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Contents
MARCH
2012
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CARING FOR THE
COMMUNITY
Soapbox
Calendar of Events
67
SHOPPING
68
Shopping For a Good Cause
13
NOW! & THEN
36
NOW! People
73
COUNTRY PROFILE:
HOLLAND
39
EAT & DRINK!
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Decisions, Decisions…
Decided!
Ahh, Singapore! Where to Eat?
Sustainable Seafood: How
Choosing your Dinner Can Save
the Marine Biodiversity
An Interview with H.E. Tjeerd
de Zwaan, Ambassador of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands in
Indonesia
Legacy of the Past, in the
Present Indonesia
Conserving Mutual Cultural
Heritage
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NOW! DO IT
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Get in Shape & Party with
Zumba
Golf for Fun: Finding My Perfect
Companions
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URBAN CHAT!
98
Indonesia Berkebun: Jakarta’s
Avant-Gardeners
Little Things, Great Love
The Singapore Art Scene
Monsters Rock!!!
Explore Jakarta: Pasar
Kebayoran Lama
A Zoo Kind of Life
Culture Club
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Disclaimer: Music concerts may
contain sax and violins!
111 LOCAL HEROES
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Wisma Cheshire: Creating
Opportunities for People with
Disability
Heru & Zae: When Disability
Poses No Barriers
Shelter for People with
Disability
117 TRAVEL
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The Beat Goes On!
To the Quirky Side of
Singapore
Travel Diaries
128 NOW! PROFILE
Mickael Do Van, Chef de
Cuisine at Riva, Park Lane
Hotel
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NOW! Jakarta
PHOTO: COCA-COLA AMATIL INDONESIA
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On Cover:
Jump Up High, My Daughter, 180 x 180cm,
oil on canvas, 2012. A Painting by Sudigdo
54 Corporate Social Responsibility:
What Difference Does It Make?
58 Community Entrepreneurship
Trainings Improve Lives
SOAPBOX
Preserving Indonesian
Culture and Heritage
About five years ago I went to the owners of a major city centre “superblock’
and showed them a series of pictures: Sydney Opera House, the Guggenheim
Museum in Bilbao, the Empire State Building and explained to them how these
iconic buildings completely changed the cities they were built in. They were
unimpressed. I showed them KL’s Twin Towers and explained that these towers
have made KL famous throughout the world. They didn’t care.
I proposed that they changed the design of “their development” to be firstly
more Indonesian, then secondly far more dynamic, powerful and striking. I
got a very negative answer along the lines of “We know how to make money,
and you don’t, and by the way Indonesians don’t care for Indonesian culture
anyway so why should we bother?”
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Petty Elliott’s new book.
I came away depressed and shocked: do Indonesians really not care for
Indonesian culture anymore? I looked around and saw that indeed
every new building in Jakarta is “western” designed, and in
fact no-one does seem to care. I decided to go to the local
government to the City Planning Dept. to find out what
they thought.
There were 20 of them in the room, I showed them
my “Iconic Buildings” presentation and asked them
why historic, “preserved” Jakarta was allowed to
be developed as western styled mall/office/hotel
complexes? Why, I asked, haven’t you obliged
all the developers to create something that
Indonesia can be proud of á la Twin Towers?
“Ah yes,” came the reply, “They all assure us they
will make their developments really Indonesian
with motifs and carvings and so on”. “But they
haven’t,” I said. “Well they are big and impressive
and that’s what people want ,“they said. No amount of
arguing would convince them that my ideas had merit.
The deals had all been done.
So as you look around Jakarta, searching for cultural identity, you
will find it only in the old quarters, and even there most of the buildings
are on their last legs, or have been incorporated into modern structures. The
Finance Ministry is a great example of that -it’s the fabulous old colonial
governors mansion – far better than the Presidential Palace in style but now
dominated by utilitarian tower blocks (and not open to the public!).
What else do we have? The National Archives Building (preserved by private
money), Cafe Batavia (conceived by Graham James, an Australian) and the
Museums (Fatahilah, Gedung Kesenian, Ceramics and Fine Arts, Puppets) and
some old Bank Buildings (one also a Museum) and that’s it. Historic Jakarta has
gone. Modern, western Jakarta is here.
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Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. There are some thirty genuine provincial houses
there, some of them absolutely beautiful. But not one has been used as a
model to build modern Jakarta. Where did we go wrong?
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NOW! Jakarta’s own
food writer, Petty
Elliott, is sharing her
passion for modern
Indonesian cooking
through her new
book ‘Contemporary
Indonesian Food’.
The book is a
compilation of
recipes that have
been featured in
NOW! Jakarta over
the last 3 years.
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FINANCE
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and more. End on a high note with an irresistible
DISTRIBUTION
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Contributors
Amir Sidharta – Art
Craig Money – Music
John Paul – Culture
Made Wijaya – Travel
Mary Lee Stenson – Features
Melany Zwartjes – Features
Petty Elliott – Cooking
Rizal Iwan – Movies
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Calendar
THE BEST THINGS TO SEE AND DO
THIS MONTH!
2012
TUESDAY
6
EKONID Get
Together.
Venue to be
advised. Starts
7:00pm-9:00pm.
A welcoming
chance to expand your social,
cultural and business networks.
Admission is Rp 220,000 for
members and Rp 330,000
for non members. For more
information, visit www.ekonid.
or.id or email info@ekonid.or.id
CONCERT
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
2-4
Jakarta International Java
Jazz Festival at JIExpo,
WEDNESDAY
7
THURSDAY-SATURDAY
THURSDAY-WEDNESDAY
has arrived with a great line up
of international and local jazz
musicians from Stevie Wonder
to Pat Metheney. Expect the
ever-evolving events with
spectacular performances on
amazing stages. Ticket prices
start from Rp 600,000. For
more information, call +62-21
7278 3601/02 or visit www.
javajazzfestival.com
SUNDAY
18
Jessie J Live
Concert
at JIExpo
Kemayoran.
Jessie J
“heartbeats”
will be on cloud nine this
month as the British crooner
brings her live set to Jakarta!
Anticipate an amazing
spectacle, a grand stage set-up
and unforgettable renditions
of Jessie J’s biggest hits. Ticket
prices start from Rp 360,000.
For more information, visit
www.asialiveentertainment.
com
Charice Infinity Tour
2012 at Tennis Indoor
Senayan. Starts 8:00pm.
YouTube-sensationturned-internationalpop-singer Charice
Pempengco brings her spectacular
stage performance, beautiful voice
and number one Billboard Dance Chart
single “Pyramid” to Indonesia. Ticket
prices start from Rp 450,000. For more
information, visit www.bigdaddy.co.id
or email info@bigdaddy.co.id
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Fun Girlfriend Times at
Spiritual Art Exhibition by
Paulaner Brauhaus, Kempinski
Hotel Jakarta. It’s time for the
ladies to divest of stress: catch
up with friends over cocktails
and dinner. A special surprise
cocktail is available at Rp
99,000. Ladies will also receive
a special discount for selected
beverages from 7:00pm
onwards. For more information
or reservations, call +62-21
2358 3871 or email paulaner.
jakarta@kempinski.com
Victoria Abdouleva Renaux at
Galeri Nasional. Victoria is an
artist who lives in a spiritual
retreat in the mountains of
Sumatra. Her works depict her
own unique interpretations
of spirituality. Take a look and
refresh your perspective on life.
For more information, call +6221 3483 3954 or visit www.
galeri-nasional.or.id
SATURDAY-SATURDAY
3-31
Nishimura: Sumptuous
Sushi at Nishimura, ShangriLa Hotel. Enjoy a signature
Japanese gourmet experience
with a range of delectable
sushi creations made
exclusively by Japanese Chef,
Kamikawa Shinji. Options
range from Spicy Chicken
Teriyaki Sushi, Creamy Salmon
Roll, deep-fried Prawn with
Tar-Tar Sauce Roll, to the
Japanese-Style Wagyu Beef
Roll. For reservations, call +62-
21 3048 8565 or visit www.
platinumclubjakarta.com
THURSDAY-SATURDAY
29-31
SATURDAY-SATURDAY
3-24
Michelin Star Chef Nicolas
Isnard Cuisine at Mandarin
Oriental’s Lyon Restaurant.
Presenting a rare opportunity to
sample Chef Isnard’s distinctive
dishes, such as Sea Scallop with
Beetroot Caviar and Lobster
Wasabi with Hummus and
Lemongrass Broth. Don’t forget
the luscious desserts, including
Sphere Piña colada and Passion
Lacté. The two-course menu
is available at Rp 620,000++/
person; three-course menu
for Rp 780,000++ or go all out
with the six-course degustation
menu at Rp 1,500,000++. For
more information, call +6221 2993 8888 or visit www.
mandarinoriental.com
WEDNESDAY CASTELLO
21
BANFI Wine
Dinner at
Riva, Park Lane
Jakarta. Featuring
5 course
degustation menu paired with
5 exceptional wines including
Castello Banfi Rosa Regale
Brachetto d’Aqui 2010 as a
pre dinner Wine. Offered at
Rp 1,200,000++ per person,
Rp 1,150,000++ for prestige
member. For reservation, call
+62-21 828 2000
Photography Exhibition:
Body and Form at Teater
Salihara. Starts 11:00am8:00pm on weekdays,
11:00pm-3:00pm on
weekends. The exhibition by
Indonesian photographer Nico
Dharmajungen showcases his
exploration of the aesthetic
value of the body’s shapes and
curves. For more information,
call +62-21 789 1202 or visit
www.salihara.org.
BY SATRIA PRATALA PAMUNGKAS. PHOTO NISHIMURA SHANGRI-LA HOTEL
Kemayoran. Start at 3:00pm,
and 2:15pm on Sunday. Finally,
Indonesia’s biggest Jazz Festival
EXHIBITION
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MARCH
BUSINESS
GATHERING
DINING OUT
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY
28-31
INABIKE 2012 at JIExpo
Kemayoran Jakarta. Bikers
won’t want to miss this event!
INABIKE is an international
trade exhibition focusing on
bicycles, parts, and accessories.
The event brings together
a full spectrum of products
and services for motorcycles,
bicycles, and light electric
vehicles. INABIKE is also
a great opportunity for
networking with Indonesia’s
bicycle and motorcycle supply
chains and for creating new
business prospects. For more
information, call +62-21
54358118/8117, email info@
gem-indonesia.com or visit
www.inabike-exhibition.com
MOVIE SCREENING
SATURDAY
10
La Ballade Des
Dalton at IFI
Wijaya. Starts
1:00pm. The
1978 animated
film from
France, written by Gosciny and
Morris, is one of the Lucky Luke
adventures. The story begins
in a saloon, where a young
musician with a banjo begins
to tell a tale of Lucky Luke and
his sworn enemies, the Dalton
brothers. For more information,
call +62-21 724 7064 or visit
www.institutfrancais-indonesia.
com
SATURDAY
17
Black
Butterflies at
Erasmus Huis.
Starts 1:30pm
and 4:00pm.
Based on the
true story of young South
African artist Ingrid Jonker,
who shared her ideas about art,
love, and politics with a small
group of like-minded writers
and artists in South Africa
called the Sestigers. Her work
became recognized after Nelson
Mandela recited her poem “The
@WhatsNewJakarta
Child” in his first speech before
the South African Parliament in
1994. For more information, call
+62-21 524 1069
SOCIETY
SUNDAY
11
JAAN Paw
Day 2012, at
Taman Langsat.
Starts 8:00am12:00pm.
The Jakarta
Animal Aid Network presents
its 3rd annual fundraising
event, inviting dog owners,
their families and friends for
a leisurely stroll around the
park. The event is a welcome
opportunity for dog lovers to
socialize their dogs. Features
include a raffle, children’s
activities, and a canine obstacle
course to keep things exciting;
JAAN Paw Day will also
feature stalls selling upscale
merchandise and pet products.
For more information, visit
www.jakartaanimalaid.com or
email info@jakartaanimalaid.
com
TUESDAY
13
AWA Monthly
Social &
Shopping.
Venue to be
advised. Join
the American
Women’s Association ladies
in an informal catch-up
session over coffee with great
shopping, interesting speakers,
and a presentation about
social welfare and Indonesia’s
outreach communities. For more
information, call +62-21 718
1877 or visit www.awajakarta.
org
WhatsNewJakarta.com
For more information on these events and others,
please visit www.WhatsNewJakarta.com.
SATURDAY
17
St. Patrick’s
Society Annual
Charity Ball.
Venue to be
advised. A
chance to meet
and catch up with fellow St.
Patrick’s members for an
unforgettable night of food,
dancing, and an entertainment
ensemble specially flown in
from Ireland. Tickets are priced
Rp 1,250,000. All proceeds will
be donated to charity. For more
information, call +62-813 166
8322 or email stpatsjakarta@
gmail.com
SPORT
SATURDAY
17
GoWild trips to
Muara Angke
and Pulau
Rambut. A
one-day trip from
Muara Angke to
Jakarta Bay. Rate is Rp 400,000
(inclusive of fishing boat rental,
life jackets, insurance, guides,
entrance fees, permits, water/
coffee/tea, two soft drinks,
lunch, and two snacks). For more
information, email gowildindo@
gmail.com
MORE TO SEE
AND DO IN BALI
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY
28-31
Bali Spirit Festival, at 44
Jalan Honoman Padangtegal.
A vibrant and uplifting festival
of yoga, dance, and music
aimed at awakening our
potential for making positive
changes within our homes,
communities, and around
the world. Ticket prices start
from Rp 900,000. For more
information, call +62-857
1158 7822/+62-361 970992
or visit www.balispiritfestival.
com
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Now &
Then
16Pedaling Up For Charity
With Mandarin Oriental Jakarta
20New Faces in Jakarta’s Hotels
24 Jazz Buzz Adds New
Definition To Jazz
CITY LIFE
What Have We Missed?
The early months of 2012 in Jakarta have brought with it a myriad of events. One that has
received a wide coverage from the national media is the Superbrands Tribute Gala. Indonesia’s
super brands have been acknowledged and the event was held in recognition of these
outstanding brands. Read the details in the following page.
most significant events in the
series of events held by JERIN
(Jerman in Indonesia). Read on
for more details.
From the hospitality
community, check out who’s
new in town. There’s also news
on Le Meridien’s re-launch of
their successful sustainable
meeting package. Learn how the
hotel is helping create a better
future for the underprivileged
kids in Indonesia through this
programme.
Learn about JIS’s effort to
get their students to eat more
healthy food.
Read on for what else
is going on with Life in the
Capital.
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI PHOTOS DONAL HUSNI
Another event worth
highlighting in this issue is the
opening night of Indonesia
Batik “A Living Heritage”
exhibition which took place
recently at the National
Gallery. This is one of the
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NOW & THEN
A R T & C U LT U R E
Superbrands Annual Tribute Gala:
SCHOOL
“Please Sir, I Want Some More”
Acknowledging Indonesia’s Most Loved Brands
If you are looking for widely recognized and preferred Indonesian
brands and products, simply look for the Superbrands seal on the
packaging.
as of the local community, and
society at large. This award
went to Axioo.
Another new award
category was the Most
Inspiring Brand Award. In
partnership with Etihad
Airways, Superbrands
presented this award
exclusively to the brand that
has made a real difference
in the consumers’ lives
through the quality of their
products or services, and
has contributed positively
to the environment and the
wellbeing of the people of
Indonesia. The award which
included two return business
class trips to any Etihad
destination in Europe or the
Middle East, went to Blue Bird.
Chairman of Superbrands
Indonesia, Alistair Speirs,
enthusiastically noted that,
“The gala night is all about
acknowledging many of
Indonesia’s most loved
A L I S TA I R S P E I R S
by
J A K A R TA I N T E R N AT I O N A L S C H O O L
The management team at Jakarta International School (JIS) have taken
a bold step to getting their students to eat more healthy food in a far
reaching and innovative program, launched this school year. Alistair
Speirs investigates.
Championed by Head of
Business Development Vivien
Brelsford and School Nurse
Helen Thain, and approved
by a “Healthy Choices”
committee of parents,
students and faculty, the new
food regime was engineered
by an expert team at French
Service Solutions Company
Sodexo to the Commitee’s
very stringent criteria:
• It had to be aligned to
messages given in health
classes
• It had to be safe,
environmentally correct
and hygienic
• The provider had to be
socially responsible e.g.
waste management etc.
With the old food
considered unimaginative
and unexciting, and the
old cafetaria “dingy”, all
agreed that the changes
should be across the board
from kitchen to decor, from
menu to payment system,
and only Sodexo met the
standards demanded to
design, equip and manage
the food production for the
4 new kitchens for the food
preparation side. So a total
transformation has taken
place with every aspect new.
The new cuisine is
different – and much healthier
– and provides ten different
regional styles to satisfy the
taste buds of 60 nationalities:
Indian, Indonesian, Oriental,
Mediterranean, Salads
and Sandwiches are all
available but with vegetables
everywhere and with MSG,
deep fries and palm oil
banned!
The students have colour
codes to guide their food
choices (green for go, yellow
for care, and red for hold on!)
and parents have the choice
of pre-ordering their kids
meals through a sophisticated
cashless card system, so you’d
think the students would
be bouncing with health by
now. But no, the nutritional
values and calorie counts are
still facing a strong defense
from the fast and fat food
traditionalists who insist on
“freedom of choice”. Any
parent knows however, that
kids faced with a choice of
vegs or fries, the fries always
win!
The new premises are
certainly popular with kids,
parents and faculty and are
fast becoming a hang out of
choice but the resistance to
even the small price rises for
this major increase in quality
is still there. But Vivien and
her team, backed by the
Sodexo experience are sure
they’ll win everyone over in
the end. “We want to prepare
students for 21st century life
which involves both correct
food choices and money
management, so this whole
system is important”, says
Vivien. From what I’ve seen,
tasted and paid I think they’ve
got it pretty well right.
Well done JIS!
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI PHOTOS DONAL HUSNI
Superbrands has become
one of the most briliant
shopping innovations in that
it has made the decision
whether or not to purchase
an item easier for consumers
worldwide, including in
Indonesia. Superbrands
bestows the use of its logo
exclusively to consumers’
favorite brands. That
determination is based on a
brand research conducted by
a trusted research company.
The Superbrands logo on a
product sets it apart from its
competitors and adds prestige
to the brand. The logo also
helps consumers easily
identify superior products.
In Indonesia, Superbrands
has given awards to more
than 350 renowned consumer
goods and services brands
since 2004. To ascertain
the top brands each year,
Superbrands cooperates with
the Nielsen Company, a leading
company in market research.
This year, the list of
brands that were selected for
Superbrands 2012 was based
on a survey conducted by
Superbrands in conjunction
with the Nielsen Company
in March of 2011. A series
of independent research
programs was conducted in
six major cities in Indonesia
to determine the dominant
brands across a total of 125
categories of consumer goods
and services. Out of all the
prominent brands considered,
58 have participated in
the Superbrands 2012
membership program.
Membership entitles the brand
to use the Superbrands seal.
Superbrands held its
Annual Tribute Gala on
February 2nd at the Gran
Melia Hotel Jakarta to give
special recognition to
these brands. Superbrands
trophies were handed
out to representatives
from Indonesia’s largest
brands from many different
categories. There were also
two new award categories
in recognition of Indonesia’s
most prominent brands.
One new award
presented was the CSR
Award. In collaboration
with the Tempo Group, this
award was presented to the
participating brand member
who demonstrated the best
Corporate Social Responsibility
through ethical practices in
helping improve the quality of
life of their workforce as well
by
brands. It is an honour for
Superbrands to witness this.”
During the gala, eleven
brands also received
acknowledgment as the “Top
10 Most Mentioned Brands
2011.” As luck would have it,
eleven brands were named,
since two received the same
amount of votes. The 11
brands included Aqua, Batere
ABC, Philips, Promag, Molto,
Blue Band, Pepsodent, Nokia,
Sambal ABC, Indomie, and
Baygon.
A series of performances
entertained the guests during
the night. The opening act
was a percussion show with
fantastic water and lighting
effects. Meanwhile Danar Hadi,
one of Indonesia’s largest
fashion brands (which was also
acknowledged by Superbrands
2012), showcased its line of
batik clothing in an elegant
fashion show. Maribeth, a
Philippines born singer, who
is famous in Indonesia for her
single, Denpasar Moon, gave a
mezmerising performance and
served as a sweet end to the
incredible night.
NOW & THEN
CHARITY
Pedaling Up For Charity with
Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta
On January 29th, Sudirman Road warmed
up to some 250 cyclists in red T-shirts who
wheeled off to Senayan Roundabout during
the car-free Sunday for a Charity Fun Bike
event held by Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta.
Commemorating the launch of the “I Love
Weekend” campaign, the fun event marked
a great social importance as it supported the
‘Drive Books Not Cars’ programme which
gives support to Jakarta’s street kids through
Yayasan Sahabat Anak and Taman Bacaan
Pelangi, a non-profit social project which
establishes children’s libraries in the remote
areas of Flores, NTT. During the event,
employees of the Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta
donated hundreds of books and millions of
rupiahs from the proceeds of raffle tickets sale.
All participants started with a
warm up led by the team from
the Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta’s
Fitness and Wellness, and later
cooled down to revitalizing
refreshments provided by
Cinnamon and Xin Hwa at the
finish line. The gaiety was
concluded with exciting games
and prizes which included a
free stay at Mandarin Oriental
Hotels in Jakarta, Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong,
along with other interesting
prizes such as bicycles and a
lot more.
The presence of various
cycling communities,
corporate clients, media,
and DKI Jakarta’s Deputy
Governor, Syahrul Effendi, as
well as Celebrity Chef Farah
Quinn also grazed the event,
during which the Mandarin
Oriental, Jakarta introduced
the ‘Bikers and Runners
Weekend Package’, offering a
fun experience for guests to
participate in various street
activities held during car-free
Sunday on Sudirman.
Available until 31 March
2012, the packed is priced
from IDR 1,688,000 (net),
and includes a one-night
stay in Superior Room,
power breakfast for two at
Cinnamon, and all-you-caneat dim sum at Xin Hwa for
two. Definitely a healthy treat
to break away from your busy
routines.
For more information and
reservation please visit: www.
mandarinoriental.com, or
call: +62 (21) 2993 8800,
or send an email to: mojktreservations@mohg.com.
live via video conference
from Washington DC, and
noted that “The Hollywood
Screenings program that we
are launching will ensure that
both our film communities
continue to build a greater
appreciation not only for the
cultural contribution of films
but also the extraordinary
economic opportunities they
create.”
Journey 2: the Mysterious
Island is a new family action
adventure movie and sequel
to the successful Journey to
the Center of the Earth. It stars
Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne
“The Rock” Johnson, Vanessa
Hudgens, and Michael Caine.
MOVIE SCREENING
Hollywood Movie Premiere
“Journey 2 The Mysterious
Island” at @america
“We are delighted to have
a chance to premiere
American films at @america,
through this partnership
with the MPA. The United
States produces some of the
world’s best movies, and
we are proud to showcase
them at our cultural center.
Through the arts, including
cinema, we can create
a dialogue with young
Indonesians on issues that
matter most to them, in a
common language” said
Ambassador Scot Marciel.
Senator Chris Dodd,
Chairman and CEO of the
Motion Picture Association
of America (MPAA), appeared
BY INDIRA BRiANTRI ASNI, SATRIA PRATALA PAMUNGKAS PHOTOS NOW! JAKARTA
As a continuation of @america’s first
anniversary and to promote American culture
on a people-to-people level, the U.S Embassy
and the Motion Picture Association (MPA)
presented the first ever Hollywood movie
premiere of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
in Indonesia. The event also marked the
launch of Hollywood Screenings--a monthly
event which promotes the best of American
cinemas.
Toddlers| Primary| Secondary
Jakarta International
Multicultural School
Up To Year 11
Early Bird Discount for Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Jl. Pisangan Raya No: 99 (Taman Wisata Situ Gintung)
Cirendeu, Ciputat Timur 15419 Indonesia
Ph: + 62 21 7444 864 | fax:+62 21 7471 2706
info@jimsch.org, admissions@jimsch.org
www.jimsch.org
NOW & THEN
SCHOOL
Rhythm & Rhyme Competition
“We cannot NOT communicate”, said NJ’s
Risti Brophy to an audience of 200+ primary
and lower secondary students aged 5 to 12 who
participated in ACG International School’s
‘Rhythm & Rhyme Competition’ recently. “Even
without words, our facial expressions and body
language can communicate our feelings to
others,” she continued.
Held in conjunction with ACG’s
annual Book Week, all students
in primary and secondary
years were asked to present a
poem, rap, speech or song to
express themselves. Two best
performers represented each
class at the final round which
featured a panel of highlycapable judges including NJ’s
Editor/Associate Publisher,
Risti Brophy, and NJ’s longtime contributor and friend,
Kelly Bennett. Author of a
series of children’s books,
Kelly Bennett also attended
various events during the ACG
Book Week for a meet-andgreet with her enthusiastic
little fans.
Shining as the overall
winner was Xena from Year
3 who went home with a
grand prize contributed by
NOW! Jakarta after a great
performance of a poem on the
solar system. Winners from
each category took home an
autographed book by Kelly
Bennett.
SCHOOL
North Jakarta International School’s Revival
NJIS, which was a positive force on the Jakarta education scene for
many years, has just come out of a hiatus after losing its premises a
year ago. Acquired in 2011 by Agung Podomoro Group (APG) and
temporarily housed in a multi-facility club house in Kelapa Gading, the
school is poised to move to brand-new purpose-built premises in time
for the beginning of the next school year.
Under the experienced
leadership of Canadian Gary
Lafoy, the school is set to
attract serious attention with
its combination of outstanding
facilities, quality curriculum,
international accreditation
and certified overseas hired
teachers in all subject areas.
Gary has one of the most
extensive careers of any
school principal in Jakarta
having worked for 14 years
over 3 decades in Indonesia,
starting with JIS from 1979
to 1987. He was also directly
involved in developing special
programs for children with
For further information call
+62-21 458 50060 or log on
to www.njis.org
BY RISTI BROPHY PHOTOS DONAL, NJIS
autism, attention deficit
disorders, and other special
needs children at the highest
level in the Toronto area of
Ontario, Canada.He returned
to Jakarta in May 2010 to take
up the challenge of keeping
NJIS operating and as a solid
educational choice for Jakarta
families.
The new building, backed
with the resources of the
new owner, will be ready by
July 2012. Ultimately it will
accommodate 1000 students
when all stages are completed
over the next 5-7 years.
Classes will begin on 8 August
2012 with a Pre-K thru Grade
12 program. Facilities will
include a 16,000 book library,
spacious well-lit classrooms,
six-lane swimming pool,
modern science lab, music
rooms, language labs and
ESL classrooms, all allowing
students to have a full
educational program and
many after school activities.
The roof top will house a gym,
fitness room, art rooms, and
dance studio, all enhanced by
a roof top garden for students
to gather. Plans are in place
for a 500 seat roof top theatre
to be built when the school
population increases.
Gary and his entire
faculty, staff and
administration, together
with the management of
APG, are deeply committed
to providing high quality
education for all students,
including those with special
needs. NJIS prides itself on
being a school where every
child is known to the faculty
and is a school that supports
and complements family
values.
NOW & THEN
HOTELs & RESORTS
New Faces in Jakarta’s Hotels
NJ welcomes the latest additions to Jakarta’s top hotels.
Read on to get to know them.
HOTEL BOROBUDUR
JAKARTA
Director of Food &
Beverage
Director of Sales &
Marketing
Mark Wouters
Originally from the
Netherlands, Mark brings with
him 14-years of experience in
the hospitality industry where
he has enjoyed a number of
high profile positions in both
Europe and New Zealand.
In his new role at Mandarin
Oriental, Jakarta Mark will
oversee all the Food &
Beverage activities including
events, while directing the
hotel’s Food & Beverage team
to provide both outstanding
and memorable experiences
to the property’s valued
guests.
In his most recent position
Mark was General Manager
at Huka Lodge Hotel in New
Zealand, in addition to having
an overall management role
at Dolphin Island, Fiji, where
he was responsible for the
management of overall guest
satisfaction, budgets and
profitability, “Both properties
are part of Small Luxury
Hotels of the World”.
Mark, who started his
career as a sommelier at
the Michelin-star Het Groot
Paradjis Restaurant in the
Netherlands, has a passion for
wines and fine cuisine.
Leilani Merilo
Born and educated in the
Philippines, Ms. Merilo’s
portfolio expands over 17
years of experience in hotel
sales and marketing. Prior
to joining Hotel Borobudur
Jakarta, Ms. Merilo was
based in Bangkok, Thailand,
for 4 years and has
previously worked with
local and international hotel
chains in both Thailand and
the Philippines.
During her spare
time, Leilani loves to
explore the city to learn
its culture, try the local
cuisines and experience
the local life. She enjoys
her role in the hospitality
industry and welcomes the
challenges of achieving
goals, being dynamic in
implementing strategies,
meeting expectations, and
thriving to be on top of the
competition.
THE RITZ-CARLTON
JAKARTA, MEGA KUNINGAN
Harry M.
Suryadharma
Director of Sales &
Marketing
Harry M. Suryadharma has
10 years of experience
in the luxury hospitality
industry. Starting his career
as a Banquet Operation
Supervisor, his outstanding
track record saw him
promoted to Director of
Sales & Marketing.
During his career Harry
was awarded several
recognition such as 95 %
AES (Associate Engagement
Index) in 2011 for S&M
Department, Leadership
Special Achievement Award
for Sales Leader – Marriott
Asia Pacific Region in 2007
& 2009, Marriott Global
Leadership Award for Sales
& Marketing Team – Marriott
International in 2010 and
many others.
Harry has a Bachelor
of Arts in Hotel and
International Tourism
Management with Honours
from International Hotel
Management Institute,
Luzern. Despite his busy
schedule, he loves to travel
and has a knack for tennis
and badminton.
INTERCONTINENTAL
JAKARTA MIDPLAZA
Michael Janssen
Resident Manager
German born Michael
brings wealth of hospitality
experience to the
Intercontinenal Jakarta
Midplaza, having spent the
past 20 years working for
a number of distinguished
InterContinental Hotels
Group (IHG) properties in
various continents including
InterContinental Berlin,
InterContinental Warsaw,
InterContinental Dubai,
InterContinental Hanoi
Westlake and InterContinental
Shanghai Pudong.
Michael has been with
IHG since 1997 and with
the experience of working
primarily in luxury brands
and diverse locations, this
has only enhanced greatly
to Michael’s in-depth
knowledge of hotel, operation
management, and the
challenges and opportunities
this presents.
In 2007 Michael was
part of the opening team
for InterContinental Hanoi
Westlake.
As Director of Sales
and Marketing, he was
instrumental in introducing
the IHG brand to Vietnam
and positioning the property
within a developing
marketplace.
BY RISTI BROPHY PHOTOS DONAL, MANDARIN ORIENTAL, HOTEL BOROBUDUR, THE RITZ-CARLTON JAKARTA, INTERCONTINENTAL JAKARTA MIDPLAZA
MANDARIN ORIENTAL,
JAKARTA
Pullman Jakarta Indonesia
Kahyangan Shabu - Shabu & Teppanyaki
Opening on April 1st, 2012.
The legendary Kahyangan Shabu- Shabu Restaurant has the highest reputation for food quality, service, style
and renowned for serving Jakarta’s best shabu - shabu.
Kahyangan confidently extends its specialty into teppanyaki after the success of shabu - shabu and
its famous homemade ponzu sauce.
Enjoy the delicate teppanyaki cuisine specially prepared by chef Hidemaro Hodaka.
New attitude hotels for business travellers. www.pullmanjakartaindonesia.com
For further information and reservations, please contact us:
Wisma Nusantara Building 28 th Floor | Jl. M.H. Thamrin 59, Jakarta 10350 - Indonesia
T. +62 (21) 31 92 11 11 - F. +62 (21) 31 92 33 33 - E. kahyangan@pullmanjakartaindonesia.com
NOW & THEN
CHARITY
Memey’s Story
An adorable 2 year old girl named Memey
captured the hearts of Jakarta’s international
community recently when a call for action
was forwarded by Killian Murphy of Murphy’s
Irish Bar to all on his network.
The call for action was to
raise the funds that Memey,
who was born with a heart
condition, had desperately
needed to undergo a surgery
to save her life. For weeks
since she collapsed after she
had come down with a fever,
Memey had been treated at a
hospital in Ciawi, waiting for
a miracle to happen. Memey’s
poor parents had no hope to
afford the costly operation,
and the support from the local
government was far from
being sufficient.
On January 31, a charity
fund raise was held at
Murphy’s Irish Bar in Kemang
to auction off items donated
by generous sponsors. NOW!
Jakarta participated by
donating four oil paintings of
our 2011 covers, all tastefully
crafted by NJ’s Art Director
Sudigdo. All four paintings
were sold that night, as were
many other items -some were
rare collectibles, raising over
Rp 175 million in total.
Tragically, only days after
the successful fundraise,
Memey lost her battle. She
had been moved to the RCSM
hospital in Menteng but
even though she had been
improving, on Feb 6th the
little angel slipped into a
coma and left us.
As sad as it is, Memey’s
story must continue with
a happy ending, and the
remaining fund -after the
costs of the funeral- is
planned to be used to help
other unfortunate children
with similar difficulties that
Memey had had. NJ extend
our sincerest condolences
to Memey’s family. May her
memory live on through the
proposed charity project.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR LUCKY WINNER!
It is our great pleasure to announce our winner
of the Etihad Super Flyer Quiz, which ran in
NOW!Jakarta And NOW!Bali
from 23 December 2011 to 15 February 2012.
Mr. Irawan Trimulia
Please stay tuned and
visit www.etihadairways.com
for Etihad Airways’ latest news
and promotions or follow us on
etihad.airways
BY RISTI BROPHY, PHOTOS MURPHY’S IRISH BAR
won 1 return Coral Economy Class ticket
to any Etihad Airways destination in the
Middle East of his choice.
NOW & THEN
CITYLIFE
Mizone City Project: No More Blue Wednesdays
Do you know that Wednesday is the day of
the week with the highest number of negative
posts on Twitter in Indonesia? Angry words,
expressions of disappointment, sadness, and
anxiousness continuously appear on Twitter
on Wednesdays.
encourage younger generations
in Indonesia to start making
positive changes in order to
create a more energized city.
Moreover, the project aims to
eliminate the Wednesday blues.
Mizone –a brand of isotonic
drinks from Danone AQUA has
observed this phenomenon
and, through surveys conducted
in 9 cities in Indonesia, has
confirmed it true. This spread
of negative tweets, Mizone
believes, poses more damage
than good for society. It is for
this reason that the company
initiated a new campaign titled
‘Mizone City Project’.
Mizone City Project focuses
on musical street activities
which involve singing,
dancing, and acting. Through
this project, Mizone hopes to
Mizone has started
the campaign by holding
auditions in five cities in
Indonesia to find groups
of young and talented
performers to initiate
the musical street
activities. The chosen
groups will perform
in their city, at train
stations, malls, as
well as in office
buildings, food courts,
and schools. Each
performance will serve
as a pleasant surprise
to random people who
happen to walk into
the musical scene. So,
be prepared, as this
event will take place
from May to July of
this year.
Tauzia Ad.HP.ai
Jazz Buzz Adds New
Definition To Jazz
What’s jazz? --That’s a question not many
people can answer right away. Considering
that it covers everything from Ragtime to
present day music, a specific definition for the
genre becomes a challenge to articulate.
While jazz can be difficult to
define, improvisation has always
been one of its key elements.
This unifying component was
presented to avid jazz lovers
in Jakarta with a twist at Jazz
Buzz!
Jazz Buzz is a new program
from Komunitas Salihara which
highlights a different aspect
of jazz performance. Jazz Buzz
invites notable Indonesian
musicians to perform new
compositions of jazz music
using unusual instruments.
Thus, on stage, there is more
than merely a group of guitar,
bass, trumpet and drum players.
Some of the band members
play unusual music instruments
such as glazed clay bowls and
flutes made of PVC pipe. And
that’s just the beginning. More
unusual instruments are yet to
be explored during Jazz Buzz,
which aims to create a new jazz
sensation.
This year, Jazz Buzz was
held over four nights --on 28
and 29 January, and on 4 and 5
February. Four big names were
presented on stage, namely
Dony Koeswinarno, Tohpati
Ario Hutomo, Bintang Indrianto
and Dewa Budjana. Designed
to become an annual event for
Komunitas Salihara, Jazz Buzz
has enriched and expanded the
Jazz experience in Indonesia.
2/23/12
5:14 PM
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI PHOTOS DONAL HUSNI, WITJAK (KOMUNITAS SALIHARA)
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NOW & THEN
HOTELS & RESORTS
Green Innovations Made POPular
A good night sleep for everyone. It may sound simple, but getting a
good night’s sleep when you are traveling on a budget could pose a
potential challenge. Even so when you are one of the present day’s
smart travelers. One who expects certain qualities from your choice of
accommodation to match your personal style and preferences.
Always on the move, the
modern-day travelers expect
to stay connected and maintain
their daily comforts wherever
they travel, whether on business
or for leisure. Not a difficult
case if budget is not an issue.
But when comfort over cost is
the case, more often than not a
sacrifice has to be made.
POP Hotels, with a network
of 25 hotels to open by 2014
in Jakarta, Bali, Yogyakarta as
well as in Bandung, Manado
and Surabaya, are targeting the
new emerging market of smart
travelers who not only expect
comfort, but also efficiency,
ease and affordability. The
budget-friendly hotels feature
King’s Koil beds in its 16
sqm rooms to guarantee a
good night’s sleep. Free wifi
is available on site. Modern
comforts include innovative
shower pods, and iPad check in.
Managed by the TAUZIA
Hotel Management, innovation
is also pushed to the next
level at POP Hotels. Quality
and consistency is guaranteed
through their innovative
construction methods, which
reduce construction time and
improve building efficiency,
confirming its aim at becoming
a vehicle to promote an ecofriendly awareness and attitude
among guests, suppliers,
neighbors and business
partners.
POP! Hotels have been and
will continue to be associated
to various positive initiatives
related to the environment
awareness, locally, within their
provinces or nationwide. During
the ‘green opening’ of the first
POP Hotels in Bali November
2010, 160 trees were donated
to the city of Denpasar. The
initiative, a yearly program in
line with POP Hotels’ green
campaign, received a CSR
award.
Incorporating the green
campaign into their activities,
a ‘Green Art Festival’ was held
in the months leading to the
opening of POP Hotels Festival
Citylink in Bandung. Participants
from 10 local high schools were
invited to compete on creating
original, creative, recyclable
artworks, and winners were
announced at the opening
of the hotel. “Our ‘Green Art
Festival’ is to facilitate green
creativity among the new
generation,” said Christophe
Glass - Director of TAUZIA Hotel
Management, “We believe
that they are the POP! Hotels
generation and this will be
a creative means to spread
the green campaign towards
our guests and the public in
general.”
Would you have a good
night’s sleep now, knowing
that not only the beds are
comfortable and the green
efforts are taken seriously, but
also that they offer an all-inone rate which includes all the
adds-on: free Wi-Fi, cable TV,
CCTV security and even a “Nasi
Jinggo” or “Nasi Kuning” to
complement?
BY RISTI BROPHY PHOTOS POP HOTEL
NOW & THEN
C U LT U R E
The Female Nite Run:
A Girls-Only Circuit around the City
Whether you enjoy it or not, running and jogging are
simple and effective exercise that can be done anywhere,
anytime. 150 women in Jakarta proved the merits of
jogging in a fun sundown running event on February
9th. fX Lifestyle X’nter, in collaboration with the Indo
Runners Community presented the “Female Nite Run,”
a fun run exclusively for women. It was the first girlsonly event held by Indo Runners from 7:00-9:00pm,
but there are plans to make it an annual event.
While about half of the participants
were professional runners, the rest
were feisty females who wanted
to get into the spirit of the event
and have fun running with friends.
The route started at the fX lobby,
circumnavigating the Gelora Bung
Karno complex before ending back
at the starting point.
Aside from the obvious health
benefits, participants stood to
win door prizes and other sportsthemed giveaways. Prizes included
hotel and gift vouchers, five pairs
of Skechers running shoes, and
membership to a fitness center.
Also up for grabs were three tickets
to the upcoming Evanescence
concert, awarded to the trio of girls
wearing the most gothic-looking
outfits. Other award categories
such as “Best Individual Costume”
and a photo contest established
opportunities for participants to
explore blending fashion with
sport.
C U LT U R E
Indonesia Fashion Week 2012
Highlighting 400 local brands
and 200 designers, the
fashion spectacle was divided
into four main pillars: the
fashion show, trade show,
competition, and a seminar
that included international
fashion icons as main
speakers.
“Indonesia Fashion Week
is not just for entertainment,
or targeted only at certain
people. It is an event which
empowers and nurtures those
who work in the fashion
industries. IFW encourages
people to support fashion not
only on the creative side, but
also on the business side”
said Dina Midiani, Director of
Indonesia Fashion Week.
The event featured a
different theme each day;
from international fashion,
local fashion to contemporary
fashion. The audience was
dazzled by a beautiful lineup
of catwalk models wearing
upscale, locally designed
clothes. The designs were
based on the ready-to-wear
or pret-à-porter concept.
Participants were also
invited to hone their fashion
expertise in the challenging
competition.
Indonesia Fashion Week
2012 was attended by local
and international buyers,
fashion critics, and the media.
IFW not only provides a
display platform for local
brands and designers, it
culminates in the selection of
the best pieces for entry into
the global market.
BY SATRIA PRATALA PAMUNGKAS PHOTOS PHIL ROEDER, INDONESIA FASHION WEEK
More than simply a fashion show, Indonesia
Fashion Week 2012 was held from February 2326 at the Jakarta Convention Center. The event
aimed at spreading awareness and facilitating
the entry of Indonesian designers into the global
fashion market.
NOW & THEN
C U LT U R A L H E R I TA G E
Ratu Boko: The Beauty Of The Past
When you come to the Prambanan temple, take a moment to visit the
Ratu Boko palace afterwards. Located near Prambanan, it is amazingly
beautiful.
The main site is located on six
small plateus. A few hundred
metres to the South on one of
the small plateaus is a large
stone platform. The staircases
are surrounded by an empty
moat. Meanwhile, a little
below the platform, through
the Kala-Head gateways, is a
group of tranquil green pools,
one of which is still used by
the villagers.
For those who love to
reconstruct history and
trekking, Ratu Boko is a dream
come true. Trekking here is
best done at dawn or in the
late afternoon when the views
from the plateau’s ridge are
most beautiful.
Take the ‘Boko Sunset’ tour
package which is offered by
the PT Taman Wisata Candi
Borobudur Prambanan Ratu
Boko, and enjoy a romantic
sunset evening at Ratu
Boko. The package offers
you the splendid, mystical
atmosphere of the palace,
including the stunning view
of the sun going down. The
programme starts at 4:00 to
6:00 pm accompanied with
light snack and coffee or
tea and concluded with an
Indonesian cuisine dinner on
hilltop.
Boko Trekking
This tour package offers a
great Ratu Boko adventure
and cultural heritage
trekking. The trek starts
from Ratu Boko site at
3:00 a.m. with the nearest
temple, Candi Ijo as the first
destination. Enjoy an amazing
trek through isolated villages,
and enjoy a splendid view of
the natural greenery along
the way. The highlight of
the tour is the tremendous
silky sunrise viewed from the
Tugel Hill. On the way back
to Ratu Boko, breakfast will
be served in a small bamboo
hut, on top of the hill, during
which time you can view the
towering active volcanoes
of Sumbing, Sindoro, Merapi
and Lawu. Trekkers can head
home at 8:00 a.m..
Sumunaring Abhayagiri
Rediscover the lost history of Ratu Boko with
a spectacular performance in the evening, the
Sumunaring Abhayagiri. The show features live
music and magnificent dances that would bring
you back to a time when Ratu Boko was once the
centre of a powerful empire.
The performance will take place in June.
Call the Visitor Assistance Centre of PT Taman
Wisata Candi Borobudur Prambanan Ratu Boko
for details.
Boko Sunset
PT Taman Wisata Candi
Borobudur Prambanan
Ratu Boko
Jalan Raya Jogya - Solo
Km 16 Prambanan
Sleman, Yogyakarta 55571,
Indonesia
T: +62-274 496 402
F: +62-274 496 404
E: info@borobudurpark.co.id
W: www.borobudurpark.co.id
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI PHOTOS PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur Prambanan Ratu Boko
Ratu Boko is located on a
limestone hill. The North side
of the compound is bordered
by a steep mountain side and
wide valley, and at its West is
the Anakan hill and the Opak
river. From the site, one can find
pleasure in viewing the beauty
of the Prambanan and Sewu
temple with Mount Merapi
providing a breathtaking
background. Looking at the
South, you will come accross
the scenery of the Perbukitan
Seribu (One Thousand Hill)
which is surrounded by a
number of temples, namely
Barong temple, Banyunibo
temple, Ijo temple, Miri temple
as well as the famous Bandung
Bondowoso Well and the
Dawagsari Stupa.
The Ratu Boko compound
has different characteristics
from other architectural
heritage in Indonesia. The
palace complex was built in
the 8th century, and perhaps
is the only archaeological site
to be found in this country
that has a mix of Hindu and
Buddhist architecture. Once
an architectural masterpiece,
it was thought to have been
a fortified palace built by
the Buddhist Sailendras and
later taken over by the Hindu
Mataram. There’s a little
remains apart from a huge,
sparsely ornamented gateway
and a series of foundations
and bathing places. However,
the atmosphere is enchanting.
NOW & THEN
HOTELS & RESORTS
Tanah Teduh
“When was the last time a developer looked you in the eye and
told you that the environment came first, that his architects didn’t
want to cut down trees so they designed exclusive, innovative
and environmentally-friendly houses around them. Or that the
revolutionary neighbourhood would stand as an example of how
Jakartans can use architecture and simple, effective use of natural
elements like trees, sunlight, wind, land contour, and a natural
drainage lake to create an environmentally-friendly neighbourhood
that proudly promotes Indonesia by celebrating its history and
natural resources.” says developer Ronald Akili.
Tanah Teduh proudly
introduces a ground-breaking
concept meant to turn
residential living in Jakarta
on its head by erasing the
pre-existing urban fabric, the
incubus of habit, and creating
homes where nature works
for you. Alistair Speirs went
to have a look and meet the
visionary Ronald Akili.
“Tanah Teduh will change
the way we see the land, how
we use the land,” says Ronald
Akili, “Architecture is meant to
serve everyday needs, at the
same time grab you in your
gut and change the way we
see the land ....and out of art
creates something selfless.”
The 20,000-meter square
gated community and 20
one-of-a-kind houses located
in Jati Padang, South Jakarta,
is a synthesis, a marriage
between architecture and its
surroundings. It’s not just a
place. It’s an experience. The
houses are a lot of things
but most of all they are a
beautiful response to its
side. They both honour the
environment and openness
while providing individualism
and serenity.
The design team
took eight of the best
contemporary architects in
Indonesia and asked them to
revolutionize urban living, as
we know it, to create simple,
innovative residential homes
which efficiently reduce
electricity consumption, and
conserve precious water
resources to create a truly
environmentally-friendly
home. Gone are the days
when having a swimming
pool and a nice garden
piqued interests when house
shopping. Today’s globally
minded citizen is looking
for something more: an
environmentally sound way
to preserve, conserve, and
revolutionize urban living
right here in Jakarta. And it’s
usually impossible to find.
“A poor uses the same
dictionary as everyone else
– it’s in alphabetical order,
the words are all there – it’s
just a matter of putting them
in the right order ..... good
architecture is something
like that,” says Akili. “It
creates something where the
concerns of the moment are
part of but not separate from
the larger forces that connect
us to creation... It’s the idea
of something being built
up from within rather than
extract it from something that
is without.”
In 1965, more than
35 percent of Jakarta was
classified as “green space”.
As the population begins to
tip the scales at 9.5 million,
as little as 65 square of
kilometers of the city’s
662.33 square kilometers are
now considered “green”. But
“green space” here in Jakarta
does not equate to city parks
and botanical gardens. The
government census considers
everything from cemeteries
to flower shops “green
space”. We have written many
times in this magazine about
developers (and of course
their counterparts in local
government) who simply do
not care for the welfare of the
people by providing that most
valuable commodity-space.
Of course we can’t expect
a rash of these visionary
developments to take place
immediately, but for a lucky
few families, there will be a
memorable place in Jakarta to
live while they are here.
Tanah Teduh’s 20 uniquely
individual houses and living
space take up more than 20
percent of the two-hectare
environmentally-friendly
community. The other
80 percent of the gated
community is meant to
honor the environment. By
not destroying the land, but
instead creating a beautifully
designed, aesthetic space,
this developer has taken a
step in the right direction.
PHOTOS TANAH TEDUH
For more information call
Jessica Hernadi at Jones Lang
LaSalle on 021-515 3232 or
email to jessica.hernadi@
ap.jll.com
Tanah Teduh is a residential project aiming to emphasize Indonesian contemporary architecture. As a pilot project, the
project exists to answer the needs of the developer, architects and end users by focusing widely on its aesthetics and function
equally. Headed by prominent Indonesian architect, Andra Matin as principle architect, Tanah Teduh was established to
find a riveting solution to everyday living by gathering nine like-minded architects to visually design a building that is
defined by its pre-existing environment. It further encourages an amiable living experience on the grounds of an honest
and unobtrusive living space enveloped by a healthy distribution of sunlight, open ventilation and existing tree plots.
Located in Jakarta Selatan
Available for Lease only. For Leasing Inquiries, please contact : Jessica Hernadi (Jones Lang LaSalle)
T +62 21 2922 3888 F +62 21 515 3232 M +62 813 1770 0898 E jessica.hernadi@ap.jll.com / inquiries@tanahteduh.com
NOW & THEN
HOTELS & RESORTS
Sustainable Meeting Package at Le Meridien Jakarta
Being a sustainable company is one of the key goals of Starwood Hotels
and Resorts of which Le Meridien is a part of. Since 2011, Le Meridien
has offered a ‘Sustainable Meeting Package’ to help create a greener
environment as well as to make a contribution to the needy in Jakarta.
The Sustainable Meeting
Package ensures that the
meeting process uses as little
energy as possible. During
a sustainable meeting, the
hotel provides an on-site
stationary corner to allow
the meeting participants to
use only what they need.
Drinking water is served from
carafes instead of plastic
bottles. Table decorations
consist of a selection of
potted plants or organic
local fruit instead of cut
flowers. Sustainable food
options on the menu use
high quality local products
to support local farmers.
Moreover, food leftover from
the meeting is donated to
poor communities and 2.5%
from the total revenue of
the meeting package (before
tax and service charge), is
donated to under-privileged
children in Indonesia.
On 14 February 2012,
Le Meridien re-launched the
Sustainable Meeting Package.
The event was attended by
the hotel’s clients who were
invited to see the package
as a way of giving back
to the community. At this
event, the hotel revealed
that the program raised Rp
54,674,200 in 2011. This
revenue was handed out
to the GNOTA (National
Foster Parents Movement)
foundation. GNOTA will
distribute the funds to 276
elementary school children
to help them finish their
education.
The Opening Night of Indonesia Batik
“A Living Heritage”
Batik is no ordinary textile; it is an ancient
art whose profound meaning transcends its
patterns, colors, and fabrics. Many people in
Java wear batik to convey their social standing
and power, or to express their best wishes at
an important occasion.
This wonderful creation also
became part of Indonesia’s
proud heritage when in
2009, UNESCO deemed
Indonesian batik to be an
important cultural legacy,
significant to all humanity.
To support the batik
industry and further the
understanding of its
inherent symbols and
range of patterns, JERIN in
cooperation with EKONID
held the Indonesian Batik: “A
Living Heritage” exhibition.
The event was opened by
German Ambassador, Dr.
Norbert Baas, on February 2nd
2012.
The exhibition showcased
more than eighty vintage
batiks belonging to
Indonesian and German
collectors. The works of five
German artists were also
included in the exhibition.
Displayed in the foyer
was an array of batik pieces in
traditional sogan (brownish)
hues. The main area contained
a platform where royal batiks
(used by Surakarta and
Jogjakarta royal families)
were displayed, in addition
to numerous descriptions
of batik motifs and their
associated meanings, regions,
and natural colors. An
exceptional collection of Iwan
Tirta batiks were displayed
in a special room alongside a
promotion for the Clean Batik
Initiatives (CBI), a program cofunded by EKONID.
It was a lovely opening
for an exhibition that
advanced the understanding
of this meticulous craft while
fostering pride in those who
continue to cultivate its legacy.
• Located in prime area
Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta
• Fully furnished
• Serviced Apartment
• Broad Band Internet
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T: 021 720 7033, 720 6747 F: 021 720 6757
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI, SATRIA PRATALA PAMUNGKAS. PHOTOS LE MERIDIEN, SATRIA PRATALA PAMUNGKAS
Luxurious accomodation amid a
unique and tropical environment.
An atmosphere that is both
relaxing and welcoming.
The perfect place to unwind and
enjoy your private time.
What are your values?
NOW PEOPLE
Now! Bali
Appreciation Dinner
2012
Last month on the 15th saw a lovely
evening at one of Bali’s culinary
landmarks, Warisan Restaurant,
Bar & Galleries, when NJ’s sister
magazine NOW! Bali threw its
2012 Appreciation Dinner. Offering
great food and wine at a fantastic
venue, the equally astounding
list of attendees was serenaded
into the night by the exquisite
Balinese gamelan that was followed
by performances of legendary
traditional dances unique to the
Island of the Gods.
Modern Indonesian
Cuisine with
Petty Elliott
Situated in Bintaro, south-west Jakarta, the British
International School houses a series of uniquely designed
buildings set in extensive grounds and providing an attractive,
well-planned, healthy environment where fresh air and open
space abound, and keep learning free from distraction.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Pacific Restaurant at The Ritz Carlton,
Jakarta – Pacific Place
Classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards and
computers, making for a stimulating environment. Other
facilities include a well-equipped music department; computer
suites; science laboratories; language centre; workrooms for
design and technology; a state-of-the-art theatre; modern
secondary library; Olympic-size swimming pool with
touch-pad time recording equipment; tennis courts and
The British International School follows the English
National Curriculum (for children 3 to 14 years), I/GCSE
(15 to 16 years), followed by the International Baccalaureate
programme (17 to 18 years); all conveniently located on
one campus. Guided by experienced and caring overseas
teachers, who engage the students constantly, the emphasis
is on providing students with the very best educational
environment, equal to any school across the world and
creating happy and responsible citizens of tomorrow who
share our values.
PHOTOS NOW! BALI, DONAL
NJ’s food writer, Petty Elliott,
recently presented a marvellous
charity dinner for Wisma Cheshire
–center for the disabled- through
collaboration with the culinary
team of the Ritz Carlton, Jakarta Pacific Place. Petty’s modern twist
of authentic Indonesian dishes
received rave reviews from the
enthusiastic guests who, throughout
the event, participated in the bid
for fantastic prizes donated by
sponsors. Read more about Wisma
Cheshire in our Local Heroes
section on Page 111.
ample playing fields. These resources support a demanding
and successful academic programme.
For 2011/2012 enrollments, please contact Admissions today.
Tel: (62-21) 745-1670 Ć Fax: (62-21) 745-1671 Ć E-mail: admissions@bis.or.id
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Eat &
Drink
42 Aah, Singapore! Where To Eat?
44 Coffee Shops Hunt: Kemang
48 Sustainable Seafood:
How Choosing Your Dinner
Can Save The Marine Biodiversity
lucy in the sky:
an eco eat & drink experience
in the midst of jakarta
TEXT & PHOTO SATRIA PRTALA PAMUNGKAS
In response to an increasing awareness of Jakarta’s lack of green spaces, newly
opened restaurant Lucy in the Sky presents an eco-friendly dining experience
at its thematic rooftop garden bar and restaurant.
Teeming with foliage yet
surrounded by views of
Jakarta’s skyscrapers, you can
kick back with friends for hours
over drinks, food, and great
music. The hugely varied drink
menu may cause some initial
indecision, but the waiters
will likely recommend the
restaurant’s signature cocktail,
Ginsberg, made with vodka,
caramel, and espresso. Its
creamy texture and coffee-like
aroma pack a pungent punch.
The Dutch Croquette
makes for a delicious entrée
with just the right assimilation
of spices, herbs, vegetables,
and ground meat. A particular
main course stand-out is the
Balado Oxtail which consists
of the tenderest beef cooked
in a tomato and chili sauce.
For dessert, the Lucy’s
Cake gets a thumbs-up. This
chocolate cake coated in
chocolate frosting takes you
to seventh heaven. Another
“most-wanted” dessert is the
Hummingbird cake, a cream
cheese cake with bananas,
pineapples, and walnuts.
Open
Weekdays 3.30pm – 1am
Weekends 3.30pm – 2am
For reservation: +62-21 515
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fresh fruit? nusa fresh!
decisions, decisions… decided!
Looking for exotic fruits from a tropical
land? Indonesia has it all. This message was
conveyed in an event held by ASEIBSSINDO
(Indonesia Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Exporter
& Importer Association) on February 16, at the
Dharmawangsa Hotel. At the event, Kafi Kurnia,
the Chairman of ASEIBSSINDO stated that in the
near future customers could expect to find higher
quality Nusantara (another name for ‘local’) fruits
in various retail stores in the country, under the
brand name Nusa Fresh.
If ever you are having a hard time deciding where to catch a good bite and a
beverage in Jakarta, perhaps Plaza Senayan Arcadia is the answer as you can
choose from so many great eateries once you get there. With two levels of
quality restaurants and watering holes, Arcadia is an excellent place to enjoy
an evening if only because you are spoiled for choice.
To choose just one locale at
Arcadia for this review seemed
a bit limiting so my longsuffering editor told me to make
a “survey” and canvas a few.
Go out and try several menus,
rather than just the one? Well,
ok. If I have to.
The first pit stop on
the safari was the Dallas
Roadhouse. A name like
that conjures up images of
country music, cowboy hats
and chewing tobacco spit on
sawdust floors, but there was
little of that at this upscale
juke joint. Instead there was a
spacious seating area, culture
Americana on the walls, a Texassized menu and… all day happy
hour. Oh, happy day!
We tried the chicken
quesadillas, four large wedges
of soft tacos stuffed with saucy
‘pulled’ chicken and cheese.
A good way to start before
considering other recommended
menu items such as prime rib,
hickory-smoked pork ribs, panfried crab cakes, barramundi
fillet, seared salmon or the
‘Southern’ burger. We decided
to venture further, however,
although my friend had a
tear in his eye as we left the
happy hour prices listed on the
chalkboard.
Next stop, Hacienda, for a
Tex-Mex-style menu suggested
by many. No sooner had we sat
down when a plate of warm
tortilla chips and salsa arrived.
And no sooner had it arrived
then we made it disappear,
with some extra guacamole, of
course. The next decision was a
Plaza Senayan Arcadia
Jl. New Delhi No 9,
Pintu Senayan
(just north of and across the
street from the back entrance
to Plaza Senayan)
The branding aims to
promote local fruits and
encourage higher fruit
consumption in Indonesia.
This movement, initiated
since 2006, has also become
a further step toward
capturing the attention of the
international fruit market,
for none would doubt the
invigorated sensation of
Nusantara fruits.
PHOTOS HACIENDA
little more ponderous. A patient
waiter helped me through the
menu as at first I couldn’t find
the pork platters. Finally, there
they were, listed in the back
right before the desserts. Saving
the best for last, I guess.
I chose the tacos ahogados,
which was supposed to feature
shredded pork over fried tacos
and a tomato and guajillo
pepper sauce. The sauce
was there, but unfortunately
the pork came out in chewy
slices and the tortilla was too
thick and floppy, as if it was
undercooked. The refried beans
and Mexican yellow rice with a
slightly smoky flavor made the
dish better though. Next time
I’ll just order a heaping dish of
those. My friend ordered the
pork burrito that resembled
a tasty duffel bag covered in
guacamole dwarfing his plate.
I looked over enviously, fork in
hand, as he tried to finish it. In
the end, he admitted defeat and
had to save some for breakfast,
cheerfully handed to him in a
Hacienda shopping bag out front
by a smiling waitress.
One of many highlights
on the Hacienda menu is the
quesadilla dechorizo, a warm
tortilla stuffed with pork chorizo
and cheese, guacamole, Pico
de Gallo, salsa and sour cream.
There’s also a full range of spicy
chicken and beef dishes, soups
and salads. I almost had a crispy
chimichanga for dessert, but
other venues were beckoning.
As we strolled the arcade
to our next stop on the survey,
we passed a few intriguing
places that appeared worthy of
a visit next time. Din Tai Fung
had several chefs in a front
window busily preparing xiao
long bao dumplings, which
come in either chicken or
chicken, no pork unfortunately.
Not sure how the place can
keep its Chinese demeanor
without serving a bit of porcine
happiness.
Another choice might
be the Ippachi Japanese
restaurant, with its cozy décor,
kanji details and traditional
seating style. The menu looked
good, lots of sushi, sashimi,
tempura, noodles, katsu and,
of course, the requisite bottles
of sake, XO and VSOP standing
like beguiling sirens vying for
your attention.
We dropped into the
Black Cat Café on the second
floor and had swift pint with
a mellow jazz band in the
background. The ‘Cat’ is a good
place to unwind and undo the
belt a bit after a filling meal
as they often have excellent
music with internationallyknown musicians.
Upon heading out of the
Arcadia, the heavy thump of
house music drew us to Red
Square. No one was in there at
the time, but I’m told the place
gets rocking well past my bed
time. It looked big enough to
have a good old rave up.
Next time you are
undecided as to where to
go enjoy a meal and more
in Jakarta, decide on Plaza
Senayan Arcadia! (WW)
E at & drink
CULINARY ADVENTURES
ahh, singapore! where to eat?
T e x t and P hotographs by P etty E lliott
Singapore attracts many visitors from around the globe. Jakarta
residents often find themselves heading to Singapore to visit a friend,
get that medical check-up, attend a business meeting, make a visa run,
enjoy some shopping, or simply to take a culinary tour.
Speaking of food, Singapore
with its unique cultural
mix and economic wealth,
combined with its prime
geographical location in
Southeast Asia, is a hotbed of
culinary diversity. Its dining
scene is more vibrant than
ever. With so many different
cuisines to choose from it
becomes hard to know just
where to begin.
Posh restaurants and
world class celebrity chefs
continue to invade Singapore.
Recently some of the world’s
top culinary names such
as Santi Santamaria, Mario
Batali, Guy Savoy, Wolfgang
Puck, Joel Robuchon, Daniel
Bouloud, Ignatius Chan,
and Justin Quek have made
their mark on the island. But
we don›t need to visit all
these world class celebrity
establishments to enjoy a
good meal.
There is good food
everywhere you turn. Street
hawkers, cafes, food halls, and
chain restaurants abound and
offer up impeccable service
and great food. Here are some
of my favorite places to eat
at whenever I find myself in
Singapore.
Jones the Grocer
Dempsey Hill
Block 9 #01-12 Dempsey Road,
Dempsey Hill
T: +65 6476 1512
Mandarin Gallery
333A Orchard Road
Level 4 #21-23 Mandarin
Gallery
T: +65 6836 6372
This is a great place to start
your day. It has the perfect
ambiance for breakfast,
brunch or lunch, or simply
just go for coffee or tea. With
its very informal setting,
a selection of gourmet
Garibaldi
ingredients, from tea to
cheese, from all over the
world are for sale. Jones the
Grocer is open from 9am to
11pm in both locations.
Limoncello
95 Robertson Quay,
Rivergate #01-19/20 Singapore
238256
T: +65 66345117
Limoncello is a casual Italian
dining place which offers
traditional fare from the coast
of Amalfi with wood fired
pizzas and charcoal grilled
meats and seafood.
You might be surprised
to find burrata cheese on the
menu. Originally from Puglia,
burrata is one of my favorite
soft Italian cheeses. It›s
similar to mozzarella but has a
softer texture, and is creamier
and tastier. I recommend the
antipasto limoncello which
includes 300gr of burrata
Mellben Seafood
cheese served with Parma
ham, grilled vegetables, and
cherry tomatoes. Although on
the menu this meal is listed as
ideal for 2 people, in reality it
can be enjoyed by 4.
Garibaldi
01-02, 36 Purvis Street
T: +65 6837 1468
Chef and owner of Garilbaldi,
Roberto Galetti, serves up
modern Italian cuisine. His
restaurant is widely regarded
as one of the best restaurants
in Singapore. Garibaldi’s
dining room is elegant and
chic. The menu boasts a terrific
range of options. The milk fed
veal tenderloin scaloppini with
porcini mushrooms in white
wine sauce is a particular
winner. If you like pork, you
must try the 16 hour slowcooked suckling pig lacquered
with balsamic berry sauce and
sweet potatoes.
Mellben Seafood
Block 211 Lor 8 Toa Payoh
#01-11-15
T: +65 91469932
Singapore has a famous chili
crab dish which is available
in every corner of the city.
Mellben Seafood Restaurant is
the favorite of the locals and
it could be difficult to make a
reservation. Avoid visiting this
restaurant on weekends as the
queue is very long.
I ordered not only the
chili crab but also butter
crab which had a sensational,
creamy texture with a savory
taste from the salted egg
yolks. It is one of the signature
dishes of Mellben Seafood
along with clay pot crab bee
hoon in aromatic broth. Pork,
chicken, and other seafood
dishes are also available. The
atmosphere is very informal
and, despite it being a bit
noisy, eating at a local eatery
is a fun experience.
TWG Tea Salon &
Boutique
ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn
#02-21 Singapore 238801
T: +65 6735 1837
Republic Plaza, 9 Raffles Place
#01-22, Singapore 048619
T: +65 6538 1837
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands
B2-89/89A, 2 Bayfront Avenue
T: +65 6535 1837
Takashimaya Department
Store, B2
391 Orchard Road
TWG Tea salon and Boutique
is an exquisite place, not only
TWG Tea Salon & Boutique
to enjoy morning or afternoon
tea with friends, but also for a
light lunch or dinner with the
family. TWG Tea Salons serve
their signature teas (made
from the finest collection of
exclusive tea blends) with
freshly made savory or sweet
patisseries. There is also a full
menu for lunch or dinner.
The crisp white linen, fine
bone china, and elegant cutlery
will remind you of classic
Europe. If you are passionate
about tea, TWG offers more
than 100 varieties of tea
blends with great knowledge
of the details. TWG not only
boasts super tea blends
but also offers an exquisite
collection of tea accessories.
BLU
24 Floor, Shangri-La hotel
22 Orange Grove Road
T: +65 6213 4598
Blu is not your everyday
restaurant. Chef Kevin Cherkas
offers playful, exceptional, and
inventive dishes. I am talking
about molecular gastronomy
in the culinary world. Chef
Kevin’s food displays his
ability to take from the most
venerable old traditions
and reinvent them for a
contemporary palate, texture,
taste, and presentation.
Whether you find yourself
savoring the delightful fruit
flavored caviar, eggs with
passion fruit and coconut
flavor, or tender and juicy
slow cooked beef with hot
red wine jelly sauce, you will
come to understand the
genius of Chef Kevin and the
wonderfully inventive nature
of his creations.
Chef Kevin worked for the
famous father of molecular
gastronomic, Ferran Adria of
El Bulli for many years before
moving to Singapore.
with mashed peas are also
very fresh and delicious. The
coconut dessert is a mouthwatering combination of
jivara mousse, crunchy peanut
brittle and macadamia nut
ice cream. JAAN is one of the
best 100 restaurants in the
world according to S.Pellegrino
award.
JAAN
Dining at the Tippling Club
is a fresh experience and
one that you simply must
try. It is common to have
fine wine and cuisine, but
chef Ryan Clift and his
mixologist offer cocktails and
cuisine – two aspects that
are cleverly paired with each
other to make for an exciting
experience.
With its chic counter seats,
open kitchen, and minimalist
decor, the Tippling Club is
posh yet not intimidating.
The staff are warm and
friendly. You can even see the
preparation of the dishes and
cocktails if you are sitting on
the counter seats. The menu
is playful with European and
Japanese flavor. Tippling Club
is open for lunch only on
Saturday, and for dinner from
Monday to Saturday.
70Floor, Equinox Complex
Swissotel The Stamford
2 Stamford Road
T: +65 68373322
This restaurant has an
astounding view. Chef Julien
Royer offers fine dining,
inspired by the artisans’
cuisine movement, which
is devoted to sourcing
the very best seasonal
products. The dishes are
easy to understand with a
beautiful presentation that
reflects both their culinary
tradition and the Chef›s own
creativity.
Try the courgette trompette,
a beautifully crafted zucchini
dish, perfectly paired with the
creaminess of burrata cheese,
with black olive paste and
the crunch of almond. The
Atlantic cod and baby squid
Tippling Club
8D Dempsey Road
Dempsey Hill
T: +65 6475-2217
JAAN
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coffee shops hunt: kemang
If you’re a coffee addict, join us as we explore Kemang to check the less-known
but not-less-delightful coffee shops. The ones worth a visit are featured here.
Droids Coffee N’ Grill
Another coffee shop that
we had the pleasure to try
is the Droids Coffee N’ Grill.
This small coffee shop has
a unique ambience. The
circulating rumor is that
the customers are fans of
science fiction movies. This
might prove to be true as the
coffee shop displays action
figures from many Hollywood
Merdeka Coffee
Situated inside the Club House
of the Kemang Club Villas,
Merdeka Coffee is a secluded
find. Here you can spend hours
finishing your book, working
on your laptop, or simply
daydreaming while looking
out to the soothing blue of the
calm swimming pool outside.
Merdeka Coffee is open
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and offers breakfast and lunch
menu. Although the menu is
somewhat limited, it’s enough
to ensure that guests -Kemang
Club Villa residents, Club
Antipodean
If you prefer a livelier venue,
check out Antipodean. Most
expats in Kemang are already
familiar with this small coffee
shop, located just a few paces
House members and visitors
alike- have something within
their reach to nibble. On it
are pancakes, omelets, salads,
sandwiches, scrambled eggs,
porridge, and Thai satay.
Coffee selections include
Short Black/Doppio and Long
Black/Lungo, as well as Flat
White/Latte.
Merdeka Coffee
Kemang Club Villas
Jl. Kemang Selatan I
South Jakarta
T: +62-21 719 8383
away from Kemang’s Hero
supermarket. The coffee
shop is under the same
management as Merdeka
Coffee, so you’ll find similar
traits between the two. But
Antipodean has something
that Merdeka Coffee is lacking,
and that is variety on the
menu.
When it comes to coffee
selections, Antipodean
offers more or less the same
options as Merdeka Coffee,
except for the Plunger/Pour
Over Coffee. One can choose
from an array of local coffees
which are displayed on the
shelf behind the counter.
From Sumatra the selections
include Gayo Mountain
Organic, Mandehling-Estate,
Mandehling-Village, Lintong,
movies including Terminator,
Robocop, the Matrix, Prince of
Persia, Watchmen, Star Trek,
Starwars and many more.
Situated right above the
coffee shop is a toy shop
called Toyzone. Age is just
a number here with the
variety of action figurines
they have on display! At the
time we made our visit, all
the customers at both
the coffee shop and
the toy shop were, not
surprisingly, adult males
– both local and expats.
Among those on
offer in the menu were
the Irish Blended Coffee
and Kahlua Cappuccino,
intriguing enough that
we decided to try them.
Meal options include
grilled chicken, sirloin
steak, and barbecued
beef ribs.
Droids Coffee N’ Grill
Jl. Bangka Raya No. 5D
South Jakarta
T: +62-21 718 2356
West Sumatra Highland
Arabica, and the Olde Dark
Sumatra Blend. From Java
there’s the Java Estate and
Java Village. Other options
include Kintamani Arabica
from Bali along with Wamena
Estate from Irian Jaya and
Laurantuka Arabica from
Flores.
The food menu consists
mostly of salads, with the Mix
Salad and Greek Salad among
the most popular ones.
Antipodean’s warm and
friendly ambiance makes it
ideal for a quick coffee break
with friends.
Antipodean
Hero Kemang Complex
Jl. Kemang Selatan 1
South Jakarta
There Are More!
Tucked in a corner in
the back of popular
furniture shop Picadilly
in Kemang Selatan is a
cute, little coffee shop
called Koffiehuis (meaning
‘coffee house’ in Dutch).
Although there is nothing
extraordinary about the
menu, the few selections
they have all taste good!
We love its secluded,
intiminate ambiance.
Other coffee shops
worth trying within the
neighbourhood are Kedai
Kopi Kemang (in the corner
of Kemang Selatan Raya
towards Ampera) and the
always-packed Coffee War
on Kemang Timur.
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festive easter brunch at the dharmawangsa
Plan your Easter Sunday early this year with a special brunch to share
the joy with the whole family. The Dharmawangsa Jakarta is cooking
up a special Easter Super Brunch with a choice of more than 120 items
on its menu.
A wide range of exquisite
Easter Buffet Brunch and
live cooking stations will be
on offer on Easter Sunday, 8
April. An Italian Pasta Station
will feature homemade
Organic Pasta from Italy,
whereas the Sushi-Sashimi
Station presents a selection of
sushi/sashimi made to order.
Fusion sushi roll, special roll
with wasabi, pickled ginger
and soya sauce are just to
name a few.
Meanwhile, there will
also be a Tempura Station,
Wagyu Beef Station, Fish and
Seafood Station, Salad and
Soup Stations to tempt your
tastebuds. Additionally, the
Carving Station will serve
you irresistible choices such
as Wagyu Roast Beef, Roast
Whole Turkey, and Roast
Organic Lamb.
At the Chinese Station,
leave some room for the Dim
sum, Noodle Bowl and Peking
Duck. But make sure you also
try the Breakfast Station with
its wide variety of Bread,
Bakery, Bagel, Pancake and
Waffle, before hitting the
Cheese and Fruit Stations and
many more.
Guests will definitely
be spoilt for choice, as
the highlight of the Easter
Menu is the special Chef’s
recommendations which
include Pepper Angus
Beef Carpaccio with wild
mushroom and truffle mayo,
Poached Lobster with celeriac
salad and pistachio oil, Foie
Gras mousse with pineapple
on sesame cone, Lobster in
Balinese “mekalas” sauce and
For reservation please
contact:
The Dharmawangsa Jakarta
Jl. Brawijaya Raya No. 26
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
T: 62-21 725 8181
BY RISTI BROPHY PHOTOS THE DHARMAWANGSA JAKARTA
an assortment of Caviar and
Blinis to satisfy your palate.
Wrap up this festive day
with an array of tantalizing
desserts. Among those on
offer are Pastries Cakes, Ice
Creams, Chocolate Gallery,
Chocolate Fountain. Head to
the special dessert stations
to try the live cooking Crepes
Suzette. A must have is
the sublime Poached Pear
with port wine glaze and
mascarpone cream, as well
as the Dharmawangsa’s
signature choices of
macaroon.
Children will also be
spoilt with a variety of
attractive fun games at Jakarta
Restaurant and Garden, with
various activities extending
to Majapahit Lounges.
Starting from 11.30 a.m until
2.30 p.m, there will be fun
activities for kids to choose
from. Keep them entertained
with the Easter egg coloring
competition, face or body
painting and sparkling tattoo,
Easter card designing and
the much anticipated Easter
egg hunting. Let the kids
explore the Dharmawangsa’s
lush gardens to find the eggs
mysteriously (but safely)
hidden. An adorable goodie
bag of a chocolate Easter
bunny for your child will
conclude this special family
event.
The Dharmawangsa’s
Easter Super Brunch is
available at Rp 880,000++/
adult and Rp 395,000++/child
(5-12 years old), including
free flow of Champagne,
House Red and White Wines,
Lemonade, Fresh Juices and
flavored ice teas. A live music
entertainment will complete
this joyous day to become a
truly exceptional experience
for all family members. (RB)
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sustainable seafood:
how choosing your dinner can save
the marine biodiversity
Life began in the oceans, and continues to thrive in its diverse habitats.
With as many as 100 million species marine biodiversity far outweighs
that on land. And new species are being discovered all the time. fishery refers to all kinds
of harvesting of naturally
occurring living resources in
both marine and freshwater
environments, with the aid
of fish-capturing tools. The
tools used have various
impacts towards the habitat
and population of marine
life/ bio-diversity. On a broad
Here is a list of species found in Indonesian waters, classified by the
ones that are safe to consume, advised to be reduced, and should be
avoided altogether.
To Avoid
To Reduce
Safe
- abalonies [3]
- coconut crab [2]
- dolphins [2]
- dugong [1]
- giant clam [1]
- grouper [2,3]
- lobster [2]
- manta ray [2]
- napoleon wrasse [2,3]
- sun fish/mola-mola [2]
- sharks, all products [2]
- triton [2,3]
- trochus [3]
- turtle egg [1]
- turtle [1]
- whale shark [2]
- blue fin tuna [2]
- emperor/scavenger[3]
- fish egg [3]
- flounder [3]
- yellow tail [3]
- crab [3]
- marlin [4]
- octopus [2,3]
- rabbit fish [3]
- sea cucumber [3]
- sweetlips [3]
- trigger fish [3]
- big eye tuna [2]
- yellow fin tuna [2]
- sea horse [3]
- sword fish [4]
- shrimp [3] - rays [3]
- snapper [3] - butana [3]
- anchovies
- barracuda
- mahi-mahi
- eastern little tuna
- marine catfish
- milk fish
- pomfret
- rainbow runners
- sardines
- scads
- skipjack tuna
- little mackerel
- spanish mackerel
- squid
- albacore tuna
- trevally - jelly fish
Codes:
1=legally protected species; 2=low fecundity and vulnerable to over-fishing;
3=capture techniques threaten habitat integrity; 4=health hazard due to
potential ciguatera or metal bioaccumulation.
© WWF-Canon / Cat HOLLOWAY
Sources : www.panda.org www.wwf.or.id/seafoodguide
BY DIANA T. WULANDARI PHOTO NOW! JAKARTA
In 2008, according to
the World Wildlife Fund
(WWF), the world’s seafood
consumption reached 143
million metric tons. This
amount of consumption is
directly related to the world
seafood production. The
more people consume, the
more fishing and catching is
done at every single waters
area in the world. More than
70 percent of the world’s
commercial marine fish stocks
are either fully exploited or
overfished. The existing threat
is real.
About 80 percent of the
world’s seafood production
occurs in developing countries
including Indonesia. The
challenge is to break the
commodity trap that holds
on to a principal: to produce
seafood as much as possible,
as quickly as possible, and as
cheaply as possible. This may
be achieved through changing
the system from within
and building a new system
as example, value-based
economy, fishing certification
or development of a new
financing mechanism from the
banking sector, all aimed to
create sustainability of marine
resources.
At the same time, some
fisheries remain healthy
and productive due to
successful management,
responsible harvesting, and
advanced fishing practices.
By selecting wisely when
enjoying seafood, we can help
to ensure that our fisheries
remain sustainable and the
marine ecosystem remains
healthy.
To know which seafood
is safe to consume, we
will need to trace back the
seafood we consume to how
it was gathered. Capture
level, capture fisheries can be
classified as industrial, smallscale and recreational.
Responsible capture
tools are the ones that are
selective; do not generate
by-catch or incidental capture
of non-target species, do
not capture endangered
marine species nor juvenile
fish, and do not damage the
marine habitat. Based on
those principals, the WWF
categorizes capturing tools
in three main categories:
tools with damaging impact
including the use of trawl,
purse seine, gillnet and
long-line; tools with medium
impact including the use
of lift net and fish trap; and
minimal impact methods
which include hand line and
hand pick fishing.
The more favoured
methods of aquaculture
or aqua farming is defined
by WWF as all fish farming
methods that abide to the
environmentally friendly
principals, which includes
the cultivation of aquatic
organism with eggs obtained
from hatchery process and
not from the wild, without
using prohibited chemicals
and without the conversion of
protected habitats. Intensive
aquaculture is farming
with high amount of eggs
dissemination, also with high
amount of fodder dispersion.
The WWF Indonesia
Sustainable Seafood
campaign focuses on
advocating consumers to be
more careful in consuming
the 4 primary species; tuna
(including skipjack), grouper,
snapper, and shrimp, and
also fishing practices that
endanger secondary species
which mostly are found as
by-catch fishing practices like
turtle, shark, dugong, whale,
rays, etc.
We need to take action.
Choose your dinner wisely.
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new wings for
the harvest senopati
Black Forest, Cardinal, Chocolate Decadence,
Baileys Truffle, and Cherry Cordial – aaah! These
are heaven on earth for every sweets-junkie…
and the Harvest is a haven of chocolates and
patisseries. Dispersed into 11 artistic outlets in
Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya – the Harvest
Senopati seems to have another little surprise for
their esteemed customers.
The Harvest Senopati has
relocated their memorable
outlet into a bigger, wider,
and more beautiful venue
near their old building. The
new outlet’s interiors are
dominated by golden hues
and adorned with artistic
wooden sculptures, crystal
lightings, and a rocks-rubble
wall which has revved up the
earthy ambience and gives
the new place a warm feeling.
Aside from the lavish
interior design, customers
will also welcome yet
another surprise as Chef
Eric Gouteryon presents his
exquisite new creations, from
confisseries & macaroons,
fruit jellies, chocolate
pralines, and fresh-from-theoven cookies which are only
available at the Senopati
outlet.
In addition, the Harvest
introduced their newly
appointed brand ambassador,
famous Indonesian actor
Mike Lewis. “It is an honor for
me to be appointed as the
Harvest brand ambassador, as
I am personally a very loyal
Harvest customer,” said Mike
Lewis.
The Harvest also
introduced their new
integrated call center which
enables each Harvest’s
customer to place an order
for their favorite chocolates
and patisseries more
conveniently. To order up, call
021-52892424 or visit www.
harvestcakes.com for more
information.
easter feaster
Some ideas to hop into the spirit
of Easter!
Fantastic Easter
at Mandarin Oriental,
Jakarta. Indulge in an
extensive choice of
French delicacies at Lyon
restaurant on Easter
Sunday with “all-youcan-eat” semi-buffet
brunch including an array
of starters, antipasti, soup
and live cooking stations.
While parents are enjoying their meals, children can participate in
a wide range of fun-filled activities, such as face painting and nail
art, egg painting and pizza decorating and egg hunting and bunny
feeding at Azure pool area. Available at Rp 388,000++/person.
For more information and to make a reservation,
call +62-21 2993 8888 or email mojkt-dine@mohg.com
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hacienda’s 3rd birthday
party
Opulent hang out spot Hacienda Bar and
Grill celebrated its 3rd anniversary on the 1st of
February. Located inside the Arcadia Building
in Plaza Senayan, Hacienda, a member of Red
Square Group, provided great Mexican food
in a festive and authentic atmosphere. The
restaurant was merrily adorned with sweetlyscented flowers and Mexican ornaments
for the event, as guests enjoyed the vibrant
Mexican party and feast.
Guests were heartily
welcomed at the entrance and
offered a delicious glass of
wine or a margarita specially
concocted by Hacienda’s
best bartenders. Next up was
a mouth-watering Mexican
buffet consisting of fajitas,
tacos, burritos, and enchiladas
prepared by Hacienda’s
Executive Chefs Juan Paul
and James Stewart, alumnus
of Peter Kump’s School of
Culinary Arts. As free flow
beer, tequila, and delectable
foods were circulated the
mariachi band performance
was in full swing, infusing the
party with traditional Mexican
songs for the duration of the
night.
The event was attended by
Red Square Group’s business
partners and their most loyal
customers, all dressed up to
the nines.
Eggs-travagant Easter at The
MAC Banquet & Outside Catering
Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan.
Executive Chef Rudolph Blattler will
pamper each guest with a lavish Bunny
Brunch at Asia restaurant which will
include Pan Seared Beef Tenderloin
with rosemary herb sauce and special
Grilled Salmon with two kinds of sauces.
The fantastic Easter buffet will feature
chocolate rabbit, chocolate egg and
Easter bread. The Bunny Brunch starts at Rp 388,000++/person
and Rp 145,000++/child (under 12).
For reservation, call +62-21 2551 8998
Easter Joy at Shangri-La, Jakarta.
Delight in 12 interactive open-kitchen
buffet stations at SATOO restaurant
with tantalizing Easter dishes for family
members to enjoy. Guest can also
celebrate Easter the Italian way with
Chef Oriana Tirabassi’s special menu
at Rosso.
For more information and to make a
reservation, call +62-21 3048 8565
We oﬀer you a wide variety of menus and planning services to
ensure that your event will be one to remember
For information & inquiries please call our
Banquet Sales Dept. at 021 5211320
World Trade Center, 18th Floor
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav. 31, Jakarta 12920
Tel: 021 5211320 Fax: 021 5211333 Mobile: 0816702323
PIN Blackberry: 2316FA8C Email: macclub@macjakarta.com
www.macjakarta.com
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cardamon:
from asian to mexican
If you have passed Jalan Pejaten Barat Raya,
there’s a big chance that you have spotted a
restaurant named Cardamon. Situated right
across from the famous Dian Kenanga Spa,
Cardamon has a catchy exterior.
for the
by the same person behind
another excellent Mexican
restaurant, Hacienda, and so
you know what to expect here.
Cardamon is a place for
fun and excitement. It’s a
great destination for families
as well as a comfortable place
to wine and dine with friends.
Every Tuesday, you can enjoy
live Latin, jazz, and salsa
music. Meanwhile, pleasant
surprises await female
guests every Wednesday. On
Thursdays you can enjoy the
conga performances, while
on Fridays a live jazz band is
ready to croon you.
Cardamon
Jalan Pejaten Barat Raya No. 46
Pejaten Barat, South Jakarta
T. +62-21 719 4646
http://cardamonresto.com
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI PHOTO BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Formerly, this establishment
was an Asian restaurant with
a menu consisting of various
Asian dishes. But at the Grand
Opening of the new Cardamon
in February, it officially
announced its new concept
offering authentic Mexican
food. Nachos, burritos,
chimichangas and enchiladas
are some of the classic
Mexican dishes you can enjoy
here.
What’s great about
the news is that the new
Cardamon is brought to you
Caring
Community
We’ve seen the number of organized social
and environmental movements grow over
the last few years in Indonesia. People have
become increasingly aware of the many
social and environmental issues requiring
urgent attention, many of which simply can’t
wait.
In certain areas that the government
has not been able to properly address,
the private sector has started to chip in.
Companies have started to implement
strong Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
programs. The result? A slowly improving
society. In the following pages, we talk about
how highly-respected companies have made
significant changes in order to create a
better Indonesia.
We bring you examples of
strong CSR programs that have
greatly contributed to the
betterment of the economy,
social welfare, and to the
preservation of Indonesia’s
precious environment. We focus
on how these programs have
empowered women, helped
underprivileged families, and transformed
people’s lives.
Reading these powerful stories, you’ll see
the difference that CSR programs make, and
perhaps be inspired to make some positive
changes in your own neighborhood.
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility:
What Difference Does It Make?
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby companies integrate
economic, social and environmental concerns into their business operations. As it
is intrinsically linked to the concept of sustainable development, CSR cannot be
equated with philanthropy. It is supposed to be a complete business strategy that
aims to ensure the long-term viability of the business, by assuming an active role in
the development of the community, the economy, and the environment through good
business practices.
Many companies in Indonesia
have started to see the benefit
of practising CSR. During the
past decade, consumers and
communities have become
sensitive to the business
practices of companies in
their area and the ones from
which they buy their goods and
services. It has been observed
that communities prefer
companies they perceive as
companies with good business
practices have clear advantages
in convincing investors. Of
course, this goes for companies
who adopt CSR not merely as
a marketing gimmick. Recent
studies have shown that a
growing number of investors
prefer companies with strong
CSR programs. They see CSR
involvement as an indication
of the company’s long-term
potential.
So what is a strong CSR
program? The essence of
a strong CSR program is to
recognize the impact of the
program on the success of the
company’s objectives as well
as whether or not the program
can deliver enhanced value
for the company. A strong CSR
program can win a company
new customers, reduce costs,
and significantly enhance the
brand and its reputation. It
involves more than just painting
the company logo green and
handing out donations to green
foundations.
There are many examples
of great CSR programs that have
taken place in Indonesia, which
were initiated by big names in
the industry.
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI PHOTO NOW! JAKARTA
concerned with the welfare of
the people in their business
operation, over the employment
opportunities they generate.
Another benefit of
practising CSR is the fact that
CSR
Increasing Access
to Education
Blue Bird is one of many companies in Indonesia which
has a scholarship program for outstanding students from
underprivileged families. The scholarships go to the children
of company employees.
Aside from Blue Bird, Hypermart has a CSR program
with its CCS (Children, Community and Supplier) concept.
The company took Frisian Flag as a partner to help 13,000
children, in Primary through Junior High Schools in
Indonesia, finish their 9-years of compulsory education. With
Kalbe Nutrition, the company has donated 15,000 books
to a Primary School library situated in the Priok area. With
Unilever, Hypermart has built an early childhood education
school in Padang. Partnering with P&G the company has
reached out to over 100 kids by building them an early
childhood education school named Kenanga in Sukabumi,
West Java.
Axioo, the winner of Superbrands Tempo CSR award,
has a PC for Teacher Program. In this program, Axioo works
in cooperation with Intel and Telkom to conduct road shows,
seminars, and workshops to share IT skills and knowledge
with teachers and students in many cities across Indonesia.
Toyota, through its Toyota Eco Youth program, aims to
promote an environmentally-friendly lifestyle for Indonesian
children. Toyota invites a number of schools to compete for
the title of the most eco-friendly learning environment. The
winning school receives whatever facilities it needs.
Minimising Environmental
Damage
BNI is involved with the Ciliwung Bersih program in
cooperation with several communities such as Peduli
Ciliwung (KPC), LATIN, and Telapak. BNI donated trash
picker vehicles along with trash compactors, and has also
participated in community development. People who live
along the river are taught how to maintain the cleanliness of
the river. In Mekarjaya village within the Simpang Mountain
Nature Reserve area, BNI with Yayasan IIEE (Indonesia
Institute for Energy Economics), built a pico hydro-electric
power generator, which generates 2,000 watts of power
for the residents there. Pico hydro is considered the right
technology to implement for people living in remote and hilly
areas, unreachable by the PLN.
Nokia Siemens Networks with the DPSDA (Office of Water
Resources Management) has worked on the dam automation
project for the Katulampa dam in Bogor. The project aims to
reduce the impact of flooding in Jakarta. The dam automation
would be part of the flood-warning system, better preparing
the Jakarta residents for an oncoming flood.
Yamaha holds a green program named Yamaha Forest
Phase II: Planting Trees in Indonesia. The selection of tree
species which is based on academic surveys, and planting
schedules for Phase II are designed to renew the natural
forest in harmony with local characteristics, as well as to help
the ecosystem recover. The Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry are
working in cooperation with Yamaha to improve an area
devastated by fire in the Mount Ciremai National Park, West
Java.
Accessible Health Care
for the Poor
Hemaviton runs the Program Sosial Indonesia Tersenyum
which gives medical aid to underprivileged children with
birth defects. Kimia Farma has a continuous program
in which the company gives free medication to the
underprivileged. Since 2000, RS International Surabaya,
one of Ramsay’s hospitals, has performed thousands of
free cleft palate surgeries.
Bank Mandiri, in collaboration with the Society for
the Eradication of Tuberculosis Indonesia (PPTI), has
implemented a program to eradicate tuberculosis in
PPTI’s chosen clinics. From year to year the number of
tuberculosis patients visiting clinics seeking treatment
has increased.
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) mills have provided various
health care services for the surrounding community
depending on the needs of each area. APP mills in Riau
Province, Sumatra, provide a floating clinic which makes
regular visits to the most remote areas along the Siak
River to provide any necessary health assistance. APP mill
in Karawang District, West Java, has reached out to the
villagers to provide them with a mobile clinic equipped
with medicine and a physician, which has served local
villagers on a rotating basis.
Philips Lights Up Villages
Across Indonesia
As a diversified health and well-being company which is focused
on improving people’s lives through timely innovations, Royal
Philips have been running two major CSR programs in Indonesia
for many years.
Creating More
Business Opportunities
Chevron provides business capital for small home
industries in rural areas in Indonesia. For example, in
the Samarang and Pasirwangi villages in Garut, Chevron
has helped the villagers develop a cokodot --cokelat
dodol garut (chocolate sticky cake) business which has
garnered high demand in the markets of West Java.
Cargill initiated the Hindoli Smallholder program, in
which through the program the farmers in Sungai Lilin,
South Sumatra went from subsistence farming to owning
a viable and healthy agricultural business that could be
passed on for generations. PT Hindoli, which is owned
by Cargill, works directly with thousands of farmers to
help them increase yields, improve their income, and
raise their standard of living. The company’s investments
enhance agricultural production, develop infrastructure,
and support education, healthcare, and the community’s
other economic and social needs.
Nestle, has been in cooperation with milk farmers in
East Java since 1975. The cooperation aims to increase
the quality of milk production as well as to provide the
farmers with a steady livelihood. Nestle has bought
around 600,000 litres of milk daily from over 300,000
milk farmer in East Java. In Lampung, Nestle has
partnered with a number of coffee farmers since 1994.
The company has conducted training and introduced the
Somatic Emryogenesis technology which has allowed the
farmers to drastically increase the quality of the coffee,
as well as the quantity of its production, in a short time.
The SimplyHealthy@Schools
program helps underprivileged
children across the globe to live
a healthier lifestyle and help
schools save costs by upgrading
their lighting. Meanwhile, the
Kampung Terang Hemat Energi
program (KTHE – Energy Saving
Bright Villages) puts the focus
on effective energy-saving
management and takes place
across Indonesia, including
in Medan, Makassar, Madura,
Pontianak and Palu.
As a part of the community,
Philips continuously aims
to contribute in the efforts
to improve people’s health
and well-being in Indonesia.
Through Kampung Terang Hemat
Energi, which was launched
in 2009, Philips distributes
its lighting products to needy
villages in the remote areas of
Indonesia, and at the same time
raises awareness to the public
about the importance of energy
saving management.
Within the program, Philips
shares practical information on
electricity to village residents,
as well as information on the
benefits of energy saving
lamps. These bulbs create
better lighting, are more
environmentally-friendly,
cost-efficient, and improve
the village’s livability with the
increased sense of security at
night.
Through SimplyHealthy@
Schools, Philips has engaged
more than 25,000 students
from over 300 schools
around the world. Philips
also encourages the young
generation to live a healthier
lifestyle by introducing simple
lessons on the importance
of air, water, light, exercise,
oral care, sleep and the
environment.
“KTHE and Simply
Healthy@Schools use our
knowledge and expertise
in improving people’s lives
with meaningful innovations
in healthcare, lighting and
lifestyle - delivering sense and
simplicity in health and wellbeing,” said Hendry Syafrullah,
Senior Marketing Lighting
Commercial of PT Philips
Indonesia.
More recently, Philips
launched The ‘+’ Project
program, a multi-year program
aimed at improving the health
and well-being of people in
Asia Pacific. The ‘+’ Project
is focused on improving
the quality of urban living
by helping to build livable
cities, promote healthy
living and work towards
healthcare systems that are
affordable and accessible. It
combines the expertise from
Philips’ business sectors and
the company’s innovation
capabilities and aims to
achieve tighter collaboration
with governments, municipals,
health authorities and other
relevant stakeholders to
improve the quality of people’s
lives across the region. The
scope of this program covers
the ASEAN countries, Australia
and New Zealand and Korea.
CSR
Community Entrepreneurship
Trainings Improve Lives
TEXT & PHOTOS by
RISTI BROPHY
The regency of Pasuruan in East Java sprawls over 1,474 sq km
with a population of around 1.5 million people.
Tropical rainforest provides the region with water and
oxygen, and the community with food supplies.
Mount Welirang and Mount Arjuna provide natural
fertilizer for the soil; the latter being the source
for 60% of the water needs in East Java.
Farming and animal husbandry became
the backbone industry of the region
during the Dutch colony. However, its cool
climate, lush greens and beautiful scenery
attracted the development of the area
as a holiday resort, slowly leading to its
exploitation. Farming land was transformed
into villas and bungalows. Various species
of animals were on the brink of instinction.
Consumerism grew with the influx of
visitors; the young people preferred to be
involved in tourism than farming. At the
same time, the lush rainforest was also being
exploited, with illegal logging and hunting on
the rise causing landslide and flood during
rainy season and drying springs and river in
the dry season; eventually resulting in failing
crops. In the meantime, the abundance of
natural resources in the region has inspired
the local government to develop Pasuruan
as a center for industrial estates, further
exacerbating the issue.
Fortunately for the region, the condition
has attracted the attention of concerned parties
who generously provide various
types of assistance to help the
region maintain its sustainability.
One such organization is the
Kaliandra Foundation which was
founded with a mission to work
with the local communities to
create sustainable livelihoods
while preserving nature and the
rich cultural heritage for future
generations.
Kaliandra Foundation
develops community
entrepreneurship programs
designed to create stable
livelihoods within the local
communities. Since its founding
in 1997, it has built an eco
resort at the foothill of Mount
Arjuna which offers programs
in leadership, team building,
outbound, cultural and
environmental education.
The Kaliandra Foundation
also received support from PT
HM Sampoerna Tbk, a major
investor in the East Java area, to
organize education and training
sessions on the importance of
conservation, environmental
protection (with an emphasis
on Mount Arjuna) and
entrepreneurship development
for the communities. Ultimately,
Kaliandra’s program is expected
to benefit 9 villages and some
35,000 people.
Sampoerna runs a
comprehensive training centre
near its production site in
Pasuruan to help the local
communities improve their
living standards. The Sampoerna
Entrepreneurship Training Centre
(SETC) develops various training
and educational programs in the
expansive 10 hectare facility
which houses a compound of
training rooms, plots of land,
animal barns and fish ponds, to
help trainees put their newly
learned skills into practice.
Farming is one of the main
focuses at the center, with
a substantial percentage of
the site dedicated as testing
plots. Participants, who are
mainly farmers from the local
community, learn to adopt new
techniques which have gone
through applied research to
later be implemented on their
own farming land. One of SETC’s
most successful projects is the
aptly named SRI (System of Rice
Intensification) which is also the
name of the goddess of rice and
fertility known to the locals.
The SRI method teaches
the farmers to maximize on
their farming land through tried
and tested planting methods.
With the new SRI methods,
farmers use less rice seeds,
minimize the use of water,
adopt environmentally-friendly
planting methods, and produce
more rice. The old planting
method, followed by the farmers
for many generations, requires
20kgs of rice seeds per hectare
of land, whereas less than 5kg
is needed with the SRI method.
Production has increased from
previously less than 4 tons per
hectare to over 6 tons.
Farmers are also taught to
make their own fertilizer and
organic pesticide by utilizing
local micro-organisms found
in their backyard. Not only
environmentally-friendly, they
are also cheaper to produce and
saves the costly price (and bad
effects) of chemical fertilizer
and pesticide.
Thanks to a partnership
between the Nagrak Organic
SRI Center (NOSC) Foundation
and Brawijaya University the SRI
method has been proven to be
effective. The two organizations
conduct research on
environmental fertilizer
and planting techniques
as well as rehabilitating
irrigation channels in the
paddy fields.
Empowering the
Women
The SETC provides not
only technical assistance
for the farmers, but it
adopts a holistic approach
in giving assistance
and developing the local
communities small businesses.
SETC’s one-stop facilities include
training in small business
management, entrepreneurship
development, marketing and
business networking and
processing techniques.
The SETC is also well
aware of the needs of women
empowerment to support
the family’s economy, and
has training programs for
the women to hone their
entrepreneurial skills. The
SETC team tirelessly tours the
villages to identify community
groups, mostly consisting of
women, who have started
small home-based businesses
which have the potential to be
developed.
Transforming Lives,
Creating A Future
Pak Kaiman was only 17 years
old when he started working as
a trans Bali-Java truck driver, a
job which he did for the next 18
years until the monetary crisis
hit in the late ‘90s and there was
no more work for him. Returning
to his hometown in Pasuruan,
finding jobs was difficult, and
he had no experience in tending
rice fields. His frustrations
led him to becoming a
troublemaker, getting involved
in petty crimes. But his luck
turned completely through the
help of the SETC. In Pak Kaiman’s
neighborhood, sawdust from
the local wood-cutting factories
was left to rot along the river.
The SETC team came up with
an idea to use the leftover
sawdust as media to grow oyster
mushroom. After some research,
the project was offered to the
Bulukandang community, and
Pak Kaiman was selected as
the group leader. Determined
to change his fate, Pak Kaiman
put his heart and soul into the
project, working under close
monitoring and guidance from
the SETC team, and eventually
became a successful mushroom
farmer. The business has not
only earned him a comfortable
income, even to Jakarta’s
standards, but it has also
allowed him the opportunity to
help others - including troubled
kids from his neighborhood.
Developing a well-balanced
community with a stable
economy and a sustainable
environment is an optimistic
goal and will take time to
materialize. The works of
both Kaliandra and PT HM
Sampoerna’s SETC are a fine
example of how, with the
involvement of concerned
parties, the awareness on the
importance of this issue can be
raised through educational and
applicable programs beneficial
to the communities.
Ibu Kariyani started her
small herbal drink business
out of concern about the
future of her two children.
Produced with the help of a
few neighbors, her business
was enough to keep her busy,
but never grew. Through the
assistance received from
SETC, Ibu Kariyani learned
to improve the packaging of
her products, develop her
product line up, apply for
certifications to endorse her
products, as well as how to
market the products.
Although the program had a rocky start in its initial phase,
with most farmers showing reluctance to adopt the new
methods against one that they had been practicing for
generations, the SRI method has now improved the lives of
many farming families in the area. Farmers are encouraged to
participate in the programs through their farming groups. The
more experienced farmers, or those who have participated in
the program the longest -and has the highest understanding
of the methods- are assigned as group leaders.
Pak Harsono, whose wife was at first skeptical of the SRI
method, shared his experience. “My wife was very worried
about the new method. She was concerned that by using only
a 10th of the number of seeds, and planting it so shallow with
little water, we would not be able to produce as much rice.
For a whole month she wouldn’t talk to me!”, he chuckled in
recollection of his early days on the program. After two years
on the program, and being assisted through constant tutoring
and guidance by the SETC helpful team, his persistence finally
pays off and, “... my happy wife is now talking to me again.”
CSR
Water for All
Sampoerna Entrepreneurship Training Center (SETC)
Giving Small Business A Kick Start!
Just as important as investing in the future of its business, PT HM
Sampoerna Tbk. (“Sampoerna”) is committed to the well-being
and economic development of local communities, particularly
those close to the company’s manufacturing facilities.
Focusing on the capacity of
small businesses to create
sustainable income and
employment opportunities
in local communities,
Sampoerna launched the
Sampoerna Entrepreneurship
Training Center (SETC) near
its manufacturing facility in
Sukorejo, Pasuruan regency,
East Java in 2007.
While the Sukorejo area
has many industrial facilities,
local communities’ living
standards remain low and there
is a need for more training in
technical skills and agricultural
techniques. The SETC initially
trained Sampoerna employees
nearing retirement and in
the local community. In
recent years, the SETC has
expanded its reach to the
broader community around
Sampoerna’s facilities, as well
as to women entrepreneurs
from Surabaya and people from
various regions in East Java and
Lombok.
Since 2007, the SETC
has provided training for
approximately 9,000 people,
and helped almost 900 people
to get their small business
up and running. The SETC
has played a leading role in
encouraging women to start and
develop their own businesses.
More than half of the people
who have started their own
business following training at
the SETC are women.
The SETC has welcomed
approximately 22,000 visitors
since it was established and
supports market-opening
expos. In 2011, the SETC
supported expos for almost
1,500 SMEs in several
locations, including Pasuruan,
Tegal, Jakarta and Surabaya.
The Surabaya expo called
Surabaya Economic Heroes
(Pahlawan Ekonomi Surabaya)
is a competition for 1,000
women-run SMEs in 31 districts
in Surabaya. The winners get
training and business planning
support from the SETC to
expand their marketing and
promote the quality of their
products.
Besides organizing training
and mentoring programs,
the SETC is active in research
aimed at increasing efficiency
in agricultural sectors. The
SETC was one of the first
organizations in Indonesia to
facilitate the System of Rice
Intensification (SRI), a method
of cultivating rice which
gives higher yields using less
water. As of the end of 2011,
approximately 2,000 farmers
working on almost 900 hectares
of land in 11 regencies and
municipalities in East Java and
in Karawang, West Java, were
using the SRI method.
For more information, please
visit www.sampoerna.com
Clean drinking water is a human right
Kaiman, owner of a
mushroom business
“I used to be a truck
and public transport
driver. After attending
the SETC programs,
I started an oyster
mushroom cultivation
business. Not only have
my income and wellbeing improved, but
more importantly, I have
the opportunity to train
young people to follow
the same path.”
Ibu Hj.Lianah,
owner of chips business
“After seeing my
business the SETC
assisted and trained
me to produce better
and tastier chips, with
better packaging and
more attractive labeling
designs. I also received
help with getting
permits from the
Public Health Service,
more hygienic product
processing techniques,
and marketing training.”
Totok Heriyono, Retired
Sampoerna Employee
“The SETC gave me
additional knowledge
helped me to be
innovative and to
improve my marketing
network. I was
invited to the SETC
Expo to talk about
my entrepreneurial
experience with new
entrepreneurs.”
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CSR
Big Things Begin Small:
The British International School CAS Program
by
KINDRA COOPER
PHOTOS
B R I T I S H I N T E R N AT I O N A L S C H O O L
Educators and parents have long protested the gap between
the education system and its real-life application. As part of
the International Baccalaureate program, the Creativity, Action,
Service Program (CAS) attempts to bridge the climate-controlled
classroom experience with the unpredictability of the outside
world. The threefold regime requires students to find balance
in artistic pursuits (Creativity), sports (Action) and community
outreach (Service). It is these extra-curricular commitments that
truly manifest the qualities of the IB Learner Profile: Inquirers,
Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Openminded, Caring, Risk-takers, Balanced, and Reflective. There
is nothing philosophical about the CAS program; its basis is
purposely vague to prompt students to take their own initiative
with minimal mentoring, although they are encouraged to reflect
regularly on how CAS has changed their worldview. After all,
without reflection there is no progress.
Students at The British
International School (BIS) place
much stock in the CAS program,
seeing it not as just another
academic must, but instead
as an honor. As a country in
the throes of an economic
and social coming-of-age,
Indonesia’s governance systems
are shaky at best. IB students
feel a “duty” to intercede
wherever there is injustice and
to empower the powerless. How
do sixteen and seventeen-year-
olds practically tackle issues
the rest of us deem too big and
too complicated to touch with
a ten-foot pole? Having tunnel
vision seems to be the key:
starting small and “changing
the way people think,” as put by
BIS IB student Adrien Reyherme.
Fixating on the scale of the
problem is only discouraging.
The ‘CAS Scholarship Program’
is just beginning to set down
roots. Sponsored by members
of the BIS community, including
teachers, parents, and even
several students, thirty former
scavenger children are being
put through schooling. The
sponsors choose their own
child, whereby building a
personal rapport with the
child is part and parcel of the
donor-receiver relationship.
The sponsors donate as and
when needed, such as for the
purchase of school uniforms
and stationery. Just $100
suffices to school a child for
one whole year; and
although the project
is still in its infancy,
the IB CAS students
are confident that one
day these children,
who used to beg and
scavenge to scrape by,
can even have a shot
at higher education.
Recognizing
proper nutrition as
essential to learning
and development,
the ‘Fruit Friends’
program requires BIS
students to sponsor
one child to provide
him or her with one
piece of fruit per
week. Other projects
include JSFL Soccer, of
which six boys on the BIS team
come from shanty settlements.
A CAS project is born when a
need is recognized and an idea
nurtured. Though planning
is important, unforeseen
obstacles can and do arise,
which is when the students
must learn to adapt to sudden
change, injustice, and a world
that categorizes individuals
by social status. Ten months
along, the ‘Sekolah Bisa!’ project
is becoming an increasingly
weighty responsibility. The
initiative’s young beneficiaries
need not only education and
tutoring; some even lack
birth certificates, barring
them from any prospect of
enrolling in school, access to
healthcare, not to mention
securing employment. The CAS
‘Citizenship Project’ students
are finding themselves mired
in a sticky mess of legalities
after their efforts to attain
basic documentation for these
“unrecognized” children were
protested by authorities. The
students soldier on regardless,
and are ready to stand up in
court as a team to defend this
most basic of human rights.
Such is the spirit of CAS.
CSR
Developing Capability At Tangguh LNG
school to university levels.
Late last year, BP invited 16 of
these scholarship recipients to
visit its Jakarta office, allow an
in-depth look at the company’s
operations and speak to its
senior managers. They came
from SMK Migas Cepu, SMA
3 Buper, Surya Institute,
Universitas Negeri Papua
(UNIPA) in Manokwari, as well
as Cenderawasih University
(UNCEN) and Universitas Sains
dan Teknologi Jayapura (USTJ).
As part of the two-day program
the students got to visit the
Gawitra oil and gas museum
at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
(TMII).
Tangguh means Resilient and Robust
For us it is more than just a name or a statement; it is an
opportunity to change the lives of hundreds of Papuans to
become really “tangguh”.
BP operates the liquefied
natural gas plant Tangguh
LNG in Papua Barat - a highly
complex, technologically
advanced operations in
an environment that is
equally challenging, socially
and environmentally. The
operations require highly
competent and capable
workforce, and we are
committed to grow Papuan
people to be the major part
of it.
We understand that
sustainability of the
business depends on the
welfare of its people and
the community, this means
gaining the trust and support
of its stakeholders, including
employees, customers,
suppliers, governments
and communities where it
operates.
To this end, Tangguh has
from the very start engaged
in the recruitment from the
Directly Affected villages,
Bird’s Head and Greater Papua
areas by means of transparent
and merit based selection
process.
We are committed to
assisting the government in
enhancing the local Papua
communities’ capacity to
enable Papuans to seize
opportunities.
The Papuan Capability
Development Program is a
multi-department program to
achieve Tangguh’s long term
commitment. It is more than
corporate social responsibility;
it is about building capability
of Papuans to take a greater
role in the operations of the
country’s third LNG center
in cooperation with local
Government.
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Engages in recruitment of
experienced workers for BP
and its contractors
Engages in recruitment
of university graduates
from national as well as
from overseas universities
– to take part in the BP
Challenger program.
Engages in recruitment of
D3/university graduates
to become LNG plant
technician trainees
Provides apprenticeships
for university graduates
to gain experience in the
industry.
Provides scholarships for
Papuan students – ranges
from High School (general &
vocational) and University
Convincing people of
the long-term rewards of a
sustainable program can be
difficult, particularly as many
expect the sort of benefits
that come from the one-off
contributions from BP.
BP offers around 120
scholarships every year to
support local Papuans at high
For some Papuan students,
to have college degree is
just a dream. Even more of a
dream is to get more taking
technical disciplines. Five
years ago, touched by the
low graduation rate among
high school students at that
time, some of BP’s Papuan
employees felt compelled to
help students from Papua by
providing scholarships to attend
SMK Migas – a senior vocational
high school providing training
specifically in the oil and gas
sector - in Cepu, Central Java.
BP then expanded this
initiative and today, there are
80 students currently attending
SMK Migas. 30 of which receive
scholarships from BP while
the other 50 are self funded
by the family. scholarship.
The next stage is to see the
scholarship recipients’ progress
to graduation. The first eight
graduates from the program
had successfully passed their
national examination, of whom
three continued their studies at
AKAMIGAS (Oil & Gas Academy),
three selected as apprentices at
Tangguh LNG and the other two
continuing studies at Papuan
university.
A Profile of Physic Research Olympics Gold Medalist
Septinus George Saa was the 2004 Gold Medal Winner of the
international competition the First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics
held annually by the Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Warsaw - Poland.
George came from a humble family background. Born in
Manokwari and grew up in Jayapura, he never thought that he
would some day work as an engineer.
It was only through his perseverance and determination, and
the coaching of Prof. Yohanes Surya of the Surya Institute, was
George able to win various prizes in sciences and his big break in
Poland.
George’s win was a wake-up call for Papua and Indonesia, as
he proved that Papuans are fully capable of leading in physics
and sciences. With this win, George became the inspiration for all
Papuan students.
George received a scholarship from the Bakrie Family
Foundation to study at Florida Institute of Technology majoring in
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He joined BP’s Challenger
program during the final years of his studies. Today, George
works as a Rotating Engineer Challenger specializing in rotating
equipments such as fan, pumps, compressor, gas turbine, and steam
turbine at BP. He actively promotes the development of Papuan
youth by coaching and inspiring students to grow to their full
potential.
For more information regarding the Papuan Capability Development
program, please contact:
PHOTOS BP
Shopping
CSR
COCA-COLA AMATIL INDONESIA
Bali Beach Clean Up Program
by
A L I S TA I R S P E I R S
PHOTOS
68 Shopping For A Good Cause
70 The Runner’s Shopping Spree
72 Beautiful Buys
CCAI
Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia (CCAI) is one company who sees protecting nature, and
cleaning up the environment as a way not only to enhance Bali’s attractiveness to
international visitors but also to enhance community awareness and give employment
opportunities to the local community.
Experience the Gifts
Satriawan, were among the
active participants. The topics
included: Waste Collection,
Waste Processing, Waste
Disposal and Industry Efforts
to Activate Corporate Social
Responsibility Program in
Corporation. From the active
group discussion the forum
decided to:
• Create priorities based on
issue categories
• Find solutions emphasising
the identified issues
• Identify the tools needed to
reach the goals
• Emphasise importance
of media involvement
especially for Public
Support Announcements
as the key success in Bali
Clean and Green program
The Bali Beach Clean Up
Program (BBCU) that was
devised by CCAI and QS as
part of this program employs
75 people and 4 tractors, an
Australia beach cleaning unit,
3 waste removal trucks and
hundreds of bin placements,
and is evidence of their serious
commitment.
Now in 2012 the partners
are resolved to stick to their
plan, and get more people
involved especially those
with direct beach connections
in Bali, including hotels,
restaurants, pubs, clubs, shops,
cafes, and all organisations on
the beaches.
This year’s BALI ECO
WEEKEND which is scheduled
for 6th, 7th and 8th of July 2012
will focus more on action and
less on words with a fund
raising golf competition and
a major reception with prize
auction to be held at a very
upmarket venue..... on the
beach!
“We want to deliver our
promises” says CCAI’s Bruce
Waterfield, “and to do so
we want to buy even better
beach clean up equipment,
and involve even more of the
local community. Bali must
never again be criticized as
a destination that does not
protect its environment.”
coffee-making lesson, a
diving trip, tea workshop, or
a creative cooking class –all
are only a few clicks away at
www.fokado.com.
A new concept in online
shopping, instead of offering
a line up of products the
website presents a variety of
experiences for customers to
purchase. Fokado makes life
easier for people who want to
give, or receive, memorable
gifts.
On the website, various
experiences are classified into
different categories, making
it easy to pick the perfect gift.
There are lifestyle activities
such as sushi-making lessons,
tarot card reading, and tea
workshops among others.
Then there are adventurous
activities which include
kendo class, microlight flight,
wakeboarding, fencing, and
paragliding, just to name a
few.
A gift from Fokado is sent
in the form of a gift certificate
which arrives in a special red
box to immediately let the
recipient know something
exceptional is waiting inside.
CCAI calls on all those who wish
to help to look at their website:
www.coca-colaamatil.co.id or
Twitter: @CokeAmatilID or
Facebook: Coca Cola Amatil
Indonesia.
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI. PHOTO NOW! JAKARTA
This July will mark the fourth
anniversary of CCAI and its
partners’ initiative to keep Bali
“Clean and Green”, and the
fourth “BALI ECO-WEEKEND”.
Last year they were part of a
multi-stakeholder network
seminar created to seek
ongoing solutions to the serious
environmental challenges
facing Bali that had been raised
in the international media,
and together with partner
Quicksilver (QS) brought in
major players in government
and community.
The Minister of the
Environment, Prof. Dr. Ir. Gusti
Muhammed Hatta, the Governor
of Bali, I Made Mangku Pastika,
and the Head of the Bali
Environment Agency, AAGA
Stuck for gift ideas for your
loved ones? Want your gift to
stand out from the rest? Now
you can spoil your dearest
with the gift of a once-ina-lifetime experience. The
best part? It can all be done
online.
Whether a paragliding
tandem in Puncak, river
boarding in Bogor, water
skiing, horse riding in Sentul,
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SHOPPING
Shopping For A Good Cause
Their motto
is “Self Help,
Not Charity.”
Founded in 1956
(Association of Mouth
in Liechtenstein,
& Foot Painting
the Association
Artists)
of Mouth &
Foot Painting
Artists (AMFPA)
is a worldwide
organization with 726 members in 74
countries. All members, due to disability or
illness, create their works using not their
hands but their mouths or feet (www.vdmfk.
com).
AMPFA only accepts artists who can
paint as good as non-disabled professionals.
However, this association also gives
scholarships to talented artists to help them
improve their standard of painting, so that
eventually they can become an associate or
full member of the AMFPA.
While the paintings are reproduced
on cards, calendars, and postcards among
other items, the original artworks are sold at
exhibitions held throughout the world. The
parent company in Liechtenstein acquires
the reproduction rights to those paintings
then uses the proceeds to provide monthly
income for its members. The painters
AMFPA
By SUSANNA TJOKRO
When you purchase goods from DYRT (Do You Recycle Too), Agape Craft, Precious One, and/or AMFPA
(Association of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists) you support a good cause.
Even though your purchase might seem like a small retail sale, rest assured that you have made a
difference in the lives of the craftswomen and craftsmen (many of them come from underprivileged
communities) by helping them to earn a decent living. All the beautiful products that I feature in this
column are impeccably made. Their quality and devotion to a greater good make them purchases that
you can feel great about. Happy Shopping!
DYRT (Do You Recycle Too), according
to www.dyrtdesign.com, referts to
the trash that the company uses as
recycled materials for their goods.
– Do You Recycle Too?
Interestingly, “DYRT “ in Norwegian
means expensive.
This social enterprise wants
to show people that items crafted
from recycled trash can indeed
look expensive. Materials like vinyl
billboards and toothpaste tubes are transformed into stylish
goods such as bags, footstools, bean bags, laundry baskets, and
waste bins. All products produced by DYRT are handmade by
disadvantaged communities in Indonesia.
Most merchandise on offer is made of sturdy vinyl billboards.
However, DYRT’s “Exclusive Collection”, which includes tote bags
and chic clutches, is made entirely of toothpaste tubes. About
80 elderly women clean, cut, and weave toothpaste tubes into
large mats to be used as basic material for various DYRT goods.
They are members of the “Lumintu” foundation which cooperates
with DYRT to help elderly women earn a decent living as well as
increase their sense of self-worth.
Besides providing training and workshops, DYRT also offers
micro credit finance to small home industries so that they can buy
new, necessary equipment to support their business.
Founded in 2008, today DYRT has distributors in Indonesia,
Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Denmark,
Sweden, Norway, Finland, and The Netherlands. Just click www.
dyrtdesign.com for more information.
As for prices, a luggage tag is
Rp 50,000, a trash bin costs
Rp 175,000, and a footstool
(see photo) is priced at
Rp 295,000. If buying
unique pieces is on
your mind, do not
hesitate to check out
DYRT store!
DYRT
Founded in 1991, Agape
(selfless love in Greek) trains
poor, unskilled villagers to make
beautiful patchwork goods.
Agape also provides market
access for their merchandise,
so that those craftswomen and
craftsmen can earn a decent
living.
Agape Craft offers quilts
in large quantity. Patchwork quilts enthusiasts will be
spoilt for choice. Patterns include Grandmother’s Fan, Sail
Boat, Ohio Star, Lone Star, Double
Wedding Rings, and many more.
Prices start from Rp 500,000.
Besides quilts, Agape
also offers other patchwork
It is very common for deaf people to have
a very hard time finding a job. Precious
One provides employment opportunities
to the mute & deaf community by training
them to make quality handmade goods.
Their deafness does not affect their ability
to produce impeccable and beautiful
products. In addition to providing training,
Precious One also offers job placement to
the mute & deaf community.
The product range consists of The Silent Art (various items
made of batik, including tissue boxes, clothes, bags, and more),
Precious One (fabric merchandise including plush toys and bags),
TEMUi (paper craft, such as paper dolls) and WARNAi (personalized
brochures, catalogues, company logos, name cards, and product
packaging designs).
As for prices, at Temple Trees shop, I found a cute patchwork bag
for Rp 40,000 and lovely patchwork water bottle holders priced at
Rp 30,000 each (see photos). On www.preciousone.com, there are
various goods on offer such as rabbit plush toys (Rp 25,000), beautiful
patchwork bags (Rp 70,000), puppets, frames, and much more.
Your purchase, no matter how small, not only gives disabled
workers a sense of pride, but also enables them to financially
support themselves.
Agape
Craft
Workshops: Sunter Garden B 7 no 6 CD. T: +62-21 65833981 and Buana
Biru Besar E 1/ 42 Permata Buana T: +62-21 5808318. Precious One
goods are also available at: Temple Trees (Senopati # 66,
T: +62-21 7261211), Immanuel Bookstores (Proklamasi # 76), Haleluya
Bookstores (Serpong, Pluit, Kelapa Gading), Victory Bookstores (Daan
Mogot, Artha Gading, Central Park).
PHOTOS DONAL, DYRT
Addresses:
PHOTOS DONAL, AGAPE, AMFPA
Precious
One
Address:
Kemang Raya # 72 lot
K. (T: +62-21 718 0275).
DYRT products are
also available at AlunAlun Indonesia (Grand
Indonesia), Pendopo
and Aksara stores.
receive a monthly stipend for life; even if
later (say, due to deteriorating health) they
are unable to continue providing beautiful
paintings that the association can market.
The AMFPA indeed enables its members to
provide a living for themselves.
Today there are 8 AMFPA members in
Indonesia since it opened its affiliate in
1989. However, many Indonesians and
expatriates are still unaware of its existence
here. Therefore AMFPA Indonesia wishes
to introduce its talented artists to a larger
crowd. If you would like to help them with
this endeavor by inviting them to your
next social gathering, simply send a letter
to Bapak Doddy, at rdokoos@yahoo.com
or yayasansenilukis@yahoo.com. You can
order custom-made paintings as well.
As for prices, a set of 8 cards and
a calendar is priced at Rp 125,000. In
Indonesia, AMFPA goods are available at
Yayasan Seni
Lukis Indonesia
Address:
(YSI).
YSI: Lebak Bulus I # 49,
Cilandak,
T: +62-21 7061 5639.
goods. At Temple Trees shop,
besides Agape Quilts in large
quantity, I also found cute
little cushions (Rp 90,000),
tissue boxes (Rp 60,000),
beautiful aprons (Rp 120,000),
wall hangings, and coasters on
display. For your little darlings,
there are trendy small batik
bags (Rp 44,000), cute little
patchwork bags (Rp 25,000),
and adorable dolls, including
batik dolls (Rp 42,000). At
Alun-Alun Indonesia, there are
patchwork bags on display and
Agape quilts galore, but other
items are not available there.
By purchasing Agape
goods, you make an impact
in the lives of underprivileged
communities - as written in Agape’s tag “All proceeds of the
product sales will go to the employees and their families.”
E-mail: agapeqc@bdg.centrin.net.
id. In Jakarta, Agape products are
available at Alun-Alun Indonesia
(Grand Indonesia, T: +62-21 2358
0890), Temple Trees (Senopati # 66,
T: +62-21 7261211), Hong Gi Wa
(Dharmawangsa III # 2), Pendopo
Indonesia (Alam Sutra), Milk Barn
(Supermall Karawaci).
Addresses:
Agape Craft:
Jl. Raya Sumantri 106,
Bandung.
T: +62-22 201 8536.
SHOPPING
The Runner’s Shopping Spree
Garmin Forerunner 610
Are you a runner? Or do you have aspirations of running regularly but don’t know
where to start? The foremost prerequisite for taking up the sport is quality running
gear. The capital city offers plenty of shopping opportunities for those seeking sports
garb; from basics like shoes, jackets, and training pants to accessories like music
players, wrist watches, and other gadgets to complete your style. You don’t have to be
a professional athlete to be a good runner. Experimenting with running gear and trying
different styles can be fun, but be wise and remember, less is more. We have selected
the most desirable clothing items and accessories for your workout.
The Garmin Forerunner 610 is the first GPS watch with a
full touch screen interface and a breadth of cool features.
Like all the other Forerunners in the Garmin collection, the
Forerunner 610 can track speed, pace, heart rate, location,
and number of calories burned. When you first operate the
watch, you are prompted to input your height, weight, sex,
and age. With this information, the nifty gadget provides
accurate readings of how many calories you burned during
your workout and tracks your running patterns. The Garmin
Forerunner 610 is a reliable running companion that will
keep you motivated.
NIKE Lunar Eclipse+ 2
To start with, you need a pair of good running shoes. What
kind of a runner would you be without them? The Lunar
Eclipse +2 might be the one for you, having been hailed
as one of the best running shoes with the most updated
technology. The shoe itself was designed by Joanne
Gair, a makeup artist and body painter whose goal was
to create footwear that combines art with technological
innovation. The Lunarlon ultra-comfy cushioning gives
you a plush soft sole while the dynamic support system
enables you to move freely and maintain your footing.
The Lunar Eclipse+ 2 molds itself to your foot and feels
like a second skin, delivering top performance without
compromising style.
IPOD
Music has the power to influence our mood. Many people
also claim that music has therapeutic properties. Listening
to music while exercising keeps us focused and energized.
The iPod is the answer for those seeking stereo-quality
sound while on the move. The Nano Collections from
Apple will not only complement your sporty look but also
enables you to take your tunes with you on the run. The
iPod Nano comes in six bold colors and with its small,
compact design, it is made for motion.
“Reebok” comes from the South African word for
antelope or gazelle. It’s a fitting name for a company
that has become a leading manufacturer of sports shoes,
apparel, and accessories, especially for running. Do you
already have a good running jacket? If not, check out
Reebok’s jacket collection. Their woven jacket for men
is perfect for exercise and so stylish you can even wear
it for everyday activities. The look is very laid back –
neither too tight nor too loose – with a masculine design
to boot. For women, the knit jacket is a viable option.
This garment hugs the body and accents natural curves
but still leaves room for movement. The material uses
PLAYDRY technology that absorbs sweat and keeps you
dry while you exercise.
BY SATRIA PRATALA PAMUNGKAS. PHOTOS NIKE, DONAL
BY SATRIA PRATALA PAMUNGKAS. PHOTOS GARMIN, APPLE, SIGG
Reebok Jacket
SIGG
Doing sport makes us thirsty, right? So don’t forget to invest
in a water bottle. SIGG is well-known as the best water bottle
manufacturer as they put their products through the rigorous
Öko-Test. In Jakarta, you can find SIGG products in stores such as
SOGO, SEIBU, TIMES Bookstore, PONGS, TRAVELOGUE, SHAGA, and
KIDDY CUTS. These products are highly durable and can withstand
hot, warm, and cold temperatures. SIGG water bottles are made
from a sheet of aluminum foil that is environmentally friendly and
recyclable. The bottle is available in five different sizes (from 0.3L
to 1.5L) and offers more than 500 cool designs to choose from.
The SIGG bottle is a favorite among sportsmen.
SHOPPING
COUNTRY SECTION
Beautiful Buys
Revlon ColorStay Aqua mineral make-up:
Looks Good Feels Good
Everyone has heard of Revlon,
but what most people don’t
know about the global
cosmetics and beauty care
giant is that the company has a
sincere commitment to making
our world a better place to
live. Revlon’s philanthropic
initiatives have helped improve
the lives of women the world
over. The magnanimous
company has established and/
or contributed to endeavors
such as the Annual Revlon
Run/Walk for Women, the
Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer
Research Program, the Revlon/
UCLA Breast Cancer Center,
the National Breast Cancer
Center, the National Breast
Cancer Coalition, Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation, and
the Annual Revlon Charity Golf
Tournament.
Aside from its commitment
to helping women, Revlon
continues to produce
outstanding makeup and
beauty products – the latest of
which is the Revlon ColorStay
Aqua Mineral Makeup.
Following the acclaimed
ColorStay Mineral Series
collection, Revlon’s newest
loose powder delivers a burst
of hydrating coconut water and
an instant cooling sensation
upon application. The SPF
protection safeguards skin
from UV radiation, while the
superior staying power enables
you to enjoy silky smooth,
glowing skin for up to 16
hours. Revlon ColorStay Aqua
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in five gorgeous shades; light,
light medium, light medium/
medium, medium, and medium
deep. What could be better
than a makeup essential that
also helps women in need?
That’s what we call a beautiful
buy.
Body Shop Nutriganics:
When Your Skin Needs Attention,
So Does the World
fine lines and wrinkles and
utilize 98% natural ingredients.
The products contain raw
materials sourced from the
Community Fair Trade (one of
the first examples of fair trade)
such as babassu oil, olive oil,
elderflower, mallow flower, and
red grape that help to reduce
problems of skin aging with
their natural potency.
The Body Shop believes
that there is only one way to be
beautiful and that is nature’s
way. Who says true beauty
can’t be sustainable?
HOLLAND IN INDONESIA
BY ALISTAIR SPEIRS PHOTOS DONAL HUSNI
minimizing waste production.
It is these commitments that
have secured The Body Shop’s
reputation as a leader of the
green revolution.
In addition to
environmentally friendly
production methods, The
Body Shop’s products
themselves are kind
to Mother Nature. The
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BY SATRIA PRATALA PAMUNGKAS. PHOTOS REVLON, BODY SHOP
The Body Shop’s “no animal
testing” policy has won the
hearts of nature enthusiasts
the world over. The company
has since expanded its crueltyfree approach to include
environmental and antitrafficking campaigns. The Body
Shop is constantly seeking
new ways to reduce its carbon
footprint in an effort to remain
a pioneer in environmentally
responsible retailing. The
company also promotes the
use of renewable resources
and sustainable raw
ingredients in addition to
Today’s relationships
between European and
Asian countries are now
much more defined by
multi-lateral agreements,
protocols and such
terminology which
represents the modern
diplomatic world, but
the relationship between
Holland and Indonesia
goes back further and is
far deeper than any of
these modern, amorphous
modern institutions can
define.
Indeed it is defined in the
very buildings of Jakarta,
in the shared history, the
shared culture, the roots
of society. This is clearly
and delightfully expressed
in the following section
which shows that the
level of respect, care and
admiration between the
two countries is probably at
a better level now than ever
before, despite European
economic woes and
Indonesia’s ever present
challenges.
An Interview with H.E. Tjeerd de Zwaan,
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Indonesia
Holland has a long and varied history with Indonesia and
it’s such an important relationship to manage that the
ambassadors tend to be chosen very carefully to have highly
developed personal and diplomatic skills. The current
ambassador is no exception, combining real charm with a
hands-on, can-do, positive approach to life and work. NOW!
Jakarta’s Alistair Speirs got some very good insights from
him as to where the relationship is now.
You recently hosted a field visit about
flood prevention in cooperation with
the E.U. How extensive is the work done
by the Netherlands in Indonesia in flood
control and water issues?
On February 8, the Embassy organised
a Water Day for ASEAN Permanent
Representatives and Ambassadors
in Jakarta on the experience of the
Netherlands with flood management.
The Netherlands and ASEAN member
states share similar challenges: our cities
are situated in low lying deltas or in flood
plains and because of global warming
and environmental changes they are
increasingly subject to flooding. In the
early 20th Century a start was made with
systematic flood control in Indonesia.
The West Banjir Canal was completed in
1918. During the 1970s the Master Plan
for Flood Control of Jakarta envisaged the
construction of the Banjir Canal Timur.
Only recently the construction of the
main part of this canal was completed.
At present, a large number of activities
in the field of flood control are being
implemented in Indonesia with the
involvement of Dutch government
institutions, companies and knowledge
institutions. The cities of Rotterdam and
Jakarta collaborate on the maintenance of
minor waterways which are important for
the drainage of excess water. One of the
Dutch Water Boards works with the city
of Semarang and a resident committee
on a flood management programme for
PHOTO DONAL
the Banger area. Dutch and Indonesian
companies work together on flood control
and water management for housing
and industrial development. We are
also involved in the National Sanitation
Programme (PPSP), the management of
lowland peat swamps, irrigations and
river basin management.
In what other areas are the Netherlands
actively engaged in helping Indonesia
with their specific areas of expertise?
The Netherlands will use its particular
expertise in sustainable agriculture to
improve food security in Indonesia. Special
attention will be given to horticulture,
fisheries, dairy and the poultry sector with
a view to promoting self-sufficiency in
animal and vegetable proteins.
As an important trading partner of
Indonesia, the Netherlands will also
focus on the sustainability of the
main agro-commodities (agricultural
products). The programme will pair the
Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH)
and relevant Indonesian ministries
(Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and
Trade). It will also cover commodities
such as tropical timber, palm oil, cocoa,
aquaculture, coffee, tea and spices.
Sharing the same legal DNA, the
Netherlands is in a unique position
to assist and advise Indonesia in the
judicial sector. For many years we have
been working with the Government
of Indonesia in modernizing the legal
“The Embassy promotes awareness and capacity
building for the preservation of cultural heritage,
e.g. assistance with the restoration and re-use of old
buildings, or the preservation and digitalization of
VOC archives.”
system and strengthening the rule of law.
The cooperation focuses in particular on
institutions such as the Mahkamah Agung,
the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights,
KPK and Bappenas. We also contribute to
a programme on access to justice. At this
moment, we are preparing a new multiannual cooperation program in the field
of judicial cooperation.
Last but not least, I would like to mention
cultural heritage. The Embassy promotes
awareness and capacity building for the
preservation of cultural heritage, e.g.
assistance with the restoration and reuse of old buildings, or the preservation
and digitalization of VOC archives. In
this special issue on the Netherlands you
will find more on this important field of
activities.
You have mentioned that the
Netherlands and Indonesia on behalf of
EU and ASEAN are in perfect positions to
help the relationship grow. How has that
developed over the last 12 months?
Bilateral trade between Indonesia and
the Netherlands does not only benefit
our two countries, but it is important
for ASEAN and the EU as a whole. In
the last 12 months, trade between
the Netherlands and Indonesia has
grown further and investment in
Indonesia is flourishing. Last year, the
Netherlands ratified the Partnership and
Cooperation Agreement between the
EU and Indonesia. These are significant
developments for Indonesia and the
Netherlands, and for ASEAN and the EU as
a whole.
The Dutch Government funds a yearly
training course at the Netherlands’
Institute of International Relations,
‘Clingendael’, for mid-career diplomats
from ASEAN member states and the
ASEAN Secretariat. This course covers
current affairs, regional issues and
training in applied diplomatic skills.
The course also offers the possibility for
participants to network with international
colleagues and counterparts in Europe.
There was a major seminar on Port
Development held recently. Is this
another Netherlands initiative?
Yes, the Ports & Logistics Business
Forum was organized in October 2011.
Rejuvenating Cultural Heritage:
How monuments fit into modern
life in the Netherlands
B y T on van Z eeland
Amsterdam
The city of Amsterdam alone has nearly
7000 registered historical monuments.
The city and central government make a
joint effort to take care of this important
part of Dutch history, and at the same
time try to think of ways on how to fit
these monuments, large or small, into
modern life.
The Netherlands is well-known for its
port infrastructure and its state of the
art logistics sector. Dutch companies
and knowledge institutions have global
experience developing and implementing
innovative solutions. Everyone knows the
Port of Rotterdam. The World Logistics
Performance Index ranks the Netherlands
among the very best.
Opportunities for cooperation between
Indonesia and the Netherlands are
vast, as is demonstrated by the wide
range of topics covered by the business
forum. The business forum provided a
unique opportunity for key Indonesian
and Dutch players to build upon each
other’s expertise and to develop practical
solutions for Indonesia’s expansion
and improvement of port capacity and
logistics.
How have the five new Institutional
Cooperation Projects in education gone?
As I recall these were in agri-business,
logistics, marine transport, and training
of civil servants.
We have made considerable progress
over the last few months. Two projects
have already started. The cooperation
project on agri-business with Institut
Pertanian Bogor and the Maastricht
School of Management and Wageningen
Agriculture Research Centre is now
well under way. The second project, on
Logistics with Institut Teknologi Bandung
and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is
in its inception phase. Experts from both
universities are currently discussing the
details of cooperation.
How has the severe economic difficulties
in Europe affected the Netherlands
business community here? Has there
been continuing to be new investment?
How about the effect on trade, has
the level of exports from Indonesia to
Netherlands dropped?
To start with your second question,
investments from the Netherlands rose
substantially in 2011. In 2011 we were
the fourth largest investor in Indonesia,
according to BKPM, and we registered
growth of around 20% in bilateral trade
last year. In fact, Indonesian exports to
the Netherlands grew faster than the
imports, creating further benefits to the
Indonesian economy.
This is to underline that it is not all
doom and gloom in the EU; Europe still
remains a very important investment
and trading partner for Indonesia.
The EU as a whole is responsible for
more than a fourth of global GDP.
Looking ahead, the OECD forecasts that
economic growth in the Netherlands will
gradually pick up again from the middle
of this year. So while various challenges
lie ahead, it is fair to say I am optimistic
about the future.
What have been the best moments of the
last 12 months for you diplomatically
and personally?
Well, it is difficult to choose from so
many offerings. The visit of Minister
for European Affairs and Development
Cooperation, Mr. Ben Knapen, in July
2011 underlined the excellent bilateral
relations: there is so much interest on the
Indonesian as well as on the Dutch side.
Minister Knapen visited Kalimantan to
acquaint himself with the environmental
challenges Indonesia is facing. He
discussed ways in which the Netherlands
can help Jakarta in tackling the problems
of flooding, and he met with many
officials from the Indonesian government
to discuss judicial cooperation.
Many examples can be seen in
Amsterdam, from the former stock
exchange, which is now a museum and
a party centre; the old canal houses that
are still used as residences, shops, offices
and restaurants; to factories like the
gasworks (the Westergasfabriek) that has
been transformed into a place for creative
industries and cultural institutions. In this
way, a formerly abandoned and derelict
area contributes to the strength of
Amsterdam in the creative industry that
in fact generates quite a lot of money and
jobs. [foto Westergasfabriek]
A personal highlight for me was my visit
to Maluku Province which at various
levels has a special resonance. A truly
wonderful place with very friendly and
welcoming people, many with close ties
with the Netherlands. The Dutch national
football team had much local support
during the last World Championships.
An Ambon coffee shop was decorated
with pictures of famous Dutch-Moluccan
artists and sports stars. It felt like home
away from home. Definitely a part of
Indonesia with great potential.
The same was done with old warehouses
in the city centre. Many companies and
institutions have converted them to
modern offices after thorough renovation.
This has resulted in a new lease of life
for historical Amsterdam buildings for
future generations, and in high profile,
prestigious office space for those willing
to make the investment: in short, a win
win venture for all concerned.
Erasmus Huis continues to be very active.
What delights are coming up?
What a joy and privilege to have a
cultural institute like the Erasmus Huis
with such a varied programme and
over 40.000 visitors a year. I’m looking
forward to the return of world famous
concert pianist Wibi Soerjadi this June.
Also, Introdans, one of the most famous
modern Dutch dance groups, will
perform in the Erasmus Huis in May. The
renowned musician Carel Kraaijenhof,
who plays the bandaneon, an uncommon
instrument, and his Ensemble will also
tour Indonesia this year.
Besides these all and many more cultural
events, Erasmus Huis hosts symposia,
economical presentations and lectures, a
good example of integrating culture with
public diplomacy and economy. I suggest you read on for more!
Government and regulations
In the Netherlands, a ‘State body for the
care for monuments and restoration’
has been set up, which runs a special
programme for the re-use of old
buildings. These buildings can be
factories, large housing blocks and other
examples of interesting architecture,
also of more recent vintage. The
government has earmarked special
funds to assist owners in the upkeep
of their registered monuments and for
the re-use of historical buildings. There
are government regulations on the
re-renovation and use of architectural
heritage.
PHOTOS BPPI
Three other projects are ready for their
tender procedure, in the field of maritime
logistics with ITS Surabaya, in legal
drafting with the Ministry of Justice and
Human Rights, and in training of civil
servants with Lemhanas. Another project,
with the Ministry of Public Works in the
field of Water Management, is currently
being prepared.
So, monuments reflecting the Dutch
historical struggle with the sea are kept
in their original state as much as possible.
Companies wishing to do business in
architectural monuments will have to
adapt their shop or business to suit the
monument, not the other way around.
Instead of being an impediment, this
often produces interesting results. How
about having a coffee in a 17th Century
environment?
Larger monuments, especially industrial
monuments, generally require interior
modernization. With the help of modern
techniques these buildings can nowadays
be transferred into housing. An example
can be seen in the city of Eindhoven,
where the landmark old Philips factory
has been successfully converted into
apartments.
purposes, but also as restaurants or party
venues. It is an interesting and special
way of learning and feeling history. The
well-known, SAIL-festival in Amsterdam
shows many of these floating monuments
from the Netherlands and from abroad.
SAIL Amsterdam is a large maritime
manifestation that takes place every
5 years, the next one to take place in
2015. For six days, Amsterdam will give a
vibrant exhibition of historical ships and
nautical heritage. Around 20 tall ships are
expected along with 500 vintage sailing
and motorboats to offer a spectacular
sight against the beautifully preserved,
historical backdrop of the very vibrant
city of Amsterdam.
In other cities, city walls and fortifications
are undergoing a makeover. Rather than
being an obstacle, they become tourist
attractions in their own right, often
opening up parts of a city which would
otherwise remain unvisited. Obviously,
this is a great stimulus to the local
economy. The preservation of nature
in and around these areas is an added
benefit as is the careful creation of
parking facilities.
Heritage day
Many smaller and bigger monuments
are open to visitors every day. But there
is one day every year that is devoted to
the promotion of visiting monuments:
it is called “Monumentendag”. On this
special day of the monuments, those that
are usually closed for the public open
their doors, including private houses. On
heritage day, nearly one million visitors
go to one or more monuments. It is a
good way of attracting people’s attention
to the value and possibilities that
monuments have to offer. The experience
is certainly different from visiting a
museum; more direct and exiting. This
year, be sure to be in the Netherlands
on 8 and 9 September! See also: www.
openmonumentendag.nl
Last but not least: ships!
A special section of the re-use of
monuments is the restoration or even
the reconstruction of old ships. These
restored ships are used for educational
Indonesian-Netherlands Association
Facilitating Business Relationships
between Indonesia and the BENELUX
T e x t by F ransisca R estiawardani
For many Dutch and Belgian companies
that establish a business in Indonesia,
INA is one of the first organizations they
contact. And not only in Indonesia does
INA provide links to potential business
partners. Many Indonesian-Dutch
companies have enjoyed this service from
INA, as they are provided with information
and contacts in the Netherlands.
According to Elmar Bouma, the Director
of INA, there are almost 2,000 companies
per year for whom the organization
provides such information. INA has 270
members in Indonesia and 160 in the
Netherlands.
Membership at INA is not a requirement
for a company to do business between
Indonesia, the Netherlands, Belgium and
Luxembourg. However, almost all Dutch
companies and most of the large Belgian
companies established in Indonesia are
members.
INA’s members range from multinational
companies including Unilever and Philips,
to large Indonesian enterprises such as
Garuda and Blue Bird, and many small and
medium-sized companies as well as all
start-up companies.
Today, INA has gone even further.
Mr Bouma shared a fact that many
companies in Europe, who would like to
import products from Indonesia, have
expressed their concerns as they have
found that the Indonesian products
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Expand Your Business
Network through INA’s Events
INA holds various events which are
open to members as well as non
members. These events provide the
chance to meet other companies who
could become potential partners.
Visit INA’s website to find out INA’s
upcoming events.
During the session, Dutch experts from
Witteveen+Bos, HKV Consultants and
DHV explained the situation and posed
the question whether flood management
was the responsibility of the government
only, or if private companies should act
upon this huge challenge too.
Events in March!
Jurjen Wagemaker of HKV consultants
kicked off with some facts on the history
of flood management in Jakarta. It is
actually not a new problem. The city is
located in a Delta area that is typically
flood prone. Since 1670 there have been
reports of streets being flooded at the
time of spring tide, just as is occurring
today in places like Muara Baru and
Pasar Ikan! The Dutch and Indonesian
governments have been cooperating
for a long time to reduce the floods by
smart water works, such as the Dutch
proposed West- and Eastern Flood
Channels and new land reclamation like
Witteveen+Bos’ designed polder Kapuk.
However these large scale developments
could not prevent what
is happening today. With
unbridled urbanization and
solid waste disposal clogging
up the water system, flood risk
in Jakarta is increasing quickly.
Meanwhile, Jakarta is sinking
rapidly, at an average rate of
five centimeters, 18cm at some
1 March -- INA – Embassy of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands Informal
Cocktail Gathering
14 March -- European Joint Business
Gathering
21 March – Forum Business with
Cynthia Wihardja for Corporate,
special for Large Corporations.
The Highlights of INA’s
Programme This Year!
Elmar Bouma, Director of INA
Public or Private?
Jakarta already faces regular floods, but with the current land
subsidence, prognoses are that the whole of North Jakarta will be
below sea level by 2050. On Wednesday, 15 February, INA and
EuroCham organized a breakfast session to discuss this urgent issue.
P hoto by D O N A L H U S N I
For companies engaging in business relationship between Indonesia
and the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg), the
Indonesian-Netherlands Association (INA) is an important
organization. Conducting business between these countries requires
up-to-date knowledge on topics concerning regulations and taxes
as well as about markets and business contacts. This is where INA’s
steps in. The organization helps provide companies with market
information, advice on laws and taxation, as well as facilitates the
establishment of contact with other companies that can be potential
partners, and with government officials. Thus, INA serves as a good
meeting platform and resource for information.
Jakarta Flooding, Whose Responsibility:
You can look forward to INA’s Herring
Party on June 21st and the European
Indonesian Business Dialogue which
will take place November 8-9th in
Bali. The business dialogue will be
attended by INA and other European
Chambers of Commerce in Indonesia.
During this event, the Indonesian
and European business leaders will
discuss how to further increase trade
and investment between Indonesia
and Europe. For this, INA has worked
closely with many Indonesian
business organizations including
Kadin and Apindo.
still need improvements or certain
certifications. To tackle this issue, INA
has worked with farmers in Indonesia to
help them improve the quality of their
products, to attain product certification
such as GlobalGAP, and to start exporting.
The organization has also worked with
banks to provide supply chain finance.
Indonesian-Netherlands Association (INA)
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locations, per year causing large parts of
Jakarta to be under sea level by 2050.
Eveline Buter of Witteveen+Bos pointed
out that much had been done by the
administration to tackle the problems.
She explained how the extensive Master
Drainage Plan of Jakarta administration
had reduced the floods considerably, and
that a large WorldBank funded Dredging
Program would start in 2012 to dredge the
large rivers from solid waste. In addition,
DKI is working with the Dutch on new
solutions to develop the coastal zone
and protect it against floods in the Dutch
funded “Jakarta Coastal Defense Strategy”.
Proposed plans include strengthening
of the current sea defense, construction
of a great multifunctional sea defense
combined with new land reclamation, and
possibly with development of a deep sea
port in Jakarta Bay. These are big plans for
the future, however they are still on the
drawing board and it will take a long time
before such measures will be realized.
Meanwhile, the flood risk is reaching
critical levels…
A comparison with Bangkok was also
presented. In Bangkok, despite the
common knowledge of the huge flood
risk (once every thirty years), the private
sector made enormous investments to
build a large and sound economy. When
disaster hit, total damage reached $40
billion. Automotive and technology
chains were heavily affected and
according to J.P. Morgan, total global
production dropped a stunning 2,5%.
The impact of floods can be enormous,
and it can happen in Jakarta too. Many
companies cannot wait for public plans
to finalize. Some local companies have
already built flood gates, and have
installed their own pumps and flood
walls. The Dutch companies assisted
several real estate developers and
industries in Jakarta on improving their
water management system. Solutions
are effective but require space and are
more cost efficient when companies work
together to create a central solution.
In the discussion that followed the
audience were both impressed and at
the same time concerned. How can such
a serious matter of discussion
among experts not be made
public? Mr. Aart van Nes,
senior water management
specialist with DHV, explained
that the Dutch and Indonesian
governments have long worked
to socialize the problems, and
get the peoples’ attention for
the huge problems that Jakarta
is facing. The papers regularly
report on the floods. But still,
expensive flood management is
a hard topic on the agenda. He
added that besides looking to
the authorities, there was much that the
private sector could do about the issue.
During the floods of 2002 and 2007 the
larger part of the estimated 1 billion
US$ damages were borne by the private
sector. Most of this can be prevented with
proper preventive measures.
At the end of the presentation, the
experts offered the attending companies
a quick forecast of the current and future
flood exposure at their locations.
For more information on the subject
please visit INA’s website: www.ina.or.id
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into a diversified company focusing on
health and wellbeing across three core
categories: lighting, healthcare and
consumer lifestyle.
Today, Philips Indonesia employs over
1,500 people across the country, with a
head office in Jakarta and two industrial
domains in Surabaya and Batam with
a mission to deliver superior value for
customers and shareholders.
Philips strives to make the world
healthier and more sustainable through
meaningful innovations. Its vision has
shaped the company’s community
empowerment efforts in Indonesia
through programmes such as Kampung
Terang Hemat Energy (KTHE/Energy
Saving Bright Villages) and Simply
Healthy @Schools where Philips not only
help light up more than 50 villages across
Indonesia with their energy efficient
lamps, but also encourage children at
schools to live a healthy life.
Another milestone of the company’s
aim to improve the lives of 3 billion
people a year by 2025 is the recently
launched The ‘+’ Project in Indonesia.
The programme is Philips’ platform to
finding solutions to health and well-being
challenges through innovations and
cooperation with different shareholders.
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Legacy of the Past,
in the Present Indonesia
the beautiful Reinier de Klerk
Huis (situated near Kota’s
old centre), with its elegant
front garden. It is the very last
example of a country house
from that period. Fortunately,
in 1994 rehabilitation of the
main and outer buildings was
done, and the complex was
given a new function. In the
late 1990’s the De Klerk Huis
was restored and safeguarded
for the future. This won
the combined IndonesianDutch team of architects the
UNESCO Heritage Award of
Excellence.
T E X T B y C o r P a s s c h i e r , a r chitect - r e s ea r che r
The great archipelago ‘Nusantara’ has throughout the centuries attracted the
interest of explorers and seafarers. The Arabs, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish,
Dutch and British all marked their presence in the South-East Asian region.
Their legacy is still manifested in Indonesia today in various shapes and
forms.
About 10 years ago, the
Indonesian office Pusat
Dokumentasi Arsitektur
(PDA) was founded and in
cooperation with their Dutch
counterpart, PAC Architects
and Consultants (PAC), they
joined a range of bilateral
projects in the field of
cultural-historic survey in
particular on architectural and
urban heritage.
The origin of the present
Indonesian towns is
partly rooted in historical
indigenous centres, the
old coastal trade-centres
and colonial settlements.
Historical urban structures
form the core and backbone
of the fast growing Indonesian
towns with their concomitant
urban sprawl.
Jakarta, previously known as
Batavia, was a walled city until
the first decade of the 19th
century. The houses built
within the walls of Batavia
were described as fairly tall
with a narrow façade and
plastered walls inlaid with
crossbar windows equipped
with rattan wickerwork for
ventilation. The outward
architectural aspects differed
largely from the Dutch
townhouses. The tiled roofs
were hanging over the front
streets, so that they provided
shelter for the plastered
façade and kept the sun out.
Along the front façade of the
houses was a small private
area, the ‘stoep’ (stoop), with
a depth of about five feet.
Already in the second half
of the 17th century, well-todo people laid out gardens
outside the Batavia walls.
‘Thuynen’ they called it. The
airless city within the walls,
with smelly canals, became
more and more an unpleasant
place to live. In 1760, Reinier
the Klerk, a high-ranking
official in the VOC (Dutch
East India Company) built
a country house at the
Molenvliet canal. The quiet
atmosphere he sought for
along this canal is hard to
imagine today: at both sides
of the canal runs a five-lane
motorway along dense and
messy street facades: Jalan
Gajah Mada. However, driving
along this busy street one
unexpectedly comes across
The arrival and establishment
of Europeans in the
Indonesian archipelago
(Nusantara) also meant the
appearance of European
culture and technology.
As to the latter, the Dutch
were used and able to build
stone buildings on swampy
ground in the Netherlands
and copied this when they
settled in coastal areas in
Indonesia. They soon realised
the particular challenges of
the tropical climate. As the
organization of the colonial
society and housekeeping
differed from Europe, this
compelled them to use a
different spatial layout of
the houses. Nevertheless,
throughout the colonial
period, building technology
was strongly related to the
development of engineering
in the Netherlands, taking
into account the tropical
circumstances, availability
of material and local
professional expertise.
PHOTOS COR PASSCHIER / PAC, DONAL
In the pre-colonial era, the
people in the Indonesian
Archipelago mainly lived
in rural societies. The
residences of the traditional
rulers functioned as centres
of culture and power. Pre-
urban settlements existed
around some natural harbours
along the coast, occupied by
inhabitants of diverse origins
and backgrounds.
The roads were unpaved, just
covered with coral stone and
rubble.
In Indonesia the genesis
of a new era manifested in
the last quarter of the 19th
century, due to the opening of
the world economic market.
More than ever before, the
last quarter of the nineteenth
century saw thousands of
Europeans migrate to the
colony in the Far East. This led
to urban growth and the need
for housing, industrial and
public buildings. This went
hand in hand with growing
challenges and opportunities
for architects, contractors and
developers. For example, the
new features of reinforced
concrete and steel structures
were first used in the creation
of civil engineering works
and large commercial and
industrial buildings such
as offices, warehouses, and
railway stations.
The new developments
created a new kind of
architecture. In the USA the
architect Frank Lloyd Wright
created a furore with his
new and original designs in
architecture and construction.
In Germany, the Bauhaus style
arose; a strong impetus and
inspiration for the results of
industrial mass production
in shape and design. In the
Netherlands, the ‘new human
being’ in the revolutionary
industrial era found its form
in the constitution of ‘De Stijl’
(The Style). Industrialization
stood for mass production
of building elements and
utensils. The developments
between the two World
Wars are summarized in
the concept of “Modern
architecture”; modern
buildings with smooth white
stucco walls, steel windows
and flat roofs. Modern
architecture appeared in the
urban décor of big cities in
Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi.
In the present Indonesia, the
rich history of architectural
and urban heritage has
caught the interest of the
society throughout the
country. Nowadays, there
are more than 50 heritage
organizations across
the nation. The national
heritage organization
(Badan Pelestarian Pusaka
Indonesia, BPPI) organizes
and promotes national
awareness for heritage.
The cooperation between
the Indonesian and Dutch
organizations of architects
generated incentives to the
growing common interest for
the subject of architectural
urban heritage in wonderful
Indonesia.
Conserving Mutual Cultural
Heritage
B y : C a t r ini P. K u b o n t u b u h a n d H a s t i T a r e k a t
Mutual (or shared) cultural heritage shows the history of the centuries-old
ties between Indonesia and the Netherlands. The long relationship between
the two countries has helped to shape Dutch and Indonesian societies and
culture as it is today.
Background
The political relationship
between Indonesia and
the Netherlands may have
had its ups and downs in
the past, but culturally
the ties are intertwined
strongly today. The Dutch
influence in Indonesia
vividly appears through
tangible heritage such as
city planning, architecture
and infrastructure, and also
through intangible heritage
such as language, food,
education and legal systems,
to mention a few. It is an
undeniable fact that these
influences were absorbed
naturally into indigenous
culture and local daily life.
Awareness of the value
of this unique heritage,
especially of the intangible
heritage, did not come
immediately after Indonesia’s
independence in 1945.
The attention of the then
Indonesian government was
focused on the conservation
of ancient archeological
remnants which can be found
all over the country. During
the 1980s the Indonesian
people started to realize that
the more recent tangible
heritage, especially in urban
areas, could be equally as
valuable as archeological
remnants, and was therefore
worth conserving as part of
the country’s identity. Many
heritage buildings (houses,
offices, stations, factories, etc)
that were built by the Dutch
received historical status, and
efforts were undertaken to
save many of these historical
buildings from demolition.
In the context of this growing
awareness of the value
of heritage conservation,
cooperation between
Indonesia and the Netherlands
developed. Of course, these
heritage buildings are part of
Indonesia, but the fact that
they were Dutch-designed
and built, made them of
importance to the Dutch,
too. Over the past years both
countries have cooperated
closely in order to preserve
their mutual (or shared)
cultural heritage in many ways.
Heritage Movement in
Indonesia
The rapid demolition of
historical buildings was the
main reason for the rise of
the heritage movement at
the community level. While
the government paid more
attention to archeological
sites and artifacts, community
members noticed the
danger that rapid economic
development posed to
historical buildings.
In the middle of 1980s
people who were concerned
about historical buildings
established heritage societies.
In that period, 3 heritage
societies originated that
acted as pioneers in Bandung,
Yogyakarta and Jakarta. Now,
in 2012 there are 64 heritage
societies all over Indonesia,
the majority of which are
in Java and Sumatra, plus a
few in the Eastern part of
the country (Ternate, Bali,
Papua). The growing number
of heritage societies led to
an initiative in 2004 to form
a national platform named
the Indonesian Heritage Trust
or Badan Pelestarian Pusaka
Indonesia (BPPI).
has in many respects been
a difficult and up-hill battle,
either against government
agencies with permits for
demolition in favour of
economic development
or against investors with
very large resources.
Unfortunately, the heritage
lovers lost the majority of
these battles.
On the other hand, heritage
societies learned valuable
lessons from the years of
battle. They realized that being
reactive was not sufficient to
prevent demolitions. In the
span of 30 years their activities
developed from merely
defending historical buildings
to educating both the public
and the government, to
documenting and publishing
data and information and
creating networks with similar
organizations worldwide.
In the very beginning, the
heritage societies in Indonesia
saw it as their main task to
act as a watchdog and to
try to prevent demolition
of historical buildings. This
Demolitions will still occur, but
the heritage society has good
hopes that awareness building
programs will help limit these
to only the instances where
there is no other option.
PHOTOS BPPI
An example of such a
program on building
awareness is the Municipality
Network of Heritage
Cities, or in short JKPI, a
network consisting of 48
municipalities committed
to preserving historical
buildings and landscapes in
their cities. BPPI has assisted
JKPI since 2010 in e.g.
organizing capacity building
courses in various cities for
government officials. It will
of course take several years
for a substantial group of
government officials with
awareness about heritage
conservation to arise, but the
first steps have been taken.
Heritage societies in
Indonesia, including the
Indonesian Heritage Trust
(BPPI), cooperate closely
with various Dutch parties in
many fields: publication and
documentation, rehabilitation
of built heritage after natural
disasters, management of
archives, capacity building
training for museums,
establishing cultural centres,
heritage education for
schools, etc. Among these
parties is the Netherlands
Embassy through its Shared
Heritage Fund programme.
BPPI has already had a
number of joined activities
together with the Embassy,
such as capacity building
training for government
officials in 2010-2011 and
a discussion on shared
Indonesian-Dutch heritage
through the yearly heritage
gathering ‘Temu Pusaka
Indonesia’ in 2010. BPPI is
Catrini P. Kubontubuh, Executive Director of Indonesian Heritage Trust,
architect (KU Leuven University) and planner (Institute Technology
Bandung).
Hasti Tarekat, Member of Board of Directors and Representative of
Indonesian Heritage Trust for the Netherlands.
looking forward to continuing
this cooperation in 2012.
Experience From
The Jam Gadang
Rehabilitation
One memorable experience in
the context of the cooperation
between BPPI and the
Netherlands Embassy was
the project to rehabilitate the
Jam Gadang (Clock Tower) in
Bukittinggi, West Sumatra,
in 2009-2010. This famous
landmark of West Sumatra
was built in 1926, designed
by a local architect Yazid
Sutan Gigi Ameh. The clock
itself was a later gift of Queen
Wilhelmina on the occasion
of the birth of Crown Princess
(and current Queen) Beatrix,
her first grandchild, in 1938.
Over the years the Clock
Tower has had different roof
designs, but the current
design is in the unmistakable
shape of a traditional Minang
House and as such constitutes
an appropriate link with the
indigenous architecture.
After the earthquake in 2008
the damaged tower faced a
rather uncertain future. The
rehabilitation was carried
out by BPPI, in cooperation
with the local government,
the local branch of National
Archaeological Agency (BP3)
and the local Bung Hatta
University in Padang through
Pusat Studi Konservasi
Arsitektur – PUSAKA (Center
for Architecture Conservation)
with financial assistance from
the Dutch Shared Heritage
Fund.
This particular case is
a good example of the
close involvement of the
local community that
appreciates the restoration
of their heritage object as a
inalienable part from their
past. The local community
showed its enthusiasm by
joining in large numbers
in the celebration of the
inauguration of the restored
Jam Gadang on December
22, 2010, in the presence
of the Governor of West
Sumatra, the Mayor of
Bukittinggi, the Ambassador
of the Netherlands and other
government representatives.
The hope was expressed that
the shared cultural heritage
could be preserved and
passed on to next generations
in good condition, without loss
of value. Whenever possible,
heritage objects should be
given a new use adapted to
the modern age, and with that,
a new lease of life.
References
Vitruvius, Journal Independent
for Heritage Professionals,
Publisher Educom BV, Year 5, No.
8, January 2012.
The Erasmus Huis:
Erasmus Taalcentrum Jakarta:
Learning Dutch the Easy and Fun Way
Where Dutch and Indonesian
Cultures Meet
B y : K e e s G r o e n e b o e r , E T C D i r ecto r
Anyone interested in Indonesian history will get in touch with the Dutch
language before too long. Centuries of shared history between 1600 and 1945
make it almost impossible to study historical Indonesian topics without using
material in Dutch. Kilometers of Dutch files are to be found in the National
Archives of Indonesia, and thousands of Dutch books in the National Library.
That is why history
departments in major
universities offer Dutch
language courses. Indonesian
law is another field where
reading knowledge of Dutch is
very useful. Anyone embarking
on research on Indonesian
anthropology, Islamic studies,
archaeology or linguistics will
come across an invaluable
amount of Dutch books and
articles. Catering for such
students and lecturers, special
courses are to be found
at different departments
in numerous universities,
focusing on the ability to read
Dutch. These courses in “Dutch
as a source language”, as they
are called, open the door to
many sources of knowledge of
the past.
speakers of Dutch as a foreign
language in other countries all
over the world.
The University of Indonesia has
a large department of Dutch
language and culture, where
more than 300 students pursue
their academic studies in a
four-year curriculum. They not
only learn to read Dutch, but
they are also trained to master
the language in every aspect of
communication, so as to speak
and write it correctly. Moreover,
they study linguistics and
literature and become familiar
with Dutch and Belgian
cultures. Why do these
But Dutch of course is a living
modern language as well, used
by 23 million native speakers
in the Netherlands, Belgium,
and Surinam. Apart from them,
there are more than a million
students choose Dutch? They
are hoping to find employment
with Dutch firms in Indonesia,
or think of working in the
tourism industry. They might
work for publishing companies,
for newspapers and magazines,
or for radio and television
where Dutch material is being
translated or rewritten for
the Indonesian market. Some
hope to become teachers of
Dutch language and culture
themselves.
For the same reasons many
Indonesians learn Dutch at
the Erasmus Taalcentrum
(Erasmus Dutch Language
Centre), located next to the
Dutch cultural centre Erasmus
Huis, Jl. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3,
Kuningan, where language
courses for communication
skills are being taught. Day
classes, evening classes,
Saturday classes and, since
2012, also Sunday classes
are open to the public. They
all use modern computer
equipment. New classes
start every month of the
year. Special classes focus on
departure training for those
wanting to study or work in
the Netherlands or Belgium, or
as a preparation for obtaining
a residence permit there.
Of course, many join the
language classes in order to
better qualify themselves for
the Indonesian labour market.
For more than 40 years the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta has been a highly
regarded meeting point of Dutch and Indonesian culture. At various levels,
the Erasmus Huis embodies the vibrant, forward looking relationship between
the Netherlands and Indonesia. To reinforce the point: the Erasmus Huis
is the only Dutch cultural centre worldwide with a fully equipped theatre,
exhibition facilities and a library – two libraries in fact, as the Erasmus Huis
also has a legal library - all under one roof.
recognition. And for a reason,
as Indonesia’s answer to the
Beatles, Koes Plus is a living
legend of the swinging 60s.
In 2011, Dutch singer
songwriter phenomenon Tim
Knol created instant furore
during a successful tour of
Indonesia.
For Indonesians, a big
advantage of learning Dutch
is that the language is rather
easy to pick up. Because of
the shared history, thousands
of words in Bahasa Indonesia
originate from Dutch. Handuk
(handdoek), asbak, knalpot,
taplak (tafellaken), kulkas
(koelkast), toh (toch), atret
(achteruit), indekos (in de
kost) or mebel (meubel) are
just a few examples out of
thousands. The other way
around, there are hundreds of
words in the Dutch language
that were borrowed from its
Indonesian counterpart: amper
(hampir), amok, kaketoe,
bakkeleien (berkelahi),
piekeren (pikir), pienter
(pintar), branie (berani), and so
on. The two languages share
a considerable vocabulary as
a common ground. It makes
learning Dutch not too difficult
and great fun too.
Erasmus Huis has a reputation
for presenting high quality
exhibitions, films (including
an international documentary
festival, the Golden Lens),
dance and music, stimulating
interaction and cooperation
between artists.
The Erasmus Huis cooperates
with a number of cultural
institutions in Jakarta, as well
as with the Indonesian-Dutch
cultural centres in Semarang,
Surabaya and Yogyakarta.
Photos ERASMUS TAALCENTRUM
Outside Jakarta courses in
Dutch are being offered
in major cities such as
Yogyakarta, Surabaya,
Semarang, Bandung, Makassar.
Information on learning Dutch
in Indonesia is to be found
on the Erasmus Taalcentrum
website: www.erastaal.or.id.
B y : T o n v a n Z e e l a nd a n d J e r o e n G a nk e m a
Erasmus Huis also organizes
seminars and lectures about
subjects ranging from the
artistic to the technical such
as a recent seminar on water
management for ASEAN
Permanent Missions in Jakarta.
When A Phenomenon
Meets the Legend
Ask any Indonesian waiter,
taxi-driver, student or
senior citizen about Koes
Plus and they will probably
respond with a big smile of
The plan this year is to bring
Koes Plus and Tim Knol
together for an al fresco
concert at Taman Fatahillah.
On 15 April, over 15.000
music lovers are expected to
turn up for what promises to
be a spectacular happening.
On the eve of this event, the
Tim Knol Band will perform at
Erasmus Huis.
Under the Wings of
Wibi Soerjadi
The renowned Dutch concert
pianist Wibi Soerjadi will
return to Indonesia in June.
Last year, Wibi, who bridges
the two cultures, only had
time for two performances;
this time he will stay for
more than two weeks. He is
scheduled to give several
performances and introduce
to Indonesia his personalized
form of coaching young
talents “Under Wibi’s
Wings”, which has produced
exceptional results in the
Netherlands. Wibi will go
talent spotting across Java,
and with the best of the crop
will record a CD at Erasmus
Huis.
Introdans
Dance is a universal
language that people all
over the world understand.
Internationalization is
therefore a key element
of the Dutch dance group
Introdans. Introdans has
become a visible presence
on the international stage
and as one of the most
important representatives of
Dutch dance they regularly
accompany Queen Beatrix
on state visits abroad.
The company was the first
foreign ballet company to
appear on the new stage
of the Bolshoi Theatre in
Moscow in 2003.
Introdans Interaction also
organizes workshops and
master classes in addition to
dance performances. After
touring Europe, America and
the region, Interdans will
perform at Erasmus Huis in
May.
A View Through a
Golden Lens
After the successful first
edition in 2011, the 2nd
SBM International Golden
Lens Documentary Film
Festival is scheduled to be
held in conjunction with
School of Broadcast Media
(SBM) and the International
Documentary Film Festival
Amsterdam (IDFA). One of
the program highlights will
be the competition for the
Golden Lens Award for best
documentary. This year,
Erasmus Huis aims for a
full-fledged international
documentary festival,
curated by Orlow Seunke, a
famous Dutch film-maker, in
close cooperation with IDFA.
The best films of this IDFA
festival and shortlisted
Indonesian films, an
interesting mix of
documentaries, will be
shown on September 25-29.
Along with promoting local
documentary films, world
class Dutch tutors will hold a
series of workshops for young
Indonesian talents. To submit
your documentary, you can
contact goldenlensfestival@
gmail.com. Submissions close
on July 30.
Exhibitions: Come and
See
In 2012 the Erasmus Huis
will host some interesting
exhibitions. A recent
colourful display of
illustrations of children’s
books brought joy to an
enthusiastic crowd of
children and parents. A joint
Javanese-Dutch exhibition
called “mixed couples” is on
now. Portrait photography,
natural light and paint
techniques create the special
effects of the images on
show.
In the middle of this year
Erasmus Huis will show
works by painter Ade Pasker
from Yogyakarta. Preceding
that, attention will focus on
a segment of photography
not often presented in its
own right in Indonesia:
sport images by Dutch
photographer Hans Heus.
Throughout the year, Erasmus
Huis intends to organize a
series of exhibitions of the
pupils and the “pupils of
these pupils” of Dutch artists
who found their inspiration
in Indonesia. First in line is
Rudolf Bonnet, followed by
other Dutch artists who lived
and worked in Bali leaving
visible traces in Indonesian
contemporary art.
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Get in Shape & Party with Zumba
Golf For Fun: A Beginner’s Diary
“Finding My Perfect Companions”
The Rolls Royce Greater Jakarta
Girls’ 6’s Cricket League
JAKARTA,
A RUNNER’S
DELIGHT
Here’s one reason why. Jakarta has a wellbuilt jogging track called Jalan Sudirman.
Usually the source of many unpleasant
experiences -especially during rush hours- the
whole length of Sudirman, from Ratu Plaza all the
way to Monas, transforms into one giant empty track
on Car Free Sundays.
Car Free Sundays on Sudirman-Thamrin take place on
the 2nd and last Sunday of the month from 6am to 12
noon, although attempts are being made into making it
a regular event every Sunday.
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Put on your running shoes (or skate board/in-line
skates/bicycles) and join other early risers in making
use of the vacant space. The fun continues with street
games and performances all along the route.
Make a day out and stay at one of the nearby hotels to
ensure you are up early enough. Some hotels even have
special packages offering you free bike rental with your
stay.
Go out there. Now! Do it!
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Types of Zumba Class
Zumba® Fitness –
Get in Shape & Party with Zumba
Since first introduced to Indonesia in 2009, numerous Zumba studios have opened, and many wellknown fitness centres have started offering Zumba classes. Outside of Indonesia, Zumba has received
worldwide acknowledgement with the number of Zumba enthusiasts rapidly growing. Considering its
popularity one would expect that most people in Jakarta would be familiar with this new trend. Yet, most
Jakartans still look puzzled when the name is mentioned. Some think it’s a type of Latin American music
while others have no idea at all.
History of Zumba
his aerobics classes he forgot to
bring the music. As he tried to
save the day, Beto improvised
using his own music collection
found in his backpack,
which was a mix of salsa and
merengue. Out of spontaneity
he created a new kind of
dance-fitness, which focused
on letting the music move the
body, instead of counting reps
over the music. What started
off as a blunder had turned into
an electrifyingly fun class. The
students loved it!
In 2001, Beto brought
this new dance-fitness style,
to Miami, Florida, and joined
forces with Alberto Perlman
and Alberto Aghion to bring the
new dance-fitness class to the
masses. They trademarked the
name ‘Zumba®’ and set a goal
to expand the brand all over the
world.
Fast forward to today,
the Zumba program is widely
taught at gyms and studios
across the globe to millions
of Zumba enthusiasts. The
programs have continued to
evolve from ‘Zumba® Fitness
class only to a variety of
classes such as Zumba Gold®,
Zumba® Toning, Aqua Zumba®,
Zumbatomic®, Zumba® in the
Circuit, Zumba® Gold-Toning
and Zumba Sentao™. Although
each class has a different
name and offers different
exercises, the essentials of the
Zumba workout remain the
same: exhilarating, effective,
easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired
and calorie-burning. Offering
accessible fitness without the
strain, without the sacrifice, just
the pure joy of a party, Zumba
is moving millions of people
towards joy and health.
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI Photos JUNKO & CREW’S, DONAL husni
Zumba was ‘accidentally’ found
in the mid-‘90s by Alberto ‘Beto’
Perez. Now a celebrated Zumba
legend worldwide, back then
the Colombian native was just
a fitness instructor. At one of
Designed exclusively
for 4 to 12 year
olds, Zumbatomic classes are
rockin’, high-energy fitnessparties packed with specially
choreographed, kids-friendly
routines and all the music kids
love like hip-hop, reggaeton and
cumbia. Zumbatomic® helps
kids to increase their focus and
self-confidence as well as boosts
metabolism and enhances
coordination.
Zumba Gold® – This
class is for those above
40. In this class the Zumba
moves and paces are modified
and adjusted to suit the needs
of the participants. However,
the well-known elements of
the Zumba® Fitness remain,
i.e. the zesty Latin music, the
exhilarating, easy-to-follow
moves as well as the party-like
atmosphere.
minutes of high-octane,
Latin-inspired dance-fitness
moves combined with circuit
training, a series of strength
exercises at timed intervals.
The class is guaranteed to burn
calories and eliminate boredom
as it moves class participants
from one exercise station to the
next to the thumping beats of
reggaeton, salsa, merengue and
hip-hop. This time-effective and
efficient class can be adapted for
all fitness levels.
Zumba® Toning –
In short, Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance-fitness exercise which is going to take Jakarta by storm.
So here’s some insights on what it is, what it does and how you can join the Zumba movement and party
into shape!
Zumbatomic® –
When you see a
Zumba® Fitness class in
action, don’t wait to give it a try.
Zumba® Fitness features exotic
rhythms set to high-energy
Latin and international beats.
While you are having fun, you’ll
get fit before you know it. You
can burn between 400 to 1,000
calories per hour, just as much
as you can burn during a salsa
dance. If you’re looking for a
fun new way to lose weight,
this class could be the answer
for you.
This class is the perfect
choice if you aim to sculpt your
body naturally while you have
complete fun doing it. Zumba®
Toning combines targeted
body-sculpting exercises and
high-energy cardio work with
Latin-infused Zumba moves
to create a calorie-torching,
strength-training dance-fitness.
Class attendees will learn how
to use lightweight, maracalike Toning Sticks to enhance
rhythm and tone all their target
zones, including arms, abs,
glutes and thighs.
Aqua Zumba® – The
class integrates the
Zumba formula and
philosophy with traditional
aqua fitness disciplines. All
are mixed together to create
a safe, challenging, waterbased workout for cardioconditioning as well as body
toning. In this class, splashing,
stretching, twisting, even
shouting, laughing, hooting and
hollering are all parts of the
action. It’s popularly known as
the Zumba ‘pool party’ and is
beyond fun.
Zumba® in the Circuit
– This class is 30
Zumba® GoldToning – In this class,
you get the best of both
- the exhilarating experience
of a Zumba® Fitness as well
as the benefit of safe-andeffective strength training. The
class offers an easy-to-follow,
health-boosting dance-fitness
program for older people.
Through dynamic lightweight
resistance training and exciting
international rhythms, Zumba
Gold-Toning class helps
participants build muscle
strength, increase bone density,
and improve mobility, posture,
and coordination.
Zumba Sentao™ - The
class takes the thrill
of the Zumba® Fitness
and partners it with explosive,
chair-based choreography. Here
you grab a chair, feel the beat,
and learn how to use your own
body weight to enhance muscle
strength, improve definition
and endurance, and tone your
physique. Strut, shake and
shimmy as you work your core
(and the chair) in high energy.
Dance Yourself Into Shape
Forget counting reps. In a
Zumba class, you should
only enjoy the music,
move your body to that
music and shake it... shake
it... shake it... That’s why
a Zumba class is always
fun. Using a mix of music
from salsa, merengue,
samba, cumbia, reggaeton
to bollywood, you dance
yourself into shape. You
won’t even notice an hour
has gone by since the class
started. When you feel
more like partying than
exercising, you gain more
than just fitness. You also
enjoy a refreshed mind. For
this very reason, Zumba
is a breath of fresh air for
most fitness fans.
Junko N Crew’s:
A Newly Opened Zumba Studio in Kemang
Junko is a respected name among the growing number of
Zumba enthusiasts in Indonesia. He is the first male Zumba
Fitness instructor in this country, certified and trained by Tanya
Beardsley, an Education Specialist for Zumba, in 2009. He was
one of the catalysts for the development of Zumba in Indonesia
and was the first to introduce and promote the Zumba programs
here. Today, he is still the only male instructor who has the
licenses to teach all types of Zumba classes.
Junko made his name through many successful Zumba
classes held in various fitness studios. Partnering with Vina
Santoso and Diana Pattihahuan, Junko has finally opened his
own studio in Kemang. Located inside the HSBC
building just next to Kemchicks, ‘Junko N
Crew’s’ had their soft opening on January 31,
2012.
Junko N Crew’s hires only the most
experienced instructors. The studio boasts
a super modern facility where you can have
fun and get great results. In March, Junko
himself will be teaching Zumba masterclass
directly! To get schedules and for more
information, follow Junko N Crew’s
on Twitter @zumbaindonesia, or
on Facebook: Zumba Fitness
Indonesia.
Junko N Crew’s
Jl. Kemang Raya No. 7
South Jakarta
T: +62-21 718 3912
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GOLF FOR FUN: A Beginner’s Diary
6
LESSON
Finding My Perfect Companions
It has been a few months now since I took my first lesson with Coach Arron Cole at Cengkareng Golf Club.
Slowly but steadily I am getting into a comfort zone. My initial intimidation is slowly replaced by excitement
over some great shots I make. There have not been a lot, but the few really make up for the many bad ones!
T ext & P hoto s : Ri s t i B r o p h y & A r r o n C o l e
And just like having a romantic
relationship, I finally get to the
point when I start asking myself
this question: am I ready to take
it to the next level? Am I ready
for .... commitment?!
Owning my own set of clubs
to me is like committing to a
long-term relationship. Once
I do it, I’ll have to take things
to another level. Not only to
Cengkareng for my lessons, I’ll
have to be ready to explore
other courses, play with more
people, go out there and shine!
All this time I’ve been using
borrowed clubs, which always
invite interesting comments
from my golfing buddies. ‘How
dare you bring that bag to my
course,’ was just one of them.
“Watch out for that bag, you’ll
never know what else is coming
out of it,” is another. But I’m
determined not to invest in
my own set of clubs until I can
make a commitment to continue
to play, and not let my clubs rot
in the garage (as was the case
with said borrowed clubs!).
Unfortunately, no matter
how much I’m in denial, the
borrowed clubs are not really
helping me make progress. So
I decide to at least explore the
possibilities, which brings me to
an interesting journey to finding
‘the ones’.
your signature experience
In Search of ‘The Ones’
I started off with getting a
driver. Not hard with the 10
shops available at Cengkareng.
I didn’t have to venture too far
to get 6 different brands sent to
the driving range to test. After
a fun afternoon of test driving,
we came to a conclusion that
the ladies drivers were far too
short for me, and that the men’s
were too heavy. The afternoon
resulted in a beautiful
TaylorMade Burner.
But finding the rest of the
clubs turned out to be a lot
harder. A friend suggested
that I try a shop which had a
dedicated area to try out the
clubs before deciding which to
buy. “It would be a lot of fun!”
So off we went one afternoon.
But the minute we got in to the
shop, I got cold feet! I honestly
thought the place would be
empty on a week day, yet it was
so busy I got intimidated being
the only female other than the
staffs. I ended up hiding behind
the monitor, too nervous to hit
some balls in my heels, in a dark
room, with a dozen eyes staring
at me. So my quest continued.
At this point Coach Genius
had found the brand and style
that would best suit me and I
actually had an idea of what to
look for. But each time I came
home with not the clubs but a
range of other goodies: shirts,
pants, gloves, training balls,
shoes, tees, a small purse for
the tees...
Until one day a friend
responded to my cry for help.
The clubs I wanted were
available in the shop next door
at half the price! Rejoice! After
checking that the price included
everything, we agreed that we’d
finally found ‘the ones’. I can now
announce that I am the proud
owner of my first set of bats!
TAMAN DAYU
COACH ARRON
COLE’S TIPS ON
BUYING GOLF CLUBS
Get properly fitted by
trained professionals who
will help you find that
special companion to take
you to the next level.
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2012 INDONESIAN RUGBY
CALENDAR
Help Needed To Keep
Indonesian Rugby Afloat
Australian Youth
Ambassador for
Development (AYAD) - a
Indonesian National
Men’s 15s Team, the
Rhinos - in order to get
Indonesian National
Men’s & Women’s 7s
Teams - these teams will need
new applicant is supposed
to start in July; the Union
needs to assist him/her with
transport & accommodation;
the Union also needs to play
an active role along with the
AYAD plus Indonesian Rugby
Development Officers (RDOs) in
developing “Grassroots Rugby”
in Indonesia; this will cost at
least US$30,000 to operate at
a bare minimum and certainly a
lot more is needed if the AYAD
is to visit outlying provinces
this team onto the training &
playing field it costs the Union
in excess of US$35,000-40,000;
in 2012 the Rhinos need to
start their annual Training
Camp no later than May 29,
as they have matches in KL on
June 7 & 9
to be on the field later this year;
it costs up to US$10,000 to get
both of these teams on the field.
All 3 National Teams need a new
title sponsor, in other words the
opportunity to advertise on the
jersey front of these 3 teams is
now available.
Union Administration
- the Union’s Executive
Committee Members are
volunteers but we need the
help of Admin staff to make
the Union run on a daily basis US$10,000-15,000 per year
DateTime
Fixture / EventTeams
VenueReferee
8.00am-4.00pm
Fri Feb 3
2012 SEASAC Rugby 7s & Girls Touch Tournament
BIS
TBC
8.00am-4.00pm
2012 SEASAC Rugby 7s & S.Barber; D.Nye
BIS
Girls Touch Tournament
(more req’d)
Sat Feb 4
1.30-3.00pm Jakarta Komodos Junior Rugby BIS
N/A
SEA Club Cup - Round 1
Nomads vs. Komodos
Manila Nomads RC, Philippines
N/A
8.00am onwards 2012 SPH U15s & U18s Rugby 7s Tournament
Sat Feb 11
B y S t e p h e n B a r b e r , P R U I Spon s o r s hip & M a r keting D i r ecto r
Due to the recent loss of two major sponsors from previous years, Indonesian
Rugby needs financial help more than ever before. This unfortunate situation
has placed the Union in a very tenuous position considering the costs which
have to be met this year:
Indonesian Rugby is planning for a big year on & off the field. Check out their 2012
calendar prepared by PRUI Sponsorship & Marketing Director, Stephen Barber.
Indonesian Rugby has to
get the National Teams on
the field or else it faces
potential expulsion from the
Asian Rugby Football Union
(ARFU) and the International
Rugby Board (IRB), and none
of us wants that to happen,
especially given that there
is now a concerted effort
to reinvigorate the Union’s
efforts to get accepted by
Komite Olahraga Nasional
Indonesia (KONI), which will
stumble without sufficient
funding to keep Indonesian
Rugby afloat. Indonesian
Rugby needs at least
US$150,000-200,000 per year
to operate at full capacity
across the vast archipelago
and at least US$90,000 just
to get the basics done as in
previous years. If you or your institution
can help or are willing
sponsor Indonesian Rugby
please contact me at prui_
sponsor_and_marketing@
hotmail.co.id.
U15s - BIS, JIS, SPH
S.Barber; D.Nye; G.Rae;
Komodos Jnrs, MatanoS.Mitchell
U18s - BIS, JIS, GJIS,
PL, Dar, Bantengs
1.30-3.00pm Fri Feb 17
11.00am onwards Jakarta Komodos Golf Day Jakarta Komodos Junior Rugby BIS
N/A
Jagorawi N/A
9.00am onwards Sat Feb 18
1.30-3.00pm 2012 TNI-Hui’s Rugby 7s TNI-AL Hui, Komodos, Tournament - KASAL Cup
Jago Dulu
Jakarta Komodos Junior Rugby TNI Headquarters, S.Barber; D.Nye
Cilangkap
(more req’d)
Bantengs, Nagas, 3 more req’d
Sat Feb 25
Jakarta Komodos Junior Rugby BIS
N/A
N/A
1.30-3.00pm Sat Mar 3
1.30-3.00pm Jakarta Komodos Junior Rugby BIS
Sat Mar 10
1.30-3.00pm 3.00pm Jakarta Komodos Junior Rugby 2012 SUMBAL 15s Cup
Nagas vs. Bali BIS
N/A
Batu Hijau, SumbawaS.Barber
Jakarta Komodos Junior Rugby (Final)
Sat Mar 17 1.30-3.00pm
Young Pretenders vs. Club Bragging Rights Cup
Golden Oldies
Wed Mar 21
BIS
N/A
BIS
TBC
Kowloon RugbyFest Hong Kong
Fri Mar 23
Sat Mar 24
2012 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens
2012 Fez by Aphrodite
Jakarta Rugby 15s
Komodos vs. Jago Dulu BIS
TNI-AL Hui vs. Bantengs
Hong Kong N/A
Sun Mar 25
Sat Mar 31
3.00pm 4.30pm TBC
TBC
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The Rolls Royce Greater Jakarta
Girls’ 6’s Cricket League – 2012
T ext b y R o b e r t B a ldwin
P hoto s by Ab h iji t R a o
The weather gods smiled on the GYO (Graham Yallop Oval) for the finals
of the Rolls Royce Greater Jakarta Girls’ 6’s League. Mt. Salak provided a
majestic backdrop for the winner to take all finals.
Starting with 14 teams from
12 schools from the Greater
Jakarta area, 8 teams had made
it through to the finals after
Round Robin matches had been
played at Bogor Cricket Club’s
home ground in Pasir Kalong
and at the league’s host school,
Sekolah Bogor Raya.
Watched by Adrian Short,
Rolls Royce’s new boy on
the Indonesian block, Albert
Tangkudung, the General
Manager of Persatuan Cricket
Indonesia, Bapak Drs Hamdari
– Chairman of South Tangerang
Cricket Association, together
with family and friends, over
100 people enjoyed the finals.
University Indonesia and
Sekolah Bogor Raya fought
their way through to the
Cup semi’s joining Sekolah
Kebangsaan, Tangerang
and SN336 Tangerang. The
disciplined Kebangsaan Girls
dumped UI out of the cup with
a resounding 40 run victory.
Sekolah Bogor Raya, last year’s
champions, sent 336 packing
with a disciplined run chase,
getting home with 4 balls to
spare, setting up a final with
Kebangsaan, Tangerang.
The plate final saw 336
Tangerang in combat with
Bina Insani A from Bogor with
336’s captain Gita proving
the difference between the
two teams. After registering
the finals first 30 retired, Gita
pouched 2 catches at long on
and scored a direct hit run out
to send Bina Insani A’s danger
girl, Nabila, packing. 336
Tangerang plate winners 1 for
49 beat Bina Insani A, 5 for 42.
In the bowl final Pondok
Betung, Tangerang 3 for 51
defeated Bina Insani B 1 for
45. Pondok Betung’s Nurme
(26 n.o.) provided the match
winning performance, with both
Bina Insani teams making their
opponents fight to the last ball.
The cup championship
saw Sekolah Bogor Raya taking
on Kebangsaan, Tangerang.
Winning the toss, SBR sent
Kebangsaan in to bat. Openers
Nia (19 n.o.) and Wati (26 n.o.)
carried their bats pushing
Kebangsaan to a competitive
0 for 57. SBR captain, Shifa,
was run out second ball and
SBR struggled to maintain the
run rate. Devina (14) started
finding the boundary before
being well caught by Nia at mid
off. Some superb fielding from
the Kebangsaan girls held SBR
to just 2 for 31. Kebangsaan
Tangerang was crowned the
Roll Royce Greater Jakarta Girls’
Cricket 6’s Champions for 2012.
Mr. Adrian Short from
Rolls Royce presented the
champions trophy to Nia
Amelia, Kebangsaan’s captain.
SBR captain, Shifa, received
the runner up trophy. When
asked how she felt about being
a champion, Nia could only
muster a teary eyed, “We’re so
happy, ... so happy.”
Earlier Bapak Drs Hamdari
presented the bowl winners
trophy to Pondok Betung’s
captain, Nurmelia, and Bapak
Albert presented the plate
winners trophy to 336’s Nadia.
Mrs. Nina, Chairwoman
of Taman Olahraga Pancawati
International Foundation said,
“We are so pleased to have
been able to host the Rolls
Royce Girls finals this year. It’s
great to see so many teens
enjoying their cricket at the GYO
in Pancawati. We look forward
to more tournaments. Later in
July we will host a national Girls
T20 tournament over 5 days
working in cooperation with
Persatuan Cricket Indonesia.”
Rob McKinnon, coach
at SBR, commented, “The
standard of play has been
fantastic, compared to our first
tournament 3 years ago. The
standard of bowling and fielding
has improved out of sight.”
Adrian Short expressed
his pleasure at being able to
witness the finals first hand,
“This was a truly watchable and
exciting final with both teams
competing to win and showing
real effort not just in batting
and bowling but in the field as
well. It was good to see the
competitive spirit was equally
matched by great team spirit
and sporting behavior.”
Jakarta Girls’ 6’s Cricket League is a part of the Junior
Cricket Development Programme which has taken place in
Bogor since 2005. The programme has been involving local
children in primary school, junior high school and senior
high school. The programme was initiated by the TOPI
(Taman Olahraga Pancawati International) foundation in a
mission to form competitive cricket players from Indonesia.
The foundation has been widely supported by sponsors and
big names in cricket including Graham Yallop, the former
Australian Cricket Captain.
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“The idea to modernize these
traditional markets in order to make
them tourist attractions might sound
appealing to the government as well
as to middle class consumers, but for
the retailers, this idea means more
expenses, as it requires purchasing
expensive kiosks and paying higher
maintenance fees. “
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CITY LIFE
Indonesia Berkebun:
Jakarta’s Avant-Gardeners
by
MELANY ZWARTJES
As city life becomes increasingly detached from the natural world, Ridwan Kamil
is on a mission to revolutionize how we grow and acquire our food, and he’s using
social media to do it.
forefront of the social media
movement. A 2011 report on
digital media by Singapore
Management University cites
Indonesia as the “4th largest
Twitter nation worldwide and
the 2nd largest Facebook nation
worldwide.” Ridwan realized
early on that social media
would be the best means for his
ideas to reach people and gain
maximum momentum.
“I saw four areas of urban life
that could really be improved
through gardening: 1. The
massive amount of abandoned/
empty lots that deteriorate into
dumps; 2. The lack of open,
outdoor public space; 3. I wanted
to improve the lives of children;
4. The looming threat of an
urban food crisis.” To address
these issues, Ridwan started
with a single tweet. At first his
appeal to get an urban gardening
group started was met with
bewilderment.
“No one knew what urban
gardening was. I realized that
I had to build a community.
Once I had people interested
in improving the environment
and the lives of urban residents,
we divided them up and gave
members specific assignments
based on their interests. This
simplified the volunteers’
individual roles and clarified
their commitment such that
it wasn’t overwhelming to
participate.” Like the founder
himself, members were able
to contribute a manageable
percentage of their time, which
kept the volunteers engaged and
the group sustainable.
The process of forming
a community moved very
quickly. Within the first year
what started as a group in one
Photos Sigit Kusumawijaya
Ridwan Kamil wears many hats.
He’s an award wining architect
who established Urbane
Indonesia, his own architecture
and design company. He’s a
lecturer at the Bandung Institute
of Technology and is a prolific
writer on design and regional
community planning. Yet his
passion for having a positive and
meaningful impact on society
doesn’t stop there, as he also
is the founder of Indonesia
Berkebun, a social movement that
aims to redefine the relationship
urban dwellers have with
nature, and specifically, with the
procurement of food.
“I come from humble
beginnings,” explains Ridwan,
“My family was your typical
Indonesian middle class family.
After graduating from the
Bandung Institute of Technology
I moved to the United States and
received my Master’s Degree
from U.C. Berkley, then worked
and traveled abroad for several
years before returning home to
Indonesia. What I came home to
was a life full of contrast. On one
hand I had relatives and friends
living in slums, while on the
other hand I had clients living in
luxury. There was such disparity
between these two worlds
that I decided I couldn’t just do
architecture.”
His decision to not
exclusively pursue a lucrative
career as an architect, has
led him down a path that is
proving reap rewards beyond
financial gain. Ridwan notes,
“Now I spend 30% of my
time on community projects.
Indonesians, we love to
socialize. I’ve tried to channel
this pastime into a good cause.”
Indeed, Indonesians are on the
city rapidly expanded to
23 cities. Ridwan explains,
“I updated my twitter feed
with new information and
pictures, and social media
pushed the movement
forward.” On donated plots
of land the volunteers plant
and organically harvest
crops that they go on to
distribute in the surrounding
community. With members
ranging in age from 5 to 60
years old, it’s an activity
that has wide appeal. The
impact of micro-gardening
can have macro-rewards.
Recently a steakhouse in
Tangerang proudly added
the group’s spinach to their
menu. Partnerships like these
not only further the efforts
of a constructive movement,
but also raise awareness
of relevant issues in food
production.
Ridwan adds, “We also
started a kampung farming
initiative. We realized that
many people weren’t going
to be interested unless it
was tangibly beneficial to
them. So, we told people in
kampungs that we would buy
their crops, all they had to
do was care for their small
garden. Once the benefit was
in sight the interest followed.”
This method of continually
developing and implementing
new initiatives is one of the
ways that Indonesia Berkebun
seeks to tailor their outreach
programs to meet the needs
of its constituents. The
kampung farming project
started in Bandung with 3
neighborhoods taking part,
and has grown to encompass
300 of them.
Ridwan admits that
the formula is fluid. “It’s a
social experiment. We’ve
encountered the typical
skepticism from urban society,
but it’s not a problem for us.
Our process is one where we
embrace trial and error.” It’s
a formula that by all accounts
seems to be working. Google
Chrome recently featured
Indonesia Berkebun in their
video campaign titled Jadikan
Internet Seluas Kreasimu (The
Web is What You Make It)
which showcased the internet
as a powerful resource not
only for finding information/
seeking entertainment, but
also for creating a meaningful
difference on a global scale.
It was Google Chrome’s first
integrated online/offline
social campaign and one
which was perfectly aligned
with Ridwan’s own vision
of the inherent potential
of social media to inspire
and generate positive social
change.
“My dream is to
connect the world to urban
farming,” adds Riwan. “I
want to make this endeavor
easy for everybody. Right
now it’s a trend. Once it
becomes the norm, then it’s
culture. My goal is to make
this culture accessible to
people by keeping it simple
and fun. Urban farming is
appealing because we are
missing that connection and
interaction with nature.”
Ridwan envisions city
life as one where empty
lots become community
gardens, where kampungs
become empowered though
gardening, and where city
dwellers aren’t just consumers
but active producers of their
daily provisions.
Ridwan Kamil has a gift
when it comes to his ability
to inspire regular people to
accomplish extraordinary
things. He sees creativity
not exclusively as an
artistic pursuit, but also
as an invaluable resource
for solving society’s most
daunting problems. Thanks
to social media, Indonesia’s
population is more connected
and motivated than ever
before. For Ridwan and his
volunteers at Indonesia
Berkebun, that’s something to
tweet about.
For More Information on
Jakarta Berkebun visit: http://
www.indonesiaberkebun.org
Twitter: @JktBerkebun
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Little Things, Great Love
By: M A RY L E E S T E N S O N
Did you ever think you are too small to do anything big? Sometimes
when the problems and sorrowful situations we encounter daily seem so
overwhelming, we may feel helpless and any effort on our part to make
anything better would be so insignificant. Why bother?
But, can you really have a
positive impact? Yes. You can.
Mother Theresa once said, “We
cannot do great things on this
Earth. We can only do little
things with Great Love.” Now,
there’s a statement. And, it’s
funny how little things like to
add up to big things. Someone
once pointed out to me that
Kinko’s Copy in the USA made
millions, 2 cents (Rp 200) at a
time.
So, what really, can you do?
“If you have a care, you have
a gift to bring” is a line in an
Indigo Girls song that I can
miraculously remember from
the 1980’s. It’s true. If you care
about something, you are 80%
of the way to doing something
with a big impact.
So, what do you care about and
what can you do about it?
I care about Trash in the streets.
I walk my dogs in my kampung.
In my first year of walking, I
couldn’t stand the sight of so
much trash in the streets. So,
I put on yellow gloves, got a
garbage bag and cleaned it up.
People who saw me thought I
was nuts. (Note: I left cans and
plastic for the trash pickers – I
didn’t want to “steal” their
revenue.) I brought an extra bag
on my dog walks for my daily
pick up. After 3 months, there
wasn’t much trash for me to
pick up anymore. People were
sending their gardeners out to
tidy up. People started caring.
I was a like a contagious smile.
All I did was get things started.
My daughter’s class wanted
to help someone in the
community. With the help of the
local RT, they identified a man
who lost his job. They raised
“We cannot do great things
on this Earth.
We can only do little things
with Great Love.”
Mother Theresa
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money and helped him open
up a Coconut Stall. He’s still
working his Coconut Stall and
he’s able to feed his family with
his income.
Sometimes, life drops a
problem and an opportunity in
your lap. I have a friend who
has a special needs blind child.
She found that in Indonesia,
no network exists for parents
who give birth to blind babies.
She connected experienced
parents of blind babies with
doctors and resources so that
new parents can have a place
to go for comfort and support.
Her yayasan is called Balita Tuna
Netra.
She said it was easy to do
because she saw a need, had a
care, and saw a solution. A care
and a gift.
CNN has a program where
people nominate a “Hero” in
their lives and at the end of
the year, the top 10 and overall
winner are voted by viewers to
get funding from CNN. Some
of the Heroes are just regular
people who do little things with
great love. One CNN Hero was a
woman who, while training for a
marathon, passed by homeless
people on her early morning
runs. Some started jogging with
her and she encouraged them to
join her. Pretty soon, they were
also signed up for the Marathon!
She gave them incentive to
train for something, set goals
and achieve them. CNN Heroes
website: http://edition.cnn.com/
SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/index.
html. They have information on
how you can help too.
Last year, Robin Lim, a
woman who believes low
income mothers should be
able to have a healthy birthing
experience in Ubud, won CNN
“Hero of the Year.” She said in
a CNN interview that birthing
tragedies personally touched
her family and friends: “…I
decided not to get angry. I
decided to become part of the
solution. If I could help even
one family prevent the loss of
a mother or a child, I would do
that. I would dedicate my life
to it.” Big things and Great love
there.
Sometimes, it’s about
perspective. Do we see
problems or opportunities?
Do you grit your teeth while
paying the electric bill? I did.
Until someone told me to look
at it differently: “Think of the
electricity you enjoyed during
the month. Think of the people
who work for the electric
company. Because you pay your
bill, they’re getting paid, and
they’re able to buy food for
their families.” That changed
the way I see my personal cog
in the world wide wheel. When
I pay someone, I picture them
buying food for their families.
Of course, it could be going for
booze and cigs, but I prefer not
to think that way!
Just smiling at someone,
holding the door for someone
or giving a clerk a compliment
usually starts a chain reaction
with others. It’s called “Pay
It Forward” – remember that
movie about the little boy
who started a movement
doing something nice for
someone and asking them to
do something nice and so on.
It made a positive difference
in the world. People started
paying the tolls of the cars
behind them as a Random Act of
Kindness. That movement is still
alive today and has a website
called www.pifexperience.org.
There are problems we
see, taste, touch, feel and
experience. All of us. We all
have issues. We have more in
common with each other than
we think. Maslow’s “hierarchy
of needs” describes them as
different “need levels”: Some
people need a roof over their
heads. Some people who have
a roof need to feel valued. Why
do we have these issues? These
problems?
In the Buddhist tradition,
difficulties are important
instigators of growth and
challenge. A Tibetan prayer
actually asks for them: “Grant
that I may be given appropriate
difficulties and sufferings on
this journey so that my heart
may be truly awakened and
my practice of liberation and
universal compassion may
be truly fulfilled.” When life
is too easy, we have fewer
opportunities to feel the need
to change things for the better.
We are all connected.
Gossamer threads of humanity
bind us all. As Bono sings in
the U2 song, “One”: “We Get
to Carry Each Other.” Not HAVE
to carry…we GET to carry each
other. What an opportunity.
Little things. Great Love.
A beach was covered with
starfish that were stranded from
the receding tide. A little boy,
walking with his Dad, started
throwing starfish back into the
sea. His father said, “Son, there
are a million starfish stranded.
You can’t make a difference.”
The boy said, “To this one, I
can.”
One Little Starfish with Big
Love. One at a time.
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ART
The Singapore Art Scene
B y A mir S iddharta
P hotos by S T B & N U R U L H U D A B . A R A S H I D
Today, Singapore is perhaps the most prominent art hub of Southeast Asia.
Actually Singapore has always showed ambitions of becoming the “Art Heart”
of Asia since the 1990s. Although of course some galleries were already in
operation in the city, the introduction of the Singapore Art Museum in 1995,
followed by the operation of international auction houses in the city the
following year, certainly boosted the emergence of Singapore as an art hub.
Surrounding the Singapore Art
Museum were many prominent
art institutions such as the
Nanyang Academy of Fine Art
and Sculpture Square. A number
of small galleries like Artfolio
opened in the shopping arcade
of the Raffles Hotel, while
other galleries operated from
apartments on Mera Saga Road
not far from Hollland Village
(Taksu) or in town houses on
Cairn Hill Road near Orchard
Road (ArtForum).
After spending almost S$
90 millon on renovations of the
old Hill Street Police Stations
into their new headquarters, in
the year 2000 the Ministry of
Information and the Arts (now
the Ministry of Information,
Communication and the Arts)
held the first ArtSingapore fair
in the building, and also rented
out spaces to members of
the Art Gallery Association of
Singapore.
The first ArtSingapore
fair, which managed to attract
many exhibitors and visitors
regionally, succeeded in
introducing Singapore as an
important art hub in Southeast
Asia. The year that followed,
2001, seemed to be a special
year for art in Singapore. Many
galleries seemed to open all
at once that year. Valentine
Willie Fine Art boldly opened
its gallery within the complex
of warehouses of the Tanjong
Pagar Distripark, which
Helutrans had converted into
art gallery spaces. Many other
interesting galleries opened
around the city: The Red Sea
Gallery in the trendy Dempsey
Hill complex, Sunjin Gallery on
Mera Saga Road, and Utterly Art
in Chinatown.
The development of the art
market in Singapore was quickly
supported by the emergence of
museum institutions that focus
on art. In 2003, Indonesian
collector Kwee Swie Teng
founded the ArtRetreat Museum
in the UbiTech Park complex as
a place where he can share his
exquisite art collection while at
the same time safeguard it in a
secure premise. The following
year, the National University
of Singapore introduced its
museum collection as part of
the NUS Center For the Arts. The
two museums complemented
the Singapore Art Museum as
the main museums of art in
Singapore.
Somehow it seems that
art and culture is so sexy to
entrepreneurs and developers
in Singapore. A group of young
entrepreneurs developed the
old premises of the Methodist
Girls School on Mount Sophia
into a complex which included a
gallery, a theater and offices and
studios suitable for the cultural
industries.
While the Singapore
Art Museum expanded its
galleries to the adjacent Queen
Street, and opened SAM at
Q8, the museum’s gallery
for contemporary art, two of
the entrepreneurs who were
involved in the development of
Old School, saw the opportunity
to develop the Catholic High
School, also on Queen Street,
for art and cultural institutions.
Today, The Private Museum
and Art Trove are housed in the
quaint building.
As the allure of
ArtSingapore started to fade, in
the past two years Singapore
has enjoyed the emergence of
two other fairs: ArtStage, an
art fair aimed for the the rich
and famous, and the Affordable
Art Fair, an art fair in which the
price of the most expensive art
work cannot exceed $ 10,000.
Although they each cater to
people from the opposite ends
of the economic spectrum,
the two art fairs rapidly gain
popularity.
It appears that the Singapore
government is also quick in
responding to the current
developments in the art market.
In their ambitious attempt to
compete with Hongkong to be
the most important Asian art
hub, they have envisioned a
new complex to become the
Centre for Contemporary Art.
This new art center will occupy
“In 2003, Indonesian collector Kwee Swie Teng founded
the ArtRetreat Museum in the UbiTech Park complex as a
place where he can share his exquisite art collection while
at the same time safeguard it in a secure premise.”
the 14 buildings known as the
Gillman Barracks, one of the old
army barracks used by British
soldiers during World War II.
Apparently, the government
had made a worldwide search
and was hoping to invite major
international art galleries to
become the first tenants of the
center, but they announced that
there will only be 13 pioneering
tenant galleries, four from
Japan, two from China and The
Philipines, with the remainders
each from Singapore, Indonesia,
Korea, Australia and the United
States.
The government is currently
also preparing its major art
institution, the National Art
Gallery, Singapore, to be opened
in 2015. The gallery will occupy
two national monuments, the
Old Supreme Court Building
and City Hall, and therefore will
have a vast space of 60,000
square metres, with 11,000
square metres of exhibition
space. While the entire project
will only be less than a third
of the size of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York, it will
be comparable to the Museum of
Modern Art in New York, and most
likely be the largest among other
Southeast Asian art museums.
Even if the Singapore
government’s two most recent
ambitious projects, namely
the National Art Gallery and
the Gillman Baracks, might
not succeed in developing
Singapore into a major art hub
as prominent as Hong Kong,
the great effort and amount of
funds poured into the projects
(around S$ 500 milllion and S$
10 millon, respectively), still
leave us in Indonesia in great
awe and envy. At least now
Indonesians no longer have
to pay the old “fiskal” exit tax
when they leave the country, so
with the availabilty of budget
flights nowadays, they can visit
Singapore for a brief visit quite
economically. And.. with all the
traffic in the city, it might even
be easier to visit Singapore than
to get from one end of Jakarta to
another!
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Monsters Rock!!!
B y C laire K ar / F amily G uide to J akarta
Kids LOVE theme parks. But have you ever wondered how musical stage
shows are put together and what goes on behind the scenes? Family Guide to
Jakarta asked Frankenstein, currently appearing in Universal Studios’ biggest
stage production in Singapore, how it’s all done.
and-greet which is a photo
opportunity in the lobby of the
theatre. Over the peak period
at weekends we do a total of
four shows and one meet-andgreet per day. However, the day
is split into an AM and PM shift
with one cast doing each shift.
What sort of preparation do you
have to go through before each
show?
On a usual weekday our call
time is 10.30am and we
go straight to a vocal and
stretching warm up in the
theatre. At around 10.50 we
start our sound checks, done
in order of how much make up
is required by each character,
where we sing through our
song once. Sounds checks are
important as we need to get the
balance of the music track, our
voice and the sound effects of
the show just right so it’s not
too loud or too quiet for us. The
show itself runs off a one time
coded midi track with all music,
sound effects and sweeteners
playing from it. The lighting,
pyrotechnics and visuals are
all cued off from the same time
code so that the show runs in
perfect sync each time. So, once
the show starts it doesn’t stop
until the curtain comes down.
All the breaks for dialogue are
just gaps in the track between
songs so it all has to be
perfectly timed. The time coded
midi track helps to minimise
human error, although there are
always technicians standing
off stage to jump into action
if anything fails. Including the
cast, there are over 30 people
working back stage to keep the
show running smoothly.
After the sound checks I
go back to my desk and start
the makeup prep, which I
do all by myself. During our
initial orientation everyone
gets a basic course on how to
look after your skin, makeup
and brushes properly. Each
character is then given a
separate orientation on how to
do the individual makeup for
their character. As I wear a head
piece, I’ve had a mould of my
head taken and that sits around
my forehead with a black wig
attached by velcro to the top.
That is then taped to my head
for every show.
How many performances do
you do per day?
I do three per day. There are
three casts so three of each
character in total. From Monday
through to Thursday one cast
does three shows and a meet-
Does the show still require a lot
of rehearsal time?
This year there were only 6 new
cast members that came in.
We learn the show separately
away from everyone in a
rehearsal room underneath the
theme park. The show takes
about 2 weeks to put together:
choreography, singing, dancing
and acting. For the last couple of
rehearsal sessions we actually
go into the theatre at night
after the final show and we do
run-throughs of the entire show
with the full cast.
Who makes up the majority of
the audience and how do they
compare with audiences in
other countries?
The show is designed for
everyone and pulls in people
from all over the place and of all
age groups as well. The theatre,
at full capacity, seats 1,500. We
don’t fill it every single time,
but each show has a very good
attendance.
What is the highlight of the job
for you?
It has to be seeing people in the
audience enjoying themselves. I
love to entertain people. That’s
my passion in life.
Finally, in Universal Studios
now, what are the other most
popular attractions?
I would have to say
Transformers the ride, the
biggest and newest one. The
two Battle Star Galactica roller
coasters are also extremely
popular in the park.
Should you be visiting
Universal Studios in
Singapore and decide to see
Monster Rock, here are the
timings below. Please note
that occasionally the times
can vary so be sure to check
the schedule first.
Mon - Thurs 12pm, 2:30pm,
4:15pm Meet and Greet
6:10pm
Fri - Sun 11am, 1pm, 3pm
and 5pm
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EXPLORE JAKARTA
Pasar Kebayoran Lama:
There’s Still a Pulse
By FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI
PHOTOS DONAL HUSNI
Amidst the high number of ultra-luxurious malls which are mushrooming in Jakarta, unique
traditional markets still linger. Pasar Kebayoran Lama is one of the very few remaining
traditional markets. It has not yet been demolished, renovated, or replaced by something new.
Traditional markets, despite
their poor conditions, are places
where people from the lower
level of the economy can create
a livelihood. And these markets
still attract regular and loyal
customers.
The ongoing trend to
update traditional markets
without spoiling their essential
characteristics (i.e. the range
of products offered and the
bargaining process), is a
problematic undertaking.
The idea to modernize these
traditional markets in order to
make them tourist attractions
might sound appealing to
the government as well as to middle
class consumers, but for the retailers,
this idea means more expenses, as it
requires purchasing expensive kiosks
and paying higher maintenance fees.
Those who can’t afford to make such an
upgrade, which unfortunately means
most of the retailers, would be forced
to find another place to open their
business. This is why turning traditional
markets into a modern ones has always
raised conflict.
In the end improvements should
be made that would benefit not only
would-be consumers, but also the
dedicated retailers who continue
preserve part of Jakarta’s unique
cultural legacy.
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MOVIES
A Zoo Kind of Life
Culture Club
By: R I Z A L I WA N
By: C R A I G M O N E Y
parlor, where the situation is not
unlike a zoo in itself, interacting
with fellow masseuses and
shady clienteles – basically just
another breed of animal called
humans. Lana manages to fit in,
but no matter how far one takes
her out of the zoo, the animals
will always have their imprints
on her.
Zoo is Edwin’s second
feature film. Much like with
his first – 2008’s Blind Pig Who
Wants to Fly, a meditation on
Indonesia’s ethnic Chinese
community– Edwin sticks to
his lyrical style, unconfined
by conventional narrative, and
can’t be bothered with motives
and backgrounds, leaving some
key things unexplained.
However, compared to Pig,
his sophomore effort feels
somewhat more accessible
– more audience-friendly, if
you will – and appears more
structured in its storytelling.
The film is divided into several
chapters; each titled with a zoo
terminology that describes what
Lana is going through next. This
approach seems to put the film
into a more orderly corridor,
framing it with a concept,
which some might view as
a confinement to Edwin’s
more free-spirited fluidness
demonstrated in Pig.
On the other hand, this
strengthens the zoo as the big
metaphor that oversees the
whole film.
“If the feeling of loss were
a place, it would be the zoo.
All of the animals in it feel a
kind of loss. They are not in
their natural habitats, and they
cannot serve all their natural
functions. Nonetheless, they
adapt to their circumstances
and live,” wrote Edwin of the
film’s setting.
Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas
Columbia– Singer/Songwriter,
Contemporary Folk/Rock
1 As a 77-year-old, what do you hope
to be doing? For folk impresario,
Cohen took to wrapping up a grueling
247-date tour that took him around the
world three times. His last album was in
2004. The hiatus was one of unresolved
urgency to take stock after discovering his
manager and ex-lover had embezzled all
but $150,000 of his life savings. Yet the
drive for Cohen reads like an ever-lasting
‘On The Road’ Jack Kerouac script. He has
always appeared to be about seeking
answers toward a passion to share music
and resolve classic themes of lost love,
dark times and troubled faith. For these
are universally old ideas that keep us all
wondering, lamenting and evolving.
Gotye – Making Mirrors
Eleven– Indie Electronic, Alternative Pop/
Rock
Australian band Gotye (pronounced
Gauthier) released one of the most
arresting tracks of 2011 in “Somebody
That I Used To Know” – a tale of strickenlove with quirky earnestness and
instrumentation throwback to 80’s Duran
Duran, Eurythmics, and Simple Minds. For
those still unsure of the power of social
media and the evolution of the traditional
music video, look no further than YouTube,
where the band has garnered an audience
in the tens of millions. Making Mirrors pays
homage to art, culture and commerce as
an estranged walk through the streets and
crevices of urban living. With the addition
of Timpani, Turkish drums, West African
thumb pianos and basslines derived
from fence wire – experimentation works
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Photo courtesy of Babibuta Films
Fresh from the Berlinale,
Postcards from the Zoo
is scheduled to screen in
select screening venues
this March.
Forget the financial ratings indexes, the investment grade sentiment or
political hoopla. The cultural barometer for excellence is not witnessed
on front page news. It is not in the form of Kodak moments with
diplomats, handshakes with officials and umpteen trade conventions. The
undercurrent of a booming sentiment of pride in community is displayed
by the people crowding venues and filling concert halls. The most obvious
proof that Indonesia is fast becoming one of the most intriguing places
in the world is by looking at the roster of musicians. The first quarter of
2012 alone has showcased Katy Perry, Foster the People, Simple Plan,
Rod Stewart, Feist, Tiga, Erykah Badu, Evanescence, Jessie J, and Stevie
Wonder. Crowds are continuously packed to the rafters. The music
community is in full force. Now is the time to visit!
And this sense of loss is
embodied perfectly by Ladya
Cheryl, who plays Lana with
incredible ease. Her deadpan
way of acting works to her
advantage in creating the
alien-like quality that her
character needs.
Nicholas Saputra, in the
role of the magician, is a total
contrast as he leads each scene
with assuring confidence,
replacing dialogue with stern
gazes and intriguing aloofness.
Nobody knows where he
comes from, nobody knows
where he’s going. But in
Edwin’s world, you are just not
looking for answers.
So far, the film sounds
pretty artsy. But let’s not get
put off because interestingly,
it all turns out very tonguein-cheek as Edwin manages
to let his visual wit mold up
some humor. The scenes in the
massage parlor – of a man’s
head surfacing in the jacuzzi,
or a patron with an apparent
fetish of being bathed in a tub
– will bring a smile as they are
an amusing reminder of the
animals we see in the film’s
first half.
“In this film [humans
and animals] are very much
the same,” said Edwin in an
interview. “They’re all open to
estrangement, abandonment,
feelings of loss and the longing
for touch.”
An interesting, simple
yet profound observation,
which results in an elegant
and original human fable that
taps on emotions using the
unlikeliest of places.
PHOTOS CRAIG MONEY
Uggie, the insanely cute Jack Russell Terrier from Oscar hit The Artist is not
the only animal gleaming in worldwide fame this year. A giraffe and other
four-legged inhabitants of our very own Ragunan zoo are also enjoying their
15 minutes international cinematic spotlight, as Postcards from the Zoo, a film
by director Edwin, became the first ever Indonesian feature film selected to
compete in the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival.
Postcards from the Zoo, which
had its world premiere at
the Berlinale last month, is a
dreamlike tale about a girl who
was abandoned by her family in
a zoo and grew up there. Lana,
the girl, feels at home among
the animals – developing a
particularly lovely bond with
the zoo’s sole giraffe – and other
characters sheltered by the zoo,
until she meets a mysterious
magician.
The magician, who remains
nameless for the rest of the
film, fascinates Lana with his
enigmatic charm – plus a magic
trick or two – and lures her out
of her closed little kingdom.
With him, Lana ventures
awkwardly into the outside
world, much like a fish out of
water, or any animal out of its
natural habitat.
Somehow she ends up
working in a dodgy massage
U R B A N C H AT !
MUSIC
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beautifully with songs that speak from
the heart.
Van Halen – A Different Kind of Truth
Interscope – Album Rock
Everything old is new again. The
forefathers of antiquated 80’s rock
return with a triumph. Fans have
waited decades for a reunion between
David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen. The
result is a real deal album that matches
the no ballad filler, pure rock ethos of
1984. Few guitarists have a fluency and
character that are as distinct as Eddie’s,
while few front men could display the
bravado and exhibitionism that Roth
could deliver on stage and off. Highlights
include the supporting guitar by Eddie’s
prodigal son, Wolfgang, plus the tracks
“Big River”, “Blood and Fire” and the
30-second crashing power-chord and
drumroll finale of “Stay Frosty”.
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Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
Jagjaguwar – Adult Singer-Songwriter/
Pop-Rock
It is hard to dismiss individuals who
seem present, full of character, so
very there. For Sharon Van Etten,
the Brooklyn native is ever-here as she
returns with a bolder message. This time
round, she takes a crack at the virtues
of strength rather than weakness and
misery as her last album Epic showcased.
Now, her turning smart is displaying we
are the components of all these parts.
With the help of bands the National and
Beirut, Van Etten manages to bolster her
voice with double-tracks for a bigger
sound showcased on “Serpents” and
“Leonard”. Think Liz Phair channeling
Leslie Feist.
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U R B A N C H AT !
CULTURE
Disclaimer:
Music concerts may contain sax and violins!
By: J O H N PA U L
The Jakarta Conservatory of Music’s (JCOM)
piano department is probably Indonesia’s best.
In the relatively short span of its existence, it has
managed to nurture many fine talents to reach
international standards of achievement. Their
best students have either won international piano
competitions, have gone on to further their studies
in the best conservatories in Europe, currently
enjoy fulfilling performing or teaching careers, or
all of these.
I beg to differ with those who
think that very highly qualified
teachers are not so important
for a student who is ‘only’
just beginning with ‘only’ the
basics. The basics, in learning
an instrument as I believe
in learning anything, are the
foundation. Imagine an architect
saying “Oh it’s ‘only’ the
foundation”. The poignant thing
is that it is in fact the diligent
students who fall in love with
the instrument and commit to
hours of daily practice that suffer
the most from poor teaching,
when they discover their hard
work producing minimum results
or even really bad results such
as back injuries or tendonitis.
In any case, learning things
wrongly is a waste of energy and
time. Time, that most valuable,
irreplaceable, non-transferable
asset.
Anyway, the three main
reasons I recommend the
following concert are such.
Artistic achievement, like any
other good thing, deserves and
indeed requires appreciation. Buy
a ticket, and you’ve given money.
Attend, and you’ve given it your
time. Time, that most.. okay, I
said that already. Second, it’s an
all Debussy program presenting
his 24 preludes. What piano
lover does not like Debussy?
Finally, it is to be performed by
selected piano students of JCOM
under the artistic direction of
Ruth Wibisono, and so I would
especially recommend it to
parents with children who have
taken up the piano. It would
make for quality, educational,
motivational, Friday night
entertainment. Date/Time: 9 March, 7.30pm
Venue:
Erasmus Huis
Reservation:
+62-21 769 0470 Jakarta
Conservatory of Music
The 3 sopranos is a concert
I’m particularly excited about.
Jessica Josephine Januar, Felisia
Renna Yudianto, and Sisca will
treat Jakarta’s music lovers to a
program of H. Purcell, E. Grieg,
W.A. Mozart, R. Schumann,
G. Faure, F. Schubert, and J.
Offenbach. All three sopranos
are members of the Batavia
Madrigal Singers (BMS), which
recently won first prizes in five
out of eleven categories at the
57th Certamen International
de Habaneras y Polifonia in
Torrevieja, Spain.
Jessica, in particular,
has been amassing musical
achievements since her youth.
She began her vocal studies
with Aida Simanjuntak, and
performed with the Indonesian
Children’s Choir in their 2003
USA tour. Born in 1990, she
was accepted to sing with BMS
as early as 2007, having since
then performed with the choir
around the world such as in
Macau, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary,
Austria, Spain, and Germany.
In 2006, she was a soloist
at the World Artistic Concert at
the Vatican to commemorate
the 25th anniversary of the Pope
John Paul II Foundation with
the John Paul choir. I would also
mention that in 2011 Jessica
and Renna performed with
Indonesian classical guitarist,
John Paul, as guest stars in
his small, intimate concert in
Jakarta; but that seems to be
more an achievement of John
Paul’s than of theirs. Sigh…
Date/Time: 14 March, 7.30pm
Venue: Erasmus Huis
Reservation: +62-21 7201918, or email: admin@theresonanz.com
Jessie J
To the best of my knowledge at
the time I write this, there are
still tickets available to Jessie
J’s concert. So if you’re a fan, do
what must be done.
Date/Time:
18 March 2012, 8 pm, gates
open at 5
Venue:
Ticket box:
Duta Suara at Citos (Cilandak
Town Square) and Plaza Senayan
PHOTOS JOHN PAUL
Jakarta International Expo
(JIExpo), Jalan Kawasan PRJ
Kemayoran
Ticket can be purchased at www.
rajakarcis.com
Local
Heroes
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI PHOTO DONAL HUSNI
112 Creating Opportunities for People
with Disability
114 When Disability Poses No Barrier
116 Shelter for People
with Disability
Fighting for Their Rights
One of the major issues
facing disability is the
discrimination towards
physically handicapped
people. Many people who
have disabilities are often
forced to face prejudiced
intolerance in a variety of
social settings, including the
modern work environment
and job market. While the
effects of discrimination
towards the disabled can
result in both psychological
and physical harm, there are
plenty of ways to fight back.
Wisma Cheshire, a home
for the disabled, has shown
an undying commitment in
advocating for the rights
and dignity of persons with
disability. Most of their
programs are designed to
help residents regain their
independence and ease back
into society.
In the following pages,
you’ll learn how Wisma
Cheshire has helped the
disabled in Indonesia achieve
a better future. We also
feature other organizations
that focus on improving the
quality of life for the disabled
by providing education,
combating discrimination,
and tirelessly fighting for
their rights.
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LOCAL HEROES
Wisma Cheshire’s campaigns
for the disabled are based
on four articles of The
United Nations Convention
on the Right of Person with
Disability.
• Right to live
independently and
participate in the
community (Article 19)
• Right to education within
the general education
system without
discrimination
(Article 24)
• Right to work on an equal
basis with others
(Article 27)
• Right to participate as
equals in political and
public life (Article 29)
Wisma Cheshire:
Creating Opportunities for
People with Disability
When one loses his ability to walk, he also loses his independence. Based
on the data released by the Indonesian Minister of Health in 2011, 3.1% of
Indonesia’s total population have a disability. Meanwhile according to the
UN standardization for people with disability, the number of disabled people
in this country is 10 million. Out of that number, only a few have managed to
gain back their independence and thrive among the general population.
In Indonesia, circumstances
where disabled people thrive
within society is not a regular
occurence. Disabled people are
faced with certain prejudices.
Traditional beliefs perceive
the condition as a curse or bad
karma. The lack of respect as
well as help from the society
means that people with
disability are struggling with
their life and find very limited
opportunities.
If a disabled person
comes from a wealthy family
their life is somewhat easier.
However, this is rarely the
case. In Indonesia, people with
disability are tightly connected
with poverty, which can be
linked to minimum access to
education and information.
Many people become disabled
due to their lack of knowledge.
Malnourished mothers who
don’t realize their risk of giving
birth to disabled babies; a
high number of cases of stroke
among fishermen who don’t
understand the dangers of
eating too much salt; these are
just some examples.
Wisma Cheshire, a home for
the disabled, take paraplegics
from underprivileged families
into the home’s care and
provides them with a medical
and rehabilitation program. The
foundation is an advocate for
the rights and dignity of persons
with disability and provides
education and vocational
training with the objective of
BY FRANSISCA RESTIAWARDANI PHOTOS DONAL
helping residents ease back
into society as independent
members.
In Wisma Cheshire, the
disabled who formerly felt as
if they had lost hope in life are
encouraged to see life with a
new perspective. The home
helps them to achieve their best
in life and understand that they
are not alone. Wisma Cheshire
believes that the disabled can
still have a bright future, if
they can just be brave enough
to move on and explore the
possibilities.
Wisma Cheshire is a
member of the Global Alliance
of Leonard Cheshire Disability,
a non-government organization
based in London which operates
around 257 homes worldwide
in 54 countries. Situated in the
Fatmawati area, South Jakarta,
Wisma Cheshire accommodates
up to 34 paraplegic residents
of both sexes. Most of the
young residents are victims of
road accidents, whereas the
other residents are victims of
industrial accidents as well as
polio disease.
Not every paraplegic can be
accepted as resident at Wisma
Cheshire as the foundation is
very selective. Wisma Cheshire
only accepts paraplegics
who are recommended by RS
Fatmawati hospital as well as
by the home’s former residents.
The newcomers must also be
from an underprivileged family.
Aside from that, the future
residents have to be willing
to open a new page in life, as
well as be willing to work hard,
and have the ultimate goal of
incorporating themselves back
into society. For these people,
Wisma Cheshire serves more
as a training center as they are
provided not only with a proper
place to live and medication,
but also with an education to
match on their talent.
Wisma Cheshire’s
educational programs offer
vocational trainings in
woodwork, sewing/tailoring,
painting, computers and
English. Then there’s the
livelihood project which aims
to reintroduce the residents to
the working community and to
independent living outside the
home.
Every year, two to three
residents leave Wisma Cheshire
as they’ve succeeded in
attaining employment in the
local community or are able to
run their own business and thus,
are financially independent.
In total, there are around 27
residents recorded to have
left the home and become
independent by working in
different companies including
British Petroleum, HSBC Bank,
Exim Bank, Graha Vivere, Sultan
Hotel, Fatmawati Hospital
and Indosiar –a national TV
broadcasting station. Others are
running their own companies in
the garment industry and/or car
workshop, among others.
Wisma Cheshire is fighting
so that paraplegics have a
greater chance of finding
employment within the
community.
The home is run by a
committee of volunteers from
the expat and Indonesian
community and employs a fulltime manager and a matron.
Volunteers are always welcome
at Wisma Cheshire. You may just
drop by and meet the residents
and other volunteers there.
Wisma Cheshire
Jl. Wijaya Kusuma No. 15A
Cilandak, South Jakarta
T: +62-21 769 2058
E: wismacheshire@yahoo.com
W: www.wismacheshire.com
You can send your donation to:
Yayasan Wisma Cheshire
Account Number:
001-145390-001
HSBC World Trade Centre
Branch
Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Jakarta
Young Voices
This is a new action which aims to meet the specific objective
of the EIDHR (European Instrument for Democracy and Human
Rights) program by strengthening the role of civil society in
promoting human rights and by focusing on capacity-building for
young people with disabilities. The project will strengthen the
role of young disabled people by advancing their basic rights,
securing their representation and participation in the National
Council of Persons with Disabilities, and in the re-drafting of
the National Plan of Action of Disabled People 2004-2013 to
ensure that issues concerning young people with disabilities are
included.
The action adopts a strong partnership approach, combining
local and international expertise and encouraging full ownership
of group activities by the young people with disabilities
themselves. Through the formation of the community-based
youth groups and the close involvement of relevant government
departments, it is envisaged that core elements of the project
will be self-sustaining. In the longer term, it is envisaged that
the project will be replicated throughout Indonesia through
increased networking and linkages with the state, national, and
international development agencies, and policy-makers working
on disability. Leonard Cheshire Disability and Wisma Cheshire
will continue to play a consultative role in the project’s design
and in advocating for the replication of the model.
LOCAL HEROES
Heru & Zae:
When Disability Poses
No Barriers
Zaenudin Arasyd
T e x t & P H O T O S by F ransisca R estiawardani
Disability is not a disease; you will not pick it up through contact with a disabled
person. Aside from the fact that they have limited mobility, disabled people are just
the same as anyone else. They can be as bright and pleasant. Unfortunately prejudice
still exists, especially in this country, and discrimination is still widely practiced. For
instance, not all public schools allow disabled children to enroll. Meanwhile, schools
for the disabled only offer very limited subjects to students. When these kids complete
their studies, only a few companies would offer them jobs. Society has limited the
opportunities for disabled people to reach their full potential. This has got to stop.
In Indonesia, Wisma Cheshire
is one of the most prominent
organizations that work
tirelessly advocating on behalf
of people with disabilities.
Slowly but surely, the foundation
has proven that disability poses
no limitation, with several of
its residents working in wellrespected companies doing jobs
which require an advanced level
of competency.
from Wisma Cheshire applied
for the job and Heru landed it
with flying colours. At the time
that this article was written,
Heru had been working for
three weeks at the company,
entering customers’ data into
the database.
Heru works Monday to Friday
from 8:00am to 5:00pm. He is
Heru Zainudin
Heru entered Wisma Cheshire
in 2001 at the age of 21. A
street fight cost him his ability
to walk. He was injured and
hospitalized, and spent three
years at home doing nothing.
It was out of boredom that he
finally decided to move into
Wisma Cheshire.
At Wisma Cheshire,
Heru learned how to sew,
assemble wood, and paint,
and found out he had a talent
for woodworking, and was
good at handling mechanical
equipment.
In 2011, Heru was
appointed as the manager of
the Red Feather Shop, one
of the sources of funding for
Wisma Cheshire aside from
donations. The shop has
contributed a considerable
profit to help run the home. In
this shop, various handicrafts
made by Wisma Cheshire’s
residents are sold to visitors.
Things started to get
even better for Heru this
year when HSBC started
offering job openings for the
disabled. Three candidates
enjoying the new experience
immensely and has made a note
of how he appreciates the warm
welcome he has received from
other employees at HSBC. ***
Zae, as he is called among
friends, had a motorbike
accident in 2006. He fell
asleep when the accident
happened and woke up in
Fatmawati hospital with
a crushed spine. He lost
his ability to walk and the
hospital suggested that he
to go to Wisma Cheshire to
recover.
Before the accident,
Zae had been working
after attending school. He
had always been a bright
fellow. After the accident,
as in Heru’s case, Zae spent
3 years at home before
deciding to contact Wisma
Cheshire to start a new
life. At that time, Zae›s
parents did not realize the
importance for their son
to receive care from such a
foundation. They thought
he could learn whatever
he wanted at home. But
Zae thought otherwise.
He enrolled in Wisma
Cheshire without his parents’
knowledge.
Upon Zae’s enrollment,
Wisma Cheshire asked him
about his passion and what
he would like to do as a
job. Zae, who had studied
AutoCAD prior to his illfated accident, decided
to take more lessons to
master the program. He also
asked to learn other design
programs such as 3D Max
and Photoshop. He gave
a promise that, within six
months, he would become
independent and leave
Wisma Cheshire. To provide
Zae with quality education,
Wisma Cheshire partnered
with a higher education
institution, BSI (Bina Sarana
Informatika) who sent
teachers to the home. Wisma
Cheshire also provided Zae
with a computer and the
software.
Zae proved himself
to be a bright and highly
motivated student, eager
to improve himself through
his education. But it was
Mrs Karin Nicolosi, one of
Wisma Cheshire’s most
passionate volunteers, who
first realized that Zae was
ready to start work. Through
her connections, she found a
position for Zae as an intern
at Vivere, one of Indonesia’s
leading interior contractors
and furniture manufacturers.
He spent three months as an
intern before he was forced
to quit due to his poor health
condition. Zae re-entered a
few months later as a fulltime employee and today
continues to work there as
a drafter. It has been a year
now. Zae is eternally grateful
for the second chance he has
been given through the kind
help of Karin and Giuseppe
Nicolosi.***
The Companies That
Have Made Things
Possible
There are more and more
companies nowadays who
open their doors to welcome
the disabled. Aside from Vivere
and HSBC, Ernst & Young has
started to hire disabled people as
employees. Mrs Tiwi Dalamore,
the President of Wisma Cheshire,
told us that British Petroleum
once employed one of their
residents. Other companies
who have opened their doors
for the disabled include Exim
Bank, Sultan Hotel, RS Fatmawati
Hospital, and Indosiar.
Other companies have
contributed to Wisma Cheshire
in other ways than employing the
residents. The Wall Street Institute
School of English has given
scholarships to study English,
while Esmod, one of Indonesia’s
leading fashion schools, provides
sewing courses for Wisma
Cheshire’s residents. Esmod
is also committed to helping
Wisma Cheshire’s residents
become professional designers.
Meanwhile, the Kristal Hotel has
been hosting Wisma Cheshire’s
annual bazaar which usually takes
place every October or November.
And, together with the Rotary
Club - Cilandak Jakarta, the Kristal
Hotel has also donated a custommade minibus to make mobility
easier for the disabled.
Various expat communities in
Jakarta have also contributed to
Wisma Cheshire through regular
visits and by teaching computer
science to the residents.
When it comes to employing
disabled people we should never
set a prejudice about what they
can, or cannot, do. Whether it›s
administrative, computer science
or interior design work, chances
are that a person with disability
will surprise you with their talent
and capability. We can only hope
that the number of companies
who would open their doors for
the disabled will grow, as disabled
people can be just as competent
as anyone else in the work place.
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Shelter for People with
Disability
118 The Beat Goes On
122 To The Quirky Side of Singapore
126 Travel Diaries
It has been estimated that more than 240 million people live in Indonesia,
the fourth largest in the world, with a vast majority of the people living below
poverty line. Among this number, people with disabilities are the ones who
suffer most. In Indonesia, it is nearly impossible for the disabled to acquire a
decent job and salary as only few offices or factories are willing to hire them
over the more able-bodied.
The organizations featured
in this article are working to
make a difference. They engage
in advocacy and teach the
handicapped practical skills to
build their self-confidence. The
anticipated result? The creation
of equal-opportunity careers for
the disabled.
Mimi Institute
For Mimi Mariani Lusli, taking
care of the underprivileged
is a true calling. She has
an irrepressible desire for
Indonesia to be an inclusive
society in which people
with disabilities are simply
accepted as part of what
makes Indonesia so diverse.
The organization was
established in 2009 and is
located in West Jakarta. Mimi
Institute is focusing more on its
outreach program. The Institute
seeks to educate society at
large about disabilities to create
a more positive, friendlier
attitude toward the disabled.
Mimi Institute believes that it is
merely a lack of understanding
that causes hostility. Those with
disabilities are empowered
and encouraged to cultivate a
fighting spirit and independence
in helping themselves and
interacting with others. At the
end of 2011, Mimi Institute
helped organize one of the
longest music concerts given by
people with disabilities, which
was held in Kalibata City Square.
Himpunan Wanita
Disabilitas Indonesia
(HWDI)
Himpunan Wanita Disabilitas
Indonesia or the Indonesia
Association for Women with
Disabilities is an organization
that fights for gender equality
in opportunities and eliminating
discrimination of disabled
women.
Leading the organization
while faced with extraneous
obstacles and a disability of her
own is not easy for Ibu Aryani.
She may be blind, but she has
made a great impact through her
leadership. Working together
with various parties such as the
government, private sector, and
other NGOs, HWDI has been
able to provide wheel chairs,
crutches, and other necessary
equipment for the disabled.
The organization also teaches
women with disabilities many
useful skills to encourage them
to become more self-sufficient.
Yayasan Pembinaan Anak
Cacat (YPAC)
Prof. Dr. Soeharso has dedicated
his life to the betterment of
humanity. His philanthropic
journey began when the war
Your Singapore, My Singapore
Ibu Purnamawati Muki Reksoprojo,
YPAC Jakarta Director
Think you’ve seen enough of Singapore by now? Think again.
broke out, and he built the
RC (Rehabilitasi Centrum) for
people with disabilities in 1952.
The following year, he built
orthopedic hospital Yayasan
Sheltered Workshop and YPAC
Surakarta, which still flourish
today.
YPAC’s main agenda is to
educate kids with disabilities
to give them the courage
and self-esteem to help
them recognize their own
talents. This indefatigable
organization provides
integrated rehabilitation to
help disabled kids restore some
degree of mobility and gain
the independence they need to
build their own future.
The tiny country has a giant line up of
events this month to entice even the most
frequent visitors to come back for more.
Start with the recently launched
Transformers the Ride at Universal Studios,
then catch up with other Transformers fans
at the Cybertron Con 2012.
Don’t miss your chance to see WICKED
the Broadway Musical. The show will end
in April so book your seats soon.
Music enthusiasts can revel in the
upcoming Timbre Rock & Roots and dance
to Earth, Wind & Fire’s most popular tunes.
Duran Duran and the one and only Lady
Gaga will also perform in Singapore this
month.
Read on and find out what other surprises
await you in Singapore.
A Poem from Tony Wong
Member of the International Council for People with Disabilities.
If you cannot hear the cries of your brother for justice,
Who then is deaf?
If you cannot talk to your sister but avoid her,
Who has the mental problem?
If you do not stand up to assert the rights of every person,
Who has the weak legs?
Your attitude to people with handicaps is our greatest
obstacle and yours too.
BY SATRIA PRATALA PAMUNGKAS PHOTOS DONAL
If you cannot see the person but only the handicap,
Who then is blind?
BY RISTI BROPHY PHOTO STB
Who Has the Handicap?
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The Beat Goes On!
TEXT RISTI BROPHY
of Oz. Long before Dorothy
drops in, two other girls meet in
the Land of Oz. One, born with
emerald green skin, is smart,
fiery and misunderstood. The
other is beautiful, ambitious
and very popular. WICKED tells
the story of their remarkable
odyssey, how these two unlikely
friends grow to become the
Wicked Witch of the West and
Glinda the Good.
PHOTOS SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD
‘It’s too clean!’ ‘Too orderly!’ Heard those comments before
about Singapore?
While Singapore’s cleanliness
and general orderliness may be
intimidating to some people,
these factors are also what earn
Singapore the most credit when
it comes to organizing major
events. Music concerts, festivals,
art exhibitions, dance shows,
theatre performances, circus,
sports tournaments, car racing ...
You name it!
Going to a concert in
Singapore is a pleasant
experience. The event is usually
well promoted with detailed
info on where to get tickets etc.
Getting around is also pretty
easy with Singapore’s wellestablished public transport
system, designated pedestrian
walks and good quality public
facilities.
Singapore’s stadiums are
very clean (Surprise! Surprise!)
and well-organized. Finding
your assigned seat is an
easy task with clear seating
map on display around the
stadium. Refreshments are
usually provided at a center
location, with selections to
include beers, juices, etc, while
merchandise of the performing
artist is on offer at a separate
location. Timing is usually very
strict, and unless you get there
in plenty of time, you won’t be
given access in.
Whether a music concert,
theatre, art exhibition or
other events, all the facilities
available in Singapore help
visitors enjoy a whole hasslefree experience. Read on for a
glimpse of the exciting events
coming up soon to Singapore.
Whether you are going
for a business trip, visa run
or medical check up, it is still
worth spending some extra time
to make the most of Singapore’s
excellent events. If with a group
of friends, go for an after-show
party and explore Singapore’s
best restaurants and bars.
Taking the kids with you? Make
sure you check out the new
Transformers Ride at Universal
Studios. Find out more in this
section.
CONCERTS & MUSICAL
EXPERIENCE
Duran Duran ‘All You Need is
Now’ tour Live in Singapore
March 10
Singapore Indoor Stadium
www.sistic.com.sg
WICKED the Broadway
Musical
Until 22 April 2012
Marina Bay Sands, Grand
Theatre
www.wickedthemusical.com.sg
World Famous Platters
Live in Singapore
Mar 30
Sands Theatre
www.sistic.com.sg
Reminisce the good old
times with The World Famous
Platters as they bring back
the days of “Only You”, “The
Great Pretender”, “My Prayer”,
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”,
“Twilight Time”, and more
“Last year’s line up was much
more diverse with folk legend
Bob Dylan to mainstream
commercial artists the likes of
John Legend and Imogen Heap.
This year it was a deliberate
effort to programme acts that
will get the crowds grooving and
dancing from the start to the
end,” says Mr. Peter Noble, CoFestival Director.
Prepare to put on your boogie
shoes and get ready for a real
treat with Earth, Wind & Fire
(EWF) headlining the festival
this year. Other big names
include the greatest rocksteady
Who can forget iconic songs
of the 80s and 90s such as
Girls On Film, Rio, Planet Earth,
Union of the Snake, Hungry
Like the Wolf, The Reflex, Save
A Prayer, New Moon On Monday
and Ordinary World? The four
original members of Duran
Duran – John Taylor, Roger
Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon
Le Bon will perform all their
greatest hits and songs from
their new album ‘All You Need
Is Now’.
Already garnering rave
reviews around the world for
the ‘All You Need Is Now’ Tour,
Duran Duran is all set to put
on a stunning performance for
their old and new fans alike, at
the Singapore Indoor Stadium
in 2012!
One of the most successful
shows in Broadway history,
WICKED premiered at the
Marina Bay Sands last
December. Winner of 35 major
awards, including a Grammy and
three Tony Awards, WICKED is
the untold story of the witches
Lady Gaga:
The Born This Way Ball Tour
May 28
Singapore Indoor Stadium
www.sistic.com.sg
5-time Grammy Award winner
LADY GAGA is returning to
Singapore with The Born This
Way Ball. In this brand new tour,
Gaga will perform her latest
album Born This Way as well as
music from both The Fame and
The Fame Monster.
PHOTOS AMIR SIDHARTA
You, Hopelessly Devoted to
You and You’re the One That I
Want. Presented by Lushington
Entertainments.
Olivia Newton John
March 27
The Esplanade Theatre
www.sistic.com.sg
This iconic songstress’ great
hits include I Honestly Love
be on display at ArtScience
Museum at Marina Bay Sands
on the 25th anniversary of the
artist’s death. The exhibition,
sponsored by BNY Mellon and
organized by The Andy Warhol
Museum in Warhol’s home town
of Pittsburgh, chronicles the
breadth of Warhol’s career and
demonstrates the scope of his
interests.
Titled after a quote from
the popular artist himself, “In
the future, everybody will
be world-famous for fifteen
minutes”, Andy Warhol: 15
Minutes Eternal features over
260 paintings, drawings,
sculptures, film, and video of
the legendary artist’s works,
marking the first time such an
extensive collection is exhibited
in Singapore. The exhibition will
also be accompanied by a wide
range of associated documents,
interactive timelines,
photographs, and archival
material.
TITANIC: The Artefact
Exhibition
Until April 2012
Singapore ArtScience Museum
of the hits that had America
slow-dancing and slowromancing in the 1950’s and
1960’s.
Timbre Rock & Roots
30-31 March 2012
Marina Promenade
www.rockandroots.sg
Timbre Rock & Roots is back for
the third year running on Friday
and Saturday, 30 & 31 March
2012, at the Marina Promenade
located on the Singapore
Grand Prix F1 tracks behind the
Singapore Flyer.
two-tone ska band of alltimes
The Specials, multiple Grammy
award winner KebMoand
the return of the explosive
Trombone Shorty & Orleans
Avenue and music legend Buddy
Guy.
ART & CULTURE
ANDY WARHOL:
15 Minutes Eternal
17 March
Singapore ArtScience Museum
The largest collection of iconic
works by Andy Warhol will
The biggest exhibit that
the ArtScience Museum has
ever embarked on, over 275
items from the RMS Titanic
will be making its Southeast
Asian debut at Marina Bay
Sands. Visitors will be drawn
to the compelling artefacts,
comprising of well-recognized
pieces and never-seen-before
treasures, once buried more
than 3,800m below the ocean
surface at the ship’s final resting
place.
Through these artefacts,
the story of the maiden voyage
of the great ship – which
marks its 100th anniversary
this year – will be presented
to visitors, as they get a closeup and poignant look at the
iconic ship and her passengers.
Artefacts for the Singapore
exhibition include the bronze
cherub, one of the most
recognized artefacts amongst
the entire Titanic collection,
which originally came from
the grand staircase, a favourite
meeting place for first class
passengers. Other highlights
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include perfume vials that still
emit traces of the fragrances it
once contained and au gratin
dishes that were found lined
up like dominoes at the wreck
site.
ATTRACTIONS
TRANSFORMERS The Ride
Premiered in Dec 2011
Universal Studios
Get ready to experience this
hyper-realistic 3D thrill ride,
right in the middle of all the
action in the incredible world
of TRANSFORMERS. The fate of
humanity hangs in the balance
as villainous DECEPTICONS
invade NEST Headquarters to
steal the ALLSPARK. And you’ve
been volunteered to take it
to safety and save our planet!
Race through the city, zipping
through subway tunnels, down
city streets and across high-rise
rooftops, hanging on for dear
life. Join OPTIMUS PRIME and
the AUTOBOTS as you become a
freedom fighter in the ultimate
3D battle against the forces of
evil.
TRANSFORMERS The
Ride sets a new standard
in immersive theme park
attractions with realistic
high definition 3D media,
sophisticated visual effects,
and one of the most elaborate
roaming flight simulator
systems ever integrated into a
ride-car vehicle.
2012 TRANSFORMERS
Cybertron Con
11-14 March
Resort World Sentosa
www.rwsentosa.com
TRANSFORMERS mania is
expected to hit a new high
with the first TRANSFORMERS
CYBERTRON CON 2012
(‘Cybertron Con’) that will
feature different exhibits and
activities that promise to bring
smiles from the neophytes
to even the most avid
TRANSFORMERS collectors and
hobbyists.
An extensive display
of TRANSFORMERS toys;
cartoon animation and video
Comprising a comprehensive
and holistic programme of
events for trade and consumer,
as well as networking and
talent development, AFX aims
to develop the long-term
sustainability of Singapore’s
fashion industry by building
capability and profiling Asian
talent on an international
platform and to position
Singapore as Asia’s Fashion
Capital.
game; previously unreleased
artwork are only to name a
few in the programme, as well
as workshops for aspiring
designers. A stunning exhibit
will take fans through the
chronological progression of
the TRANSFORMERS brand’s 27
years history.
Fans will not miss a 22foot tall OPTIMUS PRIME
character statue, one of the
largest TRANSFORMERS
statues ever. There will also be
TRANSFORMERS drawing classes
by top Hasbro artists (at select
times); Three-dimensional
action figure dioramas
capturing scenes from popular
TRANSFORMERS entertainment
including the blockbuster
movies; as well as the National
‘Fastest Fingers First’ Challenge,
testing convention goers’ skills
at converting TRANSFORMERS
action figures from “robot” to
“vehicle” modes.
FASHION
The fashionistas will also get
their fair share of the excitement
in Singapore with a line up of
fashion events to take place this
year, the biggest one being the
AFX or Asia Fahion Exchange.
Asia Fashion Exchange – AFX
11-22 May
All across Singapore
www.afx.com.sg
Following on its successful
inaugural run last year, the Asia
Fashion Exchange (AFX) will
once again make its mark on
Singapore’s fashion calendar
in May.
Fashion Steps Out @ Orchard
16 March to 29 April
Orchard Road
http://www.orchardroad.org/
fashion-steps-out-2012/
Fashion Steps Out @ Orchard is
a six-week fashion extravaganza
will showcase the latest Spring/
Summer collections from around
the globe held on the longest
catwalk stage in Singapore.
100 regional and local
models will take to the runway
in a fashion show of highstreet
brands, set amidst alfresco caféstyle seating for VIPs, guests
and shoppers.
There’s also the ‘Fashion
Gets Real’ session, a fun and
interactive workshop where
shoppers get to style themselves
with the latest Spring / Summer
styles and get advice from a
panel of fashion experts.
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Explore the pristine wonder of
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in a promise of unsurpassed
luxury and spirited freedom.
Walk across powder-soft sands
on secret island paradises, and
dive cool azure oceans bursting
with abundant biodiversity.
Cruise or sail in an untouched
and hidden moments of wonder.
The Samata – ancient Sanskrit
for tranquillity, harmony and
balance – offers exclusivity, privacy
prestige amenities on board
whilst exploring the spectacular
land and seascapes framed by
dramatic and unforgettable
sunrises and sunsets.
The Samata’s private charters
Phinisi yacht can accommodate
up to 12 passengers for private
charters from as few as 3, to as
many as 14 nights.
Guests can indulge in an array
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of fourteen to see to guests’ every
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Where to Go “Sight
Seeing”:
Ann Siang Hill
To The Quirky Side of Singapore
T E X T & P H O T O S E R Z A S . T.
Singapore might be the country most visited by Indonesians and
expatriates residing in Indonesia. The Indonesians visit Singapore
for various reasons from shopping to getting a medical check-up.
Expatriates who live in Indonesia usually go for an immigrationrelated visit; in and out of Singapore on the same day to renew
their Indonesian visa.
Some of you reading this article
would know what it is all about.
If you are one of those who
usually go for a quick day-run,
why not make it a day out to
break away from Jakarta’s traffic
hell and mall culture. We have
compiled some great tips to get
you started. Enjoy!
Surprising as it may sound,
Singapore still has some bestkept secrets to reveal to even
the most frequent visitors.
Below are some of my own
personal finds on Singapore’s
hidden charms. Even if you
only have one day to stay,
they’re still worth a visit!.
Where to “Sleep”:
The Quincy
So you have only one day to
spend in Singapore and you
want it to be hassle free. You
are looking for a hotel that
can provide all the necessities
during your stay, is located
in the middle of the city, yet
quiet and tranquil. Let me
introduce you to the Quincy
Hotel. Located within Mount
Elizabeth’s residential enclave,
the hotel is only a 3-minute
walking distance from Orchard’s
main street. It is a well-designed
hotel with a modern ambiance
which provides great amenities
such as an iPod dock and free
Wi-Fi connection. But Quincy’s
greatest feature is in the
offerings that come within the
room rate that you pay.
With room rates starting
from S$318++ for two persons
per night, this hotel offers you
the following: limousine transfer
service from the airport, free
Wi-Fi access during the limo ride
and at the hotel (including in
room), all three meals (breakfast,
lunch and dinner), mini bar
(Yes! It’s all inclusive!), great
amenities (i.e. Molton Brown),
free cocktails each evening of
your stay and, oh!, two pieces of
laundry every day!
It is a service that other
hotels would usually charge
for more; not inclusive in the
room rates. The Quincy Hotel
is definitely one great option
to consider while you are in
Singapore.
Quincy
22 Mount Elizabeth
Singapore
www.quincy.com.sg
One can say that Ang Siang
Hill is the hippest street
in Singapore these days.
What used to be known as
the street of Chinese clans
and associations has now
transformed into a street
where refurbished shop houses
changed face into stylish
fashion boutiques, designer
offices, antique furniture shops,
art galleries and many others.
Ann Siang road beckons all
who longs to have a piece
of something that is now
characteristically mainstream.
The street that lies in
between South Bridge Road and
Club Street is where brands like
Agnes B, Mismo, bSTORE, Fred
Perry and even some Nordic
designers can be found. One of
the shops we love is the Asylum
Shop – a multi-labelled concept
retail store, but one that is more
fashion-focused and that brings
in inspiring labels from all across
the globe including from Sweden,
Paris, London and Ireland.
Other great finding here is
the SMUDGEstore which carries
their own local brand called
SMG. It is a men’s wear label that
embraces the ‘street culture’
style. The result is a free-spirited
fashion design from tees, shirt,
caps, jeans, shoes and other
accessories. Even if street wear
is not your style, this shop is still
very much interesting to visit.
Your sightseeing trip around
Ann Siang Hill won’t be complete
without a visit to Stevie General
Store. It is quite a one of a
kind shop that sells everything
vintage or even antique. Named
after Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie
Nicks, the store is owned by the
dynamic duo Bridget and Hwee
Wee who are very passionate
about collecting an eclectic mix
of vintage bric-a-bracs from
around the world. Every visit
here is never the same as the
collection keeps on changing.
Where to “Dine”:
Keystone
Where to “Have
Drinks”: Bar Stories
Stevie General Store
Relatively a newcomer on Singapore’s
culinary landscape, Keystone was a
great discovery. Hidden in a narrow
alley, the restaurant brings freshness
to the whole fine dining concept.
Chef de cuisine Mark Richards brings
his modern European way of cooking
to make this restaurant well-known in
a very short time.
In this bistronomics (a bistro that
serves gastronomic cuisines), the
highlights, which include Hokkaido
scallops with petit poi puree, olives
roasted in crustacean bisque,
Blackmore wagyu brisket with
Chinese broccoli, and tomato gum in
polenta poll, are simply divine.
However the one that made
my tongue squirming ooh’s and
aah’s was the wild monkfish with
langoustine. Simply to die for!
The combination of a great visual
presentation, amazing taste and a
service with a smile (and promptness)
are the three important elements that
make Keystone a true winner for a
new restaurant in the city.
93 Club Street, Singapore
T: +65 6536 8590
Keystone
A full day trip is not completed if
it is not ended with good drinks.
Forget the commercial bars or
those pretentious swanky bars
downtown and instead ask your
taxi driver to go to Haji Lane
Street. On this street, hidden
inside a shop house that sells
furniture, lies a drinking haven
that is called the Bar Stories.
Owned and run by two
mixologists, Jeff and Big Zach;
this tiny bar is THE place for
those who treasure great
cocktails. They don’t have a
drinks menu here, so don’t even
bother asking. What they do
here is to create fresh cocktails
specially mixed to individual
tastes. Make sure to sit at the
bar so that you can see directly
how your cocktail is made and
prepared by either Jeff or Big
Zach. The result is an array of
quirky creations of great-tasting
cocktails such as sake martini,
pie martini, honeydew mango
sake, pomegranate passion fruit
martini and many others.
Bar Stories definitely has
a unique concept. Where else
you can find a bar dressed up
like a spread in a Wallpaper
magazine? Not only can you
enjoy the cocktails, but you
can also buy the furniture that
you sit on too. I strongly advise
you to book in advance as the
place is small and usually gets
crowded pretty fast especially
on weekends.
Ask Jeff or Big Zach to make
you a surprise cocktail to match
your fashion style. I had a great
time playing this game. Bar
Stories, ...a cocktail adventure?
Definitely!
They literally sell everything
from retro clothing and
accessories, limited edition
books (including first prints
of Marquis De Sade books),
to ornaments, figurines,
paintings, lamps and still
many others. It is almost like
time traveling to a bygone era.
The shop is without a doubt a
great find on this street.
Asylum Shop
22 Ann Siang Road, Singapore
www.theasylum.com.sg
SMUDGEstore
8A Ann Siang Hill, Singapore
www.smudgestore.com
Where to Get “A Cup
of Coffee”: Shots.
While you are still in the
vicinity of Ann Siang Hill, you
may as well take a short break
from your sightseeing in this
tranquil café which serves
gourmet coffee. The place is
easy to recognize as they have
painted the façade wall in red.
Once inside, the striking red
is replaced with a soothing
11 Stanley Street, Singapore
www.keystonerestaurant.com.sg
black and white ambiance in
minimalist décor.
All sorts of coffee from
the usual suspects such as
Americano, cappuccino, latte
and espresso to more gourmetstyle like the coffee drip,
brewed in individual cups using
exotic beans from Africa to
South America, can be found
here. They also have great
desserts such as lava cake and
waffles to simple muffins to
accompany your coffee break.
Shots at Ann Siang Hill is the
perfect choice to sit back and
relax after a day spent exploring
the shops in this enclave.
Bar Stories
55-57 Haji Lane 2nd Floor
Singapore
T: +65 6298 0838
Shots.
8 Ann Siang hill, Singapore
T: +65 6224 8502
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BaliSpirit Event Breaks Into
World Yoga Festivals’ Top Tier
T e x t by A listair S peirs
T e x t by S hervin B oloorian
More experts are recognizing the annual BaliSpirit Festival as
one of the world’s top tier yoga experiences. ABC Radio
Australia this month reported that the Festival (held March
28- April 1, 2012 in Ubud) is of “a very different kind” and
is “magical,” and the South China Morning Post published
a feature story naming the Festival as one of the top 5 yoga
festivals in the world. Every year attracting world renowned
masters in yoga, dance and live music, the BaliSpirit Festival is
already honored as “one of the premier lifestyle festivals in the
world” (Ciaran Caulfield, SKY TV Europe), and one of Asia’s Top 5
‘Events with Edge’ (MiceNet Asia Magazine).
“There’s just this great
energy that the (yoga and
dance) classes get,” reported
ABC Australia Radio’s travel
journalist, Rebecca Boteler,
on the Afternoons Show
with Gillian, describing
the BaliSpirit Festival as
“this beautiful Festival, and
it’s held over two amazing
venues... it’s just absolutely
gorgeous.”
Sue White underscores
the Festival’s diversity and
widening appeal in her South
China Morning Post “Cover
Story” article, “The BaliSpirit
Festival manages to merge
East and West: teachers and
musicians come from all over
the world but there’s also a
good local representation.”
Mozaic.
Delivering the Promise
Similarly, Boteler in her
radio report suggested “they
(Festival organizers) have got
artists from everywhere,” and
“people come from all over
the world... you’ve got all of
these people just coming to
Ubud for this one magical
festival.”
This year’s daytime
schedule (at Ubud’s Purnati
Center for the Arts) offers
an eclectic variety of yoga,
dance, and other holistic
exercise workshops. Among
the different types of yoga
represented is: Forrest, Hatha,
Anusara, Yin, Prana, Vinyasa
Flow, Ashtanga, Acro and
Kundalini; with renowned
teachers such as Simon Low
(UK), Mark Whitwell (NZ),
and Twee Merrigan (USA)
confirmed, to name a few. Alternative workshops
covering different elements
of Taoist Qi Gong, Nia Dance,
West African dance (with
live drumming), and theatre,
among other disciplines, are
also available.
While the Festival unites
some of the world’s most
experienced yoga instructors,
Boteler reports that the
Festival is for everyone,
including beginners: “all levels
are catered for--that’s one of
the great things about yoga,”
she says. “They’ll always
give you different levels of
different movements and then
you just pick whatever one
that’s good for you.”
World Class Live Music
Boteler notes “the night
concerts are so much fun,”
referring to the Festival’s
popular evening concert
lineup, which is to be held
over 5 nights at the ARMA
Resort, “they have got artists
from everywhere..they have
everything from salsa to
African drumming.” Headlining
musician, Rocky Dawuni
(Ghana), is one of CNN’s
current top 10 African artists. Hit Canadian group and
firm Festival favorites, Delhi
to Dublin (D2D) are invited
back in 2012 by popular
demand to reprise their
electrifying Celtic-Punjabi
fusion style. Headlining the
Festival in 2011, D2D broke
a Festival attendance record
by attracting 2,000 audience
members to ARMA’s One
World Stage. Can they do it
again?
Festival performers
are typically socially or
environmentally conscious
leading-edge figures who
are engaged in community
action, as well as skillful
musicianship. “We invite
performers who lead with
their hearts and who can bring
high energy to the stage,”
says Robert Weber, BaliSpirit
Festival Co-Founder and
Music Director, who is also an
activist and seasoned musician
with the band Susu Ibu.
Approving of the Festival’s
own community outreach and
service activities, Boteler tells
listeners and prospective
guests that their support of
the Festival will assist local
organizations in need. “Most
of the proceeds for this go to
different charities within Bali,”
Boteler notes, “It all goes to a
really good cause.”
For more information or to
purchase tickets, visit the
BaliSpirit Festival website
at: www.balispiritfestival.com
Some restaurants are very good at hype and promotion but
just don’t deliver the goods. Many people are put off by their
high powered bravado and scared off by the expected cost. But
then there are extraordinary restaurants which live up to their
reputation, day after day, year after year.
If you have any doubts about
visiting Mozaic because it’s
too “high powered”, because
you are intimidated by the
ceremony of “fine dining”,
because you don’t know
how to choose good wines,
or you just haven’t had the
experience before, leave
them at the door. The Mozaic
experience is one of charm,
friendliness and inclusiveness.
All the work is done by them
– not you!
The experience starts in
The Lounge where diners
are comfortably seated on
modern red and white sofas
and chairs while studying
the menus and, if they wish,
having pre-dinner drinks.
This phase is important since
this is where the whole meal
concept is explained and your
dinner planned.
All the staff are trained
to a very high level and
fully understand both the
food, the ingredients, and
the preparation. And this is
what is clearly explained as
you order your dinner. You
can choose between three
outstanding tasting menus,
which explore Balinese and
truly International dishes to
a remarkable degree, linking
them visibly and tactically
with the primary ingredients
which are brought separately
to the table to be touched
and smelled! (There is also
a vegetarian selection
available).
The three choices
include Chef’s Surprise, a
truly eclectic selection of
today’s inspirations by the
chef; Discovery Menu, a
selection based on Balinese
ingredients; and Chef’s
Tasting Menu, based on
international dishes but all
are firmly rooted in local,
absolutely fresh ingredients.
Having made your choice,
which can be with or without
wine pairing, you proceed to
the charming, calm garden
setting for dinner. Wine
pairing, in which each course
is accompanied by a preselected wine, is the best way
to go. No hassle, no mistakes
and a different wine for each
course. A magical marathon!
So on to the meal. Each
course is delivered with a
complete explanation of
ingredients and processes,
which were fascinating and
provide the starting point for
exploring the unique tastes
of each dish. And they are
unique. Combinations of
flavours, tastes and textures
you would never think of, but
are truly extraordinary.
So there you have it:
it’s not intimidating but it
is demanding; it’s varied,
uniquely different and
ultimately fun. Fun? Yes!
It’s an experience that’s so
enjoyable you sometimes
have to laugh. “Wow!”, you
say ,“...that was fantastic!”
Well done! Mozaic delivers
the experience par excellence.
most feared commercial predator in the
land — because all my Hokkien-Medan
food-stall friends were such friendly folk
even if they honked a lot, like Buicks.
I decided to risk life and limb and
visit the Kesawan district — Chinatown’s
‘ground zero’.
25th February 2012: To the Tjong A
Fie Mansion in Medan’s Chinatown
Medan, the capitol of North Sumatra, is
something of an enigma — equally famous
for its fierce Batak bar girls as it is for its
religious zealots (of all faiths), and its “slash
and burn” Chinese businessmen.
For decades I have avoided its murky
depths as I speed straight up the hill to Lake
Toba, my own private Shangri-la.
Things changed last December when
I was forced, by the adorable Susi Air, to
spend a night in Medan - and I thoroughly
enjoyed it. I discovered the best Hokkien
street food this side of Penang, and a cute
little budget boutique hotel, the Swiss BellInn.
Last month I went back for more.
I flew Lion Air from Batam with a cabinload of feisty Bataks, and survived.
 Young Hokkien-Medan ladies in one of the
fancy fabric shops in Little India, near Jalan
Kesawan.
 The Tip Top Café in its heyday.
Today the Istana feels a bit unkempt
— the present sultan is still a teenager
and studying in Makassar, his mother’s
hometown — and the main palace hall is
full of star-struck Acehnese ‘turis domestik’
having their photos taken front of the
throne.
A cheesy Melayu band is playing when
I arrive at 10.30 a.m. Fierce equatorial
sunbeams are streaming through the arches
of the broad ‘serambi’ verandahs.
The palace is loosely based on a Malay
house with verandahs and a protruding
front covered entrance.
The collection of late 19th and early 20th
century court photographs on display, of
survives today as a window into the lifestyle
of the Chinese elite during the late colonial
era.
Tjong A Fie was a cultured man and a
philanthropist: he built many mosques,
churches, bridges, schools and hospitals for
the community.
On his death a trust was set up to
continue his philanthropic ideals.
The ‘peranakan’ style mansion
is
magnificent — rivalling the Javanese-Art
Deco home of the late Hardjonagoro Go
Tik Swan in Solo for refinement — with a
series of leaf-perfect potscape gardens
maintained by Tjong’s granddaughter,
 Madam Mimi Tjong, granddaughter of Tjong A
Fie who now oversees the mansion living museum.
 The roadside verandah section of the famous
Tip Top Café which was established in the 1930s.
There was a sister café in Penang, Malaysia —
another great Hokkien stronghold.
In the second half of the 19th century the
Dutch ‘imported‘ thousands of Chinese
and Javanese workers to man their
plantations ¬¬(the local Malayu Deli being
a tad lazy).
Today, the Kesawan district —
comprising ‘Little India’ textile district
and Chinatown — is populated by the
descendants from that migration.
In the 18th and 19th century also some
Chinese traders started businesses in the
“Malay Straits” — and none were more
successful than Tjong A Fie, whose mansion
 Handsome Java-Medan porter working in the
Little India rag trade district of Medan.
other over a vat of triple by-pass pork
porridge.
After a few hours socializing the now
bloated businessmen strip off and waddle
towards the sauna room to the strains of the
theme song from “Titanic”.
Anyone visiting Surabaya should check
out my Majapahit gardens at the heavenly
Hotel Bumi, and the cream cakes at the new
Café Gourmand, next to Bon Café, just past
the Graha Super Mall.
26 February 2012: To the Istana
Maimoon Palace, seat of the
Sultans of Deli from 1891
th
The Deli Sultans are descended from a
Gujarati general (Panglima Hisyamuddin) in
the employ of the Sultan of Aceh in the 17th
century — thus the Indian-Islamic (Moghul)
touches in the city’s architecture and the
pious brand of Islam practiced.
The palace and grounds were designed
by Dutchman Captain T.H. van Erp in 1889.
 “Come near my noodles and I bite your arm
off”. Photo taken in the popular MIE TIONG SIM
café on Jalan Selat Panjang, Medan.
 Central courtyard of Tjong A Fie’s ‘peranakan’
style mansion in the Kesawan district (Chinatown)
of Medan.
 Tjong A Fie, legendary 19th century
ChineseMedan businessman and philanthropist. He built
many of Medan’s churches, mosques, schools and
hospitals.
 Exquisite architectural interior detailing is a
feature of all the rooms in the Tjong A Fie mansion,
Medan.
Medan’s Polonia Airport is a bit of a bun
fight but I emerged unscathed.
My big, beefy Batak taxi driver took me
to my destination without harvesting my
kidneys, which was appreciated.
And this time the nice folk at the Swiss
Bell-Inn gave me a room with a window!
In the ancient lane behind the hotel all
my food-vendor buddies remembered me
and asked for copies of the NOW JAKARTA
magazine in which I had portrayed their
daughters as vicious giant warrior women
in sexy shorts.
I was determined to get deeper into
the myth behind the “China-Medan” — the
Madame Mimi Tjong.
The house is open seven days a week
from 10a.m. to 5p.m. and has a small cafe
serving peranakan treats.
On display in the glitzy ballroom is a
permanent exhibition of photographs of
colonial era Medan.
I stay at the delightful Hotel Bumi and
discover in the fitness centre one afternoon
a secret Surabaya Sino-Javanese society of
pork porridge-enthusiasts.
For the last 25 years an exclusive club of
well-heeled businessmen and women have
gathered at 4 p.m. in the spacious lobby
of the Skidmore Owings Merill designed
fitness centre to scream and holler at each
I did find a few quirkish gems of MedanArt Deco amongst the urban sprawl. In the
early 20th century Art Deco was a style
much favoured by the wealthy Chinese,
from Shanghai to Denpasar. A fine example
in Kesawan district is the famous “Tip-Top”
tea rooms and cake shop where a band still
plays on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
nights.
• • •
From the Tjong A Fie mansion I wander
around old Chinatown looking for any
remnants from the great fire of 1877, but
find only ugly ‘ruko’ shop houses (most
offering laminating or printing services),
colonial era terrace-houses and ‘wallet’
(swallow nest) towers.
 Saucy Surabaya-Chinese miss in the Majapahit
Garden of the Hotel Bumi Surabaya.
 The throne in the Maimoon Palace, seat of the
sultans of Deli since 1891.
visiting royals and of palace ceremonies,
are incredible.
• • •
From the palace I venture a mile or two
on to the state museum which has a
fascinating room, devoted to the colonial
era. It tells the story of the establishing of
the Indian and Chinese communities, and
the emergence of a ‘mixed society’ — equal
parts Christian (the Bataks) Hindu, Buddhist
and Muslim (the Deli Melayu and the JavaDeli).
28th February 2012: To Surabaya
for the opening of a cafe in Graha
Famili, New Chinatown
GUEST PROFILE
“I knew from when I was fifteen years old that I wanted to be a chef”
M ickael D o V an – C hef de C uisine at R iva , P ark L ane H otel
“I was born in Korea, but my mother is French.
My family loves good food.” So says the French
raised and educated Do Van, who has recently
arrived to take the reins at Riva, The Park Lane’s
celebrated French restaurant. NJ’s Alistair Speirs
finds out more about the new Chef in town and
his creations.
What about Jakarta?
I don’t know yet. It’s always raining. I do know that airport delays
have kept me from receiving my ingredients for three days.
That’s frustrating and affects my menu!
Welcome to Jakarta Mickael!
Why Indonesia?
It’s my turn to take the knowledge I have been given and to be
in charge ofthe whole kitchen. I was lucky
to find this opportunity in Jakarta
having been referred by the
former chef.
My influences?
I worked under Chef Eric
Briffard at Le Cinq in
Hotel Georges V, Chef
Jean-Francois Piege
at Les Ambassadeurs,
and at Jacques Cagna
Restaurant and
Ambroisie Restaurant
under Chef Bernard
Pacaud. All are important
to my life. Each has an
amazing cooking technique
and philosophy. Each taught me
how to choose the best products and
their preparation.
My style?
Simple, creative, highly visual. I respect products in season. I like
all types of food but concentrate on using seasonal foods when
they are at their best.
My Favourite Dish?
Volail de Bresse Facon, Demideuil Cuit en Pot au Feu (Breast of
French Poultry from Bresse, Slow cooked in its own juice). It’s on
the new menu. Most of the items of the menu are new, but some
old favourites have been retained.
New Ideas?
My mentors took time to teach me. Now it’s my turn to do the
same. I will bring new techniques and ensure the technical side
is well learned. Only then can you achieve everything.
Note: The dishes that I tasted during the interview were
a fantastic interpretation of what looked like a boiled egg
and toast: Oeuf Mollet, En Croute de Pain d’epice, Suivie de
Sa Mouillette a la Truffes et Sauce Perigourdine (Soft boiled
egg baked in ginger bread, pan fried toast with truffles and
perigourdine sauce) and the delicious: Yabbies Pommes de Terre
Caviar (Yabbies, Rattes potato, beetroot leaves, cream caviar
dressing with pears).
Marvellous.

Community - NOW! Jakarta

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