First bowling center opens in Yogyakarta<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta<\/p>\n
Bowling hopes to "strike" it big in Yogyakarta with the
\nestablishment of the first bowling center in the student city on
\nMay 9.<\/p>\n
Located on Jl. Pingit Jati, about two kilometers north of
\nMalioboro, Arjuna Joi Billiard and Bowl and Pool might still be
\nestablishing itself, but the venue should provide a good start
\nfor the development of bowling in Yogyakarta.<\/p>\n
"We are always full of visitors on the weekend, although we do
\nnot have many visitors during the week," a waitress, Tuti, said.<\/p>\n
Some customers, both young and old, have become regular
\nvisitors to the venue, which has 12 lanes, she said.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post talked with a father, Bambang Hendro Purnomo,
\nand his daughter, Asri Aningati, who were bowling a game
\ntogether.<\/p>\n
"I used to bowl 20 years ago at Jaya Ancol Bowl when I lived
\nin Jakarta," said Bambang, a retired official from Bapindo who
\nnow runs a business in Surabaya but lives in Yogyakarta. "I quit
\nfor a while, but now with a new venue in Yogyakarta I can teach
\nmy daughter to bowl."<\/p>\n
He said the venue would be good for people in the city because
\nthey could regularly practice the game and perhaps would soon
\nhave some local bowling tournaments.<\/p>\n
"Right now, people bowl just for recreation rather than as a
\ncompetitive game," he added.<\/p>\n
Aning said she was glad there was a bowling center because it
\ngave her the opportunity to learn a new sport.<\/p>\n
"It is challenging, but for most young people in Yogyakarta I
\nthink bowling is still an expensive sport," she said. "I am lucky
\nbecause my father can pay for us when we bowl."<\/p>\n
During the week, it costs Rp 10,000 (US$1.30) a game, plus Rp
\n3,000 for the shoes. That goes up to Rp 11,000 a game on Friday
\nand Rp 12,000 on Saturdays and Sundays.<\/p>\n
Students who can show an ID only have to pay Rp 8,000 a game
\nduring the week.<\/p>",
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