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Dear Readers

99 th Edition • 31 July - 27 August 2013

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In this special issue before we break for Idul Fitri, we focus on women - women of yesterday, today and tomorrow who are making an impact on the world around them. I would like to take this opportunity to share the story of the woman who has been most influential in my life, a woman who is very important to me – my mother, Indah Soewanto.

Indah is no ordinary woman, I can tell you that much. Born of humble beginnings in a village outside of Blitar, East Java, she has devoted most of her life to helping others. What started with regular social work at her local Lions Club in Surabaya, East Java, evolved into the birth of Little Care, an NGO established in 1998 to provide assistance to people in need, free from corruption and bureaucracy.

Little Care had much work to do, as the krismon had affected so many of the poorer levels of society at the time.

Starting very simply, Indah and two friends contributed funds to purchase 600kg of rice, distributed at a poor community on the outskirts of Surabaya. The price of rice had increased suddenly from Rp.1,500 per kg to Rp.5,000 per kg as a result of the economic crisis. Little Care then focused on purchasing other staple foods, channelling them directly to those in need. A new problem began to arise when children began dropping out of school because their parents could not afford the fees anymore, and Indah decided to widen her scope of activities to include the payment of school fees for children of poor families.

As time went on and the number of requests for help increased, Indah took on as many cases as she could, giving aid to people in Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Surabaya, and even as far as the islands of Sumba and Flores, through the help of donations and money raised at fundraisers.

In 2006 she relocated to an antique joglo in a small village on the foothills

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of Jogjakarta. When the devastating earthquake of 2006 hit, she was one of the first to be able to channel emergency supplies to the displaced villagers.

While paying tuition fees for children in the surrounding areas, it was here that she set up a ‘creative room’ for the local village children to come after school to learn English, giving them the possibility of a brighter future. Besides learning English, the children also enjoy cooking classes, health and safety lessons, they learn about etiquette, responsibility, not forgetting playing all kinds of games.

Many of the children were affected by the Mount Merapi volcanic eruptions of 2010, and these activities were a way of alleviating post-traumatic stress.

To this day, her NGO has set up five creative rooms, as well as one pre-school around Jogjakarta, and my mother continues to devote her waking hours to giving children a brighter future, as well as being open arms for those in desperate need. All of this has been accomplished whilst being a loving mother of three, and a devoted wife to my father for 30 years. Anyone who has come to know my mother will agree that hers is a soul that will touch you and linger.

If you know any women who put you in awe at the things they’ve accomplished, tell them how you feel today, and put a smile on their face. If you’re keen to help Little Care, please visit their website www.littlecare.org for more information and details of how to get in touch.  Here’s to women everywhere.

Angela Richardson

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painting the colours of literacy in eastern indonesia 6. Heroine of history martha christina tiahahu 7. political heroines women power and politics 8. New mum in town baby playgroups in jakarta 10. a child's heroine a home called lestari sayang anak 11. happenings eastern promise's 24-hour party people 12. meet the expat grace clapham 13. faces of jakarta yanti the warteg lady 14. making a difference ensuring a safe and healthy future in a time of many challenges 16. Light Entertainment mrs b. gets a buzz 17. Scams in the City 18. Events / classifieds 4. local heroine

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Local Heroine by G r a c e s u s e t y o

Painting the Colours of Literacy in Eastern Indonesia Eastern Indonesia is a realm of a million wonders. A region rich in panoramic landscapes, biodiversity, and ancestral traditions, much of Eastern Indonesia remains relatively unadulterated by modern forces. Yet simultaneously, this poses the other side of the reality: infrastructure, education, and literacy remain great challenges there.

These challenges tugged the heart of 37-year-old Nila Tanzil. She fell in love with the beauty of Eastern Indonesia during her post as a communication consultant for a joint venture company responsible for protecting Komodo National Park. Back then Nila often travelled to villages around Flores and spent time with local children, whose afterschool activities were mainly playing at the beach or collecting firewood.

Today, Nila has opened 26 libraries all over Eastern Indonesia. Some of these libraries outlook gorgeous natural waterfronts, and are housed in historical colonial buildings, local ritual houses, and village art workshops. These libraries, called Taman Bacaan Pelangi (“Rainbow Reading Gardens”) have become a sanctuary of literacy for children ages 6-12, who come to read enthusiastically.

But it wasn’t always like this. In 2009, when Nila first came to Flores, she learned that literacy among schoolchildren was surprisingly low. Nusatenggara Timur happens to be the province with the highest

illiteracy rates, lowest scores on national exams, and tremendous challenges in both infrastructure and the education system.

books aren’t even there? Many Eastern Indonesians struggle to put food on the table, more so to make books available.”

“Children learn to spell since they were in first grade, but many remain illiterate well into third grade,” said Nila. “A middle school teacher once told me about an illiterate student. I thought, how could a middle school student even pass the primary school exam without being literate? It turned out that the student had been assisted by a teacher throughout the exam, who would whisper the answers to him.”

After initiating the idea in November 2009, the first Taman Bacaan Pelangi opened in Rowe, Manggarai Barat. In addition to Flores and other islands on Komodo National Park, the libraries are now found in remote villages in Lombok, Sumbawa, Timor, Bandanaira, and South Sulawesi.

These libraries are run by volunteers made up of mostly local schoolteachers.

“It’s called Pelangi because this project involves many ethnicities, races and colours, just like a rainbow. Put them together and you end up with something beautiful, uniting in one mission to nurture literacy in Eastern Indonesian children and enlighten them,” Nila continued.

Nila knew she had to do something for the children of Eastern Indonesia.

Figuring that education was the key to this change, Nila decided to go for a need that has long remained unmet: literacy.

“Books are the windows to the world,” said Nila. “I want them to love literacy and fall in love with books. But how are they to fall in love with books if the

Nila said that the first step to get children to read is to bring the books close to them.

With schools often being far away from the villages, it is thus important to make it fun for them. To make the children not feel like they’re doing any more homework for school, Taman Bacaan Pelangi is stocked up with fun illustrated books.

Nila with the children at the opening of Taman Bacaan Pelangi on Messah Island, NTT.

“I fell in love with books from reading Donald Duck and Bobo magazine,” said Nila. “At least even if the children can’t read yet, they would pick up a brightcoloured book like Tintin or Asterix & Obelix. They’d flip the pages, curious with the story behind the pictures, and it would motivate them to read.”

Nila Tanzil by Wahyudi Tan

“If the children already love reading, they’d read anything,” added Nila. One day a father came to Nila, telling her that his son scored 90% on his science exam. The son did not learn the answers from class, but from an illustrated encyclopaedia in Taman Bacaan Pelangi.

On another day, teachers told Nila that the children’s compositions in the Bahasa Indonesia exam are improving because now their plots are clearer and vocabulary is increasing. Nila calls such news “little victories”, remembering that most of these children’s mother tongues are not Indonesian, and that their cultures are mostly based on oral tradition.

When Nila first met the children and asked them what they aspire to be when they grow up, their answers were invariably “teaching” or “pastoring”. The only other professions these children knew were farming and fishery. But now literacy has stimulated the children’s imagination, helped them identify other professional needs in their community, and inspire them to dream of professions that are different from that of their parents. Other aspirations now heard among these children include becoming engineers, architects, business owners, and writers.

Nila also remembers a time when children in Komodo National Park could only dream of travelling to Labuan Bajo in the west of Flores. “Not even Bali,” said Nila, who often shares to the children her photos of travelling abroad. “But now they dream of visiting faraway places like Thailand, Cambodia, Japan and the UK.” Nila believes that nurturing literacy in children is a project of influencing them for a lifetime. “I hope one day these children will get scholarships, leave the village to attend university, become successful professionals out there, do their community proud, then come back to develop their hometowns.”

While Taman Bacaan Pelangi is meant to be an agent of change and progress in Eastern Indonesia, Nila also aims to make it a place where local traditions continue to flourish. Taman Bacaan Pelangi holds storytelling programs where volunteers would read illustrated versions of local ancestral folklores or demonstrate them with origami. Some libraries also provide traditional dance and music lessons.

In order to move more than 20,000 books between 11 islands, Taman Bacaan Pelangi collaborates with airlines and ship owners to rotate the collection between libraries every six months. Some locals even help transport the books inland with their trucks, private cars, and motorcycles.

“I’m thankful for all the volunteers in Eastern Indonesia and Jakarta, as well as those who have donated books. They are the real people in service, fighting on the forefront of Taman Bacaan Pelangi,” said Nila.

Having initiated the libraries as a personal project in her free time, Nila has recently decided to commit full-time to Taman Bacaan Pelangi.

Additionally, Nila is writing a book about her travels in Eastern Indonesia and her journey of painting the colours of literacy among the nation’s children.  To learn more about Taman Bacaan Pelangi, literacy in Eastern Indonesia, volunteer, or donate, visit www.tamanbacaanpelangi.com

Grace susetyo Grace is a freelance writer, former TV journalist, and aspiring documentarist with a passion for Indonesian history and culture. Now in her 6th year in Jakarta, Grace has lived in various countries and looks forward to exploring more places. Contact her at g.c.susetyo@gmail.com

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Heroine of History by H a n s R o o s e b o o m

Martha Christina Tiahahu a Moluccan Heroine

This is Ambon in the early 80s of last century. The land we were going to build houses on was located at Karangpanjang, just below the Provincial Parliament Building. And there, guarding over the parliamentarians, is a large statue. An imposing woman, proudly straight-backed like the spear she holds, her hair fanning out behind her as she gazes at Ambon Bay and the Banda Sea beyond.

“Who’s the statue?” I

asked when inspecting the land.

“Martha”, was the short answer.

“What did she do to deserve a statue?” “She fought you lot... together with Pattimura!”

That answer came with a wide grin. The night before we had had a couple of beers together and in the process had become well acquainted. He had told me about his family in Holland who had, only a few months ago, come on a visit. After the RSM-in-exile had promised not to hijack trains again and neither to occupy Indonesian consulates or other buildings, restrictions on visits by Dutch-Ambonese to the Moluccas were lifted. And that was also the reason that, in the context of Dutch International Cooperation, the Maluku Project had been started.

Pattimura I knew. Pattimura, a sergeant major in the British army, had been angered by the decision of the Dutch (reinstated in 1816 after the British Interregnum) to discharge him and his fellow soldiers. He refused to accept the restoration of Dutch colonial power. He was afraid that, just as had been done in 1810, native Christian teachers would not be paid anymore, and that the intended switch to paper currency would starve the churches of alms—only coins were considered valid.

But Martha Christina Tiahahu was new to me. She and her father, I learned, had joined Pattimura and had on 16th May 1817, participated in the conquest of the Duurstede fortress on Saparua.

They had killed all Dutchmen inside the fortress; only the five-year-old son of the Resident, although severely wounded, had survived. After having been taken care of by Salomon Pattiwaal, a servant of the Van den Berg family, the boy was returned to the authorities and to his (distant) family in Holland. In 1875, a Royal decree granted the boy the right to change the family name to “Van den Berg van Saparoea” in remembrance of the 1817 event.

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not have known about the need for coins to pay alms. But for the region’s inhabitants, this was an issue of paramount importance. I remember that when my project needed day labourers to collect soil samples, it was difficult to interest anybody to pick up a shovel at the offered rate of five thousand rupiah (in those days a princely sum). Only when we offered the same five thousand, but split into four-andhalf for the church and 500 for the labourer himself, did we get more manpower than we could handle.

It would thus appear that the uprising had a religious tint, and that an important reason was the fear that the church would suffer. But on the other hand, Pattimura, Martha and their band of revolutionaries cannot be considered a major general uprising. Their numbers were not that large, and they were moreover from Saparua. The larger and more important island of Ambon was represented by a token few fighters only, and the island of Haruku participated even less, as its population was largely Muslim.

The lack of general support can also be deduced from the fact that Pattimura was betrayed by Pati Akoon, the Raja of Booi, on Ambon. He was taken prisoner by the Dutch on 11th November 1817 together with Martha, her father and many of their comrades. Pattimura was sentenced to death and one month later was hanged in Ambon.

Martha’s father was executed on Nusalaut, but because of her age, Martha herself was freed and sent home. Maybe with a pat on the head and the admonition not to play war with grownups again.

This disparaging treatment must have insulted the revolutionary soldier. She had fought with a musket and, when ammunition ran out, had picked up a spear and thrown rocks at the enemy. As could have been expected, she continued fighting and was recaptured within a short time. Now there was no pat on the head and a warning. She was condemned to slave labour on the coffee plantations of Java. Interestingly, Raffles’ biographers have for a long time claimed that he, the famous founder of Singapore, abolished slavery in the East Indies, but in fact it was trading in slaves that he forbade. To sentence someone to slave labour was thus still within the law.

Martha was born on 4 January 1800, and died on 2nd January 1818. She was brought up by her father, Captain Paulus Tiahahu of the Soa Uluputi clan, as her mother died when she was still an infant. She has been described as strong willed and stubborn, following her father everywhere, even when planning an attack. With her father she joined the guerrilla war against the returning Dutch colonial government, backing Pattimura.

The girl who, since early childhood, had lived in a soldiers’ community and had most probably dreamt of great achievements and liberating the islands from the foreign oppressor, was now chained in the brig of the Admiral Evertsen on her way to Batavia. With her freedom taken and her dreams shattered she fell ill. Refusing medication and food, she died on 2nd January 1818 and that same day was given a burial at sea.

In the light of what happened during the first half of the 20th century, when Ambon and the Ambonese were the favourites of the Dutch administration, and Maluku was called the 12th province of the Netherlands, this revolt is rather unusual. I can only explain it in the following manner. The Dutch were probably less than keen on the region, as its spices—cloves, nutmeg and mace—were no longer the prime reason for being in the archipelago.

The necessary austerity measures, or was it the infamous Dutch stinginess, had once already led to terminating payments to the native Christian teachers; and printing paper money was easier and cheaper than the mintage of coins. The decision makers in Batavia would most likely

In commemoration of the day, 2nd January has been declared Martha Christina Tiahahu Day. 

Hans Rooseboom

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

He can be reached at hans_rooseboom@yahoo.com.

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Political Heroines by a n t o n y s u t t o n

Women Power and Politics

So far we have been around four Asian countries, all but Indonesia have freely elected female leaders; Megawati was vice president before replacing Abdurahman Wahid after he had been removed from the position. But in each case the women in question have not made their own way in the cut and thrust, and downright ugly, world of politics. Rather, they have been catapulted into positions of power on the basis of their name alone. It is politics as a brand; dynastic politics.

As things stand, only one major country in Western Europe - you know, that bloc with good football,liberal values and rising unemployment - boasts a single woman leader: Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany.

That’s it, just the one. The USA, the greatest country in the history of the world (TM CNN and Fox News), has yet to have one. Ever. There has been talk Hilary Clinton may stand in the next elections due to be held in 2016, but three and a half years can be a mighty long time in politics. And anyway, wouldn’t she just be riding on the coat tails of her old man, Bill, a previous incumbent of the White House?

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Meanwhile over here in conservative, patriarchal Asia it seems society has been much more accepting of the idea of having women heads of state. In the wreckage that was Indonesia post Suharto, Megawati Soekarnoputri became President and the symbol of reformasi before losing the 2004 general election. 10 years on she remains highly electable if the polls are to be believed. Name recognition helps of course, as her father was an Indonesia’s first leader.

Thailand has also entered the women leader’s club with Yingluck Shinawatra currently their serving Prime Minister. Brother of Thaksin, a former PM currently in exile, she has struggled to reconcile a country following years of political instability, as well as an ongoing insurgency in the south of the country.

Bangladesh rarely makes the news. A disaster will, but nothing else. However, this South Asian nation has been ruled by women since the 1990s. The same two women.

The current leader is Sheikh Hasina, appointed in 2009 for her second spell. The daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s first post independence president, she has been forced to live in exile, has been the target of an assassination attempt, charged with corruption and murder, but still hangs on in there as the Awami Leader.

In a neat twist on job sharing, Hasina has rotated the Bangladesh hot seat with Begum Khaleda Zia from the rival Bangladesh National Party. When Zia took over in 1991, she was the second ever female leader of a Muslim country (we’ll come to that later) before stepping down in 1996. After Hasina had her five years, Zia was back in 2001 until 2006 when the military, tired of the political deadlock, stepped in for a few years. Zia was married to an army officer called Ziaur Rahman who became President of Bangladesh in 1977 before he was assassinated in 1981.

The first woman leader of a Muslim country was Benazir Bhutto, who ruled from 1988 to 1990, and 1993 until 1996.

She remained a strident voice in the murky politics of that country from exile in the UK before returning in 2007 and being assassinated at a political campaign. Benazir was the eldest child for Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a former Prime Minister who was sentenced to death for authorising the murder of a political opponent by a subsequent ruler.

The story is depressingly familiar in countries like South Korea, India and the Philippines, where political parties have coalesced round a woman sharing the same DNA, genetic at least, as one time leaders. Looking to break the cycle seems to be a forlorn hope, at least in the short term. Despite her previous stint as president, which was blighted by allegations of indecisiveness and dithering, Megawati remains a player in Indonesia, popular out in the kampungs and districts who perhaps identify with the family name as a string of continuity, while the world around them changes.

There are mumblings among certain sections of the Jakarta elite about Sri Mulyani as a possible candidate. Highly regarded as a competent finance minister, she was shifted to the World Bank during a political cat fight. Despite the messages of support from Jakarta’s coffee shops there was never any chance the rest of society was going to be attracted to her. It doesn’t matter what moves she implemented to improve the state’s tax take, or how clean and competent she was seen as, out in the villages far from Jakarta that is never going to be enough to attract votes.

Patronage still rules. Big powerful figures and families attract local leaders who act as vote banks, and the people best equipped to play those particular games are those with the name and brand already well established. Hence, polls often show military candidates faring well - a nostalgia for the stability and security of days of yore, tinted lens or not.

Sri Mulyani, with her experience of gilding round the top tables of international finance, just doesn’t fit into that world, nor does Eva Kusama, or others.

Increasingly, political parties and voters have been turning to other well known faces to attract voters and the 2009 election saw a collection of singers, actresses and other celebrities become lawmakers.

The country at least is moving in the right direction. A law passed last year stipulated 30% of sitting politicians should be women, although whether stuffing the house with a bunch of sinetron’s finest is going to improve the standard of politics in this country, remains to be seen. Indonesia is still, unfortunately, some time away from appointing a grocer’s daughter in the way the British did with Margaret Thatcher back in 1979 

Antony Sutton Antony is a freelance writer based in Jakarta.

Please send comments and suggestions to antony@the-spiceislands.com

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New Mum in Town by s o p h i e c h ava n e l

Baby Playgroups in Jakarta Jakarta can be an overwhelming place for newcomers, especially for new parents, and it is not always easy to get out of the house with babies and young children. Playgroups can be a good alternative and a great opportunity for parents to meet other people. Jakarta Expats has tried a few for you.

Gymboree

or those who are not familiar with playgroups, the concept is quite simple.

Starting as soon as a few months old in some places, playgroups is a place for children not quite ready for preschool yet, to play in a safe environment and get together with other kids. It is a good place for them to socialize with children their age while you either enjoy a cup of coffee or get on your knees and play along.

There are dozens of different playgroups in Jakarta and each one has his own specificity. Some are very organized, others more casual. Some have drop-ins and others have a program and require registrations. Some accept children accompanied by nannies, while others only accept toddlers with their parents.

Some playgroups are loud and energetic and kids are encouraged to run around and dance, while others are more calm and encourage reading and singing.

Whatever your child’s personality, there is a playgroup out there for him or her. Note that most of the following organizations have free trial classes and all are in English. Don’t forget to bring socks as they are usually mandatory.  8

Gymboree Play & Music is an American born early childhood development institution with locations in 30 countries around the world. Classes have different themes: play, music, gym, sports, etc. Activities are age appropriate. There are several locations in Jakarta, among others: Kemang, Pondok Indah, Cilandak, Bekasi.

The location in Kemang is a bit dark and could be refreshed a little bit. Half expatriate, half Indonesian clientele.

Cost: Enrolment fees Rp.800,000, annual fees Rp.200,000, monthly fees start at Rp.400,000. Drop-ins start at Rp.125,000 for members and Rp.150,000 for non-members.

Location: (head office): Le Codefin building, 2nd floor, Kemang Raya no 8.

Tel: (021) 7183525 Other locations in Pondok Indah, Sunter, Puri Indah Mall, Bekasi, Cilandak, Menteng.

Website: http://www.gymboree-indonesia.com/

Cost: Membership fee Rp.1,350,000, monthly fee start at Rp.600,000.

Location: Gedung Kemang Square Lt 3, Unit 9, Jl. Kemang Raya no.5.

Tel: (021) 719 8101 Website: http://www.kindyrooindonesia.com

Rockstar Gym

Rockstar gyms are real gyms for children from age six months to 16 years old. Classes go from usual playgroups to ballet classes, mummy and me yoga classes and gymnastics.

Installations are great and brand new. Good mix of Expats and Indonesians. Can be very loud and overwhelming. Great place for extrovert and active children. If you want your kid to move, this is the place.

Cost: Processing fee: Rp.231,000, monthly fee start at Rp.795,000 Locations: Gandaria City, Plaza Indonesia and soon in Mall of Indonesia.

Tel: Plaza Indonesia: (021) 2292 3588 Gandaria City: (021) 2900 8085 Website: http://rockstar-gym.com

Kindyroo

Kindyroo is an Australian researchbased early childhood learning centre established in 1982. It provides play programs for babies from six weeks to five years old. The concept behind Kindyroo is to focus on stimulation and parent and child bonding through play. The classes are age appropriate. Very bright and clean installations. The owner, Steven Wijaya Ali is very knowledgeable, so are his staff.

Good balance between physical activities, singing and reading. No outdoor area.

Most expat women’s associations have weekly mummy and me drop-in play groups in a less formal setting. It is mostly mums gathering, although dads are welcomed.

They usually sell drinks and snacks.

Sometimes there is singing and dancing, but it is mainly a place for kids to play together while parents have a chat. All nationalities welcome.

Australia New Zealand Association (ANZA Schedule: Wednesdays from 9.30am until noon.

Cost: Rp.20,000 for members and Rp.70,000 for non members. Annual membership is Rp.650,000.

Address: Jl Kemang V #16, Kemang.

Tel: (021) 7179 3042 Website: http://www.anzajakarta.net

American Women Association (AWA) Schedule: Every second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 10am until noon.

Cost: Free for AWA members and Rp.20,000 for non members. Annual membership is Rp.750,000.

Address: Jl. Kemang Dalam VI/H-5 Tel: 021-718-1877 Website: http://www.awajakarta.org

British Women Association (BWA) Schedule: Thursdays, 10am until noon Cost: Rp.25,000 for BWA members and Rp.65,000 for non members. Annual membership is Rp. 600,000.

Address: Pejatan Barat 3, No 12C Tel: 0852 1237 4470 Website: http://bwajakarta.org

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child. By going to the playgroups with your child, you can make sure it is the right place and ensure he or she gets used to this new environment in your company before going on their own. Some mummy and me groups in this category start at six months.

Discovery Centre

During the first part of each session, under the parent’s guidance, children can move freely between the riding area, water table, animal feeding area, swings, climber, play house, toy centre and art centre. Free time is followed by a group story time, a musical movement activity, snack time and singing time. Could be cleaner. Mostly Expat children.

Age: Start at one year old.

Schedule: 9.15am – 10.30am from Mondays to Saturday depending on location.

Cost: Rp.85,000 for drop-in or five coupon book for Rp. 400,000. No administrative fee.

Locations: Cipete- Jalan Haji Abdul Majid Dalam No. 28.

Tel: (021) 765-7040. Other location in Menteng.

Website: http://www.discoverycenter.co.id

Tutor Times

Tutor Times is an international franchise pre-school with American curriculum.

They offer a Minime class starting at six months old in different locations in Jakarta: Pondok Indah, Kelapa Gading, Pluit and Intercon Kebon Jeruk. The program is rich, well structured and encourages physical as well as creative development. We particularly love the experiments where children and parents get their hands dirty and get to play with water, bubbles, paint and other fun stuff. Staff speak very good English.

Age: Minime class starts at six months old.

Schedule: Crawler class (age group 06 - 12 months) held on Saturdays 10.00 – 11.30am.

Walker class (age group 12 - 16 months) held on Saturdays 09.00 - 10.30am.

Costs: Registration fees are USD 75, term fee (10 weeks): USD175.

Locations: Jl. Sultan Iskandar Mudano.1, Pondok Indah.

Tel: (021) 72798185 Website: http://tutortime.co.id

Location: Jl. Caringin Barat No.1, Cilandak Barat.

Tel: (021) 7590 8818 Other locations: Kebayoran Baru, wEast Jakarta, West Jakarta and North Jakarta.

Website: http://www.kinderlandindonesia.com

Kinderland Preschool

Kinderland Preschool is a Singapore born curriculum. It is a one and a half hour program divided into 15 mini sessions. It starts with an outdoor play session, followed by snack time, indoor creative activities, interactive storytelling and music time. School days are Monday to Friday with the option of two, three or five times a week.

Age: Start at 12 months for walking toddlers until two years old.

Schedule: 08.30-10.00am or 10.30-12.00pm.

Cost: Registration fee Rp.50,000, monthly fee start at Rp.520,000 for two sessions weekly.

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

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Rizal's performance at school and his overall behaviour has improved a lot in the past school year. We are pleased to report that Rizal has advanced to 6th grade with good grades. His teachers and school principal have noticed his progress and are making sure to encourage him and keep him motivate so that he can eventually become the architect that he wants to be.

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A Child's Heroine by r o l f t j a l s m a

A Home Called Lestari Sayang Anak According to a 2008 survey by Save the Children, up to half a million children live in residential care in Indonesia, a frightening number. It is even more frightening to think that many children living on the streets have not even been counted. For many of them it is a blessing that some devote their lives to taking care of future generations. Some give up their successful careers in the pursuit of giving these children a future they deserve. The pay-off for a career perhaps more successful than any other career can ever be.

This is where Ingrid van der Mark and here home for abandoned children, Lestari Sayang Anak enter the picture. After a successful teaching career she has decided to concern herself with nurturing children until they are independent. She had previously visited orphanages in Romania, India and elsewhere in Indonesia before she decided to quit her job and open an orphanage herself in South Jakarta.

She knew this was not going to be an easy path, but was convinced it is the right one. Besides her two beautiful, adopted daughters, who speak Bahasa Indonesia, English, and Dutch, she has seven orphans under her care. Still, it was relatively quiet at the orphanage when we arrived, because most of them have been attending school since this July. However, we were promised that we would be able to meet all of them during lunchtime.

Most of the children have been under the care of the orphanage since birth, or otherwise from a very young age. Most of them were abandoned by their parents, 10

either because the father ran away or the family did not have the resources to take care of the child. The sad truth is that most orphans in Indonesia actually have at least one living parent. Ingrid says she doesn’t understand why the children are so easily given away and abandoned.

Maternal instinct is a trait Ingrid has had from a very young age. While her sister was playing with Barbies, she was always staging scenes with her baby dolls as if they were real babies. Raising children and assuring their safety and future is what drives Ingrid. She does it, not because she wants to, but because that is the least these children deserve. A child doesn’t ask to be born, but it does ask for protection, food and education.

During our conversation, Ingrid’s husband fetched the children. He is as much involved with the orphanage as she is; they even live in the same house as all the children.

After a short while the tranquillity was over and a joyful bunch came running in. We were sitting in the big living area, which is divided into smaller corners. The girls had their dolls and play kitchen, while the boys had Lego and train toys to play with.

Our interview became a bit more difficult when Lisa, one of her adopted daughters, was happily interfering. However, it was heart warming to see the joy emanating from her. That said, during and after lunch the cheerful bunch were jumping and laughing and seemed to be truly happy.

According to Ingrid, the most important thing for the children is not only to have a place to call home, but also a place to feel home. I got the sincere feeling that this is exactly what these children felt when we were there, and that is wonderful.

Running an orphanage is financially no easy feat. Ingrid is very lucky with her family, who support her because she doesn’t have a fixed salary. Sponsors help out with the orphanage through donations and by volunteering. Also, each of the children has his/her own sponsor who donates a fixed monthly amount which goes directly to the child. Sometimes travellers contact Ingrid if they can come and play with the children for a day, business people and tourists alike.

Lestari Sayang Anak means Forever Loving Children, and forever love they get. Ingrid left her career to set up this home because money can never make one as happy as the smile of a child.

They are always looking for food, clothes, toys and financial support for the children.

Sometimes parents visit the orphanage bringing their own children with them, spending the day playing with the kids at the home while their own toddlers mingle around with their peers. 

I asked Ingrid if she would consider moving to another country to set up another orphanage. She did not hesitate when she shook her head. She could never leave the children here in Jakarta. Even though there are five other caretakers constantly busy with the kids, Ingrid feels the responsibility of being here, too. Also, it would be very difficult for her husband to move abroad.

As an Indonesian, born and bred here, he would not like the idea of moving. Her goal is to buy or get some land outside the city where the air is cleaner and the roads less congested, and build various houses on it for different age groups. Every house would be occupied by a maximum of ten children, not overcrowding the available space.

Most of the orphans have been under Ingrid’s care since they were babies. They grow very fast and this is why there is now place for four more children, babies mind you, because the previous children’s cribs are not used anymore. However, when these cots become filled, the house will be full for a while and I understand the decision not to grow any further.

If you are interested in the wonderful home of Lestari Sayang Anak, don’t hesitate to contact Ingrid either through email or Facebook.

Donations can be made to: Yayasan Lestari Sayang Anak Jl. Terogong, no 10 B, rt 0011/ rw 07 Cilandak, Jakarta, Indonesia ANZ Panin Bank, Account number: 41376501 00001 Swift code: ANZBIDJX www.lestarisayanganak.org ingrid5_09@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/lestarisayanganak ­­ · 31 July - 27 August 2013

Happenings by a n t o n y s u t t o n

Eastern Promise’s 24-Hour Party People

By Antony Sutton

Living in Jakarta you soon get used to the most incongruous sights. On 24 August, if you are passing through Kemang at about 8 am you are likely to come across another WTF moment. There, in the car park of one of the areas’ many pubs, will be a load of sand strewn with deck chairs and umbrellas and a four metre-long bar.

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illing the deck chairs will be a few white bellied expats enjoying a few gentle Bloody Marys casually flicking through the pages of the local newspapers before languidly raising an arm and beckoning an on hand waitress with the immortal words, “Satu lagi.”

It could almost be a scene from Bali’s Kuta beach.

Indeed with the incessant roar of motorcycles imposing themselves on the tropical idyll it probably is. It’s not of course. It’s sunny, hopefully, congested Kemang and the white bellies are eight hours into Eastern Promises’ 24th anniversary drinkathon.

Manager Lens ter Wee is a 16 year veteran of Jakarta, seven of those as pub manager, the other nine on the other side of the bar. He describes EP as a community pub. “Most of our regulars live in Kemang.

We are just around the corner for them. They can pop out, do their shopping and stop in on their way home,” says Lens.

EP first opened its doors 24 years ago in what would have been a very different Jakarta for the expat community. For several years it was pretty much the only pub in the area. Bars like Shooters and Champions came and went, but they were bars. EP was a pub.

One thing that has kept EP going is the innovation of their promotions. People rolled their eyes when the Pressure Hour was introduced. Free beer on a Friday night? Busiest night of the week, surely a business didn’t need freebies then? The Pressure Hour has been a roaring success. Wise old sots have taken to guarding the exits to make sure no one leaves, thus ending the free flow. And the beauty of beer drinking is once you’ve started, it is very difficult to stop. Which is just how pub owners like it!

In keeping with the 24 theme, 24th anniversary on the 24th of August, the pub will be celebrating for 24 hours with 24 free barrels of beer, one every hour.

24 carefully vetted punters, from scores of applicants, will be given a t-shirt. On the t-shirt will be 24 boxes, each box representing of course one hour of the day.

The idea is that every hour when they get a drink they get one of the boxes stamped and at the end of the 24 hours, if they have all 24 boxes stamped, they are in line for some prizes. Of course the drinks should contain alcohol, none of that namby pamby soft drink stuff.

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The festivities are being divided into six four-hour segments. From Friday midnight until 4 am on the Saturday, the party will kick off with the first free · 31 July - 27 August 2013

barrels and some live music. No doubt there will be a handful of leftovers from the previous night’s Pressure Hour, but how much longer they keep standing is unclear!

At 4 am the hardcore 24 along with other customers will be given EP striped pyjamas and directed to the restaurant, which will be cleared of furniture. Sleep time! Or pillow fights. Many have slept in pubs over the years for various reasons, but rarely has the pub rewarded them for it! They need to keep drinking of course, they still have that one drink an hour target to maintain if they are to be in the running for any prizes.

Once the breakfast dishes have been put away, the sand swept from the forecourt, and the restaurant furniture returned to the restaurant, the fun and games can continue with games of pool taking place, prizes for the winners of course. At 4 pm, 16 hours into the drinkathon, a change of scenery.

Some former bar staff will be returning to their old haunt, pulling beers for their old regulars before they moved onto pastures, or in many cases, husbands, new.

“Several of our bar staff have married customers and moved to different places, but we are still in touch with them via Facebook,” Lens is clearly proud of the way staff get attached to EP and its collection of friendly, harmless drunks. “Very rarely has one of our waitresses left to move to another bar. In fact,” he reflected for a moment, “I can’t think of one.”

Loyal customers of the various pub teams will be recognized - football, cricket, hockey, pool and there will even be a karaoke in the beer garden with prizes for the worst.

At 8 pm the pub takes on a more familiar celebratory ambience. The regular customers have been taken care of, rewarded for their loyalty over the years, the last four hours sees the music cranked up, DJs spinning a few tunes and dancers strutting their thang on the tables in the garden, as the younger crowd take their turn, stepping gingerly through the debris of 20 hours of sand, beer and pyjamas.

At midnight it all comes to an end. For the hardcore 24 at least. Time to count up their stamps to see how many managed a drink an hour for 24 hours. The official EP song will be launched as well as the raffle for the major prizes.

Several years ago there was an English movie about the youthful Manchester music scene in the late 1980s, early 1990s. The film was called 24 Hour Party People. On 24th August Eastern Promise will be celebrating with its own 24-hour party people!

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Meet the Expat by k e n n e t h y e u n g

Meet

You were born in Indonesia. Tell us about your childhood.

I was born in Jakarta to an IndonesianDutch mother and an Australian father. I lived in Jakarta until I was five and moved to Singapore, staying there till I was 11. Then we moved to Quito, Ecuador, where my sisters and I attended a Spanish-speaking school for a year whilst my father was setting up a school, which was run along Montessori-style lines. Next, we stayed in the Galapagos Islands, living on a boat, before making our way back to Singapore.

I finished high school in Australia and then attended Melbourne University. I spent a year working in London and Paris before going back to Australia to finish my degree.

In 2009, I moved back to Asia and based myself in and out of Singapore and Jakarta.

Grace Clapham

who is inspiring and advising women entrepreneurs in Indonesia and across the Asia-Pacific.

What made you decide to become an entrepreneur?

I think it’s in my blood, as my father was a diplomat turned businessman and social entrepreneur, who had been in Indonesia since the early 1960s. Deep down, I always knew I would be an entrepreneur. When I applied for my first job in Australia, I had to fill out a form that asked me where I saw myself in five years, and I answered that I would be either my own CEO or the owner of an NGO. I had always looked up to my father, so I think his personality rubbed off on me.

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h o p e m y w o r h e r e h e l p t o e m p o w e i n d i v i d u a l s a n c o m m u n i t i e s i t ’ s a l a b o u t s e e i n I n d o n e s i d e v e l o p .

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Your dad was quite famous in Jakarta in his day.

He definitely had his admirers, both women and men! People were always coming to him for advice, insight and know-how of the region and people. Dad was great at connecting people from all backgrounds, and was able to maintain relationships with each and every one of them. There were no socio-cultural boundaries for him and he was able to bridge all divides across his friends and businesses. He was an extremely generous individual who gave so much of his time to others and in helping Indonesians – doing everything from giving sanctuary to people at the time of the 1965 turmoil, to bringing over Australian life-saving instructors, to assisting orphans and helping

businesses boom. He was a liaison for many in the not-for-profit sector and also in the diplomatic and business worlds. He was a serious individual yet also had a great sense of humour, which could be embarrassing, especially in front of some of the more powerful individuals, who didn’t always know how to take it!

What are your current projects in Indonesia?

Change Ventur.es (www.changeventur.es) is a one-month programme in Bali for individuals interested in launching or working on social ventures focused on innovation. Over four weeks, participants will connect and learn skills and insights from peers, industry experts, mentors and inspirational speakers from a range of sectors, and discover how to be at their mental and physical best. Everything you need to help drive a start-up, social, business or creative project. We’re offering an Indonesian scholarship for the programme, and we’re on the lookout for anyone open to joining us to develop their social venture.

Secret {W} Business (www.secretwbusiness. com) is another venture that I co-founded.

It’s a network and community for women entrepreneurs, change-makers and innovators across the Asia-Pacific region.

We’re opening a chapter in Jakarta before the year-end. We already have chapters in Bali, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, while next year we’ll be opening in Korea, Nepal, Manila and Australia. We provide monthly events, workshops and skill-share sessions to help make entrepreneurship and social innovation accessible to all women, whilst enabling collaboration and cultural exchange. We’re eager for any awesome women in Jakarta keen to join us.

I’m looking to do much more in Jakarta, to showcase more of what Indonesia has to offer on a global level, whilst enabling talented women here to build their skills, knowledge and opportunities.

What are the challenges facing Indonesian women entrepreneurs?

Accessibility to education, skills and capital. There are very few communities that connect and share on a regular basis and provide a space that is comfortable and empowering. I think the key at the moment is building the entrepreneurial mindset and skills within the country and then accessibility to funds to launch their venture – so access to a wider network for funding, micro-loans, etc.

What makes you tick?

I’m half-Indonesian but feel more Indonesian, as I have a great love for the country and its people. There is a huge gap that needs to be filled in building Indonesia’s awesome talent and then getting it presented locally and internationally. I feel that because of my background, I’m able to bridge the East and West divide through various ventures. I hope my work here helps to empower individuals and communities; it’s all about seeing Indonesia develop.

The Suharto regime encouraged women to be subservient housewives.

Was your own mother like that?

Hahaha! I think my mother would have enjoyed being her own boss or having a career. She started out in banking, but she gave all that up for taking care of three daughters. I know she always wanted to go back and work full-time, but I believe my father didn’t think she really needed to, and by the time my sisters and I were all grown up, it was a bit late.

What should women do to unleash their creative potential?

Always be curious and observant, as you never know where inspiration will come from. Take in your surroundings.

Look at other sectors than what you’re interested in. Write and make plans. Get motivated by inspirational books and videos, and through conferences such as TED [Technology, Entertainment, Design], and websites such as Brain Pickings.

Don’t just surround yourselves with like-minded individuals. Surround yourself with people who will push your creative boundaries, and those with different backgrounds and perceptions, as they will open you up to other ideas.

Love or loathe Jakarta?

I love Jakarta, the chaos, the culture and the food. I don’t even mind the traffic, as long as I have internet access or something to do. I really enjoy the people and the energy here.

Things that may bother others, I see as opportunities to make things better, even in the smallest ways. What I think needs to be done though, is to empower and enable Indonesians further. I guess sometimes the materialistic or consumerism side of things bothers me.

People need to learn that life is more than aspiring to have a Gucci handbag.  ­­ · 31 July - 27 August 2013

Faces of Jakarta by H u s h p e t e r s e n

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t’s 5:30 on a Thursday evening in the middle of Ramadhan. Yanti, a newly anointed grandmother, is cursorily taking gorengan orders inside the crush of people jockeying to get their hands on her fried Ramadhan favourites—tahu isi, lontong and pastel— just ahead of Maghrib, under the walkway to the Karet busway along Sudirman. Car horns from the traffic a few meters away blare incessantly. The roar of Kopajas mix with the air brakes of the Transjakarta buses. The smell of fried goods and choking exhaust fill the underpass. The city is a living breathing thing—and Yanti is right in the middle of it all.

“Most people who come to me during Ramadhan are so tired from not eating,” says Yanti, who moved to Jakarta from Pekalongan, Central Java nearly four decades ago.

“I have to remind them to take their change or sometimes they point to obvious things like longtong and ask what it is.”

But none of this affects Yanti. She doesn’t even seem to notice it. She’s in a trance of sorts. Her fists a blur of silver tongs and wads of cash. Her thin pencilled-in eyebrows crest and fall at the sound of an order. There is very little eye contact with customers. Her head is down. She’s too busy filling orders. Crumbled small bills find the way to her purse while the tongs rifle through Ramadhan favourites bound for grumbling bellies.

For seven years now Yanti has been selling fried goods of all sorts at the Karet underpass. Ramadhan is actually a holiday for her. She gets to sleep in until 3am. Normally, during the rest of the year she wakes up at 1am to prepare the day’s snacks. Eleven months out of the year, Yanti is at the foot of the walkway at 7am. She’s then home by 10am.

But during the month of Ramadhan Yanti is at her spot a bit before 4pm. She quickly sets up a knee-high table, throws an old cigarette advertisement banner down for a tablecloth and lays nearly 500 different snacks out for customers.

She sells out in just under two hours.

Yanti takes pride in the fact that people come to her at their hungriest. It is this pride that keeps her coming back year after year. It’s not the money that has her waking up every morning to prepare each Rp.2,500 snack by hand.

When the crowd dies down, Yanti takes a minute’s rest on three bricks she has stacked to make a chair. “Business is good here. I’ve been here seven years. I take public transportation here and I do the same when I go back home. I help contribute to the family’s costs, school for my grandchild. My husband is an ojek driver and I have my own business. We are both very happy with what we have.

We’ve created all this on our own.” 

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

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Making a Difference by a r i m u r t i

Ensuring a Safe and Healthy Future in a Time of Many Challenges Bali is affectionately known as the Island of the Gods and has been a popular tourist destination for over a century. Bali is culturally and spiritually diverse, but within this diversity we can find a sense of unity and peace.

Not only is Bali home to Indonesians from across the archipelago, thousands of expatriates travel here annually and many stay to build a life on the island. Each year development in Bali increases in order to fulfil the needs of tourists and international residents - everyday new hotels, villas, and other forms of real estate can be found dotted around the increasingly crowded island.

The majority of those working on these investments are labourers from nearby Java, of productive age and highly mobile.

With this in mind, the iceberg phenomenon of HIV-AIDS becomes increasingly concerning, with recent estimates indicating that over 7,000 people may be infected.

This, however, is only an indication of the potentially alarming reality.

The epidemic in Indonesia is unique and challenging for many reasons and fuelled by: - Risky behaviours that continue to go unaddressed.

- A complicated and generally clandestine sex work industry, wherein unsafe sex and low condom use remains an issue.

- High level of unsafe needle practices in intravenous drug use communities.

- Concurrent and multiple sexual relationships, in combination with a tradition of extra/pre marital sex.

- Increasingly complex economic and social problems.

- Unmonitored incidents of human trafficking by deception and sexual slavery.

- Persisting gender disparity that endangers women, particularly married women, through the 4 ’M’s: Men, Mobility, Money and Machoism.

- Vulnerable communities ostracised by society.

- Little intervention for HIV+ mothers wanting healthy babies.

- Already underprivileged elements of society that continue to be affected.

- In Bali these groups are even more disadvantaged, as far from their support networks.

- Orphaned children and widowed mothers owing to HIV-AIDS. - Stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV-AIDS who need spiritual and mental support.

”HIV-AIDS cases among sex workers are very troubling in Bali. Before 2000 the proportion of HIV within this group was less than 1%, but has risen to 18% this year. I am often frustrated since all my serious efforts seem to come to naught. Most annoying is the fact that the majority of our society treats them as sub-human, even as enemies. They are judged and condemned.” - Prof. Dr. Dewa Nyoman Wirawan, Director of the Kerti Praja Foundation and long time AIDS activist.

What is being done?

Collaboration works best when addressing the issue of HIV-AIDS, and in Bali we are continually working with local religious figures and communities, as well as NGOs. One particular NGO is the Kerti Praja Foundation who acts as implementer of many of these interventions.

Spiritual healing activities for vulnerable women, carried out by women themselves, supports the belief that education begins at home, and spiritual guidance often falls on the females of the household.

Not only have we carried out spiritual programs for housewives, but also for sex workers and the underprivileged who often find their spiritual needs not met.

We have created a marginalized woman’s group, consisting of female servants, sex workers and other women at risk, educating and empowering them on HIV prevention and the danger of drug use.

One way to break the HIV transmission cycle is through Prevention of Mother to Child (PMTCT). As the majority of women in Indonesia chose to seek birthing assistance from midwives, we have created workshops training midwives on HIV prevention, particularly from mother to child. To date we have trained more than 170 midwives across Bali and continue to do so.

Kerti Praja Foundation also conduct outreach activities to hot spots and sex work sites, educating these communities about prevention, providing scholarships for HIV+ children from difficult socioeconomic backgrounds, in order to ensure that they have access to schooling. We have created income generating programs for HIV+ women that help these women financially support themselves and their dependents. Social and mental support is provided with the overarching view to improve their quality of life.

AIDS. Efforts for the empowerment of women need to be upscaled and intensified.

Intensive efforts need to be made in order to realise the global mission of getting to zero, meaning no new infections, no more discrimination and no more AIDS-related deaths. We cannot continue to narrowly view the issue of HIV-AIDS as the concern of others than ourselves. HIV affects and is relevant to everyone, regardless of their background or ethnicity.

What can we do?

Rotary Nusa Dua is inviting all interested parties to join us in the desperate fight against HIV-AIDS. As global citizens, it is our responsibility to ensure that the goals of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) are met by 2015, and that the next generations are well educated and empowered to make the right decisions, and given the opportunity to achieve the life that they aspire to.

Rotary Nusa Dua can play a vital role to fill the gap in services that are available and be a central player in the epidemic that, without effective intervention, may seriously impact upon the island of the Gods.

We are looking for assistance in achieving our goals of: 1. Providing life saving powdered milk for 100 potentially HIV+ infants.

2. Training 100 counsellors who will play a vital role in early case detection.

3. Ensuring the provision of sustainable and comprehensive health care services for people living with HIV-AIDS and their families through supporting local NGO-run clinics.

4. Until now, July 2013, we have already provided counselling to 700 people, with a target of more than 1,000, across Bali.

We believe that Rotary can be a light at the end of the tunnel and a voice of hope for those who have none. 

The Challenge Although much has been achieved, we still have a long way to go! This work cannot be done by the hands of a limited few.

We need vested multi-stakeholder input, most particularly with support from other government and social groups. We have yet to address the commitments of the MDGS, especially with regards to HIV-

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light Entertainment by E a m o n n s a d l e r

about five pints of beer each suggested that a party at our flat might be a good idea. A couple of hours later almost everybody who had been in the pub was in our small flat, the music was pumping, the laughter was loud and the beer was flowing. Ten minutes after that Mrs. B was at the door with one of the neighbours.

Mrs. B Gets a Buzz Mrs. Bennett was my landlady when I was 19 years old and she was a marvellous example of the stereotypical bulletproof older English woman. She was a solid round shape with no “figure” to speak of, and she was always dressed impeccably no matter what time of the day or night you might see her. She looked about 65 years old when I met her 30 years ago, she still looks the same now and I can’t imagine for the life of me what might kill her.

The flat my friend Steve and I rented from her was originally the upper floor of her semi-detached house and it was about the size of two average hotel rooms. Mrs. Bennett lived downstairs and we shared a front door so she knew just about everything we got up to, but she was very open-minded and she sometimes enjoyed a drink so the relationship worked quite well. We referred to her affectionately as “Mrs. B” and she always referred to us as “my boys”. I lived there for two years and it was a time of parties and sometimes unruly behaviour, but our relationship with Mrs. B never wavered. In fact she became something of a mother to us and she protected us every chance she got as the best of mothers would.

Steve and I were in our local pub one Friday night when

In other circumstances I would have expected this to mean trouble, but I knew Mrs. B well so I opened the door and kept my mouth shut. She turned to the stern-looking neighbour. “Mr. Watson, this is Eamonn”, she said briskly, and then to me, “Eamonn, Mr. Watson.” I offered my hand and Mr. Watson shook it reluctantly. Mrs. B turned back to Mr. Watson. “Eamonn is fireman Mr. Watson, and just today he was promoted to sergeant. I’m sure you wouldn’t begrudge one of our brave firemen a small celebration on this special occasion would you?” This was all complete nonsense of course, I was still a complete rookie and there is no such thing as a sergeant in the fire service. In the pregnant pause I adopted my best pathetic, pleading-yetproud expression and Mr. Watson’s face slowly softened.

“Well… of course… but if you could just please try to keep the noise down a bit?” I raised my hands in mock surrender.

“Thank you, Mr. Watson.” I said. “We will certainly try to keep it down.” Mrs. B rubbed her hands together with satisfaction and said, “Right, that’s that then”, before shepherding Mr. Watson out. She returned a few seconds later with a broad smile on her face. “That’s going to cost you a large Bailey’s my boy”, she said as she brushed past me into the flat.

An hour later she was dancing in the middle of the living room and drinking Bailey’s Irish Cream from a very large glass while surrounded by people around one third her age.

At first it was a little awkward, but everyone quickly realised that she was a good sport and she soon became an accepted part of the crowd. It all got a bit crazy after that and Mrs. B was right in the thick of it. I went to bed about 3am.

In the morning I found Mrs. B sound asleep on the sofa with a half-empty bottle of Bailey’s in one hand and a battery powered ladies’ accessory in the other - obviously somebody’s idea of a joke. To spare her blushes (and mine) I tried to gently remove the disturbingly lifelike replica from her hand without waking her up, but it burst noisily into life as soon as I touched it and Mrs. B woke with a start. She snatched the accessory and the Bailey’s tightly to her chest as she looked around the room in a daze trying to piece the situation together. After a few seconds she stood up slowly and gracefully made her way past me to the door without saying a word, buzzing loudly as she went. She closed the door behind her. Then the door opened again and Mrs. B came back fully composed. “I think this is yours”, she said, and handed me the Baileys. I accepted it in silence and she left. The incident was never mentioned again. To read more by Eamonn Sadler, go to www.eamonnsadler.com To find out more about live stand-up comedy in Indonesia please e-mail jakarta@thecomedyclub.asia text or call 0821 1194 3084 or register at www.thecomedyclub.asia

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1 Desire for large amount of food (8) 5 Jump - omit (4) 9 High male voice (5) 10 Make bigger (7) 11 Racing dog’s quarry (8,4) 13 Root vegetable (6) 14 Relating to digestion - kind of ulcer (6) 17 Adventurous and imaginative (12) 20 Put on fancy clothes (5,2) 21 Park in Glasgow (5) 22 Post-WWI anarchic movement (4) 23 Reddish-purple (flower from corm) (8)

1 Ban (4) 2 Curl of hair (7) 3 USA art critic (anag) (12) 4 Explanatory idea (6) 6 Asian peninsula (5) 7 Make-believe (8) 8 Instrument played with hammers (12) 12 Magnificent (8) 15 Fit of ill-temper (7) 16 Oedema (6) 18 River - cloth (5) 19 Cattle (4)

0821 1194 3084 Last Edition's answer: Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean on the set of Giant.

We had a lot of correct entries this time but the winner is Ben J. from Tomang, Jakarta. Well done Ben. Please contact us to collect your prize.

*Answers for Edition 98 Across: 1. Lemon squeezer 8. Private 9. Orbit 10. Fate 11. Escapade 13. Senior

14. Divest 17. Infantry 19. Tend 21. Abuse 22. Terrace 24. Exposure meter Down: 1. Lap 2. Moisten 3. Neap 4. Queasy 5. Egomania 6. Zebra 7. Retreated

10. Fate 12. Countess 15. Elegant 16. Crater 18. Frump 20. Grim 23. Err

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Women's Health by i l i t u l o c h

Getting a Handle on Health in Jakarta Living in Jakarta, it can be a challenge to stay healthy. Pollution, traffic, unpredictable weather and a lack of sidewalks combine to make outdoor exercise difficult at best, and while oily, salty food is seemingly available on every street corner, more nutritious fare can be harder to come by.

Ironically I’m writing this after stepping out for a meal of oily nasi goreng from a street vendor, getting caught in a torrential downpour and having to catch a cab the 200 meters home, then towelling off and sitting down at my laptop still damp from the rain.

Despite times like this, though, I’ve been trying my best. I’ve bought a blender and have actually been using it to make juices and smoothies, I’ve started taking a somewhat healthy packed lunch to work and I go to the gym a few times a week.

But I’m still regularly on the move, very busy with work and facing the challenges of trying to look after my health under the pressure of living in a difficult city.

One woman in Jakarta who has really worked out how to take care of health and wellbeing is Simone Samuels at The Wellness Warung. Running raw food classes and specialising in plantbased food coaching, Simone says she’s well aware of how hard it can be to eat healthily in Jakarta.

“Dealing with the air pollution aside, it can be tricky to exercise outdoors due to the lack of open spaces and bad footpaths. Local restaurants and warungs are easy to come by, and provide inexpensive food, but it is not always the healthiest due to being fried in unhealthy oils, and it seems that extra sugar is added to everything,” Simone says.

When Simone arrived in Jakarta in 2009, she started exploring a healthier lifestyle. She went from being “a party girl to a health nerd,” practicing yoga and completing qualifications in nutrition, raw food and coaching.

“I came to understand the profound role that not just food can play in our lives, but also how our relationships, career, spirituality and movement have an important role to play in our overall happiness and health,” she says.

In Jakarta, there are precious few restaurants and cafes that cater to eating healthy, vegetarian or raw food, delicatessens and health food stores are few and far between, and even getting to the shops can cause headaches due to traffic, congestion and getting in and out of malls. There are a few Indonesian staples that could count as

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Annisya Yulianti, personal trainer at Jatomi Fitness in Kuningan City.

“We wish to extend a personal recognition to women, who today represent a growing number of our guests and are increasingly becoming part of many key decision processes,” says Christophe Glass, Brand Director of Harris Hotels.

healthy, and while a wide range of vegetables and fruits can be found at supermarkets and traditional markets, they can be expensive.

So how do people do it?

“Living somewhere like Jakarta where it isn’t always easy, you have to get more creative with how you incorporate healthy lifestyle patterns into your life,” says Simone.

While the tourism and travel industry is starting to cater more to female travellers, the health-conscious still need to exercise a lot of self-control when on the move. But there are options - if you can steer clear of the croissants and noodles - breakfast buffets often feature a decent range of healthy choices.

Simone recommends the Mediterranean Shop at Pasar Festival, saying the “nondescript” store on Jalan Rasuna Said is “a god-send.”

“This is where I buy just about every pantry item that I use regularly. It is the best source I have found in Jakarta to buy raw almonds, pickles, olives, delicious dates and figs, dried apricots, tahini, raisins, walnuts, dried coconut, pistachios and spices,” she says.

At Jatomi Fitness, a gym in new mall Kuningan City, I’ve connected with personal trainer Annisya (Nisya) Yulianti. She also has her own weight loss and fitness story, having been inspired by her own journey to dedicate her career to fitness. Previously working for a fitness magazine company, she found she wanted to share her knowledge with others, and chose to move into working one-on-one to help people achieve results.

“Almost every food in Jakarta is unhealthy, making it really hard to make positive food choices,” Nisya says.

She recommends making juices and smoothies, but also likes the healthy options at Daily Food Hall, who offer salads, fruit salads and on-the-go meals of grilled fish and vegetables, which can be both affordable and delicious.

“To achieve fitness goals, consuming less fat, sugar and carbohydrates, as well as complete nutrients should be combined with an active lifestyle,” says Nisya.

Simone of the Wellness Clinic

regularly is not enough, eating well and clean eating is also essential to achieving their goals,” she says.

According to a January 2012 study by Amadeus, the number of female business and leisure travellers is expected to rise sharply over the next two decades. The survey of more than 1,500 business and leisure travellers estimates that in 2011, roughly 4.5 million international business trips were made by women from Australia, Singapore, South Korea, India, China and Indonesia.

Indonesian award-winning mid-range hotel chain Harris Hotels in May launched its Women’s Touch campaign, which includes access on request for female guests to hair straighteners, yoga mats and an emphasis on healthy lifestyle.

As for me, chained to the desk most of the day, I don’t think I’ve quite managed to crack it yet. But I’ve found a great “superhero workout” to do at home, doing squats and lunges whenever the opportunity presents itself and I’ve been preparing my own food whenever possible.

I would still love to find some more healthy places to eat out (looking for places like Yogyakarta’s Milas restaurant) and I could probably stand to cut down on the Bintang a little, but I feel like I’m making progress, if only one baby step at a time.

--Continue the conversation - what creative ways have you found to stay healthy? What tips do you have to share with other women in Jakarta? What are your favourite healthy Jakarta restaurants and places to buy food?

Share your tips and recommendations.  Ili Tulloch www.ilitulloch.com.au twitter: @licencedtoili

Ili Tulloch Ili Tulloch is a journalist, web designer and digital media nerd based in Jakarta.

She can be found online at www.ilitulloch.com.au or on twitter @licencedtoili

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Degrees of Deception Regulations on qualifications for expatriate English instructors have been tightened over the past decade, so some teachers are resorting to buying fake university degrees – following in the footsteps of crooked local judges, police, legislators, civil servants and even a former vice president.

English is big business, with courses costing hundreds of dollars when native speakers are doing the teaching. For a long time, just about any Westerner could teach in Jakarta because their employer would either take care of or ignore the paperwork. That’s still pretty much the case today, but some teachers feel safer with a bogus degree.

Such degrees can be bought online, with prices ranging from $100 to $1,300 depending on the qualification and whether it includes fake course work. Vendors claim to offer a 24-hour verification service, so that if an employer or inspector wants to check the validity, someone will be on hand to tell lies.

Unqualified teachers can save money by using Photoshop to make a fake degree and then finding a discreet printing shop. Or there is the long-standing method of simply putting a new name over a photocopy of an old degree, and then paying officials to accept the document as valid.

I have never taught English, but six years ago, a British friend begged me to cover one of his classes and gave me this advice: “When someone asks you a question about grammar, just tell them it’s not important. When I don’t know what to do, I always put on a DVD or get them to play monopoly.” With such teachers, students could cut costs by watching Sesame Street videos or befriending Westerners online.

A few English language centres, such as the prestigious Wall Street Institute, have a reputation for scrupulous professionalism in their recruitment – which means no drunkards being enlisted from Jalan Jaksa and given a photocopied degree, and no under-the-table payments to get working visa applications endorsed. “You can imagine how this must annoy some of the officials who make a lot of money from the other popular language schools that pay the bribes,” says one veteran teacher.

Any foreigner with the requisite qualifications can teach English in Indonesia unless they come from one of 18 blacklisted countries, mostly in Africa and the Middle East.

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The 2005 Law on Teachers and Lecturers stipulates that teachers must have a relevant degree or four-year diploma. That means English teachers need a degree in English.

Then there’s a piece of legislation called: Minister of National Education Decree No.66 of 2009 on Granting Permission for Foreign Teachers and Education Personnel in Formal and Non-Formal Education Units in Indonesia.

The decree, which is designed “to protect the Indonesian people from influences … that could undermine national unity”, mandates that foreign teachers must possess physical and spiritual health, and should be free from drugs and HIV/AIDS. And they must not be involved in religious propaganda, intelligence gathering, clandestine activities, fundraising or any other activities beyond the scope of their work permit.

What really bothers the English schools is the requirement that expat teachers must have a degree in English, yet not necessarily a teaching qualification. In other countries, such as China, South Korea and Japan, a bachelor’s degree in any field is usually sufficient.

Philip (not his real name) from Canada has been teaching English in Indonesia for 18 years without a degree. “I’ve never needed one. I was once asked if I could produce a degree and I said it was destroyed in a flood.

So then my boss had me sign something saying I had a degree.”

ViaVia’s Cross Java Walk. 10 September until 21 September 2013. Hike along from Semarang to Parangtritis.

This extraordinary expedition offers you literally a ‘cross section’ of Java in all its aspects. It’s a walk that brings you from the Java Sea in the North all the way to the Indian Ocean in the South. En route we traverse not less than four volcanoes, including the renowned Mt. Merapi, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. During the walk we have an eye for history as well. We visit historical cities and archeological sites like Prambanan that’s on the UNESCO world heritage list. In addition we learn about various fascinating aspects of daily life in Indonesia. Our pace allows us to be frequently in contact with the local people. The beauty of the green rice fields, density of the tropical jungle, and the roughness of the dramatic towering mountains will make every single day a unique hiking experience.

In twelve days we will cover a distance of over 200 kilometres and we reach a cumulative elevation gain of almost 8,000 meters. The length of the individual stages can run up to 25 km. This expedition requires a very good physical and mental condition.

For further information, pricing and booking go to viaviajogja. com / travel@viaviajogja. com or call 081327192271.

David from the US recalls working for a school where “the director had a drawer full of copies of degrees from around the world, so whenever a new teacher started he could doctor a photocopied degree for them”.

Buying degrees sets a terrible example to young Indonesians; that they need not bother with tertiary education but instead can buy their way into a good job, especially in the civil service and judiciary, if they have wealth and the right connections.

Journalists have been threatened for writing about officials who use fake degrees.

Legitimate universities sometimes award honorary degrees to people of questionable academic and ethical backgrounds. There were protests this year after Diponegoro University in Central Java conferred an honorary doctorate on a former State Intelligence Agency official, who was allegedly linked to the 2004 murder of human rights activist Munir. 

Pushkar Fair & Sonepur Mela Photography Tour. 7 November until 23 November 2013 Join Incredible Indian Tours & David Metcalf and experience two of the most fascinating Pilgrimage and Lovestock festivals in the world.

Witness the Light of Varanasi on the night of the full moon and capture your memories from a

photographer’s perspective.

Highlights: - be part of the chaos and excitement of India’s capital city Delhi - get lost in the Pushkar Camel Fair - explore the palaces and bazaars of Jaipur - be left breathless by the unsurpassed Taj Mahal - explore the Temple village of Orchha - witness sunrise over the Ganges in holy Varanasi - haggle for an elephant at the Sonepur Mela For more information please e-mail:davidmetcalf3@me.com

music concerts

Electric Pet Shop Boys Live In Jakarta. 17 August 2013 Festival: IDR 1.000.000 One of the world’s best-selling music artists, Pet Shop Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide, and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book of Records.

Pet Shop Boys recorded ‘Elysium’ in early 2012 in Los Angeles, the first time they have recorded an album in America.

‘Elysium’ features twelve new songs which display a warm, deep electronic sound, and includes orchestral arrangements

by Joachim Horsley, Andrew Dawson and Ben Leathers.

Location: SKENOO EXHIBITION HALL – GANDARIA CITY Website: http://myticket.co.id/

Metallica Asia Tour 2013 @ Jakarta. 25 August 2013 @ Gelora Bung Karno Proudly presented by Blackrock Entertainment Indonesia, this century’s most anticipated metal concert is finally coming to Jakarta. Consisting of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo, Metallica are regarded as one of the biggest and most influen-

tial metal act of this century.

Formed in the early 80s, the quartet metal has released nine studio albums, four live albums, five extended plays, 25 music videos, and 37 singles. The band has won nine Grammy Awards and has had five consecutive albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200.

Metallica Asia Tour 2013 will be held in Jakarta at Gelora Bung Karno, on August 25th 2013.

With a stadium capacity, this concert will be the biggest in South East Asia.

Please call for more info Website: www.blackboxtix.com

charity

The Red Nose Foundation presents Hidung Merah Festival of Laughs and Charity Auction gala benefit. September 14, 2013 @ Le Meridien Hotel Hosted at the Le Meridien hotel’s grand ballroom, all of our guests will get to enjoy a four course finely prepared meal menu, and a range of entertainment, including live music, a charity auction, various styles of stand up and physical comedy, and, of course, a performance by the one and only Hidung Merah Performance Troupe.

Sophisticated, fun, and for a good cause, this much anticipated fundraising event will be attended by some of the city’s most privileged and charitable personalities. Every rupiah raised will go to ensuring that the Red Nose Foundation can continue making a difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Jakarta.

During the month of August, tickets are: Rp. 900,000 per person Rp.6,800,000 for 1 Table (8 pax) If one night of comedy isn’t enough, buy the early bird special and get a ticket to the Festival of Laughs and the Jakarta Comedy Club in August for Rp. 1,100,000During the month of September, tickets are: Rp. 1,000,000 per person Rp.7,600,000- for 1 Table (8 pax) Eearly bird special: Rp. 1,200,000For more information, please contact info@rednosefoundation.org

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Non-Commercial Classifieds are still FREE! Send in your classifieds to ads@jakartaexpat.biz Next issue deadline: 21th August 2013 Have something to sell? Looking for something to buy? Looking for staff? Selling property? Or need a place to live? Why not place your classified ad with Jakarta Expat!

Your classified will be placed once for 2 weeks online and once in our printed version which has a circulation of 15.000 copies bi-weekly.

Conditions: Personal classifieds : Free of Charge / 50 words max Commercial classifieds : Rp. 100,000 / 0 - 50 words

: Rp. 200,000 / 50 - 100 words - Property listings are considered as Commercial.

- For adding an image / company logo in our printed issue another Rp. 150,000 needs to be charged.

Send in your classifieds to ads@jakartaexpat.biz

Automotives

For Sale | Rare 1977 Vespa | Italian Sprint Veloce | All Documents Provided | Rp. 12.500.000,- OBO My Vespa needs an owner that can appreciate it for the amazing specimen that it is. With today's exchange rate, this bike would sell for around Rp. 37.962.500,- in the UK -- which makes it an absolute steal at Rp. 12.500.000,-.The scooter is located in Jakarta Utara. Delivery is not available -- please contact us to arrange for a viewing and/or purchase. Serious inquiries only, please.You can see photos here: https://plus.google.com/photos/101243325033678420152/ albums/5901147623117658033.

Please email us at harimaukumbangnya@gmail.com for more information.

Cleaning out the extras for the move. -1962 Veepspa Super.

Rp 22 mill.Valued at Rp 28 mill.

Runs perfectly. New brakes, tires.

Samsung Galaxy Android Tablet 10 inch.Only used 3 times!! Rp 2.5mill. Various tables and chairs also for sale. Email dpirone@ mac.com for a full list with photos or viewing in Kemang.

Property

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house to sell in TANJUNG BIRA SOUTH SULAWESI. land size 2300m2 beautiful view all a long bay with white sand beach. contact no 081354691736 or 082192972556

Houses for rent at Kemang, Cipete, Cilandak, Pejaten Barat, Pondok Indah. Big garden, S’pool, Complex, 4-5 bedrooms, U$ 2000 - U$ 7000. Phone: 0816859551 and 08170093366 e-mail: nantha_realtor@yahoo.com

A House for sale, truly one of the best spot in this greenest residential area, with a total area (land/house) of 256/450 m2 featuring of 5+2BR, 5+1 Bathroom, an extra private garden 300 m2, facing east & south, electricity 7700, garage for 2 cars, carport for 2 cars, furnished + 6 aircon, sanitary brand Hans Grohe+Kohler, lighting brand Megaman, private and calm, close to security portal, Price: 7M Nego. If you are looking for a suburban feel - natural and fresh environment, you will like this! Interested, please contact Yenvi 081703332608.

1BR - New Modern Minimalist Aptm, for Single Executive who works around Thamrin or Menteng, • 38 sqm • @Jakarta Residence-Thamrin City, 28F, near Grand Indonesia • Fully Furnished, completed with Home Appliances (just bring luggage) • Pool View • Initial Lease term: 2 years • USD.1,200/month Contact: Susan (owner)(susanti.gozali@yahoo.com) • Survey: by appointment (for Sat/Sun visit)

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or two families. Staff and in house catering available. Attractive prices starting from IDR 1,200,000 per night. Most of our guests visit us again.

Reservations. www.villa-gamrang.nl or just mail us villagamrang@gmail.com Modern single story house, 4 years old, 450 m2 on 780m2, Ciganjur, 20 minutes from CITOS. Marble and hardwood flooring; kitchen by Metric of Germany; 4 en-suite bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, quality bath/ shower fixtures; 11m x 5m pool and terrace; Call Owner on 08111 660180

Discover Villa Gamrang. Experience our hospitality and the complete privacy of your own beach house. Villa Gamrang (Cisolok beach, 4 hours’ drive from Jakarta) is designed to offer guests a wonderful and luxurious holiday with beautiful and natural surroundings. Stylish interior, several outdoor terrace’s, sea view, spacious garden, swimming pool, 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, complete kitchen, cable television, internet (WiFi).

Idyllic place for couples or one

Houses for rent in Kemang, Cipete, Cilandak, Pejaten, Pondok Indah and Kuningan. Big garden, swimming pool, complex. 4-5 bedrooms, US$2,000$7,000. Please call or sms Madam Heny: 021 988 61136.

Jobs Jobs Available

Sale: Excellent freehold land 2100 m2 on main road to Tanah Lot, right next to Pan Pacific Bali Nirwana Golf resort, 400m walk to beach. Perfectly strategic for commercial and/or exclusive private villas overlooking golf course. Call 0816903290

Sale: Rare piece of fabulous beachfront land 2345 m2 in Soka - Bali, very popular surfing beach. Direct access, two level land with stunning ocean view from upper level. Ideal for private villas. Ready to build. Call 0816903290

PT Koleksi Klasik is looking for a professional to join our dynamic team as a Sales Executive.

The position requires fluency in English oral & written, competent administrative skills as well as a basic understanding of the sales process, be proactive, outgoing, and friendly. Please send CVs to info@jakartaexpat.biz along with job references. The right candidate will receive an attractive package.

Aspiring Golf writers: Golf Indonesia is a new free monthly Golf magazine, promoting the wonders of Golf all over the archipelago. We are looking for contributors who are passionate and avid golfers who would like to write for our magazine;

whether it be course reviews, golfing stories, golf holidays, even current and past affairs in the world of professional golf.

Please email a sample of your work to: simon@golfindonesia. biz, Simon – editor of Golf Indonesia.

The Embassy of Poland in Jakarta will hire PA to the Ambassador. Main duties: assistance with the current tasks to the Ambassador and diplomatic-consular staff, drafting circular notes, managing secretariat, documents, phonecalls, assistance in paperwork, intellectual added value to the team, willingness to work additionally at home, overnight, weekends when needed. Requirements: M.A. or equivalent from the leading University in Indonesia or abroad, team player, systematic, punctual, native bahasa Indonesia, fluent English, command of Polish language a plus. Experience in working at the Embassies or for the government a plus. We offer competitive salary and interesting working environment. Please send your CV (1 page max) and motivation letter (1 page max) to dzakarta.amb.sekretariat@ msz.gov.pl or via post/courier.

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ment of a Local sponsor.

Types of companies: 1. Limited Liability Company 2. Single Person Company 3. Foreign Branch (Operational or representative) We can assist you with 2 year visas on the respective companies.

We can also arrange for FF offices and Virtual office services.

Contact us now and our consultant will assist you thoroughly. info@lexconsultinghouse.com

Private Spanish Lessons. Learn Spanish at your place with an experienced Spanish tutor from Spain. Most of my students come from International Schools (JIS and BIS). Please, call me (Raúl) 082110502786.

Email: unascartas@yahoo.com

We are a new studio located in Jakarta which offers Ballet Barre Workouts. Pilates or Ballet Instructors are wanted to teach Ballet Barre workouts, training will be given from the United States. Please email jessicaandyanto@gmail.com if interested

Assistant Program Manager.

RMIT English Worldwide has partnership arrangements in Jakarta for the delivery of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). An Assistant Program Manager is currently sought to be responsible for assisting the Program Manager in all aspects of the direct delivery of the RMIT English Worldwide EAP program, by providing leadership and direction to teachers and teacher trainers, as well as ensuring key support processes such as scheduling, work allocation, student services, resourcing and communication/ teamwork strategies are in place and working effectively. applications.training@rmit. edu.au

learner are few characters i can offer. Cv required? Email to tta_ syaras@yahoo.com or t.syaras@ gmail.com

Looking for an English teacher. We are looking for a woman English teacher for my little twin girls. please contact me by e-mail: franscanan@gmail.com

Come explore Jogjakarta’s hidden caves, stunning coastline, mystic volcanoes, cascading rivers, and ancient temples this weekend with joeindo.com. We provide western service and quality.. caving, cave-tubing, white-water rafting, trekking, mountain-biking excursions and more. Visit us at www.joeindo.com

Looking for Work Do you need personal home cook or personal assistant for your family? Please contact: Tya - 08811299481 - septiadt@ gmail.com Hi, i am Sisca, Indonesian female is seeking challenge job as secretary /PA/admin officer. Bachelor degree in management. Currently working as customer service officer in int'l airline company.

Mature, loyal, honest, and fast

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We are production office of fashion garment. We need female models for our fitting session that is done once-two times in a week. The product includes Underwear, Swimwear & Outerwear.

The face will not be captured in the fitting session. Requirement: - Size 75D/80C. - Minimum height 160 cm.

- Body weight is normal and proportional.

Send your data and body pictures to recruitment_puls@yahoo.com.

Services

Private Art Classes at your home (sculpture, painting, drawing).

In area Jakarta, Bogor, Depok. per session ( 2 hrs.): IDR 200000.

Contact me: 08128099086 LEX Consulting House is a professional consulting Firm that can assist you to register your company without the require-

International Freight Forwarding and Project Specialists. Your solutions for shipment of personal effect / household and commercial goods, let us take care of your problems. Direct, weekly consolidation container to Europe Destination, Australia, Far East and USA. It is our business to support your business PT. VLI – PT. Voyage Logistic Indonesia Bellagio Office Park, OUG Floor No. 19-20. Kawasan Mega Kuningan. Jl. Mega Kuningan Barat IX Kav. E4.3. Jakarta Selatan 12950 – Indonesia. Tel.: 62 21 300 66 569, Fax. : 62 21 300 66 559. E-mail: voyagelogistics@ vllindonesia.com

Medical evacuation health & life insurance. Let us diagnose your needs.

Contact Paul Beale, mobile: +62 816 137 0663, office: 021-5220990 E: paulbeale@gms-financial.com

YOUR PATHWAY TO 2ND YEAR AT UNIVERSITY OVERSEAS. Accounting? Finance? Marketing?

Management? Media & Com-

munication? IT? MIBT Jakarta campus provides programs that allow you to enter the second year of university overseas. Located in a bright new modern building with facilities that support first-class teaching and learning activities, MIBT Jakarta facilitates your transition from high school to university level education in Australia and other countries.

Special direct pathway to Deakin University. For questions about MIBT Jakarta campus or to request a brochure, please contact us at 021 29022285-89 or visit our website at www.mibt.or.id

Scan your books to read them on the go!!! PT. MegaEnviron is specialized in scanning books even without removing the book bindings (non-destructive scan).

Other services include scanning documents, photographs, films, and slides, data entry, managing documents and database. Contact: Charoen Sanpawa, Mobile: 0811-

Translator, Interpreter & Bahasa Indonesia Lesson. Translation of documents & interpreter services (Bahasa Indonesia to English and vice versa). Bahasa Indonesia lesson also available. Please contact: Emily 0811978538 & 021-32975626. For details, visit: http://emilylanguageservices. wordpress.com

Bahasa Indonesia class in August 2013 at the American Club. Private also available for Bahasa/ English/Mandarin.

Qualified teacher & excellent material 02168888246 or 0813-85590009 www.sibschool.com

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930-3744, Office: 021-632-6667.

E-mail:charoen@megaenviron. com. www.MegaEnviron.com

Others Think you do not have time to go to the gym to do Zumba Fitness? Let do Zumba Fitness together in your home or after work, call 5 friends, I bring the best music and the easy to follow's choreographies and the party starts to burn calories. Areas: Pondok indah-Kemang-Cilandak-Cipete-Lebak Bulus, Choose the day and time to start in august. reserve your day soon!!!! some days already booked!!! yeahhhh.

1h + 1 to 5 friends rp 250,000.

50,000 rp each additional friend.

For more info sms +8119402182

For sale Zeppelin Air Bowers & Wilkins speaker deck. From August 2011. Wifi connected. compatible with all Apple products.

IDR 5.500.000. Contact Fanny 081381066637.

Cupboard Clearance Sale: predigital slr Canon & Pentax cameras + lenses: Rp 1m. Spinner exercise spinner bike: Rp 350,000. sms phil at 081353823603 Looking for: do you have too much unused stuff? Do you want to go back to your country and want somebody to buy your stuff?

We buy used goods like furniture, electronic, clothing, sport equipment, household, bag, shoes, Etc. contact: 081319342224 (CHRISTI)

All Indonesian Gems & Jewelry -30% during August. Opal, Fossilized Coral, Chrysocolla, Pearls, Amber, Agate, Coral, Amethyst, etc & an extensive collection of award-winning (1st prize in Paris) jewelry. The Museum of Indonesian Gemstones/Jewels by Irwan, Jl. Juanda (Ciputat Raya) 50, tel 0811824302 / 7492850, email-jewelsbyirwan@gmail.com. www.jewelsbyirwan.com; www.fossilizedcoralindonesia. com King 450000, Queen 400000, Single 350000, 1 bedspread, 2 big pillow case, 2 small pillow case, call 081314771406. 27bf7521.

Twin bed for Sale Rp 2,000,000 (OBO) includes the wooden frame, 2 pillows, 2 bolters and blue bed sheet. The frame and the bed are still in good condition. For further information email awidyanata@gmail.com

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24 antique solid teak wood chairs for sale. Price 25 million rupiah.

More info: dian.corry@gmail.com.

Can be delivered.

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