Kites/ layang-layang
Kalau kamu hobi belanja atau sekedar window shopping, Jakarta adalah surganya. Apalagi di akhir tahun seperti sekarang ini. Wuih, sepertinya seru banget liat-liat plang brand-brand terkenal bertuliskan SALE.
Bahkan beberapa waktu lalu, Dalton Tanonaka dalam program MetroTV, “Indonesia Now” di penghujung obrolannya menjelaskan panjang lebar keherannya melihat banyak orang Indonesia justru belanja jauh-jauh ke negeri tetangga. Karena baru saja ia ke Orchard Road untuk urusan bisnis dan melihat harga sebuah brand ternama mahalnya 3 kali lipat daripada di Senayan. Wah wah wah…Langsung saja, ia memilih untuk belanja di Jakarta, dan selisih harganya ia gunakan untuk makan-makan sepuasnya… Hmmm… pilihan yang bijak… 
Kemeriahan kota Jakarta saat ini tampak di Pusat Perbelanjaan. Di Gandaria City ada pertunjukan akrobatik dari luar negeri. Bahkan ada adegan meluncur dari lantai tertinggi ke panggung di lobi… WAOW …
Tak seperti biasanya pula, Pondok Indah Mal memeriahkan ruang terbuka di lantai dasarnya dengan es… iya, jadi bagi anak-anak bisa belajar Ice Skating disitu… wuih… Serasa ada salju turun di tengah Mal nih… hehhe… Paduan suara anak-anak terdengar dari lantai atas menggemakan suaranya.
Eits, di Senayan Plaza juga ada paduan suara anak-anak dan bahkan artis Ibukota akan bernyanyi pada jam yang ditentukan. Dekor bak salju juga nampak di sini.
Di Seberangnya, di Senayan City ada dekor natal yang cukup fancy, boneka Santa dan para rusanya… Sudut itu banyak mengundang perhatian pengunjung yang lewat untuk berfoto di depannya. Selain karena tampak elegan, juga karena boneka Santa bisa bergerak-gerak…hihi…
Yang pasti di Mal-mal tadi terlihat plang besar-besar SALE…. Sebagian barang Sale memang ada yang masih cukup mahal, tapi bagi yang fanatik pada beberapa brand, pastilah ini saat yang ditunggu-tunggu… karena di hari lain, belum tentu SALE nya sebesar ini.
Well, then, happy shopping, happy window shopping, happy holiday!
Just ENJOY JAKARTA – a paradise for shopaholic…
Hai there…
Lately, I learn cycling again. This time in Jakarta. A city where I was born, grew up, had a career, met my husband…
At first, I was a bit nervous about riding a bike since it has been a very long time for me; and I never tried folding bike nor mountain bike before.
Then, I remember the yellow bike. (Let me show you the bike in another session) About 15 years ago, I regularly cycled from my boarding house to my campus in Yogyakarta Province ( A province having natural disaster caused by Mount Merapi explotions). Yellow hmmm.. yellow was a rare colour for an adult bike, I suppose? ‘Sepeda mini’ they call it or mini bike, it’s a female bike with a basket on the front…
Some people laughed at me riding the yellow bike, but others try to buy it from me. Of course it’s not for sale coz it’s my mother’s bike…
Now, I remember once again that there’s a fun feeling when we ride the bike… A popular saying about a bike is “ones you ride it you never forget how…” So, no matter what your bike is, just keep riding it and be proud of it. Coz being pro green and sporty is not a crime, you know.
Hai there…
To escape from daily routines, I suggest you to go some where, some place a-not-so-popular one… to discover new things. I’m sure it would be exciting. Say, have you ever heard a place named ‘Luwuk’? It’s in the Central Sulawesi (Indonesia), Banggai District. You can reach Luwuk from Jakarta, Surabaya (East Java) and Makassar (Central Sulawesi). At least you need 3.000.000 Rupiah (Usd 351) for the return ticket from Jakarta.
The climate is hot or heavily rain. So, make sure you bring your sunscreen in your bag and an umbrella. And, you always have to prepare yourself for very spicy chilly food… But for me, it’s fun!
By traveling to this region, you will be exploring more than half of the country’s width. The only direct flight (2 stops) will take you about 7 hours on the sky. So, are you ready?
Flora Fauna Jakarta 2010 (Flona 2010)
Lapangan Banteng 2 Juli s/d 2 Agustus 2010
2 Juli – pkl 18:00 – opening ceremony (Gubernur DKI Jak)
3 Juli – Fun Bike, pameran sepeda, atraksi anjing, konser pemusik jalanan
4 Juli – konser super binatang, orang utan show
5 Juli – Lomba stand
6 Juli – Demo pengolahan herbal
7 Juli – atraksi keroncong, ondel-ondel, gambang kromong, dsb
8 Juli – atraksi terarium, penyuluhan tanaman organik
9 Juli – Kontes Sansivera
10 Juli – Pelatihan Sansivera, talkshow Sansivera
11 Juli – Pelatihan penyilangan Sansivera
12 Juli – pengolahan sampah
13 Juli – Pembuatan pupuk hayati, live DJ
14 Juli – mari membatik
15 Juli – Kontes Adinium
19 Juli – tata cara pewarnaan batik
20 Juli – penyuluhan hydroponik, pengolahan limbah plastik
21 Juli – penyuluhan oleh TRUBUS
22 Juli – membuat taman cilik
23 Juli – Penyilangan Bunga Adenium Baru
24 Juli – Fun Bike dan pameran sepeda antik
25 Juli – Ekstrem bike, Foto Bersama Binatang Buas, Teknik Budidaya Adenium
26 Juli – Demo Pembuatan Terarium, Lomba Kreativitas Anak
27 Juli – Live DJ
29 Juli – memelihara batik
30 Juli – Pembuatan Nugget Jamur Tirem & Ikan Patin, Tarian Betawi
31 Juli – Kontes Aglonema, Seminar dan panggung “Negeri Sejuta Bunga”
1 Agus – Ekstrem Bike, Lomba menggambar, Konser Tembang Merdeka
2 Agus – pkl 18:00 – closing ceremony (Gubernur DKI Jak)
acara diatas akan lebih banyak dan padat!
Jakarta Book Fair
These are events at JCC Senayan and PRJ kemayoran, Jakarta. Feel free to visit the exhibition. Ayo ayo tengok tengok kalau ada waktu… Pameran ada yang gratis, ada yang bayar, tergantung penyelenggaranya… Have fun!
Exhibitions at Jakarta Convention Centre – Senayan
37 Indonesia computer
Festival
• Dyandra Promosindo,PT
14 Jul 2010 – 18 Jul 2010 Exhibition Hall A + B 62-21 3199 6077
62-21 3199 6177-277
38 Indonesia Expo 2010
• Debindo Multi
Adhiswasti, PT
21 Jul 2010 – 25 Jul 2010 Exhibition Hall A + B 62-21 830 9716
62-21 829 8004; 8313073
39 National Food Expo
• Panorama Convex
28 Jul 2010 – 1 Aug 2010 Exhibition Hall B (62-21) 2556-5000
62-21) 2556-5005
40 Jakarta Property Expo2010
• Rumah Promosi Indonesia, PT
31 Jul 2010 – 8 Aug 2010 Exhibition Hall A (62-21)829 3444 – 7
(62-21)829 3448
41 Jawa Barat Expo 2010
• Misty Total Media,PT.
5 Aug 2010 – 8 Aug 2010 Exhibition Hall B (62-21) 8370 1142
(62-21) 8379 1072
42 International Top Branded Furniture 2010
• Misty Total Media,PT.
14 Aug 2010 – 22 Aug 2010 Exhibition Hall A + B (62-21) 8370 1142
(62-21) 8379 1072
43 Gelar Batik Nusantara
• Mediatama Binakreasi, PT
18 Aug 2010 – 22 Aug 2010 Assembly Hall 1,2,3
Plenary Hall (Grd Flr)(62-21) 489 6942(62-21) 489 3056
44 Expo 2010
• Panorama Convex
30 Sep 2010 – 3 Oct 2010 Exhibition Hall A + B (62-21) 2556-5000 62-21) 2556-5005
45 The 3rd Indonesian Fisheries Exhibition 2010
• Wahyu Promo Citra,PT
7 Oct 2010 – 10 Oct 2010 Assembly Hall 2 Assembly Hall 3
62-21 789 2938 62-21 789 0647
46 Indonesia Furniture Show
• Debindo Multi Adhiswasti, PT
9 Oct 2010 – 17 Oct 2010 Exhibition Hall A + B 62-21 830 9716
62-21 829 8004; 8313073
47 Hospital Expo 2010
• Okta Sejahtera Insani,PT
19 Oct 2010 – 22 Oct 2010 Assembly Hall 1,2,3 Lower Lobby Meeting Rooms
62-21 53677981/2 62-21 53677983
48 Gelar Karya Pemberdayaan
21 Oct 2010 – 24 Oct 2010 Exhibition Hall B (62-21) 8378 5878
(62-21) 8378 7396
Pusat informasi pameran, event, Expo, Bazar dan festival di Indonesia
http://festivalindonesia.wordpress.com/
• Persada Multi Cendekia, PT
49 Real Estate Expo 2010
• Debindo Multi Adhiswasti, PT
23 Oct 2010 – 31 Oct 2010 Exhibition Hall A 62-21 830 9716 62-21 829 8004; 831 3073
50 World Tobacco Asia
• dmg World Media
27 Oct 2010 – 31 Oct 2010 Exhibition Hall B +44 (0)1737 855041 +44 (0)1737 855495
51 Cosmobeaute Indonesia 2010
• Prakarsa Sinergi Utama, PT
28 Oct 2010 – 30 Oct 2010 Assembly Hall 1,2,3 (62-21) 7590 2647; 7590 6812 (62-21) 7691865
52 INDOCOMTECH 2010
• Dyandra Promosindo,PT
3 Nov 2010 – 7 Nov 2010 Exhibition Hall A + B 62-21 3199 6077 62-21 3199 6177-277
53 Indonesia Furniture Fair
• Mediatama Binakreasi, PT
12 Nov 2010 – 21 Nov 2010 Exhibition Hall A + B (62-21) 489 6942 (62-21) 489 3056
54 Broadcast Expo 2010
• Projaya Exhindo, PT
24 Nov 2010 – 28 Nov 2010 Exhibition Hall B (62-21) 725 2058 (62-21) 725 4019
55 Jakarta Property Expo 2010
• Misty Total Media,PT.
26 Nov 2010 – 5 Dec 2010 Exhibition Hall A (62-21) 8370 1142 (62-21) 8379 1072
56 WIC’s Bazaar
• Women´s International Club (WIC)
1 Dec 2010 – 2 Dec 2010 Exhibition Hall B (62-21)526 3302-03
(62-21)526 3301
57 Automodified
• HNR Promosindo, PT
3 Dec 2010 – 5 Dec 2010 Exhibition Hall B (62-21) 725 8828,
726 2121
(62-21) 725 8829
58 Indonesia Construction
• Misty Total Media,PT.
8 Dec 2010 – 12 Dec 2010 Exhibition Hall A (62-21) 8370 1142 (62-21) 8379 1072
at Kemayoran
JAKARTA FAIR 2010
PT JIEXPO 10 Jun – 17 Aug A1,A2,A3,B1,B2,
C1,C2,D1,D2,E, OS,TM,GE
The 18th INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL
MOTOR SHOW
PT. DYANDRA PROMOSINDO
23 Jul – 1 Aug A1,A2,A3,B1,B2,
C1,C2,D1,D2,E,OS
Jakarta Mega Wedding Festival 2010 CANTIK PHOTO BRIDAL 6-8 Aug D2
HARI RAYA “IDUL FITRI 1 SYAWAL 1431 HIJRIAH
Food Ingredients Asia (Fi Asia 2010) UBM Asia 29-1 Oct D2
Indonesia International Disaster Risk
management & Emergency Aid
Technology & Equipment Conference &
Exhibition
PT. KERABAT DYAN UTAMA 29-2 Oct D1
Gelar Inovasi Hasil Penelitian Perguruan Tinggi Indonesia
PT. KERABAT DYAN UTAMA 29-2 Oct B1, B2
Potensi Investasi Migas Indonesia PT. KERABAT DYAN UTAMA
29-2 Oct C1, C2
Infrastructure Indonesia 2010 PT PAMERINDO BUANA ABADI
29-2 Oct A1, A2, A3
THE 25th TRADE EXPO INDONESIA 2010 BPEN INDONESIA (NAFED)
13-17 Oct A1,A2,A3,B1,B2, C1,C2,D1,D2,E,OS
Interfood Indonesia 2010, Allpack
Indonesia 2010, Interpharma 2009,
Allprint & paper Indonesia 2010
PT KRISTAMEDIA PRATAMA
27-30 Oct A1,A2,A3,B1,B2,C1,C2,D1,D2
AUTOTEK 2010 (Int’l Exhibition of Automation Companies & its Technology)
and ELEX 2010 (Int’l Exhibition of Electrical Companies & its Supporting Industries)
PT KRISTAMEDIA PRATAMA
4-6 Nov B1,B2
INDO DEFENCE 2010 PT NAPINDO MEDIA ASHAMATA
10-13 Nov A1,A2,A3,D1,D2,OS
Pusat informasi pameran, event, Expo, Bazar dan festival di Indonesia
http://festivalindonesia.wordpress.com/
MANUFACTURING INDONESIA SERIES
2010, PLASTICS & RUBBER INDONESIA 2010, PROPAK INDONESIA SERIES 2010,
PRINTING INDONESIA 2010
PT. PAMERINDO BUANA ABADI
1 – 4 Dec A1,A2,A3,B1,B2, C1,C2,D1,D2,OS
Safety & Security Indonesia 2010 PT. Royalindo 8 – 10 Dec B1,B2
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50 Top Tips From the World’s Smartest Cruisers – Budget Travel.
Bagi yang mau liburan, ikut kapal pesiar sepertinya mengasikkan. Tetapi, kalau tidak dipersiapkan dengan baik, malah jadi BT dan tidak optimal liburannya. Nah, makanya, baca deh tips and tricknya.. Ok, happy holiday!
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1. Traveling with a large family or a group of friends? Bring along walkie-talkies (such as Motorola’s Talkabouts) to keep everyone connected without cell phone roaming charges. Sherry Brooks, Westlake Village, Calif.
2. You’re almost always charged extra for soft drinks, beer, wine, and cocktails at meals. But if you stick to juice, you can drink for free (on most ships). Kathy Pagliei, Swarthmore, Pa. (of Accessible Journeys)
3. On every cruise we’ve taken, my wife tapes a balloon to our cabin door. That way, our stateroom stands out in the long hallway. Eli Rose, Tampa, Fla.
4. Many major cruise lines provide free passage to guests qualified to lecture on board. Call the line’s entertainment office to see if you have the necessary skills. Uvonne McCarty, Sparks, Nev.5. Nearly every cruise line will toss in one free cabin if you travel in a group of 15 or more. Carolyn Spencer Brown, Pennington, N.J. (of cruisecritic.com)
6. If you book while you’re aboard, some lines offer a discount of $175 and up on the deposit for future trips. More good news: You can usually get a refund on your deposit if you decide to cancel later. Jeff Pugel, New York, N.Y.
7. Before booking, check deck plans online to confirm your cabin isn’t beneath a well-traveled area. Many ships have a lido deck buffet, where diners eat poolside. When they drag around chairs, it can make quite the ruckus in rooms right below. N.W. Pope, Scottsdale, Ariz.
8. When cruising with our two toddlers, we book a single cabin with twin beds. Pushing them together allows us to sleep sideways, with one parent at the bottom as a guardrail. This only works if you aren’t tall! Jimmy Kung, Brooklyn, N.Y.
9. To avoid the check-out bottleneck, ask for a printout of your bill the day before disembarking. If there are any discrepancies, you can resolve them early and totally relax on your last day at sea. Jack Sigano, Nutley, N.J.
BOOKING TIPS
10. Spring for last-minute deals For those with a flexible schedule, it’s hard to beat short-lead, online sales. Check out consolidators (icruise.com and cruisestar.com) and discount sites (lastminutetravel.com, lastminute.com, and travelzoo.com), as well as the lines’ own e-mail offers. Susan Murphy, Loa, Utah
11. Make a bid online Websites that auction cruises have some of the best bargains out there. At skyauction.com, you can search by line, destination, and date. Jennifer Dickey, Toronto, Canada
According to the author of EAT, PRAY, LOVE, in Bali, they found love. Some people really believe the story and there are similar story to the book; so a far-aunty from USA insist that I must read the book. I have the book alright, but I’m more excited to look forward to watch the movie. What about you?
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Q&A: Travel Guru Elizabeth Gilbert – Budget Travel.
There are tourists, there are travelers, and then there’s Elizabeth Gilbert. The best-selling writer makes a nice living from turning simple vacations into transformative experiences. Now, with a new travelogue out, Committed, and an Eat, Pray, Love movie starring Julia Roberts on the way (opening August 13), Gilbert details how to get the most out of any trip—even if you’ve only got a week. The goal: to become part of a place rather than just pass through.
How do you break from the tourist mold andimmerse yourself in a destination?
Stay put. I’ve certainly done that exuberant, I-just-want-to-see-everything travel, where it’s two days in Bologna, two days in Milan. But those kinds of experiences never made it into Eat, Pray, Love, mostly because I never met anybody. The memories that really stick with me involve making friends. I did that in Rome, where I got to know people over the course of months and really became part of their lives. But you could just as easily spend your week’s vacation in one village. It’s amazing how quickly you can become integrated if you try.
Gilbert surrounded by souvenirs from her travels (Ban Baker/Redux) [enlarge photo]
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So if you decide to stay put, how do you go about making friends?
In Rome, I just put up a sign in a local Internet café that said, “Native English speaker looking for native Italian speakers for conversational practice.” Not only did I receive free, really intensive Italian lessons, but I made four great friends who showed me the “real” Rome.
How do you document your trips?
When I’m traveling, I don’t take pictures of scenery; better photographers than me have shot plenty, and you can find that stuff anywhere. I only take pictures of the people I become friends with. Also, I never sit down to write anything unless I have one person in mind to whom I am telling the story. It helps focus the piece. I wrote Committed to my novelist friend Ann Patchett.
Is it possible to find an exotic escape without flying halfway around the world?
Sure. I’ve recently become a huge fan of Atlantic City. Step a block from the boardwalk and there are all of these incredible restaurants and stores run by the immigrants who staff the city. My husband and I live about two hours away, and we visit once a month to buy spices and goat meat from this Pakistani guy. When you’re in his shop, you sort of think to yourself, What country am I in? But you’re right behind the Trump Taj Mahal.
And what if you want to go farther for longer?
I went down to Chile for my cousin’s wedding last year. In the airport, I struck up a conversation with a couple from Vermont. They were living in Santiago for six months before setting out for the rest of South America. They were teachers with really lousy salaries, but they had been saving money for 10 years. People say they can’t afford to travel. But if you circle a date on your calendar and make that your single, greatest priority, I guarantee you that you can.
THE GILBERT GLOSSARY
If eat equals Rome, pray equals India, and love equals Bali, what does drink mean? Or explore?drink vb
Ireland
“I have really happy memories of what feels like entire weeks spent in Irish pubs.”
save vb
Southeast Asia
“My husband and I lived on $15 to $20 a day for the entire 10 months that we were traveling there.”
play vb
Southern France
“For me, play is overeating, drinking a lot in the middle of the day, wandering through olive groves, and sampling amazing food covered in truffles—I consider that recreational!”
explore vb
Africa
“Not just for me, but for centuries of Europeans. And it’s still underexplored in a lot of ways—and misunderstood.”
01 – 09 Mei 2010 The 23rd Real Estate Indonesia at JCC. I’ve just attended this exhibition. A good way to get a bank’s loan to buy a new house/ appartement. There are so many banks who are ready to explain their products.
lovely flowers....
Classic Russian Truck found in Bogor Villages
Writer: Susanna Sunarno Photo: SS & AHA.
One fine morning, we drove to a small village in Bogor, West Java, named Jonggol. It was an exciting journey for us.And, the first view was a classic Rusian truck. I couldnt believe it. They are still using it not for showing off but for work. Wow… They were fixing the truck as we passed by. Then, just a step away, was a long bamboo bridge. Well, seemed to be preety exciting since it was made from bamboo and we had to share with the motorbike drivers whom also used the same bridge. The view from the bridge was awsome; though I was a bit worried to see trucks were taking the sands from the river.
Arriving at the end of the bridge, I saw some cool blue colour flowers… Some traditional houses are really humble but seemed nice. We stopped by at one of the house to have small chit chat with the owner of the house. They were really nice people. Come, join us for a walk.
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Beautiful flowers...A traditional house in the village
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