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On The Road
Revival of Trusmi
The lyrics of a dangdut song from a radio snuck into our ears as we entered a simple batik workshop in the back of a house. It made me smile inside; I knew the song, Elvi Sukaesih's Cinta Rahasia (Secret Love), because it was popular when I was in junior high school, around 20 years ago! I was delighted to hear it still being played on the radio here in Cirebon, and it still sounded great. But my nostalgic daydreams about my youth ended when someone turned off the radio; the workers had realized that the arrivals were their boss, Mas Komar, and my...more
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On The Road
The City that Woke up and Transformed Itself
Joining Garuda Indonesia's Familiarization Trip to Guilin along with a number of travel agent representatives—at the invitation of the Gulin Tourism Bureau and the city government of Gulin— opened my eyes to Guilin, a city that used to rely solely on agriculture but has now transformed itself into a tourism destination attracting visitors from all around the world. The local government has, as if by magic, turned this autonomous region in Guangxi province into a city of tourism. Obviously, this entailed careful, continuous rese...more
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On The Road
The Lost Sriwijaya
I'll never forget what a tour guide once told our group: People nowadays always know the latest news, but they tend to ignore their own history. Yet it is our history that has created the stories of the present. This message stuck in my mind, perhaps because it seemed so cynical. I must admit that I had never been that interested in history, but for some reason I decided to disprove what the tour guide had...more
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