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Dancing in the Street by Graham Strauss

usking is an activity that can be witnessed in any number of the world’s cities. London, for example, is particularly famous for its tube station musicians, many of whom are actually music students trying to make a few pounds on the side, and those underground platforms that reverberate to the sounds of guitars and saxophones are virtually a tourist attraction in their own right. Things are a little different in Jakarta however. When one enters a traffic lights queue here, hoping to reach the front before the planet suffers the heat death, you’re unlikely to be confronted by anyone who’s had any formal musical training or indeed any education whatsoever. There will usually be one or two youngsters outside your taxi or car window, and it is quite likely that, age wise, they won’t have made it to double figures yet. They may have a stick with a couple of bottle tops nailed to it which they shake whilst singing along listlessly in a monotone mumble. If you’re really unlucky, they’ll have a guitar between them. It is possible to buy one of these buskers’ guitars extraordinarily cheaply, however most of them haven’t really been built with the same loving care as a Fender Stratocaster, and tend to slice one’s fingers when one presses down on the cheese wire strings. You get the picture, the noise produced is not usually a thing of beauty. Busking here thus represents the inverse of its usual function. Basically, you pay these poor fellows to stop playing and to go away and assault someone else’s sensibilities, rather than because you enjoy their caterwauling. A couple of thousand rupiah will usually see these poor unfortunates scuttling away like greyhounds into the traffic. If you don’t pay up, then they’ll usually just shuffle away anyway, although occasionally they can practice some of the few choice…

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tell us their hilarious anecdotes. For reliable technology news, Mark’s Personal Tech & Apps aims to help you combat traffic which we all deal with on a regular basis. Art of the Indies by Bruce is always a must-read, and in this edition he tells us of Vincent van Gogh’s so-called artwork in old Batavia. Moments in History treats you with an uplifting story by Antony about an old church in Jakarta, Gereja Sion.

This issue deals with some pretty varied themes, with the most pressing theme being street children in Jakarta. In our beloved city, we all know too well the problems these children face and in this issue we present you with ways of getting involved so we can make a lasting difference in their lives.

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Jakarta Expat 25 May–8 June 2011

Cover Story

Dancing in the Street … continued from page 1 …Anglo-Saxon swear words that they’ve picked up from popular culture on you. Even slinky transvestite buskers can get a trifle tetchy at times and have the advantage of possessing longer fingernails with which to scratch your paintwork.

coins every now and then, but it’s the ultimate goal is to get these children off the streets and into some full-time education then people would be better advised to divert our busking money into donations to any of the organisations mentioned above.

These impromptu street jams often resemble the fun preliminary heats of American Idol; the ones in which tone deaf sociopathic wannabes induce reactions in the three judges akin to somebody dragging their fingernails down a blackboard. Sadly though, a large proportion of the city’s street buskers are just young kids pushed into working the traffic by impoverished parents or callous street gangs. Non-governmental organisations such as Yayasan Griya Asih, Sahabat Anak, Jakarta Street Kids Global Concern or the ISCO Foundation generally advise motorists and pedestrians not to give these street children money as it only encourages those who would exploit them to continue to force them onto the streets every day. It seems like an act of minimal charity and kindness to slip these busking wastrels a few

In this sad context, the lack of enthusiasm in those busking vocal performances is perhaps understandable as many of these children are hungry and often victims of violence and all manner of abuse, and many are threatened if they don’t make a certain amount of money during a given day on the streets. Knocking out a decent tune is probably the last thing on their minds though, as even Jakarta’s public order officials will intimidate and beat up street children, many of whose families can’t even afford birth certificates for them. No birth certificate, no school. There are over 150,000 street children in Jakarta, busking, laughing, fighting, stealing, shining shoes, getting involved in petty crime, taking drugs and prostituting themselves, and playing some music along the way.

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Turn to page 8 to see what one worthy cause is doing to help street children in Jakarta and read how you can get involved.

The 1989 UN Convention on the rights of the child specifies rights to a home, health care, and an education, however in Jakarta, such things remain a pipedream for many adults, as well as children.

So, in this context, a simple mind numbing slog through the city’s purgatorial traffic jams now becomes a moral dilemma. Flick these buskers Rp.1,000 and hope that they make their daily quota, or sit and suffer as some classic

songs are murdered, and instead transfer a few hundred thousand rupiah to a street children’s charity, which will then try and get a small percentage of these kids to hang up their acoustic guitars and go to school. ■

25 May– 8 June 2011 Jakarta Expat

Fashion & Beauty

THE UP AND COMERS OF FASHION DESIGNERS

by Alia Soraya Wahid

he fashion industry may as well be one of the fastest moving industries in the world. Every single day a new trend pops up courtesy of the top fashion designers many women swear by. Indonesia is not an exception. Many struggling fashion designers are trying to make it into the business by showcasing their individually unique designs with their own ways of interpreting what the current style and fashion should be like. Being a trend setter is not easy. This is indeed the challenge for fashion designers where they need to satisfy their customers through their designs until they can make their brands well accepted in the market. These are several young and brand new fashion designers worth watching out for:

Argyle & Oxford by Velda & Rebecca

SeaM by Krista Rompas

The SeaM brand name is starting to become more popular in the past couple of years since the first time it launched unique collections for the youth. SeaM is an active participant in big fashion events including Jakarta Fashion Week. Rompas’ collections are never simple - they are visibly given full attention by the designer from the full on all leather punk-rock collection to sophisticated elegant collections of dresses. Seen in these photos is a collection inspired by the famous lady living in Hollywood, Georgia Durante, who was married to mafia. Sophisticated suits, blazers and gowns with thick accents of beads, bullets pieces, chains around the clothing, making them look strong and edgy.

Argyle & Oxford carries a trademark style of androgyny, casual, comfortable and colourful in its ready-to-wear collection. You can see right away that Velda and Rebecca are not influenced by the trend of the fashion world today as they create their designs in unique pattern cuttings and shapes for teenagers their own age; fun, happy behaviour with a certain dose of naivety. Not just bright colours, the collection also brings a happy twist such as scallop pattern cut and tassel details which makes the collection interesting. Velda and Rebecca take the risk and make tassels into necklaces, belts, combined with cute shirts and shorts.

Lime Garden by Gayatri Adria & Chitra Utami

Atelier Maha by Soko Wiyanto

Soko Wiyanto is indeed a young designer to watch out for. He goes for the hardest design of all; haute couture evening gowns. Glamourous and elegant, inspired by his creative imagination, he plays around with mixing different materials such as tulle and taffeta to showcase women’s femininity and making them look glamorous. It is obvious each piece requires a relatively long time to reach its perfection. Evening and wedding dresses full of detail, knitted ribbons, very small ribbons and flowers neatly placed all around the skirt can make you skip a breath when you look at it. There is no doubt Wiyanto will give the existing couture designers in Indonesia a run for their money.

Like this brand’s name, Lime Garden oozes the designers’ love for nature with sexy dresses and super tight skirts in earthy colors like yellow, green and brown. Expressing their love of nature and the country, Andria and Utami took their passion for it and created designs filled with serenity and elegance combining Indonesia’s traditional textile ‘tenun’ made into modern dresses and skirts for day or evening wear. ‘Tenun’, which means to hook, is hand-woven in silk or cotton and intricately patterned with gold and silver threads, which makes the dresses shimmer. The bright colours will make you fall in love with this collection as it is completed with feather accessories, stone beads and flowy chiffon.

ALIA SORAYA WAHID Alia Soraya Wahid is the Business Manager of Borderless Healthcare Group and FlyFreeForHealth, international companies which providemedical tourism and second opinion services. She loves writing, traveling and was also the founder and writer for community mini magazine, HotNews, which was distributed nationally. For comments and suggestions, contact her at alia.wahid@gmail.com.

Jakarta Expat 25 May–8 June 2011

Food & Drink

Beaujelais room for private functions

Bienvenue en Lyon I

n France and the francophone world, a ‘brasserie’ is a type of restaurant with a relaxed, upscale setting. Tucked away inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel is Lyon, a brasserie away from France offering classic French cuisine with a modern twist. Although set in a five star hotel, don’t let that fool you. They purposely made the sofas and cutlery non-fine dining in order to portray a casual and relaxed image. This brasserie is comprised of a main dining room with a 120-person capacity, the Beaujolais and the Glass Room, which are two separate and very chic private dining rooms, along with a sleek wine cellar. The Glass Room is, like its name, encased in glass with red velvet chairs around a long table overlooking the hotel’s

lobby. The futuristic James Bondesque sliding glass door is reason enough to visit. When it comes down to the food, the French flag on the door says it all. Lyon in France holds the origins of the identity of French cuisine, and this restaurant strives to follow this identity. Their Daily Specials menu is presented to you on a large blackboard, written in chalk, and boasts Lobster with white bean purée, an all French Cheese Platter and Escargots with garlic and parsley butter, amongst countless others. This menu is changed every week, mimicking a real brasserie in France, and every month they have a special promotion to entice customers, which was a colourful seafood station during our visit.

by Angela Richardson

To start, and from their Daily Specials menu, we tried the Pan Seared Duck Liver with Brioche bread, and the Truffle Brie Demaux cheese with toasted house farm bread, both delicious and presented beautifully. This was followed by one of Lyon’s signature dishes, the Roasted Cod fillet Basquaise-style with cured ham and bell peppers, which was fresh and tender. Although the menu has a lot of meat and seafood, Lyon does offer a good selection of vegetarian dishes which is unusual for a French restaurant, including a delightful Poached Asparagus Salad with Xérès truffle vinaigrette and parmesan cheese and a must-try —a very French, French Onion Soup, which is hearty and topped with bread croutons and Comté cheese. This place is great when you love cheese as much as I do.

Lyon doesn’t show off a large desert menu, however the deserts they do have on offer make up for them being low in their number. Share a portion of their Chocolate Profiteroles if you can’t manage a whole desert to yourself – they are rich yet light and even now, the mere thought is making my mouth water… If that’s not your thing, the delectable Vanilla Crème Brulee mustn’t be missed. Like most things at Lyon, even their head chef was authentic. French Chef Thierry has been at Lyon since they opened in 2009. Although shy, he told us he was ‘born at sea’ (we didn’t go into detail), which explains the bounty of seafood on the menu as well as the fact that all of it is imported from France. “I want customers to enjoy classic French food with interesting ingredients,” he said and I replied, “Job done.” ■

A smile goes a long way...

Lyon @ Mandarin Oriental Jakarta Jl. MH Thamrin, PO Box 3392, Jakarta 10310 Phone : +62 (21) 2993 8888 Fax : +62 (21) 2993 8889 E-mail : endamiak @mohg.com Web : www.mandarinoriental.com

ANGELA RICHARDSON

In the modern brasserie

Seared Foie Gras

Angela is Anglo-Indonesian and has been in Jakarta for a year and a half after twelve in the UK. An active thespian, writer, arts, music and photography enthusiast, she has enough energy to power a small fleet of motor vehicles.

25 May– 8 June 2011 Jakarta Expat

Art of the Indies

Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night of the Rhone River

The former Kunstkring, now the Buddha Bar, where van Gogh's paintings proudly hung in 1936.

Vincent van Gogh in Java by Bruce W. Carpenter

lthough the world’s most famous artist, Vincent van Gogh, once wrote to this brother Theo that he would like to set up a community of artists, this is about as close as he ever came to the “Garden of the East”. Instead of sailing to Batavia, he instead sliced off his ear and slowly slipped into depression all the while painting brilliant works that nobody was yet interested in buying. From the number of times that “authentic” van Gogh paintings have been offered for sale over the years in Indonesia one might conclude that in fact he did come to Java and shot himself in a rice terrace, not a corn field, with crows in the south of France. These miracle masterpieces, which appeal mostly to the most gullible and greedy, inevitably come with the same provenance story—the discovery of an old collection in a derelict plantation estate.

From the number of times that “authentic” van Gogh paintings have been offered for sale over the years in Indonesia one might conclude that in fact he did come to Java and shot himself in a rice terrace, not a corn field, with crows in the south of France.

The most public and certainly outrageous example of this scam almost succeeded making the big time in November 2000 when an auction including “original” works not only by van Gogh but also Chagall, Renoir and Pissarro became the art event of the season. With estimates in millions, the event was to be held in one of the city’s most prestigious hotels and opened by the First Lady.

The ultimate fantasy ground to a halt only a few days before it was to take place after local and international media took note that few if any of the works even remotely resembled the works of their purported creators and raised the alarm. It was, of course, nevertheless a massive national embarrassment that it had proceeded so far undetected in the first place. As usual, nobody was ever held to task.

Amazingly the source of these rumours is based on actual fact for while Vincent van Gogh, Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso never visited Jakarta, their paintings did. This took place in 1936 when the Batavian Art Circle (kunstkring) mounted

the Masterpieces Exhibition at a building better known as the former Immigration Office and Buddha Bar. The owner of this significant collection of modern paintings was the colonial plantation owner and industrialist P. A. Regnault (1868–1954). Before you start hunting in old plantation houses though, please note that all of the paintings including van Gogh’s Starry Night of the Rhone River have been accounted for and returned to Europe. Seek no miracles and you will never be duped. ■

BRUCE W.CARPENTER

Author and noted Indonesian art expert Bruce W. Carpenter has authored and coauthored more than 16 books and scores of articles on the art, culture and history of Indonesia. His most recent was Antique Javanese Furniture and Folk Art.

Jakarta Expat 25 May–8 June 2011

Sports in the City

Jakarta 10s Rugby S

omeone famously said rugby is a hooligan game played by gentlemen while football is a gentlemen’s game played by hooligans. Certainly the physical contact you see on the rugby field you would never experience at a football match. Neither would you see the namby pamby diving and excessive rolling around that plagues football in a rugby game. It’s a macho world where knocks are given and taken in equal measure and if you attempt to stay down for too long be prepared for some grief from your team mates and opponents. The British International School recently hosted the latest edition of the Jakarta 10s, a region wide

competition bringing together social rugby clubs from Indonesia and beyond. 2011 saw teams from the Philippines and Malaysia mix it with local teams from Jakarta, Bandung, Bali and Papua. The Indonesian navy was represented while brownie points for having the longest commute went to Matano Miners, a ten hour drive from Makassar, and Gosowong Barbarians from North Halmahera Island. In all, sixteen teams gathered for a day of competition won last year by hosts Jakarta Komodos. The Komodos dominated again this year with big wins in the opening group games including a 33-0 whitewash of Jago Dulu who spent

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

the whole eleven minutes chasing shadows. It was no surprise they went on to retain the trophy, defeating Manila Nomads in the Final 10-5 after extra time. Komodos also scored the most points, 162, conceded the least, five, and had the top point scorer, Gareth Rae with 46. The games were relentless. With 38 to be completed before the sun set, no sooner had two teams left the pitch were another two waiting to start. The refs came and went like a revolving door and all the while a non-stop pithy commentary kept spectators informed of who was playing who, who had the whitest legs and yes, more ice is available at the beer tent!

On the field the action was fast and furious. With ten a side there was no hiding place for players and anyone slacking was sure to catch the attention of the merciless commentators. Ripped shirts bore testimony to the intensity while one ‘brawl’ fizzled out when both sides realized noone was actually trying to stop them getting it on! But at the end of the day that is only part of what rugby is really about. The real essence of rugby came long after the games had ended with the pots and medals shoved in the bottom of some smelly kit bag alongside the holey socks and ripped shirts. The game of rugby is a social animal and it really came into its own on the bus

by Antony Sutton

ride to Kemang with the singing and drinking that lasted long into the night at Murphy’s. If you’re interested in knowing more about the rugby scene in Indonesia check out these websites: www.indonesianrugby.com www.jakartabanteng.com www.jakartarugby.com

25 May– 8 June 2011 Jakarta Expat

Worthy Causes

Sahabat Anak

by Hush Petersen

ny teacher worth their salt will tell you that nine tenths of education is encouragement. A smile, a pat on the back, a little praise here and there—all simple acts that can propel a child to greatness. The volunteers from Sahabat Anak Grogol and the 100 or so street kids from West Jakarta that show up every Sunday ready to learn refer to their grimy makeshift classroom, marked off by graffiti riddled walls, a roaring bus lane and one of the dirtiest rivers in the ninth most polluted city in the world as ‘Kolong Grogol,’ which literally translated in Indonesian means “under the bridge in Grogol.” It’s not a very flattering moniker for something that has brought the joy of education to thousands of street kids every Sunday for the last 10 years. But then again the volunteers at Sahabat Anak Grogol don’t show up every Sunday like clockwork for plaudits or prestige. Frisca Hutagalung and the two dozen other volunteers who regularly make their way under the decrepit toll way bridge that separates Citraland mall and Tarumanagara Universtity, roll out a colossal blue tarp and invite the area street kids to come and take part in free tutoring sessions in everything from English and math to science and geography, aren’t volunteering just so they can post photos on Facebook or grandstand on Twitter, they’re there with the kids because it’s the right thing to do. Before Sahabat Anak, Frisca, a demure freelance English teacher, had what most of us would call an enigmatic relationship with the city’s street children. Everything she knew about their lives she learned from afar, through magazine articles, TV news exposés and gossip. Like most of us, every time she saw a child on the street scooting through the idle traffic or strumming a guitar on a public bus, she would reach in her pocket, produce some change, smile and go on about her day. But Sahabat Anak changed all that. At her first Sahabat Anak event, over thirteen years ago, she bonded immediately with the kids, making life-long friends by just listening and learning to what it really meant to be a street kid. By the end of her first day Frisca was hooked. From that day on, instead of giving street kids her change, she changed them. Every Sunday, like clockwork, the kids trickle in. At first, around 1p.m., an hour before class starts, a handful of eager elementary school-aged children show up, bright-eyed and eager. Later, at about half

I thought it would be more ghetto, more harsh. But they were just regular kids, just like any other kids. past one, the number of children, ranging anywhere from four to fourteen years-old, their bright backpacks marking a strong contrast between their hand-medown T-shirts and tattered skirts, grows to 50 or 60 kids, some play tag while others wait calmly on concrete ledges, their feet crossed and legs swinging in anticipation. By 2 p.m. the makeshift class, which doubles as a parking lot for UNTAR students on the weekdays, is bustling with kids of all ages. “The first time I went to Sahabat Anak I was surprised—in a good way,” said Rachel Panjaitan, a marketing executive who has volunteering at Sahabat Anak for over four years now. “I thought it would be more ghetto, more harsh. But they were just regular kids, just like any other kids.” For class, each of the 110 street kids, ages four to nineteen, are divided into one of ten classes taught by at least two volunteers who create and prepare their own lessons every week, mostly during their lunch hour, scouring the Internet for new and exciting ways to engage the kids. Frisca, who stepped down last year as the coordinator of Sahabat Anak Grogol only to take a seat on the Sahabat Anak board, which oversees the activities of the six other Sahabat Anak braches spread across the city and manages the annual jamboree held in the hills of Cibubur, is Kolong Grogol’s most popular volunteer. Everyone in Grogol knows Frisca, from the youngest kids to the oldest mums, who come to sit and watch as their kids learn. She spends her weekends jumping back and forth between branches of Sahabat Anak. Some mornings are spent with the kids in Mangga Dua, before Frisca moves on to check in with the volunteers at the Gambir branch before flagging down a Copaja and seeing what the Sahabat Anak kids in Prumpung, East Jakarta, are up to.

“My family has given up on me. They used to ask me, ‘Why would you sacrifice your time and your time with your family?’” Frisca said. “But I like the excitement that comes with seeing the process of taking something that wasn’t and then seeing it become magnificent.” But not all the Sahabat Anak kids live up to their full potential. And Frisca knows this better than anyone out there. She has been waken up in the middle of the night time and time again to take kids to the hospital or lost track of kids who have become caught up in drugs or simply vanished. “To tell the truth there have been so many times I have wanted to quit. I’ve felt broken-hearted or like my dreams for them had been crushed. But I’ve always just taken time to recover and then I come back stronger.” Stronger and more determined. “This is part of my life. Before I became committed to Grogol I told myself that I wasn’t going to give up. I made a deal with myself that I would show my family that I wouldn’t give up until Sahabat Anak became a success… until we got just a few kids off the streets. I mean I could never put a number on it, but I can feel it changing. I can feel my dreams coming true.” A Jamboree in 1998, with 250 kids in attendance, was Frisca’s first taste of Sahabat Anak. “In 1998, when I was still a college student,

I was introduced to Sahabat Anak by a university alumni,” Frisca said. “She was an organizer at the event, which originated in 1997, as a summer camp to celebrate Children’s Day and give street kids time to play.” By ‘play’ Frisca means that for two days the street kids didn’t have to worry about walking the street in search of recyclable plastic or begging for money to help feed their brothers and sisters. For two days up in the hills they got the chance to be themselves. There the kids get to block out the pollution and the car horns, the crowded streets and the jam-packed buses and just act like kids. And while not every kid from Sababat Anak ends up becoming a presidential advisor or human rights lawyer, former students like Bunga Sumudra, go on to do

great things. “Sahabat Anak is important because it taught me to be grateful for everything life has given me,” said the nineteen year-old old former Sahabat Anak student who was accepted into Trisakti University’s accounting program last month. “I know that even though my family is poor I still have the right to achieve my dreams. The volunteers here aren’t simply mentors. They’re my new family, people who not only helped me with my education, but people who will always be whenever I need help with anything.” Bunga now volunteers alongside her mentors. After she graduated from high school last year and took a job while she waited for financial aid for university she decided to do her part and attend Sahabat Anak every Sunday, not as a student, but as a volunteer. Now, every weekend Bunga takes her place on the dusty blue tarp and tutors first graders in math and Indonesian grammar, encouraging them to go where their dreams take them. “I want to be like the volunteers I looked up to. I want to have their heart and spirit. I want to continue what they started by helping my brothers and sisters who are poor, and give them the same opportunities that were given to me.” ■

How to help Help can be given by volunteering at Sahabat Anak’s local areas or events, or by giving donations for the charity’s needs. For further information, please contact Sahabat

Anak’s office between 9am - 4pm on 021 391 8505. Donations can be made by transfer to: Komunitas Sahabat Anak Jakarta, BCA Kali Malang. Account No. 230 3555 536

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25 May– 8 June 2011 Jakarta Expat

Personal Tech and Apps

Managing Jakarta’s Traffic

Recommended Websites

by Mark Hanusz

akarta Traffic should be added to the certainties of life like death and taxes. It’s the number one thing all visitors and locals complain about and the bad news is it isn’t going away. The way I look at it there are three things you can do about it: 1. Never leave the house, 2. Move, or 3. Accept it and deal with it the best you can. I don’t know about you, but I do need to go to the office once in a while and I don’t plan on moving just yet. So this week I’ll look at a few ways you can use the tech in your pockets to help manage Jakarta’s traffic mess like a pro.

for a steady stream of real-time updates from all over Jakarta. Since it covers the entire capital you have to search on your area to see if there are reports.

www.asia-bars.com

Most developed cities have realtime traffic information that is fed into Google Maps and is conveniently displayed over a nice map.

This site has been put together by Martin Archer as a comprehensive photographic guide to a wide range of leading bars, restaurants and nightlife hangouts located in many of Asia’s major cities and resort areas. To quote that old cliché, “A picture paints a thousand words” - that is what this site aims to do. Photographs from each of the venues can be clicked on to open in a larger gallery format and each page gives contact details, Google maps, web addresses, Facebook pages, and more. Ratings, comments and reviews are welcomed, as are suggestions for venues that should be included on the website. Subscribe or follow asia-bars on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates on new hot spots every week!

The numbers are impressive: 350,000 followers and 60,000 tweets since they set it up in September 2009. It’s all in Bahasa Indonesia, but the native Twitter clients on iPhone and other devices has a neat built in “translate” feature that somehow manages to get the point across as well as help you improve your vocabulary.

Unfortunately this feature isn’t available for Jakarta – or perhaps it is but it isn’t shared with anyone so we will have to get a little creative. One useful alternative is to follow the Jakarta traffic police on Twitter. Yes, they have an account and it’s awesome.

And it works on just about all devices that have an internet connection, too. Just follow @ TMCPoldaMetro and get ready

www.gunungbagging.com

The second trick is my favourite if you can get it to work: CCTV traffic cameras. There are dozens placed all over the city and when they are online they are actually pretty helpful. There aren’t any native apps I have found so you will have to point your mobile browser to www.lewatmana. com - it’s locally-hosted (and therefore loads quickly even over slow cell connections) and very user friendly. Just find the areas near you and bookmark them to get a bird’s eye view of the traffic conditions.

Once you get used to it these little cameras will save you lots of time and frustration. And I am always looking for new ways to figure ways to avoid the traffic so if you have a different solution just drop me an email at hanusz@gmail. com and I’ll review it for a future column. ■

Inspired by Daniel Quinn and Andy Dean on a hike to climb Gunung Lawu in East Java, this sleek and unique site provides a comprehensive list and classification of the prominent mountains in Indonesia that they call “The Ribus”. All 222 ‘Ribus’ and 63 ‘Spesials’ (peaks which do not have 1,000 metres prominence) are divided into categories according to height and province, making this site very easy to navigate through. Users are able to send in information on peaks which Daniel and Andy haven’t ‘bagged’ yet and a Hiking Calendar with an average of 3 climbs a month invites experienced hikers to join on different climbs around Indonesia. Their mission is to inspire you to explore Indonesia’s countless mountains and prioritise which peaks to climb, furnishing you with maps, statistics and wonderful photographs to get you ready for and psyched for your next adventure.

MARK HANUSZ

Mark Hanusz is a long-time Jakarta resident and the founder of Equinox Publishing (www.EquinoxPublishing.com).

Jakarta Expat 25 May–8 June 2011

With its famous advertising claim “Malaysia Truly Asia”, this country is committed to providing the best infrastructure to attract foreign tourists. Malaysia has been very savvy in promoting and developing its tourism industry. Tourist attractions that must be visited include: Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, a modern cosmopolitan city that boasts the must-see Petronas Twin Towers.

Be Smart on Holiday

he summer holidays are just round the corner. Have you made your travel plans yet? Are you bored of holidaying within Indonesia? A trip around Asia might be a good idea. But you need to start planning your vacation right now to avail of cheaper air fares before the high season starts. And while you’re at it, don’t forget to book yourself into a hotel that’s conveniently located in the vicinity of tourist attractions. It will help keep your travel expenses down to a minimum.

Hong Kong This jewel of China, formerly leased to the British, is better known as a bustling business destination, famous for its skyscrapers; be they office blocks, hotels, or apartments. But amidst the hustle and bustle of this metropolis one can find peace and quiet during the day in the elegantly maintained Central Park, Statue Park and other such parks. As for nightlife, Hong Kong offers a more diverse landscape. If you want to go midnight shop-

Singapore is a famous holiday destination fully committed to enhance tourism. A whopping 10.2 million foreigners visited Singapore in 2007. To attract even more tourists, the government decided to allow gambling but restricted it to casino resorts like Marina South and Sentosa Island in 2005. With its annual Singapore Sun Festival which is held every July, tourists have more to look forward to,

ping, try Sambangi Ladies Market in Mongkok. Like Blok M in Jakarta, this area is full of traders operating under tents alongside food stalls. Chinese food lovers can indulge their taste buds here. Among the array of wares, you will find ethnic key chains, silk clothes, and other “touristy” souvenirs including Hong Kong T-Shirts. Dozens of shops opposite the Ladies Market offer a variety of food displayed in their countless windows. To contact the local tourist information centre, use SLI hemat 009. Not only is it easy but it also saves you up to 64%.

Singapore including a vast choice of cuisines. Singapore also promotes itself as a medical tourism hub and almost 200,000 foreigners seek medical care in this country every year. To contact Singapore’s local information centre use SLI Hemat 009, a premium quality service that will save you up to 48%.

Redang Island where you can enjoy water sports such as scuba diving,

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China The People’s Republic of China is home to some of the world’s most beautiful places in terms of art, culture, history and landscape. China is rich in natural resources. Aside from the main tourist attractions which include Jiuzhaigou, Zhangjiajie and Huanglong, all of which are listed in the World Natural Heritage guide, China’s natural beauty can be seen in abundance all over the country. For example, Guilin in the southwest, Mount Changbai in the Northeast, Mount Siguniang in Guizhou Province, the tropical forest in Xishuangbanna, deep

in the Yunnan Province, and the palm trees in Hainan Island, are all not to be missed. For further information you can contact the local tourist information centre by using SLI hemat 009. You can get up to 72% discount. It is easy, efficient and provides premium quality call experience.

Thailand This beautiful country borders Laos & Cambodia to the east, Malaysia & the Gulf of Siam to the south, and Myanmar & the Andaman Sea to the west. The Thai kingdom was formerly known as Siam. While there, don’t miss out on Wat Mahathat, known as the Relics Great Temple, located opposite Wat Phra Kaeo. For those interested in Buddhist meditation, classes conducted by English speaking tutors are available.

Also be sure to visit the Snake Farm/ Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, located near Chulalongkorn Hospital, in the corner of Rama #IV street where you can watch snake venom being extracted at special shows for the public at 10:30 am and 2:30 pm daily. Entrance tickets cost 70 Baht. If you are looking for something unexpected, go to Snow Land where your kids can make their own snowman, ice skate and even explore an Igloo! To consult with the local tourism centre use SLI Hemat 009. You can get discounts up to 53%. It is easy, efficient and also provides premium quality.

yy While planning your trip, book your hotel yourself in the destination country to ensure you get what you truly want and to avoid disappointment due to inaccurate information from unprofessional sources. yy Avoid saving phone numbers with the “+” sign and making calls using this prefix since such calls will attract high rates. To ensure economy, dial 009, then enter the destination country code followed by the city code and then the phone number. You can save up to 72%. For more information, just click www.slihemat009.com. yy If your family, friends or colleagues wish to contact you while you are on holiday, ask them to call you on a local destination number by using 009. Both caller and receiver will save a great deal compared to receiving a roaming call with unexpected charges on your mobile phone. Hopefully these tips will be useful for your trip. Happy holidays!

25 May– 8 June 2011 Jakarta Expat

Light Entertainment

Too Good an Excuse T

he Philippines is the largest Catholic country in Asia, so when Pope John Paul II visited the country in January 1995, hundreds of thousands of people descended on Ninoy Aquino International Airport to greet him. The hysteria and excitement surrounding his visit surpassed anything the most famous of rock bands might have expected, and the police estimated around 3.5 to 4 million people turned out on to the streets of Manila to catch a glimpse of His Holiness as he made his way into the city. At the time I was the Editor-in-Chief of Expat Newspaper in Manila and, like every other Editor-in-Chief in the city, I had sent one of my reporters and a photographer to the airport to cover the story. The rest of the country had taken the day off so I did the same, and just after lunch I got into my car and headed off to meet some fellow atheists for a very pious beer drinking session at one of our favourite hotels in Makati. Of course the traffic was chaotic beyond belief and every intersection seemed to be in a state of total gridlock as the superbly disciplined and very polite Filipino drivers gave way to each other and patiently waited their turn. Very soon my patience was running low and I was worried about missing my share of the beer, so I started to allow myself to take some liberties with the traffic

regulations. As I passed through a red light behind four other cars that had done the same thing, a traffic cop leaped out into the road and waved for me to stop. I decided to ignore him and carried on along the ten yards of open road in front of me, before stopping behind the other outlaws who had jumped the red light in front of me. At that moment I realised that ignoring the cop had not been such a good idea in the circumstances, so I looked in my rear view mirror and, sure enough, there he was sauntering up behind me, using his best John Wayne walk, sporting mirror Raybans, baseball cap and all. He flipped the cover off his traffic ticket pad as he walked and reached towards his breast pocket for a pen. It became all too clear that valuable beer drinking time was about to be wasted. I searched my mind quickly for an excuse... Then I got it. I reached into the glove box for my press pass and hung it quickly round my neck as he tapped on the window. “I’m sorry officer” I said, holding up my pass for his inspection. “I am a journalist and I’m on my way to the airport to cover the Pope’s arrival but this traffic is making me late!” He leaned down and inspected the pass. Then he took off his Raybans and and inspected it more closely. He looked at the picture then looked at me, then

Last Edition’s Winner…

by Eamonn Sadler

repeated the same exercise several times. Eventually he gestured for me to give him the pass, told me to pull my vehicle over to the side of the road and moseyed on back to the intersection to consult with his colleagues. I waited in my car, trying to calculate how much my transgression of the regulations might cost me and wondering if my excuse might actually work and get me off with nothing more than a warning. After all, he hadn’t even asked me for my driver’s license— which was a good thing because I didn’t have one. A few minutes later, to my utter disbelief, Officer Wayne and one of his colleagues pulled up next to my car on motorbikes. He leaned towards my window. “Follow us, sir,” he said, “we will escort you to the airport.” My jaw slowly dropped as they positioned themselves in front of my car and waited for me to follow them. Oh no… I had no choice but to comply. They had no blue lights or sirens but they blew their horns and motioned with their arms for the traffic in front of us to part, and the drivers dutifully and miraculously pulled over to let us through, like the Red Sea parting before Moses. I followed them to the airport, swearing all the way, and when we got there they found me a space in the staff car park. After I parked I got

Caption Competition

out of the car quickly, intending to say thanks and make good my escape as soon as they were gone—but no such luck. They walked me to a staff entrance where several police and security guards were stationed, and the one who had stopped me spoke discreetly to the oldest guy with the most ribbons on his chest and the most spaghetti on the peak of his baseball cap. The old guy looked at me suspiciously over the cop’s shoulder. “What is your name sir?” he asked. I told him and he double-checked it on my press pass. Luckily I passed that little test and he was convinced. “Come with me sir,” he said and started off towards the staff security check point. When we got there he nodded at the security guards and motioned for them to let me through. “My man will stay with you sir,” he said, and indicated for a policeman standing next to him to go with me. Next thing I knew my police escort and I were in the back of the airport with hundreds of members of airport staff, looking out of a huge window at the vast expanse of tarmac upon which Pope John Paul II would soon set foot. I was well and truly screwed. It was then that I realised I didn’t even have a pen or a scrap of paper to write on, not to mention a camera. I tried to look studiously and knowledgeably out of the window while pulling my best “seriously interested reporter” face, hoping that my new pedestrian police escort would eventually get bored and

disappear. Thankfully, after about half an hour he said, “Excuse me sir, I must go for my break time now.” I gave him a suitably disappointed look then graciously granted him permission to leave my presence. As soon as he was out of sight I walked quickly to the exit (which thankfully was nowhere near the entrance where medals and spaghetti still lurked) and headed for the car park. I arrived at the hotel to meet my friends just as the Pope was kissing the ground at the bottom of the aircraft steps. Many millions of people would have loved to have had the chance to be that close to Pope John Paul II - but I chose San Miguel! Later that day I found out about the “Bojinka plot”, a plan devised by Moslem extremists to blow up the Pope that day, utilising one of the faithful dressed as a priest to get a device close to him. The plan was only foiled because the terrorists’ apartment mysteriously caught fire and the bomb making paraphernalia was discovered. How different that whole day could have been for everyone. ■

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This Edition’s Competition…

Thanks to all who entered the caption competition in the last edition. There were so many excellent entries that it was very hard to choose. In the event we decided to go with the most unusual and least obvious entry which came from Dave R. from Kemang. Thanks Dave and well done! You will be attending the next Jakarta Comedy Club event with a friend free of charge!

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Jakarta Expat 25 May–8 June 2011

Expat Observation

Stare at Me by Bartele Santema

fter running a bar for ten years, I was happy to finally do something totally different. My new thing would be an antique map gallery. A gallery where it would be quiet and nice; the opposite of a smoky and busy bar as BuGils used to be in its heyday. And it shouldn't be just an ordinary gallery with pretentious artists and skuffy dealers trying to sells fake Affandis, but a place where 'normal' people could enjoy the old maps and prints of the Dutch Indies. I thought it would be great to have the rich history on the walls, so Indonesian students could learn from it, and an occasional buyer would come to look for a good investment or classy ornament for their home. To be honest, I felt I needed a break from the beer drinking crowds and smoky nights to try the family life.

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So here I sit, in my gallery on Kemang Raya and it is certainly is quiet. The drinking patrons telling their life stories have been replaced by framed maps. In a way, the maps tell a story too, but they don't spit in my ears and the smell is certainly better. When I am bored with one map, I just hang another one. Perfectly relaxed. No arguments about bills anymore, no bar fights, no drunks to deal with, etc., etc. Just me and my maps, or so I thought. I had just poured myself a cup of tea (who would have ever thought I would write a sentence like that!) when I saw this motorbike in front of the gallery slowly passing. The young guy driving it had troubles keeping his bike upright, as on the back seat he had this girl frantically screaming and hitting him from behind on the head! She suddenly pulled his arm, and while he was trying to keep the motor upright, the girl fell off, right in front of my map shop! Cars hit their brakes and luckily just missed the girl. Screaming and with two hands forwards, she started attacking him! I think the guy regretted to be a Bob Marley look-alike, as his hair offered an easy grip for the shouting girl. She pulled him while he pulled the bike, and before I could blink, the whole party was rolling and fighting right in my doorway. She was in tears, while he quietly defended himself with a smile on his face, but I wondered why, as his situation was not ideal. She tried to scratch his face, knock him with her shoe and at the same time she was screaming for answers. The shouting and hitting went on for

ten minutes and the crowd was building up. Even the policemen from the ‘kantor polisi’ next door where observing safely while leaning on the hood of their car, with kretek cigarettes hanging out of their mouths. Suddenly there was a stand off. The guy firmly held both the girl’s hands and it looked like a time out, when they, at the same time, suddenly turned their heads and looked into the gallery. I tried to duck a bit behind my banker’s lamp, pretending to be busy (but how can you look busy with old maps?), but they looked me straight in the eyes! The guy’s expression was a sad, 'Please help me, Mister,’ while the girl looked at me with a, 'Stay out of it or you will be next!' In my BuGils days I had always been good in solving domestic problems. Could I still do it? I slowly lifted an old print that pictured the Dutch VOC water-boarding some British prisoners (note: the Ambon massacre in 1654). I hold it up to them. The boy looked back at the girl, who still had a devil’s glare. For one second I was afraid she would storm into the gallery and drag me over the floor, but I guess when she saw my limited hair, she decided to concentrate on the poor young boy again. After another minute of fighting against the window (the globe on display was shaking), they stopped and turned to me one more time! I just stared as I used to stare many a night in BuGils some years earlier. Do I brag when I say I am actually pretty good at looking blank? Surprisingly, while looking at me, they slowly released their grips on each other. Without saying a word, they picked up the bike, and slowly drove off. She did hit him a few times more from behind on the head, but it was not so hard anymore. Dear reader, I was not sure where I was going with this anecdote, but now, while the word count is reaching its limit, I proudly notice a moral. For the men, if you have a wife with a temper, do not try to look like Bob Marley, and get a haircut. And my advice for the ladies with a temper, come to Bartele Gallery and stare at me for a while. Everything will be alright again…■ Ps. Two days ago I saw the dreadlock guy again, passing by on his motorbike, but this time without his previous travel companion.

The Torments Inflicted by the Dutch on the English.." by J. Harris, Circa 1764." Courtesy of Bartele Gallery.

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25 May– 8 June 2011 Jakarta Expat

Film

Eye of the Day, Shape of the Moon & Position Among the Stars: A Beautiful Trilogy ED CAFFIN

edcaffin@yahoo.com Studied psychology and specialized in professional communication, education and training. He traveled throughout Asia and worked at projects in Indonesia. Currently, he teaches psychology at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam. For latitudes he writes about Indonesia, politics, culture and travel.

Originally published on www.latitudes.nu | YOUR GATEWAY TO SOUTHEAST ASIA This year Leonard Retel Helmrich completed his sweeping documentary-trilogy about an Indonesian family in a Jakarta slum. In Position among the Stars Retel Hemrich once again captures the underlying patterns of change in Indonesia through the eyes of the Sjamsuddin family. For more than a decade, the Dutch filmmaker with Indonesian roots followed the family almost everywhere they went. Just like in the previous parts, Eye of the Day and Shape of the Moon, the viewer briefly becomes a part of their life.

Three generations; three perspectives

According to Retel Helmrich, the three parts of the trilogy can be seen as a whole. They comprise the compelling story of a single family trying to survive in Indonesia. The events that occur in their lives show the radical changes that the country goes through in the postSuharto era. The three generations within this family: grandmother Rumidjah, son Bakti and granddaughter Tari, personify the past, present and future of Indonesia.

From The Eye of the Day to The Shape of the Moon

In 1997 Retel Helmrich visited Indonesia as student protests erupted all of over the country. Eventually, Suharto was forced to step down a year later. Retel Helmrich started filming the daily life of the Sjamsuddin family against the backdrop of a country in turmoil. The Reformasi, a period of sociopolitical change in Indonesia, had just begun. Eye of the Day shows us how this change influences the lives of the three generations. The documentary was released in 2001 and gained considerable international attention. Only a few years later, in 2004, Shape of the Moon was released. In this documentary, Retel Helmrich shifts his focus to the rise of Islam in Indonesia. Change and tradition increasingly come into conflict: as a response to the country’s uncertain future, Islam rapidly gains popularity. Once again, these developments are seen through the eyes of the ―Christian― family Sjamsuddin in Jakarta. While son Bakti decides to become a muslim to marry a muslim girl, Rumidjah longs to return to her home village in Central Java. The film was a big succes. It won several international prizes, such as the Jury Prize on IDFA and the Grand Prize World Cinema Documentary, on the Sundance Film Festival.

Completion of the trilogy

Completing the trilogy took a lot longer: over five years of filming, and another one and a half years of editing. Retel Helmrich, who in the meantime had become a world renowned filmmaker, earned a fellowship on Harvard. Most of the editing of Position of the Stars was done there. Unlike the first two films, the story is more explicit. At the same time, it is more complex. Its mains focus is the influence of globalization on future perspectives of Indonesian youth. Following that central theme, daughter Tari has a more central role in the film. With this last part of the trilogy, Retel Helmrich again won the Jury Prize on IDFA and the Special Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

Leonard Retel Helmrich

A single shot technique in action."

The filmmaker as a poet

Over the course of 12 years, Retel Helmrich almost became part of the family he was filming. At times he was practically living with the Sjamsuddin family. Moreover, Indonesia has become his greatest inspiration. With the single-shot cinema technique, which he developed, Retel Helmrich is able to film extremely close to his subject. The technique involves long shots and a constantly moving camera. Through specific camera-movements he tries to express the emotion of that moment. It results in an extremely visual and often symbolic way of filming which blurs the lines between documentary and narrative. And by doing that, this beautiful and poignant documentary-trilogy Eye of the Day, Shape of the Moon and Position among the Stars truly captures the poetry and ambiguity of modern Indonesia.

Bakti and wife Sriwyati of the Sjamsuddin family.

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25 May– 8 June 2011 Jakarta Expat

Moments in History

An outside view of Gereja Sion from a lithograph by J. C. Rappard, 1888. Courtesy of Bartele Gallery.

Gereja Sion B

ack in the middle of the 17th century, Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta was one of Batavia’s hottest addresses. It was a wide, spacious boulevard so beloved of colonials who delighted in replicating their European idyll in the tropics. Today the road at first glance is as nondescript as many others in Jakarta, but it does have one claim to fame. Geraja Sion is the oldest functioning church

by Antony Sutton

in the city. Also known as the Portuguese Church the Geraja Sion stands testament to Jakarta’s rich cosmopolitan history. The road on which it stands may have been for the 17th century elite, but the Portuguese Church catered to a wholly different clientele. Portugal’s eastern influence, never particularly strong, was fading but its

language lingered through a hybrid of freed slaves, prisoners and the offspring of mixed relationships. Never fully accepted by colonial society these people of Bengali, Gujerati and Malay origin were granted Portuguese names on being granted their ‘freedom’ and left on their own to make their way in the world. They were allowed to worship on condition they converted from Catholicism to Protestantism and as long as they didn’t use Dutch. Most of these people couldn’t afford to live within the city walls at the time so they were forced to live ‘outside the walls.’ With Jakarta Fort being constructed just ‘outside’ the walls along what is now Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta many of these outsiders would have found work within its walls and in the same year the fort opened, a cemetery was consecrated. The graveyard became a focal point for the poor who lived in the area and in 1676 a hut was added to the land so that some basic worship could be carried out. The bell used to call people to the service still stands in the Geraja Sion to this day. A rare antiquity in today’s smog filled North Jakartan streets. Work started on the church itself in 1693 and within a couple of years the first service was being held in Low German based on the first book of Kings. The land around the church has today been gobbled by developers and road builders and many of the

A walk among the tombs can take us briefly back to those early days but nothing in our experience can help us comprehend a year like 1790 when 2,381 burials were recorded.

people who used the church as the focal point of their lives are now long forgotten. A walk among the tombs can take us briefly back to those early days but nothing in our experience can help us comprehend a year like 1790 when 2,381 burials were recorded. Today school children play basketball in front of the main entrance, the basket just below the ageing organ that leads the worshippers during the services. A kindly caretaker stands willing to

show the occasional visitor around the historic place of worship, the man himself as much of interest as the church. A small, spindly man, he has worked at the church for the best part of a quarter of a century since arriving in Jakarta from Cirebon. He finds nothing strange in the fact that he, a Muslim, should be showing people round a church. A Sundanese Muslim amid a sea of Chinese Christians all united in the Portuguese Church. ■

Jakarta Expat 25 May–8 June 2011

Global Expatriate News

Expat Snippets from Around the World Fear stalks expatriate workers in Libya

igrant workers, legal and illegal, are estimated to have made up at least a quarter of Libya’s 6.5m population before the crisis, with the bulk drawn from the surrounding African region and supplemented by building workers from south and south-east Asia. The International Organisation for Migration, a Genevabased intergovernmental body, said at least 760,000 foreign employees had left since the crisis began,

meaning that roughly the same number could still be in Libya. Now African workers who remain in Tripoli say they face harassment from both officials and gangs, with the police uninterested in intervening. While none of these troubles is wholly new, nor unique to foreign workers, there is a consensus that the problems facing migrant workers are particularly acute and worsening.

Medical tests in home countries must for expats in UAE Dubai UAE announced last week that expatriate workers coming to work in the Emirates will have to first get their medical tests done in their home countries. But to make sure that job-seekers do not try to beat the system and show fake medical test results, the new expatriates will also be re-tested here to see the test results are in order.

(Source: The Financial Times) (Source: Gulf News)

New global centre for expatriates in Seoul When completed, all floors of a 15-story facility will be dedicated to providing assistance for expatriates ranging from daily living, business activities, administrative services to educational courses. It will also continue to offer counseling for legal, labor, tax and real estate issues. City officials believe the new Global Center Building will provide one-stop service. The Korea Immigration Service and Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry will open offices in the

building, and medical institutions will also be located in the facility. The relocation is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s long-term master plan to improve the quality of expatriates’ living and business conditions. Other measures to improve the quality of life for expatriates in Seoul include offering more Korean language classes for foreign spouses and their children. A recent survey found expatriates’ overall satisfaction rose two years in a row to 3.81 out of 5 points

this year from 3.78 points in 2009 and 3.59 in 2008. Expatriates said they are most satisfied with Seoul’s public transportation system (4.03 points), followed by culture (3.99 points), education (3.78 points), medical facilities (3.68 points) and housing (3.55 points). According to officials, 263,000 expatriates live in Seoul as of December, accounting for 2.5 percent of Seoul’s population. (Source: Korea Joongang Daily)

Get expats in Qatar to invest locally, say experts DOHA: As money remitted by expatriates to their home countries keeps surging to new highs experts say Qatar must provide investment avenues locally for the foreign workforce to check the huge cash outflow. Presently, bank deposits are the only investment avenue, aside from stock trading, available to expatriates, rue experts. And since bank deposit margins are much lower than those in many other countries, people tend to remit funds home, especially as there are no restrictions on money transfers abroad. “The expatriate must be

treated differently than a foreigner because he is directly contributing to the Qatari economy,” says a local businessman. According to financial an analyst, the government must expand the law that allows foreigners to invest in residential property and own one for 99 years (renewable for another 99 years), and encourage middle-income expatriates to buy homes.The legislation presently allows only cash-rich expatriates to own homes in a few designated areas. (Source: thepeninsulaqatar.com)

Maldives restricts repatriation of foreign currency

Asians, Arabs in UAE got better pay hikes than Westerners

Maldives has placed a restriction on the repatriation of foreign currency by expatriates to tackle an acute shortage of US dollars in the market – a move that triggered protests in the island nation last week. A shortage of US dollars due to a thriving black market where the rufiyaa is trading at sometimes 16-17 per dollar compared to the maximum 15.42 permitted, has led to the restrictions. Government sources said a lot of the dollars in the black market came from expatriate workers, some of whom are illegals. There are more than 100,000 registered expatriate workers and several other illegal workers. Some 25,000 expatriates work on resorts. The country’s first cabinet meeting was held on the Addu Atoll to discuss this. The former British base, Gan, is on this atoll which has the largest population after Male, the capital.

Income disparity between Western and Asian expatriate professionals in the country is going down as a result of increased supply of western professionals. A sluggish growth in the Western economies and a booming job market in Asia is the main factor behind this, say HR experts. According to Gulf Talent, Arab and Asian expatriates enjoyed the highest average pay rises last year, while Western expatriates received the lowest. Quote: "It is easier to hire expats from all over the world given the tax free status of the gulf economies, and the fact that the region has and is still seeing growth as opposed to a recession in the western economies. Given that rentals have come down, it has made places like the UAE even more affordable and attractive as a place to emigrate to".

(Source: Sunday Times)

(Source: Emirates274.com)

Expat buyers rushing to Germany Overseas property buyers have been rushing to purchase properties in Germany, it has been revealed. According to Savills Research, transaction volumes in the country are on the rise thanks largely

to overseas buyers. Indeed, the proportion of overseas purchasers reached more than 60 per cent in the first quarter of the year. (Source: Expatriatehealthcare.com)

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Classifieds AUTOMOTIVES Eazyrent Car Rental : Address : Pangeran Jayakarta 117 Blok B-44, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia 10730. Phone : 021 624 6895 / 021 600 9080. Fax : 021 624 6901. Website : www. eazyrent.co.id For Sale: Toyota Innova. 14 months old. 20,000 km. Color: Stone Grey. New Condition. Price: 195 Million. Call: 085 587 001 00 For Sale : Automatic Scooter. 1st owner. Piaggio Fly 150cc. 1 Year old. Rp. 25,000,000 (fixed). 081 317 058 000 For Sale : Volvo S80 Sedan. Expatriate-owned since new. Registered January 2008. Just over than 25,000 km. Beautiful condition. Extended warranty contract 5 years from when new. Only serviced by the Volvo Dealer. Only driven by one very careful driver and used by family. This would make a superb second car for the family. Price: Rp. 380 million. Contact: Julie Barker (081 197 5759).

PROPERTY For Sale : Bellagio Residence Luxury 2BR Unit. 84 m2. 2 BR & 2 Bathrooms. 17th Floor. View Mega Kuningan. Rent Price : USD 1,350/ month (minimum 1 year). Negotiable. Sale Price : Rp. 1,350,000,000. Direct Owner : 021 3794 4484 House for Sale : Jl. Sawo, Cipete utara, South Jakarta. House 200+ sq meters. Off street parking. 4 bedrooms (one being master bedroom with walkin-wardrobe and private bathroom). 2 lounge rooms. 1 dining room. 3 bathrooms. 1 office. 1 roof garden. Laundry. Modern western style kitchen. 3 air conditioners. 3 water heaters. Great condition. Contact : Tony (081 731 3481 / English). Yuni (081 905 17842 / Indonesian). E-mail : tony881@gmail.com

For Sale : Highway to Elle Bar/ Pub. Friendly atmosphere. Jln. Falatehan, Blok M. Negotiable. Asking Price : Rp. 500,000,000. Direct Owner: 0821 2271 3784 For Sale: 1 Park Residences. Apartment with Prime address at Kebayoran Baru. Strategic location to major shopping malls, schools, hospitals, and Jakarta central business district. Open air private lobby, and attractive return of investment. Feel the comfort and healthy livign in a harmonious living environment. Tower A & B 90% SOLD. Tower C available. For further information please contact ERA TOP: Tito (081 2811 7780). Rini (081 2811 7780). Anton (081 183 4088). Herman (081 868 6155). For Sale: Complete Chocolate Factory. Selmi temepring machine + cover belts (Rp 133 million), warmer 4 bowls (Rp 4 million), electric heater 2 plates (Rp 5.5 million), marble working table 4000x2000 (Rp 17.5 million), kitchen aid (Rp 3.5 million), complete utensils and many different shapes of moulds. Contact: 0819 3287 0786 (Ramesh). Denpasar Timur. Unique bed and breakfast in the green foothills of Mount Merapi. A beautiful 100-year old Javanese joglo, fully restored to a high standard with original antiques. 3 double bedrooms, big lounge and garden with barbeque. Within easy reach of Borobudur, Prambanan, Kaliurang and Jogja city. Clean air and natural well water. For further details please contact the owner, Mrs. Indah (081 126 8445). Just Open : GRAHA KEBAGUSAN 21!A new luxurious & Comfortable Studio units apartment @ Simatupang.Very close to Arcadia Office Park, adjacent to Graha Simatupang.15 minutes to Kemang and Ampera, less than 10 minutes from High Scope and Cilandak Town Square. Lots and lots of restaurants around the location. Convenience store within walking distance. Allinclusive (Electricity, Hydro and

etc.), FULLY FURNISHED, Air Conditioned rooms. Cleaning service by request, 24/7 security guard, lots of parking space. For inquiries, please call 0838-7305-4953 or email: csurjo00@yahoo.ca For Rent : Bellagio Residence—Mega Kuningan.Luxury 2BR + 1 study room.15th Floor.Fully Furnished.Rent Price :USD 1250/Month (Negotiable)Minimum 6 month.Direct Owner : 0816737889 or 081632222711 BALI: 9 hectares freehold land for sale, pristine riverfront near center of Ubud with stunning views, once in a lifetime resort development opportunity at half the market value with full village support, 95 juta per are. Email Stacy at shporteus@gmail. com for photos and more information. Beachfront land for sale in Tabanan, Bali: 109 are frontage of 36 metres, over 100 coconut palms. Location Beraban between Tanah Lot and Soka, off the projected sunset road. Visit : www.beachfrontberaban.com House for Rent: new, big (400 sqm), minimalis style in Taman Giri Loka, BSD-City : three level, bright, empty, green + safe surrounding, 9 rooms full air con, 5 bathrooms (1 with whirlpool), dining + familiy room, TV room, kitchen and maid´s kitchen fully furnished, maids area, storage room, parquet floor (second level), single garage + car port, covered entrance area with pond, pool with whirlpool +gazebo+changing room, large roof terrace with nice view, 4 balconies with flower pots, 10.600 VA (can be increased), 2 telephone lines, separate internetline, solar water heater, front yard+pool area+balconies with fine lightning, for long term rent directly from owner, ready for occupancy: August 1, 2011 attractive price SMS: 0813 10986085 If there are any questions about this ad, please contact me by e-mail. Thank you for your cooperation. Andreas Thiergen

Office Space for Rent : located in Mega Kuningan. Address: 4th Floor of Kantor Taman E33, Unit A1. Nice corner unit with lift (above the Cazbar). Price: Rp130.000,- /m2. Service charge: Rp2.500.000,-/mth . Payment in advance. Minimum initial lease term is 2 years. For viewing, call to : 08111490400.

JOBS GLOBAL EXPAT Your Best Choice For Hospitality Recruitment & Executive Search :

Note that we operate under strictest confidentiality and never will we disclose details of our valued candidates to our clients without having obtained specific authorization from our candidates. To apply, please send your application letter, CV in Word format, references and recent photograph to : jobs@ globalexpatrecruiting.com PT Global Expat Recruiting Jalan Dewi Sri, Blok C, Nr 3, Kuta Tel (361) 763324 www.globalexpatrecruiting.com

POSITIONS AVAILABLE : Bali Island 1. 5* Villa Resort in Seminyak : Director of Sales/Director of Sales & Marketing (Expat) 2. Nature & Adventure Park : General Manager (Expat/Local) 3. 5* Resort in Jimbaran : Food & Beverage Manager (Expat/ Local) 4. 5* Boutique Resort in Jimbaran : Sommelier (Expat/Local) 5. 5* Resort with 300+ rooms : a. Japanese Wedding Coordinator (Expat) b. Japanese GRO (Expat) c. Chef De Cuisine (Expat) 6. 5* Resort in Nusa Dua : a. Executive Chef (Expat) Java Island 1. 5* Hotel in Jakarta : Chinese Chef (Expat/Local) 2. Fine Dining Restaurant in Jakarta : Executive Chef (Expat/Local) 3. 5* Boutique Hotel in Jakarta : Executive Chef (Expat/Local) 4. Convention Centre in Jakarta : Executive Chef (Expat/Local) Sulawesi Island 1. Eco-Dive Resort : Director of Food & Beverage (From Kitchen Background) (Expat) All vacancies are for Indonesian Nationals unless stated otherwise (Expat).

Aaltje Bakery—producer of the Strooopwafel in Indonesia currently needs a professional to fill the position of : OPERATIONAL MANAGER— Jakarta Based Jobs Qualifications : • Male • Min. D3 degree in any major, preferably in hospitality management. • Having minimum of 2 years experience in Managerial Level especially in business such as food and beverage / hospitality industry • Target and Customer Satisfaction Oriented • Able to communicate with many respectful parties. • Excellent communication and presentation skills • Excellent Marketing and business development skills • Mastering in marketing operational. • Having experience in food industry, (prefer in Bakery) • Should be highly motivated and self driven with strong analytical and conceptual thinking • Strong leadership, decision making, and interpersonal skill. • Able to work and perform under pressure. Please send your resume within 2 weeks to: info@aaltjebakery.com or contact us directly on following number: 08111490400

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Classifieds SERVICES GI Konsulting : Corporate & Foreign Investment Consultant Reg. of PMA, Rep. Off, Local PT, Visas, Work Permit, Tax, Notarial. We offer a very competitive package within your budget. Please call: 021 798 1868 / 021 798 1884. Fax : 021 798 1888. Direct Call : Suparnyo ( 081 619 40195). E-mail : gaharu_indonesia@indo. net.id Professional photographer for company event, family photo, prewedding & wedding photo. Please contact : 0817 796 911 / 021 987 1009 NISCOMM Design Studio. Multidisciplinary graphic design boutique focused on delivering creative solutions in print and web design. Logo & identity, stationery design (letterhead, envelope, business card), restaurant menu, brochures/ posters, web design. Contact: ahramlee@gmail.com. Web: www. nissindosby.com The cheapest outlet furniture factory shop only at www.toko-murah.info. Cheap delivery every week to Jakata! Learn Mandarin : With Native Chinese Teacher . Please Call : 0897 8143-855 If you sometimes wish for a good and resposible travel agent.Handling every customers with fully hearted, and trustworthy. handling FIT and also provide the group tour for corporate,family .Give us change to proof it, check our weside : www. winstravel.co.id or you may ctc our travel consultant at no: 021-5210877 ,email :reservation@winstravel.co.id Wins Travel for your best travel partner GREEN SCHOOL : Bali’s only international boarding program starts August 23rd. Email Director at david.porteus@greenschool.org or call +62 852 3776 2243. Only two student vacancies remaining! www. greenschool.org GREEN VILLAGE : Build your sustainable dream home near Ubud and Seminyak within walking distance to the world famous Green School. Email stacy@greenvillagebali. com. www.greenvillagebali.com

MEDICAL EVACUATION HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE Let us diagnose your needs Contact Dr. Neil Weston, Mobile: +62 811 985 496, Office: 021-5220990 Email: neilweston@gms-financial.com

OTHERS Wanted: 2 crates for dogs. Size: Large. Suitable for transport in aircraft. In good condition. Contact: 081 574 698 363 (Kemang) For Sale : Advanced 3D real-time ProTee Golf Simulator. State of the Art Practice Facility for Beginner or Advanced Golfers. Swing, Posture. Address & Alignment : 081 317 058 000 For Sale : Bakery Equipment Sinmag Baguette Moulder (Rp 25 million), Sinmag Dough Sheeter (Rp 17 million), Loaf Bread Peeling machine

(Rp 8.1million), Sinmag Final Proofer (Rp 13.5million) and many kind of moulds. Contact: 0819 3287 0786 (Ramesh). Denpasar Timur. For Sale: Bakery Equipment Gas Heated Baking Oven two deck with Steam Ching Hsing (Rp 30.5 million), Sinmag Final Proofer 2 Doors (Rp 23.5 million) and Gas Rotary Rack Oven Ching Hsing (Rp 89 million). Contact: 0819 3287 0786 (Ramesh). Denpasar Timur. For Sale : Pastry Equipment Planetary Mixer 40ltr 3 Speed (Rp 15 million), Planetary Mini Mixer 8ltr 3 Speed (Rp 4.6 million), Upright Chillers 670x810—3units (Rp 9.6 million/ unit), Upright Freezers 670x810 – 2units (Rp 11 million/unit), Undercounter Chillers 150cm—3units (Rp 5.6 million/unit), Marble Working Table 3000x2000 (Rp 12.8 million) and complete utensils. Contact: 0819 3287 0786 (Ramesh). Denpasar Timur. For Sale : Kitchen Equipment Oven with 4 gas burner Imperial 610x733x914 (Rp 9.8 million), Standing stove 4 burner 80x75x95 (Rp 6.7 million), Gas Stock Pot 60x65x40 (Rp 1.9 million), Upright Chiller 4 doors 130x200 (Rp 10.7 million), pots & pans and complete utensils. Contact : 0819 3287 0786 (Ramesh). Denpasar Timur. For Sale : Laundry Equipment Washing machine Electrolux 8kg— 2units (Rp 6.8 million/unit), Electric Dryer machine (Rp 3.5 million), Gas operated Steam Iron (Rp 3.7 million), Laundry Bag Hollow —2units (Rp 750,000/unit). Contact: 0819 3287 0786 (Ramesh). Denpasar Timur.

Expat Moving Sale : Panasonic Viera 42” HDMI 3 yrs old (Rp. 8,000,000), MAyTag Washing Maching (Rp. 4,500,000), Siemens Dishwasher (Rp. 5,500,000), Smeg Fridge only (Rp. 5,000,000), Microwave (Rp. 650,000), Ikea TV unit with shelves (Rp. 900,000), Computer Table wooden almost brand new (Rp. 1,900,000), Printer table (Rp. 920,000), Bombay company Dining table only for 8 with a leaf (Rp.6,500,000), Upholstered love seat almost brand new (Rp. 4,500,000). If Interested, please contact Mrs. Hina (hina.husain@gmail.com) For Sale : Male maltese terrier puppies, 10 month old, pure bred, fully vaccinated and registered, potty-trained. White, fluffy and adorable they melt your heart. Hp: 081584263380 For Sale : Brand new Sterling silver jewelery box decorated with 9 gem stones(Garnets). Rp 6 million. Mikimoto hand bag (21cm x 13cm) designed with 7 Mikimoto pearls. Rp 3 million. Phone: 085810565556. (Permata Hijau). Great Deals : We can’t take it with us. Samsung LCD TV 32”. Excellent Condition. Comes with original box and remote control. Two-three seat sofas. Very Comfortable. Two slip covers. Excellent condition (Rp. 2.500.000 per sofa). Ozone Veggie Cleaner (Rp. 1.200.000). Chest Freezer (Rp. 950.000). LG TV Multi System 21” (Rp. 600.000). Autec Air Purifier. 3 unit. (Rp. 650.000 per unit). Panasonic Shelf Radio/ CD Player (Rp 400.000). Halogen Torch Lamp. 3 units (Rp 300.000

per lamp). Dining Room Table (Rp 300.000). HP 7210 Multifunction Printer (Rp 1.300.000). Water Cooler (Rp 500.000). HP Printer K209A 3-in-1 printer (Rp 1.100.000). Panasonic Surround Sound System (Rp 650.000). Ice Cream Maker. Automatic built-in compressor (Rp 2.200.000). Call : 0812 100 3975. E-mail : jen_geoff@yahoo.com For Sale : Antique art deco style sofa set, 1 table and 4 chairs. Renewed finishing, teak wood. Fixed price: 3,5 juta. For viewing : Jl. Kemang Raya 29-A. Call : 021-7190087

For Sale : Vintage Fountain Pens. Parker (Vacumatics, Duofolds, Parker 51’s). Sheaffer, Conway Stewart and more. Contact Paul at datukmusic@ gmail.com Dutch squash team based in Singapore would like to play squash in Jakarta. At least 2 matches against preferably expat teams with an average age of 35 years old. We would like to come over with a minimum of 5 players. For more info: fredsaarloos@ yahoo.com

For Sale : Artificial Flowers Cuckoo Plant (Rp 175,000), Azalea Pink Plant (Rp 220,000), Tulip Flower (Rp 265,000), Amaryllis in Pot (Rp 145,000) and Vienna Vase Silver (Rp 180,000). Contact 0819 3287 0786 (Ramesh). Denpasar Timur. For Sale : Auto Liquid Packaging Machine Brand Hualian. Model: DXDY-100BNII, Size: (L 1002 x W 860 x H 2000mm), packing cap: 20-100ml and product cap: 30–70 bags/min at (Rp 32 million). Contact: 0819 3287 0786 (Ramesh). Denpasar Timur. For Sale : Horizontal Automatic Pillow Packaging Machine Brand: Soontrue, Model: ZW-300E, Size: (L 4000 x W 950 x H 1600mm), packing size scope: L 110–220mm x W 30– 140mm X H 5–55mm, speed: 35–180 bags/min and film width: 80-300mm at (Rp 77 million). Contact: 0819 3287 0786 (Ramesh). Denpasar Timur. For Sale : Panasonic Fridge 164 liters, Model NR-A191S. Bought for 1.6 million, selling for 1 million. The compressor is still under a 2 yr warranty. The fridge was purchased a year ago and is lightly used. Located in West Jakarta (Grogol) and you would need to pick it up. Contact: 0878 6019 4850 or e-mail: joelle222@gmail.com Wanted: pinball machine. Must be in a good condition. please contact: Faget (081 2108 0183). Conservation and art restoration Mondecor Art Gallery. JAD District Grand Indonesia East Mall LG#33, Jl MH Thamrin No 1, Jakarta 10310. Tel 021 6299661/ 021 99236537 Fax 021 6250900 email info@mondecor.com www.mondecor.com

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