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The lighter
things in life
 Look
forward to a month of musical acts galore as U.S. alt-rock band
Incubus takes the stage at the Senayan Indoor Tennis Stadium on March
5, while the Java Jazz Festival gets underway on March 7-9. If you
find yourself in Singapore during that time time, get your music fix
at the city’s annual Mosaic Music Festival (March 7-18), which gathers
international artistes from a wide range of genres including jazz,
world music, soul and electronica. Harry Connick Jr., Lee Ritenour,
Kurt Elling, Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band and Raul Midon headline
this year’s festival.
Get
your
geek on at the annual Mega Bazaar Computer. From March 12-16, the
Jakarta Convention Center turns into a tech heaven offering everything
from MP3 players and computers to the smallest cameras and USB
gadgets, and every tech thingamajig you‘ll want to get your hands on.
Ask
and ye shall receive. Boasting a wealth of information and tips on
getting settled in Jakarta (or if you’re a local, gems you might have
been missing out on), longtime resident and know-all Miree has all the
answers to your questions about our charming city. Where to find a DJ
for a party you’re hosting? Where to get the best Shiatzu massages?
You ask, and she answers, at the events and entertainment portal
www.whatsnewjakarta.com.
Let
your
aura glow with the wildly popular Totok Aura treatment. Everybody from
celebrities to the weekend warriors in a constant battle to improve
themselves are undertaking the treatment that combines acupressure and
breathing techniques. Devotees swear by its benefits that reportedly
can combat a host of medical conditions and making them feel younger.
Considered the pioneer in the field, Dian Kenang Totok Aura (Jl.
Ampera Raya 131,
South Jakarta,
tel. 781-2219) offers treatments for the face, body and breasts. But
you will probably have to get in line with the rest of the hopefuls
before you can get your own Chi in line.
Find
out
more about the world’s most famous Scientologist when best-selling
biographer Andrew Morton turns his pen on
Hollywood bigwig and tabloid fodder fave Tom Cruise
in Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography. Morton, who has
previously written about Princess Diana and Monica Lewinsky,
reportedly unearths never-heard revelations about Cruise’s childhood,
early career, love life and religion, backed up by two years of
research and countless interviews with Cruise’s teachers, classmates,
former girlfriends and even Scientology insiders. Elsewhere, John
Grisham’s newly released legal thriller The Appeal promises to
be a nail-biting read. Set in
Mississippi against the intrigue and secrecy of electoral politics,
the book also starts off where most legal thrillers end – with The
Verdict.
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