March 2009 KGI magazine - reader comments by SMS (unedited versions)

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Dear KGI, thanks a l0t for the March edition magazine. It was s0 nice to read this
edition because it pr0vided me with information of things’ cost in australia. I loved
that part especially about ‘life down under’ section. I’m sending my best wishes
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Hi,I’m an English teacher from a vocational school in West Seram,
Moluccas.I’ve just got my first KGI magazine from an inspiring old sick man,
Mr Agustinus. It was amazing how he inspires me about what I can do with
KGI. As I found KGI magazine’s a very inspiring magazine,I’ll be glad if u send
me one regularly,and it’ll be my pleasure too if I could join with KGI teacher’s
database (Elke, PIRU)
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people and you know what? We love your feedback so send us more SMS, letters and emails!
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How much do things cost in Indonesia?

Indonesia has many hundreds of islands. Each island imports and exports goods and products from and across the archipelago.
Did you know that Malang, and especially Batu, is famous for apples? You can buy them all over Indonesia, right? Some
people say the best durian comes from Sumatra – what do you think? Small green stones used for decoration in up market
homes and gardens come from a special beach in Flores. So, what is your island/province/town famous for?
Buyers pay for these items but they also have to pay for the transportation of these items between islands. The prices go
up the further away from the source that they are sold. Also the prices will vary depending on where you buy the goods.
Many people like to use the local, traditional market as they can bargain with the seller for cheaper prices. Others find
it more convenient to use supermarkets where they can buy everything they need under one roof – even if they have to
pay a bit more. Here are some prices for goods and services here in Bali. How do they compare to where you live?

roti bakar - toasted sandwich cukur rambut - hair cut nasi campur - mixed rice

Indonesian style kos accommodation per month Rp 300.000 - 700.000 a burger - Rp 7,000
Transport (per week on motorbike/bemo) Rp 25,000 lunch at a warung - RP 6,000
Power/electricity per month Rp 50,000 - 100,000 a can of coke/soft drink - Rp 4,500
telephone (land line/mobile) Rp 50,000 - 100,000 a cheap pair of jeans - Rp 80,000
a local CD (not imported or pirated) Rp 35,000 a haircut (male) Rp 6,000 - 10,000
a loaf of bread Rp 6,000 a haircut (female) Rp 30,000
a kilo of rice Rp 6,000 a cinema ticket - Rp 20,000
a kilo of apples Rp 14,500 a litre of petrol - Rp 4,500
a litre of milk Rp 12,500

Have a look in the March 2009 KGI magazine and compare these prices to some Australian prices.
Divide by approximately 7,500 to get the price in Australian dollars. For example, a kilo of apples is about AUD$2
 Contents KGI
JUNE 2009
Front Cover: Life in Indonesia
Inside Front Cover: The March 2009 edition
1 Contents and Welcome from KGI
2 Kang Guru Voices
3 Idioms Inggris and Quick Fix
4 Life in Indonesia
5 Life in the cities
6 Life in the village
7 What we love about Indonesia
8-9 The Australia Indonesia Partnership
(AIP)
10 Oz-Indo Connections
11 Inclusive Education - Edu for ALL
12-13 The Joeys in Indonesia
14 Kang Guru in the Classroom
15 Entertainment - so much on offer
16 Different Pond Different Fish (DPDF)
17 Kang Guru News Room
Back Cover: Building for the future
Kang Guru's logo represents the most
commonly found kangaroos in Australia - the
red kangaroo, often called Big Red, and the
grey kangaroo.
Kang Guru Indonesia
IALF - Bali
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Welcome to all of our loyal
KGI readers, and listeners
AND web browsers to this,
the June magazine for 2009. I
hope this year is going very
well for you all. This year is a
big year for KGI - it's our 20th
Anniversary. Did you know
that? It is a great achievement
and thanks to you for your
support over the past years.
Surabaya BRIDGE participants:
Now for this magazine. The from left, back: Ahmad Faiz, Ali
theme is sort of the reverse Gufron, Kevin, Abdul Latif
of the March 2009 magazine from left, front: Agung Prasetyo,
theme – Life Down Under. This Tsamrotul Fuadah - May 15th.
magazine's theme is Life in
Indonesia, and what's great about living here. Do you know that
over the past few months, hundreds of people have written to us
telling us why they think Indonesia is a great place to live. Many,
many friends of KGI have told us why they absolutely love living
here and why Indonesian life is so good. Besides reading those
thoughts in this magazine, be sure to check the Story Page on
the KGI website for more examples of these responses.
I have known KGI since I was in SMP. I study at UPS now. I love
Indonesia because it is my homeland. Indonesia is so comfy and
peaceful and everyone has a good heart.
Riya Ekowati, Aceh Besar, NAD
Not only did we ask you to write about life in Indonesia but we
also asked you to tell us about your thoughts on Kang Guru
Indonesia as we approach our 20th Anniversary edition of this
magazine. Rizaldi Sardani from Padang wrote this -
What I like most about Kang Guru? It is a hard question to answer.
Frankly speaking, I like everything about Kang Guru, but the first
thing is I like the way Kang Guru communicates in the texts in
the magazines. Kang Guru makes me feel close to what is described
in the magazine. The way Kang Guru tells the news or story makes
me feel I am experiencing the story. Every single word is exciting.
Kang Guru also mentions and displays the KGI staff in the news
and articles so it makes me feel emotionally bounded even though
I have never meet any of the KGI staff.
The 20th Anniversary edition in September will be what we call a
bumper issue. That means it will be bigger and better than ever
before. There will be lots of pictures and reflections on the past
20 years of Kang Guru. More info on page 17. Perhaps you would
like to contribute your thoughts to that edition? Feel free to
write something about KGI through the years, or perhaps send
any old KGI photographs that you may have. Be our guest BUT
send them asap, okay?
... a special message from
Australian Foreign Minister,
Mr. Stephen Smith
Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign
Affairs, has asked me to thank you for
the magazines and to commend you on
this initiative which promotes
Australia-Indonesia relations.
Anne Keane
Personal Assistant to the Minister
 Kang Guru
Kang Guru VOICES
VOICES
 Thanks Very Much
I’m a undergraduate student now
at the State University of Malang. I
study biology. I’ve been a KGI
subscriber since I was in second year
of senior high school. I know about
the magazine from my friend and I
started to subscribe to the magazine.
I like Idiom Inggris with Sue. From this
article I learn much about using
idioms correctly. Different Pond,
Different Fish is what I like the most.
Between Australia and Indonesia
there are many different cultural
things and it’s so funny when
Australians come to Indonesia and
find our different cultural things.
Being a KGI subscriber gives me many
advantages and I can improve my
English. Thanks KGI.
Khoridah Sativa
Malang, East Java
You are very welcome and I hope you
enjoy this magazine too. Did you
know that DPDF is one of KGIs most
popular segments? It is!
 KGI in Papua and Aceh
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My name is Yusuf Pohan .I’m an
English teacher of SMP Negeri 1
Merauke, Papua. I know KGI from a
friend when I followed teachers
upgrading recently in Jayapura. He
gave me the December edition. I’ll be
glad if you send me KGI magazine
regularly. I’d like to tell you that I
have sent Rp.150,000 by wesel pos to
order the SMP package both CD and
cassettes just now. I think you can
check it. I hope I can receive it soon.
I’m waiting for your reply.
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Hi KGI. I’m Riya Ekowati. I study in
UPS. I knew KGI when I was senior
high school. I’m interested to read it
cz I want my English get to be better.
I’m interested about life and people
in Australia. Please reply OK!
Jurong Peujera, Aceh Besar
During April 2009, KGI received
almost 500 SMS from KGI readers and
listeners. Sorry but we cannot answer
them all. I hope you understand that.
You can read some of them on the KGI
website in June and July - go to the
KGI Story Page and click on KGI SMS.
2 June 2009
This decorative envelope is from Ida Ayu Cindy Agririsky in Klungkung, Bali.
 From KGI Forum
I am a new member of this Forum. I
expect this Forum help me improve
my English. Now, what are these
words in English:
- Sekolah Bertaraf International
- Karya Ilmiah Remaja
- Palang Merah Remaja
Linda, a teacher from Jombang
posted this on April 30th on the
What's the Meaning channel
Can anyone help Linda? Please go to
the KGI Forum and give Linda the
answers, okay?
 Highlights
I realize how important the earth is.
Global Warming has become a ‘devil’
for us. Disaster always seem to
happen. When I read the Dec. 2008
magazine, I realized how important it
is to save our earth. Because of you
KGI, my song about the environment
became the 1st winner for acoustic
song in an environment day
competition set up by International
Power PT IPMOMI MITSUI Co. LTD
Paiton Energy, Probolinggo. Through
this song I hope all people realize
that the Earth is very important.
Let’s save our environment. Don’t
wait until our earth breaks down!
Ingga Yonito Martalino
SMAN 1 Gending,
Probolinggo, East Java
Congratulations on your success. Yes,
thank you for the CD you sent. It is
great and we will play it on KGI radio
in July. I hope people will not only
listen to your song but also do
something for the environment. All
KGI staff wish you all the best and
keep up your good work!
LRCS
Check out these symbols in this
magazine. They tell you where you
can find even more information about
the articles they are attached to.
with Ayu
letter
email
SMS
forum
 I won scholarships because of
Kang Guru
Happy Birthday Kang Guru but
unfortunately I am in Perth now
doing my P.hD in Curtin University so I
can’t join your party. I got a scholar-
ship from this university to do
research on teacher development
programs and their impact on
teachers and their teaching. I won
two scholarships - CIPRS from Curtin
and Beasiswa Unggulan from
Depdiknas. Kang Guru inspired me to
do this research after you sent three
KGI staff to visit Pemalang and meet
with our local English teachers. I
think all teachers can do what I have
done. Teachers must learn and learn.
I will soon write and share my
experiences with teachers in
Indonesia in order to motivate them
to study more ...
Titien Soebari
Perth, Western Australia
That's great news Titien and we wish
you luck with your studies. And we
agree, other Indonesian teachers can
do what you have done. It takes a lot
of study and hard work so 'Good Luck'
from KGI.
 Oh My Lovely Quick Fix
Quick Fix gives me new information
about diction and which words are
the right ones to use in the
sentences. I have learned English for
eight years but I still am not an
expert in using the words. I used to
choose them by feeling and which
sounded appropriate in the
sentences. Kang Guru just gives a
little Quick Fix in the magazine but
little by little I am learning more.
Armi Sanytasari
Slawi - Tegal, Central Java
Heh Armi, don't forget to check out
Quick Fix on the KGI website. There
are more words and phrases for you
to see there. I will ask Kevin to
update Quick Fix on the web for you.
 I d i o m s Inggris with Sue
Do you have a favorite idiom or slang expression? Most of us do, don’t we? KGI asked around the
IALF Bali office for some favourite home-grown idioms or sayings. I asked a variety of people for
their favorites. You can do the same thing in your school or with your friends - it is fun to do.
Give it a try!

Alana, Maggie, and Barbara, all ‘true blue’ Aussies came up with these three:
He’s a few kangaroos short in the top paddock. (He’s a bit stupid - tidak cerdas)
What a daggy outfit! (What unfashionable clothes - bajunya kuno)
I’m chockers after that meal! (I’m really full after that meal - kenyang)

Gayatri, a member of the KGI Consultative Group told us

her favourite Indonesian idioms with their English
translations. Here are two of them:
Lepas dari mulut buaya, masuk mulut harimau:
released from the crocodile’s mouth, enter the tiger’s
mouth.
In English we would say out of the frying pan into the
fire. The meaning is quite clear – from one bad situa-
tion to one which is even worse.
Kuman di seberang lautan tampak, gajah di pelupuk
mata tak tampak: a germ across the sea can be seen,
an elephant in front of the eyelid can’t.
In English we would say it’s easy to spot the mistakes
of others, but not your own.
Chris is from the USA and he chose a saying he dislikes.
Why does he dislike it? - Over exposure - he says he’s
fed up of reading and hearing it in the news almost
every day. Look at this definition: at the end of the
day: something that you say before you say what you
believe to be the most important fact of a situation.
Here are some examples:
‘Sure our best player was sent off but at the end of
the day, Johan, we just didn’t play well enough to win
the game.’
‘At the end of the day, what matters is that you’re
safe.’

'Quick Fix'with Ayu

Indonesia and Australia are different countries with different cultures and languages. To be able to
speak a second language like a native speaker it is important for us to learn something about the
culture of that country. It definitely helps! However blending the two cultures sometimes isn't
enough. If we translate what we usually say in our own language directly into English it may sound
‘funny’ to the native speaker. So be careful when you translate because direct translations are not
always correct, or meaningful. It may sound unnatural and cause confusion, and sometimes laughter.

Look at these examples - The same problem exists in Indonesian language.

'Kasian deh lo' ------------- 'pity you' (with a smile) Look at the examples below, they are from
students who have studied Bahasa Indonesia:
For native speakers of English this doesn’t make sense.
Perhaps try 'what a shame', 'poor you' or 'that's a pity'.
'I like basketball' ---- 'Saya seperti bola basket'
'Seperti yang kita ketahui ....' ------'As we all know...' 'Saya suka bola basket'. 
In English 'as we all know' is not often used. It can be used
when the speaker really does know (or is pretty sure) that 'Please write back' ----'Tolong menulis punggung'.
the people he/she is addressing actually DO know that 'Tolong dibalas'. 
information they are about to be told.
 Good Luck! ---- Selamat beruntung.
'Tolong buka(lepas) sepatunya' ----'Please open your shoes' 'Semoga berhasil / Semoga beruntung'. 
'Please take off your shoes'  So be careful, direct
'Saya suka warna biru' ----'I like blue colour' translation doesn’t always


work. It may be a good idea to
'I like blue'.
consult teachers/friends/
native speakers if you are
Polisi tidur ---------- sleeping policemen translating something directly.
'Speed bumps'.

June 2009 3
 Life In Indonesia LRCS
We are very proud of our country for several reasons. Firstly the culture and people. Our motto ‘BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA’
- Unity in Diversity - reflects the union of the many different cultures in Indonesia. The range of cultures simply makes life
here more interesting. People can enjoy arts from different parts of Indonesia, varieties of food, local traditions, religious
ceremonies. It is enriching when people travel to different parts of the country. In general, Indonesian people are so
friendly and enjoy life, so visitors often go away with very positive impressions.
Secondly, Indonesia is blessed with a wonderful tropical climate so fruits in particular grow very well. The range of fruit,
and food in general, is quite outstanding. Like so many Indonesians we love to eat at all times of the day. The availability
of such a wide range of delicious food is one of the real highlights of life here in our marvelous country.
KGI Champions

Street Vendors Traditional markets - beraneka ragam

When Indonesians are overseas and they are asked what Going to the daily market is part of Indonesian life. People
they miss most about Indonesia they often say the street go to the market not only to shop but also to socialise.
vendors! Street vendors sell a wide variety of things Items sold in the traditional markets
including fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, cigarettes are cheaper than in the supermarkets.
and telephone cards, clothes, kitchen utensils, Of course being good at bargaining is
electronics and even furniture. very important. There are many
Food vendors are very popular as ‘tempat nongkrong’ for different types of market in Indonesia
people of all ages. The food is cheap and not too formal - pasar burung, pasar pagi, pasar senen
although we cannot always be sure of the standard of pasar malam etc. More unique ones
hygiene. include pasar senggol, pasar terapung
(floating markets) and pasar kaget.
The unique thing
One famous market in Surabaya is called pasar maling
about food vendors
(thieves market). This market is where thieves sell their
across Indonesia is
stolen items. You can find things from kitchen utensils,
they create new
second hand shoes and bags, to
names for dishes all
motorbikes. People often try their
the time.
luck to find their own stolen items
Customers are
in the market.
generally very keen
to try out these Another unique market is the fa-
new items. mous Tomohon Market near
Manado. Here you can find unusual
es Jerman/es jeruk manis - sweet orange juice animals ready to cook and eat such
STMJ (susu telur madu jahe) - milk, egg, honey, ginger as mice, squirrels, bats, snakes and
INTERNET (Indomie, telur, kornet) - instant noodles lizards. While Pasar Triwindu in Solo
with egg and corned beef sells antiques. And Pasar Sungai Barito in Kalimantan sells
batagor (bakso tahu goreng) - deep fried meatball and tofu everthing BUT on the water.
sigobing (nasi goreng kambing) - fried rice with goat meat Markets that use the Javanese tra-
ganas (gado-gado nasi) - gado-gado with rice ditional calendar are quite unusual
galon (gado-gado lontong) - gado-gado with rice cake too, for example pasar wage and pasar
burnas (bubur panas) - hot porridge kliwon. These markets only open on
piscok (pisang coklat) - banana and chocolate very special days. Pasar kaget spring
up just about anywhere and then
What about the food sold from street vendors disappear just as quickly.
near your house? Do they sell any things with
Australia has markets but what are they like?
unusual names or acronyms such as these
Are there any common characteristics? Can
examples above? SMS your entry to 08123870479
anyone tell us? Email KGI with your
observations and win a KGI Gift Pack.
And a special note from the Kang Guru Champions
For us Champions, life in Indonesia is really interesting now because KGI gives us opportunities to get involved in various
educational activities and we play a significant role in those activities. We feel our involvement with KGI has made us love
living in Indonesia even more because we can do something to help others to learn English
and it’s fun. Being a Kang Guru Champion is great voluntary work. It’s a great way for us to
be actively involved in English language activities by visiting schools, English clubs and
pesantren for English activities. We also get to attend and conduct teacher workshops
and English training for students, plus attend and organize English events and competitions.
It’s lovely because we can meet and share with many different teachers and students and
work together. KGI has made us agents of change. Thank a lot, KGI.

4 June 2009
 LRCS Life in the cities
Jam karet - rubber time
Take way not give way
Many people say that jam karet - time rubber/elastic - is
When I first arrived in Bali, like many Westerners, I was part of Indonesian culture. Do you agree? It seems that
completely baffled by how the road rules worked. I was jam karet is an accepted part of Indonesian life.
still thinking ‘give way’ like I’d been used to in Australia. Indonesians have become accustomed to the flexibility
When I wanted to cross the road I waited politely at the of time. For special occasions like weddings and
kerb, smiling at the motorists, hoping someone would conferences, people do not mind waiting to show respect
notice me and slow down so I could cross the road. After or to be polite. They often regard it as a chance to
spending many long minutes waiting at the side of road socialise. People do not mind if the event starts late. If
and watching how the locals did it I realized that there people are late for an appointment they often claim jam
was a different system operating. I called it the ‘take karet. There are always a zillion reasons for being late of
way’ system’. As a pedestrian you have to get your courage course - flat tyres, floods, traffic jams, being tired, travel
up and just step out into the oncoming traffic with your delays and motorbikes breaking down.
hand assertively raised to the motorists demanding that
Jam karet is NOT a part of Australian culture!
they slow down and let you cross.
The same thing if you are driving a car except in this case I'm already Not long. Only
you use a flapping hand motion to signal to motorists that 20 minutes another 20 minutes.
you are preparing to ‘take way’ and then you slowly ease late. How
yourself into the traffic. In both cases it’s your much longer?
responsibility to ‘take away’ not the motorists
responsibility to ‘give way’. It’s important not to show
any hesitation otherwise motorists get confused about
whether you are moving forward or not and they might
try to squeeze in around you. If you are firm and assertive Warm up that engine
most motorists can see that you mean business and will
My Aussie student expressed surprise at the length of
stop for you. In the beginning it was really hard for me to
time that her host family would warm up the engine of
‘take way’ because it felt like I was throwing myself to
their motorbikes or car. Sometimes they would keep the
certain death by
engine idling for 20 minutes or more. I explained that
launching myself into
maybe they still followed the traditional idea that engines
the traffic with only
needed to be warmed up a very long time because in the
my open hand
old days that’s what was needed. Similarly in Indonesia, a
between that on-
lot of people follow the traditional practice of changing
coming vehicle and
the oil every month regardless how many kilometers the
me. This approach
car or bike has done. However, those people who read
would certainly never
the manual for their bike or car understand about modern
work in Australia.
engines. It seems that Western people may have a better
Sonja from Darwin concept of mechanics, or they read the manuals more
often perhaps.
Subagia from IALF Bali
Motorbikes everywhere!
Look around you. How many people own a motorbike in your village? Motorbikes certainly are VERY important in Indonesia.
The number of motorbike users in Indonesia is increasing every year. It is estimated that motorbikes make up 75% of all
vehicles on Indonesian roads. This statistic is very high compared to other ASEAN countries. Honda sold almost 1.5 million
motorbikes in 2002 - the figure would be much higher now, don't you think? The Indonesian government and local authorities
are concerned as the number of motorbikes is now causing more traffic jams and more
accidents. Trucks and cars definitely add to the levels of air pollution and so do motor-
bikes. So many vehicles giving off exhaust fumes is not good for our environment.

How can people and the authorities cut down the levels of air pollution
from vehicle exhausts, especially from older vehicles, in your city or
town? Is this possible or not? What do you think?

Here's a common question - why do some people in

Indonesia like to wear motorbike helmets even when
they are not on a motorbike?
It is not unusual to see people wearing bike helmets
at the beach, inside the malls, while using the ATM
machine, in buildings BUT so often not when riding
uju
with KGI at Mam on their motorbikes!
June 2009 5
 Life in the village
What is it?
People were thought to be growing it around 5000 years ago. It needs a lot of
water to grow. In many countries it is the main or staple food. In Asia about
25 million small farms grow it. 5,000 liters of water are needed to produce 1
kg of it. There are more than 140,000 varieties of it. It is good for you as it is
a good source of thiamin, iron, phosphorus, potassium and folic acid.
Indonesians love it, averaging more than 200 kg per head each year compared
to the average European who eats 5 kg. Hundreds of millions of the poor
spend half to three fourths of their incomes on it. Malaysia is ready to import
it from Indonesia if the Indonesian government decides to export the staple.
There are an average of 36,590 grains of it in a kilogram and 1,829,500 grains in a 50 kg bag. And did you know that it was
first grown commercially in Australia in the Murrumbidgee area of New South Wales in 1924.

Every part of the rice plant is used!

The straw (jerami) is used as fuel, as bedding for
animals, can be made into rope, handicrafts, shoes,
toys, paper and even bricks.
The grain (bulir) is cooked and eaten every day. It
is also made into crackers, cereals, flour, milk,
processed into feed for animals, cosmetics and
fermented into wine, beer and vinegar.
The bran (dedak) is boiled for oil to make soap and
cosmetics and added to foods for fibre and
nutrition. It is also fed to chickens.
The hulls (kulit gabah) are used as packing material
to protect delicate cargo, packed around ice as
insulation and burned in simple stoves. Everyone eats bubur when they are sick but did you know it is
used for other illnesses too? Drinking the water of boiled rice is
Ash (abu) from the hulls is sometimes used to clean often used to treat patient with diarrhea. Cooled boiled rice is
teeth, and turned into cellulose products such as mashed into a paste and applied to swellings and skin blemishes.
rayon and rice fuel. And did you know RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and
Elevation – the best method to recover from most sports injuries.
What would we do without RICE?

Twenty Years++ in Indonesia - started in the village and moved to the city
I’ve been very fortunate in my life in Indonesia, having been lucky enough to experience life in remote villages first hand,
and life in the megalopolis, Jakarta, which some say is really just like living in a giant cluster of villages. True in a way;
people tend to gravitate to an area, and that is where you belong. Mine is South Jakarta. When you are in Cempaka Putih
for example, you are in Cempaka Putih, and it is about as different from Kemang as it is possible
to be. And in either place you are there without really a sense of being in Jakarta.
I first lived in a pesantren in South Sulawesi – no electricity, running water, twice-weekly
markets, seven kilometers to the nearest daily market. I was the poorest paid volunteer in
Indonesia apparently. It taught me a lot about being in Indonesia, and introduced me to the
very unique world of the Islamic Education community, where I’ve worked for most of my time
in Indonesia. By a set of circumstances I’ll never really understand, I met Molly Bondan, originally
a New Zealander, who had married an ‘independence hero’, taken Indonesian citizenship, and
lived here since 1947. She was able to interpret Indonesia for me, and give me unique insights
and an understanding of how Indonesia had developed, and the set of values which I suppose
get defined as national culture.
Molly taught me about Jakarta. She said that Jakartans love two things most – political
speculation, and eating in street stalls; and that they are at their happiest when they can do
the two things together. True, the very best conspiracy theories emerge in a warung kopi
usually late at night. Jakarta has a wry sense of humour and is very proud of itself. We who live
here follow the development of every scandal, pothole, every new construction, and greet
them all with pride and sometimes rage.
Robert Kingham - LAPIS

6 June 2009
 What we love about Indonesia
Kang Guru Indonesia recently had the chance to speak with Australian Ambassador, Mr. Bill Farmer and his wife Elaine about
some of their experiences in Indonesia over the past three and a half years. What has impressed them most strongly as
they have traveled the length and breadth of the country?
They both agree about the diversity that they have seen in Indonesia recalling the opportunities they have had to visit
communities in places as distinct as Banda Aceh and Nias, Yogyakarta, Balikpapan, Komodo and Kupang. “The richness of
different cultures, plus the binding presence of Bahasa Indonesia and a common Indonesian identity have been striking as
we have travelled around”, the Ambassador said. Mrs Farmer commented on the many signs of religious observance and
diversity she has seen throughout the archipelago.
As for highlights, the Ambassador told KGI that heading Australia’s largest Embassy,
working with Indonesian Government, business and community leaders, have
all been high points in his career. “It has been a privilege, “he said, “to work
with Australians and Indonesians in areas of mutual interest – education, health,
development, tourism, security, many others”. There has been real satisfaction
at the success of the Kemitraan Australia-Indonesia through programs such as
building 2000 schools around Indonesia, improving the health of mothers and
babies in poor communities in Eastern Indonesia, and in working with Indonesia
as it responded to the global financial crisis.
Mrs Farmer expressed her admiration for the many gifted Indonesians she has
Ambassador Mr. Bill Farmer (yellow
met, in fields as diverse as batik design, fashion, architecture, cooking and
shirt) together with his wife, Elaine and
handicrafts. Mrs Farmer drew particular attention to their highly talented
a few friends in a local market in Bima
housekeeper, Ibu Sumi, at their official residence in Jakarta. Sumi’s expertise
in many areas, and not just in the kitchen, has been commented upon by many
visiting officials to the residence.

Discovering Jakarta (and fitness) in the early morning on bicycles

Virtually every morning for three years, Louise Hand and We often stopped under a shady and generous tamarind
her Indonesian friend/fitness trainer rode their bicycles tree where a man squatted on a mound of coconuts. This
around the streets of Jakarta. Setting off at 5.30am each is his shop. He may or may not put his cigarette down
morning, they discovered Jakarta as they combined while he chooses you a coconut, but watch the cold-blooded
exercise and adventure. Here’s a part of Louise’s report moment when he beheads the coconuts with his machete.
for KGI. One deadly swipe and you’ll have your drink, with a day-
Kang Guru, a great friend while I worked as Deputy Head glo pink straw. At that moment – exhausted, hot, resting
of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, has asked on chucked husks, with my Indonesian biking friend and
me to describe for you one of the things I most enjoyed a coconut drink in hand - I always felt completely happy.
about my life in Indonesia. At 5.30 am, just before the On my desk in Canberra now I have a small photo of that
sun comes up, Jakarta has a charm all of its own – you can very moment – the bikes stacked against a rickety fence,
forget the megacity - it comes alive as a series of small, the mound of coconuts, and we are drinking from our
humming, interconnected early morning communities. As bright straws.
I did almost everyday, if you have the chance to head off
into the streets of Jakarta (or perhaps a city just like it)
you will find a very friendly world. You will see squirrels
climbing back to bed via the power lines, dads walking
wide-awake babies, children getting ready for school and
the noodle-stands setting up for business.
In Jakarta you can cycle past Monas with a nod to the
great and glamorous mahogany trees, acknowledge the
elegant spotted deer in the park, get up some speed on
the road to Glodok and travel toward the harbour. You can
ride down the full length of the dockyard to see the sun
rise over the sea, and take a long look at those huge, spec-
tacular, wooden ships. I loved their fading maritime blue
and turquoise paint. The sailors’ washing is hung out to
dry over carved railings and stairs. Once docked, down
the plank comes all the cement, all the logs, anything you
ever imagined carried on the shoulders of the day-work-
ers. Back on the bike and on through the fish markets is Louise Hand, former DHOM Jakarta (far right) is now
just another part of my cycling adventures. Australia’s Ambassador for Climate Change
NB The language in this article is quite challenging!
June 2009 7
 Australia and Indonesia have been development
partners for many years, with a strong and active
relationship going back to the 1950s. The Australian
Government will provide an estimated A$452.5
million (3.7 trillion Rupiah) in development
assistance to Indonesia in 2009-10. Indonesia is the
largest recipient of Australian development
assistance in 2009-10. But it isn't just the
development activities that makes the Australia
Indonesia Partnership strong. It is also the people to
people contacts that develop as a result of the
associated activities, and as Kang Guru has always
said, "Good Neighbours (do) Make Good Friends."

Barefoot Engineers in Papua

More than 100 Indonesian technical facilitators, who recently graduated from a basic infrastructure
course funded by Australia, will be sent to rural villages to help build basic infrastructure such as
roads, bridges and wells in Papua and West Papua. The six-month course is part of the Australian
Government’s $2.7 million contribution to the special Papua province component of the Indonesian Government’s National
Program for People’s Empowerment (PNPM – RESPEK). Known as ‘Barefoot-Engineers’, the participants were selected high
school graduates who were taught technical skills in community development and construction. The training program
responds to the lack of qualified engineers in Papua and West Papua, and increases the number of skilled technical
facilitators available for deployment to rural villages.
A local university, Universitas Cenderawasih, helped prepare training modules and assisted in recruitment. About 30 per
cent of the new technical facilitator graduates are women. Australia will also provide a gender specialist to improve
gender sensitivity among facilitators and assess women’s participation in the program’s activities. By improving roads,
bridges and wells these communities will be able to better access basic services and improve their livelihoods.

Difabled in Yogyakarta with the Central Java Community Assistance Program (YCAP)
*difabled - new terminology for people having different abilities to others

In November 2006, the Australian Ambassador, Mr. Bill KGI visited the home of
Farmer, visited some of YCAP's activities in Yogyakarta. Ibu Atun, a very happy
He saw communities working together with YCAP. They mother of new one week
were busy planning their community responses to the old baby. It was an amaz-
devastating earthquake which had happened a few months ing experience to see
earlier. KGI was there too - check KGI website link below how YCAP, through local
for more information and photographs. NGO Pusat Rehabilitasi
YAKKUM, is helping Atun
YCAP has continued working hard with other affected
and her family to get on
communities. In late April 2009, KGI visited two activities
with their lives. Atun is
in Pundong, 45 minutes south of Yogyakarta. This area
difabled and uses a spe-
was badly affected by the earthquake. YCAP staff, Rachma
cially designed wheel-
Safitri and Damayanti Sari Rohmaningtyas took Kevin to a
chair. It was provided by YCAP and PR YAKKUM through
new project's socialization meeting. Community members
program Livelihood Program for People with Disability,
were planning and discussing a new assistance program
Victims of Java
for difabled members of their community. The interest
Earthquake program.
shown by the community, and especially the women, was
Assisted by her
quite surprising for organizers. Local NGO, Dria Manunggal,
husband, she has
have been asked by YCAP to set up this program for the
started a home
difabled victims (and their families) of the Yogyakarta
based business of
earthquake.
raising catfish in a
Paramastu Titis Anggita is Project Manager for this program pool in the family
- Increasing Difable Family Income Inclusively. The yard. The family just
program will focus on people’s livelihoods and their had their first har-
economic development in Bantul district. The project will vest of catfish. The
train and strengthen businesses in the local sub sector business has begun!
such as food processing - producing local food such as
tempe and crackers, and retailers - selling basic daily needs Check out all of these AusAID activities (and more) on
items, and livestock - fowl and fishery KGI's website - www.kangguru.org/ausaidprojects/
www.kangguru.org/travel/kgitravel2009yogyakarta.htm
www.kangguru.org/travel kgretravel2006yogyajakarta.htm#ycap
8 June 2009
 Smallholder Agribusiness Development Initiative (SADI) LRCS
Being a farmer is not easy – not just in Indonesia but all over the world. To be successful they must overcome many
elements which they can’t control such as the weather, pests, natural disasters and market prices. However help is on its
way! Groups of cattle farmers in Lombok and South Sulawesi are getting assistance from an ACIAR (Australian Centre for
International Agricultural Research) - SADI (The Smallholder Agribusiness Development Initiative) research team. Cattle-
farming is one of the best ways smallholder farmers can increase their income as cattle are more profitable than grain.

KGI visited two farmers groups in Lombok recently ac-

companied by Rini Indrayanti from SADI, Makassar, Pak
Giri, Mr. Dahlanuddin, from the University of Mataram
and project team members from Dinas Peternakan
Kabupaten and Propinsi and BPTP. Working in
collaboration with other agencies SADI has developed
programs to support the farmers. One of the main
problems farmers face is quantity, quality and continuity
of good food for the cattle. SADI has introduced new
types of fodder - rumput untuk ternak - which farmers
can grow easily and feed to their cattle. Farmers can
now sell fatter animals more often - typically one to two
extra animals per year, therefore increasing their income.
The ACIAR–SADI research team has also introduced simple management practices to enhance stock survival and productivity.
Groups of farmers are now keeping their cattle in collective kandangs (barns) which they have built themselves with
assistance from SADI and the local Dinas Peternakan Kabupaten. By using these simple feeding and management technologies,
smallholder farmers can more quickly become owners and producers of a valuable product in high demand, and in a
growing market. It was a fascinating day for Kang Guru and we learned a lot.

On March 13th, BRIDGE participants attended the official launch of BRIDGE at the Sidney
Myer Asia Centre in Melbourne. The Indonesian participants were thrilled to be able to
sit down and chat with the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Mr Primo Alui Joelianto.
The Ambassador spoke to KGI at the dinner and had this to say about BRIDGE.
"My name is Primo Alui Joelianto. I’m Ambassador of Indonesia to Australia. I’ve been three weeks in Australia and
I was invited by the BRIDGE Project to attend. And I see this project is fantastic as
this is one of the reflection of the spirit of solidarity between Australia and Indone-
sia. And also one of the follow up action of the conference that we held some days ago
in Sydney. So this is actually what we we meant as a comprehensive partnership. So
the friendship is not only between the government but also even more importantly is
between people of Indonesia and Australia. And we see that this is the first step, a
very important step that BRIDGE has taken in strengthening the relation, the people-
to-people links between Indonesia and Australia.

Much of the success of

BRIDGE depends on the
sister-schools, and the
Australian/Indonesian par-
ticipant pairs, setting up
internet-based
wikispaces, project-based
learning and people-to-
people communications. While in Melbourne, Indonesian participants traveled to
Wikispaces will connect Pascoe Vale South Primary School, about 20 minutes from
them across the oceans - the Asia Centre. Participants were given tours of the
a BRIDGE in fact! The computer training days were intense school led by young students who described their school
with participants setting up their wikispaces not just for in great detail. These students were so helpful and kind.
themselves, but for their students too, during 2009 and They answered questions and had a lot of fun with the
onwards! BRIDGE participants. BRIDGE
participants spent several hours
What is the Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE? It is an Australia- talking with their guides before
Indonesia project for Building Relationships through meeting with teachers over
Intercultural Dialogue and Growing Engagement managed by morning tea.
the Asia Education Foundation (AEF) in Melbourne. Use the Era Surya Adnyani (SMAN 4
SEARCH function on KGI's website to find out more. Denpasar) talking to Duncan
www.kanguru.org (SEARCH) about his school and school-
work at Pascoe Vale South Primary School.
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Australian Development Scholarships
Australian Development Scholarships, a AUD$40 million
(Rp 300 trillion) program offers Indonesians the
opportunity to study at Masters or Doctorate levels at an
Australian University. Fields of study include those
important to economic, social and community
development in Indonesia. Australia provides 300
postgraduate scholarships every year for Indonesians to
not only obtain postgraduate qualifications but also
experience the Australian way of life and share Indonesian
culture heritage with Australia. Applications for the 2010
intake open on 15 June 2009. Further information can be
found at www.australianscholarships.gov.au
Muslim Exchange Program 2009
Samsul Ma’arif Mujiharto is from Yogyakarta. He has a
Master Degree from Center for Religious and Cross Cultural
Studies (CRCS) from Gadjah Mada University and is
currently as lecturer at Faculty of Philosophy of UGM. He
is a participant in the 2009 Muslim Exchange program from
the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII). On May 1st, KGI
asked Samsul what he wanted to find out about Muslim
life in Australia. Samsul actually left for Australia the very
next day. He returned on May 17th and KGI caught up
with him. Did he find the answer to his question? Check
the KGI website to see what he found out in Australia.
How does the Australian government manage the
very wide diversity of religions, cultures and
languages in Australia?
Oz-Indo Connections
Australian Consortium of In Country
Indonesian Studies (ACICIS)
On Friday April 17 th , Kevin traveled to Gajah Mada
University in Yogyakarta to meet Ms Elena Williams,
Yogyakarta Program Officer for ACICIS. Every Friday morning
local Indonesian students are invited to enjoy a
conversation session event with UGM ACICIS students. The
discussions with students from Purharjo on 17/4 were
terrific and as expected there were lots of questions
about Australia, schools there and the Aussie lifestyle.
Benita, one of the ACICIS students, brought along some
Vegemite for the visitors to taste – it was a mixed reaction
to say the least! Vegemite is very popular in Australia but
somehow judging by student reactions, Kevin is pretty
sure it will never become a household treat in Indonesia.
ACICIS is involved with many programs in Indonesia including
the Journalism Professional Practicum or JPP (see KGI
March 2009 magazine), an immersion semester (language
and cultural subjects) and Islamic Studies Immersion
semester option both based in Yogyakarta, and a field
research immersion semester based at in Malang. Be sure
to check out the ACICIS website - learn more about this
marvelous people to
people Australia-
Indonesia activity.
You will be surprised
at the amazing range
of interesting
information on their
website -

www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au

From left: Dede Syarif is from Bandung, , Sanchi and Wati from
Cultural Affairs, Lalu Ahmad Zaenuri is from Mataram and Samsul.
'Good Neighbours
Check KGI's special Muslim Exchange website page in June 2009. Make Good Friends'
Good Neighbours Make Good Friends has been KGI’s logo for twenty years. This assistance does not only happen between
governments and provinces and states BUT also between people. Through extensive people-to-people activities, a lot is
happening everyday between people in Australia and in Indonesia. Thousands of visitors come to Indonesia every year and
it is understandable that many of them want to give back - balas budi. By helping young people, orphanages, local NGOs
and hospitals the visitors are able to give back.
A good example is a Perth businesswoman, while celebrating 20 years in business,
wanted to do something for the people of her second home. She asked a group of
friends in Perth to travel to Bali as part of her birthday celebrations and, rather
than give her a gift, donate money for wheelchairs for the disabled in Bali. She
raised enough money for ten wheelchairs and in fact, much of the work to make the
wheelchairs was also voluntary. More wheelchairs are on their way soon.
Local authorities provided invaluable assistance in ensuring the wheelchairs passed
through customs and into Indonesia safely. Many Australians are donating clothing
including a group of volunteer workers at 'Caring Heart' where ladies sew clothes for
many needy children overseas, including Hope Children’s Home in Dalung.
The children from Hope Children’s Home have been involved in a successful Pen Pal
Program exchanging cultural experiences with a school Geelong, Victoria. This type
of exchange activity culturally enriches, not only the children here, but those in
Australia as well. There are over 100 sponsors from Australia currently sponsoring
school fees for students at Hope. There are even two Australians sponsoring a young Staff and students at YPAC in Bali
women who is now studying medicine at Udayana University. with Aussie helper, Gai Davis.

10 June 2009
 Inclusive Education - Education for ALL
Children, no matter who they are or where they are from, are entitled to a good education. This is a basic human right.
It is a fact that many children across the world, and across Indonesia, are being denied this basic right. Whether the
children are poor, female, disabled, suffer from Downs Syndrome or HIV AIDS, or students in combatant areas for example,
basic education IS their right and therefore that education must be provided. KGI is pretty sure that everyone agrees with
this, right?
Over recent years, KGI has introduced readers of this magazine to quite a few disabled, sometimes referred to as difabled
people. In 2001 we met Chandra Gallih from Bandung. He started The Space Club in Bandung in 2001 and it was one of the
first Kang Guru Connection Clubs. In the December 2005 KGI magazine Chandra talked about being an hemophiliac (orang
yang mengalami masalah dengan pembekuan darah) in Indonesia. September 2007 featured the importance of accessible
environments for the disabled with Australian Volunteer International, Paulien Long and YAKKUM in Bali. In the December
2007 magazine KGI talked about craniofacial surgery for Indonesian children afflicted with cleft palates and facial deformities.
In June 2008 it was news about disabled athletes (weightlifting and tennis).
While opening SMPN 5 Gerung in Lombok (see right), Australia’s Parliamentary
Secretary, Mr Bob McMullan, told the local community that Australia is committed to
making basic education accessible to all students, including the disabled. This process
has already started. All schools being built through AIBEP will be built in a manner
that enables access for people with physical disabilities. This policy is fully supported
by the Indonesian government.
At the very same time that Mr McMullan Photo by Josh Estey
was opening SMPN 5 Gerung, Ibu Mia from
HWPCI (Himpunan Wanita Penyandang Cacat Indonesia) or the Indonesian Women
with Disabilities of South Sulawesi based in Makassar and her team, was presenting
a 2 day workshop on Inclusive Education at the Grand Hotel Legi in nearby
Mataram. With support from PGMI - Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidayah/Teacher
Education for MI Teachers - a LAPIS sub-activity based at IAIN Sunan Ampel in
Surabaya, HWPCI also presented their Inclusive Education Road Show in Malang,
Surabaya, Makassar and Ponorogo. These two-day workshops for local education
authorities and teachers were conducted to inform participants of the necessity for inclusive education. The physically
disabled and those students with HIV AIDS were highlighted for special attention. Workshop participants discussed how to
develop ideas on approaches to inclusive education and how to make communities aware that inclusive education is
possible, and it is necessary!

With support from the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII), Ibu Mia and Ibu Hetty
from HWPCI went to Australia in March 2009 to see how inclusive education
works in Queensland. They were accompanied by Dr. Izul Zulaiha who is the
National Module Development Specialist at LAPIS and has helped prepare modules
covering reproductive health, HIV AIDS, gender and reforestation. LAPIS is very
keen to assist schools and teachers in Islamic schools to cater for disabled
students in their madrasah classrooms. With support from MAPENDA South
Sulawesi, this process has already begun in SulSel. MAPENDA is keen to hear
what further recommendations HWPCI has for them. Renovating schools to accept
wheelchairs is one of the first things to do. Five madrasah are already working
towards the goal of having inclusive education as a part of their institution.
KGI spoke with Ibu Mia at the HWPCI Inclusive Education Roadshow in Mataram. Mia said some very interesting things -
• she feels very fortunate to be a disabled person helping other disabled
people to get a proper education and full opportunities like every one else
• HWPCI began as a national organization over 10 years ago in 1997
• many parents keep their disabled children at home
• once disabled people hear about the opportunities that ARE available,
they usually become very brave and join organizations such as HWPCI
• inclusive education is happening in Indonesia
• in SULSEL 5 madrasah are beginning to work with HWPCI and one will be
a model for other schools in Indonesia to follow
• children with disabilities are reluctant to enter regular schools because
of the lack of training of the teachers to look after them
• there are 25 teachers in SulSel training right now to become specialist
teachers of the disabled (using specially designed LAPIS training modules)

Melanie Simpson was successful in her application to the Australian Youth Ambassador for Development
(AYAD) program to volunteer with HWPCI as an Inclusive Development Programs officer based in Makassar.
Read more about Melanie and her work on the KGI website in July 2009.
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12 June 2009
 The Joeys' Club

In March the JOEYS went to Australia, this time the JOEYS traveled to Sumatra. They visited six different provinces in Sumatra. At the end of their trip they got a special
surprise from Kang Guru. You can find the surprise somewhere on the map. Can you help the JOEYS to find the surprise? Follow the instructions and find the surprise for
the JOEYS! You will need a map to help you.
Look at this example : N1 : Go north 1 square W3: Go west 3 squares E5: Go east 5 squares. S2: Go south 2 squares
TASK 2
TASK 1 The JOEYS can’t take the surprise home with them. It's too big! So
START AT K4 they have to enjoy the surprise there. What is actually the KGI
surprise for the JOEYS then? Can you guess?
N1 W10 Stop! Where are you now? B _____ _____ (1). There is a famous National Park
near here. What is it called? G_____ L______ National Park (2). What is the name of the TASK 3
famous orangutan sanctuary (kawasan pelestarian orang utan) located inside the Here is a terrific postcard from the JOEYS.
national park? B_________ L_________(3)
S6 E7 Stop! Where are you now? M_____ I_______(4). What water sport is popular
here? ________(5).
E2 N1 Stop! Where are you? P_______(6).
N2 E1 Stop! Where are you? P_______(7).
E1 S2 Can you see something erupting close by? What’s the name of it?
Mt. K________(8).
S2 Can you see another National Park. What is it called? K______S______ National Park
(9). What can you see in the National Park? (see map) ______(10), ________(11),
_______(12).
E3 N6 Stop! So, where are you? T_______ P_______(13).
E3 S3 Who can you see?________(14). Who did she meet there?_________(15).
S2 W2 Where are you? P________(16). What food is quite famous from this area?
______(17).
What is the name of the big river nearby? M______(18).
S3 What is the name of the closest National Park? B_______ B______ National Park(19).
E2 Stop! Do you know where you are right now? B_________ L________ (20).
N1.

Congratulations! You’ve found the JOEYS surprise from KGI! What is it? __________ (21)
What is the name of this location? W____ K_______ National Park (22). Now imagine that you are a member of the JOEYS. Please write a
postcard about your trip to one of the places in Sumatra.

If you are an SMP student then please send your answers by letter/email to the JOEYS at Kang Guru before July 31st. The JOEYS’ email address : joeys@ialf.edu
13 June 2009
 CamTESOL, Phnom Penh
I presented a workshop at the CamTESOL conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in
February 2009. The theme of the conference was ‘The Globalisation of ELT: Emerging
Directions.’ Over 1,300 people attended and over 50% of the participants were
Cambodian teachers, many from the rural areas of Cambodia.
The opening plenary speaker, Professor Jun Liu, from the Department of English,
University of Arizona talked of the challenges, difficulties, advantages and
disadvantages of using NNEST (non-native English speaker teachers) and how NNEST and
NEST (native English speaker teachers) can mutually benefit from working together. I think this is very
relevant to Indonesia. During the conference I talked to some of the Cambodian teachers and it seems they have similar
problems as teachers in rural areas of Indonesia – lack of materials, old school buildings and little chance for extra training.
About 25 people, mostly Cambodians, attended my teacher workshop on using newspapers and magazine articles and
photographs in the classroom, including some articles from Kang Guru magazines and Joey’s cartoons.

Kang Guru and ELTIS working together to assist MGMP in East Java
In April, Sue from Kang Guru conducted three workshops in
three days in three towns in East Java - Bondowoso, Situbondo
and Probolinggo. Imam Mulyadi, a Master Trainer for ELTIS had
worked with the ELTIS district coordinators, to establish MGMP
for Madrasah Tsanawiyah teachers in these areas. About 75 of
the participants were teachers at MTs and the remaining
teachers from SMP, SMA and SMK schools nearby. Drs. H. Amin
Said Husni the Bupati of Bondowoso opened the first workshop
.which was held at Aula Yayasan At Taqwa. In Situbondo the
workshop was held at MTs Nurul Huda, also the home of Pak
Imron Zarkasyi, the ELTIS district coordinator. In Probolinggo
Pak Siradj, the head of the Religious Affairs office formally
opened the workshop. Well done to the committees at each
ELTIS – English Language Training For Islamic Schools
location who worked very hard to make each one special and
http://www.lapis-eltis.org/
meaningful for the participants.

Storytelling Competitions - so popular and such a

KGI often has SMS
Competitions for
students BUT this time
we have a Special SMS
Competition for English
GOOD way to study and enjoy English!
Story telling competitions are popular in many areas and Dinna Wahyuningsih
from Madiun asked KG for some tips to help her students become good
storytellers. Here is some advice:
 Choose a short, simple story that you like.

language teachers ONLY!  If you are choosing a story from a book, read it aloud before deciding

Teachers should send whether to adapt it for telling.

their SMS to KGI as soon as possible  Practice in front of a mirror (or ask someone to film you) and pay

and answer the question below. Five attention to the way you stand and the gestures you use.
winners will receive a full KGI  Record yourself and listen carefully to your voice for clear speech,

Teacher Gift Pack including SMP and correct stress and intonation.
SMA teaching materials, a t-shirt and  Try telling the story to friends. Ask them for feedback.

lots of other goodies to use to  Time the story and see which parts need to be told faster and where

motivate students.
What is the best activity you have
done in your classroom that has taught
your students about the Indonesia
Australia Partnership?
you need to slow down. Which parts should be louder and which parts
quieter.
 Interact with your audience – look them in the eye.
Try this website for more complete ideas: http://www.aaronshep.com/
storytelling/Tips.html

As soon as each new magazine is printed KGI receives many

A Special KGI Announcement for teachers:
Both SMP and SMA packages are currently
being revised. These new packages will be
ready and available in July for SMP and
later in the year for the SMA package.
Please contact KGI after June (for SMP) and
after September (for SMA) to order your
new packages.
letters and emails, and even SMS from teachers asking “Where
are our KGI magazines?” or “Where is the LRCS?” It’s nice to
feel wanted but we ask you to please be patient. We send out
more than 30,000 magazines each edition. Each one has to be
labeled individually. They can’t all be done in one day! The
postman is a daily visitor to the KGI office and he is especially
busy at magazine time! Anton S. from SMAN 1 Salaman, Magelang
wrote and said it would be better if we published the magazine
every month! That's a great suggestion, but just not possible!

14 June 2009
 Entertainment in Indonesia
...from the traditional to the modern

Indonesia is a country which is very rich in arts and

culture, therefore Indonesians and their visitors have
a wide selection of local entertainment for people
to enjoy. They range from the traditional to the very
modern. Wayang, sendratari, gamelan, keroncong,
tarian, layar tancep are all part of traditional
entertainment. Apart from those there are
traditional ceremonies like weddings, house-
warming celebrations, cremation ceremonies in Bali
and Tana Toraja and rice-harvest ceremonies.

Every area has its own set of traditional performances

and ceremonies. In Bali, for example, every full moon
and new moon there are traditional dances and
gamelan performances by school children at Puputan
Park in Denpasar. Most provinces also have annual
festivals which are held at different times of the
year like sekaten in Jogjakarta and Solo, layang-
layang festivals across the country and the Bau Nyale
Festival in South Lombok.

Apart from traditional entertainment, there are

some more modern activities that Indonesian people
enjoy such as going to the movies, art exhibitions,
nightclubs and parties. But the most popular are
music concerts. Enjoying either indoor/outdoor
music concerts is very popular and there are
different kind of concerts. Dangdut, pop, rock and
jazz are some of the most popular. Many big
companies sponsor these concerts as one way to sell
their products. That's great for audiences.

We feel lucky living in Indonesia because we don’t

have to search for entertainment. Just look around
you - the entertainment is everywhere! What is your
favourite entertainment, traditional or modern, in
your area?

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LRCS LAIN LUBUK
Ah, a bule in Lombok
I moved to Indonesia seventeen years ago. I spent the
first seven years in Jakarta and was just another expatriate
in a busy city. No one gave me a second glance. Then I
moved to Bali – the tourist center of Indonesia. Even though
I only live 30 minutes away from the capital Denpasar and
the main tourist area, Kuta I am still surprised at the
reaction from some of the residents of the village where
I live - especially the older ones. They still call me ‘tamu’
– even though I have lived there for ten years! They think
I am mad traveling to Denpasar every day – they might
only go there once a year. Some of the younger children
cry or run away when they see me. I wonder what stories
have they been told?
Recently I visited a SADI cattle fattening project in a small
village in the hills outside Praya, Lombok. As we were
talking to the farmers a group of children began to watch
from behind the fence. The older ones were quite brave
and tried to speak some English. However the smaller
ones were very wary – one small boy in particular. His
older sister told me it was the first time he had seen a
‘bule’ and someone
Wah boleh juga, ada Siapa nama with white skin. They
peternak sapi bule - shapi Anda? never go to the tour-
lumayan buat cuci mata
ist areas in Lombok
and no foreigners have
ever visited their
village. I am sure this
must be true for many
areas of Indonesia.
What did you think the
first time you saw a
‘bule’?
Sue from KGI
More new words - always interesting, don't you think!
People seem to enjoy creating new words from old ones. The creation of new words is often done by joining two other
words together. However for westerners who are learning Bahasa Indonesia, it is often quite difficult to follow regular
conversations because of these newly created words. People who use standard Indonesian often sound unnatural and
too formal, and for young people this is often thought of as not cool. You may know these some of these words below
but for others you probably won't find the English translation in any dictionary.
curhat (curahan hati) : to share feelings/thoughts with somebody
camer (calon mertua) : future in laws
gaptek (gagap teknologi) : techno-phobe
jaim (jaga imej) : safeguard someone's social image
kuper (kurang pergaulan) : not well-socialised
lemot (lemah otak): slow brain/slow thought
narsis : someone who loves her/himself more than anything
suntuk : feeling bored and not in a good mood
bengong : do nothing / give a blank look
gacoan : love interest
heboh : boisterous
tebar pesona : spreading charm
bete : in a bad mood
tajir : rich
cuci mata (picture right)
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DIFFERENT FISH
LAIN IKAN
Living in a 'kos' in Jogja
Well, here I am again in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and it’s
absolutely wonderful! To answer the question most of
you seemed to be asking - yes, I have found a place to
live, and no, it’s not exactly what you’d call ‘good’! But
it’s quite luxurious by Indonesian standards. Although I
had read all the pre-departure info we were given, I don’t
think I was quite prepared for the standard of
accommodation available. I am staying in a ‘kos’ (boarding
house) in a rather luxurious suburb called Pogung Baru,
about 30 mins walk from Uni. Before I came here I had a
list of criteria for my kos room - it had to have a western
toilet, own bathroom, air con, fridge inside room, desk,
plenty of cupboard space… ha! What a joke! As I cruised
around kos-hunting they sort of went down the drain and
in the end I got none of those things (except my own
bathroom)! But I do admit it’s not that bad, once you get
used to it. I have a bed with a mattress that is too big for
the frame, a very small cupboard, and a
desk. That’s it. My bathroom is similarly
sparse, with a non-Western toilet (am still
trying to work it out) and a tap (Yes, that’s
it!!!!). No sink, just a drain in the ground,
and no shower head! It’s okay, though,
because I do have a makeshift ‘bak’ (bath)
- a plastic container filled with water, and
a small plastic bucket to throw (cold) water
over myself. It’s quite refreshing after the
first throw!
Zahra Matthews,19, University of Sydney
For more stories go to the ACICIS website
and click Student Perspectives
http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au
The Grand Winner of the 2009 KGI
Writing Competition is Dwi Wahyu
Hari Basuki from SMP Bustanul Makmur
in Genteng, Banyuwangi. The second
winner is Aini from Palangkaraya in
Central Kalimantan. The third winner
is Rizki Kurniawan from Purbalingga in
Central Java. All of these winners will
visit Bali in July 2009 as guests of KGI,
together with Helmi Watimury from
Sorong, a winner from 2008 who was
unable to visit Bali last year. These
winning entries, plus others, can be
seen on the KGI website - Story Pages.
June 2009

September's KGI 20th Anniversary Magazine
This special magazine will be bigger and
better than any before it AND a pure
celebration of 20 years in Indonesia.
That's 20 years of telling people all about
the Australia-Indonesia relationship, the
wide variety of development activities
from AusAID, and the myriad of people to
people links that are so very strong these days. It will also
celebrate KGI assisting people to learn and enjoy English.
Kang Guru Podcasts on the internet
KGI has finally included podcasts onto the
Kang Guru website. You can now hear, and
download sound from the site. Check out
March and June 2009 magazine pages for
podcasts in both English and Bahasa
Indonesia. You can listen to selected articles from these
magazines AND in both languages. There's a lot more to
come as well and special thanks to Indira from IALF Bali's
Computer Services Dept. for her assistance with this
technology - check what we have done already - your
feedback appreciated.
www.kangguru.org/Podcast/March2009_translations.html
KGI's latest email-exchange program
Life in Indonesia and Life in Australia
Over the past two years KGI has helped set up several
e–learning exchange programs involving schools in Indonesia
and Australia. In February/March 2009, Kang Guru facilitated
a further email exchange program to build upon those
e–learning exchange programs from 2008. This 2009 email
exchange program involved 14 Indonesian schools and 12
Australian schools (see right). And what did they do? That's
right, they exchanged information about life in Indonesia and
Australia.
This KGI/Joeys e-exchange program received a lot of
positive feed back from both teachers and students.
Kesempatan untuk saling berkiriman email dengan sekolah
Indonesia sangat penting. Siswa-siswi di kelas saya di Australia
didorong berbahasa Indonesia karena ada alasan yang berarti dan
“authentic” untuk berkomunikasi. Tambah lagi, pasti jauh lebih
memuaskan belajar tentang bahasa dan kebudayaan Indonesia
dari remaja Indonesia. Diharapkan bahwa lewat “exchange ini”
pandangan siswa-siswi akan diperluas dan hubungan persahabatan
antara pemuda Australia dengan pemuda Indonesia (serta kaum
guru) dapat terwujud. Semoga pada masa depan hubungan antara
kedua bangsa kita akan lebih erat juga.
(Jo Fenton, Guru Bahasa Indonesia, Macarthur Anglican
School, NSW)
Kang Guru News Room
0812380XXXX Is there mosques in Australia?
KGI receives a lot of SMSs and email about religion in
Australia. People ask if there are mosques, and are jilbabs
banned, in Australia? Is Christianity the only religion in
Australia? In the September magazine, KGI will tell you
about religion in Australia. We will answer your questions.
Send them NOW to SMS 08123870479.
( Photo left) Australian
participants in the 2009
Muslim Exchange Program
in Jakarta - May 18th.
KGCCs keep going strong .......
A letter from Benigno Narahawarin, STA’R –
92 English Club in Saumlaki
We would like to inform you about our STA’R EN-
GLISH CLUB in Arui Das village. We are still in con-
tact with KGI although the Kang Guru Connection
has closed down. We still conduct our regular ac-
tivities. First we have changed our name to STA’R
92. It’s a Science and English Club and for 95% of
the activities we use Kang Guru magazines. We also
have appointed new leaders for the new club. We
are also going to conduct an English Workshop in
June and the good news is that we got a new laptop
and a printer from the Bupati after our club was
featured in the December 2008 magazine. We
would like to say thank you for visiting us and for
the nice report about us in the magazine. We hope
to see you soon in Arui Das again!
KGI Note: Sustainability! That's fantastic and
all the best from KGI in Bali. Well done!
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Indonesia and Australia are working together for better schools, roads and so much more ....
Do you sometimes think that you are very, very busy? KGI staff always think like that because we always seem to be
busy going somewhere, meeting students or preparing materials and radio programs amongst other things. In early May
this year KGI met with a very busy man from Australia. Check out what he did in Indonesia in just five days.

Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, visited Indonesia from 2-7 May, 2009.
Indonesia is Australia’s largest development assistance partner. “Australia is committed to working in partnership with
Indonesia to meet its Millennium Development Goals and to create a better life for the poorest people in Indonesia,” Mr
McMullan said.
Mr McMullan was very busy during his five days in Indonesia. He attended the
42nd Asia Development Bank Annual Meeting in Bali and jointly launched a new
Investment Case by the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Network for Asia
with Asia Development Bank Vice President, Dr Ursula Schaefer-Preuss. Mr.
McMullan traveled to Lombok where he
inaugurated a junior secondary school (SMPN 5
Gerung) that was constructed under the
Australia Indonesia Basic Education Program
(AIBEP). Mr. McMullan also discussed provincial
Dion Bata/Pos Kupang for ANTA RA development and impacts of the global financial
crisis when he met with the Governors of West
Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, and vice-Governors of Papua and Papua Barat together
with the Secretary General of the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs. He officially opened
the NTB office of ANTARA – an AusAID activity across eastern Indonesia. In Bali, Mr. McMullan
launched a road improvement project (EINRIP) that will support economic and social
Photo by Josh Estey
development and reduce road accidents.

The Future is bright for new schools across Indonesia with AIBEP
On Tuesday, May 5th, Principal Rahmat Pujiono at SMPN 5 Gerung (middle photograph) welcomed Australia’s Parliamentary
Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan to his new school. The local school community in
Gerung, about 20 km from Mataram, has been involved from the very beginning in the planning and construction of
their new school. Local tradesmen even made the furniture for the classrooms - fantastic! The students, just like their
parents, are very proud of their new school, and so are the members of the surrounding community. This high-level of
community involvement is a very important part of the work of the Australia Indonesia Basic Education Project (AIBEP).
By the end of 2009, AIBEP will have assisted school communities to build 2000 schools across Indonesia since 2006.
Special congratulations to SMPN 5 student Husnan Azhari (middle photograph) for his wonderful speech, in English, at
the Opening Ceremony. Mr McMullan told KGI that he was very impressed by Husnan’s speech. In his speech, Husnan
talked about how the school was now the gateway to a brighter future for all the students there - a window to the
world.
For more information and photographs check the KGI website -
http://www.kangguru.org/travel/kgitravel2009jakarta_lombok_aibep.html

Photo by Josh Estey

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