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Regrettable trips – Putussibau
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 6 December 2010
“It’s probably an allergy to MSG, stop eating instant noodles all the time” This is what I was told after two weeks of feeling really under the weather: high fever running for days, stomach flu, aches and pains, delirium! It wasn’t until the rash broke out on my face and hands that I thought maybe I should seek medical attention. An MSG allergy? Really? How could it have no connection to the 12 days that I had spent deep in the jungle of the Putussibau district of West Kalimantan, Indonesia? The trip was one that I had anticipated for months.
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The JMM Cooperative – Jasa Menenun Mandiri
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 30 August 2010
The driver’s helper asked us to bow our heads in silent prayer before we left the “bus station” in Pontianak to take an 11 hour bus ride into Borneo. We were then each handed a box with a bun/danish and some water, and off we went to Sintang, where I will spend half of my time in Indonesia. My room is upstairs in the office, and other employees live here too. This is pretty common for NGOs in Indonesia, maybe even in Asia.
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PRCF Indonesia is a Changemakers Finalist!
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 7 June 2010
People Resources Conservation Foundation (PRCF) Indonesia is committed to the conservation of natural resources and sustainable socioeconomic development, promoting the participation of local communities while enhancing their institutional capacities and revitalizing their cultural identity. (www.prcfoundation.org). Recently PRCF Indonesia was selected as one of 10 finalists from over 260 solutions entered in the Women | Tools | Technology Challenge.
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PRCF Indonesia Gallery
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 26 April 2010
“Dayak Ikat Weaving” is a traditional weaving process from the heart of Indonesian Borneo. “Ikat” meaning “to bind” involves tying and dyeing thread before it is woven into elaborate designs. The symbolic Dayak motifs incorporated into the woven patterns make every cloth unique: each depiction has a specific meaning, allowing every cloth to tell its weaver’s story. Model wearing “ikat” textile as a skirt, traditionally handwoven with use of natural dyes The skill and time required for each piece have made ikat weavings a prime collectible item, particularly when the cloth is aged.
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Bus rides to Sintang
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 14 March 2010
The distance between Pontianak and Sintang is roughly 400 kms. In Montreal, that would take about 5 hours. Here in Borneo, I am lucky if I can make it in just over 10. By now, I am used to the bus breaking down in mid-route. Once it took 14 hours to get back to Pontianak since, [...]
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Kapuas Hulu: Homestay in Lanjak
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 8 March 2010
There is really too much to write about in this trip, but one place that deserves special attention, in my opinion, is: Lanjak. We spent three nights here originally. My room consisted of a small rectangular space, with a curtain covering the door and a mattress on the floor. The first night, I fell asleep instantly. [...]
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Kapuas Hulu: 11 days in the wild wild west
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 28 February 2010
By “west” I mean Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan). The PRCF scoping mission crew consisted of Pak Im (Imanul Huda, Director of PRCF Indonesia), our project coordinator Dedy and myself. The plan was to interview women in 10 villages from Putusibau to Kantuk Asam, in order to assess the current situation of traditional weaving in the [...]
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