Dining guide an appetizer, but not the main courseJakarta Dining -- The Jakarta Restaurant Guide 2000 PT Indo Multi Media MNC Group, Jakarta 120 pages Rp 22,500 JAKARTA (JP): Need an easy-as-pie directory of Jakarta restaurants but too lazy to flip through the hefty restaurant section of the ...

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Agenda Theater performance Alia, Luka Serambi Mekah (Alia, The Agony of the Mecca's Verandah), performed by Satu Merah Panggung at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center, Jl. Cikini Raya, Central Jakarta, phone: 3154087, from May 12 through May 17.

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'Laskar Jihad' members sent to Ambon YOGYAKARTA (JP): As many as 3,000 members of the so-called Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah popularly known as Laskar Jihad will leave for Ambon on Sunday through the Surabaya seaport on Tanjung Perak, its commander said.

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Smell something good? It's in the bag ...By Agus R. Bakti YOGYAKARTA (JP): What smells good and can carry something? Nyomo Setyo, a handicraft trader here, knows the answer well: It's a bag made from a plant called akar wangi (fragrant root).

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Tell me how to cryYou want to sail your boat far away. With me it's okay. But don't expect me to cry because when I was a baby Mom taught me to cry only when I was hungry. Yet I didn't.

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Successful roof tile maker thanks God for good fortuneBy Ali Budiman KEBUMEN, Central Java (JP): Haj Moeflich, at 81, feels very grateful for his good health: he walks easily, his hearing and sight do not need aids, and he does not suffer from any chronic disease.There are other blessings too.

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Guess What? Hidayat Jaelani After State Minister of Tourism and the Arts Hidayat Jaelani's opening blurb, the head of the organizing committee was left to explain the details:"Through this event we will highlight and showcase the breadth of traditional music in all 27 provinces of Indonesia.

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Sokaraja, famous home of fried sweet cassava loaf PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Fried sweet loaf of pounded cassava, locally called gethuk, is popular here, especially in the neighborhood of Sokaraja. It is the favorite of visitors who take home the traditional food as a gift.

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Designers tell men to let loose in fashionBy Agni Amorita JAKARTA (JP): Wearing an Indiana Jones-type safari suit, model George Taka made his way down the catwalk with an unloaded hunting gun. Behind him marched 23 fellow male models, clad in similar outfits.

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Donna Karan designs tales of New York City JAKARTA (JP): Donna loves her town. It doesn't matter if other fashion designers have been dreaming of being called as Parisian couturiers, American Donna Karan is more than proud to put New York the unseparated label for her collections.

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Local portals gear up for online battle Dotcom mania, established vehicle for business and entertainment in the developed world, is now on the move here, The Jakarta Post's contributor Rudy Madanir observes the trend.

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Guess What? Elsa Klensch From Versace to Valentino to the newest designers on the catwalk, CNN's Elsa Klensch has met them all. However, Klensch found her interview with Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher as the most interesting of all.While attending a reception at No.

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Talking about men, chauvinism JAKARTA (JP): So here I am, sitting alone in a crowded bar, pretending to read a thick book called Atomic Structure of a Nuclear Bomb.It all started when I had enough of being harassed every time I sat by myself in Kelly's bar, my favorite place to hang out.

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Brunei and RI discuss business centers JAKARTA (JP): Establishing joint business centers was one of the solutions agreed on by visiting Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and President Abdurrahman Wahid to bridge the disparity between bullock cart owners and Mercedes-Benz car owners.

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Learning to grow, not just for the sake of learningBy Mehru Jaffer Whether students appreciate it or not, the philosophy at most international schools remains to try and make learning a fun experience.

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Studying abroad seen through eyes of a teenagerBy Andrea Aguirre Most perspectives are given by adults, expressed in such a way that makes them interesting only to adults. The following article is a first-hand account of what an international school is really like, from a student's perspective.

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A mirror crackedBy Rachmat H. Cahyono Not every person likes to see his or her face in the mirror because the looking glass always tells the truth.Toni Lazuardi dispassionately looked at the mirror that morning. He was surprised to see a strange face there, a visage from his past.

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Pick of the Flicks (for Sunday, May 7, 2000)Hollywood KC The End Of The Affair 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Whole Nine Yards 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Romeo Must Die 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Bachelor 14:55 17:35 19:45 ...

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PSSI questions Kurniawan and Yuniarto on drug use MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Strikers Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto and Yuniarto Budi from PSM Makassar soccer club underwent doping tests conducted by a medical team from the Soccer Association of Indonesian (PSSI) here on Thursday.

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'Romeo Must Die' a nonstop hip-hopping entertainmentBy Tam Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): It is apparently easy to be misled by a movie poster. If you have no idea of what Romeo Must Die is about, and you take one look at the poster, you would probably think, "Hmm, Asian guy, black girl, THAT title.

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Diagnosing the roots of suffering that keep us 'full of life'By Rahayu Ratnaningsih JAKARTA (JP): The first Noble Truth: Life is suffering.

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Malaysia wary of Korea in Thomas Cup opener JAKARTA (Agencies): Malaysia's Thomas Cup coach Kwan Yoke Meng warned his shuttlers about South Korea as they would meet in the opening round-robin match of blue group at the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup championships in Kuala Lumpur starting on May 11.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 7:00 Health and Fresh 8:00 Children's Program 9:30 Variety Show 10:00 Music 12:00 p.m.

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One student dies in machete attack JAKARTA (JP): A senior high school student died after being attacked by other students in front of the Saidah Tower building on Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta on Saturday.

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It's lying that really makes the world go round JAKARTA (JP): "I cannot tell a lie," said the innocent young George Washington when affirming the question asked by his mother if he had cut down a cherry tree. Such unbridled honesty on his part, however, naturally led to punishment being meted out.

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C. Sulawesi quake toll reaches 26 MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The death toll from a Central Sulawesi earthquake reached 26 on Saturday, with searches for victims continuing after the devastating tectonic earthquake struck on Thursday.Secretary to the emergency post in Banggai regency, Musdar M.

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Jerry shows seriousness in his sketchesBy Yulianto Liestiono JAKARTA (JP): By observing an artists body of art, we can get some idea of the creator's way of thinking and feeling. And this way of thinking is often used as the basis for understanding and analyzing their art.

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