Java Chic, the javanese diary

javvachic -  Pekalongan Menari , a local traditional dance group representing Indonesia participated along with other 21 countries for a contribution to the World's Peace mission through dancing. How was it possible? Well here's our story...  January 2018 : a dance challenge was offered by Isman Habibillah from Global Peace Foundation, a film maker enthusiast. I did not take long to say yes as the idea seems to be a wonderful project to promote culture & tourism. Then I made some research, and together with my partner Ms Arofah Arie from Surya Budhaya we discussed some ideas with our choreographers Cahya & Arief, a dancer architect. So we began to  select dancers and finally a team including 11 performers was formed to render a traditional dance adapted from the coastal area and based on the urban legend intitled " Tari Sintren ", beautify with modifications. T he original Sintren art is a kind of believe it or not performance to see from your own eyes; kno...

javvachic - 23 November 2019 menandai hari yang istimewa di hati. 23 tahun lalu kami mengikat janji dihadapan Allah, mengarungi bahtera kehidupan bersama mengikuti gelombang suka duka. Siapa sangka di penghujung tahun lalu kebahagiaan kami sekeluarga bertambah dengan hadirnya seorang putri mungil  Reina Syahnaz . Empat (4) anak atas karuniaNya mewarnai kehidupan kami.  Untuk mensyukuri Wedding Anniversary kami, rasanya sayang kalau momen spesial ini dilewati begitu saja. Pergi jauh atau staycation juga sedang tidak memungkinkan. Planning2 surprise di masa lalu yang membuahkan cancelnya tiket ke Singapur untuk french fancy resto pun jauh dari angan. Lantas teringat suatu destinasi wisata baru yang mana foto-foto dari sang pemilik tempat selalu berseliweran di media facebook. Ok mari tuntaskan rasa penasaran ini, inilah saat yang tepat untuk menyambangi  Ndoro Glompong . Apa sih sebenarnya Ndoro Glompong? Nama yang unik ya, njawani sekali. Maka berangkatla...