‘Journal’ Archives
Stopped by ‘Kuda Rénggong’ on a Crowded Street
Journal | Wednesday, 6 October 2010 | sundanesecorner.org My family and I were passing through a busy street in Sumedang, West Java, when a line of people conducted a festivity along the street. It was a busy time, for many people, especially Muslims, were returning from kampongs after celebrating ‘Lebaran’ to their hometowns. We [...]
Tjétjé Marks His 75th Birthday with Books
Journal | Saturday, 26 June 2010 | sundanesecorner.org Hawé Setiawan Today former M.P. Tjétjé Hidajat Padmadinata celebrated his 75th birthday. His relatives and friends, along with Bandung Mayor Dada Rosada, joint a party at the pendopo* of City of Bandung this morning. Marking this special occasion, Tjétjé issued two books: [...]
The Old Man and the Street
Hawé Setiawan Journal | Wednesday, 26 May 2010 | sundanesecorner.org I was in an angkot on my way to a nearby Bandung suburb on Monday when an old man next to me attracted me with his story. He identified himself uyut, and he called me asép. He is 75 years old, living in Padasuka, not far from the well-known Saung Angklung Udjo, that is a [...]
Rancagé to be presented in Yogyakarta
Journal | Saturday, 22 May 2010 | sundanesecorner.org Rancagé Cultural Foundation will present 2010 Rancagé Literary Awards at Yogyakarta State University campus in Yogyakarta on May 29th. These annual awards will be presented to writers who write in Sundanese, Javanese, Balinese, and Lampungese, along with cultural and literary figures that [...]
Good Bye, Kang Ébét
Journal | Sunday, 21 March 2010 | sundanesecorner.org Sad news appeared on the front page of some Indonesian main newspapers this morning: Ébét Kadarusman, a well-known TV and radio broadcaster, died yesterday morning at a Bandung hospital. He was 74. According to Ensiklopedi Sunda (2000), Ébét was born in Jakarta on 7 July 1936. His [...]
Persib Marks Its 77th Birthday with Victory
Journal | Sunday, 14 March 2010 | sundanesecorner.org With my wife and son sitting on the carpet, I watched Persib versus Arema on television at our house this evening. We were very happy for our beloved soccer team, Persib, finally became the champion. It was a proper decision of coach Jaya Hartono when in the second round Budi [...]
Discussing Sundanese Theatre
Journal | Thursday, 21 January 2010 | sundanesecorner.org A discussion on contemporary Sundanese theatre entitled “Festival Drama Basa Sunda sebagai Media Pendidikan Budaya Sunda (Sundanese Theatre Festival as a Medium of Education on Sundanese Culture)” was held today at Pikiran Rakyat office in Bandung. In cooperation with Pikiran [...]
Journalist Agus Sopian Dies
Journal | Wednesday 9 December 2009 | sundanesecorner.org BANDUNG----Agus Sopian, Managing Editor of the Jakarta-based Jurnal Nasional daily newspaper, has died of heart attack today in a Jakarta hospital. He will be buried tomorrow in Garut, his hometown. Born in Garut, West Java, on 15 August 1965 into a modest farmer family, Agus [...]
Celebrating A Wedding Ceremony
Journal|Monday 30 November 2009|sundanesecorner.org The bridegroom was coming. He was welcomed by a "lengser" (the man in black) and some young dancers. (Photo: Hawe) BANDUNG---My family and I attended my niece's wedding ceremony in the sub-district town of Cisalak, Subang, West Java, on Sunday morning, November 29th. We call wedding [...]
Lamb of Iedul Adha
Journal|Saturday, November 28th, 2009|sundanesecorner.org BANDUNG----A sheep to be sacrificed in the day of Iedul Adha (left). In Sundanese, like in Indonesian, the word for sheep is "domba" . Some moslems at Jalan Negla, Bandung, are slaughtering sheep after Iedul Adha prayer, on Friday morning, November 27th, 2009 (right). Once a year, [...]
