Mengenang Bapak: Seorang Panutan dan Kisah Cintaku

“Beneran jodoh lu sama Elok”, demikian seloroh salah seorang kolega kantor saat takziah melayat ke rumah. Seloroh itu dilontarkan setelah melihat foto Bapak Mertua yang terpajang di samping jenazah. Foto Bapak saat menerima penghargaan Mahaputera Utama RI. Tahun 1999, 25 tahun yang lalu. Foto Bapak di situ memang terlihat muda. Dan kalau dilihat sekilas memang…

Doktor Wayang untuk Bapak

Hari ini adalah hari yang sangat membanggakan bagi keluarga besar Drs. H. Solichin. Jerih payah dan kecintaan Bapak terhadap dunia wayang dihargai dengan dianugerahi gelar Doktor Honoris Causa (HC) dari Universitas Gadjah Mada. Universitas yang juga menjadi almamater Bapak, dan saya sebagai anak menantunya. Dalam sidang pengukuhan gelar Doktor yang dihadiri oleh Rektor UGM, Prof….

The First Deliveries of Wayang Reimagined Merchandises

Following his exhibition at Gedung Wayang last week, Rafif also launched his online store for Wayang Reimagined merchandises. Using tees.co.id as the platform, Rafif Satrio Works stores caught attention some of our relatives’ eye for its cool design and noble mission. For first week, over 40 merchandises have been sold. Given we didn’t control the production,…

Wayang Reimagined Exhibition: Priceless Moment

Finally the D-Day! Rafif will have his “Wayang Reimagined” exhibition. The day when he show the world the glimpse of talent he has in character design. And I took a day leave for this.  MasterCard says there’s something money can’t buy. One of them is to see the beaming face from my son boy knowing…

Visiting Rumah Topeng & Wayang Ubud

During our holiday in Bali this week, my father in law asked our family to visit a museum called “Rumah Topeng dan Wayang” (House of masks and puppets). It is owned by his friend who asked him to pay a visit whenever he goes to Bali. The museum is located near Ubud. It’s quite remote…