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Malaysia Public Holiday 2012 Calendar
Jul 6th
Malaysia 2012 Public Holiday
Malaysia public holiday 2012 is unique in that they have a lot of local holidays for certain states. Most of the local holidays are related to the ruler, (e.g. birthday, installation, etc), while some are religious (Good Friday, Isra Miraj), and some others local holidays in Malaysia are traditional /customs (Gawai Dayak, Kaamatan Festival). More >
US Federal Holidays 2012 Calendar
Jul 4th
2012 Federal Holidays in United States
The United States does not have legal national holidays where all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted. The U.S. Federal government recognize only holidays that pertain to its own employees, thus called as “US Federal Holidays”. It is at the discretion of each state or local jurisdiction to determine official holiday schedules. More >
Brazil National Holidays 2012 Calendar
May 14th
Brazil public holidays are legislated at the federal, statewide and municipal levels. Most Brazil public holidays are national holidays, but there are some statewide or city holidays as well. More >
Travel Tips: How To Avoid Excess Baggage Fee
Feb 13th
It is a common plight among travelers, that paying excess baggage has become a major cost in traveling by flight. Sometimes, the excess baggage charges itself can be the same or even few times higher than the flight ticket. More >
Srirezeki Tour & Travel
Sep 25th
Srirezeki Tour & Travel was officially opened on 25th February 2008 in Batam. Although a new player in Batam tourism, but they are seriously dedicated to be one of the most important players.
Srirezeki Tour & Travel mission:
Deliver high standard of service with an affordable cost in order to achieve high level of satisfaction of the travelers.
Here are some of the travel packages. Feel free to contact them for more package information or customized travel plan.
1 Day Batam City Tour
Barelang Bridge – Maitreya Temple – Polo Shop – Nagoya Hill
Our representative will greet you at Ferry terminal / Airport and our first destination will be Barelang Bridge which connects Batam Island with Rempang and Galang Islands. You can enjoy very nice view when we cross the bridge and you can also take a picture on the bridge. Lunch will be served at Kelong Seafood Restaurant at your own expense. You can catch the live seafood on your own for your lunch.
After lunch, we will visit the Maitreya Temple which is one of the biggest temple in South East Asia and you are allowed to take picture in the Temple’s areas. Our next stop will be Polo shop, you can buy your Polo shirt here at an affordable price.
Finally, it’s shopping time at Nagoya Hill Shopping Center which is the newest shopping center in town. You can find all you need here such as clothes, bags, jewelries, cosmetics, electronics and groceries.
2D1N Batam City Tour
Day 1: Marina City – Barelang Bridge – Nagoya Hill
Our representative will greet you at Ferry terminal / Airport and our first destination will be Marina city where you can play go-kart, cable skiing or water sports such as Jet Ski, Banana boat or Para Sailing. Next we will go to Barelang Bridge which connects Batam Island with Rempang and Galang Islands. You can enjoy very nice view when we cross the bridge and you can also take a picture on the bridge. Lunch will be served at Kelong Seafood Restaurant at your own expense. You can catch the live seafood on your own for your lunch.
After lunch, we will go to the Hotel for check-in and you can relax and have a short rest at the hotel. The dinner will be served at local Sundanese restaurant. After dinner, we will visit Nagoya Hill shopping center. You can find all you need here such as clothes, bags, jewelries, cosmetics, electronics and groceries.
Day 2: Marina City – Barelang Bridge – Nagoya Hill
After check-out from the hotel, you can shop at Polo Shop for Polo shirt at an affordable price. Then, you can continue your shopping at Batam City Square. You may also want to do some traditional massage. Next we will visit Maitreya Temple which is one of the biggest temple in South East Asia. You are allowed to take picture in the Temple’s areas.
Our next stop will be Mega Mall Shopping Center, you can do your last minute shopping here before you are being transferred to the Ferry terminal / Airport for your return.
Srirezeki Tour & Travel
Address:
Komp. Nagoya Paradise Centre Blok A No. 3
Batam – Indonesia
Telephone:
Tel : (62) 778 – 432995 ( Hunting )
Fax : (62) 778 – 432542
Website: http://www.srirezekitour.com
Mobile : (62) 813 7222 8808
Contact Person : Susanto Liu
E-mail : [email protected]
YM : [email protected]
Indonesia Independence Day 17 August 2009 Holiday
Aug 12th
Indonesia Independence Day Celebrations – 17 August 2009
HUT RI / Hari Ulang Tahun Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia Ke-64
 HUT RI 64 |
This coming Monday 17 August 2009, Indonesia is celebrating the 64th Independence Day. Indonesia Independence Day is observed to mark the Proclamation (Declaration) of Indonesian Independence on Friday, August 17, 1945. Prior to the proclamation, Indonesia had been colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and Japanese for over 300 years. |
What to expect?
Independence day is a huge celebration in Indonesia. Most businesses and offices are closed on the Independence day, but preparations are started 2-3 months before that. Business and locals are chirping in for activities with donations. Streets and building around the country are decorated with the ornaments such as Indonesian red-white flags and congratulatory banners.
Days around the festival, visitors can observe lots of interesting activities. In almost every villages, town and cities, you can watch sports competitions and free concerts. On the day itself, the main attractions are the town parades, with marching bands, decorated cars and bikes, barongs, and kuda lumpings.
For the locals, one of the most anticipated activity is the panjat pinang game. People groups into a team of 3-6 persons each, to attempt a climb of slippery poles for gifts and prizes on top of the pole. It’s really quite fun to watch.
Panjat Pinang
The Indonesian Independence proclamation text
in Indonesian
PROKLAMASI
Kami, bangsa Indonesia, dengan ini menjatakan kemerdekaan Indonesia.
Hal-hal jang mengenai pemindahan kekoeasaan d.l.l., diselenggarakan dengan tjara saksama dan dalam tempo jang sesingkat-singkatnja.
Djakarta, hari 17 boelan 8 tahoen 05
Atas nama bangsa Indonesia
–tanda tangan Soekarno/Hatta–
Soekarno – Hatta
English translation:
PROCLAMATION
WE THE PEOPLE OF INDONESIA HEREBY DECLARE THE INDEPENDENCE OF
INDONESIA. MATTERS WHICH CONCERN THE TRANSFER OF POWER AND
OTHER THINGS WILL BE EXECUTED BY CAREFUL MEANS AND IN THE
SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.
DJAKARTA, 17 AUGUST 1945
IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF INDONESIA
SOEKARNO—HATTA
Hari Raya Puasa 21 September 2009 Holiday
Aug 8th
Hari Raya Puasa / Hari Raya Aid Il Fitrj falls on 20 September 2009. Due to 20 September 2009 is a Sunday, the holiday is substituted to 21 September 2009 Holiday.
Holiday date is based on Islamic Calendar, every thus year the date is different. Due to shorter year (with approximately 355 days) in Islamic calendar, generally every year the holiday will falls on earlier date than the year before.
This is slightly different from Chinese calendar. Eventhough both are using lunar (moon) movement for calculation, in Chinese lunar calendar there are leap years, where one of the month will be calculated twice. Example, this year 2009, in Chinese calendar the fifth month happen twice.
Hari Raya is the most important religious festival for Muslims around the world. It celebrates the end of Ramadan (or fasting month), signifying the triumph over evil.
After prayer at the mosque, people will pay visit to each other, especially more for young people to visit the elder. The common greeting is “Selamat Hari Raya” (Happy Eid) and “Mohon Maaf Zahir Batin” (I seek your forgiveness). Many also greet “Min Al Aidin Wa Al Faizin”. This last greeting, originated from Arabic words, was commonly thought to mean the same as “Mohon Maaf Zahir Batin”, but actually it has different meaning. Loosely translated, it means “People who return and people who are triumphant”.
In this region, Hari Raya Puasa is a public holiday celebrated in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
