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Terung: Indonesia
By Barrie | 
No Comments » Let us turn our attention to eggplants. In the Indonesian language, the vegetable is referred to as terung. With eggplants one can cook various appetizing dishes, traditionally or creatively prepared as gastronome and epicurean el supremo Suryatini N.Ganie explains.
Total Lunar Eclipse in Indonesia
By Barrie | No Comments » The people in Indonesia will be able to see a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, August 28, 2007. The Boscha observatory will conduct a joint monitoring and observation of the total lunar eclipse along with of the Bandung Institute of Technology`s Astronomy Department.
Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center: Malang, East Java
By Barrie | No Comments » A simple slogan on a wooden sign greets anyone coming to Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center in Malang regency, East Java. The center’s project manager Sri Wahyuni said the slogan — Tak Kenal Maka Tak Sayang, which translates to if you don’t know about it you can’t love it — targets the younger generation, many of whom remain unaware of the country’s rich flora and fauna.
The Delights of Lumpia: Indonesia
By Barrie | 1 Comment » Being a country with two seasons, the dry and the rainy, we do not have special food for special seasons. Chinese envoys and traders long ago brought seasonal foods with them when they anchored in their ports of call.
‘People’s Pharmacies’: Indonesia
By Barrie | No Comments » The government has come closer to providing affordable drugs for the public by establishing the Apotek Rakyat (People’s Pharmacy) program to enable people to procure inexpensive over-the-counter and prescribed drugs. The People’s Pharmacy is based on a ministerial decree enacted in March 2007.
Aeromodeling Club: Malang, East Java
By Barrie | No Comments » The difference between men and boys is the size of their toys. The old proverb holds good most Sundays at a recreation park in Malang, East Java, when a crew of alleged adults get together to realize their fantasies as award winning journalist Duncan Graham found out.
The Common Carp: Indonesia
By Barrie | 2 Comments » The common carp or Cyprinus carpio Linn, named ikan mas in Bahasa Indonesia — though not as stunning as other fish varieties — is a common fish that many people have in their aquariums.
Image of the Day: Pisang Vendors, Malang, Central Java
By Barrie | 1 Comment » Indonesia has without a doubt the finest selection of fruits in the world. One of the most popular with tourists and locals alike are bananas (pisang). Buy a couple or buy a hand
Image of the Day: Sunrise over Gunung Bromo, East Java
By Barrie | 1 Comment » One of the greatest adventures when travelling through Java is to see the sunrise over Gunung Bromo in East Java. It is surreal.
Weddings En Masse: Malang, East Java, Indonesia
By Barrie | No Comments » Getting married is a fairly serious time of your life, and I think it is a private thing, if you get my drift. I could never imagine getting married with heaps of other couples, but, 17 of them did!.
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