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Jakarta Expat · 6 June - 19 June 2012

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Jakarta's Night Fire Breathers by Tempo Dulu

71st Edition

6th June - 19th June 2012

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Editorial

Dear Readers, What happens after dark in Jakarta? You pack up your work bag faster than you can say ‘Usain St. Leo Bolt’ and shoot off to your favourite watering hole? Or do you head over to the gym to work on your already toned physique in search of perfection? Or maybe you’re off to the newest eatery to try the latest fad on Jakarta’s lips? Or how about one of Jakarta’s many swanky cinemas where you can recline in leather lazy boys while watching an action flick louder than your ears can really handle? These are but a few things Jakarta has to offer after the sun sets and I can think of plenty more which goes to show this city actually comes alive at night and rarely sleeps. Restaurants, bars and nightclubs are bountiful in Jakarta and there’s something for everyone. There are upmarket places where you’ll get charged Rp.150,000 a cocktail or simpler establishments where you can grab a beer for Rp.30,000 like Jakarta’s only backpacker street, Jalan Jaksa, which is famous for its many little bars, amongst other things, and in this issue Kenneth Yeung investigates this and Jalan Palatehan (also spelt Falatehan)

which he believes are fading parts of town, so turn to our Featured pages for more. A new expat in town, Kate Willsky joins us with her observations on nights out in the city, namely her visits to the ladies’ room. Her witty style is sure to capture your interest and hopefully cause a bit of controversy, which she rightly put it, “never killed anyone”. Dachlan Cartwright is back with an interesting piece about Indorock, a genre which was a hit in Continental Europe back in the 60s. We’ve also got David Metcalfe, aka Dayak Dave the photographer, on board who is going around Jakarta to capture the real faces of this city with the stories behind the pictures in a new column we’re calling ‘Faces of Jakarta’. We hope you enjoy all this and more, and if you’re going to venture out into the city late at night, drink responsibly and please stick to a Bluebird taxi.

in this 71st issue: featured The Jaksa Position and Jalan Palatehan Music Indorock - Indonesia's Contribution to the Birth of Rock n' Roll travel A Day at Banten Lama New in town Beauty and the Bathroom observations 21 Heroines and an Old Londo in the night Spirits or Spirits? meet the expats Steve Dodgson faces of jakarta The Recycling Man personal tech & apps Just After Sunset little known facts Paramilitary Groups light entertainment Bed and Breakfast and a Bogus Baby jakarta expat properties events classifieds

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Featured

By Kenneth Yeung

Jalan Jaksa and Jalan Palatehan have been serving the needs of tourists and expatriates in different ways for decades. Jaksa, a narrow street in Menteng, is Jakarta’s sole backpacker strip and is also popular among expats requiring cheap beer. Palatehan, in Blok M, is the main haunt for Western men seeking female company. Both streets are constantly evolving and the pace of change is accelerating amid the inner city’s gentrification under a booming economy. Some long-time patrons fear that rising land prices are pushing hostels and bars on leased premises to extinction.

aksa is starting to change beyond recognition, with new high-rise hotels, apartments and office blocks going up. The street got its name (which means ‘attorney’) because it had accommodated students of Batavia Law College, which opened in 1924 in what is now the National Museum (with the elephant statue out front) on Jalan Merdeka Barat. By the early 1960s, Jakarta’s only youth hostel was Hotel Polisi, operated by the National Police. When it closed down, a worker at the police’s Bhayangkara travel agency, Nathanael Lawalata, converted his house on Jaksa into a youth hostel in 1969 and named it Wisma Delima. More hostels and then bars followed on the 400-metre-long street and its numerous alleys. Delima (which means ‘pomegranate’ and also refers to the founding family’s five members) is now run by Lawalata’s son Boyke. It’s one of the cheapest places and has 14 simple rooms, with prices ranging from Rp.40,000 for a dorm bed to Rp.85,000 for a double. Alongside Delima, a seven-storey office block is under construction. Boyke is not enthused by such developments but has no plans to sell. His children are also keen to preserve the friendly spirit of accommodating foreign visitors. Further down the road, work has commenced on the Aston D’Batavia condominium, which will have 900 rooms over 18 floors upon completion next year. Units are now on sale, starting at Rp.693 million ($75,000) for a studio apartment. According to the developer’s spiel, investors can expect an annual return of Rp.171.36 million ($18,455). Wishful thinking, perhaps, that anyone would pay $1,540 a month to live on Jaksa, but the value of these apartments could soar within a decade or two. Some of Jaksa’s newer hotels, with rooms from Rp.165,000

to Rp.325,000, are a welcome improvement from the run-down ones of the past. Owners boast the street is safer than 5-star hotels because a neighbourhood watch system reduces the risk of infiltration by terrorists. Locals have usually kept out the violent Islamic Defenders Front, which only managed to smash a crate of beer bottles, some umbrellas and a sign during one rare foray onto the street. Jaksa has been less immune to minimarts, which are displacing warungs and reducing the variety and quality of food on offer. They circumvent the city’s entertainment and restaurant taxes because although there are tables, chairs and cheap beer, there’s no actual table service. The street itself gets certain tax breaks because of its special status as a tourism location. At Jaksa’s once quiet southern end, there now stands a 10-storey hotel and serviced apartment block called Morrissey, which went up only a year ago. The name was apparently inspired by the former frontman of melancholic English 80s band The Smiths as a branding gimmick. A night in one of Morrissey’s 135 units ranges from Rp.950,000 to Rp3.2 million. About 60% of the guests are Indonesians. One of Jaksa’s more incongruous hotels is Wisma Haji, which belongs to the Religious Affairs Ministry and has been around since 1987. Despite the name, it’s not a residence for Muslim pilgrims, but rather a place for local government officials from outer provinces to stay when in Jakarta. It also takes paying Indonesian guests, charging Rp.200,000 for a standard double room. It is a shining example of pluralism that this Islamic hotel coexists harmoniously opposite Papa Cafe, where wretched,

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inebriated expats would pass out on the tables at dawn, impervious to entreaties from optimistic prostitutes. The street’s relatively small number of freelance female, male and shemale prostitutes expect to earn about Rp.300,000 per trick but rarely ask for money up front. Not all foreigners on Jaksa are Westerners. Some are asylum seekers from the Middle East and Pakistan. There’s a strong contingent of Africans, often unfairly ostracized and stereotyped as gangsters due to the involvement of a few in drugs and scams. The two bars catering for Africans are Alis, which opened in 1999, and the more popular Obama Fans Club, which had to wait for years to get permission to open. Immigration officials occasionally raid Jaksa, targeting any foreigner unable to produce a valid visa. Authorities have also cracked down on open drug use.

wayward son of an Indonesian diplomat. One of their earliest ventures was Tambora, which became one of the city’s most popular pick-up bars. After their partnership ended, one of Karno’s henchmen in 1989 murdered a rival bar owner. Karno himself was murdered a few years later and Tambora was burnt down in March 1997 after everything of value had been removed.

Bar-Girls

Palatehan now has eight bars, which is superfluous to demand. Despite its reputation, the street is not just about sex. Sportsmans Bar, which is currently on the market, is a comfortable place to watch international sport and enjoy a drink without being bothered by deafening bands or bar-girls. Next-door is Everest, rated by many Palatehan regulars as the best place for service, atmosphere and televised sports. At the other end of the street is Maxi Bar, best known for its food. The venues with bar-girls are Top Gun, D’s Place, My Bar, Highway to Elle, and to a lesser extent, Oscar Pub, which has recently changed hands. Not far away, near where buses exit the terminal, is an old bar called the Club, referred to unkindly as “the whore’s graveyard” on account of some of the older women who offer massage services at the “dark side” of the main bar and in upstairs rooms. The Club will close within two months and be redeveloped into a hotel.

Palatehan, often spelt Falatehan, is named after Fadillah Khan (alias Fatahillah), the Muslim warrior whose army in 1527 invaded Sunda Kelapa, killed most of the Hindu population and destroyed much of the city, renaming it Jayakarta. Running off Blok M’s bus terminal, Palatehan has only rarely suffered violence and destruction since its development as a nightlife venue in the early 1980s by an Englishman, the late Darryl Patton, and Karno, the

There are no brothels on Palatehan, only freelance prostitutes. The going rate for an “overnight” starts at about Rp.500,000, which is generally expected rather than demanded. A glass of draught beer costs from Rp.30,000 to Rp.38,000. The busiest place is Top Gun, whose owner recently opened a minimart (selling cheap large bottles of beer) across the street, right in the middle of his competition.

Many locals complain Jaksa is losing its character and identity, but without any significant heritage to protect, development is inevitable. There are hopes a future Jakarta governor will either save the street from complete redevelopment or relocate hostels to Kota Tua, where there’s an abundance of tourist attractions.

Some regulars say the level of business on Palatehan remains constant but others insist the street is dying. Certainly there are now more drinking options in Kemang. And men looking for sex have long been able to visit 5-star hotel bars, such as BATS (Shangri-La Hotel) and CJs (Hotel Mulia), as well as a plethora of brothels in northern Jakarta. Some philanderers are even turning to sites such as dateinasia.com and tagged.com but these don’t provide the instant gratification available via Palatehan. 

Kenneth Yeung Kenneth Yeung had 15 years ago passed out in every bar on Palatehan and Jaksa, but is now a stranger to both streets.

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Music

” K C O N R O I T O U B I D R ’ROLL T N N I O C “ ’S ’N A I K S C E O N R O IND TH OF IR B E H T TO

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By Dachla

n July 1960, Allan Williams, a Liverpool club owner on a trip to Hamburg, wandered into a club off the Reeperbahn, and saw, “an Indonesian group performing Elvis Presley songs in German.”

Williams was involved with rock’n’roll bands in Liverpool who had taken the music a stage further than Elvis, with the booming amplified bass percussion and bronchial vocals of what was becoming known as “Merseybeat”. One of these bands was originally known as the “Silver Beetles”, and in the months to come Williams factored his groups onto the Hamburg scene, where the Beatles cut their musical and performing teeth, emerging in the next few years as the world’s most famous rock’n’roll band. But who were these “Indonesian” bands performing in the Hamburg clubs? They were practitioners of what is still powerfully remembered, especially in continental Europe, as “Indorock.” The families of these young men from Ambon, Timor and Sumatra had been expatriated to the Netherlands as political fallout in the aftermath of the Indonesian Revolution. Stuck in the Dutch refugee camps, bored, they improvised instruments and drew on their own rich heritage of strong vocal harmonies and sophisticated rhythms, applying these to the new exciting sound of American rock’n’roll which was easily accessible on Radio Luxemburg and the American Forces Network radio. Indorock bands went on to become star attractions in clubs and dancehalls in the Netherlands and Germany, including the US forces’ clubs, not so long after Sergeant Presley was driving a tank there. And far from being blown away by the Liverpool bands, Indorock musicians and singers continued to enjoy European success well into the late sixties. Ironically, in Indonesia, rock’n’roll music was considered decadent by the Old Order regime, resulting in the notorious prison sentence handed out in 1965 to Koes Plus, the leading Indonesian Beatles-type band. The keynote Indorock band were The Tielman Brothers, whose leader, Andy Tielman, is known as the “Godfather of Indorock.” Andy and his five siblings were IndoEuropean, originating from Eastern Indonesia. They were already popular musicians at the time of Indonesia’s independence, even performing for President Sukarno,

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jungles of Kalimantan to live as a hermit for a while, but came back to music. He was awarded a royal decoration, the Order of OrangeNassau, by the Netherlands in 2005. He kept on performing until he died at the age of 75 last year. While Indorock’s popularity remains high in the Netherlands, what about Indonesia? Enter Awan Garnida, Indonesia’s Paul McCartney, who plays lefthanded bass guitar and is involved in three bands: Sore (contemporary eclectic rock); G-Pluck (Beatles tribute), and now the Time Travelers, whose mission is to revive and foster Indorock. The Time Travelers line-up spans the generations, as it includes Rio Dalimonthee, one of the original Indorockers, now re-domiciled in Indonesia, on lead guitar, and Pepeng, from the contemporary band Naif, on drums.

but as anti-Dutch feeling spread in Indonesia throughout the 1950s, in 1957 they joined the thousands of refugees relocating to the Netherlands. In the above quote from Allan Williams, he sounds dismissive of the Indorockers, which is understandable considering he had access to a stable of bands in Liverpool with exciting new sounds which took the music a stage further on than Elvis. But the Indorockers, especially the Tielmans, were far from being copycat Elvis clones. Many, originating from Ambon or North Sumatra, which continues to provide a disproportionate number of Indonesian popular singers, were gifted with fine natural voices. Andy Tielman had a five-octave vocal range. And if you think Jimi Hendrix was the first rocker to play guitar behind his back, check out the Indorock Godfather on YouTube. Furthermore, Indonesians have been familiar with the guitar, the boss instrument of rock’n’roll, ever since the Portuguese introduced it in the 16th century. The Tielman Brothers became the highest paid live act in Europe, but there were actually hundreds of Indorock outfits. It seemed that every town in the Netherlands had its Indorock band. Andy Tielman himself escaped to the

And so we come to the “reconciliation” potential of Indorock. There is no nation on earth which has not perpetrated crimes or atrocities against other peoples. Reconciliation – “forgive but don’t forget “– is taking place all over the world, and has to if we are to manage this earth in harmony. Having worked in Timor Lorosae just before independence, I was amazed at the Timorese, and the Indonesian, capacity for forgiveness. And the popularity of Indonesian artistes like Ebiet G. Ade and Sheila on 7 were a constant reminder that music heals where politicians and their corrupt cronies wound. Music is a most potent force for reconciliation. And heaven knows, there are enough tragic incidents in the 400-year interface between Indonesia and the Netherlands to try and come to terms with. And here it would be inappropriate for a Brit like myself to even begin to be judgmental.

• Meanwhile, in Indonesia, rock’n’roll was banned by an increasingly authoritarian regime. The Indorockers never denied their Indonesian heritage; on the contrary, this enhanced the quality of their music, and is still a factor in the enduring popularity of Indonesian culture in the Netherlands. So let’s hope Indonesia can acknowledge its native sons and daughters, who produced this child, Indorock, born in Indonesia, fostered in the Netherlands, and given to the world as a unique contribution to the history of rock’n’roll, and, with its blending of western and eastern elements, world music.

However, in the case of Indorock, we need to recognize that: • The Indorockers who fled to the Netherlands as refugees in the 1950s, were in the main innocents who were torn between their two heritages. • In Europe they found the freedom to play the music they loved, and won the love, respect and admiration of European audiences.

DACHLAN CARTWRIGHT

Dachlan is a retired teacher and librarian who first visited Indonesia for the Subud World Congress in 1971. He then worked as a VSO at the Bandung Institute of Technology, where he met his wife Srie. They have two children, Munadi and Rianti.

References MUYS, Piet, 1999, The Story of Indo-Rock, http://indorock.pmouse.nl/story.htm, accessed May 17, 2012. NORMAN, Philip 1981, Shout: the True Story of the Beatles, Hamish Hamilton, London

DACHLAN CARTWRIGHT

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Travel

Jakarta is sadly lacking in opportunities for a pleasant day trip out of the city. The traffic, not to mention the crowds, on a visit to Bandung, Bogor or Puncak are enough to put many trippers off while the attractions of factory outlets, tracking down that perfect brownies or hot springs soon fade for people who would like to see and understand a little more of the country.

uckily for the day tripper from Jakarta, Banten Lama is a long way from being a ‘must see’ for any visitor. Most have never heard of the place and many who have driven past the clearly marked exit along the Jakarta – Merak jalan tol will have no idea what is there. It is a popular destination with Muslim pilgrims attracted by the famous mosque, Sunday is especially busy as are religious holidays, but most days, especially early in the morning, the place remains a quiet, unassuming place. Once upon a time Banten was a thriving port at the heart of South East Asian trade. Spices attracted traders from China, India, Persia and ultimately Europe turning the port into a 17th century Singapore. Today, little remains of that heyday. Even the sea, which would have been full of all manner of vessels, has retreated. Instead, what is left are mere hints of the glory that was once Banten.

The first thing you will come across is the Surosowan Palace; a once mighty affair that was razed to the ground by the Dutch who got upset with the local Sultan. Like the Kaibon, the groundworks remain, the observant can make out the stone steps that would have led down to a pool of sorts but that’s about it. There is little in the way of shelter and as the sun rises it starts to get very hot. A few goats and chickens will be grazing in and around the Palace. The alun alun is nearby, just after a small museum that may or may not be open. No cars are allowed close to the open area but walking is the best option anyway. Market stalls hem in the narrow lane selling all manner of Islamic souvenirs, most venerating the Wali Songo, nine saints who are said to have helped Islam settle on the island of Java.

A short distance away, past some concrete monstrosities that house swifts for the famed Bird’s Nest Soup delicacy, there are further remains of the past. Driving is possible but a short walk is a pleasant enough option though the stifling heat needs to be taken into account. Speelwijk Fort was built by the Dutch to protect their investments in the area. Like the Kaibon and Surosowan Palaces it looks like someone has shaved the top half off the fort. The walls remain, thick and sturdy, though there is evidence of much refurbishment.

On the other side of a small stream sits an historic Chinese klenteng which serves as a neat end to the journey. In a couple of short hours a visitor can explore a Bantenese Palace, a mosque with a tower designed by a Chinese convert, a fort built by the Dutch before, lastly the Chinese temple.

With mini marts and small shop houses supplying the construction industry there is little to suggest what Banten offers. Until you reach the Kaibon Palace. Just south of a stream, Cibanten, by a railway bridge, the Palace isn’t much to look at; just a pile of stones that provide the outline of what must have once been an impressive abode for Ratu Asiah, the mother of Sultan Syaifuddin before the Dutch leveled it in 1832.

A fee must be paid to enter the historic area proper, a man will unfurl himself lazily from his plastic chair by the side of the road, peer in your car and with a voice rasped from a thousand cigarettes, will tell you how much you owe. Don’t expect a brochure or a smile, hand over your money, he’ll take it with barely a grin before returning to his plastic chair and next fag.

The graveyard is home to the tombs of some of the Sultans who ruled a Banten that also covered part of the southern tip of Sumatra where pepper greatly contributed to their wealth.

Along the eastern wall of the castle are some crumbling tombs, some that may have been quite grand back in the day, that bear testimony to hardy souls who never made it back home from the tropics.

Heading north from the tol, the narrow road is typical Java. Potholed, too narrow for the traffic and filled with becaks and angkots while motorcyclists weave their way with impunity between the moving obstacles.

They don’t get that many foreign visitors and as you proceed you will no doubt receive plenty of stares from curious locals.

market stalls with their blue sheeting tend to blight the landscape.

Indonesia’s rich and multi cultured past wrapped up in one small package just a 90 minute drive from Jakarta. A day out need not be just a trudge around a shopping mall! 

The mosque here, Masjid Agung, is several hundred years old and widely revered among the faithful; Sundays get very busy with angkots full of the faithful arriving every few moments, filling the coffers of the local community. Typically Bantenese with its tiered roof, it is possible to climb the mosque’s minaret, a white obelisk shaped tower said to have been designed by a Chinese Muslim. Looking down on the alun alun and the Palace can afford some idea of the scale of Banten’s power though again the crude

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 in Town

By Kate Willsky

On a recent Saturday night, after elbowing my way across a crowded nightclub, I arrived at the ladies’ room to discover that it, too, was absolutely crammed.

acked to the gills with similarly full-bladdered women. So I waited. And waited. After five minutes passed and not one person had emerged from a stall, I began to notice that nobody else was even eyeing the closed doors. Everyone was crowded round the four enormous mirrors, and those who couldn’t get up close were trying to eke some extra inches out of their platforms, standing on tippy-toes to catch sight of their reflections. Tentatively, I nudged the nearest stall door, and, sure enough, it was vacant. I didn’t test all the other stalls, but unless a stomach bug requiring copious time on the john had swept through this nightclub that night, it’s safe to say that they were empty. When I was done, I stepped out and gauged the mirrors, each flanked by a phalanx of grooming ladies five bodies deep, and decided that attempting to check my makeup or adjust my ponytail wasn’t worth the effort. I squeezed out some hand sanitizer and left. And this frenzy for reflections has led me to do a little reflecting of my own. Now, I may be biased, since until recently I lived in San Francisco, an ostentatiously “non-image-conscious” city that, for better or for worse, doesn’t acknowledge that appearance-based judgments exist. Many girls there take pride in a sort of extraordinarily vain anti-vanity that forbids any obvious attention paid to one’s appearance. Taking up residency by the ladies’ room mirror in a San Francisco bar marks you an outsider; in fact, I can think of five bars right now where the bathroom mirrors have been covered by graffiti or don’t exist outright. So, yes, I am coming from one extreme. But I still think it’s safe to observe that, among the socially active female population of Jakarta, physical

appearance is a very big deal. Of course, this attention to personal aesthetic doesn’t just appear at night—I had a similar experience a few weeks ago at brunch, finding myself in the restroom wearing flip-flops and shorts amid a bevy of espadrilles and kitten heels and tailored cocktail dresses. But at night, it acquires a different tinge, the significance changes. Nighttime—especially weekend nights, when bars and nightclubs pour money into promoting events that bring crowds of people together, saturating the air with hipgyrating music and pumping a steady stream of booze into everyone’s bloodstreams—is when the human mating ritual begins. Eyelashes curled to perky attention and needle-thin stilettos and flawlessly tumbling glossy ringlets, during the daytime, they imply a pride in one’s appearance, a desire to be chic, a respect for the patronized establishment; or, less generously, they reflect a status-consciousness, a need to see affluence manifested in self-decoration, to impress (female) friends and (female) strangers. But this daytime glamour rarely suggests seduction. At night, though, with lights dimmed and genders commingling across body-crammed dance floors, every swipe of lipstick and shimmer-dusted collarbone and neckgrazing earring becomes sexual. Maybe I’m projecting again—maybe this nocturnal ritual of looking good and going out and hooking up isn’t part of the culture here. But given the conversations I’ve had here, and the patterns I’ve observed across other countries, and the overpowering evolutionary compulsions of being human, I have to believe that I’m at least partly right. But what’s strange to my not-quite-acclimatized eyes in Jakarta, is that this preparation of beauty seems not to be a means to an end, but an end in itself. I don’t see couples pairing off and making out on dance floors or exchanging

numbers with cute new prospects; but I do see mass pilgrimages to mirrors and reapplications of lip-gloss and micro-adjustments to necklines and hemlines and lined eyes. Upon reaching the club or lounge for which a girl has spent so long preparing, instead of engaging in the experience, the preparation seems to continue indefinitely. And the guys in the club, outside the bathroom—the guys who, I suppose, are the target audience for this carefully applied beauty—remain largely ignored, BBM pins remain unexchanged, flirtatious conversations remain unspoken. I haven’t been here long enough nor do I know a nearly adequate amount about Indonesian culture to begin to understand the reasons for this tendency, but I can’t help but make some inferences. I can’t help but think it must be somehow related to the blurred-out celebrity cleavage sandwiched between style advice segments on E! News. I can’t help but think there must be some connection to what my Australian friend told me about his experiences with dating in Jakarta: “It’s not hard to get a date, but it’s like a lot of girls don’t want to hook up or stay in touch or do anything during the daytime. It’s like they just want to go out to be seen or something.” And yet, when a girl stands in the bathroom, hunched over a sink applying mascara to a face that is already more perfect than one in a magazine, surrounded by a posse of other women whose eyes are fixed on their own faces, she’s anything but seen. But maybe that’s what the mirror’s for. For my part, I’m just glad I don’t have to wait to pee.  Kate Willsky

Kate is a freelance writer who can eat a medium-tolarge muffin in one bite and do a split with a beer can balanced on her head. She loves bad music and good books, and writes about various things at http:// journalsandjackfruit.wordpress.com

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Expat Observations

21 Heroines and an Old Londo By Joost van der Post

Ibu Kartini was born in my village Jepara, more correctly in Mayong in the region of Jepara. She is a national hero, but far more important; she is my hero. She was the daughter of Sosroningrat, Regent of Jepara at the end of the 19th century and was born on April 21st, 1879.

t was common practice in those days at the courts of Java that, when a young girl became a woman, she had to stay indoors until marriage. The very clever Kartini used her time studying and writing to modern feminists in Holland. Her father, although an old aristocrat, was liberal in the sense that he allowed his daughter to study and have contact with the outside world, mainly The Netherlands. She read well-known Dutch writers like Louis Couperus, Multatuli and Van Eeden, all very critical of colonial rule.

• Raden Adjeng Kartini 1879- 1904 (Mr. W. Wallace)

Her topics varied from the right to education for all children, to equality between the Dutch rulers (at the time) and the Indonesians. She wrote in Dutch. In these days the Javanese courts were all relatively pro Dutch and the nobility had right to (Dutch) education. ‘Normal’ Indonesians had no access to school. She became mostly known because of her stance about the position of Javanese women, who were suppressed by tradition and religion. Although a devout Muslim, she questioned the Koran. Because of her marriage she could not study anymore which saddened her until her premature death. Despite her modern ideas about gender issues, equality and feminism she was forced to marry the much older Regent of Rembang as his third wife. She died while giving birth to her only child in September 1904 at the age of 25. Nine years later the first Kartini school opened in Semarang. Her letters were compiled into the book “Door Duisternis tot licht” (Out of Dark comes light) Translated in many languages and first published in Holland in 1912 by her mentor, the Dutch minister of culture in The Dutch East Indies, Mr. J. Abendamon. Later the book was translated into Bahasa as “Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang” (during the dictator Soeharto’s “New Order” era out of print because of its liberal ideas).

April 20th 2012, An evening with the Major Exactly 100 years after the first publication of her letters I find myself in her house at the alun-alun (village square) in Jepara, dressed in my silk, hand-printed batik. In front of me I have the - now well known - 21 Srikandi (heroines). Twenty-one ladies, ready to bike seven hundred kilometres through Java to create awareness for the Kartini legacy. The new Mayor of Jepara had a funny speech, followed by some dangdut (melancholic folklore) and various sponsors talked about R.A. Kartini and her 21 followers.

• Kartini’s “Door Duisternis tot licht”, 1912 edition from author’s private collection.

cameras of all national stations were there. The team of 21 feminist bikers set off on their 700 km trip from Jepara to Bandung. The old londo on his bike followed in support of the women’s cause. And I do like biking! We paddled nicely along and I had no intention other then turning around at the very next traffic light. But the speed suited my geriatric condition, or more so, my consumption of wine and cigars. The whole team was chatting along while I, tongue almost between the pedals, needed my breath to survive.

Old londo receiving 21 goodbyes in Yogja.

One village after the other and after 60 km I decided to join the girls all the way to Solo over the mountains of Purwodadi. Encouraged by the girls and reassured by the presence of an ambulance, I continued. As it was Kartini-day, all the way along the road were school kids waving and yelling. So sweet! At a certain point there was this very old character shouting “Merdeka!” not exactly knowing what it was all about. Honestly, my life as a veranda dweller is for sure not good preparation for a 150 km biking trip over the mountains of central Java. My well trained heroines had a lot of fun. My driver, who I called to pick me up in case of disaster, followed us by car. A nurse (a different one!) took my blood pressure at every stopover. Finally we arrived in Solo after a gruesome up-and-down on very bad pavement full of potholes. It was dark when we drove through the streets of Solo, lined with enthusiastic supporters. As I had no intention to bike this far, I had no choice and checked in my favourite hotel in my biking outfit. A splendid massage helped my overstrained muscles to be ready for the next day. So did a few beers.

My thoughts wandered while admiring the carved ceilings of this beautiful and unique pendopo. What would Kartini think today, what would she have to say about emancipation of the Javanese women now? Would she be proud that every town and village has a street or square named after her? Would she be pleased with the rampant polygamy of which she herself was a victim? Would she be happy with the Indonesian school system? Most likely not after 100 years! The twenty-one ladies are sponsored by bike maker Polygon and the Bike-2-Work movement. My chef-de-bureau, Ningrum, is part of the team and she invited me to represent the expat bike community. So that is why I am in the 19th century home of my heroine, Kartini. Every time they need an old londo (slang for white person) they call me! Last year I played Mr. Abendamon in a docu-drama about the life of Kartini for the Indonesian TV. It was dreadful of course. First of all I cannot act, secondly I got my text in Bahasa just before the cameras started running and I refused make-up, so my wrinkled face looked much older than the character I had to play. Nonetheless – in true Hollywood tradition- I fell in love with my fellow actress, the young Ibu Kartini, played by a beautiful nurse from our village Rumah Sakit (hospital). Needless to say, the feelings weren’t mutual. End of a career in filming.

April 21st 2012. Kartini Day. In the early hours we gathered in front of the Mayor’s Pendopo, TV

Kartini day, being greeted by sweet school children. (Adithia)

The next morning I was slightly delayed. But the team was still there and off we went for the next stage of 45 km (only!) over smooth pavement under a burning hot sun. The girls continued to Bandung in much higher gear (average of 30km/hour). Obviously time for me to go home! Was it difficult? Not really, not with these fantastic aerodynamic Javanese ladies! And do not forget the full support team, medical, technical, food and beverage, cars, drivers. Just lovely! Meanwhile I bike to work (almost) every day now, 15 km uphill to my factory, “He Mister, He mister!” 

Jakarta Expat · 6 June - 19 June 2012

After Dark

By Jason Hue

Within seconds after the arrival of dusk, regular office folk like me clock out for the day. Most brave the jam home; while some may choose to indulge in retail therapy. Others may visit the pubs for a round of spirits (the alcoholic kind), while pranksters may choose to dress up as spirits (the scary kind).

o typo there. In December last year, a university student decided to play a prank on her friend by dressing up as a ghost. Her makeup, costume and acting were all so convincing; it triggered a natural reflex from a patrolling security guard to kick her in the face. The news quickly made headlines and put the spotlight on Indonesia’s fascination with the supernatural. Anyone who has spent time in the country may already be aware that Indonesia has a strong supernatural heritage. Supernatural creatures come in a variety of terrifying forms – the pocong, a “shrouded ghost dressed in white”; the kuntilanak (aka pontianak) a “female vampire”; the toyol- a ghost child with a big head (its appearance is somewhat similar to ‘Gollum’ from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy) and lots more, many of which have been around for centuries. Centuries-old superstition is evident in the case of the city of Pontianak (West Kalimantan). The city apparently got its name after the founder was haunted by a ‘pontianak’ at the site where he intended to build his palace. Believe it or not, many websites consistently rank the pontianak among the top 5 scariest Indonesian hantu (ghosts). One blogger even listed the current president as #1 scariest hantu. Lol.

New Year (Nyepi), a unique ceremony takes place. The locals construct giant ‘Ogoh-ogoh’ figures, which are colourful paper or bamboo effigies of gods and hideous creatures taken from Hindu mythology. They are paraded through the island before being burned on the beach; symbolizing cleansing and purification from evil. Throughout the months of July and August it is common to find tooth-filing ceremonies.Usually taking place in the wee hours of the morning, the Balinese believe that the ceremony helps people rid themselves of the forces of evil. The person having his teeth filed must remain in isolation indoors in order to be protected from the evil spirits. When visiting Bali, it’s wise to plan ahead as visits to certain places may have to be cancelled or delayed due to ceremonies taking place. From Banda Aceh to Jakarta and stretching to the far east of Jayapura; whether it’s a doctor or a farmer, supernatural creatures are part of their everyday life. If you find yourself with nothing to do after sundown, you can either round up a few brave-hearts for some “soul”-searching (pun intended) or choose the easier alternative by catching

To ride on the current demand for horror movies, a local production house has roped in British comedian Rowan Atkinson, who will play a ‘pocong’ in an upcoming Indonesian horror-comedy film alongside local starlet Dewi Persik

In the Big Durian, authorities rushed to cut down a ‘haunted’ tree last year after it allegedly released a ‘pocong’ and ‘kuntilanak’. The spirits angrily revealed themselves when a boy disrespectfully took a whiz at the tree. Word on the street was that he zoomed off faster than a Ferrari. The two-storey high mahogany tree quickly became a local tourist attraction as throngs of people flocked to Roxy, West Jakarta to catch a glimpse of the spirits. There have been several reports that as many as 10 onlookers were possessed. A casual discussion with some of my colleagues revealed that most schools actually organize a night field trip for elementary school children: not to the museum or the zoo, but rather an excursion through graveyards and jungles. This event, called ‘jurit malam’ aims at instilling bravery amongst the children. I wonder if the boy who relieved himself at the tree attended his ‘jurit malam’ event. Over on the island paradise of Bali, visitors will find that spirituality plays a significant role in many peoples’ everyday lives. The Balinese believe that their bodies contain and accumulate magical energy called ‘sakti’, which enables them to withstand the attacks of evil spirits. They also believe that when they sleep, their souls wander and could sometimes enter the body of an animal. For that very reason, Balinese butchers would never kill a live animal after sundown for fear of killing someone they know. On the eve of Bali’s most anticipated holiday; the Balinese

them on the big screen. Indonesian cinema is famous for one thing: horror films. Horror film productions have increased in recent years, slowly turning its audience into a nation of superstitious adults. In 2011, almost a third of the 82 local productions sent to the Film Censorship Board were classified as horror movies. To ride on the current demand for horror movies, a local production house has roped in British comedian Rowan Atkinson, who will play a ‘pocong’ in an upcoming Indonesian horror-comedy film alongside local starlet Dewi Persik. Mr. Atkinson is one of Britain’s highest paid actors and one can only imagine how many zeroes there are on his pay-check for this project, if he were to be paid in Rupiah. The plot is still kept under wraps, but some sources hinted that it’s about Mr. Bean possessing Dewi Persik, as per the movie title ‘Mr. Bean Kesurupan Dewi Persik’. Duh… Personally, horror movies scare the crap out of me, but I definitely wouldn’t want to miss Mr. Bean’s rendition of an Indonesian hantu. Maybe I won’t faint this time. 

JAson Hue

A milk bottle in one hand and a Blackberry in the other hand, Jason hails from neighboring Malaysia and currently resides in Jakarta with his better-half and chatty little princess. To get in touch email Jason.Hue@bda.co.id

Jakarta Expat · 6 June - 19 June 2012

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Meet the Expats

How often do you play, and where can we catch a performance? We average 1-2 gigs per month. Our main regular venues are Eastern Promise and Star Deli, both in Kemang. We play other venues on an ad-hoc basis. We are always looking for new venues. You and your wife run a business called Tussy Leather. When did you start the company and how did it come about? Actually it’s my wife’s family business, they have been operating it for 20 odd years now. When her folks retired DeDe took over. She designs items, mainly bags, made from exotic leather, such as snake, lizard and stingray skins, and produces them for both domestic and export markets.

Meet STEVE DODGSON

The British family man and guitarist for expat band Fubar. By Cecilia Forsman

Steve, where do you come from? I come from Scarborough (Yorkshire, England). What first brought you to Indonesia, and how long have you been living here? I was brought here by the offer of a new job, working in garment trading. They hired me from Manila and asked me to come to Jakarta to run a region wide business unit, with head-quarters here. That was 1998. What other countries have you called home, apart from Indonesia? Quite a few, for differing lengths of time: France, Hong Kong, US, Philippines, and South Africa. How does life in Indonesia differ to some of the other countries you’ve lived in? It’s not too dissimilar to places like the Philippines, however obviously there’s a world of difference between places like New York City, Hong Kong and Chamonix, a ski resort in France. Each place has its unique characteristics, positive and negative attributes. Can you tell us about your family? How long have you been married, and do you have any little ones? I have been married to Anita (DeDe) a little over 9 years now. We have two boys, Tyrone who is almost 7, and Oliver, who is 4 going on 18. They were both born in Cape Town. What do you like to do in your free time, how do you relax and unwind? We generally try to keep weekends for the family, although as the kids get older we tend to lose them to electronic gadgets rather than spending time with us. Aside from that my wife and I both enjoy eating out, although of late we have struggled to manage that due to being pretty busy. I manage the odd game of golf. The other main activity is playing the guitar. You’re a member of the expat band FUBAR, what instruments do you play and how would you describe your style of music? I play the guitar and do some of the backing vocals. We generally play classic and contemporary rock, with the odd pop song throw in.

What would you say sets Tussy Leather apart from the competition? Tussy has a very clear focus on providing excellent designs, excellent quality, customised pieces (she offers a bespoke service for individuals if required) and great customer service. Most other makers here don’t offer these qualities, they typically focus on low price, low quality and copying existing models. Where can we find your products? You can visit www.tussy-leather.com, DeDe’s contact details are there, as well as many of the styles she has produced to date. 

Jakarta Expat · 6 June - 19 June 2012

Faces of Jakarta

The Recycling Man Name: Sutejo | Age: 62

utejo floats around the rivers of South Jakarta on a blue foam mattress which enables him to collect materials, mostly plastic and discarded items that he sells to a recycling company. On a good day Sutejo earns Rp.50,000 rupiah but some days he only takes home Rp.10,000. His greatest achievement in life has been putting two of his kids through high school after his wife died tragically giving birth to their third son. His daughter is now 23 years old and is the principal of a high school and his older son, 25 years old, works at a car dealership. His youngest is just 12 years old and about to go to high school. What he enjoys most about his job is the opportunity to contribute to a cleaner environment by recycling and he enjoys the freedom of working for himself, however after doing this job since 1987 he gets very tired at times. The rainy days are a blessing for Sutejo as on these days he collects plenty of materials as they wash down the rivers into his waiting hands. He tells his kids that he is a construction worker as he does not want them knowing that he collects rubbish, something he is embarrassed about. Whilst he believes he has a fairly hard life he is glad in his heart that his kids have been successful and he takes great pride in this. 

Jakarta Expat · 6 June - 19 June 2012

Personal Tech & Apps

just after sunset

by Juan G. Leysner

good read about the after sundown hours in Jakarta is Jakarta Undercover. This book gives information on how the metropolitan community treats different, daring and sensational sexual behaviour. Jakarta Undercover might give you a broader perspective of Jakarta’s nightlife as the author tells several of his sensual escapades and other forbidden epicurean varieties that the city offers under the cover of night, giving you surprising information about the practice of sexuality in Jakarta. However, reading this book is not only somewhat tiresome after a while, but the authenticity of the stories also seems questionable. “What is this!?” you might be thinking. You thought you were reading the technical section of the Jakarta Expat, and now you’re ending up reading something about books! Don’t worry: you are reading the technical section, and I only brought up these books to bring some apps under your attention which you could use to read those books without buying them. For those who are not familiar with applications for smart phones, there are apps on the web to read books online. You can download them for free for your mobile phone, your PC/Laptop and/or your tablet. You can follow one of these links:

For IPhone: http://mashable.com/2010/04/06/free-iphone-ebook-readers

For Blackberry: http://www.doremisoft.com/blog/top-5-ereader-apps-forblackberry-playbook.html For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilire. readbooks.free_en Moreover, you can even choose to download an audio book app, so you do not have to read it, as the app will read the book out loud. Just lay back and relax.

Goindonesia.com Looking for an easier way to book hotel rooms, compare rates and get the best deal? Goindonesia.com is an online travel agent that helps you compare hotel rates from areas in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Serving the Indonesian market for tourism and business needs, their site offers great deals on accommodation and is available in both English and Indonesian.

You can download this app at : http://www.audible.com/wireless So how is modern technology able to support you with after sunset activities? Let’s talk about more realistic nightlife, the real one – non-fiction. If you are looking for a pub/bar, restaurant or somewhere to go, you can find it on What’s New Jakarta Website www.whatsnewjakarta.com. They are working on a mobile version as we speak. Right, so where do we meet the girls? To get some guidelines on where to meet girls in Jakarta, I would suggest that you visit the website of Jakarta 100 bars —sorry, ladies: I have no idea where to meet the boys. Not only will it provide you with guidelines on how to meet them, but it will also explain the dos and the don’ts. You will also find pricing information, there is information on the, let’s say, more exotic places, places like Stadium, Malioboro Spa, Top Gun, and many more.

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back to home or your hotel. Although I consider Jakarta a very safe city, if you are not accustomed to the rules and regulations of Jakarta’s night life —and, needless to say, if having had way too much to drink— I would strongly suggest you take a taxi to go back home. If you are in a pub, you could ask the doorman to get you a so-called trusted and safe taxi. If, however, you have no idea where you’ve ended up this late in the evening, as you’ve just followed a friend; or when visiting someone in their home, you could use your mobile to get a taxi. This Native application —meaning you can download this app onto your smart phone— is available for Blackberry, iPhone, and Android.

You can download it here: http://www.bluebirdgroup.com/id/mobile And on that note, and as the lights stay on in Jakarta: have a wonderful and, most of all, a safe after-sunset experience. 

Edelweiss.co.id Edelweiss is a Swiss gourmet bakery and meat shop specializing in cold cuts, sausages and bread. Opened by Swiss national Thomas Bart in 2002, Edelweiss now has store locations in Jakarta, Bogor and Balikpapan as well as an online store. Edelweiss.co.id is the site to visit if you’re looking for juicy bratwursts, country ham or dense fragrant bread. One of their most popular products is the Swiss Butter Gipfel, also known as a Swiss Croissant. They also stock kitchen basics like oil, butter and dairy products. Delivery in Jakarta is free, with minimum orders varying according to area of delivery.

This site is one of the most comprehensive sites I know as it has all the answers on “All You Ever Wanted to Know about Jakarta’s Nightlife but Were Afraid to Ask”.

http://www.jakarta100bars.com Then, after a night of drinking, dancing, clubbing, or whatever you were doing after sunset, it’s time to return

Juan G. Leysner Juan G. Leysner has lived and worked in Jakarta for over 10 years and is the founder of 2 db.mobi, www.2dbarcodesolutions.com

Jakarta Expat · 6 June - 19 June 2012

Opinions

a lesson from T the past

his was Frankfurt a/M, Germany, 1933, and my mother a lanky teenager. She told this story to warn us children about the either-or, with us or against us, black or white hard-line approach of simpletons. Don’t vote for them, don’t follow them, don’t join them, don’t even talk to them, she told us.

By Hans Rooseboom

My mother related the story of their boiler man joining the SA. He had left his job but came back dressed in his brown uniform and threatened them—he was going to keep an eye on them and if he were to notice anything unpatriotic he would report them…

The SA (Sturmabteilung) had its roots in WW-I and operated unofficially and rather unorganised until Hitler gave them an official status and tasks. It had its base among the unemployed and working class, and consisted largely of groups of ex-soldiers, beer hall brawlers and thugs who were to protect gatherings of the Nazi Party from disruptions. They performed their tasks superbly and in 1933 comprised some three million members. A much larger organisation than the German army of those days—no wonder the army generals were afraid of the SA’s plan to absorb them into their ranks. It took quite some machinations before Hitler agreed to get rid of the SA’s leader (Ernst Röhm) and between 80 and 200 other commanders: the names of 85 victims are known, but it is believed that in total some 200 were killed. This event became known as the Night of the Long Knives. The SA lost its power but was not formally dissolved and banned until after the Third Reich’s final capitulation to the Allied powers in 1945. Paramilitary organisations do occur all over the world. They typically hold hard-line ultraleft or ultra-right views and have no misgivings about the use of violence. They are relatively small—the SA obviously an exception—and have a tendency to remain small due to their ultra-beliefs, the interpretation of which leads to disagreement among its members and the formation of splinter groups. But what they lack in numbers they make up in the loudness with which they state their beliefs and demands, and in the threat of violence lurking below the surface. Silent majorities are usually cowed by them and their silence makes them into easy victims. But what can they do? Nothing, it would seem. As likely to be beaten up by the thugs as to be ignored, or even taken into custody, by the authorities entrusted with keeping law and order. In too many cases these latter are in agreement with the hard-liners and would rather fight with them than against them. This could of course be explained by the similarities in character of the paramilitary and military/police organisations: that is, a command structure that does not tolerate disagreement and protest, and a non-questioning attitude of the members.

Silent majorities are usually cowed by them and their silence makes them into easy victims. But what can they do? Nothing, it would seem. It is thus rather unfortunate that a small group of loudmouthed extremists can impose their opinions and views upon the majority of a nation, more often than not contravening the national laws and the constitution. The books in the bookshops, the films in the cinemas, the topics to be discussed in seminars, the music to listen to, they want to put their special stamp of approval, or disapproval, on all aspects of our lives. And although I personally will survive without the film, the song, the book that incurred their displeasure, I vividly remember my mother’s warning words. 

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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Light Entertainment

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Bed and Breakfast and a Bogus Baby by Eamonn Sadler

n the 1980s I was working as an agency truck driver in Oxford on my days off from the fire service. Early one morning I received a call asking me to drive a truckload of stuff to Norwich then bring back another load the next day. This was quite a regular run for me and when it came up, rather than stay in a hotel, I always used to crash with a mate of mine who lived in Norwich, and he and I would invest the generous accommodation allowance the agency gave me in his local pub. After that we would do our bit for Anglo-Indian relations by boosting trade at the Taj Mahal Restaurant next door. Before I left Oxford I called his house several times (no mobile phones back then) but he didn’t answer so I figured he was away and so I resigned myself to

the fact that I would have to stay in some cheap bed and breakfast and drink any change from my accommodation allowance on my own in whatever pub I could find nearby. I reached Norwich in the afternoon, made all of my deliveries and left the truck for overnight loading at the depot as usual. Just down the road I found a reasonable looking bed and breakfast, so I went inside and rang the bell on the reception desk. A very nice old lady checked me in, relieved me of ten pounds and gave me my room key. She informed me that there was a bar that opened at 6pm and breakfast would be served in the dining room from 7am to 10am. I thanked her politely and headed disconsolately to my room.

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I flopped on to the bed and stared at the ceiling. At least there was a bar in-house so I wouldn’t need to walk far to have a pint or two. At six on the dot I was in the bar exchanging pleasantries with the nice old lady, who evidently doubled as barmaid. There was a payphone on the wall outside the bar in the hallway, so I tried calling my mate again to see if he could at least join me for a pint. To my surprise he answered and he urged me to head over to his place for our usual ritual. Excellent – except that I’d already paid for my room. I said I’d check out and be right over. I walked back to the bar thinking how to best do this and blurted out to the nice old lady the first idea that came into my mind: that my wife had just given birth to my

first child and I had to leave. As I stood there pouring lie upon lie hoping to wangle a refund, three guys appeared beside me at the bar. They had obviously been staying at the B&B for a while because the nice old lady greeted each one by name then announced to them with great relish that I had just become the proud father of a bouncing baby girl. The guys roared in unison, took turns shaking my hand vigourously and offered copious and sincere congratulations. The nice old lady insisted I have another drink on the house before I left and the friendly bunch bought me one as well. A cigar appeared from nowhere, and for the next twenty minutes I had no choice but to fill in all the details surrounding the birth of my fictional daughter. She was born two weeks premature

Caption Competition

which is why I was away (quick thinking), she was six pounds eleven ounces which apparently is quite heavy for a premature baby (whoops), and we were calling her Elizabeth after my wife (whom I had yet to find and impregnate). I finished my beer quickly, as a new father would, and when I pulled out my wallet to pay the bill the old lady waved her hand dismissively. Redfaced, I thanked her and headed out the door amid slaps on the back and “best of lucks” aplenty, and at the very last moment the nice lady furtively pressed ten pounds into my hand and whispered “Spend it on the baby now won’t you dear...” Probably the most shameful thing I have ever done in my life. Well, definitely in the top 100. Delicious curry though.

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Office Space for Rent in Mega Kuningan Bright and airy office space available for rent in Kantor Taman E3.3 on the 3rd Floor, overlooking Mega Kuningan. The office comprises a main office and a small office along with private bathroom with shower. Available for viewing. Size: 156sqm Building Facilities: - ATM CENTER at Menara Anugrah Coffeeshop Area - Bank: Bank Mandiri at Gedung RNI, BCA at Wisma Karya & Oakwood - Resto / Bar: Caz Bar, Gyoza Japanese Resto, Stone Grill, Sari Bundo - Pool / Billiard: available on 2nd floor - Mini Market: available in Basement - Ranch Market,Starbucks Coffee,Izzi Pizza only a few minutes walk Rental Price: IDR 15.000.000/month (nett) including Service Charge (Negotiable), including Security 24 hours, building maintenance and building insurance. Lease Term: 1 Year For more information, please email: property@jakartaexpat.biz or call 081317722271

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INA’s Herring Party Thu, June 21st Location: TBA on RSVP We continue to celebrate the typical Dutch delicacy called Hollandse Nieuwe (Dutch New), which is raw green herring from the catches around the end of spring and the beginning of summer. “Hollandse nieuwe” –also known as “Maatjesharing”- is only available in spring when the first seasonal catch of herring is brought in. For the second time INA will organize a unique traditional Herring Party complete with nautical themes and Volendam dressed hosts. For more information: Email: marketing@ina.or.id www.ina.or.id

Tour is a Four Letter Word - Jason Mraz and His Band Fri, June 22nd Location: Lapangan D Geloara Bung Karno, Jakarta Ticket Prices: * VIP: Rp. 1.200.000 * Premium: Rp. 780.000 * Regular: Rp. 420.000 Tickets available at: Raja Karcis Phone: +6221 8282137 www.rajakarcis.com

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Crossfit Gym “Hope” Workout in Support of Mary’s Cancer Kiddies Sat, June 9th Location: South Jakarta We are asking for a donation of Rp. 300.000 per person to cover entry into the workout competition, a t-shirt, and some delicious BBQ to follow. “Hope” WoD Three rounds of: • Burpees • 75 pound Power snatch • Box jump, 24” box • 75 pound Thruster • Chest to bar Pull-ups Registration starts at 8AM, first heat of the WoD at 9AM. BBQ to follow with BYOB (bring your own beverage). For more info: SMS or Call 0817 669 5368 Email: info@crossfitequator.com

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The six night, five-day photo tour will cover some of the most spectacular and interesting places in Bali including magnificent volcanoes, rice paddies, ancient temples, village life, market scenes and a great opportunity to learn about the fascinating Balinese culture. Only three places left, hurry and book now! Call: 08111331255 Email: davidmetcalf3@mac.com www.davidmetcalfphotography.com

Tortured Soul Indonesia Tour 2012 @ Jakarta Sat, June 9th Location: Basket Hall GBK Senayan Tickets: * Festival: Rp. 250.000 (Pre Sale) * On The Spot: Rp. 300.000 Tickets available at: Raja Karcis

September Bali Photo Tour by David Metcalf Fri September 7th – Thurs September 13th Tutors: Mike Langford and Jackie Ranken This is a wonderful opportunity to explore the wonder and magic of the beautiful island of Bali with two of the best photographers in Australasia.

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Houses for rent at Kemang, Cipete, Cilandak, Pejaten Barat, Pondok Indah. Big garden, S'pool, Complex, with 4/5 Bar. Ph. 0816859551 - 081287488717. email: nantha_realtor@yahoo.com . Sunday open

39m2 Pool View Furnished. 2 bedrooms,1 bathroom, kitchen, dining room, living room, balcony. Facilities: swimming pool, childplayground,supermarket, gym, sauna, aerobics class. Nearby: Busway Transjakarta, Shell, Pertamina, TIS Square, Tebet Green, Carrefour. Monthly USD$ 600; Yearly USD$ 6.500 not-included utilities. Contact +62 81321991550 Email: andinaayunani@yahoo.com "American graduate student doing a six month internship in Kemang would like to share a house with other expatriates and/ or Indonesians. Please respond to: marissarose3@gmail.com. My house with two (2) A.C. bedrooms, open living, garden and swimming pool in Kerobokan - Bali is for rent from 1 June till 1 January 2013. Large LCD TV and IndoVision installed. Only 10 minutes from the beach. Security at night. Low rent. Call me @ Hp: 0817119265 FOR RENT furnished studio at DEPOK (Margonda Residence - University of Indonesia) 10 min to South Jakarta. 1o.5oo. ooo rp / 6months. 0817892918 mirayustika@gmail.com Fully furnished Studio Room for

single in a tranquil and green Senayan area, carpark available. The rental rate is IDR 5 million per month. Electricity, TV cable, cleaning service and laundry included. For further information : 0815 871 6707.

Private Island for lease. 25+years. 1.25 hectares with white sandy beach. Surrounded by a protected national Marine Park, and just outside a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site you have world class surfing, diving & abundant sport fishing. Priced for quick sale due to break up of investor group. Visit http: //411d. net for photos. islands@ sunnyskiesproperties.com SUBLEASE Villa in the heart of Seminyak behind Oberoi for 10 years, 7 Ara land, 4+2 bedrooms, fully furnished, cable tv, wi-fi, security & housekeeping, large kitchen, swpool, courtyard, spacious indoor & outdoor lv room. Call owner now: +62 812386658 tel:+62 0812386658, +62 081805699355 tel: +62 081805699355. Email: avatarintl@cbn.net.id FOR RENT/SALE: 2 Bedroom Apartment (1 Office + 1 Bath) at Hampton's Park - Pondok Indah. Furnished. Ground floor, tower A, pool view. Rent cost: $1500/month (includes maintenance fee). Sale price: Rp. 1.500.000.000 Contact: 087878010799 (Ibu Mahmuda-owner). Need office space to lease in the building in Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) area, centre of Jakarta please call/sms 0811179146

I am looking for a job as a maid monday to friday, Live out. I can cook Indonesian & European food, speak english and I have reference letters, I am 32 years old. 0877 809 5554 Looking for full time work for my maid Ibu Susi from early August 2012 (as we are leaving this country) Ibu Susi has worked for us (French family) since 2004. She is a great french (basic) and western cook, keeps our house and clothes spick-andspan, doesn't mind overtime (stay on weekend) if needed, and is absolutely trustworthy. +6281905026052 German graduate, 27, in Logistics (B.A.) and Innovation Management (M.A.) is looking for a job opportunity in the areas of Supply Chain, Operation and Change Mgmt in Jakarta. Further in a Start-Up company or Social Media Marketing. Studying, travelling and working in Indonesia for 1,5 years. Interested? CV needed?pietsch. marco@web.de

IT engineer with 3 years of experience in development with the international company Amadeus IT Group, I am looking for new opportunities in Indonesia. +6281298845632 Expat is looking for business opportunities in Indonesia. I have a wide network in the retail industry and media tools to promote the business. Interested? e-mail me: jakartalinks@gmail.com Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, Ed.D, Executive Masters Degree in Business Administration in Leadership, Bachelor of Science, 30 years Educational experience, Certified, Broadcasting, Special Education background, seeks Successful Management of Private Educational Institution. Salary negotiable/available immediately. Call 081398989033 / 082153348585/ 082152914931.

Looking for chinese and english tutor for a 3 year old with teaching background as a preschool teacher. please contact me at 081932206649.

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Wanted: Sony HT-CT 350/HT-CT 350 or Yamaha YHT 491 or YHT S401. Info: vinodsao@gmail.com Baby carrier Tomy, black/grey. New (still in original package). 0-12 months. Rp.500.000. Evelieninjakarta@hotmail.com FOR SALE: 1 XBOX 360 "slim" 4 GB + 2 controllers (1 wireless & 1 cable) + 20 DVD games. Have only been used a couple times. Like new condition. Price: Rp 3.850.000 Contact : 081380233399.

GENSET 55 kVA wanted. Second or new. Email: lensterwee@gmail. com

Now available at wholesale prices! From wine and spirit glasses to decanters and vases, KROSNO offers hundreds of imported fine glassware products at competitive prices. Visit www. limabintang.com to view our entire catalog with offers up to 50% off. Home delivery available on some orders. Wardrobe made from Oak - dark brown colour, in a good & wellmaintained condition. Dimensions: 175 cm x 60 cm x 250 cm. Bought in 2007 from Asiatica in Kemang. Sale price: IDR 15 million (negotiable). Price does not include dismantling & relocating the furniture. Please call Cindy for further details at 08158127379. Bed frames (220 cm x 232 cm) fit for super king size mattress. Made from Oak wood - dark brown colour. Good and well-maintained condition. Bought in 2007 from Asiatica, Kemang Raya. Sale price: IDR 10 million - exclude dismantling, relocating, mattress. Available in three days notice. Please call Cindy for enquiries on 08158127379

Purchased in Central Java in 1974 . Used it as conversation area in my living room in Jakarta (memorable to all guests) then in Singapore (uniquely luxurious to sleep in) Excellent carving detail and gold. Professionally packed/crated and stored since 1989. About 2.8 m tall and a Queen bed size. Visit or inspect in Singapore. If interested, contact me and make an offer: Rfaraone@singnet.com.sg or +65 9010 4860 A woman's touch can make all the difference in the world. But sometimes her touch alone isn't enough. Any woman can touch you and all you'll feel is her hand on your skin. When the RIGHT woman touches you, she doesn’t just touch your skin. She touches, tickles everything about you, every aspect of your being, inside and out. There's an awakening! Every part she touches tingles with life, energy, anticipation and, ultimately, satisfaction. Please come…take the journey with me. Contact point ~ email: tantrictherapeutic@ gmail.com (Private Session by appointment only) FOR SALE! Pub/Cafe in Kemang. Great Location! Ready to operate! Registered under PMA Company, so perfect for foreigners that want to venture into this business. For information please call: 0858 8267 0873

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Even the best friends leave eventually, and we have sadly come that time of our lives where we have to part with our much loved Java bed. It’s been in the household for nearly 20 years, and if furniture could talk, this piece would tell a few tales. A true antique, 100% teak, beautifully carved, and complete with mattress and scatter cushions, you have to see and try it to appreciate. Sleeps two in comfort, and is just perfect for guests, as an ornament or simply to watch tv from. An absolute bargain at 12 million rupiah. Phone neti on 085711892519. CONS of INDONESIA --- The most fabulous gallery in Indonesia – the Remarkable Gemstones of Indonesia including blue amber, fossilized coral, natural pearls, picture agates et al,, Contemporary Jewelry (Jewels by Irwan-- 1st prize winner for design in Paris), Antiques and Tribal Art, Old and New Textiles,

Interiors, Fabulous Fashion by Ghea Panggabean, Cutting Edge Paintings and Works of Art from Bali`s top gallery, and much more. Opening July 1st, 2012 at Beachwalk Mall, Kuta Beach, Bali. 324 square meters of the best Indonesia has to offer. Don`t miss it! For Further information call: 0811824302

For sale : USA- bred male maltese dog, fully vaccinated, potty-trained 100% adorable 3 years old contact: 0811 910 555 :08 588 588 3700. Email:lannysoen@gmail.com Art Deco—very rare large “partners’ desk”, small display cabinet, pinball machine, “baby box” et al. Also collection of highly important Javanese Classical and Folk Art pieces—and many Kraton (royal family) pieces. Want to sell cheap. 0812 98861232.

PROPERTY LEASE OFFERING NEAR BALI AIRPORT The property is strategically located about 50 meters from the entrance of Ngurah Rai International Airport, right opposite the 4-star international Harris Hotel, and at the outskirts of one of the fastest-growing areas in Bali, Ngurah Rai. The building of 250 M2 was professionally fitted out as a European-style bar and restaurant, although its façade and layout are versatile and accommodating of other types of businesses and purposes. Lease period ends at 2027. Price per year: 300 juta.

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