A chinese treat

Patrons at Mandala restaurant enjoying delicious Indonesian Chinese dishes at Santa area, South Jakarta. This small establishment has loyal patrons and diners stand patiently waiting their turn to get a table.

Coco before Chanel

The movie I look forward to in the Jakarta international film festival starting this week.

clipped from 2008.jiffest.org In this film, we can witness the early years of Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (Audrey Tautou - Amelie, The DaVinci Code), the woman who turned fashion inside out by creating clothes for women that allowed for movement and freedom. From her orphanage years right until her early empire days, the film exemplifies the agony and struggle of the most important person in fashion history.

Dede Suryana, a champion surfer in documentary movie

A movie by Dave Arnold and Tyrone Lebon. They also have the site www.chasingwaves.com.

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Anggun version Francaise of the song " Crazy"

Enjoy!

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Jakarta during earth hour 28 March 2009

clipped from www.boston.com 16 Photographs taken before and after the lights at the main roundabout at the main business district are turned off during Earth Hour in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, March 28, 2009.   [click image to see it fade]   (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) #

Jakarta before and after earth hour 28 March 2009

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Java jazz, one of the biggest jazz festival in the world

This year festival features Jason Mraz, Swing out sister, Brian McKnight, Matt Bianco, New York voice, Dianne Reeves, Quasimode from Japan amongst the many international stars coming in Jakarta this long weekend of 6, 7, 8 March 2009.

I went only on the second day of this great festival because of flu and all.

It's getting popular and feels like there's more crowd. The organiser is thinking to relocate for next year.

www.javajazzfestival.com

clipped from www.thejakartapost.com Four-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Dianne Reeves belts out the tunes at the JCC’s Assembly Hall 3 on Friday. She released her latest album, When You Know, last year. JP/J. Adiguna A long weekend beckons, and it is such a great coincidence that the annual Java Jazz Festival is coming around at the same time. This year’s event offers a rich lineup, with more than 180 performances involving more than 1,000 local and overseas musicians on 19 different stages. This year’s festival features collaborations between local and overseas musicians, such as that between Jason Mraz, 2005 Indonesian Idol winner Mike Mohede and indie jazz singer Dira.