Hi, guys! Finally, we meet again! At this time, PERMIAS OSU wanna tell a story about our independence day which is held on August 17. We got our freedom on August 17, 1945 which was declared by our first president, Mr. Soekarno. So, this year is Indonesia's 68th bday! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, OUR BEAUTIFUL INDONESIA! ;D *clapping hands*

Alriiiiggghhhttt, do you wanna know how we celebrate The Independence Day? The most important thing is ceremony at school, campus, government office, and Istana Negara (kinda like White House of USA). In Istana Negara, there are 3 groups of forces marching (we call it PASKIBRAKA) which are consisted of 17,845 flag raisers. 17-8-45 means our first declaration of independence. Moreover, three of 17 have to fly the flag.

Yup, we have done telling the general info of Indonesia Independence Day Ceremony. Do you know what else we usually do on The Independence Day?  We do lotta fun games!

Go further down then you will know more about our fun games! ;)

TOP 7 FUN GAMES WHICH ARE PLAYED ON INDONESIA INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Alright, here we go again! We are gonna share about 7 common games which are played on Indonesia Independence Day! Check this out :)

1. Eating "Krupuk"

Before you know further about this contest, do you have any idea about "krupuk"? Well, 'krupuk" is one of Indonesian crackers which has lotta kinds. The most common "krupuk" that we use is "White  Krupuk". In this contest, some contestants have to eat hanging "krupuk" without handling it, as soon as possible. The first person who is able to finish that 'krupuk" is the winner.

 Picture from: masakecildulu.wordpress.com

2. Sack Race
Sack race is a pretty popular race held on the day of independence. The contestants are asked to wear gloves and a sack as a race by jumping toward the finish line. This unique game popular because it is easy and inexpensive, requiring only a sack as a media game.


It is said that when Indonesia was still under colonial rule, all materials that can be used to be taken by the invaders fabric and all that remains is plastic, rubber and sack. Inevitably our forefathers wore burlap cloth made ​​from a hot and very itchy when it was worn.















picture from: unik-saja.blogspot.com




3. Tug of War

In Indonesia, a tug of war game compulsory in any event 17's. Both teams hold each end of the mine and trying to pull the other team crossed the line specified. Winners are determined as a fabric / other markers embedded in the middle of the rope over the line or the other team has fallen completely and could not draw anymore.

The game is played by both men and women. It takes strength and coordination to be able to exert the right power at the same time. A cohesive team is better than a team that does not compact even more powerful members.  

          picture from: flickr.com

4. Clogs game / Bakiak

Bakiak is a game in which several people in one team (usually three) using a pair of sandals that tied on the same timber. The teams then compete with other teams to reach the finish line and be a winner. The main difficulty in this game is to align the movement of the feet of the players.This game is very fun to play because the competition has to offer. Besides playing clogs strengthen the brotherhood of having to synchronize the movement of the foot. Feelin' dared? :P



picture from: kecamatankertek.blogspot.com

5. Futsal / FootballSoccer game which is the most popular sport in the world and its derivatives are called futsal also gained its own place at Independence Day festivities. At a party held tujuhbelasan never missed a football game or futsal, of course, with his own unique twist typical of the country. It could be in the form of costume, the player was asked to wear gloves or (if the players are all men) were asked to use women's clothing, there are also certain professions who wear uniforms and even dangdut songsbecome the companion of the games! It is not impossible if our mothers get involved in this game ;D


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6. Gebuk Bantal / Hitting the Pillow

This game is usually played two catwalks above or coconut trunk mounted transversely above the river, rice fields or swimming pools. Both players sat on the trunk and use a pillow/a bag that is filled with water/cotton to knock his opponent out of coconut wood by banged into his body.  

 picture from: sosbud.kompasiana.com

Because the rod is usually made before then dropping slippery opponent is not difficult. So easy in fact both players usually fall into the water simultaneously. The winner is determined by who last fall into the water.


7. Panjat Pinang

TA-DA! This is the most difficult game in this list because of the competition in the struggle for independence, the difficulties faced, failure to whip to continue to fight, willingness to take personal desires for the sake of the common good and of course the cohesiveness and unity to achieve independence.

The history of the game is actually quite ironic. In the Dutch colonial era every big event then the Dutch would make the race is on to see the difficulties indigenous people claim the prize at the top and it was entertaining them. The invaders laugh at the actions of the players for the sake of taking a gift that is not how.

 A nut trees are tall and the trunk covered by lubricants prepared by the race committee. At the top of the tree, put up prizes. The participants compete to earn these gifts by climbing trees.

Hence the slippery tree trunks (having been given a lubricant), the tree climbers often fall. Sense and cooperation of the participants to climb the tree trunk is what usually managed to overcome slippery tree trunks, and become interesting attraction for the audience. The prizes were distributed to the participants each!

 video from: youtube.com

Well, that's the 7 common games played in Indonesia Independence Day that we can share. See ya on the next post and keep yourself updated about Indonesia :) 

NEW PERMIAS OSU OFFICERS

Hi guys! Finally, summer is here! No more boots, coat, sweater, etc.
Slippers, shirts and shorts' turn it is! :)

As we get excited to our summer session, we are also excited to introduce our new PERMIAS Officers for 2013/2014 ! *drumroll*

Here they are!:

President: Johannes Simanjuntak
Vice President: Patricia Djuhadi
Secretary: Madeline Chandra
Treasurer: Josephine Widjaja
Event Organizer: Jovita Mertju, Fritz Lorens
Social Media: Ghina Asilia, Dinna Arifa, Leonardus Joshuang

We hope that our new officers will bring many great influences to PERMIAS OSU and also to communities around us.

We will post the fresh faces of our new members in the near future. Not to forget, there will also be cool news and articles related to our programs and Indonesia in general posted here. So stay tune with us and keep yourself updated!

Enjoy your summer! Don't forget to bring your sunglasses around :)

2013 Recruitment!

Fellow Indonesians,

Time flies. The leaves are back up on the tree signaling that summer is right around the corner. We have reached the end of our school year and up for a long and refreshing holiday. By the end of summer, PERMIAS officers will end their year of office and their positions shall be filled with the new officers.

President and Vice President of PERMIAS Corvallis for 2013-2014 have been appointed. This year, we had our 2012-2013 President, Vania Radmila Alfitri, and our faculty advisor, Mr. Albert Worotikan, to run several stages of selection prior to President and Vice President assignation. Those two positions are open to any officer who has run one or more year of office. After a round of interview, it came into their decision to appoint Johannes Simanjuntak as PERMIAS 2013-2014 President and Patricia Djuhadi as PERMIAS 2013-2014 Vice President.

Today (5/20/2013), PERMIAS Corvallis officially open the recruitment session for the upcoming office year (2013-2014). This opportunity is open for all Oregon State University Indonesian students who would like to team up and commit a year of office. This year, we are looking for 5 additional personnel to make our team better than ever before. Below is the list of our vacant positions and their job descriptions:

1.       Treasurer (1)

a.       Compile and present budget proposals to the ISOSU Internal Coordinator.

b.      Collect membership dues. Handle all cash transactions.

c.       Prepare a financial report on the balance of the PERMIAS’ MU account for every officer meeting and/or as instructed by the president.

d.      Educate and assist other officers regarding the usage of ISOSU budget system.

e.      Submit an annual accountability report to the president.

f.        Hold responsibility to attend every meeting of PERMIAS officers and ISOSU as assigned.

2.       Event organizer (1)

a.       Organize a committee to plan and host, both large and small-scale event(s), including Indonesian Cultural Night, Indonesian Movie Night, the annual spring sports event among PERMIAS of other cities in the state of Oregon and Washington, potlucks, etc.

b.      Submit budgets to the Treasurer for the planned event(s).

c.       Submit an annual accountability report to the president.

d.      Hold responsibility to attend every meeting of PERMIAS officers and ISOSU as assigned.

3.       Social Media (3)

a.       Hold position as documentation, publication, promoter to Cultural Events, also the overall community of Indonesians at OSU and Corvallis.

b.      Maintaining the overall quality of Social Media of PERMIAS such as Facebook account, blog, etc.

c.       Serves as the main communicator of happenings around campus that are informative to members through print and digital media release.

d.      Submit an annual accountability report to the president.

e.      Hold responsibility to attend every meeting of PERMIAS officers and ISOSU as assigned.

f.        Promote PERMIAS and all its activities to members, other organizations, the campus community and general public.

The application is downloadable through the link that we have attached along with this blog post. The application is due on Sunday, May 26^th, 2013 at 11:59 PM. You can hand the printed application to Vania Alfitri or Johannes Simanjuntak, or submit it online by sending the completed application to permias.orst@gmail.com. Don’t forget to attach your CV to your application. We are looking forward to receive the application as a form of your interest. Get involved and attain the organizational experience!

For questions regarding the recruitment, please contact Vania Alfitri (541-908-6458) or Johannes Simanjuntak (541-602-1747).

Application is available here.

Angklung101

Angklung is a traditional Indonesia’s instrument made of two bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. Each tubes can resembles one specific note, ranging up to three octaves. The correct way to play an angklung is by holding the base of the frame in one hand, and another hand gently strikes them. The harder you shakes, the more resonance will be produced. Causing loud or soft a tone is vibration frequency stability per second and the distance difference right hand is used to shake. In other words, angklung amplitude of vibration is the cause of soft and hard dynamics.

The first angklung aged 400 years old, made in 17th century in Jasinga, Bogor.
The unique part of angklung is that each instrument has the ability to produce sound of only one specific note. Smaller angklung produces higher notes while bigger ones, the lower notes. Angklung performances gives the chords and rhythm to the presentation of the song, it can also sometimes be played using the accompaniments, such as piano. (MC)