Jakarta Expat - issue 64 - Living in the Fast Lane

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Dear Readers,

64th Edition | 29 Feb - 13 March 2012 Editor in Chief Angela Richardson angela@jakartaexpat.biz Assistant Editor Cecilia Forsman cecilia@jakartaexpat.biz Management Edo Frese edo@jakartaexpat.biz Sales Dian Mardianingsih ads@jakartaexpat.biz Distribution Efa Theodora efa@jakartaexpat.biz Graphics Adietyo Rukmono didiet@jakartaexpat.biz Frederick Ng fred@jakartaexpat.biz Finance Pertiwi Gianto Putri tiwi@jakartaexpat.biz Lini Verawaty lini@jakartaexpat.biz Contributors Ed Caffin Christopher J. Mark Lediard Juan G. Leysner David E. Parry Eamonn Sadler Antony Sutton Editorial Enquiries letters@jakartaexpat.biz Circulation Enquiries info@jakartaexpat.biz Subscription info@jakartaexpat.biz Events news@jakartaexpat.biz Jakarta Expat is published bi-weekly by PT. Koleksi Klasik. Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the writers and the publisher does not accept any responsibility for any errors, ommisions, or complaints arising there from.

Jakarta is a hive of activity and even when we’re stuck in an endless traffic jam and feel like we’re not moving an inch, there’s so much going on outside our windows, which moves at a million miles an hour. Pay attention and you’ll see the people jumping on and off of moving buses as the driver ashes a fag out of the window, ojek drivers negotiating their fee with their passengers, motorcycle delivery men with everything from pizza to live chickens on the back of their bikes, a few brave souls heaving their way through traffic on their bicycles with the occasional mad cyclist with headphones on, an expat casually manoeuvring his moped behind a bajaj puffing out masses of black smoke, taxi drivers beeping their horns at oncoming vehicles, men pushing their kaki lima on the side of the street, and last but not least pedestrians attempting to cross the street, dodging all of the above like a boss (YouTube ‘crossing the street like a boss’).

I well and truly believe there isn’t a dull moment to be had living in this city and from this we’ve themed this issue “Life in the Fast Lane”, a contradiction of sorts.

Featured in this edition is an uplifting story about aid work that truly has made a difference to the lives of so many impoverished people living on the slopes of Gunung Agung and Gunung Abang in Bali and we ask you to join in by donating funds to build a road to reach many others in harder to reach areas of these mountains. Read pages 7 and 8 by David E. Parry to find out more.

Also featured is a piece by Antony Sutton, a Jakarta expat who spent many years living in Bangkok, about how this neighbouring city managed to turn their dire traffic situation around by building an underground and sky trains – a model that Jakarta should follow? Turn to pages 5 and 6 for this interesting read. We also have some fascinating expats in this issue who live life in the fast lane in their own individual ways. Flip to page 10 to meet them. If you live fast, make sure you look after your body – Mark Lediard can give you the low down on page 3.

As Dr. Seuss put it, “Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite.

Or waiting around for Friday night or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil or a better break or a string of pearls or a pair of pants or a wig with curls or another chance. Everyone is just waiting.”

Stop waiting and live life fast, folks!

in this 64th issue

3 Keep Fit ´ The Busy Jakartan's Guide to Better Health and Fitness 4 & 5 Featured ´ Going Nowhere Fast 6 & 7 Inspire- A Self Help Model for Aid the Really Works 8 Travel ´ In the Fast Lane - Travellng Indonesia 9 Food & Drink - The Poppy Bistro 10 Meet the Expats - Sharon Sobotka & Collin Freestone 11 Entertainment - Wicked the Broadway Show comes to Singapore 12 Personal Tech & Apps - Life in the Digital Fast Lane 13 Jakarta Expat Properties 14 Light Entertainment - The Fearless Guardian Angel 16 Events 17 Advertorial - The Importance of Home Contents Insurance 18 & 19 Classifieds Spotted Pic

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Keep Fit

The Busy

C Jakartan's Guide to Better Health and Fitness

BY MARK LEDIARD

an you use some scientifically sound shortcuts to fitness, weight loss and stress management that apply to our unique Jakartan existence? Probably, since many of us are stuck – for so many reasons - doing little or nothing about our wellness.

We often cloak - and even ennoble - this inaction with the familiar litany of having ‘no time’ (with an average reported speed of 5 kilometres per hour on our streets, we even have data to support us, don’t we?). This of course assumes that all of our time is dedicated primarily to worthy and productive pursuits such as our work and our family and community obligations. If you are among the many Jakartans who have become comfortable doing nothing to improve your fitness, nutrition and the attendant burden of stress, be forewarned: reading this short article may be disruptive.

If you got this far, bravo; we can now move on to the first question. Can a really short fitness program produce significant benefits? Yes, absolutely. There is considerable evidence from reliable sources that you can reach and exceed recommended levels of cardiovascular fitness exercising for about 30 minutes a week (doing more is an option likely to produce even more benefits - up to a point).

The article, “Two Experiments in Exercise Minimalism” (www.precisionnutrition. com) details how 8 minutes of exercise a day four times a week enabled a woman to lose 20 pounds in four months while eating a simple balanced diet. The case study provides all the details you need to start tomorrow (or better yet, the day after your doctor says it’s OK).

So, I can get fit in less than 10 minutes a

day, lose weight and eat decently without having to appear on The Biggest Loser Asia?

Great. Now, what about my overall stress - these negative ruminations, these achy joints, and this short-of-breath malaise?

Any shortcuts available? Yes again. If you have an iPhone, iPad or iTouch, try downloading the ‘RespiroguidePro’ for $1.99 (search for “Vital-EQ Respiroguide Pro” in the App Store). It’s a 2-5 minute relaxation aide that offers immediate benefit, and can put you on a path toward the “Relaxation Response” as popularized by Dr. Herbert Benson of the Harvard Medical School in a best-selling book of the same name. You might also look into Heartmath’s “emwave” devices (www.heartmath.com) for 3-5 minute journeys to beneficial and natural changes in your autonomic nervous system that can reduce stress levels.

Exercise is a scientifically proven method to reduce stress. But if making time to get to a gym adds to your stress, consider getting a TRX – the suspension training device that you can use at home, and also take with you on your trips. You just attach it to a door and, using your body weight, you can get as complete a workout as you wish. You can find the device and training videos at

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PrimaFit stores all around town.

What’s the catch? OK, the bad news is that even the 32 minutes a week described in the case study will require you to move until you huff and puff; but the really good news is that the stress-reduction minutes can all be done in the back seat of your car, letting you magically convert a liability (our shared macet misery) into an asset.

The biggest obstacle to achieving the benefits of this elegantly short but scientifically sound health improvement strategy is in one of Newton’s Laws of Motion. It’s that really pesky one about how ‘a body at rest tends to remain at rest’ unless an unbalanced force acts upon it. Where does this “force” come from? It might be this article; it could be getting an overdue physical or a panting and thumping chest after you walk up a few flights of stairs.

It could come from a good friend (or just a mirror) reflecting that you just ‘don’t look so great. It could be taking a quick self-test of your fitness. You might try the National Health Service’ online fitness selfassessment at: http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/ Pages/Fitness.aspx The really good news, though, once you decide to start, comes from Newton’s other law: ‘A body in motion tends to remain in motion…” 

Mark Lediard

Mark Lediard is a certified coach dedicated to enabling people to thrive.

Send questions to mark@lediard.net, or visit www.coachingwithmark.com

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Personals Featured

Going Nowhere Fast -

Can Jakarta Learn from Bangkok?

By ANTONY SUTTON

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angkok’s new international airport may look like the result of a kindergarten class having too much free time with the meccano but getting there and away is a breeze. A rail link connects with the centre of the city and from there access to the inner city mass transit systems that have been developed over recent years. If the train is too inconvenient then a multi-lane highway connects the airport with the myriad of toll roads and freeways that have been built over the last couple of decades and have contributed to getting round the city that much easier.

Jakarta’s airport on the other hand is connected to the city centre by a single toll road. And flooding a couple of years back forced its closure leading to a later widening.

Why is it that two capital cities in a booming part of the world should have taken two drastically different approaches to solving traffic gridlock? Thailand through a programme of road building, mass transport networks while Jakarta has done, umm, next to nothing.

There is no simple answer that can explain Jakarta’s malaise. Instead we need to consider a number of factors, some manmade, others not that have contributed to those delays that are a familiar, and a loathed part of our daily life.

Thailand benefited from the Vietnam War for a start.

With war on its doorstep and military doctrine of the era suggesting if Vietnam and Laos fell Thailand would be next, the military government, with the support of the US, set up a number of air bases round the country, especially in the east near the Laos border. The air bases needed supplies and while much could of course be flown in, that was expensive and diverted resources from their primary purpose of bombing Vietnam and Laos. With the eager support of provincial leaders, who often had stakes in construction companies, roads started to fan out across the country. Not single lanes like we are used to in and around Jakarta but two, three-lane highways.

Many political dynasties that hold sway now in Thailand started their road to riches and power thanks to US largesse.

And they enjoyed it. They noticed how much money could be made in making new roads and they identified further opportunity for profit by providing services along the new highways. Thailand at that time may have been a military dictatorship but in the centre needed the regions’ support and anyway there was enough money and contracts to go round to keep a good many people sated at the trough.

While Thailand was busy building roads, Indonesia was chaffing under a dictatorship. There was little power in the regions and everyone owed their position and power to the centre. As a result the regions were neglected as people jockeyed for power and influence at the royal court where the real decisions were made. What toll roads that were

built were perfunctory and owed much to closeness to the source of power.

During the 1980s Thailand’s economic boom continued and the growing middle class, based in Bangkok, started flexing their muscles. Politicians knew that they were voted in to power by the rural electorate, often under the patronage of those provincial leaders who had gotten powerful and rich, but they knew at the same time it was the Bangkok urbanites who would kick them out. It was necessary to pander to that electorate and they did that by doing the one thing everyone in Bangkok cared about. The traffic.

One businessman starting out in politics promised everyone he would solve Bangkok’s traffic woes in a few months of taking power. One of his ideas at the time was to use helicopters to remove broken down vehicles from elevated roads so the traffic could run smoother. He got in to power, talked about the traffic, called in no helicopters and later became the first prime minister in Thai history to serve his full term. His name? Thaksin Shinawatra.

Of course it also helped that infrastructure development meant loads of kickbacks so it was a win win for everyone.

Elevated toll roads soon covered much of the city while flyovers were built at notorious bottlenecks. The traffic was still bad, stories about drivers carrying portable containers to pee in went round the world, but something was being done and the concrete pylons and large gangs of workmen testified to the fact.

In the mid 1990s Bangkok started work on its first mass transit systems. There were three that had finally, painfully, got the go ahead. Commuters looked on in awe as concrete supports added to the urban landscape. Wow, they thought, this is actually going to happen. Many had been to places like Hong Kong and Singapore, but not many expected their own city would actually have their own rail networks.

They nearly didn’t. The Asian financial crisis hit in 1997 and work stopped as money fled elsewhere. It’s fair to Indonesia, who felt the impact of the crisis more keenly than its northern neighbour, took a lot longer to recover. Bangkok’s first elevated railway was open less than two and a half years after the financial meltdown and work was continuing on the underground railway.

Jakarta meanwhile is stuck with a ring road that doesn’t ring the city. The Jakarta Outer Ring Road is yet to connect Pondok Ranji with Kebun Jeruk and the slip road that was initially built in the halcyon days of the mid 1990s has been reclaimed by nature. Planned work on completing the link has been held up by land ownership issues; the single biggest obstacle to infrastructure development the country faces.

By the middle of the first decade of the 21st century Bangkok

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boasted an underground railway, an overhead railway, a new airport and a road network that reached out to the suburbs where the newly rich had flocked. Jakarta was still muddling along with an infrastructure that was creaking before the crisis hit. The city had been continuingly growing but nothing was being done to handle the increased traffic; both vehicular and personal. Two new elevated roads currently being constructed are 20 years too late and it is unclear whether any further projects are on the table.

There still remains talk of an elevated railway. Pylons were stuck in the ground for one attempt but they are now used to advertise the services of clowns and nannies while offering graffiti artists a chance to showcase their work.

There is a plan to start work on another network sometime soon but no one is holding their breath.

The Thais have been there, done that. Work on one rail line was halted during the financial crisis but is humming along nicely while the remains of another straddle the main railway line heading north; a grim reminder of the early 1990s when investors believed everything in Thailand would turn to gold.

The financial crisis is now just a memory in Thailand.

The traffic flows much better than it has ever done with a number of public transport options available for the people to use. The city has got richer as well. There are less people using motorcycles on the road now than there used to be, meaning driving round Bangkok is now less a trip into a local asteroid field.

Any talk of infrastructure must talk about corruption. Large

sums of money and the public purse is a sure sign avarice will soon enter the equation. But the Thai system, with its powerful provincial barons ensured that money still spilled round the regions. Indonesia, during a crucial time in its development, was to all intents and purposes a feudal family firm that literally saw the money go down the plughole.

I first visited Bangkok and Jakarta some 25 years ago and have since been lucky enough to have lived in both for about 18 years. The changes in Bangkok in the last decade alone forced me to buy a street atlas on my last visit. For Jakarta however, if I still had my lonely plant guide book from a quarter of a century back as I would find that not much has changed. 

Antony Sutton Antony is a freelance writer based in Jakarta.

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

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Inspire History  Steep, eroded section near Jatituhu. See the surviving inner concrete strip, built by locals with cement donated by EBPP in 2006.

A Self-Help Model for Aid that Really Works

The East Bali Poverty Project (EBPP)

By David E. Parry

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hen writing about aid projects words like ‘uplifting’, ‘inspirational’ or ‘downright bloody fantastic’ rarely, if ever, enter the vocabulary of cynical development consultants. That maxim held true until I visited the East Bali Poverty Project (EBPP) located on the remote and inhospitable northeastern slopes of Mount Agung and Mount Abang in Bali. The project is the brainchild of David Booth MBE, a totally dedicated, multi-talented British engineer who dreamed of providing the basic necessities of life to some of the poorest villagers in the whole archipelago and who, in their mountain fastness, seemed to have been forgotten or ignored by the government.

The origins of the EBPP go back to 1998 when David engaged with the people of Desa Ban, a desperately poor, illiterate community of 15,000 people living in abject poverty in 19 remote sub-villages scattered over 7,200 ha of arid, steep land on Mounts Agung and Abang, the former of which erupted in 1963 covering the area in many metres of ash and destroying the forest and life down from its peak.

The only access to the outside world was via steep, narrow mountain footpaths and the generations of isolation, combined with poor soils, precipitous slopes and lack of

convenient fresh water sources, had created conditions of appalling poverty dominated by serious health issues including probably the highest incidence of goitre in the world (85%), widespread skin diseases such as impetigo, endemic malnutrition and a staggering infant mortality rate of 30% before age one, some ten times the national average.

In the beginning the elders of the community prioritized education for their children as a means of providing a better future. But it was clear that no real progress could be made and the children could not respond properly until the basic health issues were dealt with and access to other villages, many perched on the ridges of geologically recent lava flows, and to the outside world were improved.

The first item under health was to address the key deficiencies of dietary iodine, vitamins and minerals through an ‘awareness’ education programme supported by a steady regimen of iodized oil capsules, sponsored from 2001-2033 inclusive by UNICEF’s Jakarta office, iodized salt, multi-vitamin tablets and a daily glass of fortified milk per child to accompany their nutritious daily meal at school. A system of regular health checks to evaluate and advise on infants’ and children’s nutrition status, provide maternity advice and introduce a regular

dentistry programme were also initiated from 2000, but to facilitate these actions, attention had to be paid to providing good access to the villages.

The project set about upgrading existing mountain walking tracks into mountain roads that could accommodate motorcycles and 4-W-D vehicles. The first road was built to the village of Daya from the saddle between Mount Agung and Mount Abang between November 1999 and March 2000; this provided the first road access in history for thousands of people to leave the village and for supplies and knowledge to come in. This involved the local villagers working together under the traditional ‘Gotong Royong’ system of community selfhelp, surveying new sections of path and providing the labour for widening the path, preparing the sub-base and laying the twin parallel 60 cm wide, 6 cm deep concrete strips under the supervision of David Booth and small his team of local Balinese volunteers.

The road-side verges and adjacent slopes were stabilized with amazing vetiver grass. The life of the roads so constructed averages up to ten years on straight and gently inclined sections but only about four years on the bends and very steep sections before major repairs are required. In order to prolong the life of the roads, it is

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planned to use chicken wire and/or woven local bamboo reinforcement materials on such sections in future.

This privately funded integrated and community-based poverty eradication model is now in its 13th year. The results of directing small donations to specifically targeted objectives selected and managed by the communities themselves are quite staggering. Iodine deficiency and its debilitating effects, goitre and cretinism, have been eradicated; some 800 sanitary rain-water concrete collection tanks each with a 33,000 litre capacity have been built by the local people in schools and villages; piped water has been supplied by gravity feed to many villages from rejuvenated mountain springs; and over 1,000 children have been educated privately in six EBPP hamlet schools from primary through to secondary high school level with a few going onto university. In fact, by 2011, EBPP had their first three university graduates (all young ladies), returning to their villages to work as teachers and help expand the private primary and secondary education programmes in the area since there is still no assistance provided from the local government.

 The mist rolls in, down from Bunga, Mount Abang to distant Mount Agung Peak, Desa Ban.

Such remarkable achievements are often in marked contrast to the woeful track record of many of the major donor agencies where the US$ 2.5 million that has been spent over the 13 years of the EBPP, is often expended in one year on administrative charges, illicit fees and expensive consultant reports, that are rarely, if ever, appropriate to real poverty eradication. 

Jakarta Expat is launching an appeal for funds for this amazing project that has turned the lives of thousands of villagers from one of utter despair and unimaginable suffering to one of hope for themselves and future generations.

Rp. 75,000 will supply the materials and labour to build one metre of reinforced twin-concrete strip mountain road; the price of two beers in a bar or a haircut, and the project needs 9,000 m to make the 4.5 km-long steep mountain roads to Darmaji and Jatituhu hamlets accessible to 4-W-D vehicles and motorcycles.

The Jakarta Expat team and the management of Bugils Bars (Eastern Promise, De Hooi, Cazbar, De Burse) in Jakarta will be involved to raise funds to construct some of the road and we hope our readers will join in to raise funds by sending donations, either by Giro transfer to EBPP bank account or by PayPal, details on our EBPP website “How can I help” Menu:

 Music lesson at Daya School given by EBPP local staff, trained by proffesional musicians from Denpasar. The young girl in the green skirt was recently ranked No. 2 academically in Bali.

http://eastbalipovertyproject.org/how-can-i-help/how-to-donate If you make a donation, kindly refer to Jakarta Expat. All donations will be acknowledged by a formal e-mail receipt and on the EBPP Donor section of Homepage at www. eastbalipovertyproject.org .

In addition, progress measured in metres of road built will be reported in Jakarta Expat together with a short report and photographs. For companies wishing to donate larger sums, other more formal means of recognition such as a plaque bearing the company logo can be arranged. Formal financial reports on the details of all donated expenditure are available on request to EBPP or to view in their Denpasar office. The 2010 EBPP accounts, audited by Ernst & Young Indonesia, are available on request. Over the next 10 years the Project hopes to build some 20 km of mountain road to connect the remaining sub-villages of Desa Ban to the outside world. Let’s help these villagers move into the fast lane! 

 Existing widened and seriously eroded 4.5 km mountain track from Dlundungan to Darmaji; the only access!!

Dr. David E. Parry

David Parry is a Soil Scientist and Land-use Planner who has been living and working in Indonesia for over 30 years. He lives in Cinere with his wife Sonja, their six dogs and numerous cats. Please email him at deparry777@gmail.com  Eroded mountain track from EBPP Darmaji School, in dire need of upgrading to road status.

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Meet the Expats

Meet Sharon Sobotka.

The extrovert who lives life to the full in Jakarta.

You have a very interesting last name – where does it come from?

Thank you. I’m Polish American. My parents were first generation which makes me second generation Polish.

And where in the States are you from?

I’m a Chicago girl, born and bred. But I’ve lived in Moscow where we relocated for my husband’s job and have been in Jakarta for two and a half years now.

What does your husband do for work?

He’s a diplomatic attaché.

Sounds very James Bond. And how long have you been married?

Let me see... 24 years. Oh my gosh, that’s a long time!

That is indeed. Do you have children?

Yes, we have two kids – a boy and a girl – Aiden and Tarra.

So how’ve you found living in Jakarta?

This city is daunting when you first arrive and it’s very much still the “Wild West”. The streets not only have thousands of cars and thousands of motorbikes and people trying to cross everywhere, but you also have guys on pushcarts thrown in! Luckily I’m a city girl so it didn’t phase me that much.

You have to find your own rhythm or you miss out on the fun and on meeting all the interesting people from all over the world with fascinating backgrounds who live here.

How did you manage to find your rhythm?

Through Jakarta Players, which is a community theatre group in English that gives all of its proceeds to Habitat for Humanity, Indonesia. This group has an age range of 16 to 60 with members who come from creative and interesting backgrounds, from documentary-makers to people working for USAID. From here I joined other organisations that put on events and now I volunteer at the Highland Gathering, Scotland in Concert, Taste of Jakarta and many more. Groups are very accepting in Jakarta if you have the energy and the will to get something done.

What’s your role with Jakarta Players now?

Now I’m the President, I act, produce, direct and sell tickets because true

community theatre allows you to advance quickly in the organisation!

So Madame President, what’s the latest show you produced?

Last December I co-directed The Real Inspector Hound which I can only describe as a murder mystery farce. I directed this with an Englishman who kept the play true to its British roots. It was a great show that kept you guessing while it kept you in stitches!

And you used to be on the board of the American Women’s Association. What was that like?

Yes, I did and it was a lot of fun. We used to organise a lot of fundraisers and shopping bazaars for good causes. I only left the board because I started working for the American Embassy.

I see. And what do you do at the Embassy?

I work as an Office Management Assistant.

Basically at the moment I’m facilitating the construction of the new embassy building which is going to be beautiful.

So you have a job, two kids, a husband that travels a lot, you’re on the board of a community theatre group, you volunteer at all kinds of charity events – anything else?

Well, I also DJ at private charity parties!

My stage name is Shazzie Zee! But don’t worry DJs, you don’t have to worry about me taking your gigs away! I’m also part of a book group, which are fantastic by the way, especially if you happen to be a shy person.

Which you definitely aren’t! What advice can you give to expat wives new to Jakarta?

Join a group because the people are very accepting and find one that nurtures your interests and makes you feel yourself so that you can then go out and be adventurous. Don’t sit at home and hope something will happen. Get on the other side of the wall! And travel Indonesia’s islands because Jakarta is not Indonesia.

Two great publications I would recommend are by the American Women’s Association for when you first get here; “Introducing Jakarta”, which is full of all that basic information that gives you comfort and “Jakarta’s Shopping Guide”, which shows you where you can get just about everything. Embassies also have Community Liaison Officers who are a wealth of information.

So Sharon, are you ever going to slow down?

Slow down? Why would I want to do that?

Great answer. To get in touch with Sharon, email her at kin4fam@yahoo.com

Meet Colin Freestone.

The Aussie adventure cyclist and founder of Cycle Indonesia.

Let’s start from the beginning, where do you come from and where do you call home?

I grew up in Sydney, Maroubra which boasts a beach renowned for wild, rough surfs. My wife, dog and I have a house in St Ives, Sydney and we also have an apartment in Cikini, Jakarta. I feel equally at home in both places.

You split your time living in Indonesia and Australia, what’s biggest difference between Indonesia and Sydney?

Rules. Australians are bound by quite explicit (written down) rules and laws, and Australians are quick to remind you what they are. Indonesian society is more regulated by customs that are usually implicit, and not written down, which makes them harder to learn and understand than Australian rules. There is far more tolerance extended to foreigners in Indonesia who don’t understand these customs or codes than in Australia.

Driving is a good example. In Australia drivers are expected to follow traffic laws and there is precious little tolerance for drivers who don’t. In Indonesia on the other hand, in any given situation, drivers tend to negotiate and are guided by trying to find the best solution rather than following a set of rules or working out who is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. The different attitudes manifests itself in Australia in the form of ‘road rage’, with cyclists bearing the brunt of much of this uncalled for verbal abuse. In contrast I’ve cycled thousands of kilometres in all parts of Indonesia and not once have I experienced road rage.

You run a cycling tour service here in Indonesia, when did you launch Cycle Indonesia?

I did the first trip in January 2009. This was a trip of 27 days covering 1200 km.

Cycle Indonesia is more of a Cultural Immersion service. I’ve chosen a part of Indonesia that, for the most part has remained untouched by tourism. This permits riders on my trips to experience Indonesia ‘as it really is’ not something that’s been created to satisfy western tourist tastes.

What made you decide to open a cycling tour service here in Indonesia?

The whole thing just evolved. In 1995 I was working in South Sulawesi and I was struck

by the lack of modern commercialism on the island and it seemed like it might be fun to cycle ‘somewhere’ on the island. So my son and I bought some Brompton folding bikes and in 2000 off we pedalled, 365 km to Toraja Land (neither well organized nor well equipped) but we had a ball, sleeping in police stations, schools and peoples’ houses.

In 2006 we organized another trip, this time we had maps and a far better idea of a ride-able route. We took three weeks to do the circuit. Once again we had a ball, learned lots, and decided that we’d organize a trip for others. After our first successful trip in 2009, we decided that shorter trips, in terms of both time and distance, seemed to be more the go. Also riders preferred mountains to flat plains. So, since then we’ve developed a range of shorter routes encompassing geographically mountainous areas.

Can you tell us about your service and what a typical tour entails?

We organize just about everything – the route (which we’ve tried at least several times); the accommodation (best available); the food (modified Sulawesi Indonesian style); the support vehicles and bike mechanic; Police approvals.

What kind of clientele do you usually encounter?

Over nine trips we’ve had 80 riders. 40% have been ladies, 65% have been 50+ years. Thirteen have come from the US, most of the rest from Australia, NZ and Jakarta (expats). Overwhelmingly they are looking for ‘something different’. The camaraderie that develops with groups, for me, is one of the most pleasing features of the trips. Networking that starts during trips continues afterwards. We now have Cycle Sulawesi Alumni rides in Sydney.

Numerous riders sign up for second trips and one rider has signed up for three.

What was the biggest culture shock any of your riders have experienced during a tour?

I would say the hospitality and infectious friendliness of the people (particularly the kids), the thoughtfulness of the drivers, and the welcoming nature of official institutions along the way. On most rides we are invited into peoples’ homes, schools, mosques, churches, community health clinics and police stations.

As a cyclist, what are your thought on the fixie ( fixed gear bicycle) craze that’s sweeping Jakarta?

I’ve haven’t ridden one of these bikes since I was about 8 years old. You wouldn’t catch me on one now! They have no place in cycle touring.

To contact Colin, email him at cycle_ indonesia@bigpond.com or visit his website at www.cycleindonesia.com.au

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Entertainment

A the Broadway Musical Comes to Singapore

By CHRISTOPHER J.

s the economy booms, more and more Indonesians head to the City of Lions for their entertainment needs, whether it be to the cinema, theatre or restaurants.

Although big name acts have recently performed in Jakarta, Singapore still attracts more international talent and organizes more cultural festivals. As a result, the production of Wicked at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel is sure to interest many of our readers.

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked is a musical of ambition and scope that has not been seen since Phantom of the Opera. The story is an extrapolation of the Wizard of Oz, tracing the past of two girls, one fair and lovely (Glinda) and the other with emerald skin (Elphaba), who go on to become the Witches of Oz. The show is thus the backstory to the Wizard of Oz told in song, dance, pomp and special effects. The result is a multimedia Broadway show that has stunned audiences all over the world. Thus far, the show has travelled to the U.K., North America, Germany, Japan and Australia (among others) to full houses. On Broadway alone, it rang up receipts of US$1.6 million a week and over 6 million people came to see it. Amazingly, it is currently in its 9th year on Broadway and going strong.

At the heart of the show is the question, how could two friends grow up together and yet take such divergent paths? The story traces their odyssey and the experiences and feelings that shape their upbringing, bringing them to their destinies as the Witches of Oz. One is smart and popular, while the other is fiery and misunderstood. The lead roles are played

by Australian actresses Jemma Rix and Suzie Mathers in what could be the defining musical of the decade.

Wicked is now in Singapore and it promises to be a great success. If past results are any indicator - the show has won over 35 awards including a Tony and a Grammy - we can expect it to play to sold out audiences in Singapore as well. Milan Rokic of BASE ENTERTAINMENT commented, “This production is a first class event, and we welcome its arrival in Singapore.

The set of Wicked on the Grand Theatre stage at Marina Bay Sands looks spectacular, and the cast have been rehearsing hard in Melbourne, so we expect to be wowed by an unbelievable performance and dazzled by the thrilling music, the intricate costumes, beautiful lighting and stunning physical production.“ For more information go to www.wickedthemusical.com.sg and for ticketing www.marinabaysands.com/ticketing. 

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The Fearless Guardian Angel M

by Eamonn Sadler

y friend Tony and I were coming back from a party late one night on his Suzuki 250 motorcycle when he misjudged the angle of a tight left-hand bend and hit a three-foot high graveyard wall at almost 50 mph. I remember using Tony’s back as a ramp as I flew into the air and completed a full somersault before landing hard face down in patch of stinging nettles. I pulled myself together and realised I was okay - winded and suffering from multiple stings to the face, but otherwise fine. Tony was lying on his back on the other side of the wall next to the road, his face a mess of blood and the entire front of his body shredded from a nasty encounter with the wall that I had flown over. Something had ripped a hole in his left cheek and, as he breathed, blood bubbled out of it in considerable quantity. He was bleeding badly from multiple

other cuts and abrasions and I really believed he might die. Then he spoke.

“Man that hurt... How’s the bike?”

I looked down the road. The bike was on its side straddling the white line, smashed to pieces. “It doesn’t look too bad...” I lied, not wishing to add to his hurt.

I started to wonder what we were going to do. We were miles from anywhere in rural England and there was nobody around. Then a Ford Transit van appeared from the other direction and stopped right beside us, windows down.

“Need any help?” the driver asked, knowing the answer.

We shoved the bike off the road, threw Tony in the back of the van and I climbed gingerly in to the front passenger seat. The driver introduced the young woman who was sliding over into the centre

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of the front seat. “This is my wife Angie,” he said. “She’s a nurse...” I couldn’t believe it. Of all the people who could have appeared at that moment, we had lucked out with a nurse. She said “Hi,” then jumped over into the back and started cleaning Tony up as best she could.

At the hospital they laid us out in the Accident and Emergency department and began checking us over. Tony looked terrible, but as they cleaned him up it became apparent that the worst damage he had suffered was the hole in his cheek. The rest was just cuts, grazes and bruises.

Suddenly a stern voice disturbed the peace. “Right Mr. Chapman, by the smell of you this is a waste of time, but I want you to take a deep breath and blow into this bag until I tell you to stop. Clear?” We looked behind us to see a police sergeant standing with

“What the hell do you think you are doing?!?!” she demanded, sounding like a school teacher. “I am giving this man a breathalyzer test,” the sergeant replied. The sister’s face was thunder. “Can’t you see he’s injured? You’ve just broken his stitches! Get out!!” The sergeant looked confused. “But...” “GET OUT NOW!!!”

The sergeant looked very sheepish then turned back to Tony. “We’ll just have to do a urine test later then won’t we Mr. Chapman? I

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Tony looked at me in despair, nodded, and pulled himself up on to his elbows. He took a deep breath, put the tube in his mouth and blew as hard as he could.

Immediately the stitches in his cheek burst and blood gurgled out and ran down his face. At that moment the duty sister appeared.

can wait.” Tony slumped back on to the bed trying to hide a smile.

“You won’t come back in here until we’ve finished our examination!” the sister shot back. Now get out!!” The sergeant reluctantly left. “Don’t worry boys,” the sister said furtively when he was out of earshot. “We won’t be finished with you for hours. Unless you drank enough to sink a battleship, your wee wee should be fine by then.”

She laughed heartily and walked out, and from the corridor we could hear her berating the sergeant again. What a woman. 

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A Jakarta based group of 5 Western style Bars & Restaurants is looking for an expatriate Executive Chef to take up the challenge of strengthen its central office in the key role overseeing the food side of the business. Responsibilities include ensuring a profitable, consistent and varied food production by organizing, leading, controlling and planning.

The right candidate must have a minimum of 3 years experience in a similar position, speak passable Indonesian, be a motivator and a do-er. Applications can be send to: astariawidiati@yahoo.com We need female models for our fitting session that is done once-three times in a week. Payment will be done twice per month. The product includes Underwear, Swimwear & Outerwear.

The face will not be captured in the fitting session.

Requirement : -Size B75 and 80C. -Minimum height 160 cm.

-Body weight is normal and proportional. Send your data and body pictures to recruitment_puls@ yahoo.com.

Merchandiser trainee. Support Merchandiser team to follow up the whole order process and update the situation properly · Data input in the system.

General Requirements: · Education background as in textile/fashion design school. · Require excellent command of English in written and spoken. · Honest, Independent, attention to details, proactive & problem solver Send your cv to : idjob@hm.com I am looking for a live in House boy or maid. Richard 08161903903 Central Jakarta based training provider is looking for experienced, enthusiastic English teachers to work on a full time or part time basis. Available immediately, the role involves teaching adults in a corporate environment as part of their in-house training. Send your CV to recruitment@kpiconsultancy.com Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program is looking for a Development Director, based in Ketapang (Kalimantan Barat). The ideal candidate will have experience in fundraising, conservation, capacity building, native English and strong Indonesian language skills. See www.savegporangutans.org or

contact usgpocp@gmail.com more information.

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Chef needed to manage Mediterranean / Italian restaurant in Jakarta.

Expat preferred. Must have experience. Please email inquiries / CV to rahulgioia@yahoo.com

Learn how to trade the stock market.

Buy and sell shares. We offer Full Stockbroking Services. Call David 081 2813 08298 Jaime Sanders and Tess Gunasekera would like to announce the launch of Simplified, an organizing and design service based in Jakarta that will make your home more comfortable and beautiful. Jaime and Tess will use simple techniques to declutter, organize, and decorate. We will teach you how to reduce stress by removing unwanted clutter in your home, organize the things you want into an accessible system, and then spruce up your home using simple design ideas. Are you planning to move? We will help you prepare and even assist you on the day of the move. Do you worry about emergency evacuation and not having your documents in order?

We can assist in preparing a book of all important paperwork that you might need in an emergency. We will organize your home the way you have always wanted, but have not had the time. Visit us at www. simplifiedorganizedliving.com for more information or to arrange a consultation.

Well - experienced, fully - certified French / American yoga teacher offering individual or small group private classes. Classes are an 1hr 1/2.

Classes include pranayama, standing and balancing postures, meditation as well as introduction to inversion.

The classes are low paced, yet definitely core strengthening. 600,000 Rp - individual private class 130,000 Rp per person for a group of min 4 people. including transportation to and from the studio. Caroline +6282124861620 TRAVELING? LET US HELP YOU! As your partner in business, we aspire to provide service standards that are faster, more accurate and more reliable. Contact us now to assist you for all your travel needs. PT. Amazing World Explorer T&T. Kemang Square, 3rd floor unit III-12. Jl. Kemang Raya no. 5. Phone: 7179 4722 awe.tours@gmail.com

An Indonesian needs a partner to improve English and I will help you to improve your Bahasa Indonesia.

Please contact me at ima_kind@ yahoo.com or call 08561168019 LEARN INDONESIAN LANGUAGE FOR EXPATRIATE. PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS COME TO YOUR HOME OR OFFICE. CONTACT: Jl. Albezia VI. Blok B No. 22 Cipinang Kabembem Jakarta Timur 13240. 0219602950 2/08979332879/087885296161/0 85781173576 - PIN BB : 300A2424.

Bandung - Jl. Banjarnegara No. 13 Antapani Bandung. (022) 7203042 +6281394624172 - Pekalongan (0285) 9104091 - excellentprivat@gmail.com. http://expatriateindonesia.com/ Learn Hatha Yoga at home, flexible schedule. Certified teacher from the Yoga Institute Santacruz, Mumbai.

Call 081218121304

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

Need flexible courses? Want to study privately at home, office or in a class? Bahasa Indonesia class starts on 26 March at the American Club.

Private classes also available for Bahasa / English/ Mandarin. Qualified teachers & excellent materials.

021-68888246/0813-85590009/ sibchool@sibschool.com, www.sibschool.com

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Jakarta (021) 780 7851, Surabaya (031) 749 8377, Email: info@alliedpickfords.co.id Website: www.alliedpickfords.com Special Education Needs (SEN) Support. If anyone needs SpEd/SEN

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Classifieds are still FREE! Send in your classifieds to ads@jakartaexpat.biz Next issue deadline 7 March, 2012 Support at Home for your child or if you have questions related to Special Education and related supportservices in Jakarta, Singapore, Shanghai and Manila, please feel free to contact me at teacher.specialeducation@gmail. com. and I will be happy to be of help.

Price : Rp. 22 millions, including domain name for 1 year and hosting.

Further info, please contact me at mieke.juwono@resources8.com or contact me at : 021-903 86339

GOLF LESSONS AND GOLF CLUB FITTING. Looking to improve your existing golf game or learning to play, with a highly experienced Australian coach.Also available advanced golf club fitting and video swing analysis.

For info please contact: Brendan on 0811 816 2377

Learn Mandarin.

With Native Chinese Teacher.

Please Call : 0897-8143-855

5 Star Prestigious Hotel, Located in golden triangle (CBD area) of Kuningan, South Jakarta, looking for partners to open Fine Dining Restaurant or Lounge or Cigar Bar at the Jakarta City with the most breathtaking & panoramic sky view from 36th floor. Looking for well established brands to join hands to match with our concept & uniqueness as matched to our modern hotel ambience. Interest Party to post: Company Profile, Proposal Letter Picture of existing outlet (if any) Name and complete contact information Email to: Shielamht88@ gmail.com An Indonesian needs a partner to improve English and I will help you to improve your Bahasa Indonesia.

Contact: salsabila2510@yahoo.com 085655576099 I need to sell my website, http://www. skyricher.com/beta. It’s supposed to be used for MLM business but then it was cancelled. It has some great features including shopping cart.

in custom made jewelries that are one of a kind. We don’t make mass amounts of one design which makes our jewelery unique. Made to order.

Please call Leo to 081805684044 for more information.

Have the Coolest Party With BINTANG PARTY EXPRESSWe deliver and serve Bintang & Heineken Draught beer to your door, just email to : party_express@yahoo.com or dial 0818 948 627 and 759 4611

I want to sell my 10months old Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 with free 8gb External memory Card and leather case. It’s not much used and i brought iphone. Please sms me at 08119403176

Dehumidifier – Kolin Model KDM18 auto-defrost. Extracts 18 liters/ day. RP 675,000. Available now through March 12. Clothes Dryer – Electrolux EDV705G 7 kg auto-vent.

Used moderately 1 year. Originally RP 6.3 million, asking only RP 2.5 M for quick sale. Available for pick-up from March 10 to March 13.

Call 2550-1722 or 085719111927 or 085888630947

Exercise Equipment: Heavy-duty stair stepper new condition 5 Million Rupiah or best offer, adjustable bench, easy curlbar, t-bar curl bar, four sets of adjustable dumbells, many rubber coated iron plates: four 10 kilo, fourteen 5 kilo, sixteen 2.5 kilo, sixteen 1.25 kilo, four .75 kilo Make offer ! sms 081282803858

information on: craigmc39@yahoo. co.uk

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Currently SuperSkills is available 5 days per week after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 9 various locations in Jakarta – South, North, & Central Jakarta all have centers including Pondok Indah, CiToS, ISCI, Kelapa Gading, and Ancol. We're somewhere near you!

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Expat selling his Stamp collection More info please contact: sarkana@ cbn.net.id

St. Lukas silver jewelry. Fresh new designer based in Bali, specializing

For Sale: Tag Heuer Link Calibre 16 Automatic Chronographic Day/ Date Watch for sale. Mint condition Purchased: September 2010 - Current retail: $4200 - For sale: $2200. Call: 081286789289 - Email for further

LOVE JAKARTA EXPAT? FOR SALE USA-bred maltese pups, full vaccinated, potty-trained, 100% adorable. Jacko DOB: 2/5/11 Zara DOB: 22/11/11. Contact: 0811-910555 dan 08-588-588-3700. Email: lannysoen@gmail.com

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Romeo y Julieta Habana Cuban Cigars for sale. A box of 26. Bought for $300. Selling for Rp.1,500,000 or best offer. 08118408127.

In need of a great masseuse at a reasonable price? This Balinese lady comes to your home! Shanti has worked in Prague and now has several private customers in Jakarta.

She will travel to most parts of the city. As a number of her clients have moved on, she is looking for additional work. You may reach her at 0818 0536 1393 Excellent staff available for employment from 1st March 2012.

Driver Pak Bambang has worked with us since October 2010. Never once been late or off sick. Safe driver with excellent knowledge of Jakarta and surround including all of the regions golf clubs! Good command of English, always courteous and well presented. Please call Pak Bambang on 085691339667 Wanted: Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) is requesting twoFirst Prize donations for our raffle at our upcoming annual PawDay fundraiser. We are hoping for an I-pad 2, a Blackberry or similar! If you or your company wish to donate a prize please contact Natalie at 0811135309. Paw Day is on March 11 and is held at Taman Langsat Parkbring your dog for a fun day out ! For details check our website at www. jakartaanimalaid.com Samsung Top Load Washing Machine

12kg. Bought in April 2011from AGIS for Rp 6.2 Million Perfect Condition Sell for Rp 3.5 Million. Elba Clothes Dryer 6kg Perfect Condition. Bought in April 2011 from AGIS for Rp 4.9 Million Sell for Rp 2.3 Million. Set of Drawers - Dark Brown - 5 Drawers high. Measures 91cm wide x 60cm deep x 110 cm high Bought April 2011 for Rp 4.5 Million Good condition Sell for Rp 2.5 Million. Can email pictures on request. Contact Lisa 0812 123 5395 or lisainjakarta@gmail.com For SALE: YAMAHA Piano (9 Months).

Very good price. If you are interested please call me or send me a SMS: 082125922917 FOR SALE - 3 nights stay in Royal Club Junior Suite - LE ROYAL MERIDIEN SHANGHAI. Valid until 15th December 2012 (worth 380USD/ night) For Sale at 6juta rupiah. Contact: deisywill@ gmail.com Baby bed for sale. Large size, suitable for child up to 25kg. As new condition. Large storage drawer.

Adjustable height. On wheels.

Mattress included. High railings, no sharp edges (very safe). Rp500k.

Contact jkt.bed.sale@gmail.com I am looking for a PLAYPEN (for small childeren). If you have one for sale please text me on my Hp - 082122043106 or mail to marijke_ maas@yahoo.com Thank you all!

Simmons Back Care 4 Pocketed Coil King Size Mattress - US $ 1800.00. If interested please call 081511120485 or 576-3745

Large size (36x24x26) Petmate brand Pet Porter. Airline approved.

Separates easily into two nesting halves for easy storage. Rp 450,000 - 08121115071

Body Solid brand multi-station total body weightlifting/fitness machine.

Like-new condition. Great for family, club, group, small office. Originally paid Rp 24 million; will sell for a bargain price of Rp 5 million; moving.

Contact : 08121115071

FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC. Professional health-care with experienced practitioners. Careful assessment and individually designed treatment plans. Excellent results with low back and neck pain, shoulder problems, sciatica, disk herniations, headaches and migraine and other musculoskeletal disorders and wellness care. Don’t suffer another day call us today.

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