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I love dancing, and I love writing. Mom thought a dance lesson was in order for a tomboyish little girl– never thought that I'd be hooked for life. Read more
Category Archives: Art & Culture
From Magical Dates to Mayan Doomsday
Guess everyone survived Wednesday last week, eh? Went to all the wedding parties, visited all the newborn babies, signing all the important papers? Or ran your usual errands, like going to Pilates class and visiting your dermatologist, as I did? … Continue reading
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Modern Indonesian Women Embracing Their Heritage Silhouette
For the longest time, especially in the Western hemisphere, corsets are seen as a symbol of female restrictions. The tight, often whalebone-constructed, laced-up bodily contraptions do make it difficult for women to be physically active. Corset is not a Western … Continue reading
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Beyond Batik: The Tantalizing Textiles of Nusantara
It has been really encouraging to see the revived interests in Javanese batik in recent years. And, certainly, the UNESCO Heritage award did us all rightfully proud. Yet, it’s rather disheartening to see that many Indonesians got so caught up … Continue reading
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Ubud: Not Ready for Its Close-Up
I first went to Bali in early or mid eighties. Its beaches then were already festive and packed with tourists from every corner of the world, I actually saw a woman in cowboy hat and boots traipsed along sandy Kuta … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Culture, Eco Life, Travel & Tourism
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Of Hegemony: Bush, Bond, and the Big Screen
Jakarta, 22 November 2006 Written under Miss Sassy (16) Many went berserk last weekend over Bush’s impending 6-hour visit, with protests ranging from the billions allegedly spent on the new helipad in Bogor presidential palace to the fear over Indonesia … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Culture, Miss Sassy, Politics
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Paint Me Color, Paint Me Fair
Jakarta, 5 January 2006 Written under Miss Sassy (8) Art, I believe, is similar to love and war. Why? Simple. All is fair in love and war, no? Well, so is in art. Firstly, people have different opinions on what … Continue reading
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Made in Indonesia: Walk the Talk, Mark the Walk
Jakarta, 12 August 2010 There’s been a revival for Indonesian products these past years. As Inacraft can certainly boast, the annual handicraft exhibition has grown tenfold in 8 years, with on-site retail transactions and to-ship orders reaching tens of billions … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Culture, Branding, Econ
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Safe for Now: The Private, Pristine and Pretty Lombok
Jakarta, 17 March 2009 Lately I’ve started feeling that nothing’s preserved or sacred anymore in this world, where everything is as instant and mass as the ubiquitous Indomie noodle, without much regards to due process or uniqueness. Either the world … Continue reading
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