Saya malah akan heran kalau hanya dalam 8 tahun Timor Leste bisa meminggirkan sama sekali budaya Indonesia. Saya pernah lihat koran sana masih menuliskan sebagian artikelnya dalam Bahasa Indonesia.
Barangkali sebagai cermin, kita yang sudah enampuluh tahun lebih merdeka saja masih bekerja di kantor (dari bahasa Belanda kantoor), beli cabe 2 ons (satuan Belanda), makan kroket dan poffertjes (makanan Belanda). Bahkan mengeja huruf pun masih pakai cara Belanda. Andi --- In [email protected], Satrio Arismunandar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Meski Timor Timur sudah merdeka (kini menjadi Timor Leste), budaya Indonesia tetap "menguasai"nya. Bahkan lagu dangdut menyertai kampanye presidensial Ramos-Horta, yang jelas keturunan Portugal itu. Para sopir angkot di Timor Leste selalu memutar lagu Indonesia.... Mereka akrab dengan lagu dan film sinetron Indonesia.... Menarik! > > Satrio > > <http://www.thejakar tapost.com/ detailgeneral. asp? > fileid=200705092144 48&irec=1> > > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- > Indonesia's (could be) only sphere of influence ever > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- > > DILI (JP): The crowd that gathered to support Jose > Ramos-Horta at his last campaign event on Sunday was > getting down and grooving, but they weren't bopping > to American hits like Britney Spears' "Baby...OneMore > Time" or even Kylie Minogue, a native of nearby > Australia. > > It was Indonesia's Rhoma Irama, singing "Terajana", > that had the crowd up and dancing. > > "We love dangdut and other Indonesian songs. All > my friends know Peter Pan's songs," said Lucia > Lopes, 19, referring to a popular Indonesian band. > > "Yes, we like Dewa, Slank, Ratu and many others," > Lucia's friend Armendo Sanches said, and continued > dancing. > > When visitors take cabs or dine in restaurants > anywhere in Dili, the fondness for Indonesian > music becomes apparent. The taxi drivers are > listening to old or new Indonesian songs, while > restaurant owners will play you pirated CDs and > DVDs of singers. > > But music is just one sign of Indonesia's lingering > influence in Timor Leste. > > The roofs of Dili bristle with parabola antennas, > needed to catch TV broadcasts from Australia and > Indonesia. > > "We don't have a choice. We don't really understand > English so we don't like watching Australian programs. > So, Indonesian TV programs are the ones we turn to," > said Manuel Riberi, a university student. > > And their favorite sort of program? Indonesia's famously > over-the-top soap operas, sinetron. > > "We love them!" Manuel said.(Abdul Khalik) > > > Satrio Arismunandar > Producer - News Division, Trans TV, Floor 3 > Jl. Kapten P. Tendean Kav. 12 - 14 A, Jakarta 12790 > Phone: 7917-7000, 7918-4544 ext. 4026, Fax: 79184558, 79184627 > > http://satrioarismunandar6.blogspot.com > > "If you know how to die, you know how to live..." > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
