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tesadevina on May 28th, 2006
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[Supposedly Indonesian Tourism Industry Expo Day 4]
The next morning, I turned on the national TV stations they did not have much scenes to cover. They say the roads are difficult to pass since rubbles from ruined houses and buildings have blocked most of the roads leading to the devastated areas. Yesterday, my family have visited my grandparents and my uncle in the south. They showed me the pictures and I called them again to see if they were alright. A friend from Imogiri (way down south) text messaged me that his grandmother passed away. I and some of my friends went down there to bring whatever logistic help we could afford and to see what actually happened. I was not in the mood to drive so I let my friend drive and I took pictures instead. Here are some of the scenes…
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tesadevina on May 27th, 2006
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Day 3
INDONESIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY EXHIBITION
This morning about 5:30 am I was suddenly awakened by a text message on my cellphone from a friend in Jogja. The sms read: “Jogja just experienced an earthquake of a 5.9 Richter scale magnitude“. Aceh was hit by a 9.0 Rs earthquake in 2004. What does this mean? Surprized, shocked, confused, still slumbered, I hastened to use that phone in my hand to call home.
NO SIGNAL. Home phone. Papa’s cell. Mom’s cell. My brother’s cell. My grandparent’s phone. My Aunt’s phone. My cousin’s cell. NO ONE PICKED UP!!!
Could it be Merapi exploding? Unfortunately there was no TV in the hotel room.
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tesadevina on May 26th, 2006
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Day 2
4th annual - INDONESIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY EXHIBITION
May 25-28 th, 2006 - Semanggi Expo Jakarta
Today’s batik dress was a bit more casual. I also didn’t have to put my hair up in a traditional bun, which would be tremendous work, believe me. Unless you were a professional dacer or wedding stylist (paes ageng).
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tesadevina on May 25th, 2006
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Day 1
PAMERAN TERBESAR INDUSTRI PARIWISATA INDONESIA
Yang ke-4 kalinya 25 - 28 Mei 2006 Semanggi Expo, Jakarta
Today was my second time on duty as Diajeng Jogja to promote Yogyakarta City’s Tourism. It’s always an honor for me to do so. Though I can’t totally agree on everything that’s going on or how things are done in my city, I love Yogyakarta. It’s my city of birth and has been my longest hometown.
Andi was as excited or may be even more excited since he’s still got that young fresh spirit of an undergrad freshman. He has always been like my own little brother, thus we almost always get along together. Right Andi? LOL.
We both came early this morning with the rest of the Tourism Department staff, already dressed up in our traditional Javanese costumes. We prepared some brochures and ginger candy (permen jahe) for visitors who stop by our booth.
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tesadevina on May 20th, 2006
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PDDJ was invited to the launch of the Playground for Taman Pintar, a soon to be science center for children in the heart of Yogyakarta, City of Education. The venue was open aired with umbrella roofs just above the dinner tables. It was a cool-breezed stary-sky evening untill rain stared pouring down on us! 
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tesadevina on May 19th, 2006
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Paguyuban Dimas Diajeng Jogja
We were concerned about the wellbeing of the children in the refugee barraks. Those kids must have been very bored and under a lot of stress, not being at in their own home. Paguyuban Dimas Diajeng Jogja had to act fast to help relieve their boredom and cheer them up, so we paid them a visit.
More pictures!
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tesadevina on May 10th, 2006
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This was not a good time to celebrate anything. Jogja was in such a mournful state. Merapi is active again after over 3 years of hibernation. Full Chronological Report on Merapi 1969-2006. Actually, I did want to celebrate my happiness for being granted the graduate assistantship, but how could I express it without feeling guilty? Berbahagia di atas sengsara - or being happy above others’ grief should strictly be avoided. But, what about being happy WITH them? So I decided to share my joy that day with Mt. Merapi Refugees who had been living in barracks for almost 1 week following the governor’s order to evacuate their homes. Instead of treating my friends at a resto, I took them along on my little project.
The Children Playing
It was successful, thanks to all my friends and the warm welcome by the refugees. Everyone had a delightful lunch and the children enjoyed the games. It was not known for how long they must be evacuated from their houses up in Merapi. To them, this brings worry to the safety of their property and the health of their cattle and farm lands. I felt helpless for that matter. Though it was brief for us to share our joy, we hoped it helped them in some way to deal with their time at the barracks. As the saying goes,
There’s no place like home…
We hoped Merapi activity would cease and the refugees would soon be able to return home.
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tesadevina on May 7th, 2006
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PDDJ Tourism Trainning - Last Day
Our last day before the outbound. It was tiring but worth it.
That afternoon, on our way home… I thought…
I’m really gona miss those kids when I leave.
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tesadevina on May 6th, 2006
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PDDJ Trainning - Day 1
Today, PDDJ had the opportunity to be trainned and oriented by tourism agencies from across the city. It was like Karantina all over agian, but getting deeper into the subjects. We discussed many issues conserning how to handle tourists in our city, ethics, and self improvement.
