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FiftyFifty

                                     Newsletter from New Zealand Indonesia Association (NZIA)










                                                                                           ISSUE 18  -  AUGUST 2021














































            IN THIS ISSUE                      Movie Night at the Embassy

                                               by Helen Trustrum
       Movie Night at the Embassy
                               page 1-2        NZIA Committee members were entertained on Friday 30 July to an
                                               enjoyable movie named Aruna and her palate.The story was about an
                                               Indonesian epidemiologist who tries to combine a culinary road trip with
       Nick & Ros Toured Java in 2014
                               page 3-7        two of her friends, and complications arise with the arrival of her former
                                               colleague into the group. Her work assignment was to investigate
                                               suspected cases of Bird Flu in humans, but she finds a strong
       Ta Moko and other Tattoo
                               page 8-9        suggestion of corruption. This did not go down too well with her boss of
                                               course. But I didn’t feel that this was much of a focus of the movie.  The
                                               main focus is on food and an elusive recipe for nasi goreng. There are
       How Indonesians should see the
                                               tensions between the characters too when romance is in the air.
       ASEAN and its 54th Anniversary
                               page 10
                                               The movie was released in 2018 and is now showing on Netflix.  It was
                                               awarded a Citra award for best supporting actor and also another for
       The Journey of the Heart
                               page 11         best adapted screenplay writer.

       A Message from Hannah
                               page 12





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