Archive: 27 January 2002
25 articles found
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Adventures in living with outward bound
Adventures in living with outward boundHera Diani and Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jatiluhur, West Java "Is there any toilet around here?" asked a trainee flight attendant for Garuda Indonesia Airlines to her outward bound instructors.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Delivering sonic therapy
Delivering sonic therapyJoseph Mangga, Contributor, Jakarta Master DJ Dave Seaman administered a nearly four-hour emotion- packed mosaic of sonic samplings that absolutely mesmerized the overcapacity crowd of enthusiastic clubbers at Musro in Hotel Borobudur, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Waxing: A short, sharp shock for unwanted hair
Waxing: A short, sharp shock for unwanted hairMaria Kegel, Contributor, Jakarta A long-time resident of Jakarta was overjoyed to find a salon in West Jakarta that would wax her bikini area before her long- anticipated holiday to Manado some five years ago.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Air travel today really is all the range
Air travel today really is all the range Have you ever woken up and just known it was going to be a very bad day? I found myself in such an unfortunate position recently when I was flying from San Francisco to Japan on my way back to Indonesia.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Razor's edge: Seeking that clean cut
Razor's edge: Seeking that clean cutMaria Kegel, Contributor, Jakarta The barbershop at Hotel Indonesia is one of the few in Jakarta that offers customers a traditional shave in addition to its other services of haircuts, shampoo and styling, manicures, pedicures, massages for the scalp, shoulders...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
A guide to traditional bites for your sweet tooth
A guide to traditional bites for your sweet tooth--------------------- Hera Diani The Jakarta Post Jakarta --------------------- Take a stroll around Melawai, Blok M, in South Jakarta early in the morning, around 5 a.m.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Mayling breaks the gender ceiling
Mayling breaks the gender ceilingHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Once in a while, you interview people who say so little that you have to dig deeper and deeper to make them open up. Other times, you've got to put up with babblers who just can't stop talking nonsense.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Hello, honey! A food with a thousands different uses
Hello, honey! A food with a thousands different usesMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Honey, one of the oldest sweeteners known to man, is not only tasty but also nutritious.In ancient times, the food was so rare and valuable that it was also used in place of gold to pay taxes.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
A guide to traditional bites for your sweet tooth
A guide to traditional bites for your sweet tooth--------------------- Hera Diani The Jakarta Post Jakarta --------------------- Take a stroll around Melawai, Blok M, in South Jakarta early in the morning, around 5 a.m.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
DJ Dave Seaman delivers sonic therapy to Jakarts
DJ Dave Seaman delivers sonic therapy to Jakarts------------------ Joseph Mangga Contributor Jakarta ------------------ Master DJ Dave Seaman administered a nearly four-hour emotion- packed mosaic of sonic samplings that absolutely mesmerized the overcapacity crowd of enthusiastic clubbers at Musro...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
What's in Sunday Photo credit: Kompas
What's in Sunday Photo credit: Kompas Model Musings: Her face is her fortune, but Tracy Trinita also knows that models have a short shelf life. The 21 year old, who is now pursuing a career in acting, tells us that, while she wavers on most subjects, she knows exactly the type of man she likes ...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting, Sculpture: PEREK - "Womens' experiment" by members of the Yogyakarta-based art group, The British Council Gallery, S. Widjojo Center, Jl. Jendral Sudirman 71, South Jakarta, until Feb. 16.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Escaping 'banjir' with the helimousine
Escaping 'banjir' with the helimousineThe Jakarta Post, K. Basrie, Jakarta The annoying floodwaters that recently inundated the vital tollroad to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport raised a single question in the minds of Jakarta's leisure-seeking class: How to escape this monotonous banjir...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Soeharto: Tracing his rise and fall from power
Soeharto: Tracing his rise and fall from powerMochtar Pabotinggi, Contributor, JakartaSuharto: A Political Biography; Robert B. Elson; Cambridge University Press 2001, 289 pp A reading of some two-thirds of the book impressed me with its clarity, empathy, fairness and commendable scholarly...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Up in the air: How safe are our skies?
Up in the air: How safe are our skies?I. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta As crippled Garuda Indonesia Airlines flight 421 from Mataram to Yogyakarta was battered about in a storm over Central Java, many of the 61 passengers and seven crew must have thought they were experiencing their worst...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
PDI-P says Sophan exit no big loss
PDI-P says Sophan exit no big lossA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prominent Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) legislator Sophan Sophiaan has quit from both the House of Representatives and the People's Consultative Assembly, but party officials played down the move.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Finding traditional bites for sweet lovers
Finding traditional bites for sweet loversHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Take a stroll around Melawai, Blok M, in South Jakarta early in the morning, around 5 a.m., and you will be accosted by the sight of street vendors selling a wide variety of colorful and tasty traditional snacks, still...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Soeharto: Tracing his rise and fall
Soeharto: Tracing his rise and fall--------------------- Mochtar Pabotinggi Contributor Jakarta --------------------Suharto: A Political Biography Robert B. Elson Cambridge University Press 2001, 289 pp A reading of some two-thirds of the book impressed me with its clarity, empathy, fairness and...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
'I hate fanatics -- who are we to judge?'
'I hate fanatics -- who are we to judge?'Bruce Emond, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tracy Trinita's face, almost feline-like in its beauty, has been her fortune, that's a given. But the 21-year-old model-cum- actress says she realizes that her Eurasian looks will eventually pass their sell-by-date in...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Artists of different ethnicities join as one
Artists of different ethnicities join as oneAhmad Solikhan, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Discussions in political and religious forums, as well as in the world of art, are nothing new. But when these dialogs emerge from paintings by artists from two different ethnic groups, they become interesting,...
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Media gets rap for fueling nation's woes
Media gets rap for fueling nation's woesRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar The country's media must bear responsibility for creating social, economic and political instability through its shallow and incomprehensive coverage of national issues, a senior journalist has said.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
Kemang set to have city's first 'green map'
Kemang set to have city's first 'green map'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta has become notorious for its poor city planning. The City Planning Agency, with many excuses, has been violating its own urban plan, causing much skepticism among residents.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
MRT project: A dream never comes true
MRT project: A dream never comes trueI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta The number of people that commute to work in Jakarta during the day pushes the city's population to 11 million, far higher than the capital's actual population of about 8.3 million.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
East meets West in Ghea's family home
East meets West in Ghea's family homeMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fashion designer Ghea Panggabean combines the ethnic themes of her clothing designs in a harmonious eclectic "East meets West" interior at her two-story house in Menteng, Central Jakarta.
Sun, 27 Jan 2002
'MTV' ready to honor Asia's best
'MTV' ready to honor Asia's bestHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Can't stand it, can't live without it. That's MTV for some people.Seemingly getting stronger in its popularity in this region, the television network will hold a major event next month.