Chronicles

http://youtu.be/A61vD_8EDJ0   "The Secret Garden of Admiral Kasarung in Modern Ballet" is Namarina Youth Dance 7th Season Performance on November 15-16, 2012. Art Directed by Maya Tamara with choreography by Sussi Anddri and Dinar Karina. For ticket information, please contact: Namarina Pusat: Jl. Halimun No. 43, Jakarta 12980; +62-21- 829 4777, 829 4778 Namarina Kebayoran: Jl. Gandaria Tengah III No.9; +61-21-739 8557 Gedung Kesenian Jakarta: Jl. [...]

After a 10 hours ride on the sleeper bus – a signature travelling style of Vietnam – I was finally at Sa Pa. The town of Sa Pa is a district in the northwestern province of Lao Cai, Vietnam and was indeed the awaited part of my journey of Southern China and Northern Vietnam. Sa Pa is all about the warmth of people living in the cold weather, the minuscule human in the midst of nature's vastness. The town is awfully romantic and raw. It was filled with old buildings and local culture. [...]

Her real name is Emyra Bianda Amangku, but friends call her Myra. She was born in May, the second child of three from a multi-cultural parents. Her father was Indonesian from the region of Serang and her mother was Indonesian-Dutch from the region of Menado and Ambon. Growing up, she has always been fond of adventure stories and making crafts, such as creating raffia wigs and dresses. It was a childhood trait that later on became a life long passion in travel and art. Her eternally poised and calm demeanor conceals a profound and radical mind. [...]

It is the changing of the season and the weather have gone progressively colder. [...]

Namarina Youth Dance will be presenting Tulisan's illustrated edition "The Secret Garden of Admiral Kasarung" in a gala performance on 15-16 November, art directed by Maya Tamara. It is a fusion of contemporary dance and classical ballet choreographed by Sussi Anddri and Dinar Karina, using a compilation of world acoustic beat and classical music. Selected from a strict audition process, these dancers have been training and rehearsing for many hours to express their body as art. They flex and contort their spine to imitate nature, with muscles that are not used commonly in our daily habit. [...]

When I met Melissa for the first time in December 2011 she told me, “The only prison we have is our own mind. Everything we do should be based on intuition, such that our hearts are set free and we can be our true selves.” Although at the time I had many lucrative prospects from other companies, I immediately took the job she offered as the Chief Financial Officer of Tulisan. [...]

Tulisan proudly presents the premiere of “By MS with Love” tote collection on 22 October 2012, inspired by “Les Papillons de Victor” storybook. This signed and numbered Limited Edition of 100 is part of our Collector’s Edition series and will be available in six different color ways, exclusively at our boutique in Darmawangsa Square. Meet Melissa Sunjaya, the artist behind these collectible pieces, on this launch date. She will be available for a book signing between 12.00 PM - 02.00 PM. [...]

La librairie Pages après Pages met à l'honneur la littérature jeunesse avec "Les papillons de Victor" de Virginie Kasse et Melissa Sunjaya. Pages apres Pages honors youth literature with "Les papillons de Victor" from Virginie Kasse and Melissa Sunjaya. Ce livre pour enfant est né en Indonésie grâce à la rencontre de Virginie Kasse et de l'illustrateur Melissa Sunjaya. This children book was born in Indonesia following the encounter of author Virginie Kasse with illustrator Melissa Sunjaya. "Les papillons de Victor" finit naturellement son voyage au coeur de Paris pour le plaisir des jeunes lecteurs parisiens. "Les papillons de [...]

It seems that as memoirists, we are not historians, not even of our own lives. That is the job of biographers. Memoirs are our love letters and our letters of apologies, both. [...]

The first time I heard about Maya Tamara - the principal/ artistic director of Namarina Dance Academy  - was from Didi, Melissa’s mother. She loved our Les Papillons de Victor aprons so much that she asked Didi if it was possible to combine two aprons and make it into a dress. I thought, “Wow, that is one awesome lady.” When I finally met her last Sunday, in between the rehearsal of “The Secret Garden of Admiral Kasarung in Modern Ballet”, my presumption was confirmed. [...]

There is something about Hanoi that mesmerized me. The city is moderately small if you compare it with Jakarta. The skyscraper buildings are countable and it does not have the big malls that Jakarta is very familiar with. Its road is rumbled with traffic and ruled by motorcycle drivers. Yet, this seemingly chaotic scene, took my heart away. The people of Hanoi owns the city thoroughly. They take part to ensure that every inch of the city is alive as the people in it lives. [...]

Sisters, it seems, spend their time together either giggling and sharing secrets or quarelling like cats and dogs.  My little girls are no different: one minute they are best friends, then in the blink of an eye they turn into bitter rivals. After one such nerve-racking squabble, I sat down with them to call a truce and create a lasting Peace Treaty.  Together we vowed to: Be kind to each other.  We will not use our hands, or words, to hurt each other. Be orderly. We will only eat when seated nicely at the table. [...]