Douglas' entry into the European aviation market.

In 1930, KLM was carrying about 18,000 passengers per year; by 1939, it was serving more than 160,000 passengers, One of the most noteworthy episodes in KLM's history was the battle with Imperial Airways to dominate the far reaches of the Dutch and British colonial empires in the mid-1930s. The competition began a decade earlier when both companies explored possible routes into Asia. The British were initially stalled in their goals of further expansion because Imperial Airways already had commitments to serve many points across Asia – all of which included passenger, mail, and freight services, and its resources were stretched to the limit. As a result, the airline could not offer the kind of reliable and high-quality service that KLM could provide to key locations in Asia. KLM focused all its resources on a few important routes, especially those to the Dutch East Indies.

In October 1928, the Dutch established a company known as the Royal Dutch Indies Airlines (known by the abbreviation KNILM) with strong connections to

KLM for passenger service to east Asia and Australia.

KNILM faced stiff opposition from Britain's Imperial Airways and through the next decade, the two Dutch airlines fought hard with Imperial Airways to dominate the air routes into Asia. The British, with their huge empire, were able to block the Dutch in key routes by denying them “overflight” of its territories, and by cooperative agreements with other national airlines to prevent KLM from winning business.

World War II changed the fortunes of KLM, as it did almost every other major airline in the world. KLM stopped all its European flights in August 1939 except to Scandinavia, Belgium, and London. Despite defiant attempts to continue regularly scheduled service after the war began, KLM was forced to close all its European operations in May 1940 when the Nazis invaded and occupied the Netherlands. Amazingly, the company continued to provide services in eastern Asia even though it no longer had a “home” country.

For a while, KLM operated out of New York. Longtime KLM president Plesman quickly resumed regular operations as soon as the war neared its end. In April 1945 he received a loan of 14 Douglas C-54 fourengine transports (the military version of the DC-4) from the US government. Using these planes, KLM once again began service from Amsterdam to Jakarta, beginning a new post-war era for one of the greatest airlines in European aviation history.

(To be continued…)

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Food and Drink

May Tien is a freelance writer who specialises in culinary anthropology and Asian cuisines. She has worked in the restaurant hospitality industry for many years and mentored students at Le Cordon Bleu in New Zealand.

L’Ambiente Perfetto What happens when a Tuscan-born chef reinvents one of Jakarta’s oldest, Italian, fine-dining restaurants into a sophisticated and modern eatery? All is revealed to our resident food writer at Ambiente Restaurant.

BY MAY TIEN

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nyone who has ever travelled to Italy knows how genuinely passionate Italians are about their food.

Each region has specific ways of cooking and seasoning, and their own specialties. Last year, I spent a month in southern Europe tasting my way through a few countries at some of the most well-recognised restaurants in the world to roadside cafés in the middle of nowhere.

A few of my favourite food destinations in Italy were smack dab in the centre of the country. My group spent some time in Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany and we relished in the rustic, family-oriented restaurants and trattorias in some of the cities and towns along the way. The cured meat, the seemingly free flow of good wine, the fresh pastas and the abundance of seasonal produce were almost too much to bear. Cool hipsters drinking Aperol spritzes mingled with young families with children at most places late into the evenings. I am at once proud and shamed by two things: that my child ended up spending many evenings sleeping in booths and I had also allocated half of my personal luggage space on the way back to Jakarta with coveted (and extremely tasty) goods.

Here in Jakarta, there is no dearth of Italian restaurants.

Some are passable, but most are regrettable with very little insight into the basics of the cuisine. And yet, a couple of weeks ago, I had the good fortune of dining at Ambiente in central Jakarta. The Aryaduta Hotel is located close to many government buildings, the main train station, Monas and the American Embassy. Its park-like surroundings at one of the busiest intersections of the city create a retreatlike atmosphere; none more so than at the restaurant, which is situated on the mezzanine floor looking out onto the green and leafy tree-line.

AMBIENTE RISTORANTE Jalan Prajurit KKO Usman dan Harun No.44-48 Central Jakarta 10110 Phone: (021) 23521234 WhatsApp: 0821 1172 3898 Email: info@ambienteristorante.com Web: www.ambienteristorante.com

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Inside, the restaurant interiors had a warm and rustic feel with an open kitchen and bar on one end and sunlight illuminating the main dining room. The wood-burning pizza oven is on full display as soon as you walk through the entrance way. There is also a lounge and wine cellar that are located separately from the dining room, which is designated for smokers. Simple details abound, with lovely bow-tied linen napkins and uncomplicated ceramic

tableware. Without even looking at the menu, the evidence pointed to the type of endearing food I found in central Italy.

It was no surprise to learn an Italian chef ran the kitchen.

Chef Matteo Meacci is not a stranger to Southeast Asia, having lived in Singapore and Indonesia for some time, and also leading the back of house at a few hip, Italian restaurants in both countries. Ambiente is a showcase and labour of love for this chef. He designed the menu to reflect the true tradition of dining in Italy with many plates made for sharing. The handmade pasta and pizza are hearty and traditional. He takes home-style Italian dishes and honours them by using the best ingredients.

Chef Meacci also creates interesting twists on old favourites.

I tasted a fresh spinach fettucine with a chicken ragout. At first, I balked at the idea of a chicken ragout. However, it arrived well-seasoned and satisfying with highlights of fresh rosemary and sweet carrot for balance. The chicken was small diced to provide that nice, meaty texture most people anticipate in a saucy ragout. The fettucine was cooked truly al dente. His signature Ambiente pizza had a lovely base from which the Tuscan charcoal lent a gorgeous dark-grey hue and smoky flavour to the crust. The combination of smoked salmon with grilled zucchini ribbons, roasted cherry tomatoes and marscapone cheese is delightful.

The Ciao Bella signature drink is a twist on a gin and tonic, infused with a delightful citrus and rosella blend.

Ambiente also hosts a brunch every Saturday from 11:30am – 3:00pm with an all-you-can-eat antipasti bar and a variety of freshly baked pizza passed from table to table. If craving meat, there is also a live carving station available with fresh pasta and mains served tableside. Ambiente will also provide a regular “Wine Buffet” where for two hours, diners can drink as much house wine as they could possibly want. The restaurant is also available for private dining and special occasions with three separate private dining rooms.

However, the main dining room was designed for leisurely and long meals where couples dine, friends can mingle, the businessmen can enjoy a solid lunch and children can dine with parents in relative ease… just as you’d find in towns such as Modena, Florence or Bologna.

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Scams in the City

Kenneth Yeung is a Jakarta-based editor

Designer Bag Deceit Overpriced designer handbags, whether genuine or imitation, are essentially a scam, catering to insecurity and vanity.

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et’s be honest. A handbag is just something in which to carry makeup, car keys, tampons, sunglasses, perfume and a purse. It should be durable and practical, even stylish, but it should not cost upward of US$1,000 just because it sports the brand name of a highend fashion house.

from Rp80 million (US$5,800) to Rp250 million (US$18,000), claims her accessories are essential to ensure she looks professional when meeting with clients. Sure, a quality shoulder bag will look better than a tattered shopping bag, but blowing US$18,000 on a bag seems dumb. Then again, it may be a sound investment if demand remains high.

Top fashion houses deliberately limit production and increase prices to make their items scarce and therefore even more desired by insecure people who need to flaunt their wealth. Truly secure individuals don’t have to show off; although people spending US$10,000 or more on a mere bag aren’t bothered by the sour grapes of impecunious plebeians.

Bagging a big debt

Some women feel something is missing in their lives until they experience the adrenaline rush of browsing bags and buying one. Purchasing these exorbitantly priced status symbols provides a hit of dopamine, the brain chemical that regulates pleasure. It may help to alleviate the excruciating emptiness of shallow existence or a failing marriage, but as with any drug, the high soon subsides and can lead to cravings and addiction.

Where did the mania for bags start?

Handbags were initially a symbol of feminine independence, but high-end ones are now either a fashion statement or a badge of financial snobbery. I asked some Indonesian high school girls why they desire such bags. “The more expensive accessories you have, the more popular you are,” said one girl. “You’re less likely to get bullied if you have a designer bag. The bullies are the girls with the expensive bags. They’re part of the popular group that looks down on people with less money. I think they learn it from their parents and Instagram.”

One Jakarta businesswoman, who has a collection of imported bags ranging in price

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An Indonesian Instagram celebrity (selebgram in the local parlance) named Angela Charlie (31) became so obsessed with importing designer bags that she accumulated a debt of almost US$2 million, prompting her to turn to fraud.

Angela, who goes by the online names Angela Lee and Barbie Jowo, seemed to have a perfect life. She had a handsome husband and a cute son. Her fashionoriented Instagram account had over 700,000 followers, enabling her to be paid to endorse various products. She was also a gamer and enjoyed cosplay. But behind the costumes and smiling photos, her addiction to expensive bags brought only misfortune.

Back in 2013, Angela decided to import designer bags and sell them for a profit to Indonesian socialites. Among the brands she imported were Chanel, Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Gucci. Working with a supplier, she was able to import an unlimited number of luxury bags on credit with monthly interest of 20 percent. For example, if in one month she imported 10 bags each worth Rp50 million, she would subsequently have to pay interest of Rp100 million.

Angela thought she would make a fortune.

But by 2017, her debt had ballooned to Rp25 billion (US$1.8 million). She started taking loans to service her debt. She says her husband, David Hardian Sugito (36), repeatedly suggested they and their young son should commit suicide. Instead, the couple decided to engage in fraud.

In February 2017, they approached a businessman named Santoso Tandyo.

Angela proposed she and David would use his money to purchase luxury cars and resell them, splitting the profits 60 percent for the couple and 40 percent for Santoso.

He agreed to fund the scheme, unaware his money was being used to settle part of Angela’s designer bags debt. In September 2017, Santoso complained to police he had incurred losses of Rp12.1 billion (US$879,000) and accused Angela of embezzlement and money laundering.

In November, David filed for divorce, wanting to distance himself from the debt.

In Indonesia, imitation Hermès bags can be found online and in certain markets for as little as Rp300,000 (US$22). Such stuff is obviously fake and no one buying it for low prices is being conned. Scammers make money by marking up the cost of bogus bags or by offering genuine bags online and then failing to deliver them. In 2015, a father and son in Jakarta set up a website selling Hermès bags with a usual retail price of Rp400 million for just Rp150 million.

Victims were instructed to transfer a Rp77.5 million deposit and received nothing. The pair pulled the same stunt in Bali.

Angela and David were detained by police in Sleman, Yogyakarta, on February 5, 2018, on suspicion of investment fraud and money laundering. A few weeks later, they were paraded in orange clothes and black balaclavas at a media conference. Charged with money laundering, they could face up to 20 years in jail or a fine of Rp10 billion.

Angela has admitted her actions were “wrong and stupid.”

Ussy Sulistiawaty, an actress and singer, was at her son’s school last year when she received a WhatsApp message from someone posing as her friend, Indah. She did not recognise the number but assumed Indah was using a different number.

Claiming to be desperate for money, Indah offered to sell a Hermes Blue Paon Epsom Birkin 30cm bag for Rp117 million, well below the usual price of around US$15,000.

Ussy transferred a deposit of Rp40 million and Indah promised to send the bag by courier that afternoon. The bag never arrived. Anxious, Ussy tried to call her “friend,” only to find the number was no longer active. She then tried the actual number for Indah, who explained she knew nothing about the bag. Ussy reported the fraud to police, who four months later arrested the scammer in Probolinggo, East Java.

Nothing to sell here Angela might have had better luck if she had dealt in non-existent bags. Wulanita Asmarani, known as Rani (28), created an Instagram account under the handle Azzura Baby Boutique to sell European designer bags, each worth tens of millions of rupiah.

The only problem was she had no stock.

Customers paid deposits by bank transfer and received nothing. By mid-2017, Rani had made more than Rp1 billion. Police received a slew of complaints and arrested her at her house in Bogor, West Java.

Hermès hustles One of the biggest crimes against Hermès, the French firm that started out making equestrian harnesses before switching to handbags, is that people can’t pronounce the name correctly. It’s French, so the H is silent.

There are many other cases of designer bag scams in Indonesia. Some fraudsters land in jail, only to be replaced by the next person preying on those who think an expensive accessory can buy happiness and popularity.

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A Vespa Trip Across Indonesia Travelling at the Speed of Whim: Jakarta to Bali

IMAGES AND TEXT BY TERRY DONOHUE

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ver had a crazy notion to ride a Vespa across Indonesia? Well, for years I’ve had this idea stewing in the back of my mind. Pouring over the maps and talking with friends and motorcycle enthusiasts, I plotted a trip from Jakarta through Nusa Tenggara all the way to Timur. Sure enough, most people thought I was crazy.

Now that I am free from the shackles of the “nine-to-five” and still blessed with a wife who is also my best friend, I set out on this solo adventure one hazy Jakarta morning last January. Riding my Vespa GTS, affectionately known as “Big Budi,” I spent weeks zigzagging across Java and Bali, visiting places that I have always wanted to see and discovering places that were totally off my radar. This trip confirmed that Indonesia is as fascinating as ever, and one of the world’s great touring destinations.

There is a long list of cultural and natural wonders that can guide you across the archipelago. Just pull out a map, start drooling and stick some pins in it. You can climb volcanos, explore rainforests, surf, dive and snorkel - however, one thing I learned is that the real thrill is in the journey, not in the destination. After a few days you will find yourself not caring where you are going or how long it’ll take to get there – and the feeling is liberating!

There are a lot of big name places to pin on your map like Bromo, Borobudur and Ubud, to name just a few. And though there is nothing like gazing into the fuming abyss of Bromo Crater, realise that many not-sofamous places will feed your adventurous spirit. Like following the bamboo bridges and walkways over headlands on the south coast of Java, or body surfing perfect waves in Bali at a beach more popular with cows than people, or cleansing your soul in sacred baths nestled amongst the oldest Hindu ruins in Java. There are also little-known waterfalls, canyons and villages throughout Java and Bali where you can hike into the clouds, stumble upon Viking-like fishing boats bedecked in Hindu and Muslim motifs, or be the first traveller that people have ever seen. You can do this if you have your own wheels and take the roads less travelled.

Then there are the little things in life. Take time to have breakfast at a tiny warung on a busy street corner. Watch life go by. Men pushing carts stacked high with mattresses, becak drivers in search of the day’s first customer, or jamu ladies pedalling bicycles jingling with bottles of herbal medicine.

Life in Indonesia is rich.

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ARRIVING AT THE BACK DOOR OF BOROBUDUR

THE FISHING FLEET AT PERANCAK, BALI, ORNATELY DECORATED IN BOTH HINDU AND MUSLIM MOTIFS

I stopped in a small town one morning to watch villagers carry their bananas to market. Sipping coffee and munching on fried bananas, I was approached by an old woman in a tattered batik dress. She lifted the load off her head and sat down next to me. Silently, she unwrapped a banana leaf and ate a steamed banana, and together we gazed onto the busy street. It was our “banana moment.” A precious slice of life.

When you speak Bahasa Indonesia, people in the countryside may be shocked. In rural Java I stopped at a crossroad to ask directions from a group of farmers. They looked at me, eyes dilating as I spoke, and when I finished they all just burst out laughing! I asked again, but they couldn’t stop laughing. I never did get an answer.

Adapt to the Indonesian way of life and you’ll never have to worry about food or

gas. Almost every village has a warung (a roadside food stall) serving up nasi goreng or bakso. And if there aren’t any gas stations, who cares? Eventually you will see someone squatting and smoking next to a rack of recycled bottles filled with bensin (petrol). Let them finish their cigarette, then fill up your tank.

Though national roads will often get you to places faster than back roads, avoid them when you can. National roads are the domain of speed freaks racing from point A to point B. It’s unnerving when a behemoth, like a Pariwisata (tourism) bus, sneaks up from behind and sounds a horn so loud that it blows your helmet forward. Then there are the traffic lights where you will bake in the sun while people indiscriminately flick cigarette butts out of their windows in your direction. No thank you. Get on the back roads where smiles

beam from beneath “coolie” hats and people wave to you from fields so arrestingly green that you will have to stop and take a picture.

This is the real Indonesia.

Besides packable clothing, a bathing suit, mask and snorkel, hiking sneakers and a warm jacket, all you really need is the following: • A Scooter: Contrary to western belief, you don’t need (or want) a 1500 cc motorcycle in Indonesia. In fact, 125 cc will do just fine. I can see my friends back in North America falling out of their chairs as they read this, but it is true. If you have a scooter, buy a top box and go! If you don’t have a scooter, pack light and rent one at your next destination.

• A map app: There are many good apps, but I prefer Google Maps as I like the lady’s perky voice. Just be aware that she knows your every move. So when mother nature

Over the last 30 years, Terry and his wife have lived and worked in eight different countries, raising their family on five different continents. Terry hopes his writing and photography will inspire others to test life’s fragile boundaries and create their own adventures.

calls and you sneak off into the bushes with your phone in your pocket, you may be caught off guard by one of her sudden tirades: “Turn right! Continue north! In 400 meters do a U-turn!” which, of course, will alert anyone nearby of your whereabouts.

Google Maps also offers alternative routes that will get you off the main roads and into some spectacular countryside.

• A booking app: When booking homestays and hotels, I find that Booking.com works great in Indonesia. Don’t book too far in advance, as you may find a gem along the way and change your plans.

• Music: Load up your phone before you go as you will have lots of time to hear your favourite tunes and explore new music.

Tip: I found that the Bebop will help you

improvise your way through any convoluted traffic jam!

• Language: Lastly, learn enough Bahasa Indonesia to greet people and ask directions.

Then load an Indonesian podcast onto your phone, learn more of the language along the way and dazzle everyone.

Yes, maybe heading across Indonesia on Big Budi was a crazy idea, but what a great way to intimately explore this fascinating country – travelling at the speed of whim.

By the time you read this Terry should be somewhere near Sumbawa. Follow his travels on Instagram @donohueterry

AMAZING HIGH ELEVATION AGRICULTURE TERRACES IN EAST JAVA

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History SURABAYA

A Journey Through Time Tugu Pahlawan was built not only to remind us about Surabaya’s turbulent history, but also to prove to us that the November 10, 1945 battle really took place and commemorate the bitter sacrifices that were made by Indonesian heroes. All Indonesians should be proud of the fighting spirit, dedication and strength of national heroes like the Arek-Arek Suroboyo, the “teenagers of Surabaya” who assassinated the British Brigadier Mallaby on October 30, 1945.

A Piece of Naval History Ever been in a submarine? The Monumen Kapal Selam, (abbreviated to Monkasel) is a decommissioned Russian submarine from 1952. The submarine has a torpedo room, a lounge and a navigation room with a periscope. There are also rooms for the submarine crew, including bedrooms and dining rooms, and rooms for submarine control, which include the engine room, an electrical room and an additional torpedo room for defense.

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ave you ever wondered why Surabaya is nicknamed the City of Heroes? Well, here are two historical places in the city which were built to commemorate the struggles of some of Surabaya’s heroes.

Tugu Pahlawan – Heroes Monument Tugu Pahlawan is a symbol of our proud city and dedicated to the noble heroes who died on November 10, 1945. There is a museum on the site which displays artifacts, such as guns, uniforms, perfectly-scaled dioramas and sacred scrolls which were used during a fierce battle with the Dutch. The historical monument took ten months to build before its official opening on November 10, 1952.

It is hard to miss the 41.15-metre-tall memorial tower when travelling in the centre of Surabaya. Interestingly, this monument stands on the site where the Japanese occupation era Gedung Kenpeitai and the Dutch occupation era Gedung Raad van Justitie (a court office) used to stand.

The first stone in the foundation of this building was laid

by Soekarno, the first Indonesian President, accompanied by the then mayor of Surabaya Doel Arnowo, on November 10, 1951.

Tugu Pahlawan was built for the public but do take note that visitors need to be appropriately dressed. The opening hours of the museum are from 8am to 4pm. The garden and the grass field are open to the public even after hours.

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“Tugu Pahlawan was built not only to remind us about Surabaya’s turbulent history, but also to prove to us that the November 10, 1945 battle really took place and commemorate the bitter sacrifices that were made by Indonesian heroes.”

At certain times of the year there are parades, such as the Parade Bunga (flower parade) in early May and the Parade Budaya (cultural parade) in late May, which start from the field in front of the museum and travel to Surabaya’s downtown area. Every year a show is performed on the monument grounds to commemorate how the people of Surabaya forgot their differences and worked together to win Indonesia’s independence. This show is a local favourite and nearby roads are closed due to the massive audience it attracts. If you are in the city, do make time to attend this show and you will be amazed by how patriotic Indonesians are.

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Monumen Kapal Selam is a submarine presented by the Soviets to the former Indonesian president, Soekarno in 1952 to help Indonesia drive the Dutch out of Papua. It remained in service until January 19, 1962. The submarine is called KKM KRI Pasopati 410 SS. It was mainly used during raids. This was also seen as a gift from the Soviets due to Indonesia’s good relations with them. After its use for West Papua’s liberation, KKM KRI Pasopati 410 played a major role in maintaining national maritime law.

The Monument Now The submarine was placed in Surabaya permanently to be used as an educational monument, providing a unique tour and an insight into the Indonesian navy’s history. It also provides a rare peek into the crews’ life onboard, as most of the items and equipment have been preserved as they were when the submarine was in use.

Adjacent to the submarine is a park with a variety of cafés with regular live music performances. Behind the Monument there is a skate park which is open to the public.

Occasionally, boat tours around the river in front of the monument are available.

Do visit these two monuments to learn more about the history of Surabaya and its heroes.

Address: Jalan Pemuda No.39, Embong Kaliasin, Genteng, Embong Kaliasin, Genteng, Kota SBY, Jawa Timur 60100 Opening Hours: 8am to 10pm every day Contact number: (031) 5490410 Entrance Fee: Rp10,000

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Rinka Perez is The Expat Housewife of Jakarta, sharing her experiences of living in The Big Durian as an expat mother of three. Please follow her on Instagram @the_expat_housewife_of_jakarta, www.theexpathousewifeofjakarta.com and Facebook page, The Expat Housewife of Jakarta. #aMillionThingsToDoInJakarta

Expat Guide

A Guide to Emergency Planning for Expat Families

BY RINKA PEREZ

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s an expat parent living in Indonesia I need to be prepared for the unexpected and take sensible steps to protect my family. If an emergency arises, I need to have the right procedures in place because as a foreigner to this country, I don’t have the immediate access to, or the protection of, my home country’s support system. Here are some things you can do to help protect your family:

1. List your primary and emergency contact details This includes the names, contact numbers, addresses and email addresses of both parents, next of kin, work colleagues, family members in your hometown, household staff members, and trusted friends living in Indonesia.

Keep a copy of this list at home where it’s easily accessible, such as on the refrigerator, and go through this list with your household members including staff. Keep a copy in your safe, your children’s school bag, your personal handbag and car. Have a copy basically anywhere you think it can be easily located during an emergency situation.

Ensure this list has the emergency contact numbers of your country’s consulate, medical hospitals/doctors, police, and your lawyer.

2. Evacuation kit My friend recently asked about preparing an earthquake evacuation kit and I thought she was paranoid until I felt the earthquake last month! It is recommended that you have a backpack with the following items packed inside in case you need to quickly evacuate, or you’re left stranded: • Water • Flashlight with extra batteries • A map of the local area • Phone charger and spare battery pack • Cash in local currency and US dollars • Credit cards • First aid kit with essential medication and pain killers • Emergency contact information (as above) Also bring important paperwork such as your marriage certificate, birth certificates, your will, passports, your KITAS, bank account statements etc.

I also recommend that you pack a sleeping bag, blankets and some extra clothes for the family, and a teddy bear for

your kids, along with some snacks such as UHT milk and muesli bars (things that are long life and can be kept for a long time.)

I recommend placing the backpack next to your safe so that you can quickly grab your important documents on the way out. Of course, depending on the size of your family, you may need to use more than one backpack.

3. Make copies of important documents Keep copies of your important legal documents and keep these copies with relatives in your home country, your home office, work office, etc. Ensure all copies are kept in a safe place and locked away from potential theft. Scanned soft copies are also a good idea, provided that these too, are stored safely.

4. Carry sufficient identification Indonesian law requires all foreigners to carry either their passport or KITAS at all times. Some foreigners choose to carry a copy of these documents instead of the real ones.

I like to carry my original KITAS.

5. Death overseas This one really scares me as a parent living abroad. What would happen if one or both parents died while living in Indonesia? What will happen to our children? Will they have access to money? Will our children be sent back to their home country or will they be stuck in Indonesia?

In the case of death (of one parent only), the remaining spouse (and/or children) are not automatically given the right to the deceased person’s assets in some countries, therefore it is highly recommended that you create a legally binding will in each country where you have assets.

To protect your children from the situation of both deceased parents, you must have a valid will in place. This will does not need to be created in Indonesia, as a will from your home country is valid here. Most expats will nominate a guardian from their home country to take care of their children (e.g. their grandparents). However, you first need to arrange accommodation for your children until your nominated guardian arrives to collect them. Therefore, your will should also have a Power of Attorney attached which

elects a resident of Indonesia to act as the primary care taker of your children until their guardian arrives.

Make sure that you discuss these points with all parties involved and write down your instructions. Also state the location of your legal documents, children’s passports and the key or combination for your safe.

7. Register at your country’s embassy It is advisable that all expats register their whereabouts with their country’s embassy. Once you have registered at the embassy, your consulate will be able to update you on warnings and safety information, and locate you in case of evacuations from the country.

8. Let’s talk about safety!

I have recently taught my children my mobile number by singing it in a tune. We also regularly talk about what they should do if they get lost in a public area. However, your family are not the only ones that you should be having these conversations with. It’s important to have the same discussions with your household help and go through your emergency plans with them as well. Start talking to your friends and neighbours about this also! Provide them with details of where your emergency contacts are and what help you may ask them for in the event of an emergency.

Of course, other types of emergency situation can also arise.

It could be something like a trip to the hospital due to a child’s injury. This happened to me recently, when I had to assist a neighbour (someone I didn’t even know!) who was hosting a play date. A young boy needed to be rushed to the hospital with my driver while I was left with the remaining children on the play date. I didn’t know these children and I somehow had to locate their parents. It wasn’t easy!

Speak to your driver about which hospital he should always drive to in case of an emergency near your home, office or school. All of our household members have completed first aid training and we have practised the emergency evacuation drill in our condo by going down the emergency staircase together.

You can never be too prepared. Contact your embassy for further advice.

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Stephanie Brookes is a travel writer and blogger with tales from Indonesia and beyond. Please see www.travelwriter.ws.

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Gluten Free – What’s It All About?

BY STEPHANIE BROOKES

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hen my young daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease at the age of ten, I had to learn all about gluten. The test to diagnose the disease was in itself a major undertaking. She was hospitalised and diagnosed via an endoscopic biopsy. A small camera was sent down a tube through her oesophagus to photograph her villi, the hair like microscopic strands that line the small intestine. These villi are meant to stand up straight and absorb nutrients. My daughter’s villi were starting to flatten. Without the villi doing their job, the goodness in food passes straight through the intestines, and this causes symptoms such as stomach pain, diarrhoea, iron deficiency, and in effect sufferers end up with malnutrition because the nutrients pass through as waste. Gluten was the culprit, and she had to eliminate gluten from her diet immediately.

The value of the gluten-free industry is now heading towards a billion dollars. The sales of gluten-free products in the United States alone went from nearly US$1 billion in 2014 to a predicted US$2.3 billion by 2019. Parents with autistic children are turning to adopting a gluten-free and casein-free (GFCF) diet. There is currently no data on the number of children with autism in Indonesia, according to Melly Budhiman, a child psychiatrist and chairwoman of Indonesia Autism Foundation (YAI), but it was estimated by the Department of Mental Health in 2013 that there were around 112,000 sufferers aged between five and 19 years old. Reacting to the call, local Indonesian baby food manufacturers, Monde and Yummy Bites have introduced gluten-free rice crackers and biscuits.

Added to the increased demand for gluten-free products, there are two other conditions associated with gluten; gluten intolerance and wheat allergy. Demand for glutenfree products will keep rising, as there is no cure for celiac disease, much like other autoimmune diseases, such as Crohn’s disease or multiple sclerosis. The only way to manage the effects and symptoms of celiac disease is to follow a gluten-free diet for life.

Luckily, we are seeing more gluten-free sections in supermarkets and more gluten-free products in health food stores, and restaurants are beginning to identify gluten-free menu choices. Airlines now offer gluten-free meals and even celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Oprah Winfrey, Chelsea

Clinton, Lady Gaga and Drew Brees have declared that they are either temporarily or permanently off gluten.

In response to interest in gluten-free products, the Indonesian government has updated the Control of Claims on Processed Food Labelling and Advertisements (2016) to include regulating gluten-free claims. According to the regulation, a product with the “gluten-free” claim contains less than 20mg/kg, while “low in gluten” indicates 21100mg/kg. Food ingredients that are free from gluten include rice, cassava, corn, sweet potato, potato and soya.

Restaurants are listening to customers, and we now are seeing a growing trend to provide gluten-free options on the menus, with some restaurants taking it to the next level.

I met Mara Dowling in Ubud, Bali, the operational manager of Gluten Free Kitchen Cafe & Restaurant, and she spoke to me about her commitment to providing gluten-free food at her restaurant.

“My restaurant is 100 percent free of gluten. We no longer cook any food in the kitchen that contains gluten. The issue is, if you prepare and cook both gluten and gluten-free products in the kitchen, then your knives, utensils, baking dishes, cooking pans and your oven are all susceptible to cross-contamination. To make a claim you offer gluten-free items you must have a separate gluten-free oven and use separate implements,” Mara explained. “I re-branded my restaurant and bakery business six months ago. Gluten Free Kitchen Cafe & Restaurant is now a 100 percent glutenfree restaurant (formerly Warung Schnitzel), and my 100 percent gluten-free celiac bakery business is booming. We produce everything in our bakery and restaurant kitchen ourselves. I guarantee my gluten-free menu items and products are contaminant free and the word is spreading.

Leading five-star hotels in Bali buy from us, as well as villas and local restaurants. Our gluten-free bread, slices, pies and fresh pasta are flying out the door, plus we have a thriving home delivery service. We have spent years perfecting our gluten-free flour, pasta, desserts and slices. I invite all my restaurant diners to come to the kitchen and view my operation. I am committed to caring for my customers who suffer from celiac and wheat allergies.”

A gluten-free diet is not a fad diet, and it’s not going away.

Indonesian author Lies Dahlia published her book, “Healthy Living with Gluten” (Hidup Sehat Tanpa Gluten) in 2014 and we are seeing the tides turn in Indonesia, with more choices on the supermarket shelves and more restaurants offering creative gluten-free choices. That’s good news for those who live with the issue of gluten and wheat allergies.

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Suzuka Seals Historic Success at Faldo Series Asia Grand Final O

n March 3, 2018 Suzuka Yamaguchi enhanced her reputation as one of Asia's most exciting golfing prospects with an imperious runaway victory in the 12th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. In so doing, the talented 17-year-old Japanese wrote her name into golf's history books as the first female winner of the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final's overall title.

Two months after becoming the first Japanese to triumph in the Australian Women's Amateur Championship, Yamaguchi found herself back in the winner's enclosure at Laguna Lăng Cô. Vietnam. Yamaguchi closed with a sparkling six-under-par 65 over the award-winning Faldo Design layout, including eight birdies and two bogeys.

Her 54-hole total of 15-under 198 was five shots ahead of runner-up Hiroki Miya of New Zealand, the firstround leader.

"It was my aim to win this week and I'm very happy to do so. I thank Sir Nick Faldo for providing this opportunity," said Yamaguchi, who has been hotly tipped for a successful golfing career since qualifying for the 2015 US Women's Open when she was aged 14.

It's the fifth occasion a Japanese player has won the overall title at the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final with Yamaguchi following in the footsteps of her male compatriots Masamichi Ito (2010 and 2012), Mikumu Horikawa (2014) and Yuki Kamasu (2015). Mai Arai (2012) and Nasa Hataoka (2016) were the only previous Japanese winners of the overall Girls' title at the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final.

SIR NICK FALDO PRESENTS SUZUKA YAMAGUCHI WITH THE FALDO SERIES ASIA GRAND FINAL TROPHY

SUZUKA YAMAGUCHI STRIKES ANOTHER PINPOINT APPROACH SHOT

Six-time Major champion Faldo, who hosted participants from more than 20 countries at the Laguna Lăng Cô resort this week, said: "Congratulations to Suzuka. She played wonderfully well and is a thoroughly deserving champion.

"We've had a girl winning our Grand Final in Europe, but Suzuka is our first in Asia. Over the past decade we've seen Asian girls dominating on the LPGA Tour and it would be wonderful to see Suzuka go on to enjoy a long and successful career as a top professional golfer."

In the Girls' Under-16 Division, victory went to Japan's Arina Hiraki, who also received an award in recognition of her hole-in-one at the fifth hole on day one.

Age group winners among the Boys were Chinese Taipei left-hander Chen Ting-yu (Under-16), Miya (Under-18) and Pakistan's Ahmed Baig (Under-21).

Completing an excellent week for the Japanese contingent, Hiraki claimed sole possession of third place overall on 207 after signing off with a 67 with Baig fourth on 208 and Chen a further shot back in fifth.

England's Dubai-based Joshua Hill, playing in the final flight with Yamaguchi and Miya, carded a 73 to end sixth with Thailand's defending champion Napat Paramacharoenroj in a share of seventh spot on 210 with Singapore's Nathan Tan En Quan and Korean Annie Kim.

SUZUKA YAMAGUCHI POSES WITH SIR NICK FALDO AND LAGUNA LĂNG CÔ CADDIES AFTER HER HISTORIC VICTORY

As well as receiving the Faldo Series Asia trophy, Yamaguchi, who began the week in 97th place in the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking, will be granted an exemption into a Ladies European Tour event. As the overall Boys' winner, Miya will be given a start in an Asian Development Tour event. Both have also earned themselves a trip to compete in the 22nd Faldo Series Europe Grand Final.

The 2017-18 Faldo Series Asia season was supported by The R&A and endorsed by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation. The International Junior Golf Academy is a partner of the Faldo Series. As well as two events

in China and Thailand, championships were staged in Australia, Bangladesh, Chinese-Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

Recognised as the only global amateur series for boys and girls, the Faldo Series was established in 1996, expanding to Asia in 2006. Today, 40 Faldo Series tournaments take place in 30-plus countries worldwide, touching more than 7,000 golfers each year. Past champions include Tseng Ya-ni and Rory McIlroy, both multiple Major winners.

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Perspective

Potential is a Dangerous Aphrodisiac: Indonesia on a Tinder Box of Aspirations

BY NALIN SINGH

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have been traveling to Indonesia on business for more than a decade and I find it amazing how pervasive and persistent the discussions on the “Potential of Indonesia” are. Yet in all these years and the years before, it has remained just that, self-motivating talk. With the startup frenzy sweeping the globe and an impending Asian Games in August 2018, the narrative on the fast looming boom in the Indonesian economy is getting shriller.

Indonesia has a lot going for it and Indonesians should be hopeful; a great demographic dividend, a large consumptive domestic consumer class, mineral wealth, functioning democracy, managed religious tolerance, stable banking system, adequate foreign exchange reserves and a keen political class. To be fair, significant progress has been made by the present government to drive Indonesia towards its rightful place in the world order.

Shakespeare in Hamlet wrote, “Your strengths are your weaknesses and your weaknesses are your strengths.”

He could have very well been referring to the inherent strengths of Indonesia.

There is a sense of deja vu among the global investor community and the going will be much tougher for business, as well as for the government with its own population, let alone the outside world. Stakeholders within and outside the country sense that they have seen this movie before. There is whipped up talk of potential, only for the country to miss the economic gravy train at the last minute for so-called “factors beyond their control.”

Here are the global and local considerations that could derail this attempt to break the shackles of economic turgidity: • Factors pointing to its potential have been around for a century or more, but so have its problems. The narrative is a status quo and stakeholders need to see more action.

• Globally Indonesia has missed many economic booms and has just missed the latest round. The country slowed down economically when the world economy was booming and now economists are talking of a bubble about to burst and slow down. It may be another miss.

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• The business environment continues to be what it was. A bureaucratic kleptocracy mired in self-defeating opaque regulations.

• Recent elections in the capital and elsewhere have brought to the fore a polarisation and hardening on religious lines.

• The demographic dividend could easily turn into a nightmare, if job creation does not keep pace.

• Digital penetration, urbanisation, high smartphone use and active social media usage are all cause for worry rather than celebration, if economic activity does not keep pace. The masses can see the progress in other similar countries and the margin for forgiveness this time around will be wafer thin.

• Populist electoral promises have recently propelled many right of centre

leaders to high office. Promises of a million homes and better healthcare, education and mobility solutions have been heard ad nauseum.

• Whipped up hyper nationalism and selective welcoming of imported talent has led to an exodus of expats from the country.

These are not insurmountable, but the country cannot cross the chasm by taking baby steps. The sound bites are hauntingly similar but this time the price of failure could be debilitating to the national psyche. What is needed is: • A shift to data-based objective discussions and debates instead of emotive ones based on past glory or perceived potential. It is fascinating to watch almost all commentators and analysts basing their views on the same one or two reports.

• A balanced Indonesian economic model in line with the aspirations of the people. Much like India which shunned the American and Chinese models to forge its much-hailed economic path (with many more issues).

• The future must not be a copied version of its “Tiger” neighbours, but one that is beyond. Made-to-fit and imported solutions and comparisons are doing more harm than good.

• A radical set of structural and regulatory reforms to make the system less opaque and open to understanding for global investors.

Billions of dollars for all the infrastructure projects will not flow without regulatory reform.

• Manage the narrative that flows out to the rest of the world from Indonesia. For too long vested media interests from outside have driven a

For The Macet Mind

The Big Bang Bang Theory

BY LEONARD PENNY

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was born and raised in the UK, where there are around 6.6 guns for every 100 people (this is the highest number I could find in any recent statistical study).

As an Englishman, I find that figure amazing. Why on earth do 6.6 percent of the people in the UK need a gun? I imagine that the statistics do not include guns used by the police or other law enforcement agencies, so I assume there must be a lot of farmers and hunters who use guns in the course of their daily lives. But those figures reflect the entire population, every man, woman and child, so in real terms, how many guns are there for every person who is old enough or young enough to lift them up and use them?

lopsided view of the country in global markets.

• Keep the structure of democracy, religious tolerance and coexistence of its diversity as a continuing theme.

• Overhaul the education system completely. Penetration and participation are low, and the country sorely lacks skills required for it to take its rightful place in the world economy.

Move to a skill-based curriculum for skills computers cannot replicate in the near and medium term.

• Decentralise economic growth from urban centres and slow the urbanisation rates for a more balanced development.

If ever there was a time to leapfrog the decades of missed opportunity, it is NOW. If ever there was an existential threat to the Indonesian dream, it

is NOW. It is a time for bold and decisive action, if not we will continue to be the perennial bride in waiting.

Nalin Singh is an experienced corporate executive as well as an entrepreneur and film maker. He is the author of Reboot to Reconquer: Navigating the Afternoon of Life which was a bestseller in its category in 2015. He is a life coach and a business strategy mentor to CEOs, corporations, celebrities and entrepreneurs. His latest award-winning book Get Funded Now deals with the brutal world of funding and helps entrepreneurs successfully navigate the funding process. The views and comments expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the publisher.

According to the back of my cigarette packet, about one third of the English population is too old or too young to use a gun, and since the population of the UK is about 65 million people, that means there are roughly 4.3 million guns in England in the hands of about 43.3 million people who could use them. On the face of it, that means around ten percent of able-bodied people have a gun. But I think it’s safe to assume that when they counted the guns (probably by counting the number of gun licences issued) the illegal guns in the possession of criminals were not included, but the criminals were included in the population figure. If we guesstimate that there was just one illegal gun for every legal gun counted, that means there were 8.6 million guns in the hands of 43.3 million people, which means that on average around one in five of the physically capable adults you pass in the street in England probably possesses a gun.

So be careful who you bump into next time you’re running for a bus in Britain.

According to the same source of most recent statistics, the United States had 112.6 guns for every 100 people. For ease of calculation, let’s say that’s one gun each for every man, woman and child in the country. According to the back of my Lucky Strike packet, about one third of the US population is too

old or too young to use a gun, and since the population of the US is currently about 300 million people, that means there were around 300 million guns in the US in that year in the hands of 200 million people who could use them. On the face of it, that means every able-bodied person had 1.5 guns. But I think it’s safe to assume that when they counted the guns (probably by counting the number of gun licences issued) the illegal guns in the possession of criminals were not included, but the criminals were included in the population figure. If we guesstimate that there was just one illegal gun for every legal gun counted, that means there were 600 million guns in the hands of 200 million people, which means that on average all the physically capable adults you pass in the street in the US probably possess three guns. So be careful who you bump into next time you’re running for a bus in the US. Official figures show that the total number of violent deaths attributable to firearms in the UK in 2016 was 0.07 per 100,000 people. In the US in the same year it was 3.85 per 100,000 people. Does anyone really believe that stricter background checks will bring the US figures down? Any deranged lunatic bent on cold-blooded murder will surely not think twice about stealing one of the 300 million legal guns that are apparently lying about all over the place, or about obtaining one from an illegal source.

Pro-gun people say, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” My answer is “No. People with guns kill people.” Take that to the extreme. “Biological weapons don’t kill people, people kill people.” Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it?

What’s happening in the US is a miniature arms race, no different to the one that existed during the cold war. Everyone needs a gun because everyone has a gun and the guns keep getting bigger because everyone is frightened. Somebody must break the cycle. The criminals won’t. The deranged lunatics won’t. So who?

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Announcements Anantara Seminyak Bali Resort Releases “Handy,” an In-room Smartphone BALI Anantara Seminyak Bali Resort has partnered with Tink Labs Limited, one of Hong Kong’s most successful startups that revolutionises travel and tourism, to release “handy,” a smartphone that provides an in-room guest services platform to help guests interact with the hotel and give a hassle-free travel experience.

Handy will be available for Anantara Seminyak Bali Resort travellers from March 8, 2018 onwards. The complimentary Handy smartphone will be available in every suite at the resort for the exclusive use of Anantara guests.

Using the device, guests can connect to the hotel concierge, avail themselves of a range of hotel amenities, and even use it as a personal hotspot.

The complimentary service enables visitors to travel like a local, finding connectivity and information they need at no cost. Travellers can explore customised city guides on Handy, curated by experienced content provider LUXOS to discover new Bali experiences anytime, anywhere. Visitors can also stay connected with free unlimited local and international calls, free internet access, speed dial to hotel services, and local emergency and essential travel information.

To date, Handy is already available in 80 countries, covering 650,000 rooms and helped 25 million global travellers to stay connected. The service is a trusted partner of other leading hotel groups including AccorHotels, Intercontinental, Sheraton, and more.

Shangri-La Hotel Celebrates “Fairy Easter” Sunday JAKARTA This Easter Sunday, Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta invites guests to celebrate a “Fairy Easter” weekend with its highly anticipated brunch buffet and exciting activities, including an Easter egg hunt, on Sunday, April 1, 2018.

The Easter feast will be available at SATOO and Rosso. SATOO presents its annual Easter brunch with extensive options of delectable Easter-themed dishes at 12 open-kitchen stations. Special menus to be enjoyed include Roast Beef Prime Ribs, Easter Fish Pie, Indonesian Kambing Guling (Spiced Roast Lamb), Honey- Glazed Easter Ham with Roast Potatoes and Pear Marmalade. SATOO brunch price is at Rp488,000++ per person and Rp244,000++ for children aged six to 12 years old.

For a celebration in the comfort of the guest’s home, SATOO Deli the cake shop has prepared Easter-themed chocolates, such as chocolate rabbits and eggs, Easter special 3D cakes and the most awaited Hot Cross Bun. These Easter delights are specially prepared by hotel’s Executive Pastry Chef Mathias Dusend and will be available at SATOO Deli all month.

At Rosso, Italian Chef Gianfranco Pirrone will host an Italian Easter brunch with a sumptuous spread of mouth-watering Italian dishes ranging from Aragosta Gratinata (Lobster Gratin with Seafood Risotto), Costine d’Agnello con Crema al Tartufo (Lamb Chop with Grilled Cheese Polenta and Creamy Truffle Mushroom Sauce), live Foie Gras and Scallop station, fresh seafood on ice, a large selection of antipasti, a meat and fish carving station to Italian cheeses and desserts. Rosso brunch price is at Rp528,000++ per person and Rp264,000++ for children aged six to 12 years old. Wine and champagne pairing will be available for the adults.

The little ones can explore the beautiful hotel gardens in search of Easter eggs, decorated in “fairy land” ambiance. More activities include pony rides, a bouncing castle, mini bicycle rides, an arts-and-crafts corner, face painting and nail art. The kids’ activities are available to SATOO and Rosso Sunday brunch guests.

For more information or to make a dining reservation, please contact (62 21) 2922 9999 or send an email to fbreservation.slj@shangri-la.com.

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Ascott Jakarta Supports Ketapang Orphanage Jakarta JAKARTA Ascott Jakarta showed its commitment towards the community by visiting and supporting Ketapang Orphanage Jakarta on March 2 – 3, 2018.

The orphanage is located in central Jakarta, and is a foster home for more than 60 children ranging from toddlers to teenagers under the care of three dedicated caretakers.

The orphans are victims of migrating parents from villages to the capital city, abandoned children from unplanned pregnancies, births and poverty. The orphanage extends care and support towards these unfortunate children who are without families.

As part of their CSR program, staff from Ascott Jakarta went to the orphanage to do volunteer work including shelter improvement, installation of lights, building shelves for clothing, tidying up the common areas and bathrooms, and painting works. Ascott Jakarta staff also donated used and new clothes, books and basic food staples. On the last day, Ascott Jakarta invited the properties’ residents and guests to visit the orphanage to finalise the shelter improvement project and to entertain the children with fun activities and games.

* Answers in the next edition!

Crossword #208

Ascott Jakarta’s main goal of the CSR activity is to provide a better living environment for the children and improve the facilities of the orphanage.

Simply translate the clues into Indonesian!

ACROSS 1. Car 4. Carrot 9. Newest 11. Sun 12. Banana 13. Potato 15. Star 19. Toothbrush

22. Lunch 25. Train 26. Goat 29. Fork 30. Cat 31. Shirt 32. Dog

DOWN 2. Onion 3. Paper 5. Uniform 6. Moon 7. Boat 8. Socks 10. Breakfast 11. Mosque 14. Children

16. Toothpaste 17. Dinner 18. Knife 20. Wrist watch 21. Woman 23. Spoon 24. Orange 27. Church 28. Road

ANSWERS OF ISSUE 208 ACROSS— 4. Puncak Jaya 7. Pancasila 9. Borobudur 10. Simping 11. Kedutaan Besar 15. Denpasar 16. Sudirman 17. Batavia 18. Poland 19. Nasi Goreng 21. Rafflesia arnoldi 22. Joko Widodo DOWN— 1. Java 2. Kalimantan 3. Elpiji 5. Pasaraya 6. Kaki Lima 8. Abdurrahman Wahid 12. Sepatu 13. Danau Toba 14. Komodo Dragon 20. Kompas

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techniques and seasonal ingredients, has been added to the United Nation’s cultural heritage list in 2013 second only to French cuisine. So be prepared for a bi-cultural gastronomic explosion in your palate. Goût de France: Rp1,250,000++ for a five-course dinner paired with French wine. More info: +6221 2358 3896.

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Jakarta Business Networkers Every Thursday Make the right connections and grow your business over lunch. At Jakar ta Business Networkers (JBN) all attendees are encouraged to help others by exchanging referrals and introducing each other to target audiences. JBN is all about helping you grow. Promote your business, personal brand or portfolio each week to the rest of the attendees and explain to the group the type of referrals you would like to receive.

JBN professional networking sessions are every Thursday lunchtime at Central, South and West of Jakarta. RSVP: info@ jbnetworkers.com.

have both enjoyed success for years since producing their breakthrough single #Selfie in 2014. Since then, the duo has spent over 50 weeks in the top 10 Billboard Charts, won their first Grammy for Best Dance Recording Don’t Let Me Down last year and received another nomination this year for its collaboration with Coldplay for the song Something Just Like This. The Chainsmokers will party with fans in Jakarta at JIEXPO Kemayoran.

Music The Chainsmokers Live in Jakarta 30 March 2018 American DJ duo the Chainsmokers can be added to the list of international musicians who will reignite the music festival scene in Indonesia this year. Alex Pal and Andrew Taggart

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Big Bad Wolf Book Bazaar 29 March - 9 April 2018

The Jakarta Bridge Club Every Tuesday and Friday The Jakarta Bridge Club invites expat communities throughout Jakarta to join a networking session on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9am to 12pm. Participants meet for pleasant and convivial moments where they can share and exchange information among expats at three to five tables.

The networking event takes place at Die Stube Restaurant on Jalan Kemang Raya. Visitors and partners are welcome to join.

For more information, please contact Ernah at +62818686999.

coming to town in April. The visit is part of The Script’s Freedom Child Tour and marks its first time in the capital city since 2011. This time, the group will be performing at the Kasablanka Hall at Kota Kasablanka. Concert-goers can expect the group to perform hit singles like “The Man Who Cant be Moved”, “Superheroes” and “Hall of Fame”. For more information please visit https:// id.bookmyshow.com/concert/ freedom-child-tour-tickets.

Katy Perry Witness The Tour 14 April 2018 One of America’s pop music sensation Katy Perry is coming to Jakarta this April for the third time. The singer made her trip to Jakarta back in 2012 and 2015.

She will greet Indonesian fans again this April when taking the stage at Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE). Kat y Perr y earned her stardom through hit singles like I Kissed A Girl, Teenage Dream and California Girls. For more information please visit https://id.bookmyshow.com/ concert/katy-perry-concerttickets.

The Script Freedom Child Tour in Jakarta 10 April 2018 Fans of The Script will be happy to find that the Irish rock band is

Big Bad Wolf Jakarta is back again this year! The biggest and baddest book bazaar offers 60 to 80% off discount on books for 280 hours non stop! The bazaar will be held at the ICE in BSD City.

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to gather and send each other positive energy. The six day festival will include an array of inspirational workshops such as yoga, martial arts, African dance, ecstatic dance, crystal bowl sound healing, breathwork and meditation. There will also music performances featuring international artists to light up the nights during the festival and over 200 workshops and seminars to attend. For schedule, registration, accommodation and more please visit www. balispiritfestival.com.

established itself as one of the foremost gatherings of visionaries, musicians, artists and dancers in the region. Its two stages merge underground d a n c e mu si c c u l tu re w i t h ceremony and sacredness, c re a t i n g a n u nfo rg et t a b l e three-day experience in which friendships are forged, hearts are opened and life is affirmed.

The Air Festival will be held at La Brisa Bali the super-eco beach club on Canggu’s Echo Beach.

Fairy Easter Sunday at Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta 1 April 2018 S h a n g r i - L a H ote l , J ak a r t a invites guests to celebrate a ‘Fairy Easter’ weekend with its highly anticipated brunch buffet and exciting activities, including an Easter egg hunt. The Easter feast will be available at SATOO and Rosso. SATOO presents its annual Easter brunch with extensive options of delectable Easter-themed dishes at 12 open-kitchen stations for Rp 488,000++ per person and Rp 244,000++ for children aged 6 to 12 years old. At Rosso, Italian Chef Gianfranco Pirrone will host an Italian Easter brunch with a sumptuous spread of mouthwatering Italian dishes. Prices are Rp 528,000++ per person and Rp 264,000++ for children aged 6 to 12 years old. Wine and champagne pairing will be available for the adults. For more information or to make a dining reservation, please contact (62 21) 2922 9999 or send an email to fbreservation.slj@shangri-la. com.

BALI Arts & Culture Goût de France by OKU Japanese Restaurant 21 March 2018

Bali Spirit Festival 2–8 April 2018

Be sure to visit OKU Jakarta on 21 March 2018 for a kitchen takeover by Hotel Indonesia Kempinski’s French Executive Sous Chef, Cyril Jeannot. Japan’s traditional cuisine, celebrated for its centuries- old cooking

Bali Spirit Festival is a global celebration of yoga, dance, music and well-being. Set on the beautiful island of Bali, the festival will invite performing arts enthusiasts and spirituality seekers from all around the world

Nyepi Day 17 March 2018 C o nt r a r y to s eve r a l ot h e r cultures all around the world who celebrate the New Year with dynamic and sparkling festivities, the crowning point of the Balinese New Year 6 day celebration is a day dedicated to complete silence. On the 3rd day the entire Island comes to a standstill, with no scheduled incoming or outgoing flights from Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar.

This day is called Nyepi, meaning “to keep silent” and falls on the day after the dark moon of the spring equinox when the day and night are of approximately equal duration. Hotels are asked to cover their windows, all shops are closed, all! No light or candle will be lit in any Balinese home, no cars on the road, no motorbikes, no people.

It's indeed a special experience, not only for the Balinese but also for all the visitors and tourists that are on Bali during Nyepi Day. If you are in Bali during Nyepi make sure you do not plan any traveling or outside activities. (bali.com) Festivals Air Festival Bali 30 March – 1 April 2018 Since its humble beginnings in 2014, The Air Festival has

Moonlight Festival 6-8 April 2018 Held over three days, the Festival starts in La Brisa and La Laguna and will go on to continue at Bali Green Life where guests will be partying till 9am (or more) surrounded by the green luscious rice paddies. The line up includes; Petre Inspirescu, Barac, Hector Moralez, Franck Roger, Djebali, Demos, Gescu, David Gtronic, S.M.A.L.L, N.O.X, Funk E, Pepperpot, Sou Sou and plenty more to be announced!

For more information go to www. themoonlightfestival.com Ubud Food Festival 13-15 April 2018 A three-day culinary adventure with Indonesian food as the star, the Ubud Food Festival is Southeast Asia’s leading culinary event showcasing Indonesia’s diverse cuisine, innovative chefs and extraordinary local produce.

In 2018, the Ubud Food Festival Presented by ABC will return for its fourth year from 13-15 April.

Almost 100 chefs, restaurateurs, farmers, social entrepreneurs and outstanding innovators will be on the program to dish up a program energised by the theme Generasi Inovasi! Full lineup and selected tickets available via www.ubudfoodfestival.com

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CLASSIFIEDS JAKARTA AUTOMOTIVE Black Toyota Kijang (Innova) 2011 for sale (diplomatic plate). The car is in ver y good condition.

Low mileage: 5 4,0 0 0 km. No accidents, floods or repairs. Manual transmission. Asking USD9,800 (negotiable). For enquiries/viewing and pic tures, c ont ac t us on WhatsApp: +6281510000067 or email:mariposagenevieve@yahoo. fr. Sellers speak English, French, Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia.

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I have 2 Toyota Avanza for rent, black year 2013 and white year 2014, all are manual transmission an d in g o o d c o n d i ti o n . I t is only Rp3,50 0,0 0 0/month o r R p1 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 / w e e k l y . I f interested please text /WA me at +628118338221 or +62818609853 for more info.

Toyota Avanza for Sale. Automatic G Type white (2013). Low mileage: 37,000 km, excellent condition.

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Toyota Kijang LGX For Sale. Mileage: 202,000km. Good condition with automatic transmission. Using Pertalite gasoline.Power steering and power windows. Regularly serviced at Astra garage with proof of maintenance records.

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International school, Jogjakarta, requires EYFS Teacher (1), Primary Teacher (2) and Secondary English Teacher (1). English National Curriculum and Cambridge examinations. Bachelors degree and teaching qualific ation, 5 ye ars ex p erience and fluent in En g lish. Res p o nsi b ilities: planning, marking and assessing, tracking, reporting, extracurricular activities. Skills required: excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adaptable, enthusiastic, open-minded, work independently, team player, dedicated and have a sense of humour. Willingness to l e a r n a n d to a d a p t to a n international scho ol culture. www.jogjacommunityschool. org. Send CV, letter, full details of 3 professional referees and a recent passport size photograph.

Email: humanresources@ jogjacommunityschool.org Full time and part time vacancies are now available for experienced English language instructors for corporate courses around Jakarta” C ompetitive rates and travel allowance are offered. Please send your CV to recruitment. kpiconsultancy@gmail.com.

I am a full-time working mum looking for an experienced, early childhood educator who can come

to my house in Pondok Indah one or two days a week and train my nanny and daughter on how to play together, do activities together and limit screen time. If interested please text or WA me: +6281212426141.

SERVICES Learn Spanish (IB, IGCSE, DELE) at your place with a DELE- certified examiner fro m S p ain. M ost of my students come from International Schools (JIS and BSJ). Please call me (Raúl) +6282110502786.

English/French/Turkish/ Arabic instructor & Private t u to r w i t h ex p e r i e n c e teaching expat & locals right to your place/tutor h o use, fo r a g es 9 an d above. Individual or up to 4. From 9.0 0 am – 9.0 0 pm, South Jakarta & Depok area. 60 –90 min lessons @Rp200,000-300,000.

Get a free trial lesson and discover how we can help your child by contacting: evinelvino@gmail.com or call: +628 57779 87320/ +6285716790446.

Bahasa Indonesia lessons for expats living in South Jakarta, Kuningan, Countr y Wood, BSD, given by instructor with 20 years experience. Flexible schedule. Please call Pak Chairuman +628121037466 or email chairuman19 42@ gmail.com

Bahasa Lessons by ACE offers Bahasa course for expatriates.There are Basic, Intermediate and Advanced level. Available in house @ Coteri Building, 1st floor, Kemang Raya 14B, South Jakarta and we can deliver the training in clients office or residence. Experienced & native teachers from different linguistics background. Most of our clients are Oil and Gas companies and multinational companies. Contact: bahasalessons@gmail.com or WA +6282233085108 (Ms. Ellis). Website: www. bahasalessons.com

French and Bahasa Indonesian language at your place with a qualified teacher for international students with IB and IGC SE curriculum.contact Novi +62816704370.

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Music Lessons taught by highly qualified teachers with international experience. Founded and led

by M r. Atomo, a gradu ate of the world - renowned Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA).

Phone: +6282260282100, email: learnatmusictemple@gmail.com, web: w w w.musictemple.org, Instagram: @music_temple.

Get ready for Golf Season! All levels and ages are welcome, f ro m b e g i n n e r to a d v a n c e d programs. For more information and to book a lesson, please email below. Accel Golf Academy – All lessons conducted in English at Pondok Indah Driving Range. Book a lesson: accelgolf@gmail.com

Looking for something to buy / sell? Looking for staff? Selling property?

Or need a place to live? Why not place your classified ad with Indonesia Expat! Your classified will be placed once for 2 weeks online and once in our printed version which has a circulation of 16.500 copies bi-weekly.

Next submission day:

Private music lesson at your home (Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Banjo, Piano/Keyboard & Drums). For Kids & Adults. Lesson Duration can be 1 hour or 45 minutes. Interested?

Contact: Bowo – +6281808361136 (WA/Text Message/Call) or email bowochristantyo@yahoo.com

High quality kitchen and bathroom fitting. Underground parking. 5 stars facility. Only USD2,500/ month.Call or WA +62811808476 or email to bong@indostraits.co.id

Piano lesson with an expat teacher in Jakar ta Selatan, Kuningan.

More than 15 years of teaching experience - all age - all level please contact for a free trail lesson: +6281281536030. Email: littlemozartinjakarta@gmail.com | www.littlemozartinjakarta.com Lita Jeanette Supadi, M.Mus., Piano Performance. Graduated from Andrews University, USA, with 7 years of piano teaching experience of students with various ages and genre preferences such as classical and pop. Contact me through email lita.supadi@gmail. com or phone +6287788837532.

Native Italian and Spanish language teacher in Jakarta. Private lessons at your home. More than 10 years of experience with students of all ages. Grammar and conversation lessons. Email me at sean.silla@ g m ail.c o m o r W h at s A p p to +6281298177496.

Help your child reach his potential!

If your child has AD/HD, Autism, P D D/ N OS, Down Syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disability (NVLD), or a specific Learning Disability (LD) and needs after school home support to cope up with school work, please feel free to contact Teacher Jun at teacher. specialeducation@gmail.com for an appointment.

Learn Bahasa Indonesia with Rini!

Are you new to Jakarta or simply would like to start learning Bahasa Indonesia? Then I have just the right person for you- Rini! Rini is a great teacher; lively and reliable, she structures her classes well and gives you plenty of opportunities to talk and learn. I feel that I've improved so much with her just within a few weeks! Her fee for a one to one lesson is Rp.300,000/ hour or Rp.450,0 0 0/lesson of 90 mins. All materials provided.

Rini will come to your office or to your own home- she covers the Kemang, Cipete, Pejaten,Antasari and Pondok Indah area. Please contact her at +628121861919 or email sibarani1104@yahoo.com.

English and French teaching / tutoring in South Jakarta, Cilandak/ Cipete/Kemang general area. I teach English and French for ages 9 and above. Conversation, writing, public speaking, test preparation, etc.60 or 90 minute lesson, individual or groups up to 4. Please leave message and I will contact you back asap, jl. Kenanga, Cilandak.

Phone number: +6281317711960. email: laujau@gmail.com.

Be your fittest self at any age.

Internationally certified, Englishspeaking Personal Fitness Trainer helps you lose fat and get fit faster with fun, personalized workouts at your home or apartment. Try a session FREE, full details at www. jakartafitnesscoach.com. Phone number: +6282111720271.

Private tutor for foreign beginners that would love to be able to speak Indonesian language. Free textbook. Affordable fees. Learn the basic and speak like a local.

More info: bahasaprivate@gmail. com

PROPERTY

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children and dogs. Available on April 15. Contact Rully: +62 857 1157 1408 (call or WhatsApp). For reference: +62 811 1979 508 (call or WhatsApp).

Apartment for lease: Apt KEMANG JAYA. Resort style apt, big garden, best security. Spacious 2BR. 166m2 semigross. Newly renovated. Full furnish. Only USD1,350/month.

Call +628118 0 8 476, or email bong@indostraits.co.id Luxury apartment for rent @ Park Royal , 93sqm, Jl.Gatot Subroto tower3-7 th floor,central Jakarta.

NEWLY RENOVATED, modern, spacious, fully furnished with 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, balcony pool view, service area. Easy access to highway /CBD. Rental USD 1,600/ month. Contact/WhatsApp: Santi +62816981200, email: santi.hadi@ gmail.com House for rent @ Jl. Kemang Timur XV No.70A, beautiful, spacious 2 storey house, 700 m2 /650 m2, 4 bedroom & bath/big terrace, pool, garden, close to AIS, asking price US$2,800/month. For info pls call or WhatsApp: +6285881418203.

Beautiful new full renovated house for rent. 2 storey + basement. 750m2 + 1000m2 land with join pool. Located 10 minutes from Cilandak C ommercial Estate. US D 3,000/ month nett excluding tax (negotiate). If interested p le ase c all / WA ow ner : +62811180605

House for Rent in Cilandak: 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms renovated balinese style house.

Quiet neighborhood in Cilandak Barat where children can play in the street. Near NIS International School, Cilandak Town Square (CITOS) and Jakarta Outer Ring Road. 2 master bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms. Private pool, garden, garage and staff quarters.

Huge living/dining room area.

Marble floors throughout. 3 water heaters and outdoor shower by the pool. Grounded electrical system.

Flood-free area, house size 600 m2, land size 900 m2. English-speaking landlord (very responsive). Monthly rent: USD2,000 (minimum lease duration: 6 months). C all or WhatsApp: +628111979508.

Kemang Jaya – Apartments for rent. 1BR 93m2 or 2BR 135m2.

Also duplex penthouse. On 3 hectares of pools & gardens in Bali like setting – only one in Jakarta of this scale . Close to major expats amenities.

1BR rental: IDR 7,500,000 / month (Net). 2BR rental: IDR 15,500,000 / month (Net).

Contact owner: +62815142 3366 or email kkr.79a@gmail. com

Luxury two level Essence Dharmawangsa apartment townhouse (357 sqm) 4BR with private lobby entrance.

12m x 4 m p r i v ate p o o l.

Gourmet open kitchen with break fast bar and new appliances. Separate d inin g ro o m , T V l o un g e with entertainment area and formal lounge. Upstairs to a large family room and 4 bedrooms and marble tiled b athro oms. Two sp ecial dedicated carparks in front of basement lobby. Fully furnished. Certificate Strata title. Facilities: Gym, Sauna, S.Pool, Tennis court, Jogging t r a c k , L a ke , B B Q a r e a , Garden, Playground, Meeting room, Function room, Mini market, ATM. FOR SALE: Rp 16,500,000,000. FOR RENT: Rp 9 45,0 0 0,0 0 0, contact anne.santosa@ap.jll.com or Whatsapp+6281999799719.

Apartment for lease: NIRVANA in Kemang. An expat enclave.

Big 224m 2 semigross. 3+1 BR. 2+1 Bathroom +1 powder room.

Luxury/exclusive with private lift.

BALI JOBS AVAILABLE

I am selling the following item since we are downsizing: Single bed 220x96 made of solid wood w ith 4 ver y prac tic al 4 0 x4 0 storage drawers. It comes with the Mattress 200x90 that has been hardly used. Please contact on WhatsApp: +6285813100989.

PERSONAL

2 black and white kittens need home immediately. 3 months oldOne male one female- micky and nicky. Please contact Natalie at +62811135309 if you can adopt these sweet kittens.

HOUSEHOLD STAFF

For rent 300 houses at Kemang, Cipete, Cilandak, Jeruk Purut, Po n d o k I n d ah . B i g g ard e ns , swimming pools, USD2,000 – 5,000. Phone: +62816859551 or +628170093366.

For Sale 100 Are/1Ha of freehold land perched above Batu Karas Beach and Village in West Java.

One Hectare (100 Are) of beautiful land in the relaxed coastal village of Batu Karas on the South Coast of West Java. 35 minutes from the town of Pangandaran and 15 minutes from the airport with regular flights from Jakarta and Bandung. A surfers and beach lovers paradise, Batu Karas is still untouched by mass tourism. It is known as the best longboard beach break in Indonesia. For more information or to arrange an inspection please contact James on:+61417482994 or jajemaiden@gmail.com

FOR SALE Canon REBEL XSi 450D camera.

Including all ac cessories as mentioned below. 18 - 5 5mm IS lens. 50mm prime lens. 55 250mm IS lens. Wide angle lens.

Original canon camera bag. Shutter Remote. Vivitar filter set. Travel tripod. Lens hood. Tiffen 58mm.

UV filter. For immediate sale Rp6,500,000. Please WhatsApp on +6281525930135.

Send in your personal classidieds for FREE to: ads@indonesiaexpat.biz

I am looking for a nanny with the following requirements: - is willing to take a live in position - speaks English - is very experienced with newborns - is honest and trustworthy - is available to start immediately or very soon I a m w i l l i n g to c o m p e n s a te well for the role. Kindly contact +62811199473.

Embassy family seeking Full-Time Nanny for assisting to care for 5 month old. Need someone to work full days on both Saturday and Sunday and 2 – 4 hours per day Monday – Friday in the evening (after 5 pm). Please contact Garrett vis WA at +6282210533894.

Part-time gardener available for Pondok Indah. I can show you photos of my garden that he looks after so carefully. I am delighted with his excellent gardening and his very helpful attitude. His name is Mohammed. contact me by email for a reference. My email iscgconsultnow@gmail.com. To arrange an interview please contact Mohammed's English speaking wife (Ibu Lilis) on 085777067879 Excellent English-Speaking Driver Available. Rully has been driving expats for over 7 years. His English is excellent. Auto mechanic by trade, he can fix the car and have it serviced. Safe driver, always on time, never misses a day of work.

Knows many shortcuts in Jakarta and Bogor. Manages my household staff. Makes all of us laugh with his great disposition. Always willing to help or run errands. Loves

the south east asia (MNC Media).

Got my diploma from Diponegoro University, which is the Indonesia's 5 th best university for 6 years running. Managerial position is preferred, tho i would love to hear some other interesting offers.

Currently live in Jimbaran, South kuta, Bali. Contact me via email : ragilartzar@gmail com

New start up company in Bali looking for: Web Programmer/ Web Designer, having experience in build up/star t up Website.

Foreigner / indonesian citizen are welcome. Interested to this position? Send your CV with photograph and you portofolio to kaka_damayanti@yahoo.co.id We are seeking an Indonesian intern who has finished university with English writing skills (published online articles).

This is for graduates who have examples of your English writing and references to prove your English writing skills. You must have computer and multimedia s k i l l s ( w e b s i te c r e a t i o n o n Wordpress, writing online articles, and photography). This is a long term position - we are providing a one year of “PAID” Internship, salar y plus commissions and bonus. You will have an office space. Near a great beach location in Canggu BALI and work with a fun team. Work life balance. If you have your own laptop we can offer you more incentives and higher rate of commissions plus bonus.

Please email your ac ademic transcripts, resume (dates of employment), writing online and photography portfolio. Email: hello@balisurfergirls.com LYD Bali Group still in recruiting process. Positions available as follow: 1. Operational Manager with strong basic in FBS and Bar (local and expat) 2 . G u e s t R e l a t i o n O f f i c e r, experience as frontliner, graduate from English Literature and Public Relation are welcome (local only, female only) 3. Gardener Supervisor, min. 2 years experience in similar position, preferable have experience as pool attendance (local only) 4. Gardener Staff, min. 2 years experience in similar position, preferable have experience as pool attendance (local only) 5. Steward, have experience (working/training) as steward, preferable male If you're interested, please send yo u r C V a n d p h oto g r a p h to recruitment@lydbaligroup.com

LOOKING FOR WORK My name is Enrico Rossi, i'm italian, arrived in Bali since 3 days.

I have more than 15 years of experience in F/ B and event management I speak Italian, english and spanish, I'm currently looking for a job and I'm interested in the position of F/B Manager, Restaurant Manager, Event Manager or similar. Call: +6287730304617.

I am looking for a job. Experience : store sup er v isor, m arketing manager, personal assistant (just for a while), operational manager (als o as a v ill a & h o mest ay manager). I had the chance to work for one of the biggest company in the world (Unilever) and also for the biggest media company in

For sale beautiful private villa with rice fields view. Located only 5 minutes from Central Ubud,Bali.

Land Size 350m 2, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, fully furnished, meditation room, pool, living room, kitchen, freehold ( SHM ), built permitance ( IMB ), 4 mtrs road access. Asking price: Rp 5.5 billion. Please Call / Whatsapp +6281338987887.

Getaway from the big city and visit Ubud, Bali – A peaceful stay in the rice fields, staying at a traditional village, Pejeng Village, a short 4.5 kms from Ubud. 3 Bedrooms plus a villa cook. Huge pool which is spring-fed and has eco-ioniser filter. Beautifully appointed villa with a villa cook. Driver available. Authentic Balinese stay. The walk down to the World Heritage Listed holy Pakerisan River is your nature fix. Sleeps 6 (can extend to 10) Ideal for family or couples or girls-get-away weekend.

Breakfast included – Western or Indonesian. Security 24 hrs. Read latest guest reviews on trip advisor. A magical experience – like a home away from home. w w w. villadamee.com For rent: a two storey house w ith sw imming p o o l, water heater, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Furnished and only 10 min to downtown Ubud. The second floor is an open space with beautiful view surrounding it. It’s perfect for yoga place or for family.

Rp10,000,000 per month. Call: +6281213971038, 14167697732 Email: thanic_00@yahoo.com

SERVICES For any foreign, people living in Bali and, beyond having a problems with losing passport. And overstay We are available to fix the problem to make a new passport in Bali.

And we also can help to make kitas.or wedding license in Bali if you interested please text me : +6287862266305.

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT What you eat has an impact on your organs and your arteries. Your arteries supply your organs with oxygen. Any adjustments to your diet can influence your health. I discuss some very basic but important diet facts in this article.

What is cholesterol?

We all need some cholesterol, it makes up part of the wall of every cell in your body. Most of us have too much of it in our systems. Excess cholesterol can be deposited on the inside of your arteries as fatty ‘plaques’. These clog up your arteries, which can lead to heart attack and stroke.

Making sure that your weight is down will reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Exercise will increase your ‘good’ HDL cholesterol. This can actually protect your heart and brain. Diet plays an important role in how high your cholesterol is.

High blood pressure can narrow and damage your arteries, which increases your risk of heart attack and stroke.

How to keep your cholesterol low Diet changes will help both your cholesterol and your blood pressure.

• More fruit and vegetables (at least five portions a day) • More fish • Less meat, particularly red meat • Less processed food • Less saturated fat • More unsaturated vegetable oils (olive oil) • More unrefined carbohydrates (wholemeal, wholegrain foods and beans)

Cooking from scratch makes you more in control. When you’re cooking, experiment with more spices and lemon juice to add flavor. You might find it fun. If you have any further questions or concerns you should contact your trusted medical practitioner.

Plant based foods can lower your cholesterol.

Some examples are: • Soluble fibre (oats, strawberries, oranges, prunes) • Almonds • Soya foods (tofu, soya products) You have to make sure it is in your daily diet, so it can be a challenge to stick to it.

Too much salt….

Salt plays a major role in raising blood pressure. The recommended maximum is 6 g (about a teaspoon) of salt a day. Salt is sodium chloride, not just sodium (6 grams of salt is 2.4 grams of sodium).

Most salt is already in foods. Ideally you should cut down gradually, until your taste buds get accustomed to less salt. Within weeks, you’ll find the foods you used to crave taste far too salty.

Dr Steven Graaff,MD,MRCGP, the founder of Good Practice Clinic is a graduate of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Before completing his formal training in General Practice in the UK, he has worked in several hospitals, occupational health and general practice in the Netherlands and the UK. As a medical professional with international experience,Steven decided to start his own clinic – Good Practice, in Jakarta

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Jl. Bangka Raya #106B Jakarta 12730 Tel. +62-21-7183140 info@goodpractice.co.id www.goodpractice.co.id

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