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Much Much more than PrambananThe restaurant of the monthPhilosophy of travelUnderground JogjaJavanese wisdomInterview with a decision makerAlso inside :

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Summary• Destination of the month : Much much more than Prambanan - 5• The restaurant of the month : Kedai Kebun - 9• Underground Jogja : Reggae is not dead ! - 11• Javanese wisdom - 13• Philosophy of travel by Bernard Marchal - 17• Interview with a decision maker : Yanti - Villa Sumbing Indah - 18• What’s up in June in Yogyakarta - 21• Practical information - 21• Basics of indonesian language - 21• Map of Yogyakarta - 23

Destination of the Month

Much much more than PrambananWho has never dreamt of being lost in a forest, a village, or a rice field, and suddenly seeing,at the side of a path, the ruins of a temple forgotten by generations? Engulfed by lava, covered by tropical vegetation, and forgotten by humans, each temple has a history and a secret to be shared. In this article about Yogyakarta’s temple sites of Candi Sambasari, Candi Kalasan, Candi Sari and Candi Plaosan, we will discover the spiritual wonders hidden amongst these abandoned ruins. Hindu divinities, meditating Buddhas and magical spirits… all of these Javanese architectural delights provide us with an exciting glimpse into ancient times.

Candi SambisariOur trip starts in Shiva’s footsteps, in the temple of Candi Sambisari. It was built around the Tenth Century, during the Indian period of influencealsonamedasthe“classicalperiod”.Around this time Hinduism developed from a cult into a religion as its followers began to use writing to record the structures of ceremonies, and temples became sacred places. Rediscovered in 1966, the temple was completed buried by volcanic sediments. When you visit Sambisari, you can see how the foundations of the temple are six metres underground. The person who

discovered the temple, Karyowinangun, initially found one stone which then led him to uncover hundreds of larger slabs. Then he understood that they all belonged to a shrouded temple and proceeded to rebuild this wonder of great heritage from the Hindu culture, piece by piece, in a process similar to solving a giant puzzle.

Candi KalasanA short distance away, the large temple of Candi Kalasan impresses due to its wealth of reliefs which depict an extraordinary ancient world. It is considered to be one of the major art works of its period. Also known as the Tara temple, it is the oldest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta, and was designed as a wedding gift for Pancapana (from the Sanjaya dynasty) and Dyah Pramudya Wardhani (from the Syailendra dynasty). Arranged in the form of a Greek cross, this temple was designed to be a Buddhist sanctuary. It proves that, in the ancient past, a real effort was made to unite people from different religions. Panangkaran, the creator of that temple, was Hindu, but he built Tara temple due to a request from Buddhist monks.

Candi SariOur third temple, Candi Sari, also honours Buddha. However, this one has a totally different style of architecture even though it, like Candi Kalasan, dates from the same period of between the Eighth and the Ninth centuries. Often thought to be a Buddhist monastery, Candi Sari was actually intended to be a dwelling place. Divided into three parts, each

comprisedof twofloors,thiscomplexowesitsreputation due to the wealth of its very highly detailed decorations.

Candi PlaosanWecan’tfinishthisarticleabouthiddentempleswithout discussing Candi Plaosan which is only one kilometre north of Prambanan. This temple, designed by Rakai Pikatan as a dedication to his wife Pramudyawardani, is unique in that its architecture is an amazing combination of Hindu and Buddhist styles. Plaosan is divided into two parts, the Northern Temple and the Southern Temple which, due to their similarities, are also called ‘The Twin Temples’.

Exotika Lands

Kedai Kebun Forum (KKF) is a restaurant and also an alternative art space in Yogyakarta, which was established and is managed independently by artists.

KKFisarestaurantwithtwofloorsandtwoart spaces.

Itisa“alacarte”restaurantwhichiseagertoprovide good and healthy food with specialties in Indonesian meals; also for vegetarians and vegans. Its kitchen features a wide variety that is suitable for everyone. It also provides a fresh and cozy atmosphere. There is the best spot; it iscalledthe“G-Spot”of KedaiKebun,onthebalcony under a breezy banyan tree. It is like an oasis for you if you are tired of overheating after traveling around the city.

Downstairs, there is a gallery. Upstairs, a performance space is made for presenting creative ideas, which sometimes comes up from Kedai Kebun itself or from artists’ and other art institutions’ proposals. In other words, those two spaces are just like “playrooms”and“experimentalrooms”forartistswho want to develop constructive ideas on arts. Several times a year, the Gallery has some interesting exhibitions, as the artworks presentation of young and talented artists.

In the Performance Space, there are filmscreenings, music or theater performances, workshops, seminars, discussions, and even garage sales or bazaars. Those events are meant to be entertainment, not only for art lovers, but also for the restaurant’s guests who like to have a look around while waiting for their meals to be served.

At the corner of the Restaurant and in some cupboards, there is the KKF souvenir store. It sells books, music and performance CDs/DVDs, and other art merchandises made by local artists and local young entrepreneurs. So the guests can buy alternative souvenirs, besides maybe batik and bakpia…

Enjoy the meals and also the arts…

KKF Program for June:The Mogus World – Solo Exhibition & Workshop with Mulyana (Bandung)Opening: Saturday, 9 June 2012, at 7:30 pm- Open for public and free- Everyday from 11:00 am – 9:00 pm - (KKF close every Tuesday)

Restaurant of the Month

We couldn’t start this section without talking about music. Indonesians, generally speaking, are music lovers and musicians. This is also the case for the Javanese. And what can be said about Yogyakarta if not that music is almost everywhere there, and especially after night has fallen.

You’ll be astonished when you consider the technical skills of the musicians who perform in Yogyakarta.

‘Bintang’ means ‘star’ in the Indonesian language. And ‘Bintangs’ are almost everywhere: Bintang Homestay, Bintang Rent a Car, Bintang beer… But among the stars, there is one which shines brighter that the others: it is the Bintang Resto, where we begin our music lovers’ tour of Yogyakarta.

The ‘Bintang’, this restaurant and café, which has resonated for years to the sound of Bob Marley and other Rastafarians, offers a reggae live session twice a week. It’s a great chance to revisit the classics, but also to discover other local songs, and artists like Sa Jo Jo. On Sosrowijayan Street, two locations are well known for concerts: Bintang Restaurant & Lucifer Café.

If Yogyakarta is made up of 2 areas known to offer all conveniences for tourists, the same goes for your ears. The Prawirotaman area is not left behind when it comes to music and concerts. More and more restaurants and bars offer, once a week minimum, or even practically every night, live music of various styles. On Tirtodipuran Street, you can go to Asmara Art Shop to listen to Rockabilly, Blues and Rock music. Since only a few months ago, on Parangtritis Street, the Rasta Bar has offered a Reggae show similar to that of Bintang Restaurant. On Prawirotaman Street, you can also listen to Jazz every Friday evening at ViaVia. And, if you prefer electronic music, a DJ plays every Wednesday evening at Easy Goin’ (on Prawirotaman Street).

As you can see, the choice is wide. But the funny thing is that, even if you haven’t chosen a concert in particular, the music will follow you. It isn’t unusual for a group of roaming acoustic musicians in restaurants and cafés to set themselves up near your table and start playing some pieces of music … until you give them some rupees, and they stop playing. And that’s where the trick lies! If you like what they play, wait a little before giving them the banknotes: they’ll play for longer!

JM

Underground Jogja

When visitors spend a few days in Yogyakarta, it does often happen that one might observe or have

the feeling that Javanese people seem always so friendly and smiling during interactions with oneself or between Javanese themselves. Whether it is the receptionist or the gardener or the lady at the market or any other person you might interact with, they usually exude a warm and comfortable demeanor often laced with an honest curiosity for the foreigner in front of them. Even when bargaining for an item or debating over the price of something, the Javanese usually never lose their cool or humor at least, and make it seem like it is more a monopoly game you’re playing rather than real money, eventually ending in asking rather personal questions about oneself.

There is a cultural reason for such a behavior, ingrained as it is from birth literally, whereby it is taught to attach more importance to the skill of gaining friends and acquaintances rather than money ormaterial possessions, since the firstwill eventually represent a much higher value in life and especially in times of trouble. The sentence above is a classic example of a pepatah or pituturleluhur, a saying which encapsulates wisdom and values in just a few words, usually taught and heard throughout one’s lifetime as some kind of popular moral and ethical truth. This particular one above thus teaches that in the world of trade (all-encompassing really), it is necessary to obviously be attentive to the material worth of the investment or item to be traded from one person to another person

or group, yet for the Javanese this might not be the only or even the highest criteria. They will sometimes sacrifice the thought of profitmaking if instead they feel they can gain a friend or make a good acquaintance with the buyer.

This attitude shows a cultural tendency of the Javanese to choose for a deeper worth rather than merely the monetary or material worth during any type of interaction. In reality it is a manifestation of how optimistic the Javanese approach life in general, as well as betraying a collective rather than individualistic idea of one’s own identity. The obsession with gaining friends or acquiring connections translates the deeper value of “tapa selira”, a humanistic attitudeessentially of empathy with othersbased on a belief that you wouldn’t want to do to someone else whatever you do not enjoyyourself.

This value is essential since it allows for a feeling of ‘togetherness’ or what is known here as rukun (kerukunan), itself leading to traditional systems of mutual assistance like the famous gotong-royong,andself-confidence(semangat)for the one who actively contributes in the establishment of such rukun within the group or village he lives with. For example let’s take the followingpopularpepatah:“Cerahgawebubrah,rukunagawesantoso”whichmeansthatconflictof fighting will lead to chaotic destruction,whereas brotherhood will lead to strength. It is the Javanese person as a member of the community who has to lead and preserve this process of evolution, bringing life as such to his own community.

Javanese Wisdom

“One may lose materially, but one is blessed with gaining friends”

The Javanese sense of friendliness and tolerance has an immediate and a long-term target in terms of producing harmony and strength, essential indeed in overcoming everyday life’s challengesespeciallyif monumentaldifficultiesarise following a natural disaster for example. But it also teaches younger Javanese to adopt an attitude of respecting others, whatever social status or background they may come from, and not to show superiority or arrogance towards others when it is not necessary.

The principle of contributing to the rukun in Javanese communities has been known here since olden times, as for instance through the teachings engraved on the old Hindu-Buddhist temples of the region such as CandiMendut, Sojiwan, Jago and CandiPenataran. There, carved in stone, animal stories (donggeng) from the Jataka Cycle of Buddhist morality stories tell about the consequences of friendship or arrogance.

In Java, such principles and values are often communicated and spread through popular children stories or donggeng, putting familiar

animals as protagonists of good and bad, a bit like the French ‘Fables de LaFontaine’. Here the links between friendliness and togetherness leading to wealth and winning over life’s challenges are portrayed through

the smart but arrogant little deer (kancil) and the other animals around him who are there seemingly only to serve as reminders of wisdom to the hyperactive little kancil. The message of 2 famous of these fables,

SeratKancilAmongsastra and Salokadarma, remind the reader again and again of the prime importance of guarding rukun between people, aside from nurturing respect for others and to dampen emotional arrogance during interactions…in short not to be ‘AdiGuna’or feeling superior because of intellectual or mystical knowledge.

Next month we’ll elaborate further on the importance attached to mystical capacities and their applications in everyday life of the Javanese.

Patrick Vanhoebrouck

Philosophy of travel

For me, travelling is going to an «elsewhere», meeting an often distant environment and culture, deeply soaking

into their singularities. This concept comes with indispensable conditions.

Thefirstconditionconsistsingettingridof ourprejudicesandbias.Goingtoan“elsewhere”that is built on different values asks for a stripping abandonment of our own values, a return to a certain virginity, in order to meet a system whose consistency and coherence we’ll have to endeavour to understand. To immerse ourselves in a culture different from our own is demanding, because sometimes we have to leave aside our security and our comfort, but this sacrifice offersa reconquest of freedom. Yet, we don’t have to give up our own identity (otherwise travelling could put us in harms way, especially for the young people, and travelling demands solid roots), but we have to be curious and free in order to open our minds to the radical innovation of what lies ahead.

Loosing our fears and working on ourselves in order to recover the faculty of amazement specific to children : this is another conditionthat allows us to fully taste again, in all its purity, the relationship and interaction with others. It is always surprising to see how much the “liberated” traveller reaches out to othersspontaneously, sympathizes with them and recovers a confidence towards man, that hesometimes lacks in his everyday life, as the weariness generated by his everyday life seems momentarily not to be able to surprise him again. Meeting people while travelling takes sometimes the appearance of a benevolent magic : they don’t know anything about me, I don’t know anything about them, and this freedom allows

eachof thetwopartiestoseeintheother,firstof all, its humanity. Indeed, the most simple people, those who don’t have anything, reveal themselves to be the most welcoming at that end of the world.

Another indispensable condition is to have time. That’s why I always make a drastic difference

between “traveller” and “tourist”. Tohave time is vital to deepen one’s

encounters, one’s contemplations, one’s reflections, to let chanceguide our steps, and make us step out of the paths we had laid out. Time, free time, unexpected time is necessary… The tourist who has already planned the whole trip ahead

is almost always led to a too sustained paceof sightseeing.Hewantsto“see”,

butforgetsto“feel”.Furthermore,hehasforcedly accomplished to eliminate all forms of hazard,adventuresandrisks.Hewishestofindunder any latitude the comfort and the soothing references of his own culture, so that he will have given himself some change of scenery, but without any risk of challenging his convictions. Travelling, on the contrary, is escaping from this sadhastinessthatleadstoasuperficialvisionof the cultures we discover.

Immersing oneself in another culture gives finallythisbenefit,attheendof theexperience,to better see the relative and imperfect character of one’s own culture. Because we have to acknowledge that there are places in this world where people practice virtues which the Western World has forgotten the value of.... In short, travelling allows to have a refreshing regenerating look on one’s own world, and to move towards more tolerance and relativity. That is the main ascertainment in this big human laboratory and infinitediversityof behaviourswhichourtravelsmake us discover... Bernard Marchal

Interview with a decision makerName : RUBIYANTI - LAVAUD

Title : DirectorCompany : Villa Sumbing IndahActivity : Accommodation & cateringNationality : Indonesian

JM: What is the story of Villa Sumbing Indah ? Its creation date, why, why so far from Jogja ? We bought the land in January 2007. It was a disused chicken coop before. The early work was done without any real planning. As to the location, my husband is originally from Auvergne, France, and does not like the city. Also, my family is close to the site we choose. All these elements represent why we have chosen to establish ourselves there.

JM: What are the services you provide on the spot? Inadditiontothefiveroomswehaveavailable,we offer excurtions on area attractions like hiking in the surrounding villages and rice paddies. We also have a retaurant with quality international cuisine.

JM: What is the average occupancy rate? In low season, we have a 50% to 60% occupancy rate. In high season, we have around 90%.

JM: I was told you prepare canned meals, is this true? Yes, but we only do so on order from now.

JM: What products are available nowadays ?Wemake “pâté de campagne”, “jambon sec”,“viandedegrison”,porkorduck“rillettes”,orpork“rôti”aswell.Alltheseproductsmustbe

ordered in advance.

JM: Why do you think that customers choose your villas ? The quiet of the countryside, proximity to facilities,breathtakingsceneryandmagnificentsunrises are major assets for the success of our business.

JM: What projects are underway at Villa Indah Sumbing? We plan to expand in order to include a meeting room, as well as adding a few rooms.

JM: Did the eruption of Merapi in October 2010 have an impact on the activity of Villa Indah Sumbing? Strangely no, we were not hosting many people at that time, and despite the eruption, the retaurant was functioning normally.

JM: what do you foresee for the upcoming high season ?This year is going to be tough. June, July, August and September are already booked to 90%!

JM: Concerning Villa Sumbing Indah, if you were to retain one success, which would it be ?Our greatest success is customer satisfaction. You can see that in the comments left on sites like tripadvisor. It is really rewarding!

What’s up in JuneJune: 7, 8, 9, 10Java Summer CampPrambanan complexJSC is a cultural camping event.

June: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13Festival Komputer IndonesiaJogja Expo CenterAnnual computer exhibition

June:19JemparinganSultan’s Palace complexArchery competition in javanese traditional style

June: 20, 21Labuhan MerapiLereng Merapi - Kinahrejo - SlemanJavanese earth offering ceremony

June: 21, 22, 23, 24Invesda ExpoJogja Expo CenterInvestment opportunity and Indonesian best-quality products exhibition

June: 24Jelajah WisataLereng Merapi - SlemanAnnual trecking through some woods on the slope of Merapi Mountain.

June: 27, 28, 29, 30Gelar Karya PKBL BUMNJogja Expo CenterExhibition of best quality products as leather, clothes, home decoration, natural stone, etc...

June: 30Dragon Tattoo FestivalJogja National MuseumTattoo stand, tattoo show, tribal tattoo contest, and music show.

JuneFestival Kesenian YogyakartaBenteng VredeburgVariety of traditional and contemporary art performances, trade and arts, culinary bazaar

Basics of Indonesian language Practical information1: Satu2: Dua3: Tiga4: Empat5: Lima6: Enam7: Tujuh8: Delapan9: Sembilan10: Sepuluh100: Seratus1 000: Seribu1 000 000: SejutaBeach: Pantai Town: KotaMontain: GunungStreet: Jalan

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