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Australia-Indonesia Families Association, Canberra
June 2009
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AIFA Night
FUN DAY IN MAY
27 Jun 09
It was a fun day in the sun at Lake Ginninderra for our AIFA picnic on Saturday, 2 May. See the president’s message below for more details and also page 5 for more photos. Also, in this newsletter we remind members of the upcoming AIFA Night on Saturday, 27 June and provide some other AIFA news. Additionally, check out our ‘AIFA Member’s Profile’ on Bpk and Ibu Supomo, page 4.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Members Our first event of the year, the AIFA picnic for a walk/picnic at Ginninderra Peninsula District Park on Saturday 2 May was a great success and well attended. Members and their children enjoyed the perfect Canberra autumn weather in a picturesque setting and many took the opportunity to walk/ stroll before lunch. We have had great feedback, including from the children who participated in lots of activities, including an out-of-season Easter egg hunt. Thank you to everyone who put in a lot of time to make this event possible and of course to all members and guests who came. We have had a number of new members, some of whom came to the picnic. A very warm welcome to those new members. Australia-Indonesia Families Association • Newsletter • June 2009
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At the picnic we had the launch of the AIFA library, which is coordinated by Ade, a member of the Committee. We already have lots of magazines, books and DVDs available for members to borrow. It was good to see the level of interest at the picnic, where several people became the very first users of the AIFA library! Contact Ade if you would like to see what is available, and also if you would like to donate magazines, books, CDs/DVDs. Late last month one of our younger AIFA members, Sofia Ridwan, organized a charity movie screening for an orphanage in Yogya, where her younger sister Amy Ridwan was volunteering. The event managed to collect more than $650 and was attended by a number of AIFA members. The funds will pay for equipment much needed by the orphanage. Thank you to everyone who donated. AIFA members are involved in a wide range of endeavours — many of which would be of interest to other members. If you have a story about an AIFA member’s achievements that you would like to share, please send it to Shinta, our Secretary, for inclusion in our newsletter. Jack Frost has now made his appearance in Canberra and with the cold weather most people are retreating into their warm homes and blankets. On the bright side, this is also the season when traditionally AIFA has its annual dinner. This year is no different. The Committee (dengan bantuan Ibu Supomo and others!) has been very busy putting together the AIFA Night, and it promises to be a lively affair. What better way to escape the cold than to enjoy good food and entertainment with other AIFA members! There are limited seats, and tickets are selling fast. Details of the event are in this newsletter — make sure you secure your place early. In the previous newsletter, the Committee proposed a number of events that we could organise for the rest of the year. We would like your input/suggestions/feedback on the events and activities that you would like to see happen. So contact any Committee member or post a message to
[email protected] with your thoughts and ideas. Your active input will help to keep AIFA vibrant and relevant to you. Till next time. Salam Eddie Ridwan
AIFA Night A reminder to all members and guests that the annual AIFA entertainment night is coming soon. Details are: Date: Saturday, 27 June 2009 Time: 6.30 for 7 pm Place: Deakin Thai Cuisine restaurant, corner of Duff Place and Gross Street, Deakin Price: $35 for members or $40 for non members. Children under 12 years old $23 for members or $28 for non members. Tickets: Robert Wardrobe 0400 347 238, Betsy Phillips: 0407 295 583 Please note that: ✴ Members and guests to pay for their own drinks from the Deakin Thai Cuisine bar, or ✴ BYO $5 corkage for wine and $2 for beer (per bottle)
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Welcome Back — Tony & Amanda
2. Member Loan: If you love your books or CDs or DVDs so much (as we all do) and want to keep them on your own bookshelf but would like to
On behalf of the Committee and all AIFA members, we welcome back Tony and Amanda Mitchener from their
share them with other AIFA members, you can let me know by email and I will add the items details
recent sojourn in Jakarta. Kami posting ke Jakarta selama 2 tahun dan baru balik ke Canberra sekitar 2 minggu yg lalu. Selama di Jakarta kami kangen apa ya? Hm, mungkin black paper beef pie dan roast lamb nyum. Hahaha, jadi ketahuan doyan makan. Kami juga kangen sarapan sambil liat dan dengar burungburung berkicau di pekarangan belakang rumah kami di Canberra. Kalau aku sih, kangen ngumpul dengan teman-teman di Canberra (apalagi karaoke an di rumah K Betsy hahaha). Kalau mengenai lebih suka di mana, kayaknya sama saja ya, ada plus minusnya tinggal di Jakarta ataupun di Canberra. Cuma, kalau mau sok romantis, Canberra atau Jakarta sama saja yang pernting bersama suami tercinta. hm hm...hehehe jadi malu. Cheers, Amanda
Happy Birthday A very happy birthday to the following members in June: Mita Pender (7 June), Dian Wardrobe (8 June), Bill Gresham (9 June).
AIFA Library Update
online and other people can arrange to borrow them from you personally. The list of AIFA library collections will be up online at AIFA Yahoogroups database by 1 July 2009, so please look it up. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me at
[email protected] or 0406 100 334.
Indonesian Independence Day Event — August 2009 As part of the Independence Day celebrations, the Indonesian Embassy usually organizes sporting events involving the various Indonesian community groups in Canberra. The sports competitions are hotly contested and gives bragging rights to winners till the following year. But win or lose, the event is another excellent opportunity to kumpul-kumpul and to strengthen our ties with other Indonesian communities in Canberra. Traditionally AIFA has been able to field a strong women’s volleyball team. We want to maintain this and also to see if we can improve on last year. This year we hope to put together women's and men’s
by Ade Febiana
teams for volleyball as well as tennis.
Thank you very much for your participation on our first AIFA Library operation at the AIFA picnic. I’d like to
So, for all the sports minded people in AIFA, get in
announce that Laskar Pelangi novel by Andrea Hirata was the most wanted one (thanks to Shinta for her donation). Your gold coin donation goes towards the
touch with Betsy (0407 295 583,
[email protected]) or Eddie (0421 194 607,
[email protected]) to register your interest. There is plenty of time to get fit, so no excuses!
AIFA library to purchase more library items. I thank you for the generosity given by our AIFA library items donors. There is still more room in our collection for more items. If you have collections of books/CDs/ DVDs/magazines and would like to share them with other AIFA members, please let me know. There are two ways to donate your items: 1. Library Loan: Hand the items to me and I will catalogue them online so other people can access them and then they are available for loan; or alternatively
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AIFA Member’s Profile — Bpk and Ibu Supomo
lama-lama kerasanlah kami tinggal di Canberra. Rasanya enggan untuk pindah ke kota lain untuk memulai lagi penyesuaian lingkungan hidup baru.
Kisah di bawah ini sekedar memenuhi permintaan Shinta mengenai diri kami.
Itulah sebabnya sampai sekarang kami tetap tinggal di Canberra.
Kami tiba di Benua Kangguru ini pada pertengahan
Sekarang anak-anak sudah dewasa semua. Atas puji Tuhan, semua sudah berdiri sendiri dan kami
1964 dengan 3 anak yang masih kecil-kecil. Yang pertama baru berumur 3 tahun, kedua 2 tahun dan ketiga 4 bulan. Pak Pomo mengajar di Melbourne University. Selama di Melbourne lahirlah anak kami yang keempat. .Berhubung pindahnya pekerejaan Pak Pomo ke ANU, maka pindahlah kami bersama 4 anak yang masih kacil-kecil itu ke Canberra.
dianugerahi 6 cucu. Pak Pomo mengajar di ANU selama 30 tahun. Sekarang sudah pensiun, tetapi sebagai Visiting Fellow di ANU masih tekun melakukan penelitian dalam bidang bahasa dan sastra Jawa Kuno. Jadi ada saja kesibukan yang dikerjakan setiap harinya.
Mulai tinggal di Canberra tepatnya bulan Februari 1967. Kami lebih senang di Canberra daripada di
Ditambah lagi waktu ini Pak Pomo jadi ketua Panitia Pemilihan Luar Negeri Canberra untuk Pemilu tahun
Melbourne waktu itu, karena kami merasa kotanya
2009, jadi kelihatannya makin sibuk.
lebih tenang, jarak ke mana-mana dekat, jadi Pak Pomo pulang dari kerjapun tidak terlalu malam. Antar
Adapun saya sendiri selain mengisi waktu terluang
jemput anak-anak ke sekolahpun tidak jauh. Lagi pula kami dapat rumah dari ANU yang bisa dibeli dengan harga yang cukup rendah. Tambahan lagi waktu itu masyarakat Indonesia yang tidak lebih dari l00 orang bisa sering kumpul-kumpul, sehingga hangatlah rasanya pergaulan. Pak Pomo juga merasa senang dengan pekerjaannya, apa lagi sambil mengajar dia diberi ijin untuk mengambil Ph.D. Dengan menunggu selesainya studi Pak Pomo dan sekolahnya anak-anak dan kehangatan suasana di Canberra ini, tidak terasa
dengan kegiatan sosial, saya juga menyibukkan diri dengan bermain bridge 2 atau 3 kali seminggu, yang saya pikir baik untuk diri saya supaya tetap berpikir secara aktif. Disamping itu saya masih disibukkan dengan tugas-tugas sebagai isteri, ibu dan nenek. Kami mengucap syukur, bahwa atas perlindungan Tuhan Yang Maha Pengasih dan juga atas do’a semua sanak saudara dan kawan-kawan semua, hingga saat ini kami berdua masih diberi kesehatan yang cukup baik, malah pada bulan Mei yang lalu genaplah 50 tahun kami hidup bersama. Ike Supomo
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Picnic Photos
Treasurer’s Update by Wanda Beeby So far sudah ada 234 members (tapi banyak yang
Persekutuan Kristen Indonesia Di Canberra
tidak aktif). Financial members: ada 76 orang. Non
Tempat: St Andrews Presbyterian Church, State Circle No. 1, Forrest Time: 2 pm
financial members: ada sekitar 158 orang.
Contact: 6281 0627 (Pak Yama Radimin)
Membership fee: $20 for family, $10 for individual
Jul Sep
tanggal 12 tanggal 13
Agus tanggal 23 Okt tanggal 11
Nov
tanggal 08
Des tanggal 12
Dengarkan Suara Indonesia Radio CMS FM 91.1. Setiap Hari Minggu pukul 4–6 sore. Requests: 0407 295 583 or 0424 640 538
Pengajian Khataman Quran 4th of July 2009 at Yanti's house at 18 Bullala court Ngunawal. Everyone is welcome.
AIA Winter Dinner 2009 Separate from the AIFA Night, the Australia Indonesia Assoc. (AIA) will be holding its Winter Dinner on Sat. 25 July. All welcome — see attached flyer for details.
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Indonesian-Language Column — Activities Around the House by Shinta Benilda English To Dry Dry the clothes My clothes are drying Please dry my clothes To Sweep Who’s sweeping the floor? I haven’t had time to sweep the floor yet. Please sweep the floor To Fold I’m folding the clothes Please fold the napkins To Scrub The tiles haven’t been scrubbed yet Please scrub the bathroom tiles It takes a long time to iron the clothes Have you ironed the clothes? To Iron Please iron my clothes Mother is ironing the clothes The iron is broken To tighten Please tighten the tap The plumber is tightening the sink’s tap Have you tightened the screw? To wipe Don’t forget to wipe the top side of the electronic equipment Please wipe the table Do you have anything to wipe the table with? To hang We don’t have enough hangers Please hang the clothes near the kitchen The worker is hanging the painting on the wall Where do you want to hang the painting? To make (the bed) I make my bed every morning Have you made your bed? Please make the bed and change the sheets To dry Please wait a sec, I’m drying my hair. Are the clothes dry yet? Just put the clothes in the dryer. Minah is drying the plates. To dust
Bahasa Indonesia Mengeringkan (active) Root word: kering Mengeringkan pakaian Pakaian saya sedang dikeringkan Tolong keringkan pakaian saya Menyapu (active) Root word: sapu (noun = sweeper) Siapa yang menyapu lantai? Saya belum ada waktu untuk menyapu lantai. Tolong sapu lantainya. (Imperative) Melipat Root word: lipat Saya sedang melipat pakaian Tolong lipat serbetnya. Menggosok Root word: Gosok Lantainya belum digosok. Tolong gosok lantai kamar mandi Butuh waktu yang lama untuk menggosok baju. (colq) Apa kamu sudah menggosok baju? (colq) Menyetrika (active) Root word: setrika (to iron) , setrikaan (noun = iron) Tolong setrika baju saja Ibu sedang menyetrika baju. Ibu sedang nyetrika baju (colq) Sentrikaannya rusak. Mengencangkan (active) Root word: kencang (tight/fast) Tolong kencangkan kran airnya. Tukang sedang mengencangkan kran westafel. Apakah kamu sudah mengencangkan mornya? Apa kamu sudah kencengin mornya? (colq) Mengelap Ngelap (colq) Root word: lap (V = to lap, N = wiper) Jangan lupa untuk mengelap bagian atas dari barang-barang elektronik ya.. Tolong lap mejanya. Apa kamu punya lap untuk ngelap meja? Menggantung Root word: Gantung (to hang), Gantungan (hanger) Gantungan kita nggak cukup (colq) Tolong gantung bajunya dekat dapur Tukang sedang menggantung lukisan di dinding Dimana Ibu/Bapak/Anda/Kamu mau menggantung lukisannya? Membersihkan ( tempat tidur) Root word: bersih = clean Saya membersihkan tempat tidur setiap pagi Apa kamu sudah membersihkan tempat tidurmu? Tolong bersihkan tempat tidur dan ganti seprainya. Mengeringkan Root word: kering (dry), Mengering = drier (as in the leaves are drier) Tolong tunggu sebentar, saya sedang mengeringkan rambut. Bajunya udah kering belum? (colq) Masukkan saja pakaiannya di mesin pengering. Minah sedang mengeringkan piring. Membersihkan Root word: bersih (clean), kemoceng / bulu ayam (duster) Note:bulu ayam lit: chicken’s feather
Have you dusted the table? Just use the duster to clean the table. Where is the duster? Please dust the window. To wash Just wash the clothes with the washing machine Have you washed the clothes? I wash my car every morning
Apa kamu sudah membersihkan meja? Pakai saja kemoceng untuk membersihkan meja. Dimana kemocengnya? Tolong bersihkan kacanya. Mencuci Root word: cuci Cuci saja pakaiannya di mesin cuci Apa kamu sudah mencuci pakaian? Saya mencuci mobil {saya} setiap pagi.
WARNING: Please don’t use some of these words with your partner, if you don’t want to upset them.☺ Some phrases might not be useful in an Australian context, but who knows some of you might be posted to Indonesia again and have the luxury of having household staff.
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