Harry Van Yogya

Who is Harry van Yogya?

His complete name is Blasius Haryadi. He is a becak/pedi cab driver. He speaks English and even Dutch quite well.

“I started driving the Pedi cab in 1990 when I was still a math student. I became a Pedi cab driver because I had some money problems. So I tried to think about how I can earn money without disrupting my school activities. The only solution I came up with was to become a Pedi cab driver. So in the day I would go to my classes but then at night I would drive the pedicab.”

- Interviewed by KBR68H-

Harry is active on social network sites. He has made two groups on Facebook called Becak Jogja and Bellongg Independent Tour. He has a twitter account @harryvanyogya with an amazing 4300 followers. You can order his services by texting, emailing, through twitter of even facebook. He is not only popular in the social media, he has also published his own book “the becak way”.

So the next time you find yourself in Jogja, why not try and tweet him…you may just end up with lots of stories about Jogja…from a not so ordinary Pedi cab driver..

Bravo Harry!

Audrey Jiwajennie

National Swimming Athlete, Swimming Coach, Divemaster

what a beautiful sight.. seeing her dove with style into the cool crisp water.. the way she kicked her fins.. i am quickly reminded of the mysterious tale of mermaid…gentle yet strong…

A young woman with an abundant of accomplishments in the national swimming championships… my dive buddy, Audrey Jiwajennie

 

 

Ienas Tsuroiya

A proud stay-at-home mom, founder and owner of B & B Cakes

No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed

Follow her twitter @Tsuroiya and blog http://tsuroiya.multiply.com

Aliona Rakitzkaya

Musician : a Violinist

Music is the thousandth of a millisecond between one note and another; how you get from one to the other-that’s where the music is.

She’s not just beautiful, but she’s friendly, beautiful and funny. A violinist from Russia, watch her play at Hotel Mulia Lounge.

Dira Sugandi

Jazz Singer, Musician.

Born in Bandung, Indonesia on July 29th, 1979, at the age of 9, Dira Yulianti won the second prize of children singing competition. After she graduated from high school she took her first vocal lesson at Elfa Music Studio. She studied there for three years. She began her career as a singer as well as a student at the Music Department of Pelita Harapan, majoring vocal performance.

In 2006 Dira J. Sugandi earned her Bachelor Degree. She has performed in several places with many groups and local musicians such as: SOULMATE, Maestro Big Band, Rieka Roslan, SOVA, Imam Praz Quartet, ARAB Jazz, Pelita Harapan University Big Band, and many more.

She has also performed with foreign musicians such as INCOGNITO (2002) in Bandung, Surabaya, Makasar, Medan (2006) in Bali, Singapore, Jakarta Keith Martin (2005) in Bandung, YELLOWJACKETS (2006) in Jakarta and Bandung.

Dira was also the lucky songstress to sing with Jason Mraz at JJF 2009. Finally, in 2010, Dira Sugandi released her debut album in the UK, titled “Something About the Girl”, an album produced by Incognito’s mastermind, Bluey Maunick.

[Data : Java Jazz Festival]

Ulil Abshar Abdalla

Muslim Activist, co- Founder of Liberal Islam Network, Member of Nahdlatul Ulama, and Partai Demokrat

Love is freedom. Hatred and enmity are shackles on your heart and mind

-Ode To Snow by Ulil-

Yusuf Paulus

Photographer, Canon School Director and Premium Mentor Series Chief Coordinator

Mentor Premium Series is a photography hunting and workshop combined. Mentored by leading professional photographer in Indonesia. Including names such as  Harlim Lim, Johanes Januar, Ucok P Harahap and many more.

At present Premium Mentor Series activities are focused on the photographs in the wild (landscape, human interest, fine art, macro, travel & street photos, etc.), with a choice of locations that have not been exposed by many other photographers. So if you want to learn more The Art of Seeing click www.mentorseries.net get yourself ready for new experiences in photography.

Lambok Sinaga

Photographer and Digital Imaging Artist

Only in his hands I trusted my artworks. The first song that crossed my mind to picture him is Melancholy Blues by The Queen.

I’m causing a mild sensation
With this new occupation
I’m permanently glued
To this extraordinary mood so now move over
Let me take over
With my melancholy blues

Indah Ariani

Writer, Journalist, art lovers and mother

Mother of two children prefer to call her selves as a pedestrian life. Still trying to find time to balance herself by cooking, knitting, meditation and art: writing and reading poetry, playing ketoprak, and helping his friends in the keroncong’s community. I quotes one of her favorite’s writer :

In the corner of her eternal kicthen
a woman was pounding salt in her mortar.
“I will create hope,” she said, “on the black stone.”
Smoke was never brief. Its ceiling was the color of the world
in Jeremiah’s dreams.

She herself mused on fish in an aquarium, swimming,
like lazy balloons unaware of their own painted sign
in the sky. “They are the ones who dreaming,”
the said to herself.

……

[by Goenawan Mohamad :A Woman Who Was Pounding Salt]

 

Permadi

KRT Permadi Satrio Wiwoho, SH – Paranormal, The Member of House Representative

“ ngeli ning aja keli, ngelampah tanpa bolo, sugih tanpa bandho dan menang tanpa ngasorake ”

[Javanese proverbs :  In life, there is no point to be greatly ambitious]

Why black?

You wear yellow clothes, the color of your shadow will still remains black. That is, what he was thinking, what was done, what he felt, what was said and what must be done the same and consequently.

Because of his fanatic admiration for Soekarno figure since the age of five, he  has been dismissed from his job couples of times.