NEWSLETTER
OCT-NOV 2015
BECAKS & BEYOND
MALANG TRAVELOGUE THE MOSAIC
MAKER ADA APA?
SOCIAL DIARY
BRITISH SCHOOL JAKARTA
BIATHLON Sunday 8th november 2o15
CONTENTS FEATURES
Bagus, the Mosaic Maker 8 Fashion Show 2016: Calling all Fashionistas! 22
Entry Forms :
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TRAVEL
Available from the BSJ Activities office & http://www.bsj.sch.id/250/bsj-biathlon
Breezy Boulevards & Becaks: Malang 16
Payment :
a. Payment by cash at School’s cashier b. Payment by Debit/Credit Card facility at School’s cashier ( a 1.85% additional fee will be charge by the bank to your total spending) c. Payment by bank transfer (Bank details on entry form)
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FOOD & DRINK
Registration :
Restaurant Reviews 21
Awards
REGULARS
Entry fee is Rp150,000,- All money raised goes to charity
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Medals will be given to the first 3 in each category and the first 3 teams, Ribbons to all children. START (Approx)
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SWIM (25m widths)
RUN (on grass & hard surface)
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INDIVIDUAL
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300 m (12 Laps)
2K
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4 & 5 Years old
25 m (1 Lap)
250 m
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6 & 7 Years old
50 m (2 Lap )
250 m
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TEAM of 2
OPEN
One member swims 150 m (6 Laps)
One member runs 1 K
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ISDI Students
25 m (1 Lap)
250 m
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INDIVIDUAL
8 & 9 Years old
75 m (3 Laps)
500 m
09.45
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INDIVIDUAL
10 & 11 Years old
75 m (3 Laps)
500 m
10.30
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INDIVIDUAL
12 & 13 Years old
100 m (4 Laps)
500 m
10.45
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INDIVIDUAL
14 & 15 Years old
100 m (4 Lap)
500 m
11.00
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TEAM of 4
OPEN
2 members swims 150 m relay (12 Laps in total)
2 members run 1 K relay (2 K in total)
Editor’s Note Chairwoman’s Message Newcomers’ Message Social Welfare News Event reports: Sept Coffee Morning BWA Wine Tasting Lunch BWA Bahasa Lessons Pink Golf Day Book Reviews Weird & Wonderful News Notice Board Classifieds
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REGISTRATION from:
Monday 28th September 2015 – Friday 30th October 2015
No registration will be accepted after Friday 30th October 2015 or on the day Bib transfer to another person is strictly prohibited. T-shirts will be available to buy at the event; all funds raised go to charity. All prizes and medals must be collected on the day.
For further information about this event, please contact BSJ Activities Office at 745 - 1670 | ext : 150 or email : activities@bsj.sch.id
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EDITOR
CHAIRWOMAN
BWA COMMITEE 2015-2016 Honorary President Rachel Malik Chairwoman Laura Thompson
Grapevine November 2015
Dear Readers,
Vice-Chairwoman Suki Brar-Khangura
FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to the October-November issue of Grapevine! As the end of the year approaches, you’d be forgiven for thinking it is still high summer. We continue to have very dry weather, at least in most parts of Jakarta. Whilst this is fun for visiting relatives and for those first five minutes of any outdoor activity, it’s not a good thing for many local families living in and around Greater Jakarta, who are suffering from a lack of water, as most houses use boreholes. It may indeed even contribute to the spread of any fires that catch light. Whilst Indonesia is in the global headlines for the fire-related haze problems on Sumatra and Kalimantan, closer to home the BWA Social Welfare team responded quickly to a fire in Lebak Bulus this past month - read on for more. In a similar vein, one of the best things to happen in Jakarta recently was the gotong-royong action organised by Indonesia Expat magazine, Clean Up Jakarta Day. If you haven’t heard of it, take a look at their Facebook page and slot it in your diary to help out next year. This month we bring you a lovely photo essay from Li-Ha Luu on Bagus, a young boy who works magic with mosaics, and an East Java travelogue from Stephanie Brookes. We hope you enjoy the issue! Til next time,
Annali
grapevine@bwajakarta.org
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS SINCE THE SUMMER! Wendy Sinclair, Louise Bennington-Little, Nicola Bailey, Jodie Palmer, Sharon Clarke, Monika Csaki, Andrea Lukas, Mairead Tohill, Bernie Thompson, Heather Powell, Annette Alke, Dorothea Grieger, Amanda Yaxley, Rusi Hancock, Ida Laura Amespil de Lecuona, Sarah Chalmers, Desiree Seghers, Helen Gerrard, Bronnie Mengersen, Vanitha Arulampalam, Leah Sudarto
THE GRAPEVINE TEAM EDITOR: DEPUTY EDITOR: PROOFREADERS: CONTRIBUTORS: 2 Grapevine - Oct/Nov ‘15
Annali Hayward Rabia Ahmad Lorraine Gibbons Laura Thompson, Lorraine Gibbons, Daleen Fourie, Barbara Knipe, Noreen Hussain, Karen Turner, Li-Ha Luu, Rabia Ahmad
General Secretary Helen Gerrard Treasurer Melinda Mai Hawkins Grapevine Editor Annali Hayward Social Welfare Coordinator Jackie Buchanan Newcomers’ Coordinator Lorraine Gibbons Sponsorship Coordinator Heather Powell Membership Coordinator Jane Fraser House Manager Karen Turner Programmes Coordinator Nell Costello Events Coordinator Noreen Hussain Website & Comms Coordinator Eszter Redmond
Postal address: P.O. Box 7923 JKSM Jakarta 12079 email: bwa@bwajakarta.org www.bwajakarta.org
FROM THE CHAIRWOMAN
Unbelievably, it’s already November – this year just seems to have flown by! Christmas is around the corner and preparations are underway for the upcoming Christmas Bazaar at the Grand Kemang Hotel on Wednesday 25 November. We are after your lovely cakes to sell, so please break out the aprons, dust down the mixers and get baking for a good cause - all donations gratefully appreciated. We are also looking for volunteers to help at the door and on our stalls. Get involved - and do your Christmas shopping too! Mark Sunday 29 November in your diaries for the Children’s Christmas Party & Santa’s Grotto, followed on Tuesday 1 December by our famous BWA Ladies Christmas Lunch, at the Grand Kemang Hotel. The theme this year is “Fire & Ice;” dress code: Red for the Red-Hot Mamas or White for the Ice Maidens – which one are you? Tickets go on sale at the Great British Coffee Morning on 3 November, so put together a table of friends for an afternoon of great fun. BWA would like to give back to our members by subsidising the Xmas lunch, so if you are not already a member, now is the time to sign up. October was a busy month for our Events Team, kicking off with a lovely three-course lunch and Wine Tasting – read all about it on Page 10. Next up was our Great British Bake-Off Coffee Morning (Page 7) - thank you to all those who entered; the cakes were beautifully decorated and delicious. Last but not least the annual BWA Pink Golf Day (Page 12) was a great success. All funds raised go to local cancer charities. Many thanks to Barbara Knipe, Fi Forsyth and everyone for organising, and a huge thanks to all our sponsors for the great prizes too.
Planning has already started for our 34th Annual BWA Fashion Show, so save the date now for Jakarta’s biggest event on Saturday 14 May. The Fashion Show takes an enormous amount This Publication is the newsletter of the BWA, for of organisation – if you want to be part of our dynamic team, the benefit of members of the British Women’s have fun and use your skills for a worthy cause, see Page 23 and Association (BWA) in Indonesia. get in touch. Or why not sign up to model or choreograph? No It is available online at experience needed - just a sense of fun! www.bwajakarta.org/newsletter Bazaar Coordinator VACANT!
The BWA and the Grapevine team cannot accept responsibility for unsatisfactory service arising from any of our content, or the misuse of this newsletter.
Hope to see you at our upcoming events.
- Laura
chairwoman@bwajakarta.org
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NEWCOMERS
SOCIAL WELFARE
NEWCOMERS’ MESSAGE
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Welcome to Jakarta, and an even bigger welcome to the British Women’s Association! “Are you coming home for Christmas?” asked my mother on Skype last Sunday. Before a difficult silence built, I quickly answered, “No,” to which the answer was, “Oh.” My mother, father, mother-in-law and father-in-law have a knack for making me feel guilty about my life choices. Why don’t they ask my husband so he can break the ‘bad’ news? Well, it’s ‘good’ news for us that our kids’ cousins, from my husband’s side of the family, are visiting New Zealand and we plan to meet up with them, isn’t it? Living overseas, particularly in a developing country like Indonesia, has unique issues. I have asked all of the older generation, to put it politely, not to visit us in Jakarta. That piles pressure on us to visit them more than once a year. All four grandparents have an array of health issues affecting various organs and joints in their bodies. I’m just terrified that if something went wrong here, medical services could not handle it. In effect, treatment, medical evacuation and repatriation could wipe our life savings or burden the family. Most insurance policies will not cover pre-existing conditions and those that do are expensive. I also have a selfish reason. I love British summers; I really dislike winters. It’s bordering on hate. I never liked them when I lived there and the feeling is stronger now I’ve lived overseas. We haven’t yet been on a posting where it gets colder than in England, so maybe that’s the issue. Russia or Norway might set me straight! And I feel guilty about not liking British winters… My mother-in-law has a way of putting a positive spin on it when we speak to her. “It’s been sub-zero for two days, but it’s been quite bright.” So, the moral of my column is this: You can’t keep everyone happy and it’s even more difficult when you’re an expat living in a developing country. Think I’ll get my husband to take all phone and Skype calls at this time of the year!!! Please do contact me if you have any questions or need a chat. Expats have unique issues, such as the one above, that we can share or help out with. The BWA was set up to offer support to you. Please join us, get to know your fellow expats and how we can help. Regards,
Lorraine Gibbons Email: sheppardlorraine@hotmail.com Mobile: +62 (0) 811 1803 657
KAMPUNG FIRE AT LEBAK BULUS
It’s not often we walk away from a Social Welfare project feeling disheartened and partly powerless. When we heard of the kampung fire in Lebak Bulus we gathered what we could from the Social Welfare cupboard, along with hot meals and milk, and dashed over. The devastation was immense. With a very dirty river running through the kampung and hundreds of people sifting through the ashes of what was left of their homes, we just stood staring, not quite understanding how this could happen less than two kilometres from our own houses. Some of the 600-plus residents have been there 15 years, and have now lost everything. All documentation was eaten up by the fire, so birth certificates, work permits and identity cards must be replaced. But with money gone too, it’s a vicious circle: no funds to return to their villages, and those who owned kaki lima (food carts) have also lost their livelihoods, as the majority of their gas cylinders exploded. The children there go to local schools, but have lost their books, bags and stationery. The fire started at 3:00am, giving them very little time to gather anything. Rumours are rife amongst the villagers that the council has wanted them off the property for a few months now. It is Government ground and they are squatters, which begs the obvious questions, especially as another piece of land behind this one burned down just one week earlier. The Government won’t relocate the residents and very little aid has been sent their way. We immediately set in motion a social media campaign, including emails to our members. Within two days we had car loads of clothes, toys, water and other supplies to drop off. The BWA and other organisations funded immediate needs like food, water, medicines, ground covers, detergent, soap and baby formula. We returned on a daily basis to drop off supplies and assess immediate needs. Swiftly makeshift shelters were erected by the residents using donated banners and tarpaulins, this at least got them out of the sun. Babies, small children and pregnant women became our priority for water and food. The only silver lining from this tragedy has been baby Nathan. We found the three-month-old at the back of the kampung with his grandmother and father. Nathan has a severe cleft lip and palate, which, in our worlds, is low risk and inexpensive to operate on. But for people living from hand to mouth, it’s not a possibility. We took Nathan to one of the smile foundations in Jakarta the next day where the doctors explained what can be done. Unfortunately at the moment Nathan is a little underweight and must gain 1kg before the operation, but we will cover all costs including the formula he needs for weight gain. We will keep you updated. The long term outlook for this kampung is not rosy, as the Government or land owners will eventually remove ‘squatters’ however they can. But for the next few weeks we will try and make their journey a little easier. Thank you to everyone who supported us so far.
COFFEE MORNING - Tuesdays at the BWA House
1st Tuesday of the month is Great British Coffee Morning with guest speakers and more... Come along and meet everyone!
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EVENTS The Great British Coffee Morning September 2015 does...
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF!
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Coffee Mornings at the BWA House are never a dull affair. But if we’re talking Great and British, then surely one of the greatest and most British of phenomena to take the country by storm in recent years is the Great British Bake Off, a nostalgic mix of competition and sugary things we have all come to love. So it was with much approbation that the BWA held its first Great British Bake Off on 6 October at the House. Before the serious Bake Off proceedings were underway we had a lovely talk from Liz and Jo of A Journey Bespoke, a specially curated blog the two Australian lovelies share, which delves into life in Jakarta. Every week they blog on local culture, interiors, food or lifestyle experiences in Jakarta. Worth a look - find them on Instagram. Next up was the cake judging, ably and professionally handled by none other than Pak Yussup, Chef at the Grand Kemang; Daniel Whitelaw from Salt Grill; Liz from A Journey Bespoke and the lovely Jillian Goh Rogers. They were impressed by our three categories: the Technical (Victoria Sponge), the Signature Bake, and the Showstopper. Pro Jhoomur Bose nailed two categories with her stunning designs, and winners and runners-up alike received beautiful gifts of Aynsley Cake slices or Dunoon Bone China mugs. Entrants made a contribution to charity, and a spectacular raffle (top prize two nights at the Alila Bali) also went towards one of the BWA Social Welfare programme’s projects, Rachel House, a palliative care centre for children from disadvantaged families. A fabulous display from our vendors topped things off, with stalls from arts and crafts to homewares to jewellery and even a watch fixer-upper. Thanks to Harvest for sponsoring three cakes for our charity bake sale, and to our Great Bakers, Jhoomur Bose, Fiona Li, Dilly Kanwer, Annali Hayward, Maria Ernst, Firly Novelita and Zoe Woodward, who also sold their bakes by the slice for the Yayasan afterwards.
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FEATURE
FEATURE Gluing each piece on takes precision...
Bagus, the Mosaic Maker
Bagus, 15, lives in Depok. He is the oldest child of a family of four; soon to be five. Bagus has suffered from various intellectual disabilities as well as physical malformations since birth. Still, he is a very cheerful and positive teenager.
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...Bagus leaves space for the grouting to go in...
Due to his disabilities, he cannot go to a normal school. His family cannot afford private tutoring, nor any of the special needs schools in Jakarta. But luckily for them, they met Anastasia Ang, owner and teacher of Jari Kecil Learning Centre in Sawangan. Ang graduated in teaching special needs and truly offers her whole heart to those who need her. Thanks to her, Bagus has been going to school for five years now. As he is unable to learn the usual academic subjects, his teacher chooses to teach him life skills: taking care of himself; keeping his environment clean and organised; helping those around him in the Centre who need more than he does, and learning skills that may contribute to sustaining his way of life as an adult. As a step in his “making”, as Ang calls it, Bagus has been learning mosaic art since the beginning of January this year. He is proud to share his explorations and his works, step by step, in the following photo essay. Bagus’s teacher talks of him fondly. “His favourite colour could be anything. But perhaps like other boys his age, he uses a lot of blue. He likes dangdut music and some Islamic songs, since he spends most of his spare time in the mosque with his cousins. At least in the mosque he is safe from the other kids around, who always bully him…” His favourite food is ayam goreng - good taste, if you ask me! If you want to know more about Bagus or Jari Kecil Learning Centre, feel free to contact Anastasia Ang at anastasiacausse@gmail.com. Bagus prepares his materials first...
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...after grouting, he removes excess with a cloth, and leaves the piece to dry overnight before cleaning again with a little vinegar on a cloth. And that’s it! Beautiful work by a beautiful soul... Words & photos by Li-Ha Luu
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...cutting the tile pieces takes a lot of skill and strength Bagus has been working out for six months to learn!
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WINE TASTING LUNCH
The parties thrown by the Greek god Bacchus were rowdy affairs full of wine, women and song. So when a group of ladies gathered at the House on 30 September for the BWA’s first ever wine-tasting lunch, we wondered what to expect. Fortunately these were the most polite oenophiles we’ve had the pleasure of hosting and everyone behaved with perfect decorum! Our esteemed guests came to learn from local merchant and viticulturist Meena Lara, of RAM Duty Free, whilst enjoying a delicious, three-course lunch lovingly prepared by the BWA team. Guests arrived to a glass of Prosecco -- a refreshing alternative to the coffee normally consumed on any given day at the House and a welcome antidote to their journeys through Jakarta’s traffic. With lunch guests sampled two wines per course – one red and one white – and guessed the grape variety and country of origin of each. This gave rise to much swirling, debating and laughter. Words like ‘complex’, ‘opulent’ and ‘refined’ were overheard as tables huddled together and discussed each sip. All were New World Wines, which our guests identified with little hesitation. The one occasion decorum slipped slightly was when those who guessed the answers correctly permitted themselves the merest of fist-pumps. If you weren’t able to come this time, we do urge you to join us at the next one. Don’t worry a drop if you don’t know your ‘tannin’ from your ‘umami’. This was a casual event, designed for fun and friendship, with the opportunity to improve your wine knowledge and enjoy some well-paired food. It was excellent value for money. There was the chance to buy or order a few bottles, especially handy for those amongst us suffering from ‘novinophobia’ – the fear of running out of wine. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried with fewer tensions and more tolerance,” – something we could all use here in Jakarta.
From top: Wines from RAM Fishcake starter Meena, Laura and Karen Ladies who lunch
- Words by Karen Turner - Photos Noreen Hussain
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Bahasa Indonesia at the BWA Having held successful Bahasa Indonesia classes at BWA in the past, we knew this was a much sought after activity amongst the expat community and results from a recent survey conducted with our members confirmed there was definitely a demand for it. Learning from our previous experience, we set out to find a reputable Indonesian language course provider in Jakarta that could meet our very specific requirements.
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Nava Lingua came highly recommended as an established and experienced provider whose approach is to teach through modern, engaging and interactive methods. During our first meeting with the owner and primary instructor, Ellsy, she quickly understood our requirements and went away to prepare a short six-week course exclusively for our community, catering to both beginner and intermediate levels. Our primary aim was to offer our members a practical and convenient language course that was easy for them to commit to. Days and times of each class were provided to the students upon registration along with the topics that they would be covering. Taking such steps helped us to immediately register students for both the classes. The course has been an excellent learning experience and now with only one lesson remaining we are already in the process of registering students for another six-week course starting in the first week of November. Some feedback from our students.... “Just five weeks in and I am recognizing words in the street and am plucking up the courage to ask prices in the street. The classes are fun and the teacher isn’t afraid to deviate from her plan when necessary. Saya suka belajar Bahasa Indonesia!” - Louise Bennington “I thoroughly enjoy my Indonesian lessons at the BWA with Ellsy. Through the language we connect with the culture of the Indonesian people which gives great insight to our “hosts”. And you get to meet and laugh along with other ladies as we endeavour to learn the intricacies of bahasa Indonesia!” - Bronnie Mengersen “I’ve enjoyed the Bahasa Indonesia for beginners course at BWA. The informal, small group setting was perfect and conducive to learning. The teacher has been very approachable, friendly and efficient.” - Mairéad Tohill “I am impressed by the quick progress I make and especially I admire Ellsy for the way she unfolds and unravels the logic behind all these suffixes. They seemed at first a thick and compact obstacle to the slightest acquisition of this language beyond the simple ‘subject + verb’. I go from one “aha-Erlebnis” to another and it feels good to realise that, one day, I’ll speak and write B.I. fairly well! I really believe that! Thanks, Ellsy!” - Désirée Seghers For any information regarding the BWA Bahasa Indonesia Course please contact bahasa@bwajakarta.org - Noreen Hussain Grapevine - Oct/Nov ‘15
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Par it in Pink! - BWA Golf Day
The BWA Annual Pink Golf Tournament is great fun for the ladies with fabulous prizes and gifts from the various sponsors. It supports local charities for cancer patients in the Jakarta area. This year it took place on 8 October at the Matoa Nasional Golf Course. With the dew still fresh on the ground from the rains the day before; this year’s theme “The BWA Par It In Pink Golf Scramble” was taking shape. A great day was to be had by all. By 6:30am, our volunteers were all set up and ready to greet the 60 golfers that had signed up to play. At check in, the ladies were given goodie bags, purchased mulligans and raffle tickets, picked up their drinks and made there way towards the golf course for the tournament to begin, as tee off was close at hand. The format for the day was a Texas Scramble with a few twists. There was the Pool Cue hole, where golfers were required to use a pool stick to putt the hole out. You can only imagine the fun. Then there was “Hire the Pro” manned by Joey Glynn from Ledbetter Golf Academy, needless to say he was hired a lot. There was a long drive, and closest-to-the-pin as well. The winning team was the “Pink Jagos:” Yati Brauti, Corrie Lawton, Salina Hadi and Cuny WarmerdamVermeer. Second place went to “Star Struck,” and coming in third was the “Orchid Ladies” team. Long drive went to Corrie Lawton and closest-to-the-pin went to Miyuki Kashiba. Congratulations to all. Thanks to all my volunteers for another successful charity event.
Special thanks have go to all our sponsors for this event: Matoa Internasional Golf Club, Abumas, Lifestyle Retreats, Salt Grill, Eastern Promise, Golf Direct, HappyFresh, Denny’s Iron Works, Lombang Batik, Turkuaz, Mil & Mat, Amigos, Eda from Hair Club, The Leadbetter Golf Academy, Sportindo, Essere Beneditti, Ultimo, Lulunula nails, Blue Bird, Hanny’s Coffee and Asia Serv Indonesia. And not forgetting the Pink Ribbon Cupcakes donated by Sammie Beatty, Pink Tee Bags donated by Faye Forte, and four bottles of sparkling wine donated by Fi Forsyth.
-Words byBarbara Knipe -Photos by Rabia Ahmad
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Malang: Breezy Boulevards and Becaks
holds treasures, artefacts and old paintings from the Sugar Baron himself, who was said to be the richest man in Java in 1920. The next day I set off to explore the beautiful mountains which surround Malang. I headed for the slopes of Mount Arjuno. The 700-hectare Wonosari Tea Plantation sits on the slopes of Mount Arjuno. This plantation was first established in 1910, and the century-old tea bushes, still in use today, are the original ones planted by the Dutch. There are over 500 estate workers, and I stopped and talked with Ibu Tiani, who has been leaf picking since she was a young girl. “I live in Gebug, and I have been picking since 1980, ” she told me. “I work six days a week from 6am to 3pm. I pick around 50kg of leaf a day. In rainy season I can get up to 75kg,” she said, casually adjusting the large sack strapped across her back. Ibu Tiani’s mother works as a picker and her children also pick tea for a living. Tiani showed me how to search for the young leaves and invited me to work alongside her. I worked one row, but I was terribly slow. New workers can pick up to 30kg a day, and in my 15-minute tea-picking trial, I was nowhere near their speed.
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ith people coming from all over the archipelago to study and learn in Malang – a university town – the tone is set for a city of conversations. English is widely spoken and it’s not hard to get involved in a long conversation at any given time. Twelve universities give the city a youthful spirit and an interesting mix of cultures. Families send their children here to study from Bali, Madura, Nusa Tenggara, East Timor, Papua, Maluku, Sulawesi, Kalimantan and even more Indonesian isles. My Malang city adventure started with a becak ride. Just outside the Tugu Hotel, a string of becaks line up waiting to take guests, locals, workers and children short distances around the city. I glided off in my high-seated chariot, and we cut down a series of green, leafy back streets and hit the main boulevard, Jalan Ijen. The small lanes around the wide thoroughfare revealed many historic homes, some beautified by colourful bougainvillea, giving this part of the city an air of opulent elegance. Ijen Boulevard is the most prestigious street in Malang, known as ‘millionaire’s row’, due to the prices these stately homes can command. Our next adventure was on foot. Just a three-minute walk from the Tugu Hotel, I cut down a narrow lane to Bird Street and discovered not only exotic birds on display but also, a beautiful array of flowers at Pasar Bunga (‘Flower Market’). Next, it was on to the Tradisional Oro-Oro Dowo market, which means ‘long place of small spaces’. This market is over a
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Malang combines colonial architecture, colourful markets and beautiful countryside, but in the end it’s the people of Malang who will win your heart and make you want to visit again.
century old, with a distinct Dutch architectural style, showcasing small shop fronts and a bustling market inside. The market sells a range of produce, clothing, home wares, and trinkets. I met a lovely shop owner who sang for me in Dutch. “This is a song from 1943, ” she told me and handed me a song sheet. “It’s called ‘Geef Mij Maar Nasi Goreng’. Why don’t you come along to my English club tomorrow and we can sing together in English and Dutch? Please, I would like you to be my guest.” What an offer! Alas, my time was limited. I had a date with twelve waiters back at the Tugu. History, tradition and art combine at the Tugu Hotel for the spectacular 12-course feast at the Sugar Baron Room. The Grand Rijsttafel dining experience replicates the social feast celebrated by Dutch plantation lords. The food is presented by a long string of waiters, holding twelve huge platters aloft. The dishes blend an array of Indonesian spices and traditional recipes. My favourite was the Empal, a traditional Javanese seasoned beef. The room itself
Travel Fact File • Accommodation: Tugu Hotel Malang www.tuguhotels.com/malang • Flights: Flights daily between Jakarta and Malang on Garuda Indonesia, Sriwijaya Air and Citilink. - Words by Stephanie Brooks, travel writer, www.travelwriter.ws - Photos by David Metcalf
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Diabetes
With children, every second counts...
The highs and lows
“Approximately 387 million adults have diabetes; by 2035 this will rise to 592 million.”
International Diabetes Federation, 2014*
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic disease related to how a person’s body makes and uses insulin. Insulin is a hormone secreted by an organ called pancreas and regulates the sugar content in blood. Diabetes develops when the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin, or the cells don’t react properly to insulin. This can lead to an excess of sugar in the blood.
Type 1 diabetes Sometimes called insulin-dependent, juvenile or childhood diabetes. People with this type don’t produce enough insulin and need to take insulin daily to live. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes:
Increased thirst, hunger, urination and tiredness
Weight loss
Blurred vision
These symptoms occur suddenly.
Type 2 diabetes Sometimes called adult onset diabetes. The body of a person with this type of diabetes can’t effectively use insulin. 90% of all people with diabetes have type 2. Type 2 is a preventable form of diabetes. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes: The person may not have symptoms. They may experience some symptoms similar to type 1, such as thirst, and increased volume and frequency of urination, but these are less distinct. Disease may often be diagnosed once complications start.
Risk factors for type 2 diabetes you can change:
Overweight
Physical inactivity/ lack of exercise Exercise helps maintain a healthy weight, and helps the body’s cells use insulin effectively
Unhealthy diet Another factor in managing weight as well as blood sugar
Tobacco use Smoking can increase blood sugar levels and decrease the body’s ability to use insulin
High blood pressure or cholesterol Both increase diabetes risk. If you have these conditions, get them under control. If you do not have
*Source: International 18 Grapevine - Oct/NovDiabetes ‘15 Federation, Diabetes Atlas, Sixth Edition 2014 © 2015 AEA International Holdings Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved.
these conditions, take steps to protect yourself against developing them
Pre-diabetes: A warning sign Pre-diabetes is when you have high blood sugar, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. It is also called borderline diabetes. There are no symptoms for pre-diabetes...
Each year up to 30% of people with pre-diabetes will go on to develop type 2 diabetes
Almost everyone with type 2 diabetes had pre-diabetes first – but most didn’t know it
Diagnosis is made through testing - “impaired glucose tolerance” or “impaired fasting glucose”
Managing blood sugar levels can prevent or at least delay the onset of type 2 diabetes
If you have pre-diabetes, damage to blood vessels might already be occurring
Pre-diabetes is treatable Pre-diabetes is a medical condition that can be treated, even reversed! Lifestyle change is the most effective. These changes include diet, weight loss and exercise.
Long-term effects of diabetes Impaired vision
Can progress to blindness
Nerve damage
Tingling numbness or weakness especially hands and feet
Foot ulcers
Can lead to amputation
Kidney damage
Diabetes is one of the main causes of kidney failure
Heart and blood vessels
50% of all diabetics die from heart disease or stroke
An emergency can happen to a child, even in the safest environment.
Digestive problems
Nerve damage in the stomach can make it empty too slowly
Are you prepared?
Impaired hearing
Hearing problems are common in diabetics
Skin infections
Diabetes makes skin more susceptible to bacterial and fungal infections
Speak to your doctor today if you are worried, have one or more risk factors, pregnant or over 45 and get tested! Call your SOS Medika Klinik at 021-7505980 (Cipete), 02157948600 (Kuningan), or 0361-720100 (Bali) for Diabetes Screening Special Program from October-December 2015.
International SOS First Aid Level One for Children and Infants is a new 1-day program, which provides you with confidence and set of skills required to respond to common emergencies in a child’s environment. Classes available in English and Bahasa Indonesia. Book your seat now! For more information and booking, please contact: jkt.enquiry@internationalsos.com or Magda: 0811 9917861 or (021) 750 5973 ext. 8523
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BOOK REVIEWS
RESTAURANT & TV REVIEWS
Queens Head
The Year of the Flood
Jl. Kemang Raya No.18C www.queensheadjakarta.com
Margaret Atwood
The Queens Head is a historic pub name, hearkening back to times when it was imperative to show one’s allegiance to certain authorities, and preferable to do so by emblazoning some type of heraldic symbol or wording on one’s business. How quaint. What has this to do with our restaurant review this month, you ask? Very little, but then this South Jakarta joint has very little to do with its namesake either.
Margaret Atwood is no stranger to discussing myths, especially those concerning women. In this novel she once more stages an elaborate interplay between fantasy and science. There are few female authors who have so gallantly taken on the world of science fiction, significantly with female heroes. In the book’s dystopia, the world has transformed after a strange epidemic – ‘The Flood’. The remaining population is split into classes. Atwood questions religion plus the age old issue of women and their right to their own body and to making their own destinies without having to adhere to ones prescribed for them. Atwood as ever makes a case for the environment here too. Much of the story is violent and hard. None of the male characters are developed; they play their roles and no more – but the women are real and heartbreaking. Ren and Toby interplay between gentleness, endurance, endless patience and toughness as they are tested beyond their limits. A great read if you are looking for strong heroines.
The Queens Head in Kemang is very good for cocktails if you like that sort of smoky, see-and-be-seen vibe. It’s a particularly stunning interior, with lush turquoises, chiefly wooden furnishings, and a statement flower arrangement separating the bar from the restaurant. The bar itself is long and incredibly well-stocked - pleasingly, only with the good stuff. No B-grade liquors here. Your innovative, lovingly-crafted cocktail will be made with the best ingredients, so you can blame tomorrow’s headache on quantity rather than quality. Staff could speed up a bit, but what’s new. The food is not the reason to pay this place a visit - it’s not bad, it’s just not what it could be. The menu is a range of supposedly ‘familiar’ pub classic dishes, like fish and chips, mixed up by way of that omnipresent culinary force, ‘fusion’. The pub grub bit is a fantastic idea for Jakarta’s dining scene. The only problem is, it’s not always as well-executed as it should be. Roast meats are your best bet; try the pork belly. Desserts are very inventive- curry chocolate parfait anyone? All in all, worth a visit.
- Rabia Ahmad
- Abigail Chapman
Kafka On The Shore Haruki Murakami
Every time I read Murakami I am bewitched by his subject matter, he speaks of myth and legends like they are everyday occurrences; suggesting that if you look hard enough you will see how normal it is for people to talk to cats and find lost souls, or for people from your past to easily live with you in your present. This time Murakami’s hero is runaway Kafka Tamura, a young boy who is escaping his malevolent father – quickly readers will detect an Oedipus theme. Murakami has Kafka tell his story alternatively with that of Satoru Nakata, an aging man who, as a child in World War II, was amongst a group of children who lost consciousness while on a trip to a local woods. Nakata regains his consciousness weeks later with his memories, along with his ability to read and write, gone. But he gains the ability to talk to cats, which he uses to find lost pets. ‘The best way to think about reality is to get as far away from it as possible’ describes Murakami. The story is a question of whether Kafka can escape the violent destiny passed down to him by his father. Murakami breaks down and rebuilds stories the story for us through his intricate characters. Recommended. - Rabia Ahmad
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Money. Power. Music. This is what drives Lucious Lyon, the tyrannical anti-hero of Empire Fox’s smash-hit series Empire. Season One was multi-nominated, with lead actors Season 2, StarWorld Terence Howard (playing the protagonist) and Taraji P. Henson (playing Cookie, his calculating, much put-upon ex-wife) both winning awards. Season Two is upon us, and in your living room the same day as the U.S., courtesy of binge-watching channel, StarWorld. So what to expect? At its heart, Empire is the story of a ravaged family unit, simultaneously - and often disatrously - trying to build itself up, at the very same time as it breaks down. Lyon - in a modern-day King Lear move - has pitted his three sons against each other to succeed him as CEO of the record company he and Cookie gave their lives to building. The brothers ping between familial love and fierce competition, while their parents grapple with a relationship cut short by Cookie’s seventeen years in prison - doing time for drug dealing to fund Empire itself. It is, at times, a bit of a soap opera. But it’s also highly addictive. The vindicitiveness of the characters is tempered by the humour they often bring to their roles - particularly Henson. One of the most enjoyable parts is how the show blends original music seamlessly into the story.
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Lastly, although there is still a long way to go in recognising black talent and putting it front and centre in mainstream television (and arguably the 2015 awards season reflected that), it is still refreshing - and important - that this show, produced, written, directed and portrayed by black talent - is seeing such success. -Annali Hayward Grapevine - Oct/Nov ‘15
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FASHION SHOW 2016
FASHION SHOW 2016
FASHION SHOW 2016 PRODUCTION TEAM VACANCIES
BWA Fashion Show 2016
Choreographers and Dancing Models Needed (no experience required) Applicants require: • A sense of fun; • A love of wild hair and make up; • A willingness to model fantas=c local fashion; and • To be able to a@end weekly rehearsals. Benefits includes: • Helping BWA’s Social Welfare program; • Mee=ng new friends; • Being part of the greatest show in Jakarta. Numbers limited. Don’t miss out!
CALLING ALL FASHIONISTAS! BWA NEEDS YOU! It’s time to start planning the event of the year. Have fun and utilise your skills for a worthwhile cause! Please come forward if you are interested in taking on any of the roles or helping out in any way. Contact: chairwoman@bwajakarta.org. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The Artistic Director will be responsible for the stage design, ballroom layout, table decor and foyer decor. To work alongside our Producers and Head Choreographer as a team to produce stage design and construction drawings if required, based on the agreed theme. HEAD CHOREOGRAPHER We need someone to liaise with and work alongside the Group Choreographers assisting with music and overall roll out of the event. The Head Choreographer will also work closely with the Design Fashion & Hair & Make Up Coordinators assisting with the allocation of suitable designers and hairdressers per group. DESIGN/FASHION COORDINATOR(S) Do you have style and Vision? We need someone to recruit and work with local Fashion Designers, coordinating the clothing and ensuring that the garments are appropriate for the music routines in keeping with the event theme.
PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR Do you have graphic design/desktop publishing experience? We need someone to design all event publications including tickets, programmes, posters, etc. HAIR & MAKE-UP COORDINATOR(S) Do you have style and vision? We need someone to recruit and work with hairdresser and make-up sponsors to coordinate the hair and make-up styling of the models in accordance with the theme. F&B COORDINATOR We need someone with excellent taste to work with the hotel to create a suitable menu for the event. Also, to source and select appropriate wines to serve with the meal and also source other beverages for the event, preferably from sponsors.
MODELS CHOREOGRAPHER/COORDINATOR We need someone to recruit and keep the choreographers and models abreast of the event, what is expected of them – timings, where and what should be happening at any given time FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR Are you good with spreadsheets? Have bookkeeping experience? We need someone to work closely with the BWA Treasurer to manage and record the finances of this year’s show.
To apply email – fsmodels@bwajakarta.org
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RAFFLE COORDINATOR We need an organised person to recruit and arrange a raffle sales team, including the teenagers required on the evening and take responsibility for them at the event, plus manage the raffle sales desk including the Silent Auction.
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NEWS
WEIRD & WONDERFUL NEWS HARVARD DEBATERS SCHOOLED BY INMATES
Harvard’s champion debate team have been put in their place - by a group of New York prison inmates. The showdown took place at the maximum security Eastern New York Correctional Facility, where prisoners can take courses run by nearby Bard College. Against the Ivy Leaguers the prisoners had to argue that public schools should be allowed to turn away students whose parents entered the US illegally. Three students from Harvard’s team responded, and a panel of neutral judges declared the inmates victorious. The prison debating club was set up to help students articulate what they had learned, he said. Around 15% of inmates at the facility take Bard courses, with some graduates continuing their studies at Yale and Columbia universities.
THIS WIFI SIGNAL IS RUBBISH A city in southwest China is launching street rubbish bins with a difference - they have inbuilt wi-fi aerials, it’s reported. The bins will go public in Chengdu, the main city of Sichuan Province, according to China Radio International. Free internet access is not the only hi-tech aspect, as they will also use two panels atop to harness solar energy. Excess electricity will be stored in a battery in the base. The bins also carry out tasks more usually associated with rubbish collection, albeit with a futuristic twist. They have a GPS function to tell street-cleaners when it’s time to take out the trash and, as if that were not enough, they are fire- and bomb-resistant. The bins open only when someone approaches, and have an automatic sanitiser to neutralize bad smells. The press says local people have already nicknamed the bin King Kong.
SODOM TODAY, GONE GOMORRAH Archaeologists believe they have made the historic discovery of the ruins of the Biblical city of Sodom - supposedly destroyed by God as punishments for its inhabitants' sins. A decade of digs at the site to the east of Jordan have established the remains of a large Bronze Age city, that experts suspect is Sodom. According to the Bible, God destroyed the city alongside Gomorrah for its vice and homosexuality. Ruins include defences and plazas connected by roads. It appears all was abandoned for 700 years before being reoccupied. The site is in a location called Tall el-Hamaam, which dates back to between 3500 and 1540 BC. The team is convinced it must be Sodom as their evidence suggests the city thrived due to its location by the Jordan river and major trade routes, which is how Sodom is described in the Bible.
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NEWS IS IT A BUFFADILE? IS IT A CROCALO? A remote village has become the scene of a real-life sci-fi film after a strange creature was discovered. With scaly skin and calf-like hooves, the bizarre animal looks like a cross between a buffalo and a crocodile. The creature, which was found in High Rock, Wanghin in Thailand, appears to have the rough, scaly head of a reptile and limbs and hooves of a mammal. It is not the first time a genetic cross between two species has been found, but it is one of the more unusual discoveries. The animal died soon after birth, according to a local website, but is believed to have brought good luck to the village and the family who made the discovery. Most hybrid animals are infertile and do not occur naturally in the wild, but have been bred by humans - stirring much controversy and outrage from animal rights campaigners.
MUMMY’S LITTLE HELPER LEAVES HER FEELING ‘BLUE’ Toddler Zoe Rolfe loves helping her mum Abi with the housework – but dyed all her white clothes BLUE when she sneaked a coloured scarf into the washing machine. Abi, 29, posted the hilarious picture on Facebook, showing 16-month-old Zoe standing triumphantly with a washing line entirely draped in blue garments. She said Zoe is so keen to “help” she joins in loading the washing machine – but often slips unwanted items like toys or plastic beakers in with the rest of the wash. The little girl loves her mum’s washing machine so much she pushes her face up against the glass to watch it spin for hours, as if it was a television. Single mum Abi, from Par, Cornwall, was annoyed when an entire load of washing came out blue – but said Zoe was delighted. “t’s a good job she looks pretty in blue – because she’ll be wearing lots of it from now on!”
LIFE ON MARS? NOT JUST A BOWIE SONG Alien hunters looking for signs of life on Mars claim to have beaten NASA to it after spotting an array of anomalies in photos published by the US space agency. Teams of UFO hunters scour images beamed back by the Nasa Mars Curiosity River 4WD, which is exploring the Red Planet’s surface, after they are posted online by Nasa. The latest finds include a 'slain Martian king' and a reclining 'Buddha-like statue'. YouTube channel Paranormal Crucible uploaded a video of the latest discover - the reclining Buddha - saying: "A remarkable Martian artefact has been photographed on the Red Planet by the mars Curiosity Rover.” There is a wide belief among some alien researchers and conspiracy theorists that Mars once had life that evolved in a similar way to Earth's with ancient civilisations, but it was wiped out at some stage before humans emerged on Earth. Paranormal Crucible had earlier found what it described as a carved tomb to a Martian Knight, suggesting the planet once had Medieval-style warriors fighting battles there like on Earth hundreds - Thanks to the BBC of years ago. Grapevine - Oct/Nov ‘15
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at The Indonesian Heritage Society meet on Wednesdays for tours, talks, taking part in Indonesian daily activities. Join one of several groups who meet weekly, fortnightly or monthly Can’t make Wednesdays? Explorers also has a monthly Saturday group. Sessions start in September, February and June.
www.heritagejkt.org for more information
explorers@heritagejkt.org or call 021 2572 5870 The IHS is a non-profit organization offering the opportunity to learn more about cultural heritage of Indonesia.
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CLASSIFIEDS THE LOYAL SOCIETIES
Bali private villa in the ricefields
JAVA ST ANDREW SOCIETY www.javastandrewsociety.com ST DAVID’S SOCIETY janegllew@gmail.com ST GEORGE’S SOCIETY www.stgeorgesjakarta ST PATRICK’S SOCIETY www.stpatricksjakarta.org
Villa Damee, Ubud is a splendid place to chill out and recharge the batteries. A private 3-bed, 3-bath, beautifully designed luxury villa set in the ricefields located in an ancient Balinese village and only 4.5 kms out of Ubud. This beautiful villa comes complete with a villa cook, AC and wi-fi. Breakfast included. The villa has a huge pool, free complimentary village tour and guided walk to the beautiful pristine river adjoining the villa with hidden temples in the rocks. www.villadamee.com
JAKARTA ANIMAL AID NETWORK (JAAN)
JAAN works on Improving Animal Welfare in Indonesia through various Wildlife and Domestic Animal Protection, Rescue, Rehabilitation and Education Programs. If you’re interested in Adopting a stray dog or cat, Volunteering at the shelter, Sponsoring an Animal or making a Donation, please visit JAAN’s office at Kemang Timur 17A and/or website at www.Jakartaanimalaid.com. Thank you.
BWA SERVICES / FOR HIRE
Support BWA and its charities by renting the ’Geraldine Johnson Wheelchair’ Also available at the BWA House are a pair of Crutches. Contact BWA House or bwa@bwajakarta.org Baby travel cot for hire Rp200,000 donation per week or part of a week.
BWA HOUSE HIRE: Having a party? The BWA House is availabe to both members and non-members for a very reasonable fee. You get the use of the House, tables, chairs, napkins, crockery, cutlery, and also staff to help with the cleaning up! Children's parties, evening events, all needs catered to. Please contact housemanager@bwajakarta.org GOT ANY ODDS AND ENDS? If you’re leaving and want to get rid of odds and ends which threaten to overload your container, do consider donating to the BWA. Items can either be sold in the thrift shop, or donated to one of the numerous projects that we support. We can always find a home for items in good condition such as used towels and bedding, clothes (sorted into male/female/ adult/children), tinned or dried food, medicines, eyeglasses, hearing aids, toys, cleaning products, pots and pans and even old Christmas cards and foreign stamps. All proceeds go to the BWA and its charities.
REGULAR BWA ACTIVITIES MONDAY: Bahasa Lessons (beg/med) TUESDAY: Coffee Mornings (Great British Coffee Morning first Tues of the month with vendors etc) WEDNESDAY: ***NEW*** Book Club on the 1st Weds of the month, next one on 4th Nov THURSDAY: Playgroup (9:30), Mah Jong WOULD YOU LIKE TO SET UP AN ACTIVITY? Contact chairwoman@bwajakarta.org
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USEFUL NUMBERS / WEBSITES
British Embassy, Jakarta
2356 5200
Emergency Numbers Police 110 Fire 113 Ambulance 118 / 119 Medical International SOS Jl Rambu 10, Cipete
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