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Re-appreciate Jaipong Dance

August 12, 2010
By Rie Yanti
Re-appreciate Jaipong Dance

When I was a child, I desired to learn pendet, a dance from Bali. I liked the dancers’ eyes. They open wide and wild. It is very different with a dance from my region, jaipong. This dance looks bored, old-fashioned, hick, and the dancers sometimes has to do some movement with her hip or...
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Hurry at Indonesian Postal Museum

May 21, 2010
By Rie Yanti
Hurry at Indonesian Postal Museum

Gedung Sate is the icon of Bandung, we all know that. This building is the central government of West Java. If you go to Bandung without visiting Gedung Sate, it is same as go to Paris without visiting Eiffel Tower.
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Sasando, When Melody-Bass-Rhythm Collide in Harmony

April 21, 2010
By Rie Yanti
Sasando, When Melody-Bass-Rhythm Collide in Harmony

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Sangguana who lived in Rote Island. One day, he tended to savannah. Felt tired and asleep, he slept under a palmyra tree. That’s when the dream came. Sangguana dreamt that he played beautiful music with a unique instrument. The sound, the melody, was so enchanting.
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Personalized Tour Era

January 31, 2010
By Brahmanto Anindito
Personalized Tour Era

Randu terkejut membaca berita Mobisite di ponselnya. Dia baru tahu kalau Batam, atau tepatnya Pulau Galang, adalah bekas penampungan para pelarian dari Vietnam. Penasaran, bujangan itu menelepon agen travel langganannya di Surabaya untuk memesan tiket Jogjakarta-Batam.
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Get This Calendar (and Print It)

January 18, 2010
By Brahmanto Anindito
Get This Calendar (and Print It)

Sorry, two weeks ago we posted something about calendar. It sounded like: It’s 2010! What’s your resolution? What are your goals in this year? And what do you need for achieve them? Let’s think simple. First of all, you are going to need a calendar, no doubt. How can you say “I will launch...
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