The lighter things in life

The Jakarta Post   |  Tue, 03/11/2008 9:52 AM

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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