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Recipes for romance
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/07/recipes-romance.html Sara Veal Love is all around us – not just in our fingers and toes, but even in items you might not have considered, such as insects and salad. Or so it is believed. Many aphrodisiacs are considered as … Continue reading
Highland fling: Celebrating 90 years of Java-Scot relations
Sara Veal The exact arrival of the Scottish in Java is shrouded in mystery, due to lost records, but what is certain is the informal founding of the Java StAndrew Society in 1919, via the arrival of two Scottish pilots … Continue reading
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Huib Akihary: The Best of Both Worlds
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/23/huib-akihary-the-best-both-worlds.html Sara Veal In 1983, following a five-day voyage from Jakarta, Huib Akihary stood at the boat’s bow at sunrise, watching the two points of the Bay of Ambon grow and gradually encircle him, welcoming him to his father’s homeland. … Continue reading
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Partnering the past and present
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/23/partnering-past-present.html Sara Veal Twenty-three years ago, the Dutch government gave the Moluccan community in the Netherlands a priceless gift: the Museum Maluku (MuMa) in Utrecht. Since 1986, MuMa has sought to preserve and promote the material and immaterial heritage of … Continue reading
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Monica Akihary: Singing the past to life
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/12/monica-akihary-singing-past-life.html Sara Veal Twenty years ago, Monica Akihary visited Indonesia for the first time, with high-school sweetheart Neils Brouwer, to study sculpture and batik. The trip inspired her to become a professional singer. Today she is still making beautiful music … Continue reading
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Moluccan princess and her merry men enchant
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/05/moluccan-princess-and-her-merry-men-enchant.html Sara Veal Jazz-loving Jakartans were treated to a truly magical evening at Erasmus Huis, Kuningan, on Thursday as Boi Akih filled the amphitheatre with vibrant melodies and rhythms. The performance artfully blended singer Monica Akihary’s soaring vocals with guitarist … Continue reading
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