#Jakarta484: City of Dream

I write this post as my congratulation for Jakarta's anniversary, the city where I was born and grow. Today Jakarta has passed 484 years and 4 days since its first founded. Why am I writing it using odd number? It's true that it has passed 4 days after the 484 years celebration. Alibi. The truth is just because I'm not able to write this post on the due date. Lots to do recently. (another alibi :p)

However, it's a remarkable age to remember, since I will never reach that number. It has experienced a lot of change during its journey. But one thing will never change. Jakarta was, is and will always be:

City of dream

Event: Aku Cinta Indonesia - I Love Indonesia

Are you a true Indonesia traveler?  If yes, continue your reading!

There is an event called "Aku Cinta Indonesia". It's a contest and the prize is: going travelling to Indonesia's exotic destinations for FREE! All in, you just have to spare your time, prepare your body and open yourself to the nature. You'll visit unexplored places in Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke. Last year, the winners have the chance to visit Banda Island, Bromo Mount, Kei Island, Papua and many others. The winners also have the chance to get IDR 100,000,000! This contest is held by Detik.com and it's an annual event.

The beautiful landscape of Banda Island with Banda Volcano as the background

How can I join?

Racing Schedule for Car and Motor at Sentul

SENTUL INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 2011
During 2011, there'll be a lot of race in Sentul International Circuit for both car and motor. Below is listed the race from the end of June until the end of this year:

Month	Date	Race	Type
June	25-26	Indonesian Series of Motorsport Rd. 3	Motor
July	2-3	D3 (Drifting, Dragrace, Dragbike) Series 2	Motor, Car
	9-10	IndoPrix Motor Race Series 2	Motor
	23-24	Asian Festival of Speed (AsPac Car Race Championship)	Car
	30-31	Indospeed Motor Race Series 3	Motor
September	17-18	Time Attack	Motor, Car
	24-25	Indonesian Series of Motorsport Rd. 4	Motor
October	15-16	Indospeed Motor Race Series 4	Motor
	22-23	D3 (Drifting, Dragrace, Dragbike) Series 3	Motor, Car
	29-30	Indonesian Series of Motorsport Rd. 5	Motor
November	12-13	Indospeed Motor Race Series 5	Motor
	26-27	Indonesian Series of Motorsport Rd. 6	Motor
December	10-11	D3 (Drifting, Dragrace, Dragbike) Series 4	Motor, Car
	17-18	Time Attack	Motor, Car

Enjoy!
From: Management Sentul International Circuit

Underground Secret Dining, Invitation for All !

Asyik is Beyond Duit!! To Have Fun is Beyond Money!!

What is Underground Secret Dining? This is a worldwide movementby passionate people in gastronomy. It's already run in NY, San Fransisco, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Sao Paulo and rio de Janeiro. Beside Hongkong, Jakarta is the only USD movement in Asia. In Indonesia, it's established by Lisa Virgiano under the name Azanaya.

Azanaya comes from Sanscrete means to have passion for food. They gather people who is passionate with food to try some variety of food which they possibly can't find by themselves. The event is held secretly, with mysterious invitation to certain people, containing the date and area for the event without exact information about the place and food. The place ranged from a ghetto complex, apartment basement, art galleries, local house, public park, or even a floating deck to watch the sunset near the bay area. They choose the venue that brings uniqueness to the whole theme. They'll surely not serve common dishes. What makes it so special is they will NOT tell you the venue and menu in advance.

Why they make it so? Simply because they want to give people an alternative dining experience, but only for people who are really craving for it.

In order to celebrate their second anniversary, USD would like to invite you to their celebration humbly, because they believe that To Have Fun is Beyond Money!! All of you are invited to come on Sunday morning June 26th to Gelora Soemantri Brodjonegoro, Kuningan, South Jakarta.  The event is FREE of charge. You will find food of:

1. Bali Singaraja

2. Tapanuli

3. Ternate

4. Solo

5. Oma Anna HomeMade Jam

6. Rumah Asap : HomeMade Sausages

7. First Love Cake

The price ranged from IDR 2,500 to IDR 50,000.

There are plenty of ATM machine, but make sure you bring enough cash. They'll provide you with mineral water (limited) but it'll be better if you bring your own drink.

 

Suggestion :

BYOC.BYOD. Bring Your Own Coffee. Bring Your Own Drinks.

The event will start on 9am - while stocks last.

So, come and give your appetite a unique gastronomy experience!

Source: Azanaya Second Anniv 

Solo Batik Carnival

What makes Solo famous for National and International tourists?  If you ever go to Solo, you'll know that they're so famous for its Batik and Keraton Solo. Solo has been acknowledge as one of the biggest Batik producer in Java. Due to its Batik artwork, they held an event to praise Batik, called Solo Batik Carnival.

The event will be held on June 23rd 2011 at Solo. Models will parade along the way using batik in various pattern, color and model. This event is held every year in order to promote Batik National and International. This unique event is highly anticipated by tourists and a good event to do photography hunting.

 Source: Solo Batik Carnival

Other Source: Solo Festivals

Workshop: Coffee Lovers Session

Hey coffee addicts, we have a workshop for you who wants to know more on the coffee making process or establishing a business on coffee.  This workshop, "Coffee Lovers Session" is hosted by Mr. Andreas A. H., a barista trainer and coffee shop consultant. He also owns a coffee shop named "Cangkir Coffee".

There he will discuss about kinds of coffee, basic technique of coffee making with coffee testing and demo. The event will be held on July 2nd, 2011 at Rumah Komunitas 3F from 14.00-17.00. Htm: IDR 150,000.

You can do your reservation via Online Registration or to Achidiyati Sumi (0813-17632432) before June 25th.

Source: CoffeeLovers Session

Gramedia Discount Party on June

This holiday season is a heavenly holiday for the book lovers! Gramedia will widen its discount to their branches during this month. You can find 70% off for certain comics, novels and books. Yo can find the discounted books at:

* TB. Gramedia Matraman

Jl. Matraman Raya 46-48

* TB. Gramedia Pintu Air

Jl.Pintu Air 72

Enjoying West Java on the Railway - Bandung Trip [1]

Last week is refreshing timeee.. I went to Bandung with my mom in a group of people. I'll tell the story in three separated post, so just wait.

We departed from Jakarta by train and come home by train too. Why do we choose train as our transportation mode?   In this case, train is not our mode of transportation, but our chosen way to enjoy West Java as a whole. 

They have one coach painted with batik picture outside. Cool!

 From my experience travelling to other province in Java, each province has their own unique characteristic and thus, resulted in different "best way" to enjoy the area to the fullest. In my opinion, Central and East Java is best be enjoyed by wheeled transportation; by car or bus. You can try North Coast Way (Pantura) and sightseeing the rich culture offered along the way. Yogyakarta is best be reach by wheeled transportation too, because there are lots of interesting city you can stop by in your way.

West Java is totally different. What makes it different is the landscape of the area. It consists of mountains mostly so the land road has to adjust itself to the landscape and so does the railway. Moreover, by using train, we can see the stunning view from above (the railway is higher than the road) and feel the breathtaking old fashioned railway and bridges from the Dutch colonialism era.

BINUS Networking Day: Behind the Stage Story

Hi all, after being haunted for days, I finally able to turn this experience into written story so I can share them with you. Nah, in this post, I wanna talk about an event called "Networking Day" which was held by BINUS Career. BINUS Career (BiCar) is part of BINUS University which put their effort to make BINUS students got a good job when they are graduated. They have some programs such as Job Fair, Internship Fair, Walk in Interview and many more. One of them is the Networking Day.

In here, Networking Day is held to be a bridge between employer and future employee. The difference from other event is in the participants. The participants are students on the last semester of their study and they were filtered based on their GPA. So the purpose is to introduce Top GPA students to the company and job market and vice versa. They held the event for each faculty with different companies too. 

I've experienced this event twice. The first one is from the company side. At that time, around December 2010, my company is looking for some IT position and when BiCar offer this event with highlights on IT faculty, it feels right for us to join. There we met with 7th semester students from many departments. FYI, there are SOO MANY departments in IT faculty. One dept. may contain thousands of students, and for this they limited the participants for only 50 students per event. Can you imagine how sharp the competition is?? According to one of the BiCar staff, they took students with GPA more than 3.7 (out of 4)!! Geezz..

WWF Event: Choose Your Seafood Right!

Dear children of nature, WWF ( World Wildlife Foundation ) would like to invite all of you to come to their event this Saturday, called "Bijak Memilih Seafood" (Choose Your Seafood Right). After having success in Manado last month, now they bring this event to Jakarta. You can come to this event on Saturday, June 18th 2011 from 10.00-21.00 at Central Park, Laguna Atrium.

There will be some events in a day, starting from "Save the Sea" petition, including meet and greet with Nadine Chandrawinata, photography exhibition, story telling, launching of Tortoise Ranger to series of games. While you're playing around, Jamaica Cafe and 3 in 1 will entertain you with their music.

By coming and participating in this event, you can get some merchandise and discounts. If you're an active supporter of WWF, you can also get WWF T-shirt by giving your signature for the petition. So, come and see the events!

PS: There'll be some cute WWF volunteers to guide you there. Seeya!

 Source: WWF Facebook

Teach for Indonesia: Volunteer Community

Do you wanna take part in enhancing education for Indonesian? Teach for Indonesia welcome you to help them teaching Indonesia students.

They are mostly looking for college students who has passion and commitment to improve education quality in Indonesia. In order to accomodate this purpose, BINUS founded this volunteer community. For you BINUSian, you can come to the Volunteer Gathering on Friday, June 17th 2011, from 14.00-17.00 in K3A/B, Syahdan Campus, BINUS University.

Everybody is welcomed!

Source: Binusmaya

About TFI

Register

Jakarta Highland Gathering 2011: What's on it?

Last May, I finally able to attend the Jakarta Highland Gathering 2011. It's an annual Scottish event for charity purposes located in Jakarta, which covers various games and sports. 

It is originated in Scotland, where they do it every year to celebrate Scottish and Celtic culture&heritage. When it was held for the first time in Jakarta on 1975, the committee aimed to make this a melting pot event between expatriates and Indonesian and give them an unforgettable experience of Scottish Highland games. With its long history and participants, it probably becomes the biggest Highland event in the Southern Hemisphere.

Jakarta Highland Gathering consists of series of events, starting from concerts and other pre-events are held in some venues. The peak event is divided into two days. On 28 May it's mostly about Sports for Children, while on 29, it's open for public and all family member. This year is the 32nd Jakarta Highland Gathering and they took Imperial Club Golf Karawaci as the location of event, in the middle of a golf playground island. 

The World of 3D! Turn your Imagination into 3D Modelling

If you're interested in the 3D world and eager to learn, here's a workshop for you to have deeper skill in the field withouth spending too much money. The tutors will teach you from the beginner level, so you can turn an object into 3D. They use 3D's Max software for the modelling. It's only IDR 70,000 for BINUS students and IDR 80,000 for public.

The workshop is on June 15th continued to June 17th 2011 at BINUS Laboratory (621, 623, 625) from 13.00-17.00.

You can register yourself  at their stand, near 501 class at Anggrek Campus.

Registration open until June 14th.

CP:

Steven (0818-06107307)

Ivan (0878-83118535)

A Journey to the West Java: Stand at the Top of the World!

Do you know what's the highest mountain in West Java?

What does it feels to be at the highest point where the rest of the world 
is fading under the white clouds?

On the beginning of July, SWANARAPALA, the nature lover club from BINUS University, challenge you to feel the peak of Ciremai and stand at the highest point in the West Java area.

This is a fun trip for all BINUS students and public, type of a come and get acquainted with new friends. They held this event annually and this time, the destination is Mount Ciremai in the Ciremai National Park, West Java. You'll be departed on Thursday, July 7th at 19.00 and get back to Jakarta on Sunday July 10th at 22.00. There'll be a pre-briefing on July 3rd.

For this natural pleasure, you only need to spare IDR 220,000 if you're a BINUS student and IDR 235,000 for public. You'll get unforgettable shots of sunrise and stunning scenes from above. The price includes transportation (air conditioned bus), accommodation (tent), T-shirt, BBQ, Bonfire, documentation, outbound, merchandise and many more to come.

What if I don't have the hiking supplies?

Don't worry, the committees will help you.

The seats are limited! To book your seat, you can come to SWANARAPALA's stand behind Redlite cafe at Anggrek campus or come to their base camp near Syahdan mosque.

You can also contact:

Leo (0818-06644031)

Okky (0852-42039913)

SWR (021-99109991)

  -The peak is waiting for you-

Source: PK Ciremai

Eclipse Parade in the Indonesia Sky

Since 2 June 2011 to the next 30 days, we can see a rare phenomenon in the sky above. In the range of 30 days, we can see three eclipse starting from Partial Solar Eclipse on June 2nd, Total Lunar Eclipse on June 16th and Partial Solar Eclipse on July 1st. These consecutive events is called triple eclipse or eclipse parade. In 2011, there will be 6 eclipse and you can find three of them in this period.

What makes an eclipse happen?

Dapur Coklat "Chocolate Fiesta"

Hey Chocolate addict, in order to celebrate its 10th year anniversary, Dapur Coklat presents: Chocolate Fiesta!

The fiesta is only for today, located in Balai Kartini from 9-5.
You can find 12 game booths consists of: giant puzzle, roll dice, snake ladder, flying fox, blower box, sand painting, ring toss, and many others. Some bands will entertain you and also some happening art, cooking demo, choc fountain.

Besidesss, there is FREE CHOCOLATE EVERYWHERE!!

For more info, you can contact: (021) 9923 4823/ 95333803 / 92597070...

HTM:
IDR 50,000 for 4 pax (got ½ brass of double chocolate cake, chocolate 1 ounce , 4 games).
IDR 100,000 for 4 pax (got 1 brass of double chocolate cake, chocolate 1 ounce, 10 games).

BBJ Movie Screening: Nia Dinata

Bentara Budaya Jakarta is now come back with their monthly movie screening. This time the movie screened are those directed by Nia Dinata. From 24-25 June, they will screen 4 of her movies, one of them, "Perempuan Punya Cerita"  is a collection of short movies from Nia Dinata and three other directors. The other movies are "Ca Bau Kan", "Arisan!" and "Berbagi Suami".

The screening schedule : (NB: it is FREE and open for public)

Friday, June 24th 2011:

17.00: Ca Bau Kan

19.00: Movie Discussion with Nia Dinata

20.00: Arisan!

Saturday, June 25th 2011:

17.00: Berbagi Suami

19.00: Perempuan Punya Cerita

More about Nia Dinata and her movies:

Give the Children a Fun Weekend: Little Adventurer's Camping

Weekend is the right time for a refreshing after tiring week. What's your plan for next weekend?Next week is the beginning of holiday season. Children of school age will have holiday for about one month and it's a right time to increase their connection to the nature while filling their time with useful activities. If you have children/brother/sister from 9-14 years old, there's a fun event called "Kemah Petualang Cilik" in Ciawi-Bogor. This event is held by Wiken Tanpa Ke Mall community, which aimed to give urban people choices besides malls for their weekend destination.

The camping location is in Badak Air Camping Ground , Jl. LBC No. 8, Tapos, Ciawi, Bogor.
They will camp from 18-19 June, departing from Jakarta on Saturday morning at 07.00.
HTM is IDR 543,000/kid, incl.: round way transportation, consumption, Little Adventurer's shirt, pin, tent and sleeping bag.

For registration, you can send an email to wikentanpakemall@gmail.com , subject: "KEMAH"and send us your name, age and your father/mother's name. You can also send Direct Message to their twitter @wikentanpamall
Payment can be send to :
Umi Akhdadiyah
Bca: 0371772382
Mandiri: 1370006310326

For more information, you can ask to:
Phie (0812-1084710)
Opang (0815-19054200)

Source: Wiken Tanpa Ke Mall

Nanny's Pavillion: We Love Tuna!!

Last Saturday, me and my friends wandering around Pacific Place Mall after attending a seminar at @america. We're starving and my friend, a Pacific Place adventurer, suggested us to try Nanny's Pavillion. She recommend baked rice tuna, and that's what I ordered.

Once I ate it, everything felt melted, starting from my tongue down to the belly and ended at my heart. Hmmmm~~ It consists of melting cheese, melting tuna and balanced with grainy rice, all of them formed a perfect combination to satisfy your appetite.  Seems like they baked the rice and tuna in the inner plate and then give the second plate so we can eat safely. The baked tuna really deserved four thumbs up.

Kim's Tuna with Rice alias Baked Rice Tuna

Besides me, my friends have different menus for their lunch.Check this too:

Give your Hand to the Needy: House of Revival

House of Revival (HoRe) needs your help for "Volunteers for the Generation". HoRe is a non-profit organization works to help children lives under the highroad. Their basecamp now is under Latumenten Highroad, West Jakarta (beside Grogol highroad gateway, near Season City Mall). This basecamp functioned mostly to give education for the children who lives under the highroad and nearby areas.

They need volunteers with English speaking&teaching ability and have knowledge in mathematics to teach the children.
At present, they teach around 160 children from 4-12 years old with the schedule as follows:

Workshop&Recruitment: Astra

Fellows, for you who recently looking for a job or future job , Astra will held a workshop from tomorrow to Saturday in BINUS. It's free and open for all BINUSian (both active students and the alumnae) and you can be directly processed into recruitment to work in Astra. In the workshop, they will discuss about preparation and problems in Business Process, Competitor, Marketing Analysis and so on. You'll meet the CEO of Astra, got certificate, Lunch+Snack, also door prize and souvenir.

The event lasts since June 9th to June 11th, from 8.00-13.00 everyday at the same room.

You should register yourself first before join this event.

For more information, you can contact:

BINUS Career

Anggrek Campus #2 R.210

+62 21 5345830 ext.1107-1109

www.binuscareer.com

The Story of Poke Rice, alias Nasi Toel~

Last night, my mom went home with a box of rice from an event. It's very common and habitual that my mom brought food home and we'll eat together. That time, my mom bring a small box of rice, named "Nasi Toel". I was supremely interested of the menu for its unique name and unusual packaging. When I opened the box, I found square shaped rice, with no sight of complimentary food. Then you have to "poke" the rice and find the side dishes inside. It's just  like Bakpao, you can find the filling as a layer inside the dough. When I taste it, it felt like a blend of dishes.

Nasi Toel

I am curious to the heart with this menu. So I called the owner just now, named Angel. She explained to me about the variety of Nasi Toel menu. 

Entrepreneurship Seminar: BeYOUTHiful

As a youth, of course we want to prepare ourself as good as we can to face the working world after we graduated. BJHDC (Barnabas Januario Human Development Center), in cooperation with Binus Entrepreneurship Center, held a seminar on how to prepare yourself for the working world, manage ourself and our work, and still have the freedom we love. 

This event claimed to help you to be a High Achiever in the Talent Management based company.It will also help you to pass interview and come out as a potential candidate for the company. As an entrepreneur, you can also gain profit from this seminar, so you can be valued as you are, and not measured by your age. 

Speaker: Barnabas Januario, S. Psi, CHRP. He is now attending his master degree on Industrial&Organizational  Psychology in Atma Jaya University. Besides, he has had a certification of Human Resources Professional from the same college. So, he can share his experience and thought for you to help you shape a better future.

Date: June 11th 2011

Hall Anggrek Campus, 8th Floor, BINUS University

13.00-drop

HTM: IDR 30,000 (incl. certificate)

CP: 

Rudy (0899-9940675)

Novita (0899-8041890)

Source: BJHDC

Sale at Kinokuniya

Book lovers! Kinokuniya has 15%  sale in all store this week! 15% discount from June 10th to 12th. But the discount is not valid for Books Kinokuniya gift vouchers, magazines, newspapers, postcards, promotional and discounted items. :Dancing:

Source: Kinokuniya

Book Bazaar @Plaza Bapindo

Gramedia Bazaar is back!! 
Gramedia held a bazaar at Plaza Bapindo (My previous office building). They put books, novels, and comics, all that is published by Kompas Gramedia Group (Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Elex Media, Grasindo, KPG, m&c! dan Penerbit Buku Kompas) for sale up to 70%. DROOLING~~~

The sale lasts from today until June 10th 2011 at 7pm.
For more detail about location, it is in the annex building of Plaza Bapindo, 8th floor.
If this description is not clear enough, the local security can support you with exact detailed information.
Cheers!

Source: Gramedia

Talkshow: How to Start a Startup from #StartupLokal

Digital movement has grow agressively in Indonesia recently. We can found it in every aspect of our life, we have been so deeply connected to the social media and other digital platform. In order to give the students better understanding of the market and encourage them to be a Technopreneur, BINUS University held this talkshow: TECHNOPRENEURSHIP MINDSET: How to Start a Startup on 11 June 2011 from  09.00-11.00, at Anggrek Campus Hall, 8th floor.

In this talkshow, they engaged #StartupLokal which will provided their founder to be the speaker in this event. Attendants who has brilliant ideas will be guided by them to have an understanding on how to start a new business and they will also share some tips and tricks to build a startup.

HTM : IDR 35,000 for Binusian and IDR 40,000 for public attendants.

It includes:

- Certificate

- Merchandise

- Lunch

- Doorprize

CP:

Kharin (081281522733)

Yenny (081350501133)

SMS Format : TPSHIP [Full name] [NIM] [Class]

More about #StartupLokal: @StartupLokal or HERE

 

 The speakers are:

Movie Screening with Movies Explorer Club

Movie Explorer Club is a film based community that cover all movie lovers, movie goers and movie makers. Now they invite you, together watch "Lukisan Keabadian" movie at Rumah Komunitas 3F. This movie is about love story between a painter and a mute girl, till death do them part. Due to the mute character, this movie offers not much dialogue, you can understand the movie through the scenes.

After the screening, you can also attend a discussion with this movie Director Rozi MF, titled: Making Film is Easy.

These event will be held at June 8th 2011, starting from 18.00-done.

Location: Rumah Komunitas 3F

Jl. Panglima Polim V/20, South Jakarta

(Near All Fresh / 711 / in front of Ayam Bakar Ganthari)

CP: Bayu (0817-12815)

HTM: FREE

Source: Nobar

More about Movie Explorer Club: @MoviesExplorer

Talkshow with Raditya Dika: Creative Writing

"Kreatif Menulis, Rejeki Tak Akan Habis"

There are really lots of seminar nowadays, hmm? For you who wants to learn different aspect of writing, this talkshow will discuss about creativity in writing. It is hosted by HIMSI (BINUS English Department Student Association) and they invited Raditya Dika, one of the most creative writer and blogger in Indonesia. He will share his knowledge and experience on how to write something creatively and turn it into an income.

The topics are:

Discover creative ideas from the participants

Sharing from Raditya Dika about his experience from a blogger to a best seller writer

Event:
Thursday, June 16th 2011, 13.00-16.30
Auditorium Anggrek Campus, 4th Floor, BINUS Univ.

HTM: IDR 40,000 for BINUS students and IDR 50,000 for public

Participants will be provided with 2 certificates from Faber Castell&BINUS, snack, goodie bag and door prize.

The first 200 applicants will get a goodie bag from COSMO and SPICE! (As far as I know, the applicants have already passed 200, CMIIW).

Reservation:

Evelyn (0899-9215660)

Weivya (0819-49198080)

Or come to their stand behind Redlite Cafe at Anggrek Campus, BINUS Univ.

Source: HIMSI

English Department Proudly Present: "Masquerade"

Masquerade, a kind of party using masks that is popular in the European culture is now here in Jakarta, Indonesia. Brought by English Department of BINUS University, Masquerade comes in the form of a play, supported by our own students and lecturers as the actors. Masquerade is the Third drama from English Department, following the success of "The Fall of Men" (2009) and "Don't Mess with Charlie" (2010).

The play takes place in Auditorium Anggrek Campus 4th floor, BINUS University on June 11th 2011 from 19.00-20.30.

HTM: IDR 35,000 for Regular seat and IDR 50,000 for VIP seat.  Seats are LIMITED.

For reservation, you can contact:

Mrs. Wiwik Andreani (0812-9944538)

Mr. Alex Jhon (0817-9837982)

Mr. Anddy Steven ( anddy_steven@yahoo.com )

Summary:

Global Environment Day Seminar: Biopori

"Seminar Hari Lingkungan Hidup Sedunia"

Tomorrow, on June 5th, our Mother Earth will have a Global Environment Day celebration. In relation to the celebration, SWANARAPALA (Nature Lover Club from BINUS) would like to invite you to join a seminar about Biopori on June 8th 2011. There you can have a practice on how to make a biopori, guided by some expert from WALHI (Indonesia Environment Organization).

 

The example of biopori hole

Just a glance about biopori, it's a method to increase water absorption on soil for overcoming flood. This method was discovered by Ir. Kamir R. Brata, M.Sc, a researcher from Bogor Agriculture Institute. It works by making a hole in the ground (soil, cement, even asphalt) by certain measurement and put some organic trash to form compost. The compost can support living things on soil so they can create pores on the ground. It has been proven effective to increase water absorption, especially in the urban city like Jakarta which has so little space for a massive water absorption site (like forest, field  or lake).

The seminar is on 8 June 2011, from 13.00-17.00, M2C-D Room in Syahdan Campus, BINUS University.

The fee is IDR 10,000 . It's very cheap in term of what it covers: Snack, certificate and donation for tree implantation.

Biopori

Schedule (estimated):

13.00-13.20: re-registration+snack

13.20-13.40: Opening

13.40-14.25: Environment Seminar

14.25-15.10: Q&A, Discussion

15.10-15.20: -Break-

15.20-15.50: Biopori Seminar, Q&A

15.50-16.00: go to the biopori practice site

16.00-17.00: Practicing biopori+implanting trees

17.00-done: Closing

For more information, you can buzz the contact persons listed on the flyer. You can also come directly to SWANARAPALA stand at the back of Redlite Cafe in Anggrek Campus or to SWANARAPALA basecamp near Syahdan Campus Mosque.

Source: SWANARAPALA

More info about Biopori: Biopori

Open Volunteer for Hope Worldwide Indonesia

 Hope Worldwide is a non-profit and non-govermental organization works to help people in need and help them to have a better life. Their field of work is mostly in education and health. On this 14-26 June 2011, Hope will have a group of Singaporean come to Indonesia and do some charity activities. The activity is mostly educational, range from teaching children English, give lesson from school, build basketball court, refurnish building, and many more. You can choose what you like to do.  They need some interpreters and people who wants to do the physical work.

The Singaporean will be divided into some groups:

1. 14-16 June will be divided into 3 groups covering Depok, Sewan and Cilincing. (Need 3 interpreters)
2. 17-18 June will be in 2 groups: Pedongkelan and Cilincing (Need 2 interpreters and some physical workers)
3. 20-25 June in 1 group in Bogor and will sleep in a tent (Need no interpreters but physical worker is highly  welcome here)

If you're interested, you can ask me or email me on fel.tanzil@gmail.com for the form. All applicants will  be interviewed by Hope first. Certificate provided.

Source: Lily, Hope Worldwide Indonesia

"We can do no great things, 

only small things with great love"

~Mother Teresa~

Minangkabau Culinary Photography Competition

"Exploring West Sumatra Culinary"

 West Sumatra or Minangkabau blessed with hundreds culinary variations that is famous within Indonesia people and international food lover. For Indonesian, Minangkabau food is widely acceptable for its taste and serving . It's proven by the amount of "Rumah Makan Padang" you can find throughout Indonesia and other countries. You can find the taste is more original in the homeland. Actually, there are many kinds of local taste in Minangkabau that hasn't been exposed, thus, we should preserve and promote Minangkabau food for the world know them and acknowledge Minangkabau food.

In order to increase people's awareness of Minangkabau's food, West Sumatra Government work together with tourism photography site West-Sumatra.com and food mailing list Jalansutra to expose and promote the uniqueness of Minangkabau culinary. They organize a Photography Competition event called "Jelajah Wisata Kuliner Sumatra Barat" (Exploring West Sumatra Culinary). The object may range from food&beverage variations, the making process, serving process, and many others. But, all of them should be taken in West Sumatra, located in public places, such as Restaurants, Cafe, Food stall, etc. Any additional food arrangement will be accepted, because it can give additional knowledge to the maker. Short description is also needed, no longer than 1000 words. Grandprize: IDR 2,5 mio.

Minangkabau Food serving style

For more technical rules and registrations can be seen here 

Photo submission will be closed on July 24th 2011.

Source: Lidia Tanod, Jalansutra

Nulis Buku Club Chapter 5

Nulis Buku Club, a book writer club is a non-formal club where every writer and writer wanna-be can join and share things in literature world. In every event, nulisbuku.com will invite a senior writer to share his/her experience, discuss about idea and creativity which might be useful for other writers. You can also bring your book to be sell there.

• This event located in EMAX Plaza Semanggi, 15.00-17.00

• MC: Teddy Andika (@teddyandika) and Rinto Navis (@Rinto_114)

• Book Launch: #Icare Writing Competition Books. (There will also be winner announcement of this book competition. Grandprize:  iPad  16GB)

• Free F&B

• If you want to make your writing discussed, please send you writing example  to nulisbuku.com, subject: "#NBC5 Bedah Kata". 
• Make sure you review it in your blog, coz they have special gift for the most exciting review!

For registration it's free, just click here and then click "I'm attending" 

Hv fun!     

Source: http://nulisbuku.com/

Dragon Boat Festival 2011

This festival is a famous and festive celebration of Summer Solstice  in Lunar calendar. In Bahasa, it's called "Festival Peh Tjun" which has the same meaning as the English name. Some people also called it Festival Cisadane.

This festival will takes place in the bank of Cisadane River, Tangerang. It's near the Old Market area. You can reach the area by train, it located about 800meters from the train station.

Full schedule can be seen here:

4-5 June : Dragon Boat Celebration 2542/2011

6 June : Cisadane Festival Cultural Performances

7 June : Traditional and Lenong Betawi Dance Competition

8 June : Liong (Dragon), Barongsai (Lion Dance), Wushu and Traditional Betawi Martial Arts

9 June : Dragon Boat Race & Debus/Wayang Golek

10 June : Marawis & Campursari Music

11 June : Calung Music & Dragon Boat Race

12 June : Kole-Kole Boat Race, Cultural Carnival

There will also be photography competition by KFT,  grandprize : IDR 2.5 mio and 10 prizes @IDR 1mio.

NB: There will be around 45 Lion Dance and 15 Liong that plays in the bank of the river. There wil lalso be floating stage for Gambang Kromong Musical Show and from Nan Feng Music Group.

Another unique competition is a contest to make an egg stand still. It can be found at Vihara Nimmala, Tangerang. Viewers can see attractions of up to 1,000 standing egg there.

Besides the festivals and competitions, you can also find unique food that's available during this festival, Bakcang. 

 This is one of the most wanted event in Indonesia for food lovers and photography hunter.

Source: dr. Sindhiarta Mulya, http://smulya.multiply.com/photos/album/250/