Indonesiamu Indonesiaku

LAB1201 Bahasa Indonesia Project Day
The date: 28th February 2004.
The venue: LT9.

Despite having to miss precious hours of sleep on a comfy Saturday morning, some 196 of us conquered our alarm clocks for "Indonesiamu Indonesiaku". (mu comes from the word kamu, which means `you'; ku comes from the word aku, which means `I'.)

This annual project organized by our Ibus of LAB1201, promised a morning of entertainment, Bahasa Indonesia novices' style. For those who arrived as early as 8am to move and hang, or even earlier for those who sacrificed sleep to cook for the hungry, that Saturday proved to be an eventful one.
Aptly named, this project cum event seeks to wet our appetite with the alluring Indonesian culture. Thanks to students-turned-models for that morning, our eyes feasted on colours and details as they braved the treacherous stairs in LT 9 to parade in traditional costumes.

If that was insufficient to awake our senses, music accompanied our friends who twisted and swayed, in style and grace, during the Balinese Dance. The audience was also charmed by the soft and lively musical notes which floated from the angklung symphony. The choir also attempted to defy the dearth of performing arts in Singapore when they teased us with actions and vocals. There were also familiar bouts of laughter when the skit entertained us in the nascent language acquired, but littered with local slang accompanied of course.

The event culminated with the growling of our tummies when we moved out of the cold to the benches outside LT9. Decorated with colour and taste, recipes materialized, courtesy of friends who amazingly, can cook! Our gastronomical experience was fittingly accompanied with batik displays done by our fellow friends, who were also on hand to dispense batik advice.

This project write-up and webpage was brought to u by the logistics team. While we apologise for all the action that should have been duly captured, we hope that your experience in "Indonesiaku, Indonesiamu" may nonetheless be rekindled with the photos.

Enjoy!

The Logistics Team:
 

Some comments by our fellow coursemates:

Skit:
"It was very very fun, manage to learn a lot of things. The skit was very well written and has brought my drama skills to a new level."

Menyanyi:
"Fun!' The songs are very nice and I managed to brush up my Bahasa Indonesia as well... Sekarang, saya bisa lancar berbahasa Indonesia."
"The actions are very funny haha...We were even laughing as we sang, but it was a great experience after all."

Memasak:
"Wanted to cry!! My blood, sweat and tears went into making my arem-arems.... I even had to go steal my neighbour's banana leaves. "
"S00000 tiring!! Spent whole night preparing it, but it was time well spent to see my fellow teman-teman enjoying the food I made."

Traditional Costume:
"It was very fun, especially while preparing and dressing up when the ibus were helping us wear the costumes."
"Oh, it sure was an experience of a lifetime. Having don't know how many pairs of eyes staring at you as try not to trip and fall while walking down the stairs.

Batik:
"Very smelly, but interesting nonetheless."

Angklung:
"I have made many new friends here and it has been an enriching experience for me."
"I never realized that a few bamboo sticks could produce such melodious tunes.... Playing this instrument has also taught me the importance of cooperation."

Logistics:
"Had a great time preparing the banner and blowing the balloons!! It's funny seeing each other try to blow up a balloon till their faces literally turn red haha.."
"Compiling the buku was a challenge but it was FUN & worthwhile!"