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Kang GURU Magazine - September 2009
Welcome - KGI's 20th Anniversary edition Since 1989, Kang Guru Indonesia has provided a combination of English language learning, people-to-people links between both countries and a vehicle to broaden and deepen our partnership into one of great regional and global potential. Over the last two decades, Kang Guru Indonesia has reached hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and communities. Kang Guru radio is now broadcast weekly to more than 160 radio stations across Indonesia. The Kang Guru Indonesia magazine has been distributed to more than one million English language learners. Thousands of schools across Indonesia have also benefited from Kang Guru Indonesia’s English language curriculum support materials, workshops and online learning resources. History and geography have thrown our countries together, but it is the active and creative engagement of our peoples and governments over six decades that has come to bind us as neighbours, friends and partners. We cooperate in practical ways on a wide range of issues, such as climate change and helping each other respond to natural disasters. Expanding ties between our two people strengthen our partnership even further. The Kang Guru Indonesia program is helping to ensure that future generations of Australians and Indonesians know and understand each other better. This will help see an ongoing genuine partnership with our neighbours and friends in Indonesia. I congratulate Kang Guru Indonesia on its significant achievement, 20 successful years. Stephen Smith Twenty Years in Indonesia
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September edition of Kang Guru Indonesia marks the 20th anniversary
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| +6285247000XXXX G’day KGI. I’m so sad when I read the part ‘Life
in the cities’ of the June edition. ‘Jam karet’
and motorbikes are being a ‘habit’ there. People
seems like doesn’t care, cause they think it’s
not a big problem. Come on Indonesians, let’s change
our bad habits! (Galuh from Bontang, Kaltim) |
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+628134277XXXX I love all the things in your magazine especially the stories
about culture shock which the Australian ACICIS student got
when they 1st time visit Indonesia. I will always be curious
to know more about the differences of indo-aussie culture.
I hope the relation of both countries will always be better
and better. |
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+6281345135772 Dear KGI,thanks a lot for the June edition magazine. It
was so nice to read this edition because it provide me with
information of life in the village. I loved that part because
so much farmers plant the rice plant as their job. I’m
sending my best wishes to this magazine. |
| +628523050XXXX Hello KGI, when i read KGI’s magazine june edition, i just wanna say KGI’s magazine on june is “GAUL ABIZ”!!!B-)...b’coz there are some slangs/bhsa gaul for teenager which are translated in English. i’ll tell it to my friends and students so l hope they’ll be more GAUL to in English,h3.. So,would u tell me what’s the English word for “gaul abiz”/”enggak gaul loe”?? I really hope that l’ll get KGI september’s edition. thankz. (Nia from Bojonegoro, East Java)
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Thanks very much
for your interesting feedback and comments. A fabulous KGI
20th Anniversary t-shirt will be sent to all these contributors.
We love your feedback so send us more by SMS, letters and
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As you will see throughout this edition, people have given their reflections of Kang Guru over the years. Some reflections come from people who have been associated with KGI since 1989. Others are from more recent friends.
Perhaps
you have some reflections about Kang Guru. Maybe you have been a
long-time follower of the Kang Guru project from AusAID? That could
be 20 years, or less. KGI would love to hear from you. Tell us about
your favorite memories of Kang Guru in Indonesia AND in your life.
Perhaps a favorite magazine memory or a KGI event? Eight entries
will receive a wonderful 20th Anniversary trip to Bali in late November
2009 for the 20th Anniversary Party of KGI. These memories
should be less than 250 words BUT really show that KGI has been
an important part of your life in some way. For winners who are
under 16 years of age, or unable to visit Bali in late November,
they will receive a KGI handphone complete with MP3 KGI podcasts
and language activities in place of the trip to Bali.
Here is Imam Mulyadi, who has had a long connection with Kang Guru, and is now a part of AusAID's LAPIS-ELTIS project.
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In 1992 I got the Kang Guru magazine for the first time. I was an SMA student at Al-Amien Boarding School, Madura. I was very happy with the magazine. It was difficult to find a good English magazine at that time. As I began to read the magazine I became more confident with my language and more motivated to practise it. When I was a student at Jember University some friends and I set up an organization called USEF (University Students English Forum) in 1998. One of the first programs that I conducted for USEF was inviting Kang Guru and Kevin to a meeting. It was attended by more than one hundred students from all over Jember (see April 2001 KGI magazine). After finishing my study in Jember I came back to my almamater, Al-Amien, to teach English (six years ago) and my connection with Kang Guru continued. I presented the Kang Guru radio show once a week and made the show interactive too. Listeners called in and I gave them Kang Guru items for answering questions about the content of the show. I ran the show up until 2007 when I left for Bali to attend ICELT (In-Service Certificate in English Language Teaching) conducted at IALF Bali for LAPIS-ELTIS. While I was in Bali I visited
the Kang Guru office and talked with the KGI staff. I was
so happy because I could visit Kang |
Guru
and their staff. Kang Guru is my inspiration. It has not only
improved my English but also provided me with opportunity
for personal development. I am sure there is much we can do
in the future with Kang Guru. Kang Guru teaches Indonesians
about building good cooperation between our two countries
and peoples. I am expecting to have chance to share these
ideas not only in Indonesia but also in Australia. Next year,
I am going to Australia on an Australian Development Scholarship
(ADS) and hoping to meet Australian (people and government)
to thank them for making Kang Guru exist in Indonesia.
| This decorative envolope is from Ami Latief Nur Ratu Irawati in Blitar, East Java |
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KGI on my handphone!I am very happy that KGI has a new service called podcast audio. I read about it when I received my June 2009 KGI magazine. I downloaded it in mp3 and Congratulations that you now have Kang Guru material on your handphone's MP3 player! It means you can listen to us any time and even repeat the programs over and over. |
KONVOI in Australia?I just want to ask about KONVOI (students celebrating when they have passed senior high school). Do students in Australia also celebrate this? What’s your opinion about KONVOI? Is it important to celebrate this? I do want to know that. What do students in Australia do to celebrate passing senior high school? Baihaki Efendy In Australia high school graduates are called Schoolies. Schoolies usually celebrate their graduation by going to popular holiday spots. They usually go in a big group. During the Schoolies week (late November – early December) many popular beach locations are full of Schoolies from different parts of Australia. Official Schoolies Events, which are drug and alcohol free, are held at many Schoolies destinations. They include concerts, dances and parties. Some students also travel to other cities or even to the countryside. So they don’t have KONVOI like here in Indonesia. It is interesting to know different way to celebrate graduation, isn’t it? |
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Greeting from California, USA I am very pleased to write and say I have again been able
to enjoy the excellent programming of KGI via shortwave radio
(RRI Jakarta). Best regards, |
Memories of Kang GuruThank you Kang Guru Indonesia! You have been my friend since 2005. Reading your magazine, browsing your website, and listening to your radio program does help me improve my English skills and pursue my dream of studying in a foreign country. I was a lucky Kang Guru-ite because I was chosen to study American culture and English at Ohio University for two months (April to May 2009). I would like to say Happy 20th Anniversary. You are not only my friend, my good neighbour, but also you are my reference wherever I am. I do want to see Kang Guru and all of your activities on Facebook. Moh Sultan, Gado Gado English Club (former KGCC member), Mataram, NTB Congratulations Sultan and it was great working with you and your members in Lombok. We are glad to hear your visit to the USA went well. How about some more information for our readers? Facebook
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Voices from FORUM Kamus Gaul Indonesia - Bahasa Inggris plin plan = wishy-washy Ahmad Nurul Furqon Thanks to Ahmad for telling people on the KGI Forum about this - very interesting! For more information on Bahasa Gaul, check the KGI website in September. |
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Don't Forget - order KGI's
free KGI Idioms Inggris CDs and enjoy them at home and maybe even on your handphone. |
| If you “kick up your heels” it means you do things that you really enjoy to celebrate a special event.
If you “let your hair down” it also means that you relax and enjoy yourself.
“A night out on the town” usually means you
are celebrating something special and possibly visit places
you don’t normally go to like a special “After we signed the contract, we celebrated with
a night out on the town.” |
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Do you ever watch those award ceremonies
on TV? Do you notice the celebrities always walk on a red
carpet? Have you ever wondered why the carpet is red? Why
not a blue or yellow carpet? IALF Bali rolled out the red carpet for the visit of the President to the Kang Guru office. Last year, as KGI's special guests at the MTV Awards Asia ceremony held in Jakarta, organizers rolled out the red carpet for Sherina and Afgan. Who would you roll out the red carpet for if they |
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between birthday and anniversary? Is it Kang Guru's 20th Anniversary or 20th Birthday?
| A birthday is a celebration of a very specific event and usually on a specifc date, i.e. the day you were born. An anniversary is the celebration of an important event that happened in a previous year. It could be an historic event. It can be personal too such as a wedding, or a national event where everyone celebrates. |
To wish someone well on one of these special occasions we can say Happy Birthday or Happy Anniversary or even just Congratulations.
Can you match these good wishes?
In Indonesian we use the word 'selamat' on many occasions. For example: selamat makan, selamat tidur, selamat berlibur, etc. However you can't replace 'selamat' in the phrases above with 'happy':
| Selamat makan ... happy eating | X |
Just say - Enjoy your meal | √ |
| Selamat tidur ... happy sleeping | X |
Just say - Good night or sleep well (not enjoy your sleep/sleeping) | √ |
| Selamat berlibur ... happy holiday | X |
Just say - Enjoy your holiday or have a nice holiday | √ |
A Little KGI History
I remember very well the early days of Kang Guru Radio English at the IALF Jakarta in 1989. Firstly, I must mention the great efforts of Phil Brownhill, who was the Coordinator and the person who thought of the name Kang Guru. Phil strongly insisted that this name was a perfect combination of Indonesian and Australian concepts and ideas: Kang meaning older brother in bahasa Sunda, I think, and Guru of course meaning teacher. Kang Guru – brother teacher. Really, I think Phil at that time had a stroke of genius!
The first trial series of Kang Guru had 12 programs, and from the very beginning it had a reach right across the Nusantara. In the beginning it was only broadcast by RRI Jakarta. We sent cassette copies of the programs to schools from Sumatra to NTT, that were being funded by AusAID, to support the teaching of English all across Indonesia. After that first series, AusAID decided to continue to fund the program again, and it was managed by IALF Jakarta. Pak Greg Clough ran it for the next six years. Greg expanded the program in every way, making many important connections, and establishing the broadcast nationwide. When I became manager of the program in 1997 in Bali it was being broadcast on 40 and more RRI stations across the country.
In 1997 the production of the program moved to IALF Bali, and
I distinctly remember the first week there. “Fast” Edy
and TK from IALF Jakarta came down and we built the studio, and
recorded the program in only a few days. Edy and TK kept saying
“Harus! Harus!” every time I mentioned it looked like
a difficult job to complete. Thanks guys, wherever you are.(Ed:
Edy still works at IALF Jakarta!) My three years with Kang Guru
seemed to go so fast. The greatest things I remember were the fantastic
support of Ogi and Darmika and Pak Tika, in the office and recording
studio respectively. My memory of that period is also full of the
krismon, and how one year we survived a very poor budget thanks
to Pak Geoff Crewes from IALF Jakarta deciding we should continue.
They were incredible 
days,
really!! After I left, Pak Kevin took over, and with a growing
team, still with Ogi and Darmika, has been able to spread and strengthen
the Kang Guru brand in a way that I am sure no one ever imagined
in 1989. I have been so proud how well Kang Guru turned out as a
wonderful symbol of cooperation between Indonesia and Australia,
with great understanding and good intentions shown by AusAID and
RRI. Not many people would have predicted how good neighbours would
become such good friends over 20 fantastic and productive years.
Walter Slamer worked on the first series of Kang Guru in 1989 and then again as Program Manager from 1997 - 2000.
| Greg Cough - from KGRE to the World Bank KGI started in Jakarta in 1989 with a pilot project of 12
Greg told KGI that when he was invited to be on a small team developing KGRE he was very excited. "We were given a blank canvas and were allowed to develop the show as we wanted." At first the show aired just on RRI Jakarta! Gradually more contacts were made and when Greg left six years later about 50 stations were playing KGRE. Greg and KGRE went on to develop a magazine, first once a year, then twice a year. Greg said the earliest magazines were mostly black and white with a simple layout and they took ages to make! He had no software such as Adobe Pagemaker like KGI uses today. It was all just basic word processing and a lot of fiddling! He never imagined that working with KGRE would change his life! Before joining KGRE Greg thought that being an English teacher was the best job he could have. He really wanted to help his students. Then, after working on KGRE he took other jobs working in communications and development networks. He hasn't returned to teaching and he told KGI he really enjoys his new, unexpected career. Moving to America with his family to work at the World Bank was a big decision but one he hopes is for the best. Greg has been impressed with KGI's progress and achievements over 20 years and that he is proud to have been there at the beginning. Well done Kang Guru. Keep up the good work and never forget "Good Neighbours Make Good Friends." |
Geoffrey Crewes - CEO of IALF Indonesia Kang Guru began very modestly in 1989 with a radio program broadcast by RRI Jakarta. In those days we had to send the recording on ‘reel tape’ as RRI used these for broadcasting and not cassettes. The only contact we had with our listeners was from the letters they wrote – and we received quite a lot. One of the listeners asked if they could have a printed version of one of the stories and this led to the production of a short ‘Kang Guru Bulletin’, only a few pages long, with the scripts from some of the items on the radio program. This was the beginning of the Kang Guru magazine. We always tried to include Indonesian voices in the program and these would either be Indonesian teachers at the IALF or some of the announcers from RRI in Jakarta. We would ask them to interview visiting foreigners to Indonesia, thus beginning one of the most popular features of the program, the interview. At that time we did not manage to attract celebrities but now we can look back on having interviewed people like Aming and Tora Sudiro from Extravaganza, Jessica Mauboy or the Socceroos from Australia. |
programs. In 1991 Greg Clough, an Australian who was working
as a teacher at IALF, Jakarta was asked to lead the team to
develop KGRE further. He became one of the "Founding
Fathers" of KGRE, KGI recently caught up with Greg just
as he was about to leave his communications job, reporting
on a new road project in Aceh, to work with the World Bank
in Washington! 
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focus in the early programs was on Australia. As KGI developed
we focused on Indonesia and Australia working together in
various areas – education, health, tourism, cultural
exchange – and interviews and stories about these activities
became a significant feature of the radio program, magazine
and website. KGI has certainly come a long way in twenty years!Reflections from KGI Team
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In 1999 I was already working on the Kang Guru radio show helping Walter Slamer with voices and some ideas. Then in 2000 I became Kapt. Kang Guru and guess what? I am still here AND I love it! What do I like about working with Kang Guru? Firstly we have a great team of people here in Bali but you already know that, right? KGI enjoys incredible support from the Indonesia Australia Language Foundation (IALF) and from AusAID and the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. It really is a team effort. Secondly, as part of the team I get to meet so many wonderful people all over Indonesia as we travel from almost Sabang to Merauke. Hi to everyone. Thirdly, we can see that what we are doing is actually helping people in so many ways - to study and teach English, to learn about the Australia-Indonesia Partnership, to know more about both Indonesian and Australian culture and to become more active and eager to participate more freely in their communities. As I reflect on the past ten years I can honestly say that I have loved every minute of it - the people, the work, the travel and the many experiences of a lifetime. |
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Helping to create the weekly radio programs and the magazines have always been two of my favorite parts of my work at Kang Guru. The KGI team puts together the ideas and then develop them until those ideas are available on air or in print. As for magazine covers (always a challenge), I think my favorite ones have been -
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learnt more about English, audio recording and editing
programs, and technology development and I have met
many people from different countries and listened to
all sorts of music and songs during the mixing process.
Kang Guru programs are useful for anyone who wants to
improve their English and knowledge. Thanks Kang Guru.
technology
to provide more and better services - website, email,
SMS and now podcasting. Isn't that awesome! And after
20 years, thousands of letters, emails and SMSs are
still coming with appreciation for the work of KGI.
I feel honoured to be part of one of the most successful
AusAID projects in Indonesia and be part of the team
who has made great achievements in my country!
My
introduction to Kang Guru was not long after I began
working at IALF Bali in 1998. I can remember Walter
Slamer showing me how to use the latest technology -
searching the internet for information! People often
say, 'Time flies when you are having fun,' and I can
say this applies to the past three years since I started
working full time in KGI. There are always deadlines
to keep and things to be done. I work with a good team
and we rely on each other a lot. My job title is ELT
Materials and Training Coordinator and so a lot of my
time is spent writing materials and conducting workshops.
For me this has been one of the best parts of the job,
despite travel delays and long journeys. As I meet teachers
and students and I hear their stories it makes me, through
KGI, really want to help as many of them as I can. One
of my first teacher workshops was in Sumba. I remember
it well because Sumba is very different to other parts
of Indonesian that I had visited previously. I have
traveled to Banda Aceh in the West (many thanks to Pak
Samsul, a wonderful host) to Sorong in the East where
I had my best club visit on a tropical island with freshly
caught bbq'd fish (thanks Pak Jack). There have been
so many sights in between. Corn bbq'd over gas flames
in Madura, driving through the mountains in Sumatra,
fresh seafood in so many place, driving through scenic
East Java, taking an ojek to the workshops in Rote,
balancing boxes of materials on my knee, climbing the
Eiffel Tower in Gorontalo and coming home weighed down
with oleh-oleh thanks to the generosity of my hosts.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at KGI and right now
I don't want to be doing anything else! 20th Anniversary Tour
20th Anniversary Competition Winners
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of KGI, a series of language-based competitions were announced in the March 2009 magazine and on the KGI website in April 2009. The KGI 20th Anniversary Adventure Activities attracted entries from many parts of Indonesia. The winning entries came from Genteng and Jombang in East Java, and Makassar in South Sulawesi. As the top prizes, members of the KGI team visited the winners and gave them a special day to remember forever!
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SMP Bustanul Makmur in Genteng was the Grand Wall Magazine Winner with their wonderful and quite complicated entry. Congratulations to the 12 clever and creative students who put it together under the guidance of English teachers Ibu Erni Hidayati and Pak Dwi Hari Wahyu Basuki. |
| On July 14th, one hundred students from SMP Bustanul Makmur were invited to join in the day’s activities with KGI. Kevin thought it was very interesting to see how the organizers provided lunch and snacks. A series of kaki limas arrived on-site (see left) to give away refreshments free to all participants - satay, tahu isi, rujak, etc. What a great idea! | 
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| Gene - insert photo | SMA Budi Utomo Jombang
put together a very clever 12 minute radio program as their
entry in the KGI Radio Segment of the Adventure Activities Competition.
Their innovative and fast-paced program included music, interviews
and information. KGI listeners can hear the program during Series
66 on KGI radio beginning in late September on all 170 stations
in the KGI broadcast network across Indonesia. Great job well
done! |
| Along with Kevin, Ayu, Mahendra and
fellow Champion Suryadi, I joined in with the fun at SMA Budi
Utomo Jombang's Adventure Activity Day - Saturday 18th of
July 2009. During the day we all helped to keep the celebrations
going with quizzes, puzzles, yell yells and a music quiz.
The last session was taking pictures together. I wish a Happy
20th Anniversary to Kang Guru Indonesia. Thank you - Good
Neighbors Making Good Friends all over Indonesia. I hope Indonesians
and Australians keep in touch better and better in the future.
See you all soon and thanks KGI.
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On July 19 we had a program at SMKN 1 Makassar. And I enjoyed it a lot. I saw that they all enjoyed the program in the morning and in the afternoon too. That was a really BIG BIG CELEBRATION for KGI’s 20th Anniversary. Many students came and enjoyed the day with KGI. We all hope that motivated them to be more active in learning English. My favourite part was when KGI gave them the special Anniversary Music Quiz. Everybody was singing and dancing. The song choices were most important and thanks to Ayu for making that great quiz. Keyko, KGI Champion from Semarang
The Australia Indonesia Partnership (AIP) - - reflections and snippets
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One of Kang Guru's roles in Indonesia is to let people know just how much good work is done in Indonesia through the Australia-Indonesia Partnership (AIP). We also tell you about the many other links that exist between our two nations. Over the years KGI has reported on, visited, and interviewed many of the people who carry out this work. These people, both Indonesians and Australians, may work with development projects in areas such as education, health, agriculture and the environment. Many others interviewed and visited have been involved in other aspects of the Oz-Indo relationship including the wide range of people to people links, sporting and cultural ties, and business. Here are just a few reflections from just some of those people. |
| During the AusAID funded Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP) from 2001 to 2004 we worked closely with Kang Guru as an additional venue to publicise the achievements of the program and provide information for fishing communities throughout Indonesia to better manage the near coastal marine ecosystem. A number of visits to the program sites were made by Kang Guru throughout Indonesia where first hand information was obtained and published on its website and in its magazine. Their readers were not only able learn about good management of the marine environment, but also improve their English reading skills. The tapes sent to radio stations also provided not only information on the program, but supported those wishing to improve their listening and speaking skills. Thus on its 20th anniversary this is an opportunity to say thank you to Kang Guru and congratulate them on 20 years of outstanding service and support to those who wish to improve their English. John Schottler |
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The first time I knew about Kang
Guru was back in the 1990s when Kang Guru was managed by Mr.
Greg Clough. The interaction has grown significantly since
then. Mirah Nuryati, ACIAR, with the Australian Ambassador to
Indonesia, Mr. Bill Farmer |
| Kang Guru keeps bouncing back (or is that hopping back) I first encountered Kang Guru when I started work in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi in 2001 on AusAID’s Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Project (HMHB). Kevin Dalton, Kang Guru’s roving raconteur, came to town to ask about the project, interview staff and recipients, and to also spread good tidings to teachers about the various teaching resources available from Kang Guru for teaching English in schools and at universities. During my four years in Southeast Sulawesi Kevin made several trips, always dropping in to say hi to the team from HMHB. Later, when I was working in Aceh, in North Sumatra, Java and in Papua on AusAID or other donor funded programs, I often met people who were keen to practice their English. It was great to be able to refer them to Kang Guru’s easy-to-access material on the web or on the radio. Kevin, too, kept popping up here and there, sometimes in Jakarta, sometimes in Bali or other places. Now I am working in Nusa Tenggara Timur, still focused on the health of mothers and children. Hopefully the Kang Guru ‘mob’ will visit us here too. I have been lucky to make some long-lasting friends through Kang Guru and the link it gives us all to English language resources. Oh ya, a special hi to Nani, a wonderful English teacher in Bau Bau, Buton. John McComb - Australia Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and Neonatal Health (AIPMNH), Oebobo, Kupang NTT |
John with two healthy mothers in Kendari, 2002 |
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For full texts of these and other KGI reflections in this magazine please check out the 20th Anniversary Page on the KGI website PLUS the 20th Anniversary Photo Gallery |
On
behalf of the Board of the Australia Indonesia Institute
and its Secretariat I send heartiest congratulations
to you and all your colleagues at Radio Kang Guru on
your 20th Anniversary! 
Australia Indonesia Partnerships (AIP) Snippets - Dec. 2009 edition
| Fighting for your rights! In July, Sue from KGI visited Ibu Mia from HWPCI in Makassar - see KGI June 2009 magazine pg 11. For many years she has campaigned for the rights of disabled people in Indonesia. Mia organizes regular meetings for the 100 plus disabled members in Makassar. Australian volunteer Melanie Simpson is working with HWPCI and has an interesting story to tell. |
Australia Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and Neonatal Health (AIPMNH) In Indonesia, especially in eastern provinces, the health, nutrition and development status of women and children remains poor. High maternal and neonatal mortality rates reflect a high incidence of home births, which together with a limited access to quality maternal health services puts a large number of women and their babies at risk. |
Australian Scholarships Alumni
Kevin joined two important AIP-sponsored events in August. The first was an Australian Scholarship Alumni Professional Development activity in Makassar. The theme: Developing Provinces - Critical Success Factors. It gave ADS alumni the opportunity to share their career experiences since returning from their Australian studies. It is the first of many such gatherings. Future events are planned for Aceh and Yogyakarta in November. A total of 12 professional development activities will be delivered in the period to 31 January 2012.
Australian Volunteers in Indonesia
The second event was a seminar for 32 Australian Volunteers held
in Jakarta on August 23rd. There are many Aussie volunteers in Indonesia,
and volunteers from other countries too, so be sure to check out
the December edition for more news on the world of volunteers and
exchanges. Perhaps you would like to be a volunteer?
SEARCH the KGI website for more AIP information! As you read this 20th Anniversary edition of the KGI maagzine, you will see many of those activities and projects mentioned. Do you know that you can easily read more about these activities by simply using the SEARCH function on the KGI website. Just type in what you want to read about and heh presto, the information will be listed for you. Just like magic, ya?
For example - KGI website SEARCH function - type in BRIDGE AEF or HMHB or COREMAP, etc.
Oz-Indo Connections (people to people)
AFL Indonesia - what was that?On June 20th, the Australian Football League (AFL) Indonesia was launched in Jakarta. Eight junior teams from various locations in Jakarta, including Bogor, Bintaro and Depok, competed in the one day carnival organised by the Jakarta Bintangs Australian Rules Football Club at Cibubur. The ultimate aim of the program is to have an adult Indonesian AFL team ready to participate in the International AFL Cup in Melbourne in 2011. A champion, Ibadurrohman
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Snuff Puppets is a giant puppet company from Melbourne. Collaborating with Indonesian young contemporary artists they have developed a Creative Development Project. One result of the project was a performance at Padepokan Seni Bagong Kussudiardja on 14th August. It was very entertaining. Amazing heh! Find out more about the performance and Ogi's interview with the director on KGI website and on KGI radio. |
What's it like in Australia? +628191726xxxx Yes, there are Hindus in Australia although they are a minority religion - only about 148,000 according to 2006 Census. However Hindus are a part of the multicultural community of Australia. There are Hindu temples in every state, and Hindu festivals every year. Of course the celebrations are different from what Hindus do in Bali because Hindus in Australia are mostly from India. (Ogi from KGI) +628533602xxxx Hello Nurul. There are Christian
and Catholic schools in Australia such as Killmore College,
Mercedes College, Wessley College, Lindisfame Anglican School
etc. Some of them are boarding schools where students have
to live during school terms and then they return home during
the holidays. At boarding school students have to follow all
the rules under the supervision of school staff. They also
have to observe and follow religious activities every morning
before class begin. (Rini - IDP
Bali)
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+628524866xxxx Shameema Kolia,
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Hi
Amy, Australia is a very multi ethnic and religious nation.
As a Muslim living in Australia, one is accepted at universities
and in all aspects of life. We have laws that protect people
from discrimination and we have a society that encourages
equality. I hope that you are asking so that you can one day
come and study here and I’m sure if you do, you will
have the great experience I have living here in Australia.
Many thanks of thinking of me. | +628157527xxxx What about religion for indigenous Australians? Is there one? Keyko, KGI Champion, Semarang. |
Today many indigenous Australians follow the Christian religion due to the Christian missionary work carried out in their areas many decades ago. However the Dreamtime is still very influential (religion and culture) for many indigenous Australians. The saying, ‘As it was done in the Dreamtime, so it must be done today,’ dominates all aspects of aboriginal behaviour. Because of their beliefs in ‘the dreaming,’ ceremonies and rituals are held, stories are told, pictures are drawn, and daily life is defined. Ruth Rynehart, Principal, Numbulwar
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Winners of KGI Writing Competition 2009
The Grand Winner of the 2009 KGI Writing Competition is Dwi Wahyu Hari Basuki. His entry (printed below) explains what he likes most about KGI. Pak Dwi is an English teacher at SMP Bustanul Makmur in Genteng - Banyuwangi and surprisingly (and quite unexpectedly) his wife, Erni Hidayati and her students, won the 20th KGI Anniversary Adventure Competition - Wall Magazine category (see page 7). Thanks to everyone who entered the 2009 competition and be sure to enter again in 2010.
Writing Competition Runner-up winners were Kuratul Aini from Palangkaraya and Rizki Kurniawan from Purbalingga. All winners traveled to Bali to visit KGI and enjoy the sights and sounds of Bali. However they didn't come to Bali together. Aini and Helmi (a runner up in 2008) were in Bali from June 30 -July 3 while Pak Dwi and Rizki visited Bali from July 9 - 12.
What did they do in Bali? Where did they stay? They stayed at Matahari Bungalow in Kuta/Legian, the famous area for tourists and quite close to Kuta beach. Ogi took them to several tourist attractions such as the Botanical Gardens and Monkey Forest in Ubud, Taman Ayun, Tanah Lot in Tabanan, and then to see the magnificent Garuda Wisnu Kencana Park. At IALF Bali the visitors were interviewed by Kang Guru and then had pizza for lunch with the KGI team. They were also given a bag full of KGI merchandise and had their pictures taken with the KGI Team.
| Helmi - | "Visiting the Kang Guru office was the best part of my great vacation in Bali". |
| Aini - | "Everything was fabulous". |
| Rizki - | "Everything was a first time for me and it has changed my mind about foreign people. Sometimes we have to work together to achieve things in our life. I also learned more from them like the spirit of work ". |
| Dwi - | "We thank you for everything and for all your kindness". |
| The Kang Guru magazine is one of many
English resources that we can use in both classroom activities
and as an information media. Here are two segments I like most
in the Kang Guru magazine. They are Australia Indonesia Partnership
and Listeners’ Letters (Kang Guru Voices.) Just like many
other listeners, I like the Australia and Indonesia Partnership
segment sponsored by AusAID. It attracts many readers and listeners
because of its programs to help education and social life in
Indonesia. By working together with the government of Indonesia,
AusAID has provided many supports and other contributions such
as the construction and expansion of around 2000 junior high
schools (Kang Guru March 2007 edition) and the Central Java
Community Assistance Program (CAP) in Yogyakarta - this program
was an Australian Government initiative which was designed in
response to the earthquake which struck Yogyakarta and part
of Central Java Province on 27th May 2006 (Kang Guru December
2007 edition) and many others. These partnership programs are
really meaningful and truthful, I think everyone has the same
opinion as me - Good Neighbors Make Good Friends. The second
segment I like most in the Kang Guru magazine is Listeners Letters
or Kang Guru Voices. There are so many letters, emails and SMSs
on this page that we could read and study especially their ideas
and their writing skills. So many professions come to join this
segment (students, teachers and public listeners). They share
ideas and great interesting information about English. Diah
Wahyu Dinata was one of great students who sent her letter to
KGI in March 2008 edition. She could be a good inspiration for
us as English teachers to motivate our students to write English
and achieve their dreams. (Dwi Wahyu Hari Basuki) |
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When did the JOEYS start? The JOEYS Club page was first introduced in the December 2006 magazine. The JOEYS Club is for SMP students and teachers, although we know others also enjoy the information and activities. Previous pages from KGI for junior high school students included Wow Wow Wizards (started in April 2005) and Wow Wow Whiz (started in December 2005). Do you know that a baby kangaroo is called a joey? Although SMP students, often called young learners, are not babies, we think JOEYS is a great name for this part of KGI's work. The JOEYS Club consists of 6 junior high school students who love English. Their names are Natalya, Sinta, Fatimah, Budi, Ali and Samuel. How are the JOEYS pages created? Making the JOEYS is a little bit more complicated than it looks. First I have to think of ideas and concepts for the JOEYS. I then discuss it with Kevin and Sue. Then I explain everything to Aldo and he creates the cartoons. The process takes two to three weeks to finish. Oh, who is Aldo? He's our special cartoon and JOEYS creator here in Bali and we love his work. Thanks Aldo. |
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| JOEYS TASK. Check out the JOEYS as they interview Aldo about his career and the process of making the JOEYS graphics. Can you write down what questions you think they are asking Aldo? Be brave and don't worry about being wrong - this isn't a test, you know! Write in simple English and send your entries to Kang Guru before October 31st. Ten JOEYS winners will win an MP 3 player from KGI with lots of KGI podcasts, quizzes and songs. | ||||
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JOEYS on Kang Guru Radio across the nation - 225 broadcasts every week! Who are actually behind the voices of the JOEYS on the KGI radio program? Well, the secret is out and here just a couple of them for you to meet. KGI asked them this question - What is good about being part of JOEYS on KGI radio? Let’s find out from them…..
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| Nissa (SMP 7 Dps) as Sinta Reading the JOEYS scripts is not easy! Sometimes Ayu gives us just 1 or 2 days to read the script at home. But when we do the recording, there's always mistakes Still! Phew! But it's a good practice for me! Ya ya Joeys! |
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JOEYS TASK. Hey, JOEYS readers, let’s play this JOEYS 20th Anniversary True or False Game. Please read the statements below about the JOEYS and KGI staff. Guess which statements are True and which are False. Send your answers to KGI before October 31st. If you don't know the answer - just guess, okay?
How much DO YOU KNOW about the world of KGI and JOEYS?
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If you are an SMP student then please send your answers by letter/email
to the JOEYS at Kang Guru
in Bali before October 31st. The JOEYS’ email address : joeys@ialf.edu
Feedback for KGI from Teachers
Thousands of teachers have written to Kang Guru over the past twenty years. Feedback and comments from teachers (and students) are very important to Kang Guru. We listen to what you say and try to improve our services to best help you. Here is a selection of some recent feedback sent to Kang Guru. It’s very rewarding to know KGI, with support from AusAID and the IALF, can help teachers and students all over Indonesia.
AIBEP and KGI in Lombok Kang Guru went to SMPN
5 Gerung, Lombok on July 29 to present a special teacher workshop
for 24 English language teachers from schools built by the
Have you heard (and used) KGI's podcasts yet? I have just received my podcast package from Kevin and am
very impressed by these fabulous resources! The bi-lingual
audio files are professionally produced with clear and natural
male and female Indonesian voices. Having the podcasts and
transcripts available in both English and Indonesian makes
it easy to adapt and develop lessons for various language
levels. Being able to access the resources through the Kang
Guru website is the best Suzannah Walsh, St Leonard’s College, Brighton, Australia |
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Australia Indonesia Basic Education Project (AIBEP) in WEst
Lombok. Many of those teachers were young teachers, and as
with AIBEP schools, their students are all in junior high
school and are young learners. Therefore the workshop methods
and
materials needed to be appropriate for young learners AND
for teachers/schools often in remote areas. Sue and Kevin
worked with th eteachers and Kang Guru hopes to be working
with more of the AIBEP schools very soon. Did you know that
there will be 2000 AIBEP constructed schools in Indonesia
by the end of this year? That's a lot of schools! 
aspect
because it’s so easy to do from school and home, by
teachers but most importantly by students! The theme for June
is ‘Life in Indonesia’ and topics include, bahasa
problems, street vendors, traditional markets, jam karet,
motorbikes, entertainment in Indonesia and more! 
NEW KGI Workshops NOW availableKGI would like to announce that beginning in late October 2009 thru to March 2010, KGI staff will be presenting special teacher workshops all over Indonesia to introduce KGI's new SMP and SMA Teacher Packs to you! Please contact Ogi if you and your local MGMP/DIKNAS would like one of these workshops in your area - oyutarini@ialf.edu Be quick as the number of workshops will be limited. |
Entertainment - GIGI, and a Quiz
Who is Who?KGI has interviewed many artists since 2002 and then featured stories about them, and others through KGI radio, magazines and on the website. Celebrity Interviews, for example, have always been popular with readers and listeners, right? Did you know that KGI is happy to send copies of these interviews to you. Just write to KGI and ask for the free Celebrity Interviews CDs. That's right, FREE! 1. This famous Indonesian television chef started cooking professionally when she was in junior high school. (December 2007) 2. Introducing symphonic music, both Western and Indonesian, to Indonesian people is one of this man’s greatest dreams. Who is he? (September 2006) 3. Riding motorbikes with his friends is a favorite recreational activity and so is scuba diving. Who is this well-liked sinetron actor? (April 2004) 4. They are one of Indonesia’s best-known rock groups BUT did you know that 75% of the songs they write and perform are in English? (August 2004) 5. She was KGI’s very first celebrity interview. This young Jakarta lady loves jazz, bosanova, pop and‘jungle music’. (December 2002) 6. He isn’t Indonesian but from a neighbouring ASEAN country. He told KGI that he simply loves the culture of Indonesia and enjoys visiting Indonesia regularly. (June 2007) 7. He is only in his early 20s but he is a well-known rider on the international motorbike circuit. He is from Yogyakarta but what is his name? (December 2007) 8. These two funny men work together on one of Indonesia’s funniest television programs. They are also actors with several films to their credit. (June 2007 and June 2008) 9. This personality, originally from Bali, can be seen on billboards all over Indonesia promoting the anti-drug message and healthy lifestyles. He is a fitness icon in Indonesia. (December 2005) 10. Many years ago he wanted to be a doctor but then studied to be an architect. He is a well-known serious actor and perhaps best known for his role in ‘Gie’. (March 2006) |
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is now 2009 and GIGI have just released their 17th album
and a return to electric music with lyrics for the young.
Their appearance in Hard Rock Café was part of
their current promotional tour. For this, their 15th
year on the Indonesian music scene, GIGI have released
a special boxed set of CDs, GIGI Notes and a live DVD.
It is called ‘Peace, Love and Respect’ and
if you would like a copy of this, autographed by the
boys from GIGI, then send an SMS to KGI before October
31st and answer this question -
Where ever you go in the world there are customs,
traditions and sometimes just everyday life which will surprise
you, make you laugh, make you feel uncomfortable or even shock you.
That’s life! Everyone who has traveled to a foreign country
and had an embarrassing or funny situation caused by a cross cultural
misunderstanding is encouraged to write to IALF or KGI and tell
us your experiences. So what do you do when these things happen
to you? Do you hide yourself away and hope you never find yourself
in one of these uncomfortable situations or do you go out there
and learn – and laugh when things don’t go right!
Go Dutch One day there was an announcement on one of the IALF notice
boards about a birthday party. It was one of the IALF teachers'
birthday and he was inviting everybody to a party at the Hotel
Majapahit Cafe in the evening. The Different Pond, Different Fish magazine is put together
by a team of cross-cultural experts at IALF Bali. The new
look DFPF has been put together by the DPDF team. Some of
the stories in this issue look at who pays in a
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Breakfast in the busThis is an experience that happened to my friend who studied in Australia. One day she woke up late for lectures. She decided to take a public transport to college. Because she was late, she decided to have her usual mixed-rice breakfast on the bus. While she was eating, she suddenly noticed that most of the passengers were looking at her and she wondered why. Later she found out that it is prohibited to eat on public transport in Australia. In Indonesia it's ok to eat on public transport. (Nani, Medan) Lazy Teachers When I attended University in Manado, there were some lecturers
from Australia. My first impression of them was that they
both couldn't teach and that they were too lazy to teach,
because they only gave us a lot of assignments. It was strange
for me that they asked us to get involved in discussing topics
that they had never taught us and which we knew nothing about.
I thought they should at least teach us about the topic first
because they were the experts. Later I realised there are
some differences in the learning environments of Australia
and Indonesia. In Australia, the lecturer expects students
to prepare for the topic so that they have some background
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restaurant
when you ‘Go Dutch,’ eating on public transport
in Oz, and lazy teachers. Cartoons by Bundhowi. The next issue
of DPDF will have the theme of facial expressions and gestures
in different countries. If you have a story or anecdote you
would like to submit then you can send it to 
information,
and can be active in class. In Indonesia, students just wait
for the lecturer to give them something or explain something.
These different viewpoints mean that students and foreign
lecturers may have very different expectations of each other
in the classroom.
| "Add KGI in NOW" Hey, do you know that Kang Guru is on
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now? Yes, it means that you CAN join and become KGI's member
on Facebook. Please note - Kang Guru will be very selective
in accepting new members. Only those who LOVE English and
use English all the time can be KGI members. So if you want
to join, please add a personal message to us. Your personal
message MUST be in English! 
What would you say?
“I believe that Australian teenagers don’t know much about Indonesian Muslims. However, even though my students are very aware of Islamic extremism in Indonesia they always acknowledge that extremists only make up a small minority of the population. They understand that countries and cultures in general are diverse and generalizations are often inaccurate.”
| If you met some Australian students who were concerned about extremism, how would you explain it so that they would not be as concerned? SMS your answer (in simple English) to 08123870479 |
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