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"Single Gold Seminar" by: Ps. Jeffrey Rachmat ( JR )  at Jakarta Praise Community Church ( JPCC )  |  Saturday 26 May 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tentang GAMBAR DIRI kita di mata Tuhan - ( Yesaya 43:4 ) Pandangan kita terhadap gambar diri kita menentukan kelakuan kita, termasuk bagaimana kita bereaksi dengan lingkungan kita.  Jika kita amati, trend Hollywood sering dijadikan media film atau televisi sebagai patokan gambar diri yang keren dan...

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Just like every other country, Indonesia also has China Town in each cities. One of them is in Glodok – Toko Tiga, Pancoran – West Jakarta. Walking eastwards of the alley, you will find lots of kiosks selling goods and services. There are few old kiosk which offer you with the traditional Chinese medication.  Traditional Chinese medicine, which encompasses many different practices, is...

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The very expensive cost of transportation in Wamena is mainly due to the uneven development of road infrastructure. For comparison, a distance of 65 km (from Wamena to Abenaho District, Yalimo regency) can be reached for 2.5 hours by 4WD car only. Can you imagine how long it takes to walk in a rocky mountainous in this remote area? Photo and Caption by:...

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Honai is a traditional Papua hut which is inhabited by the Dani's tribe. Honai's hut is made ​​of wood with a conical roof made ​​of straw or reeds. It has a small door and no windows which is intended to withstand the cold of JayaWijaya mountain. There are three types of Honai: - For the man called 'Hi Tonggoi' - For women called...

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Dortheys H. Eluay (Chairman of the Presidium of the Papua Council) is one of the victim of political conspiracy in Papua. He was kidnapped and strangled to death by Indonesian Special Forces (KOPASSUS) personnel on November 10, 2001. This incident has brought Indonesia to face the violations of Human Rights. New regime in Indonesia has the opportunity to correct the mistakes of the...

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With an area of 42,198,100 hectares or 3 times the size of Java Island, Papua is the largest province in Indonesia. Many said that Papua is the pearl of eastern Indonesia. In fact, the discussion about the future of Papua is just like an irony of the double-edged sword. Currently, almost all of Papua's natural resources continue to be extracted, including forests in it....

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Pigs are very special in Wamena. The legend says that the origin of the word Wamena means feeding the pigs. Price of a pig which is like in this picture may range between 40-50 million Rupiahs. To measure the level of wealth and honor a family's head, it can be judged from the number of pigs owned by him. If a pig was...

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Not as fortunate as children in Jakarta, kids in Abenaho village have difficulties in accessing electricity, communication and transportation. They must break through the heavy rocky terrain whenever want to go to a destination. Waking up at 3.30 A.M every day, they have to walk through the chill of early morning mist so that they can arrive timely in school at 7.00 A.M.Nevertheless,...

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I would like to express my sincere thanks, kudos & gratitude to Times bookstores team, especially for Ibu Teresa and Pak Em who have given the great support starting from the opening of the competition up to the announcement of the winner. In this great opportunity, allow me also to say special appreciation to Lonely Planet, The Jakarta Globe and Antara Foto which have given me the...

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