Batam Happynings Vol 2 No 2

GOODIES
Annual
Oz Day
BARBIE
IT WAS great last year and
it’s on again this coming
Wednesday - the Oz Day
BIG barbecue.
We kick off with live
coverage of the one-day
cricket between Australia and
England from 10.20AM and
the BBQ and beer will get
underway from5PM.
FIRST BEER will be FREE
and there will be a FREE
MALT (double) for all Scots
to mark Burns Night on the
25th.
For further info please contact :
RENNY - 0821 6919 0102
Email : [email protected]
~Advance Booking Recommended~
Happynings
Vol 2 No 2 - 21 JANUARY, 2011
Choose our Special all-youcan-eat BBQ buffet for Rp
230,000 (steaks, snags,
prawns, bugs, chops, the
trimmings and more) or
from our a-la-carte menu.
Burns Night
Jan 25
There will be Oz music and
decorations plus a few
guitars and singers to liven
the party.
WE CANNOT offer Haggis
but we can offer our best
wishes a complimentary malt
to all our Scottish guests to
mark Robbie Burns Night.
CRICKET
Because we are seven hours
ahead of Scotland time then
it’s only reasonable that the
offer stands for both Tuesday
evening and through Oz Day
on Wednesday.
We have now secured
both the Australia v
England AND the
South Africa v India
matches
One-day Series live on
the BIG SCREEN
Details P11
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
Sae the Lord be thankit.
To the Lassies
To the Laddies
To the Immortal Memory
FROM THE JAKARTA POST
Moody’s Upgrades Rating
Goodies
is open early
EVERY day (6.10
weekdays and
7.30 Sundays)
MOODY’S Investor Services has
upgraded Indonesia’s sovereign credit
rating to one notch below investment
grade.
Moody's, however, still considers
key risks to the rating outlook to be
mainly embedded in Indonesia’s
political system.
The influential rating agency upgraded Indonesia's rating from Ba2 to
Ba1 with a stable outlook, citing
economic resilience, macroeconomic
balance, an improving government
debt position and the central bank's
foreign currency reserve adequacy as
well as prospects for foreign direct
investment inflows.
"Opposition from coalition partners
has slowed the government's drive
to implement far-reaching economic
reforms," the agency says, adding
that this opposition has not
impacted overall policy management
capabilities or near-term economic
prospects.
"We have upgraded the sovereign
credit ratings as momentum in the
economy is expected to be sustained
by steady domestic demand, a
reasonable pace and sequencing of
policy and structural reforms, and
rising foreign direct investment,
"Furthermore,
Indonesia’s
debt
position and reserve adequacy remain
on an improving trajectory relative to
most of its ratings peers," says Aninda
Mitra, a vice president at Moody's and
lead sovereign analyst for Indonesia.
Nonetheless, Moody's notes that
adversarial or obstructionist politics
that impede policy making and
banking supervision could make
investor confidence suffer and
financial market pressure could
increase.
Earlier, Finance Minister Agus
Martowardojo has said he hoped
Indonesia would receive achieve
investment grade accreditation from
top rating agencies in 2011,
following its stellar economic
performance in 2010.
Change in Spouse Laws Urged
FOREIGN spouses of Indonesian
citizens should not be subject to the
same requirements as foreign workers
when seeking work permits, say
legislators and a top immigration
official.
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even watch the
SPORT while you
breakfast !
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Ihsan Sulistyo, a legislator on the
House of Representatives Commission
III overseeing legal affairs, said that
the
government
should
not
discriminate against the foreign
spouses of Indonesian citizens who
lack high employment skills or
qualifications.
A lack of skills should not be an
excuse for the government to treat
families differently by subjecting the
foreign spouses of Indonesian citizens
to tough requirements when obtaining
permanent resident status or work
permits.
“It’s time for us to consider an easier
procedure. They also need to make a
living for their families here,” he told
journalists on the sidelines of a
discussion on a draft immigration bill.
Many foreign spouses of Indonesian
citizens face difficulties in obtaining a
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permanent
residency
permit
(KITAP), which will allow them to
stay in Indonesia for five years at a
time and make it easier to get a
work permit.
A 2007 regulation from the Law and
Human Rights Ministry and the 2003
Law on Manpower provides clear and
explicit procedures only for those
who are sponsored by companies.
Foreigners sponsored by their
Indonesian spouses can get a KITAP
valid for five years but cannot work
in the country unless they obtain a
work permit.
KITAP are prioritized for foreign
investors, CEOs or to workers in
fields that require a specific skill.
People lacking skills do not stand a
chance of obtaining a work permit,
even if their spouse is Indonesian.
The Immigration and Citizenship
Advocacy Study Institute’s Molan
Tarigan said the government should
make permanent residency permits
available for both work and family
unification purposes. - Jakarta Post
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The place to join your friends to
welcome the Year of the Rabbit
‘ be red if you dare ’
Live Music Entertainment
Chinese Set Menu
Chinese Fireworks
Only
Rp190,000 per person
~ not including drinks
~ not including 10% government tax
RENNY - 0821 6919 0102
: [email protected]
-Advanced Booking Recommended-
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Golf Day Challenge
IT’S PRETTY simple really - get
a total of 100 nominated
starters and the Tering Bay golf
course will be closed to all other
players and turned over exclusively to the Batam Social Golf
Clkub for its monthly outing on
Sunday January 30.
But numbers need to be known
by the end of the coming
weekend - if you plan to play
then notify [email protected]
giving your names and
handicaps.
It’s always a Fun Day and as
an extra bonus this time
sponsors Tony and Jailing
Kapui plan to pick up the tab
for some free rounds of cold
beers at the end of play.
IRON DAY STROKE PLAY TOURNAMENT
Tering Bay Golf & Country Club
Sponsored by:
TONY & JAILING KAPUI
SUNDAY: 30th JANUARY 2011
SHOTGUN TEE-OFF AT 1:00 PM
RULES AND CONDITIONS
1.
Green Fees: S$ 58.00 paid to Tering Bay Golf Club, Members of the Club pay regular prices.
2.
Competition Fees: S$ 10.00 for BSGS members & S$ 20.00 for guests;
A free dinner buffet will be provided after the round of golf.
3.
All players to register NO LATER than412:30pm To allow the committee to make
the final changes to the draw.
4.
Category ‘A’ men (0-20) play from the BLUE TEES, Category ‘B’ men (21-28) play from the WHITE
TEES, and Ladies & Juniors play from the RED TEES;
5.
FORMAT: This will be an IRON DAY ONLY competition – All Rules of Golf Apply.
Stroke play count:
Just record the gross score (the actual strokes you had on a hole) on your score card,
at the end of the game total your gross score and deduct your handicap to show your nett score
6.
Please exchange your scorecard with a player in the other cart prior to teeing off and insure both the
Player and the marker sign the card on completion
of the round. Mark the gross score and if possible
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The nett score as well, this to speed up the awards at the end.
7.
The committee deserves the right to evaluate a player incase there might be doubt on the
Provided handicap to the BSGS committee, in case there is no record of the players score
With the BSGS a correction will be made prior to the final result of the tournament.
At all times we recommend in case of any doubts on the handicaps to contact the committee
Prior to teeing off, this to avoid disappointment on the end of the day.
The BSGS handicap might be different then your club handicap, in this case you shall play
the BSGS tournaments with the lowest handicap.
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EXPAT MANAGERS keen to enhance
the leadership skills of their
Indonesian senior staff are being
urged to consider a leadership
seminar in Batam next Wednesday
afternoon (26th).
The seminar is being presented at
Harmoni One from 1pm to 7pm with
dinner included in the ticket price
(Rp300,000 for bookings before 24
January or Rp400,000 at the door).
The event is being sponsored by BME
Services and Principal Mike Schubert
says it will be the first time the
seminar has been presented in
Indonesia.
The presenters are from the Chic-FilA fast food chain which has some
Leadership Seminar
US PRESENTERS
1,500 outlets in the US with annual
sales exceeding US$2.5 bllion. The
company has built a reputation for
its service and leadership training
and has a policy of taking these skills
to people in countries around the
world as a community service
responsibility – so far to 50 countries.
Material will be presented in English
with an Indonesian translation and
Indonesian sub-titles on audio-visual
material.
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Mike Schubert says the seminar will
be valuable to Western Expats as well
as their Indonesian staff.
Each person attending will receive
two months free access to the
Harvard
ManagerMentor
(from
Harvard Business) and the first 200
to sign up will receive a copy of the
bestselling book The Secret by Ken
Blanchard (In Indonesian).
More at www.indoleadership.com or
contact Mike Schubert on +62 812
6177 570.
So what were we doing
during our Newsletter
recess? - PARTYING OF
COURSE !
A BIG luncheon party for Christmas Day,
great food, music and fun for New
Year’s eve and a wonderful UT Quality
family day for New Year’s Day. Some of
the pictures over the following pages.
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New Year’s Eve
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UT Quality
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Family Day
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Av a
(Or a cry)
A UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION
THE SON of a cocky from outback
Queensland goes off to study at
university. Not half way through the
semester he has blown all of his
money on the high city life. He calls
home.
'Dad, you won't believe what
modern education is developing.
They actually have a program here
in Brisbane Uni that will teach a dog
how to talk.'
I Love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains
Of rugged mountain ranges, of droughts and flooding rains
'Bloody amazing!' his Dad says.
'Could we get ol' Blue into the
program?'
‘No worries, just send him down
here with $2,000,' the young
jackaroo says, 'I'll get him into the
course.'
So father sends down the dog and
$2,000. About two-thirds through
the semester, the money again runs
out. The boy calls home.
'So how's ol' Blue doing, son?' his
father wants to know.
'Awesome Dad! He'd talk ya bloody
head off. But you just won't believe
this. He's such a brilliant talker that
they'd like him to have a go in the
reading class!'
(MY COUNTRY - Dorethea Mackellar)
'Dad,' the boy says, 'It all turned
out bad. Yesterday morning, just
before we left to drive home, ol'
Blue was in the living room reading
the Wall Street Journal. Out of
nowhere he turned to me and says,
'So, is your dad still shagging that
little redhead barmaid from the
pub?''
The father groans and whispers, 'I'll
have to shoot that bastard before
he blabs to your Mother!'
'No worries, I already did, Dad!'
'Good boy!'
'Read?' exclaims his father. 'No
kidding! Jeez, I knew he was smart.
Can you get ol' Blue into that
program?'
'Just send $4,500. He's as good as
in.'
As quickly as the money arrives, it
is spent. At the end of the term the
young bloke realises he has a
problem ... When he goes home for
the holidays, his father will find out
the dog can neither talk nor read.
So on the way home he stops and
shoots the dog. When he arrives
home his father is all excited.
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'Where's Ol' Blue? I just can't wait
to talk with him and see him read
something!'
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AN ANNUAL contest sponsored by
a group at an American university
calls for the most appropriate
definition of a contemporary
term.This year's term was: "Political
Correctness." The winner wrote:
“Political correctness is a doctrine,
fostered by a delusional, illogical
minority, and rabidly promoted by an
unscrupulous mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that
it is entirely possible to pick up a
piece of shit by the clean end."
Goodies Cricket Wats on....Sports
FRIDAY
One Day
Series
7.00 am
Tennis : Australian Open
10.20 am
One Day Cricket : England v Australia
4.00 pm
Golf : HSBC Championship Abu Dhabi - Day 2
7.30 pm
One Day Cricket : South Africa v India
8.00 pm
Asian Cup Football : Japan v Qatar
SATURDAY
Australia v England
January 21st
January 22nd
Friday 21st - 10.20am
7.00 am
Tennis : Australian Open
Sunday 23rd - 10.20am
4.00 pm
Golf : HSBC Championship Abu Dhabi - Day 3
7.40 pm
Premier League : Wolves v Liverpool
8.30 pm
Rugby : Heinekin Cup - Biarritz v Bath
9.55 pm
Premier League : Arsenal v Wigan
9.55 pm
Premier League : Man U v Birmingham
10.30 pm
Rugby : Heinekin Cup - Ospreys v Toulon
Wed 26th - 10.20am
Note: Coverage may be interrupted from time to time to
allow guests to view other important sporting events.
S.A. v
india
SUNDAY
January 23rd
7.00 am
Tennis : Australian Open
10.20 am
One Day Cricket : England v Australia
3.00 pm
One Day Cricket : South Africa v India
3.00 pm
Cycling : World Cup Beijing
4.00 pm
Golf : HSBC Championship Abu Dhabi - Day 4
8.00 pm
Football : Asian Cup Quarter Final 4
Friday 21st - 7.00 pm
8.00 pm
Rugby : Leicester v Treviso (Italy)
Sunday 23rd - 3.00 pm
10.00 pm
Rugby : London Wasps v Toulouse
9.55 pm
Premier League : Blackburn v West Brom
Live coverage on the BIG screen
Sundowner @ Smiling
Every Friday Arvo at
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WORKERS’
LUNCHEON MENU
COMING this FEBRUARY
FREE BEER
From 4.30pm until 6.00pm
So grab your mates and come on down !
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FETTUCINE CARBONARA – Pasta with
STEVE’S BURGER – Steak, bacon, egg, cheese,
creamy bacon & mushroom sauce. Served with
garlic bread
onion & mayo, served with chips
SMILING SUPER HOT DOG – With your
NAPOLITANA SAUSAGE PENNE – Penne
choice of onions, bacon, mustard & tomato sauce,
served with chips
pasta served with garlic bread
CREAMY CHICKEN & MUSHROOM
SPAGHETTI – Served with garlic bread
DELICIOUS ROAST BEEF ROLL - Smothered
in gravy and served with chips
GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD – Served with
TASTY LAMB WRAP – Lettuce, tomato, onion
blue cheese dressing
& garlic yoghurt sauce
AMERICAN STYLE BLT – Bacon, lettuce and
LAMB SKEWERS (6 pce) – Served with
tomato sandwich on toasted bread with lashings
of mayonaise
steamed rice & spicy peanut sauce
CHICKEN PARMIGIANA – Crumbed chicken
THAI GLASS NOODLES – Combined with
breast topped with rich tomato sauce, ham &
cheese, served with side salad
chicken & fresh vegetables
TOM YUM KUNG – A yummy Thailand
CRUMBED PORK LOIN – Served with
favourite. Spicy soup with prawns & cilantro
scalloped potatoes, salad & pork gravy
CHAP CAY – Braised mixed vegetables & your
CLASSIC FISH & CHIPS – Crumbed dory
choice of chicken or seafood, served with rice or
noodles
served with chips, salad & tartare sauce
FISHERMAN’S BASKET – Selection of
CLASSIC INDONESIAN NASI GORENG –
crumbed seafood served with chips & tartare
sauce
Served with a chicken wing & fried egg
SOP BUNTUT – Indonesian style homemade
BEEF RISSOLES – Served with mashed potato &
oxtail soup
onion gravy
MIE GORENG – Served with vegetables & your
BEEF ROULADE – Served with mashed potato
choice of chicken or seafood
& mushroom sauce
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