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Editorial greeting:

First of all, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to this newborn magazine that we call The Zes. Following the spirit of New Year and Chinese New Year, this magazine is designed for those of you who have youthful spirit, look forward to enhancing your quality of life, and is endowed with open mind to see the beautiful colors of life from positive perspectives. Furthermore, this magazine also aims to bridge the interests of curious people who have insatiable longing for knowledge and those of people who simply want to be known. Hopefully, our magazine will help people expanding their networks across the boundaries of time and space since it covers many aspects of life. Here, you can find articles on art, culture, hobbies, communities and sports. It also weaves stories from regions in Indonesia into a beautiful mosaic of lives, ranging from the natures and cultures. Published monthly, this magazine serves to meet demands from professional young people, start-up businesses and all other stakeholders for updated information. Supported by a professional editorial and marketing team across Jakarta, Bali, and Jogjakarta, this magazine will provide you with insightful stories and inspiring information that you will find useful for both your career and personal life in the ever challenging year. In the first edition, we will present you with inspiring stories of communities that are struggling to fight HIV and AIDS; the innovation and commitment of a fashion designer to preserving his heritage, and the resistance to the notion of mass production using beautiful handmade products as media. Therefore, it is our deepest hope that you will find the magazine worth to read. As final words, we would like to say Happy New Year, Gong Xi Fat Choi, May Good Luck and God Fortune always be with you, our dear readers. May you find this magazine a worthwhile ride! Best of luck! Editorial team.

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Tubagus Fiki Cikara Satari

“Self - development throught creative business strategy”

Empowering the communities by natural dyes batik / Batik ROSSO /

Tobucil Klab ....................

Hanging Out and Having Fun at Nissan Juke Forum

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The Future of Indonesia’s Social Media and Digital World: Forecast for 2012

A story on December 1st

30 From zero To Hero

BEAUTY IS ENIGMATIC VINA VINESA

DAGO PAKAR 28

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TUBAGUS FIKI CIKARA SATARI

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Self-Development through Creative Business Strategy Words & Photos by : Tigor Sihombing & Airplane Systm doc

Apart from being the largest textile-

business. However, instead of giving up, he

producing city in Indonesia, Bandung, also

embraces the experience to develop himself

popularly known as Paris van Java, has never

into a matured entrepreneur.

been short of high-performing creative young people.

A father of two children, Fiki relates that his success originates from his hobby of doing

One of such highly creative young men is

business since he was a junior high school

Tubagus Fiki Cikara Satari, who is more familiar

student. Back then, he sold stickers out of his

to be called Fiki Cikara. He is the owner of

personal collection, which he got from various

AIRPLANE SYSTEM CLOTHING (ASC), an

countries that his pilot uncle visited.

apparel manufacturer that he established in 2000.

In 1998, after graduating from university, he continued his hobby and focused on

Success for him doesn’t happen overnight.

manufacturing clothes in small quantities. At

It turns out that he has been facing various

the time, he began his business with a modest

obstacles during his tenure in the clothing

sum of capital and sold his products only to his close friends. After ﬁnding a positive

”

market, Fiki later was determined to place his T-shirts in Bandung distro—which stands

his distro at Jl. Aceh No. 44, Bandung. So far, ASC has distributed its products to

for distributor outlet—under consignment

more than 100 cities nationwide. In 2009, Fiki

scheme. Eventually, the friendly and good-

even once marketed its products to Bordeaux,

natured entrepreneur decided to ofﬁcially

France. Moreover, Fikri has opened one self-

launch Air Plane brand in 2000.

owned outlet in Malaysia and is planning to run another one in 2012.

His business went booming from 19992001. With its Air Plane brand, Fiki has become

Maintaining Quality

one of the pioneers of clothing and distro

In addition to develop his market overseas, Fiki has

business in Bandung and later operates his own

another trick up to his sleeves to make his products

distro at Jalan Aceh, Bandung bearing the brand

lovable. Since his business demands creativity, he

name of AIRPLANE SYSTEM CLOTHING.

argues, he will never hesitate to collaborate with professionals from many ﬁelds.

Unsatisﬁed with his achievement, Fiki, who is currently named the curator to Indonesia

For example, he regularly collaborates with

Fashion Week 2012 event, opens a distro

photographers to change themes for his T-shirts once

named Air Bus One (ABO). This is another

every three months.He also maintains the quality of

business strategy of his where he converts a

its product materials since there are two key factors

used bus he obtains from his friend into a mobile

determining his product success: they should be

outlet, bolstering his sales by more than 200%.

comfortable to wear and keep up with the trend

“The idea of opening mobile bus distro

As his parting word, Fiki advises would-be

came up when I found out it was very expensive

entrepreneurs to dare to open up opportunities and be

to lease area,” Fiki recalled when we met him in

creative in order to be successful.

BEAUTY IS ENIGMATIC Words & Photos by : Saiful Kundo & Tigor Sihombing

Smart, inspirational, and attractive are words ďŹ tting to describe Vina Vinesa, a beautiful, modern woman who was born in Bandung in 1973. Vina is one of many career women who dare to quit her ofďŹ ce job to take more challenging opportunities.

Her responsibility as the wife of Samudra

She can turn origami works, made of scrap

They instead are interested in the portfolio

Wibawa, who often moves from one city

origami paper, into a beautiful album that Vina

album itself, prompting Vina to dare accepting

to another, has also strengthened her

calls “Art Journal.”

orders for the so-called journal.

determination.

“Everything that has an element of art in

In addition to Art Journal, into which she can

it, from origami, paintings, and pictures of the

put her artistic idealism, her apparel products,

bookowner’s activities, can be put into a travel

branded KiranaART, has also garnered positive

origami workshop with TOBUCIL community

album,” added Vina, a mother of two children,

responses from her customers. Starting humbly

in Bandung, feels she is on the right track of

Narendra Dipta Wibawa dan Andrika Kirana

from community level, her products now have

fulﬁlling her idealism. “It is because I focus on

Putri.

been well-known among ethnic apparel lovers.

Right now Vina, daily preoccupied with her

taking care of my kids,” she said in her home in Antapani, Bandung.

Originally, the art journal served as company

KiranART garbs are usually a combination

proﬁle album for her hand-made ethnic apparels,

of elements of mode and ethnic. They also offer

which she had manufactured since 2009. In

eco fashion, ethnic vintage, and apparels made

committed since 2010, has now borne fruit as it

the course of time, however, the market has a

of unused pieces of fabric products.

has grown into a proﬁtable business opportunity.

different say about the journal.

Her origami hobby, to which she has been

KIRANA DRESS Vina, who is fond of using linen materials for her apparel products, aims at smart, inspirational, and mature females of more than 25 years of ages as her potential buyers. She sells her self-designed products for between IDR350,000 and IDR750,000. The holder of architectural degree from ITENAS University has also been attending many cultural exhibitions to seek and ďŹ nd inspiration for her products. Are you interested in her products? Please search for her on Youtube. Or, you can contact her at KiranaArt or via email at Vinessavina@ yahoo.com. She deďŹ nitely will be more than happy to explain about her products in more details.

Batik Rosso

Empowering the communities by natural dyes of batik Words & Photos by : Saiful Kundo & Aji Manuhara

Should help the poor and preserve the heritage for the next generation. This Javanese wisdom support Rosso, a batik fashion designer to create his businesses of natural dyes of Batik. The natural dyes of batik preserves environment,the heritage and empowered communities surround “At first, it was not easy convincing people to join with natural dyes of Batik businesses,” Rosso said, “It was reasonable since most of batik made from chemical coloring dye at that time.” the natural dyes have more uncertainty in color. Therefore, it is not easy to create this kind of Batik. He needs distinctive techniques in painting and coloring them. Therefore, when it has been made, the product has it owns outstanding quality compare with the ordinary ones. Apart from coloring technique difficulty, Rosso also has to struggle in finding the plant resources to meet the production demand. For instance, to create the red colors, Rosso used roots of Indian mulberry or root and trunk of mangrove. To create the blue colors, he used trunk and leaf of Tarum plant.

Meanwhile for the light green and the brown color he used the mango leaf. All the plants should be provided in adequate quantity. The farmers support in providing the plants for his production process are undeniable. Responable support “This business has its own energy because it involves many people, from the farmers and the workers surround,” Rosso believe, “And the positive spirits come from the environment will be reﬂected in best quality product. ”No wonder, his business is increasing. Step by step he opens many outlets in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Bali. The demand surges as people becoming more and more understand about his best quality batik product. Still, the barriers come. The earthquake stroke Bantul and the rest of district in Jogjakarta in 2006 almost sent him and his business to bankruptcy.But the spirits that come from God and people surround push him up to wake and start all over again. Remarkable, not for long, in 2007 he has opportunity to be known worldwide. He join with an International fashion exhibition called Netherland’s Tong Tong Fair which automatically opening the European market for his products. By now, Rosso and his staffs are still trying to develop the new kind of natural dyes of batik. “We believe in learning become long live learners we will able to survive in this global ﬁerce competitive market,” he said. Yes, if there is a will, there is away. So, well done, Rosso, keep introducing the natural dyes of batik from Jogja to the world! (ful)

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Tobucil & klab A Little Book Store

Tobucil community tries to fight back against Mass Production products. The movement should be spread out all around Indonesia in protecting people from the mass products flooding in the next global market 2020. Words & Photos by : Saiful Kundo & Tigor Sihombing

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and even attitude in working. Everyone are rushing to be standardized as world-wide known professionals through International certified standard of skill, knowledge, and taste while putting aside their beautiful uniqueness talents and perspectives. According to Wikipedia, the mass production defines as the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. The concepts of mass production are applied to various kinds of products, from fluids and particulates handled in bulk (such as food, fuel, chemicals, and mined minerals)

philosophic classes. Wait a minute, a little bit weird? How those classes links to the book store? And how it can strive back against mass production? Wait until you find the explanation

to discrete solid parts (such as fasteners) to assemblies of such parts (such as household appliances and automobiles). It sounds good, so why we bother? But wait, the mass production which leads to industrialization has several negative effects. One of those was the affect it had on the environment. The towns boomed with population growth. People were very unclean and threw their sewage and waste out their windows to be washed down the gutters in the streets. Factories and workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; housing were mixed together. Air pollution from burning coal got much worse.

is containing faith, inspiration and positive energy. Tarlen Handayani believes on those values. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why together with her friends, he intend to share the values and spirit by create Tobucil or Toko Buku Kecil, in Bandung. Its goal is not only to share the reading book habit but also creating the place for many communities and hobbies to express and share their ideas. So, apart from the books you may find many crafting, discussing and writing classes here. There are book scrapping classes, book review classes, sewing classes and

The mass production

After the World War II, the industries of mass production reduce the human values into the machines. The quantity, the volume and the uniformity is becoming more and more important. There is no place for uniqueness, the differences. It reflects in daily products such as outfits, books, shoes,

Industrialization required work from many people and they were willing to accept the work no matter how unethical it seemed. Poor families had to work hard to make ends meet and this meant their children had to work as well

A Quiet Statement against Mass-Production

So then, a bunch of people commits to strive back against the mass production products. Without yelling and rallying on the street they fight by creating the handmade products silently. The handmade products

will lead people learning to fulfill their daily need by themselves. Starting from creating the book scrapping, the outfit, the shoes and other daily products, people will notice that actually they could fulfill their own need by themselves. Slowly but sure, through word of mouth social media campaign, the movement initiated by Tobucil have inspired 2500 people to join with in klabbaca@ yahoogroups.com and facebook. Tarlen hopes that the members will act as the agent of changes, spreading this movement around Indonesia. And soon or later, this country and the people live in it will be able to stands by their own feet. And when the time comes, they will be able to save themselves and their family from the outbreak of mass productions flooding in the next global market in 2020. So then, have you prepared yourself?

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Courtesy : Nissan Juke Indonesia Association doc

: keke

Hanging Out and Having Fun at Nissan Juke Forum

The creation of the community originated from the chats of potential Nissan Juke buyers at Nissan forum on Kaskus. Andrei Wishnu, the owner of white Nissan Juke CVT RX, later took initiative to become the forum administrator to accommodate the interests of Juke owners to hold a kind of gathering. However, although the forum was established in June 2011, it actually had to wait until July 2011 to see their members gathering and hanging out together for the ﬁrst time, namely when the car was scheduled to ﬁrst arrive in Indonesia. “The club is intentionally created for Jukers Maniacs—the name that the club members use to refer to themselves—who want to add more

friends, improve knowledge, and develop stronger

your data via email to Juke_id@yahoo.com. Or,

ranging from students, employees, to young

bond,” told Andrei, one of the organizing members

you can add the BlackBerry pin BB of the forum’s

entrepreneurs.

of the NJIA.

public relation members, namely Alvin (26B59153, 08179130088) and Ferry (275CDD3F).

What is your comment on assumption saying that those who buy Juke are generations who

“We usually gather once every two months to discuss everything about engine, technology, and

Question and Answer:

want to be different and care about technology?

problems that we have with Juke,” added Andrei

Why Do You Choose Nissan Juke?

The assumption can be right or not, explained

on the sidelines of the community gathering in

Its unique, futuristic shape, which is a combination

Andrei, the Chairperson of NJIA, since many Juke

Kaffeholic Coffee, Pantai Indah Kapuk, North

of Nissan 370 and Nissan Cassat, is the main

owners are also women, who actually don’t care

Jakarta, Sunday (11/12). “The members of the

factor. Other interesting features of the car are its

much about the technology. However, it is also

forum also share the same vision to become the

out-of-box concept and distinctive technology.

possible they want to look different since the car

ofﬁcial Nissan Juke Indonesia community under

Last but not least, the car boasts several new

has distinctive shape.

Nissan Motor Indonesia,

features that other cars have yet to offer, such as

” informed Alvin, another organizing member.

wiper operation that sparks the curiosity of Nissan Juke owners.

Starting only with six people, the forum

What is The Segment of the Nissan Juke

membership has now expanded to 150 members,

Owners?

who engage in various fun activities. So, if you

Most of the car owners are trendy young people

are interested in joining the forum, you can send

with ages between 20 years and 35 years,

A story on December 1st Words & Photos by :Tigor Sihombing

Despite the alarming fact, discrimination against people having HIV is still apparent, posing a crucial problem to HIV sufferers worldwide, including in Indonesia.

However, amidst the huge negative stigma against HIV sufferers, governments and NGOs alike have showed some assistance. They at least are able to provide HIV sufferers with support that

December 1st is celebrated annually as World

the sufferers can actually be welcomed in working

AIDS Day, an event launched by ministers of

environments as well as in communities.

health affairs worldwide in 1988 when they discussed programs to prevent HIV. From then on, AIDS Day is celebrated globally

The Provincial Government of Special Region of Jakarta has also provided job guarantee for people with HIV/AIDS. The government,

by governments, organizations, and charity

for example, is committed to imposing strict

foundations.

sanctions on companies rejecting to recruit HIV/

Recent data by the UN showed around 40 million people around the world are infected with

AIDS sufferers. “A ﬁne of IDR500 million will be imposed on

AIDS. Also, over 20 million lives are lost due to

companies that discriminately shut down their

the disease. Moreover, no less than 5.2 million

recruitment doors to HIV/AIDS sufferers. Such

of people with HIV are children and 14.000 more

a severe sanction can be found in Regional

people are infected with the HIV virus daily.

Regulation (Perda) No. 5 Year 2008 on HIV and

Despite the alarming fact, discrimination

Job Guarantee

in Manpower Law,” informed Head of the Jakarta

against people having HIV is still apparent, posing

Manpower and Transmigration Sub-Agency,

a crucial problem to HIV sufferers worldwide,

Deded Sukendar, in his press release in Jakarta

including in Indonesia.

(16/12/2011).

RUMAH CEMARA :

FROM ZERO TO HERO Words & Photos by :Saiful Kundo & Tigor Sihombing

The community rises from being pariahs to become something that many can be proud of. They prove that people with HIV should be supported instead avoided to show achievement. Fighting AIDS is not the same as isolating the ones infected with the disease.

Rumah Cemara, located at Jl. Geger Kalong Girang No 52, Bandung, West Java, is among many NGOs interested in the HIV/AIDS advocacy issue. A couple of weeks ago, The Zes visited RC for the ﬁrst time and found heart-warming situation that surely shall provide comfort for drug addicts and HIV sufferers that the NGO treats. Escorted by Kheista Leonie C, a beautiful and pleasant lady who serves as the NGO’s Public Relations Ofﬁcer, we entered the front yard and found a motorbike wash business facility, the workers of which are actually the residents of RC. Going further inside the place, we encountered young people working in front of their computers. We were gestured to sit down in the waiting room, which turns out to be the center of

activities in the house. There, the residents could be found singing together, accessing the Internet, and laughing out loud. Awards and certiďŹ cates that RC has got are displayed on the one side of the wall. On the other side of the wall, there are pieces of papers containing words of wisdom to motivate RC residents. We felt no fear at all in interacting with the HIV sufferers and drug addicts there. Instead, we were further interested in knowing more about them and Leonie patiently responded to questions that the Zes asked. Leonie told that RC was run by former drug addicts, thus, creating a safe and secure environment that embraces drug addicts and HIV sufferers.

RC, which is supported by Asoka International Foundation, doesn’t only rehabilitate drug addicts and HIV sufferers since they also create a positive program focusing on soccer, a favorite activity within RC which teaches anyone to uphold the principle of fair play. The Success of DKRC fusion In 2011, RC, which has a soccer team called Dalam Kaum Rumah Cemara Fusion (DKRF) started its focus on soccer and was ﬁnally able to meet the invitation to join the Homeless World Cup (HWC) 2011 event held in Champ de Mars, Paris, France, from August 21-28. DKRF performed remarkably well at the event. The team, which consists of eight HIV “We are aware that although we are not

sufferers and urban poor people, ﬁnished

follow HWC event in Rio de Jeniro, Brazil, due

sixth out of 48 competing teams worldwide. In

to ﬁnancial problems,” Ginan told The Zes in the

continually discriminated, there is such a thing

addition, one player of the DKRC team, Derajat

middle of his training.

called discrimination against us sometimes. In this way, however, we can campaign that we

Ginanjar Koesmayadi, was awarded the Best New Comer and The Best Player. “The international event is the ﬁrst event that we follow. Previously, in 2009, we failed to

For their success, the DKRC soccer team is

belong to the community and that we can show

awarded a scholarship to learn how to provide

achievements like healthy people in general,”

the people with information on HIV/AIDs through

concluded Leonie.

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The Future of Indonesia’s Social Media and Digital World: Forecast for 2012 By : Takhta Pandu Padmanegara

41.777.240, 872.461,

5.600.000,

3.725.258

Do the series of numbers above have some significance for Indonesia?

Have no idea? How about these numbers? 41,777,240 Facebook users in Indonesia (the second largest in the world), 872,461 Linkedin Indonesia users, 5,600,000 twitter users and 3,725,258 members of Kaskus, all of them are in 2011 alone. Fantastic, isn’t it? The rapid growth of digital world as well as a signiﬁcant surge in the number of digital service users in Indonesia, from those logging in to the Internet to those using smart phone, or from those making brand campaign online to those subscribing to paid twitter, are really hard to ignore. In 2011, we also saw a behavioral shift in how people communicate, make decision, use media, and go shopping. In communication, instant messenger (blackberry messenger, whatsapp messenger, and other forms of instant messages) have become primary instruments to connect to each other. In fact, when we do things like mention/direct message in twitter, it feels that we really know the person well despite the fact that we have never met even once with him or her

TakhtaPanduPadmanegara (@padmanegara) Social Media Manager, Klix Digital

The shift in the way of communication also inﬂuences the spread of online communities. Hobby-based communities as well as social movements, such as Indonesia Berkebun (@idberkebun),AkademiBerbagi

Augmented Reality, Sense Eye Technology, Location Based, and other latest technologies will be integrated with social media, leading to the creation of more personal outputs. Such a convergence will be used for various objectives, such as for book launching, events socializing how to activate brand, restaurant promotion, billboard digital, vending machine, and others. The Rising of Mobile Apps Data by Digital Consumen Nielsen Indonesia revealed a possible increase of 67% in the market penetration of smart phone this year will make 2012 the year of mobile apps.

Source: pleaseenjoy.com

(akademiberbagi.org/@akademiberbagi), Blood For Life (@bloodforlife), Indonesia Bercerita (@idcerita), and other communities are equally growing significantly. There has also been a growing trend in online shopping or eCommerce. Research by Daily Social showed that 26% of their respondents said they surfed/browsed for products, 25% made price comparison before making offline purchase, and 38% surfed for potential products before buying them online. What is interesting from the research, 92% of customers were satisfied with their online shopping.

Mobile Site complemented with mobile apps will become one of the most important tools to make campaign, create direct access to consumers, and foster online communities. Some even predict that photo-based apps (such as instagram and others) will become the most favorite apps in 2012. How Social Commerce Responds to Gap in E-Commerce The main problem with Indonesia’s e-Commerce last year was it had yet been able to provide a comprehensive user recommendation solution. Furthermore, it was still too preoccupied with SEO (Search Engine So, what will 2012 have in store for us? Based on some data, insights, and global as well as local trends, I shall forecast what will happen in 2012 More Focus onngagement In 2011, we saw many institutions/brands had just started experimenting with the uses of digital and social media. Therefore, indicators to measure the success of any campaign still focused on quantity (such as from the number of followers, fans, and clicks). Fortunately, the launch of Facebook content engagement insight has made many brands realize that number is not everything. It will be of no signiﬁcance to have a huge number of fans/followers if it turns out that they are not engaged enough to make purchase or bolster sales. So, in 2012, focus on how to enhance engagement should become a top priority for every campaign. Convergence between Technology and Social Media LivetweetInteractive Display, Kinect Technology, Projection Mapping,

Optimization) strategy. However, the concept of social commerce will come in to respond to those problems. The concept will integrate websites with social networks, making it suitable for registration as well as for creating display on Facebook Page with store apps directly supported by online payment system. Wide Practice of Social Media In 2012, Indonesia’s digital world in general will ﬁnd several additional industries using social media to do promotion, such as the healthcare, banking, retail, travel, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) industries. I hope the forecast will be able to help us catching a glimpse into the future of digital world in Indonesia. Since it is only a forecast, it may be right or completely miss the target. One thing for sure, however, we do all hope that the digital and social media world in Indonesia will be better. The big question is, have we really been fully ready for it?

Bank Sampah

Saving money in a bank account and getting returns on your investment is a common thing. Words & Photos by : Aji Mahuhara & Muhammad Ghifarri

However, have you ever heard of people

unconventional bank, founded on April 8, 2008,

saving their trashes in bank accounts and also

is located in Badegan, Bantul, Yogyakarta.

getting interest on the commodity?

Initially, the bank was simply a workshop that

Trash is commonly associated with

recycled plastic trash. On February 23, the

disposable goods that are not useful, dirty,

workshop was developed to recycle styrofoam

and slimy. Surprisingly, however, the same

wastes. Styrofoam and plastic are actually not

commodity can be converted into money

categorized as saleable wastes since they are

if we collect it and save it in Bank Sampah

of no economic value. But, instead of giving up,

(Trash Bank) Gemah Ripah (Javanese word

Bambang Suwerda considered this a challenge.

that means â&#x20AC;&#x153;welfare and prosperityâ&#x20AC;?). The

So, he was geared to make his workshop

recycle trash into commodities of economic

price. However, the money from the trash is not

provides workshops and socializations for

value. Finally, on July 5, 2008, Bank Sampah

allowed to be withdrawn instantly. It will take at

schools and universities. Foreign visitors,

“Gemah Ripah” (Gemah Ripah Trash Bank) was

least three months for a customer to be able to

like those from Japan, are also interested in

ofﬁcially established.

withdraw his or her money. One reason for this

studying the performance of Bank Sampah in

is the bank has to recycle the trash deposit into

hope to model it in their respective countries.

Prosperity and welfare

salable commodities. The income generated

Also, the bank has concern over environmental

There are two savings schemes in the unique

from the sales is later shared with a proﬁt

issues in its surrounding communities as well

bank. Firstly, individual scheme under which

sharing ratio (PSR) of 85% - 15% in favor of

as committed to promoting the growth of small

individual may apply to become a bank

bank customer. Also an interesting thing to note

and medium enterprises (SMEs). So, saving your

customer. Secondly, collective scheme under

here is that bank customers also have savings

trash in Bank Sampah Gemah Ripah is a sound

which communities or groups of people may

books and accounts like the ones they will have

investment that helps cleaning and preserving

apply to become customers.

if they save their money in conventional banks.

environment.

The trash collected is later valued at an agreed

Bank Sampah “gemah ripah” also regularly

DAGO PAKAR Words & Photos by : Tigor Sihombing

When you and your family decide to spend your weekend in Bandung, where do you want to go? You may go shopping along in Factory outlets lies on Cihampelas street or try to taste the delightful culinary around Bandung, the Bumi Parahyangan. But, still for the ones who want to explore another side of Bandung city, they may found many other leisure destinations to visit. Last week, the Zes team has opportunity to visit Dago Pakar, an arboretum (town forest) that suit for you who wants to experience outbound activities and be entertained by the beautiful of nature around the location. Located on Jl. Ir. Juanda, Dago Pakar is still inside district of Bandung. It distance only 7 km from the down town Bandung and you may reach the location around 15 minutes. By Rp8000 per person you may enter the park for all day long. At ﬁrst, it reminds us for the beauty of Lembang with its green scenery and fresh-breath air. But in here, in Dago Pakar, you may ﬁnd something more interesting: the Holland and Japanese caves. The Caves: There are two main caves in Dago Pakar: The Holland cave and Javanese cave. The Holland cave When you entering the cave you will feel like brought back in time in old era of World War I and World War II. Build in 1918 by the Holland soldiers, back then, the cave was designed for the tunnel of Electricity Power to support Holland army. In World War II, the cave was used as communication center of Holland army. And in Independence era, Indonesian’s army used the cave as weapon warehouse. The cave itself consist of 14 tunnel and some rooms such as interrogating room, the jail, the communication center room and weapon’s warehouse. Japanese Cave Only 500 meters from the Holland cave, you may found the Japanese cave which build in 1942. The cave was built by the rock and the sand. It consists of many confusing tunnel that will make you lost. No wonder, since the cave was built by Japanese army (by forcing the local people known as Romusha system) as a hiding place from the enemy.

When tired exploring the café you may loosen up yourself in bamboo house called ‘saung’ nearby the cave. Don’t forget to try tasting traditional food such as corn barbeque and many traditional drinks as well. For sure, you will experience new things while spending your weekend at Dago Pakar. In Box: Ciburial Future Land : developing the potential travel destination in Ciburial village. As part of empowering program, the local government has a plan to build Ciburial village as well-known travel destination in Bandung. Some of the potential site spots to develop are: Prabu Siliwangi legend, Holland and Japanese cave spots, Korkon KQ 380 spoys, Singgagati hills, bell stone legend, Curuk Dago waterfall and other beautiful nature spots. But still, the government has a concern for sustainable development: which means the build of Ciburial village should accommodate the need, the aspiration and the support of the local villagers. To support the program, they held Urban Design Competition to ﬁnd the best offer and design in build Ciburial village as destination sites without scarifying the environment and communities surround.

JALAN SURABAYA Words & Photos by : Tigor Sihombing

Well-Known to Europe

Speaking of places where you can go hunting

popular commodities at JS. The prices are varied

for antiques will not be complete without mention-

and hard to predict. Many collectors from China

ing Jl. Surabaya (JS) in Menteng, Central Jakarta.

come to JS to search for the relics of their ances-

The antique shop center in Jakarta, built in 1974,

tors.

has been well-known worldwide as one of the best places to ﬁnd antiques.

With 90% of buyers coming from overseas, the market prospect is heavily inﬂuenced by the

JS, which has boasted 120 shops stretch-

country’s security condition. It was why several

ing one kilometer on the side of the street from

years ago, when a bomb hit Bali and discour-

the ﬁrst time it was built, has even managed to

aged foreign tourists from visiting Indonesia, JS,

survive the 1998 economic crisis. You can ﬁnd

like other tourism attractions in general, found its

almost anything here, from sculptures to ceramic

business sluggish.

products, old radios, paintings, old furniture, and antique bags.

Well-known to Christie’s Auction House Gatra claimed that his ceramic products, which he

“Products displayed here come from regions

by European buyers. He recalled one interest-

12, which is located behind JS.

ing experience when his China’s Tang Dynasty

Ceramic products and sculptures are two

collects from small merchants, were often bought

nationwide,”informed Gatra, the owner of kiosk No

ceramic, made circa 800 BC, was able to sell for

IDR 400 million at Christie’s Auction house in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The antiques made during BC era indeed have spectacular prices. However, many artifacts made by Indonesian native ethnics during BC era also record fantastic prices. Examples of such Indonesian artifacts are hundreds-of-years-old idol sculptures made by a Kalimantan ethnic, statues made by a Batak ethnic, or weapons used in combats during the era. “Antiques have souls. Although they are under the earth crust, someday they will come into surface and tell people that they are old items. Those accustomed to see antiques can immediately tell from the auras the antiques emanate that they seem to say, “We are old,” Gatra said while drinking his coffee. For those of you interested in hunting down antiques, here are several tips. Study well the antiques that you want to search for. Beware of new products polished and presented as antique ones. You can also bring along with you companies who know much about art. Or, you can bluntly tell the merchants or traders there not to con you.

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House of Culture Photos by Muhammad Ghiffari & Aji Manuhara

THEME The Past is always relevant, meaning that history has always been the foundation of life. History as human experience in his process of becoming is not only concerned with the past. Instead, history is life that gives energy to life itself. Philosopher cum cultural activist Sindhunata once said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The past is actually the source of inspiration and power for the present. By appreciating the past, we will have a concrete vision of the future.â&#x20AC;? VISION To become a center from which high quality, local culture-based creative products can emerge and to become part of the vast network of global creative communities.

VISION To become a center from which high quality, local culture-based creative products can emerge and to become part of the vast network of global creative communities. MISSION 1. a self-sufďŹ cient endeavor to produce high-quality, local culture based creative products. 2. Operate rural houses as guest houses and public facilities. 3. Develop competent human resources based on family values 4. Develop cultural communication networks with global communities.

TeMBI RUMAH Budaya

5. Offer scholarship for young artists and

(TeMBI House of Culture):

cultural activists (less than 25 years of age)

1. Provide information on history and

based on the criteria set out by

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TeMBI RUMAH BUDAYA 6. Operate convention hall, guest house, and restaurant offering star hotel service quality standard and culturally distinctive Javanese hospitality 7. Gathering support for organic farming groups.

groups as well as promote other high quality cultural products as a manifestation of creative endeavors.

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DISCOVER UNEXPECTED EXPERIENCES

Culinary

Gudeg PAWON Words & Photos by : Aji Manuhara

Tasty Gudeg from Yogya It is midnight and the street is understandably quiet. However, a different condition can be found at Gudeg pawon. There is a long queue of people there spilling into the street. These people want to get their way into a joglo house. Normally, guests to a house will enter their host’s house through the front door. But, this time is unique as these people are patiently queuing for their way to Pawon (Javanese term for “kitchen”)

Culinary

Located at Jl. Kusumanegara, Janturan no.36, Yogyakarta, we can say the place is located in the middle of a humble village. However, this seemingly isolation doesn’t discourage people from going there. Opening at 22:30 and closing operation only after the cuisine is sold out, the culinary site is frequently visited by guests from a vast group of people. “Our customers are varied. Some are from surrounding communities and some others are from Yogya as well as from outside the city. During holiday, Jakartans and people from Batam also often stop by here. We also have londo (foreigners) as our guests,” told Pak Wanto. A 50-year old married man with three children, Pak Wanto is the owner of Gudeg Pawon, which is a family business with a long legacy. Gudeg Pawon was founded in 1958 by the late Mbah Prapto, the mother of Pak Wanto. Initially, she was a hawker. Moving her vendor into pawon was not intentional as it happened when Mbah Prapto got ill and had to delegate her business to her child. It turned out that her child’s cook had unpleasant smell since her child cooked the menu too long, leading customers to call the menu “Gudeg Sangit” (Gudeg that has unpleasant smell). Mbah Prapto was appalled to the name. “As a result, she cooked her food and served its customers in pawon, which made people now call the menu “Gudeg Pawon”. Another nickname for the food is Gudeg Setan (Devil Gudeg) since the restaurant opens at night. Gudeg Pawon tastes different from common gudeg. Instead of the normal taste of sweet and light, Gudeg Pawon is more tasty and has natural spice ﬂavors. Moreover, the gudeg is served medium dry instead of regular wet. The food, which is cooked from 12:00 to 22:00, is the one pioneering Gudeg Pawon in Yogjakarta. Around 100 diners visit the restaurant daily, generating an average monthly sales turnover of Rp 100 million. (mjr)

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Flowing like water in the river, submitting yourself to God Almighty and fighting hard. Those are values that believed by Iwan Suhaya. He is one of the painters which the paints have been reached many countries in Asia and Europe.

Iwan Suhaya

Hyper Realist Painter

Words And Photos By Tigor Sihombing 57

Inspired by flora and fauna

Batik technique

With his hyper realist style, Iwan able to express his imagination through Flora and Fauna elements that always present in all his paints. ” I like the elements of flora and fauna because they are honest; they are what they seem,” he explained, when the ZES team met him at his house-studio in Depok, “More over, those elements make me feel more connected to the universe.” Iwan, who has been a painter since 20 years ago had produced many realistic painters (3D). Differ from ordinary paints, Iwan’s paint able to present the pictures that seem so real and looks alike emerge from the frame. Since 1996, he had implemented the integrated-frame technique which

One of his strong uniqueness that difficult to be imitated by other painters is his ability in creating batik technique. He implements this technique to almost all his painting. This technique consists of some steps. At first, he draws preliminary objects dominated by dark colors, which seems like batik motives. Then, he will paint his imaginative object. Iwan, the husband of Cut Irna, admits that most of his object inspired by Chinese art such as fish, tiger, Peony flowers, and others. Still, despite of his existence in the world of painting, Iwan feels need to learn more and be innovative. He believes to survive in the market he has to create the new innovation in painting; otherwise the

made the pictures on the paint as united pieces of art with the frame. He believes, the frame itself is also the media to express his imagination. Iwan had his first opportunity for solo exhibition in 1998, at Persenibud building in Jakarta. The event itself was opened by Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Marzuki Usman. Since then, his self confidence become stronger to create and improve more paints technique in the future.

market will leave him behind. The fierce competition in the market also gave him the lesson to be mentally strong. Back then, when he had created the solo exhibition, some of the painters undermine his piece of art severely. The lesson learned from the incidence was that next time, he had to be more patience and be prepared in facing people’s opinion that probably against his taste of art. Fortunately, his only son, Muhammad Kemar Putra Suhaya (8) is now trying to follow his steps as a painter. “I let him to paint anything. But still, when the time comes, I will ask him to be focus in one style of painting,” conclude Iwan, who was born in Batujajar, 26th January 1969.

Solo exhibition activities

Joint exhibition activities

1998 “Artist Care” exhibition at Gedung Parsenibud Jakarta Opened by Mr. Marzuki Usman / Minister of Tourism

2005 “Artist Care for Aceh” exhibition at Mid Intercontinental Hotel Jakarta Opened by Mr. Ir. Bambang Pranoto,MM,MK

1999 “Artist Care of Plants and Animals” exhibition at Hotel Sari Pan Pacific Jakarta Opened by Mr. Prof. DR. Emil Salim / Minister of Environment “Artist Care for Tuberculosis” exhibition at Hotel Gran Melia Jakarta Opened by H.E. Hernan Tassara / the Ambassador of Chille

2009 “Coelacanth the King of Sea” exhibition at Hotel Sari Pan Pacific Jakarta Opened by Mr. Freddy Numberi / Minister of Marine and Fisheries “The Ruler” exhibition at Hotel Gran Mahakam JAkarta Opened by Admiral (Ret.) Sudomo

2000 “Artist Care for Ambon” exhibition at Hotel Gran Melia Jakarta Openend by H.E. Sergio Ley Lopez / the Ambassador of Mexico “Protect the Animals” exhibition at Hotel Sari Pan Pacific Jakarta Opened by Mr. Sony Keraf / Minister of Environment “Artist Care” exhibition at Hotel Radisson Yogyakarta Opened by Madame GKR Hemas Hamengku Buwono X “Artist Care for Aids” exhibition at Hotel White Rose Legian - Bali Opened by Pangdam IX Udayana Maj. Gen. Kiki Syahnarki 2002 “My Dream II” exhibition at Hotel Gran Melia Jakarta Opened b Madame Adiati Arifin Siregar 2004 “Brush Touch of Caring Artist” exhibition at Hotel Gran Melia Jakarta Opened by Gen.(Ret.) Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono “New World Reflection” exhibition at Hotel Nikko Jakarta Opened by Mr. Yacob Nuwa Wea / Minister of Menpower

2010 “Tough” exhibition at Hotel Sultan Jakarta “Tough II” exhibition at Hotel Sultan Jakarta “One Heart” exhibition at Hotel Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan, Jakarta Opened by Vice Chairman of the Legislative Assembly Mr. DR. Ahmad Farhan Hamid, MS

1988 “Muhibah” exhibition at Karta Pustaka Yogyakarta 1990 “FKY II” exhibition at Yogyakarta “Dies Natalis VI” exhibition at Yogyakarta “Visit Indonesia” exhibition at THR Pura Wisata Yogyakarta 1991 “Ubud Artist” exhibition at Bali “Black and White II” exhibition at Pura Wisata Yogyakarta 1995 “Classical Painting I” exhibition at Worl Trade Centre Jakarta “Classical Panting II” exhibition at Tamara Bank Jakarta “Mother and Child” Painting Exhibition at JHCC Jakarta “Year End” Exhibition at Tamara Bank Jakarta Exhibition at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang Banten 1999 IPWI exhibition at Hotel Sahid Jaya Jakarta

2011 “Reach the hope” exhibition at Hotel Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan, Jakarta Opened by Ministry of State-owned Enterprises Mr. 2001 DR. Mustafa Abubakar Exhibition at Burswood Hotel in Perth Australia 2002 Indonesia V exhibition at Den Haag - the Netherlands Duet Exhibition “Two Colors” in Hotel Borobudur Jakarta 2003 Exhibition at Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia 2010 “Fusion Art” exhibition at the Embassy of Pakistan - Jakarta

Cycling

The night at Alun-Alun Kidul

“The night is still young. But most of the places in Jogjakarta have fall asleep. All? No. For the ones who would like to enjoy the night, alun-alun Kidul (South main park) will serve you for all night long.”

Flash Bikes (sepeda lampu) Saturday night has come. It’s time for crowds spending the night in Alun-alun. You may enjoy a range of traditional culinary or move around by the ﬂash bikes or ‘sepeda lampu’. It’s fun and enjoyable. The bike it self has widely known in Jogja as the main transportation since the past. So, if you would like to have unique personal experience in Jogja, travelling by bike is recommended.

Alun-alun is the Javanese term for the main park in center of the city. It is located in southern part of Sultan palace (Keraton) of Jogja, so its called Kidul, means ‘South’ in Javanese term. In the past, alun-alun served as a place for the Sultan in communicating with his people. By now, it served as oasis for city commuters and tourist in enjoying the range of traditional culinary, jogging, cycling or having the chit-chat amongst friends and families.

To experience cycling activities by sepeda lampu in Alun-alun you only need to spend Rp15.000-Rp30.000 to rent the bikes for one trip cycling around alun-alun. So, what are you waiting for? Let’s enjoying the night by happy cycling at Alun-Alun.

Jogja jogja tetap istimewa, istimewa negerinya istimewa orangnya. Jogja jogja tetap istimewa, jogja istimewa untuk indonesia by Jogja hip hop foundation Jogja jogja is always special, a special land with special people Jogja jogja is always special, special for Indonesia by Jogja hip hop foundation The above-mentioned verse is a part of the lyric of a song titled Jogja Istimewa (Jogja is Special), which is one of popular songs written by Jogja Hip-Hop Foundation.

Visiting Padepokan Seni Baggong Kussudiardja

Juki, popularly known as Kill the Dj, one of

is actually interested in empowering colleagues

(Bagong Kussudiardja Art School) at Jl.

the members of Jogja Hip-Hop Foundation.

who have a knack for hip-hop music.

Kembaran Rt 04/Rw 21 Kasihan, Bantul,

Currently, JHF consists of three groups, namely

Yogyakarta, The Zes + has a chance to meet

Jahanam, Rotra, and Kill The Dj. Juki introduces

When further asked about the current existence

with one of rap music groups that uses Javanese

some of the members of the three groups, who

of JHF, Juki responded, “In October 2009, we

language as their vernacular. The group joins

are Balance (jahanam), mamok a.k.a m2mx

performed in Singapore. In May 2011, we were

Jogja Hip-Hop Foundation (JHF), which I a

(jahanam), antok (Rotra), and Lukman (Rotra).

also invited to New York, United States.” In

household name in Yogyakarta.

When the zes + inquires about the history of

response to how outsiders perceive rap music

Jogja Hip-Hop Foundation is chaired by

Jogja Hip-Hop Foundation, Juki relates that JHF

delivered in Javanese language, Juki argues that what matters to them is people can enjoy their music and shake their bodies along with the beat. Reﬂecting further on whether they actually want to introduce Javanese language to non-Javanese speakers, Juki opines that JHF essentially only sings out what is in their hearts. However, apart from composing rap music delivered in Javanese, JHF actually also produces a rap song in Indonesian language, still with lyrics that show their love for Yogyakarta. The song is titled Jogja Istimewa. As parting words, JHF says that Yogyakarta is special since although the city is known as a city of tourism, we will always ﬁnd something new and different in every city corner whenever we revisit the city. Every day, Yogyakarta always offers something new and entertaining.

SENEN The Jazz music has garnered fans worldwide, which often form a different social class, including the fans of jazz music in Yogyakarta which establish a community called “Jazz Mben Senen” (Jazz music every Monday). The city of Yogyakarta is also full of jazz lovers. In fact, out of their deep passion for the music, the fans of jazz music in Yogyakarta establish a community called “Jazz Mben Senen” (Jazz music every Monday). The embryo of ‘Jazz Mben Senen‘ community was conceived when jazz lovers and musicians living in Yogyakarta came up with an idea to organize a jazz event, which had been a kind of obsession for jazz lovers in Yogyakarta. Previously, they had actually established a jazz community called Jogja Jazz Club, in which

they regularly held jazz jam sessions in Press

Fueled with deep passion and developing

Corner, Yogyakarta. However, such activities

partnership with a students’ association and

had not been sufﬁcient to accommodate the

jazz music lovers, like Tari Pradeksa and others,

aspirations of jazz lovers in Yogyakarta.

Jazz on The Street in Yogyakarta began. Thanks to assistance from jazz lovers from Jakarta,

Since 1999, an event called Jazz Gayeng (Jazz is Fun) has actually been organized

the committee could even have an electricity generator to support the event.

to accommodate and foster jazz music in Yogyakarta. However, since the event is only

In the course of time, jazz lovers in

organized annually, jazz lovers in Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta have showed increasing enthusiasm,

agreed to hold a regular event where jazz

prompting them to organize “Jazz Mben Senen”

musicians could play high-quality jazz music

event, which is held in Bentara Budaya every

more regular. Thus, Jazz Mben Senen event

Monday from 20.000 until ﬁnished.

was born.

Source: Jogjasiana

Jazz Mben Senen was actually a followup to jazz on the street event held in early March, 2003. The event, initiated by Agung Prasetyo (Jogja Jazz Club/the committee chairperson of Jazz Gayeng Festival), took place at UGM Boulevard in front of Purna Budaya Building, Yogyakarta. “Jazz on The Street” was acknowledged as the ofﬁcial name of the festival in April 2007. The event is regularly held once every month, usually on Saturday in the ﬁrst week of the month.

Sjakiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Warung establish on mid years 2009, the spirit of warung are related with the spirit of Sjakitarius Foundation. One the purposed is to teach and to train the teenagers to work in the kitchen and restaurant. Since june 2010 sjakiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warung develop into a commercial restaurant, they served homemade indonesian food like Soto Ayam, Nasi Goreng, Nasi Campur, etc. The warung also employed the down syndrome teenagers as a waiters and helper, you can see the unique atsmosphere in these restaurant. The warung also proved that if we give the change to the mentally handicap people, they are a good team member to work. The food are delicious and the price are very reasonable, all of the profit goes to the foundation to support the education of the mentally handicap children, people should come to visit these restaurant, with eating there you also help the education.

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Legend

PHOTOGRAPHER :Iain Macmillan / yoko ono

Legend

BED PEACE FOR JOHN LENNON Words & by : Tigor Sihombing

December 8th is always commemorated by the Beatles mania worldwide as the date when John Lennon died. How does the legend die actually? At 10:50 pm, when the couple returned to their apartment, they found Chapman was still standing, waiting for them. All of a sudden, Chapman yelled at Lennon, “Mr. Lennon!” and shot him ﬁve times with his revolver Special 38. Shocked, Yoko then rushed his husband to Roosevelt Hospital, but it was too late. Lennon, born on October 9, 1940, ﬁnally had to meet its maker on the still young, robust age of 40. What is more surprising in this tragic story, Chapman, the shooter, happened to still stand next to John Lennon until the police came and arrest him. Later, the doctors found Chapman as a psychopath. Nevertheless, although he is no longer with us since over thirty years ago, Lennon and his group, the Beatles, are still alive in the hearts of their fans. Lennon’s idea of peaceful living has inspired and enlightened many people worldwide to promote the creation of a more harmonious world, precisely like he preaches in his probably the most popular song as a soloist as well as the anthem for peace For The Beatle mania—the popular name for

On December 8, 1980, John Lennon and

activists, Imagine:

the fans of probably the most legendary band of

Yoko Ono, his wife had an appointment with

all time, the Beatles—December 8th is a historic

Anne Leinbowitz, a photographer from Rolling

date they won’t miss as at the same date in 1980,

Stone magazine, for a cover photo session in their

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the

John Winston Lennon, hailed as the unofﬁcial

apartment. The session took place from 2 pm to

only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the

leader of the band, was assassinated at his

3 pm and ﬁnished at 5 pm. Afterwards, the couple

world will be as one.” –

apartment in Dakota Building, New York. What

went to Record Plant studio to complete their

is more tragic, Lennon was shot to death by his

recording of “walking on the Thin Ice”

“Imagine all the people living life in peace.

John Lennon-

own fan. When they were about to walk into their In a book titled December 1980: The Month

limo, they bumped into Mark David Chapman, a

John Lennon Died, Keith Elliot Greenberg,

Hawaii-based fan who asked Lennon to sign his

chronicles the death of Lennon in details.

‘Double Fantasy’ collection album.

Review of

“DEBT”

a ﬁlm by Khusnul Khitam.

Sugeng is a debt collector. His daily activities are preoccupied with collecting late installment payment from customers. Sugeng comes from a poor family and has just committed himself to a marriage, for which he had to borrow money from Boim, his friend. This situation has motivated Sugeng to work as debt collector to support his small family and service his debt. However, Sugeng gradually sympathizes with the people from whom he has to collect payment as they turn out to have complicated economic problems. The inner conﬂict is further growing when he also has to pay out his debts. To resolve this conﬂict, Sugeng then decides to sell his wedding ring to help the debtors paying for their debts. His company, unknowing that Sugeng has helped out the debtors, is surely happy with Sugeng’s supposed performance in collecting payment and rewards him with bonus. On the other hand, the debtors perceive Sugeng as their angel. DEBT is written by Khusnul Khitam, known as Tatam by his friends. Tatam informed that the idea of the movie came from a true story of a debt

collector that he accidentally met in a small food stall. Through this movie, Tatam said he wanted to deliver a message. “At the moment, it is rare to find people who are willing to genuinely make sacrifice to help other people,” explained Tatam, adding that he wanted to tell that good deeds would be rewarded accordingly by God, sometimes in a way that is totally unexpected. DEBT is applauded by the people and has won awards in movie festivals. The movie has been on the roadshow to ten citis in Java. Some of the awards that DEBT has received are: 1. Indonesian film festival : Best screenplay, official selection 2. Balinale: official selection 3. Malang film festival: Best Story Idea 4. TVRI: best picture 5. Dreamlight: Best screenplay The movie trailer as well as its behind the scenes have also been uploaded to www.youtube.com.

TOTO SUGITO

“CYCLING SOLUTION” Words & Photos by : Tigor Sihombing

“We have to change our behavior by changing the way we are moving from one place to another,” Toto Sugito 74

Nowadays, living in Jakarta means that you have to be prepared to face suffocating trafﬁc jam almost on daily basis. “We have to change our behavior by changing the way we are moving from one place to another,” argued Toto, the founder of Bike to Work Community. “We have to change our behavior by changing the way we are moving from one place to another,” argued Toto, the founder of Bike to Work Community. Behavioral change in transportation indicates that people have to shift to non-fuel transportation means, such as bicycle. “We cannot fully rely on the government to come up with the solution,” Toto said. “Instead, we have to act swiftly, right now and right away.”

Enlightened with this vision, Toto recalled,

At the moment, his initiative has garnered

he started leaving his car in his garage and

wide recognition. Toto, who is the father

instead hopped on his bicycle to go to his

of Amellia Nur Adilla (17 years old) and the

ofﬁce. At ﬁrst, he could be found to be the only

husband of dentist Febriana Setawati MKes

one riding a bike to work. As a result, many

(master in public health), has also received

people laughed at him, which Toto chose to

numerous awards from many institutions and

ignore.

corporations.

However, in the course of time, some

However, he is not yet satisﬁed since he

people started following Toto’s lead. Starting

wished that “the biking campaign will be able

from a humbly number of less than three fellow

to make people healthier as well as reduce air

cyclists, the membership of Bike to Work

pollution emitted by cars and motorbikes.” Only

Community, declared on August 6, 2004, has

in that way, Indonesians will become healthier

now enormously grown into 45,000 members

and the community will be able to preserve the

nationwide.

country’s environment in the future. (ful)

E T U O R

Otoblitz Internasional Classic Car Show (OICC-Show) Words & Photos by : keke

Classic Cars Cruisin’Fast The mega-event Otoblitz International Classic Car Show (OICC-Show) has indeed been over with a bang. The ﬁfth annual event, organized by WAW Productions and supported by PPMKI (the Association Indonesian Classic Car Lovers), IMI (the Indonesian Motorbike Federation), global auto makers nationwide, and tens of classic car collectors, is considered a huge hit. The show, which was held from December 16-18, 2011 at Hall D2 of JI-Expo Kemayoran, exhibited around 400 cars of various kinds. Here, we can ﬁnd a car manufactured in 1910 as well as Vintage, Classix, Sport, Youngtimer, Retro, Modern Classic, and Future Classic Sport Cars owned by Indonesian and foreign collectors alike. It is no wonder the show was able to attract visitors from Jakarta and other regions

The show, which was held from December 16-18, 2011 at Hall D2 of JI-Expo Kemayoran, exhibited around 400 cars of various kinds. Here, we can find a car manufactured in 1910 as well as Vintage, Classix, Sport, Youngtimer, Retro, Modern Classic, and Future Classic Sport Cars owned by Indonesian and foreign collectors alike. It is no wonder the show was able to attract visitors from Jakarta and other regions During the three-day show, the organizer had been educating people and helping classic car lovers fulfilling their longing for their dream cars. “Since Jakarta Classic Car Show was first held in 2007, I have never missed out to come here to Jakarta, ” said Ramli, a visitor from South Sumatra. The show has been successful in sparking people’s interest in classic cars. Furthermore, the show proves to be an ideal meeting place for classic car lovers. “As a result, the number of visitors coming to Jakarta Fair, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, has increased by 7,000 visitors from 13,000 visitors last year to 20,000 visitors this year,” informed Asman Oesman, the Organizing Chairperson of OICC-Show. The show, which was officially opened by Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo, is recognized as the largest and most complete classic car

show in Southeast Asia, thanks partially to the exhibitions of six restored exotic and rare cars, which also became the ”Stars of The Show” at the OICC-Show 2011. The shapes and types of the restored cars exhibited are astounding. They are MercedesBenz 220SE Cabriolet (1960), Mercedes-Benz 190SL (1955), Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda (1971), Pontiac Firebird (1969), Ford Mustang (1968), and Datsun Fairlady 240Z (1972). Organized in an indoor area of 10,000 square meters and an outdoor area of 16,000 square meters (three times bigger than the last location at Kartika Expo Center, Balai Kartini), the show is able to accommodate more classic cars and give more rooms for communities to hold gathering. Also, the show is more complete as it offers more spacious park and outdoor areas. During the show, visitors can watch and participate in various interesting activities. There, we can ﬁnd some traders selling classic cars, manufactured more than 30 years ago. We can also go to spareparts bazaar, attend photography workshop, and watch live music and classic car drifting show.

Old Jeep and First Classic Motorbike Show Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique in the show, visitors can watch hundreds of classic cars divided into several categories. Firstly, the European All Stars category, which exhibits vehicles from Europe, such as Germany (BMW 2000 CS 1957, BMW 2002, VW Karmannn Ghia, Opel), France (Citoen 2 CV), England (Jaguar XJS, MGB Roadster, Austin Healey), and Sweden (Volvo 1800). Secondly, the Old Pickup Never Die category, which exhibits types of Chevrolet manufactured from 1946-1956. Thirdly, the Vintage Island category, which shows pre-World

War II vintage cars, such as Dodge Brothers, Ford Model A, Fiat Balila Spider, Essex, and MG TA. Fourthly, there is the Amazing 4 x 4 category, which displays old jeeps, such as Toyota FJ 40, Willys Overland, Land Rover Series III, 88SWB Series 2, and others. Last but not least, classic motorbike lovers this year and beyond should be happy as the show has started exhibiting old motorbikes manufactured in Japan, the United States, and England. Also, there is bazaar for bikers interested in buying old as well as modern bikersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attributes.

Blackberry Bold 9790

The advanced features that makes the crowd in Paciﬁc Place

You may have wonder what makes thousands of people congested in line to buy BlackBerry Bold 9790 (Bellagio), back in last September? Did they tried hard strugling in each other solely because its discounted price? It must be not. Bellagio is the newest products from Research in Motion (RIM) in the end of 2011. With its thickness of 11,4mm Bellagio looks slimmer compare with other previous products such as Blackberry Onyz II/Bold 9780 (15mm) or Onyx I/ Bold 9700 (14mm). It hass slighter weight which only 107 gr compare with OnyxI (136 gr) and Onyx II (122 gr) so it would be easier to carried by. BlackBerry Bold 9790 combines touch screen with qwerty keyboard and supported by Blackberry OS 7 operating system. This supporting system makes this produch have rich multimedia and communication features which lead to advandced connectivities. It also contains 1

GHZ processor and RAM of 786 MB providing fast connectivity while browsing and using many applications Blackberry Bold 9790 supported by 2.45 inc touch screen display (full capacity) and responsive optical track pad. RIM also added 5MP camera technology with auto focus, face detection and image stabilization features to the product. Still, the videos feature in the gadgdet is only producing VGA video recording and not the HD recording yet. With all its many advanced applications and services of BlackBerry Bold 9790, the user could create and edit the MicrosoftWord, Excel and PowerPoint documents. The user also able to send the email, uploading the photos and videos to facebook and maintaining connectivity to their social media networks. With all those advanced features, did you still believe that the congested line is solely because the discounted price?

Advantaged: Lighter, slimmer and easy to carried by It has Marvel Taylor MG1 1 GHz processor which lead to faster connectivity especially in 3G network) Bigger internal memory capacity of 8 GB Capacitive touch screen. Softer keypad to be touch. It is supported by Balckberry Operating System u7 Disadvantaged: The battery only last for 8-10 hours. Video recording has not support High Definition feature. Smaller keypad will be difficult to use for the ones who has big fingers. Standarized design compare with Onyx II It cost 4.6 million rupiahs, more expensive than Onyx and cheaper than Dakota.

Samsung Galaxy Note

The New Comer Without Competitors

Advantages

+ Pen features can be used to paint. + Wide screen 5.3 inch will be easier to use and more portable with minimum scrolling or zooming. + Supported by 1.4 GHz dual-core processor plus 1 GB of RAM makes this gadget powerful. + The connectivity speeds up to 21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA makes browsing activity more comfortable. + Real time video streaming. + Slight and light design.

Disadvantages

- Won’t ﬁt comfortably in every pocket - Much harder for one-handed use than a regular smartphone - All-plastic body - No dedicated camera key - HD screen uses PenTile matrix lowering perceived resolution - Non-hot-swappable microSD card - Sub-par loudspeaker volume - Up to IDR6.9 million!!!

pixel gives you huge space for interface activities

RAMof 1 GB. It also has back cameras featured

size 5 inch Tablet, in the end of 2011 Samsung

with 5 icons applications compare with 4 icons

by ﬂash LED which provided natural color. The

Galaxy launched the smartphone products called

on other smartphone producst. With this high

camera produces HD 1080 video recording.

Samsung Galaxy Note despite of the Tablet. The

solution Samsung claims that you do not need

Samsung also companied the products with last

Samsung Galaxy Note seems bigger that the

to scroll and zoom too much while browsing the

long battery 2500mAh which claimed could stand

other producst thanks to its bigger screen of 3.5 –

web.

for 13 hours talking time and 24 days standby t

Learned from the Dell failure in launching big

4.5 inch. Refers to its screen size class, the Note seems walk alone without any competitors.

Samsung also bundle this product with its S-Pen stylus. It will remind you to 7 inch HRC

time. With all those features the Samsung Galaxy

Flyer with simiar pens. The differences lies on

Note is functional innovations which able to

Note lose its portability features. It hasslighter

its tiny size with plastic material and the place

support your mobile activities. By now you still

thickness with 9.65 mm and 178 gram weight.

provided under body to put the Pen. Samsung

have to pay for Rp6.9 millions to put the products

This dimension makes the Galaxy Note easier

creates the new application designed for its

on your pocket.

to use and carried by while putting it in your

Stylus-Pen such as S Memo, S Planner and S

trousher or in your shirt. Still, unfortunately, since

choice. Those applications are completing the

it has 15 cm long, the gadgets felt hard to hide

range of Samsung application such as Social

under the jeans trouser.

Hub, Readers Hun and Music Hub.

Still, its bigger screen doesn’t make Galaxy

It’s HD Super Amoled could featuring high

The multi tasking activities run smoothly

resolution pictures with wide range of beautiful

thanks to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating

colors. The sceen resolution WXGA 1280 X 800

System supported by 1.4 GHz processor and

Mind Over Matter

Words & Photos by : Tigor Sihombing

Nine disabled bikers undertake arduous trekking from Jakarta to Bali.

Mind over matter It is Yunara’s previous journey with his beloved wife, Rahma Anggraini, 31, to undertake the Sabang – Merauke route that originally inspires the recent trek. “If we can do it, everybody surely should be able to do the same,” he motivated. And now, by the end of 2011, he had asked other disabled friends to join them in overcoming the current challenge. Those friends are Rico Milano (41), Sansan Sanjaya(50), Ishak Santika M (19), Wahyu Fitrianto(28), Alriyanto(29), Oyi Sukandar (38), and Siswandi (25).

It was Sunday morning on December 11 and at 7.30 sharp. Nine disabled cyclists were geared to start their daring, arduous long journey from Jakarta to Bali. They expect to finish the ambitious trek on January 3, 2012. It was apparent that their disability didn’t bar them from undertaking the hard challenge at hands. “We have an utterly strong faith that we will be able to finish the route precisely as scheduled,” said Yunara, one of the cyclists.

Supports from surroundings “We really admire and lend our support to our friends for their spirit and courage in undertaking the challenge” Toto explained. “In this way, they will also support campaigns for biking nationwide,” told Toto, Chairman of Bike to Work Community in his welcome speech to the group at Hotel Indonesia Round (Bundaran HI), Jakarta. Bike to Work shows its support to the cyclist team by supplying them with safety jacket, uniform and other safety tools. Polygon and celebrities, such as Pepeng and Cici Tegal, are also among parties giving supports to the disabled cyclists.

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Welcoming the WaterDragon Chinese Year:

Toward more prosperous and peaceful life on earth. Welcoming the Chinese New Year 2012, the optimism is in the air. WwYab-Yun, a bikhu who had spent years in Tibet, predicts this the year for more prosperous life to enter. “We will see the good opportunities lies ahead for the ones who love to do the good deeds and able to control his mind and ambition,” he explain at ZES-Sense Group office in Denpasar.

He also explains that the nature will do the

Yab-Yun, born on March.20 1952 had

As we know, the Chinese ancient

spent years in journey of life in many countries.

horoscope knows 12 animals to describe

same as what human did to them. The water

“When I was young, I went to Holland to finish

the time and the relationship between

dragon year actually gives the good sign. “It

my study in ship engineering and work for a

phenomenons in the universe. There are

there are many catastrophic things happen

while,” he said. Return to his home town in

rat, ox, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep,

such as flood and earthquake, the human

Surabaya he felt the spiritual fatigued that bring

monkey, rooster, dog and pig. All the animals

should reflect themselves what have they done

him to know more on Buddas spirits. Back

has it owns character that describe the human

in the past, especially for the bad things they

then, he decided went to Thailand to know

characters who was born in the years given.

did. Unfortunately, not many people try to

more about Buddhas values and spirit. Spent

Accompanying the animals there are five

reflect happens thing in nature. “The saw it as

years after, he continued his journey to Tibet to

elements which are describing the human

just ordinary catastrophic

know more about the meaning of life.

characters. They are fire, the earth, the woods, the water and the metals.

“Finally I found the enlightenment that as human we should do our best in

Yab Yun share the tips to have the good fortune. First, mind with your act, by having

“Many people falsely belief all the elements

reflection which what you did. By having

fulfilling our mission to help other.” “We

will contradict one another,” Yab Yun explain.

refection rituals according to your own

should life in balance side by side by nature

“For instance, they assumed for the ones who

religions you will know what do’s and don’ts.

and environment, not only by fulfilling our

has fire elements, they will face the bad luck

Second, control your mind and ambition and

unsatisfied ego and ambition,” he explain.

in coming year especially when water element

do not across beyond the limit in fulfilling your

He also believes with the power of mind to

year is coming. “ The truth is according Yub

need. “By then, you will see the good fortune

determine the future. “What you think, is what

Yam, it backs to the deeds that with do in the

will come to you in the coming years,” he

you get, if you feel optimistic, the good fortune

past. “If you always do the good things in life,

concludes the conversation

will come to you”.

the good deeds will return to you,” he said

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