Archive for September 24th, 2007
SURABAYA - Suasana pengundian kupon Responsible Riding minggu ketiga kemarin lain dari biasanya. Lebih ramai dan banyak mengundang perhatian pengunjung Plaza Surabaya, tempat digelarnya acara.
Hal itu terjadi karena, selain digelar undian, kemarin juga digelar lomba musik patrol. Sebanyak 11 grup musik patrol yang mewakili enam wilayah polres se-jajaran Polwiltabes Surabaya, unjuk kebolehan. Mereka mewakili wilayah Polres Surabaya Selatan, Polres Surabaya Timur, Polres Surabaya Utara, Polres KP3 Tanjung Perak, Polres Gresik, dan Polres Sidoarjo.
Dengan kentongan sebagai alat musik utama, penampilan mereka berhasil memikat perhatian penonton. Mereka juga memadukannya dengan alat musik modern, seperti, keyboard, gitar elektrik, dan drum. Ada juga yang memadukan dengan alat musik tradisional, seperti angklung, kenong, gong, dan seruling. Tak heran, pintu masuk barat Plaza Surabaya penuh sesak dengan pengunjung yang ingin menyaksikan atraksi unik yang belum pernah terjadi di pusat perbelanjaan itu.
Cilukba Jadi Pemenang
Sesekali mereka juga meneriakkan ajakan untuk sahur. Imam, adalah salah seorang pengunjung yang mengaku tertarik dengan acara tersebut. “Saya jadi inget waktu sahur,” kata pria asal Sedati itu.
Ketua panitia RR Erry Suharyadi mengatakan bahwa dirinya memang sengaja menghadirkan lomba musik patrol tersebut. Musik Patrol, lanjutnya adalah item yang bisa menggambarkan suasana Ramadan di kampung-kampung. ” Pengunjung juga bisa bernostalgia terhadap suasana Ramadan tempo dulu,” ujarnya.
Dalam lomba musik patrol itu, setiap peserta diwajibkan membawakan dua lagu. Satu lagu wajib yang harus dibawakan berjudul ’Surabaya’. Sedangkan lagu alternatif bisa dibawakan secara bebas. ” Asalkan temanya mengusung tentang ketertiban masyarakat dalam berlalu lintas,” tuturnya.
Setiap tim, diberi durasi waktu 10 menit. Artinya, kedua buah lagu harus dinyanyikan secara estafet. ” Jadi lomba ini juga menilai grup dalam melakukan perhitungan waktu untuk membawakan dua buah lagu,” tambahnya. Diakhir lomba, grup musik Patrol Cilukba dari Ketintang, Gayungan (Polres Surabaya Selatan) diputuskan menjadi pemenang. Menurut salah seorang anggota tim juri Dewo Pratomo, tim Cilukba mampu menunjukkan keaslihan tabuhan musik patrolnya.
” Setelah kami nilai, Cilukba memiliki kekompakan yang paling bagus,” ujarnya. Juara dua direbut grup Resek yang mewakili Polres Sidoarjo I, dan juara tiga grup Setyo Budoyo yang mewakili Polres Surabaya Timur. Juara harapan pertama diraih Monika dari Polsek Krembangan, harapan dua diraih Arseto dari Polres Sidoarjo II, dan harapan tiga dari Polres KP3 Tanjung Perak
Dikatakan Dewo, semua tim memiliki kelebihan dan kelemahan masing-masing. Ia sempat mengaku kesulitan untuk menentukan pemenangnya. “Semua tim kemampuannya rata-rata sama,” tegasnya.(ded/git)
Source: Jawa Pos Online
September 24th, 2007
Santos Ltd says first oil production from the Oyong project in Indonesia has started, with an investment decision for gas production from the operation expected before the end of the year.
The project, which is located offshore East Java in Indonesia, is expected to produce between 8,000 and 10,000 barrels of oil per day.
“First oil production from Oyong is an important milestone for Santos as it adds another operated project to our Asian portfolio,” Santos managing director John Ellice-Flint said.
Santos said front end engineering design for development of the Oyong gas reserves was underway with a final investment decision expected before the end of 2007.
A sales agreement has been signed with PT Indonesia Power, with gas to be piped to an onshore processing facility adjacent to the Grati power station in East Java.
First gas production is expected in the first half of 2009.
Santos said the Wortel gas field located about seven kilometres west of Oyong could be potentially incorporated into the gas development.
The Wortel field was discovered last year, with further work planned for the first half of 2008.
The Oyong project is a joint venture between Santos, Singapore Petroleum Sampang Ltd and Cue Sampang Pty Ltd.
Santos is the operator and majority stakeholder in the project.
The oil and gas producers shares added 10 cents to $14.42 by 1025 AEST on Monday.
Source: www.smh.com.au
September 24th, 2007
Matdon, The Jakarta Post, Bandung
Benjang is a traditional game that is believed to have been developed in the Islamic boarding schools of Ujungberung, Cobolerang and Cinunuk districts in Bandung regency.
Benjang players usually pray to have fun and for fair play before a game. The instruments used in benjang include the terbang gendang (a conical-shaped drum resting on crossbeams and beaten with the hands), the bedug (a large drum suspended horizontally) and the trumpet. Sundanese songs are also performed.
Benjang is a form of sumo-like fighting in which the main aim is to push your opponent out of the arena using your shoulders as you are not allowed to use your hands.
According to historical records, the art of benjang was already popular as far back as 1820. In those days, famous benjang fighters were, among others, H. Hayat and Wiranta of Cinunuk village, Bandung. According to Ki Maman, one of the founders of a benjang group called “Ki Sunda”, benjang originally came from Ciwaru village in Ujungberung. Some other people also say this game originated in Cibolerang, Cinunuk. Even today, these two places are home to noted benjang players including Adung, Adang, Ujang Rukman, Nadi and Emun. All of them are endeavoring to preserve benjang.
Benjang is unique to West Java but shares similarities with gedou in Aceh; marsurangut in Tapanuli, North Sumatra; atol in Rembang; patol in East Java; bahempas in Banyumas and sirroto in Bugis/South Sulawesi.
In its development, benjang has undergone a slight change. Some benjang players maintain benjang as a form of traditional wrestling while for others it has become a type of entertainment featuring dancers wearing sarongs and dancing to the accompaniment of traditional music. In the latter case, some of the players might perform feats like eating broken glass or live chickens or setting red-hot coals upon their heads. When benjang players fight, they still use traditional benjang techniques such as nyentok (head butting) and ngabeulit (locking). A benjang group usually comprises about 20 to 25 people including a referee. According to Abdul Gani, the chairman of the Bandung Benjang Association, a number of benjang players have become professional wrestlers.
Currently there are about 30 benjang clubs in Bandung municipality and its surroundings. As many as 20 benjang groups are found in Ujungberung and the rest are spread across various places in Bandung municipality and regency, including Majalaya, Cikutra and Rancaekek. As for benjang players, there are still hundreds of them now.
The benjang club led by Ki Maman in Cikutra now provides only folk entertainment. Does Ki Maman deviate from traditional benjang conventions? “Of course not as we still use the old principles of benjang as our guidelines,” he said.
Source: The Jakarta Post
September 24th, 2007