This is the football pitch we use to play for 6-a-side competition. Located at the centre field of the event, we shared the pitch with other sports events such as rugbies, and traditional ‘heavies’ throw. You can see at the background corporate sponsors tents which sell foods, drinks and promotional stuffs.
Category: Snapshots of Indonesia
Jakarta Highland Gathering 2011
My office (Royal Bank of Scotland) sponsors the annual Jakarta Highland Gathering event. An event which features traditional highland (Scottish, Irish, English) games and customs. One of them is Scottish bagpipe music competition, as played by one of the contestant from Malaysia here. I don’t know how to appreciate such music, but interesting stuffs nonetheless.
Matah Ati: Standing Ovation!
All dancers, producers and crews show up at the end of the show, milking the standing ovation from satisfied audiences. Had successfully performed in Esplanade Singapore couple of months ago, Matah Ati came to Jakarta and had 4 shows in the row. All shows were sold out! We were lucky to get last minute tickets…
Matah Ati: Extraordinary Legacy!
Tonight I and Elok watch “Matah Ati”, an opera performance featuring traditional javanese dance performance packed in modern lighting and sound effect. Choreographed by Jay Subiyakto, the whole performance was extraordinary, showing us the proof that traditional javanese dance can live and strive in new millennium, preserving legacy for the current group of audience.
The National Exam Class
This is the class in SD Sawah IV, Pondok Aren, Tangerang, where Aya and her colleagues from SD Tara Salvia sit for the national examination. Relatively modest than their class at school, but so far this has not been a problem. This is the last day of exam, the last test after months of preparation,…