Date: 22 May
Time: 12-2pm
Venue: Alice Hoy BBQ Pit

We hope to see you there!

A week before the event and our tickets were passing hands like banknotes; people were calling our ticket sellers, frantic to get their hands on our dwindling tickets – not dissimilar to the rush for a Willy Wonka Golden Ticket. We had pretty much sold out a day before the event, and the MCEC during H-day was bursting at the seams with people bounding in. The majority of the audience arrived at around 7 despite the show beginning close to two hours earlier. It’s all fine and good. PPIA understands; the Indonesians have a need to be remembered as fashionable late-comers.

The late-comers may have missed some awesome things, though. In the beginning was Ron Kingston, kicking off the night with warm, dulcet tones. And then came the Putra Panji Asmara, who is a testament to how much Indonesian culture has affected Melburnians – this multicultural ensemble performed beautifully the gamelan, and their Tari Topeng Cirebon is energetic and colorful and everything a dance should be.

The most awaited moment came when Trio Lestari presented themselves on the stage, starting with Glenn, then Tompi, and finally the long-awated Sandhy. They completely charmed the audience with their voices; from Glenn’s comfortable tones to Tompi’s Mariah Carey-esque modulations of voices, blended with Sandhy’s low hypnotizing cadence. Together with Desta the MC, the Trio displayed a particular brand of quirky comedy, combining the politics and the raucous, that’s sure to be remembered.

There’s really nothing more to be said, so let’s repeat just one more time: thanks to everyone’s efforts, Et Cetera 2012 is a complete success.

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It’s huge, it’s wonderful, it’s the event you’ve been waiting for! Et Cetera 2012! And this time we give you not one, not two, but three of the most awesome of awesomest of awesome Indonesian artists, Glenn Fredly, Tompi and Sandhy Sondoro. And together, they make the team Trio Lestari. They say good things come in threes, and we’re taking that to heart.

Indonesia’s also one of those places where tradition and culture is vivid and colourful, so along with the fabulous Trio we’ll also be presenting a traditional dance from Cirebon called ‘Tari Topeng’. For those who have never seen this dance before, now’s your chance to! We promise you wouldn’t regret it.

So, we present to you, Et Cetera 2012. Feel the colours of Indonesia.

More details as follows:

Et Cetera: Colours of Indonesia

Artist: (Tompi, Glenn Fredly, Sandhy Sondoro)
Talk show guest: Desta
Opening act and MC: Ron Kingston and Cultural Performance.

Date: 25 April 2012
Time: Doors open at 5pm
Venue: Melbourne Convention Centre

Tickets: $20 early bird. $25 after 17/4/12.

Andi 0425557292
Tania 0430056818
Andro 0425553003
Marsha 0433992609

View our trailers below:

And, straight from the mouths of our artists:

A person needs to have connections to maintain a successful company. And by connections we don’t mean connections to The Empire, Don Corleone, or any and other unsavory organizations in a country’s underbelly. We mean purely legitimate business networks, and of course, this takes skill to acquire.

Thus, to all students studying commerce or law, PPIA Unimelb is proud to present PWC Networking Evening! It’s a great opportunity to meet employees from the company, and who knows, you might land yourself with a job. So remember to bring your CV with you on the day, and prepare some well-thought-out questions. Seats are limited, so better register fast!

Details are below:

Register at pwcnetworking@ppia-unimelb.org. The first 20 people who registered will get a chance for a free dinner with PWC Indonesia.

Event: PWC Networking Evening
Venue: ICT Theater, Melbourne University
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM

For more information, contact:
Steven Koesno – 0452183131
Patricia Marsha Adara – 0433992609

Date: Tuesday, 6th March 2012
Time: 12 – 3 pm
Venue: Alice Hoy BBQ Pit

It’s free, so don’t miss out.

April 25th! Don’t miss it!

You all are cordially invited to the Annual General Meeting of PPIA Victoria 10/11. During this meeting there will be a reading of PPIA Victoria’s 10/11 report of accountability, followed by an election of the President of PPIA Victoria for the period 2011-2012.

The details of the meeting are as follows:

Venue: Bhinneka Room, Consulate General of Indonesia (KJRI) Melbourne
72 Queen’s Road, St.Kilda, VIC
Date: 29 October 2011
Time: 10.30AM – end

It is really hoped that you will attend. Without you guys, PPIA will not be as it is now.

See you there,
PPIA

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Tired of studying all day? Alternatively, tired of procrastinating all day? Here is a chance for a short break from all your worries!

PPIA is holding an absolutely-one-hundred-percent-with-no-terms-and-conditions FREE BBQ, so come along and join in the fun:

Alice Hoy BBQ Pit
Tuesday, October 25
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

We hope to see you there!

For more information, see our facebook event page.