Kopi Luwak or Civet Coffee is coffee made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets. The civets eat the berries, but the beans inside pass through their system undigested. This process takes place in the islands of Sumatra, [...]
It was one of Indonesia’s Elite Force (Kopassus). The hostages liberation by Kopassus was broadcasted LIVE in some countries, around 200 international journalist, reporter were covering the rare event at Bangkok Don Muang Int’l Airport. AND THEY DID IT IN ONLY 81 SECOND. It was WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATION IN THE WORLD, and followed [...]
Yeah, this O.C. cutie was spotted wearing batik (looks like a daster?) while shopping at a boutique in LA, California, past February 2009. Probably she jumped to Jogja or someone had started selling batik at a street vendor in LA just like at Malioboro. Seems like the Parang batik made a hat-trick in Hollywood already [...]
I watched MetroTV last nite, an english program tittled “International Perspective on Indonesia”, where two good native speakers were on, one is Chief of British Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, John..something, the other is one of my most fave Malaysians, Karim Raslan. The dialog was hosted by one of Indonesia’s best journalist and reporters, Desi [...]
It’s Drew Barrymore with her batik bag. Notice that very Jogjanese pattern on the bag? The exact same pattern as Jessica Alba’s batik. So far, the two beautiful Hollywood stars have shown their pride going around with batik. Should we give them nicknames like Jessica Albatik and Drew Batikmore? I know, they sound cheesy. Heard that Paris [...]
The Jakarta Post First loves are always the most memorable. But it is the second that usually works. Wiser, older and more experienced. The mistakes of the novice already made, familiarity and confidence ready to be harvested from first term pains already suffered. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is sworn in today for his second (and constitutionally) final [...]
Not so many people know, that when Indonesia’s 1st president passed away on June 21st 1970, Pakistan officially and nationally announced that day was National Mourning Day, and Pakistan’s flag was raised half-mast. Many people called Soekarno as Putra Sang Fajar (The Son of The Dawn), when he led and unified Indonesia after hundreds of years [...]
October 2 was Batik Day in Indonesia. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked all of his compatriots to wear the national costume to mark the day when UNESCO officially added the hand-made shirts to its representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. In the face of a dispute with Malaysia as to which country could [...]
Or rather Hollywood comes to Bali? Oscar-winning Hollywood star Julia Roberts has arrived in Bali for what is expected to be a month-long filming of the Bali portion of Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel “Eat Pray Love.”Gilbert’s best-selling autobiographical recounting of her post-divorce travels in Italy, India and Bali is to become a Columbia Pictures (Sony) film starring [...]
AFTER STORMING THE US SUMMER MUSIC SCENE, BALINESE ROCKERS SUPERMAN IS DEAD ARE ALIVE AND WELL. MARCEL THEE REPORTS Mention punk rock, and most people are likely to think of rainbow-colored mohawks, safety pins and nose rings. It’s less likely they’ll think of Bali, the picturesque island known more for tranquility and tradition than rebellious rock. [...]
