Written and photographed by Irena Anindita Bagi para penikmat musik punk rock, malam itu 14 Januari, tepat satu jam setelah Green Day berhasil membuat suara para penggemarnya habis di Singapore Indoor Stadium, Superman is Dead juga tak kalah membuat Yello Jello Bar di Clarke Quay bergetar. Para Outsiders dan Lady Rose (nama groupiesnya SID) yang [...]

written by Farid Arrisyad Tahun 1977, di Taman Ismail Marzuki, Mochtar Lubis menyampaikan pidatonya tentang “Manusia Indonesia”—enam sifat bangsa Indonesia. Generalisasi memang, tapi bukan berarti sepenuhnya salah atau benar. Munafik, tidak bertanggung jawab, berperilaku feodal, percaya pada takhayul, berwatak lemah, tapi berjiwa seni; inilah enam generalisasi sifat “manusia Indonesia”. Sebenarnya jika diperhatikan, pidato Mochtar ini [...]

Ramalan atau kenyataan? Lihatlah dirimu sendiri. Berikut ini adalah ramalan zodiac Mama Lemon. Dalam SMUKI GAYA2010 bukan hanya cerita cinta antara Sitti Nurbaya dan Samsul Bahri saja yang terjadi diatas panggung. Disela-sela kesibukan latihan, ternyata ada beberapa skandal dalam GAYA 2010! Apakah drama-drama tersebut akan bergolak diatas  panggung gemerlap pada hari Minggu ini? Lihatlah, Mama Lemon [...]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Live! Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Written by Ansy Savitri. Photographs by Didi Kurniawan. Everyone who watched the Yeah Yeah Yeahs live caught a Fever To Tell on that magnificent night on 12th January 2010. It was a phenomenal night when New York’s most exciting band rocked the [...]

By Vachry Widhanto As you all know, work-life balance is very important. Some students have found themselves jumping out of hostel rooms or at least entertained the idea of it when pressure gets too much. Suicide rates increase at times of recession when laid off workers fall under the weight of mounting debt. For students [...]

by Siti Fatimah Ayuningdyah (Bromance: noun. 1. A non-sexual relationship between two men who are unusually close.) In the spring of 2009, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, dubbed lovingly as ‘Kradam’ by fans, rose to fame as finalists fighting for the title of American Idol in its eighth season. Viewers were split into two camps. [...]

Fakhri Moelhadi, Kuliner Extraordiner memberi empat resep unik berdasar Indomie yang unik dan enak, pas buat anak anak kos. Indomie Siram Sarden 1 bungkus mie instan atau mie telor Air secukupnya untuk merebus 2 sendok makan minyak untuk menumis 1 kaleng ikan sarden ukuran kecil 2 siung bawang putih 1/2 bawang bombay Cabe merah sesuai [...]

by Fakhri Moelhadi, Kuliner Ekstraordiner. Wisata kuliner adalah hobi gue nomer satu. Apalagi sih yang bisa dikerjain di Singapur? Nah, ayam penyet bisa dibilang sebuah barang Indonesia yang berhasil di ekspor ke Singapura. Saking populernya, ayam penyet bisa ditemukan di mana saja tetapi rasanya jauh berbeda. Tanpa basa-basi lagi, ada lima tempat makan ayam penyet [...]

Aris Ananta Evi Nurvidya Arifin Perhaps, the death of Muntik Bani, an Indonesian worker in Malaysia, was the most abusive case in 2009. She was severely beaten by her employer causing broken backbone and right wrist, bruises on her face as well. She was found and locked in the bathroom for two-days without food and [...]

In 2009, Nusantara Development Initiative embarked on Project SaCH, a community service project in a rural Aceh village that focuses on improving sanitation and hygiene awareness. This year, NDI second project focuses on the introduction of solar powered lamps to a rural village in Indonesia. In places where electricity is scarce, expensive and inconsistent, ‘free lighting’ has [...]