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Students from different universities in Jakarta joined forces Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Youth Pledge with an exhibition showcasing the finest of Indonesian batik.
Having decked out Atmajaya University in South Jakarta as a big kampung, the Kampoeng 80, the students presented 80 pieces of fine batik from various parts of the country.
“We chose to observe the historical Youth Pledge with batik because Indonesia has many kinds of batik from all across the country. It represents the diversity of Indonesia,” said Indah, a member of the event’s organizing committee.
The Youth Pledge marks a milestone in Indonesian history. On Oct. 28, 1928, youths from various cultures and areas gathered together to pledge their allegiance to “one country, one nation, one language: Indonesia”.
Under the theme of Reborn Indonesia, students from Atmajaya University, the University of Indonesia and Al Azhar University will showcase Indonesian music, cuisine and batik, from Oct. 24 to 28.
The highlight of the celebrations will be the unfurling Tuesday of a giant batik banner with the Youth Pledge printed on it, over the tallest building on the Atmajaya campus.
Most of the batik displayed Monday originated in Surakarta, Central Java, and are said to be very old and steeped in legend. Their owners, mostly descendants of the Javanese nobility, lent them out for the occasion.
Rumini, 64, the owner of one old batik cloth displaying a Sekar Jagad motif, said her father wore that piece at his 1948 inauguration as district head of Pacitan, East Java.
“The handmade motif belongs to our family… My father was so handsome in it,” she recalled with a smile.
Rumini is also the keeper of a 108-year-old piece inherited from her parents.
“I am the fourth generation (entrusted with the batik) and I will give it to my daughter who deserves to have it,” said Rumini, who runs a batik home industry.
She said a Malaysian national had asked her to sell him the batik for his private collection, but she refused, despite the high price offered.
“I will keep it because it belongs to my family; also I do not want outsiders stealing the motifs,” she said.
Monday’s exhibition also featured a workshop on making batik using canting (a small brass receptacle for pouring liquid wax onto cloth) and wax.
“It’s exciting,” one visitor said. “I tried making batik with the canting and it was quite difficult.”
Besides small-scale batik traders from outside Jakarta, major batik producers such as Danar Hadi and Batik Semar also took part in the exhibition. (naf)
Source: The Jakarta Post
October 29th, 2008
Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya
Around 350 students from Ciputra University conducted a sparkling monthlong food fiesta at the Citraland township to exercise their entrepreneurial skills and promote culinary tourism in the city.
Students from the schools of International Business Management, Tourism and Hotel Management, Information Technology, Interior Design, Visual Communication Design and Psychology have set up their own stands at a food court, selling various delicious dishes and snacks at competitive prices.
“This event is a good opportunity for students to exercise their entrepreneurship and show their skills in producing Surabaya’s unique food and snacks,” university rector Tony Antonio said at the fiesta’s opening ceremony.
“Students are expected to draw some good lessons from the monthlong food fiesta to improve their entrepreneurial spirit.”
Tony said all students from all of the university’s schools had to study entrepreneurialism.
“Entrepreneurship lectures are obligatory for all students for the first three years to produce graduates with strong entrepreneurial skills because of the increasing demand for innovative entrepreneurs,” he said, adding that most graduates were expected not to seek jobs but to generate jobs themselves through their own enterprises.
Surabaya deputy mayor Arif Afandi praised the food fiesta, which he said would help the city administration promote Surabaya’s unique food and its developing culinary tourism.
“The city is in need of skilled small and middle-scale enterprises to promote culinary tourism and generate new jobs to cope with the unemployment in the city,” he said.
The number of tourists to the city from other provinces and other ASEAN countries has increased over the past three years because of the development of the property sector and culinary tourism and ecotourism, he added.
Chairman of the city’s tourism promotions board Haryono Gondosuwito asked the university to enhance its cooperation with the city authorities to promote the culinary tourism industry, which he said had attracted a lot of interest among an increasing number of domestic and foreign tourists.
Source: The Jakarta Post
October 28th, 2008
Regional regulations about a non-smoking zone and limited-smoking area were finally approved yesterday by the Surabaya City Council.
Head of the special committee for drafting the regulation Retna Wangsa Bawana said the regulation includes 14 Articles determining non-smoking and limited smoking areas.
It has been defined that a non-smoking zone is an area prohibited for producing, selling, promoting and/or using cigarettes. The area covers health facilities, places of worship, teaching places, children’s playground, and public transportation.
She explained smoking is only allowed at certain places. “Government offices should provide a place for smoking,” she said.
Retna said sanctions will be imposed for anybody violating the laws. The sanctions includes a warning and a fine.
Anybody smoking in a non-smoking area will be sentenced to a maximum of three months in prison or a fine up to Rp50 million.
Surabaya mayor’s deputy Arif Affandi said the regulation is to protect citizens who do not smoke. “We will apply the regulation immediately,” he said. The Surabaya government will publicize which areas are allowed for smoking and those that are prohibited.
Arif said that special police units will supervise the bill’s application. “They will find any possible violation and submit it to the court,” he said.
DINI MAWUNTYAS | ROHMAN TAUFIQ
Source: http://www.tempointeractive.com/
October 27th, 2008
SURABAYA-Museum Rekor Indonesia (Muri) kembali mencatat rekor baru di dunia wedding tanah air. Kali ini menyangkut dekorasi pengantin tertinggi dengan konstruksi tiga level karya Arie Sugiarto dari Arie Florist Decoration & Cake Surabaya. Pengukuhan rekor baru itu dilakukan tadi malam pukul 20.20 oleh Manajer Muri Paulus Pangka di tengah pesta pernikahan pasangan David Sunarto dan Wenny Anggraini di hall A lantai 5 The Empire Palace.
Tatanan dekorasi mempelai dengan gaya klasik Eropa tersebut berdiri megah. Konstruksinya memiliki tiga tingkat. Masing-masing tingkat dihubungkan dengan tangga yang terbuat dari besi berukir. Kursi mempelai berada di tingkat 2, lalu di atasnya dibuat sebuah balkon.
Dekorasi tersebut memiliki panjang 25 m, tinggi 12 m, dan lebar 12,5 m. Rangka dalamnya disusun dengan kerangka besi. Bagian dindingnya dibuat dari tripleks. Pilar-pilarnya terbuat dari kayu, sedangkan ukiran-ukiran yang menghiasi dekorasi terbuat dari styrofoam. ”Sejak lama, saya ingin membuat dekorasi seperti ini,” kata Arie.
Selain megah, dekorasi tersebut penuh bunga. Tiap tingkat dihiasi rangkaian bunga segar beraneka jenis dan warna. Ada bunga lili casablanca, lili star gayser, calalely, mawar holland, dan hydrangea. Di depan dekorasi itu, terbentang karpet putih yang ditempeli bunga berwarna merah.
Undangan tidak hanya disuguhi keindahan dekorasi, tapi juga sebuah pertunjukan kejutan. Setelah memotong wedding cake, pengantin naik ke lantai dua. Mereka masuk ke dalam tirai berwarna merah. Para undangan mulai bertanya-tanya ke mana gerangan perginya mereka. Tiba-tiba, David dan Wenny muncul di balkon lantai tiga, lalu melakukan wedding kiss. Hidrolis yang membantu mereka muncul tiba-tiba di lantai 3. ”Momen ini menjadi sangat spesial buat kami berdua,” kata David. David adalah putra keluarga Eddy Sunarto, sedangkan Wenny merupakan putri keluarga Teddy Irawan. (jan/ari)
Source: Jawa Pos Online
October 27th, 2008
Senin Yang Murah Siomay, Rabu Bakso Sapi
Melancong ke Food City di ITC Surabaya Mega Grosir selama even Surabaya Hot Sale (SHS) 2008 sangat menyenangkan. Banyak gerai yang memberikan promosi menarik.
Wajah Nurita Aditarini, 23, berbinar-binar saat meninggalkan gerai Resto Bintang di Food City Surabaya Mega Grosir. Rupanya, setelah melahap nasi kebuli, menu favoritnya, uang di dompetnya cuma berkurang sedikit. Gerai makanan yang didatanginya itu memberikan penawaran menarik. Untuk setiap pembelian menu nasi kebuli, diberikan gratis satu menu nasi kebuli. ”Lumayan, niatnya nraktir teman, eh ternyata saya hanya harus bayar satu porsi,” ujar wanita berlesung pipit itu.
Ya, momen Surabaya Hot Sale (SHS) 2008 ini memang menjadikan Food City bak surga makanan murah. Memang, di hari-hari lainnya, pusat makanan ITC Surabaya Mega Grosir itu sudah mematok harga ramah dompet. Namun, di even SHS 2008 ini, promosinya lebih besar lagi.
”Hampir setiap gerai minimum memberikan potongan harga 10 persen. Ada juga yang sampai 25 persen,” kata Avy Chujnijah, supervisor promosi ITC Surabaya Mega Grosir. Bisa dibayangkan, betapa murah harga beragam penganan di pusat makanan seluas 2.000 meter persegi itu.
Salah satu gerai makanan yang memangkas drastis menu makanannya adalah Orchid Hongkong Dimsum. Biasanya, untuk setiap paket dimsum, dijajakan Rp 9.500. Memeriahkan SHS 2008, menu dimsum itu kini bisa dinikmati hanya dengan Rp 6.000. ”Menu promosi ini bergantian setiap hari,” ujar Sumaryono, chef de party Orchid Hongkong Dimsum.
Pada hari Senin misalnya, promo berlaku untuk siomay ayam. Selasa, giliran kaki ayam yang mendapat harga murah. Rabu, promo bakso sapi, Kamis untuk kecha, dan Jumat diskon besar aneka bubur.
Beberapa gerai makanan memberikan penawaran berbeda. Resto Bintang misalnya. Tempat makan yang dikelola Esiyati tersebut menawarkan buy one get two untuk pembelian menu nasi kebuli. Normalnya, untuk dua posri nasi kebuli, pengunjung dipatok Rp 30 ribu. Karena ada promosi ini, pengunjung hanya membayar Rp 15 ribu untuk dua porsi nasi kebuli. Bila di hitung, tiap porsi nasi dijajakan Rp 7.500.
Selain untuk menikmati ragam makanan murah, Food City merupakan jujugan menyenangkan untuk bersantai. Memanjakan pengunjungnya, pusat makanan yang terletak di lantai 3 tersebut dilengkapi delapan titik hot spot. Ada juga hiburan live music dan karaoke yang bisa dinikmati untuk umum. (ign/kum)
Source: Jawa Pos Online
October 24th, 2008
Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta
Thirty-five kings from across the country will gather in Yogyakarta on Oct. 28 to consider Sultan Hamengkubuwono X’s bid for the presidency, the event’s organizer said Wednesday.
“Based on the statement from chairman of the Indonesian Nusantara Palaces Network Forum, Ida Cokorda Denpasar IX Ida Cokorda Ngurah Jambe Pamecutan, who is also a Balinese king, 35 kings will attend the pisowanan agung (great meeting),” said Meth Kusumohadi, chairman of the meeting’s committee.
He added the kings considered Yogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono a charismatic leader, and wished to hear directly about his political ambitions.
Thousands of Yogyakarta residents will also be in attendance, grouped into 21 social hierarchies, including farmers, fishermen, traders, legislative council members and university rectors.
Other dignitaries will include representatives from the neighboring provinces of Central Java and East Java.
Hamengkubuwono has repeatedly said he has no ambition to be president, and has instead dedicated much of his time serving the people of Yogyakarta. Now, however, speculation is swirling over whether he is on the verge of being nominated as president.
Hamengkubuwono was hailed as one of the strongest presidential candidates from the Golkar Party, the country’s largest, during the party’s national leadership meeting that ended in Jakarta last Sunday.
Recent surveys put the Yogyakarta governor in prime position over Vice President and Golkar chairman Jusuf Kalla.
Several party executives have voiced their support for Hamengkubuwono, following Kalla’s hinting he would likely run again as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s running mate in next year’s election.
While Golkar loyalists are predicting a win in the legislative election — as indicated in most surveys — the party’s presidential candidates, especially Kalla, are faring far poorer than other parties’ candidates, particularly the Democratic Party’s Yudhoyono and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle’s (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri.
The pisowanan committee’s Bondan Nusantara of Merti Yogyakarta said the mass gathering would be a civilized political event.
“From Yogyakarta for Indonesia: That’s the theme of the pisowanan agung on Oct. 28,” Bondan said.
He said the gathering would inspire other regions to conduct politics in a cultured way and be respectful of differences and diversity.
As a cultural political gathering, he went on, the meeting would also feature various art performances, including angguk, reog, barongsai, hadrah and jathilan.
Several popular artists, including Trie Utami, Franki Sahilatua, Katon Bagaskara, as well as bands such as Kilimanjaro Band and Kyai Kanjeng, will also be on hand to liven up the gathering.
“Yes, the gathering is a political meeting. But we want to show that politics in Yogyakarta, a cultural city, is about gentility and peace,” he said.
Source: The Jakarta Post
October 24th, 2008
SURABAYA - Setelah tahun lalu sukses, Taman Budaya Jawa Timur (TBJT) kembali menggelar Festival Kesenian Pesisir Utara (FKPU) mulai hari ini (23/10) hingga 26 Oktober mendatang. Kali ini dipusatkan di Pantai Wisata Idola Bentar, Kecamatan Genting, Kabupaten Probolinggo.
Festival akan diikuti duta seni dari 14 kabupaten/kota di wilayah pesisir utara. Yakni Surabaya, Tuban, Lamongan, Gresik, Sidoarjo, Kota/kabupaten Pasuruan, Kota/Kabupaten Probolinggo, Situbondo, Bangkalan, Sampang, Sumenep, dan Pamekasan. Mereka akan menyajikan kesenian tradisi masing-masing yang semakin langka.
”Festival kali kedua ini dikemas dalam warna, suasana, dan nuansa yang berbeda,” kata Kepala TBJT Drs Pribadi Agus Santoso MM.
Sebagai rangkaian acara pendukung akan diselenggarakan Festival Ronjengan Agoyang dan Festival Seni Pertunjukan yang merupakan agenda rutin kesenian bagi seniman dan masyarakat Kabupaten Probolinggo.(jan/ari)
Source: Jawa Pos Online
October 23rd, 2008
TEMPO Interactive, Surabaya:Juanda Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) in Surabaya predicted the rain will only fall on November 20, at the earliest. “The heat wave is expected to continue until next month,” said Juanda BMG analyst Rofiq Isa Mansyur, yesterday.
According to Rofiq, temperatures in East Java, especially in Surabaya currently hovers around 33 – 35 Celsius degrees. Some areas like the Tanjung Perak harbor and several water areas can have temperatures as high as 37 Celsius degree.
The high temperature is being felt more by East Java residents of the area’s location, Surabaya in particular, which currently is exactly at the nearest culmination point with the sun.
Accordingly, the sun is moving away from the equator and is currently positioned seven degrees over the South Latitude, and that is where Surabaya is.
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Source: http://www.tempointeractive.com/
October 22nd, 2008
Duncan Graham, Contributor, Malang
Call them flashpackers, or backpackers-plus to their face. These knowledge-hungry 60-somethings can be found in every corner of the world, out to flex their muscles as well as their minds.
Having conquered the Australasian wilderness they’ll soon be heading for the mountains of East Java, if Janet Cochrane and her Indonesian colleagues have their way.
British academic Cochrane has done the hard yards in the tourism industry. Before teaching at Leeds University she led organized tours, including outdoor adventures.
She’s also been a frequent visitor to Indonesia, so her surprise at the lack of development in hiking, eco and cultural tourism carries some clout.
“Trekking tours are extremely popular in other parts of the world,” she said. “It’s amazing that nothing has yet been successfully developed in Indonesia, other than hikes of a day or more up and down mountains that can be extremely challenging.”
This dearth is now being tackled in central East Java, where a group of young Indonesians, backed by a conservation center and some of Cochrane’s students, are developing a one-week trekking tour with the pedestrian title “A Walk Around Arjuna” (www.kaliandrasejati.org).
Arjuna, 3,339 meters high, stands between Surabaya and Malang Mountains. It last erupted in 1952. Its neighbor, Mount Welirang, is just 183 meters lower and is a well-known sulfur mine. For those brave or driven enough to enter the smoking crater, there’s a 1,000-meter deep valley between the two peaks to traverse first.
“We want to create an experience where visitors can get involved in local culture and traditional arts,” said Agus Wiyono, executive director of the Kaliandra Sejati Foundation, which runs an education and training center. “We’d like them to understand and maybe experience the cycles of rural life, including the harvesting of rice.
“To do this successfully we need to be supported by the local communities. We are taking things slowly and smoothly. We are calling this our ‘pride campaign’ and want it to encourage conservation of the environment. We don’t want them to feel threatened.”
Or exploited. The days when tourism was considered benign and a plus for the locals have long gone. The Bali experience, where farmers’ land has been lost to hotels and the anticipated post-construction jobs went to outsiders, is a classic example of the downsides of tourism.
Cochrane said the negative impacts included arousing the desire for material goods, particularly the shiny, buzzy things that tourists carry. However mobile phone coverage in the Arjuna area is like the landscape — full of holes. So the pleasure of arousing envy by browsing emails from Exeter while standing on the crumbling cusp of a smoking caldera will be limited.
Then there’s the danger of infection from the glazy-eyed monotone “have a good day” virus that infects city supermarket checkout-chicks. It would be tragic if this sickness found its way into the Arjuna villages because the locals are genuinely friendly, even though their interrogation of visitors’ age, faith and fertility can get a bit wearing.
Agus and his Kaliandra colleagues, Sapto Siswoyo and Agus Sugianto, have been organizing village meetings to help people understand what might happen when the trekking program gets underway in a big way. So far there have been nine sessions involving farmers and householders.
Agus Wiyono said the locals were enthusiastic because they had the chance to add to the income they currently earn from farming and forestry. They’ll get the opportunity to build and maintain tracks, erect signs, act as tour guides and provide handicrafts, food and accommodation.
The other issue concerning the organizers is whether they should try to limit visitors.
If the trekking tours get too popular, cashed-up developers from outside might muscle in to build flashy resorts that would destroy the things that attract genuine eco-tourists.
Although the trekkers are likely to be hardy Europeans and Australians enjoying an active retirement on handsome pensions, they will still want their little comforts.
They may be prepared to forgo hot showers and sit-down toilets, but they will insist on cleanliness, and their desire for contact with nature will vanish if the little black things on the bedroom floor turn out to be rat droppings.
So the Kaliandra crew are busy explaining foreigners’ needs and funny customs, like wanting to take part in some of the most boringly repetitious jobs in agriculture — threshing rice by hand and pushing buffaloes to plow paddy.
As a tourist spot, Arjuna and its neighboring mountains have so many add-on attractions that even the most wilderness-worn will find something new. It’s not just the views that make high-definition TV look like distorted transmissions.
The area is rich in culture and history, mystery and magic. For in these lush and fecund mountains the major religions haven’t had the missionary successes they’ve enjoyed in the coastal cities.
Many ancient traditions and ceremonies have survived, particularly those involving planting and harvesting of crops. The locals will share these with outsiders, provided they’re not trying to put a stop to these practices.
Then there’s the chance to spot a rare Javan hawk-eagle, or the grizzled langur. Both are heading down the one-way track made by hundreds of other Indonesian birds and beasts, as forests are felled.
“There’s a huge variety of things to see, from ancient temples and pristine montane forests to nightclubs, from hot springs and waterfalls, to tea plantations and rice fields,” said Cochrane. The area is also cool — Kaliandra is 850 meters up Arjuna. It’s not quite outside mosquito range but they’re not the saber-toothed brutes found on the steaming floodplains far below.
Although it will be another year before the long tour is ready for its first corrugated-sole footfall, shorter one-day tramps around Kaliandra are almost ready for business.
Source: The Jakarta Post
October 21st, 2008
Maspion Square
Pesta diskon juga berlaku di tempat-tempat hobi seperti Sunrise City (pijat dua jam, bonus 1 jam), Dea-deo (main bom-bom car 2 kali, bonus sekali main kiddycar) dan di Amazon (main senilai Rp 50 ribu, bonus boneka cantik).
Golden City Mall
Kunjungi Senso Cafe di lantai ground. Di sana ada masakan ala Eropa dan Asia yang memberikan sensasi baru dalam menikmati food and beverages plus memberikan hadiah berupa voucher belanja yang hanya bisa digunakan di Carrefour Golden City Mall sampai dengan 30 ribu, plus gratis minum.
Pasar Atom
Dapatkan diskon 50 persen untuk semua item di Bryan Boutique dan Feras Bag. Tawaran menarik juga berlaku jika membeli Mazda 32.0 L sedan, Anda akan mendapatkan hadiah langsung LCD TV LG Scarlet 32″ atau HP Nokia E-71.
BG Junction
My Salon di lantai LG memberikan diskon 25 persen untuk pelurusan dan bonding ala Jepang. Jika ingin lebih modis dengan mewarnai rambut, juga ada diskon 15 persen. Di Jasmine House of Beauty di Lobby Level, memberikan free spa/masker untuk setiap perawatan seperti bonding, smoothing, dan coloring.
Mal Galaxy
Diskon hingga 70 persen bisa diperoleh di Keris Department Store untuk semua item. Sedangkan di KORZ, dapatkan koleksi baju wanita sebelum dan sesudah Lebaran dengan diskon 20-50 persen, plus free gift syal. Di Terry Palmer, item tertentu bisa dapat diskon hingga 80 persen.
Source: Jawa Pos Online
October 20th, 2008
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