That silver haired gentleman is Yok Koeswoyo of Koes Plus Band, an Indonesian real “Beatles” for its eternally phenomenal songs. It was a little hard for me to recognize him when I tuned on Empat Mata TV show where he was invited to accept such “legend award” last week. Yok is known for his very [...]
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Because Memories Linger…
Posted in postcard from heart on March 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
from bandung with cobek…
Posted in indonesiana on March 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Her name is Eneng Wati, thirteen years old. I met her in the posh Riau Boulevard, Bandung, West Java, where the famous local boutiques like Cascade or Heritage and giant bookstore Gramedia’re located.
She came from a village named Gantungan, Padalarang. “We went to Bandung by train, all of us, about 15 kids to sell these cobek,” [...]
B471GUR
Posted in indonesiana on March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pretty in pink, this stall captured my attention on one busy morning in town. In an instant it gave me a warm feeling, thinking about home and my days as kid where such snack and beverage were easily found. As you know, today it is much more easy to find Starbucks coffee here than our very [...]
The Day of Silence
Posted in postcard from heart on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I think of Bali today. It is Day of Silence, a very big holiday in Bali. Like a magic, the very busy resort could remote itself from all activities in an instant, nothing heard just a beautiful numb of our own conscious.
I gave it a try for only an hour this morning, and did stop [...]
The Leftovers…
Posted in indonesiana on March 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Another human tragedy hit the headlines this week. This very sad story came from Makassar, South Sulawesi. No, I didn’t mean the seasonal attack from those so-called-students who are now famous for being like a mob, crashing their own campus over any simple rift between them, not at all, I am talking about a pregnant [...]
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