Five reasons to visit the Cheltenham Festival

For anybody who’s looking for a fun day out in the English countryside with some fantastic betting opportunities, the Cheltenham Festival provides an unbeatable experience.

Taking place from 15 to 18 March on the outskirts of the pretty spa town on the edge of the glorious Cotswolds, the Cheltenham Festival certainly promises to deliver on these five reasons why you should attend in 2016!

The racing

Horse race

The Cheltenham Festival has long-enjoyed it’s fantastic reputation for racing. And over four days it features the very best in British and Irish thoroughbreds competing in some top racing events. The most prestigious race is undoubtedly the Gold Cup which takes place at 3.30pm on the final day, but with other great races such as the Ryanair Chase and the thrilling Stan James Champion Hurdle, it looks to be an epic racing event.

The betting

Tickets to win

Betting and horse-racing go hand in hand, and the Cheltenham Festival offers some great betting opportunities for the hardcore punter and the casual racing fan. For an comprehensive list of Cheltenham Festival dates and times, the Coral website features all the information on horses and jockeys that you’ll need on this hugely-enjoyable racing event.

The fashion

Richard Nylon and Rebecca Judd

Horse racing events have also become something of a fixture in the nation’s fashion calendars with the likes of Ladies’ Day providing the perfect opportunity for everyone to dress up in their finest and wear their most extreme fascinator. From fashionistas to the ever-present paparazzi, the Cheltenham Festival is the place to be and be seen.

The Guinness

Have a pint of Guinness

One of the interesting things about the Cheltenham Festival is the fact that it enjoys a rich association with Irish horse racing. And this has definitely been advanced by the fact that the festival routinely falls on St Patrick’s Day which regularly features thousands of Irish racing fans all seeking to enjoy celebrating their winnings with an extra pint of Guinness!

The surroundings

Cotswolds Panorama Fields

And finally, even if you didn’t make it to the Cheltenham Festival, the surrounding area is well worth a visit. From the boutique shops and cafes that are dotted around the centre of the picturesque spa town, to the bucolic glory of the surrounding Cotswolds, the Cheltenham area is definitely one of the UK’s best kept secrets.

So if you’re interested in the Cheltenham betting, or just want an excuse to wear your finest fascinator, be sure to visit the Cheltenham Festival for a great day out in 2016!

News from Jakarta
At a time when we should be walking on other planets, we should not choose to walk on each others’ graves.

As the new year approaches, we take time to reflect on what has come before and where our lives may lead us

We exist between hope and despair

We live through failure, opportunity and success

We live, we breath, we suffer, and we survive

We try, we love, we learn and we share

We try to help

Somehow we muddle through

Let us try to muddle through together

May the day find you well and the spirit guide you through a safe, prosperous and healthy New Year

Enjoy your holiday. Be safe. Have fun. Be kind.

Enjoy the season with loved ones. Embrace the optimism of the season and let it carry you through the year.

On December 14th 1997 I married the love of my life

Thank you Emily

Education in the City of Heroes

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By Gunawan Kartapranata [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

This symbol, the Pancasila, is displayed prominently in every Indonesian school, and in most classrooms, along with the portraits of the current President and Vice-President.

Here is a list of educational choices, and perhaps employment opportunities, in Surabaya. This list (Daftar Sekolah) is subject to revision and any positive feedback/constructive Criticism is appreciated.

A large part of this list is directly from http://www.surabaya.go.id/eng/education.php

Primary Schools in Surabaya by geographic location

International Schools

SMA Stella Maris

Merlion International School

merlioninternationalschool.com

Indonesia

(031) 7387670

Great Crystal International School

www.greatcrystalschool.com

Jalan Puncak Permai

(031) 70115984

Spins International School

www.spinschool.net

Jalan Raya Darmo Permai 2/17 Surabaya

(031) 7314047

Sekolah Cikal

Location

Jl. Raya Lontar no. 103 Kel. Lontar Kec. Sambikerep
Surabaya 60216

Phone +62 31 752 7900 (Hunting), +62 31 752 7766
Mobile +62 815 1550 1010
Email info.surabaya@cikal.co.id

Pin BB: 29D1F991

Facebook Sekolah Cikal

Twitter @SekolahCikal

Instagram SekolahCikal

Sekolah Ciputra

www.sekolahciputra.sch.id

Puri Widya Kencana, Citraland

(031) 7415018

Merlion International School

Jl. HR. Muhammad 371, Surabaya 60189, Indonesia

Email: info@merlioninternationalschool.com

Phone: + 62 31 7387668 to 70

Fax: + 62 31 7387670

Elyon International Christian School

Raya Sukomanunggal Jaya 33-A
Surabaya Indonesia 60187

telp:(031) 7325999

Fax:(031) 7345464

info@elyon.sch.id

www.elyon.sch.id

sna.sch.id

SURABAYA GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Wisata Bukit Mas II Blok G 2-7, Surabaya, Jawa Timur. INDONESIA.
Phone:+62-31-7535656, Fax:+62-31-7523138. Http://www.sgsedu.com

Sekolah Ciputra Surabaya
Puri Widya Kencana
CitraLand
Surabaya, East Java
Tel.  741-5018
Email info-sc@sekolahciputra.sch.id
Website www.sekolahciputra.sch.id
Student Population: 1,000
Executive Director: Mr. Erik Hoekstra
Student Population: 1,000
An IB school K-12 (additionally Playgroup and University)

Surabaya Montessori School Preschool and Kindergarten
Somerset Puri Darmo
Jalan Raya Kupang Baru 17 A,
Surabaya 60189
Tel. +62 31 732 6066 Ext. 171 Fax + 62 31 732 6287
Email utp@indo.net.id or tvancolen@surabayaeuropeanschool.com
Website www.surabayaeuropeanschool.com
Caters to the international community and is run by a certified Montessori teacher.

Surabaya European School
At Pakuwon Golf & Family Club
Villa Bukit Regensi, Pakuwon Indah
Surabaya 60123, Indonesia
PHONE : +62 31 739 17 51
Hp.0816-527463
Email tvancolen@surabayaeuropeanschool.com
Website www.surabayaeuropeanschool.com
Levels – to year 10, English National Curriculum
Enrollment 75 (and growing steadily!)

Surabaya International School
Citra Raya International Village, Lakarsantri
Tromol Pos 2/SBDK
Surabaya 60225 Jawa Timur
Phone (62-31) 741-4300 , 741-4301
Fax (62-31) 741-4334
Email sisadmin@sisedu.net, suptsis@sisedu.net
Website www.sisedu.net
Curriculum – American curriculum modified for International Students. Program includes pre-school(age 3) through Advanced Placement (AP) studies and American HS Graduation diploma.
Larry Jones, Superintendent
Enrollment – 300 students
Singapore National Academy (SNA)
Jl. Raya Pepelegi, Pondok Maspion IV Block G-H 1-6
Surabaya Tel. +62.31.853 1920
Fax +62.31.853 1923
Email info@snaedu.org
Website www.snaedu.org
Current Enrollment: 450

Sophmore International School
Raya Darmo Permai II / 17
Surabaya
Tel.(62-31) 731-4047
Fax (62-31) 734-8790
Email admin@spinschool.net
Curriculum – Indian / Singaporean – kindergarden, elementary, junior and high school
Enrollment: 200 Children from 18 Nationalities
Ms. Sanjana, Principal
Bambini Child Care & Preschool
Villa Sentra Raya A2-1
Citraland-Surabaya
Tel. [031) 740-4932

National Plus Schools

Petra

CitaHati

Elementary School

East Campus Principal (Kepala Sekolah SD) : Jenny Kristanto Location : Jl. Kejawan Putih Barat 26 – 30 Pakuwon City (Laguna Indah) Surabaya 60112, Indonesia Phone : +62 31 5927172  /  5927023 Fax : +62 31 5914582 E-mail : info@bchati.sch.id Facebook : Sekolah Cita Hati Twitter : @citahatischool

West Campus Principal (Kepala Sekolah SD): Martha Kristiana Location : Jl. Bukit Bali B3 No. 6 Citra Raya Surabaya 60219, Indonesia Phone : +62 31 7441034  /  7404959 Fax : +62 31 7458206 E-mail : info@bchati.sch.id Facebook : Sekolah Cita Hati Twitter : @citahatischool

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Cita Hati Senior School (Junior High & Senior High School)

East Campus Principal of Senior School (Kepala Sekolah SMP&SMA) : Erlangga Pramudya Dharma International Curriculum Coordinator : Marisi Sihombing Location : Jl. Kejawan Putih Barat 26 – 30 Pakuwon City (Laguna Indah) Surabaya 60112, Indonesia Phone : +62 31 5915773  /  5915774 Fax : +62 31 5914582 E-mail : info@bchati.sch.id Facebook : Sekolah Cita Hati Twitter : @citahatischool

West Campus Principal of Senior School (Kepala Sekolah SMP&SMA) : Clara Yap Location : Jl. Bukit Bali B3 No. 6 Citra Raya Surabaya 60219, Indonesia Phone : +62 31 7404959  /  7441034 Fax : +62 31 7458206 E-mail : info@bchati.sch.id Facebook : Sekolah Cita Hati Twitter : @citahatischool

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Buah Hati Pre School – Kindergarten

East Campus Principal (Kepala Sekolah) : Grace  Victressia Tabitha Umbas Location : Jl. Manyar Kertoarjo III / 66 Surabaya 60285, Indonesia Phone : +62 31 5920732  /  5930951 Fax : +62 31 5920732 E-mail : info@bchati.sch.id Facebook : Buah Hati School Twitter : @buahhatischool

West Campus Principal (Kepala Sekolah ) : Dhiana Megawati Location : Jl. Bukit Bali B3 No. 6 Citra Raya Surabaya 60219, Indonesia Phone : +62 31 7404959  /  7441034 Fax : +62 31 745 85 06 E-mail : info@bchati.sch.id Facebook : Buah Hati School Twitter : @buahhatischool

MDC  Masa Depan Cerah





SCB Bukit Palma

Jl Raya Bukit Palma No 2
Citraland Utara, Surabaya

T : (031) 7412201
F : (031) 7412201
E : bukitpalma@citraberkat.sch.id

Sekolah Kristen Gloria

www.gloriaschool.org/

Address: East Java 60112
Phone:0877-8186-6644

• Kantor Yayasan
  

  Jl. Kupang Indah I/ 3 Surabaya 60189

  Telp. (031) 7346901, 7314599

  Fax. (031) 7340248

  Hotline:  (031) 3100 600

• Pacar
  

  Sekolah Kristen Gloria

  PACAR – KB, TK, SD

  Jl. Pacar 11-17 Surabaya

  Telp.  (031) 545 2171

• Sukomanunggal
  

  Sekolah Kristen Gloria

  SUKOMANUNGGAL  JAYA – SMA

  Jl. Raya Sukomanunggal Jaya 25 A Surabaya

  Telp. (031) 7340 247

• Pakuwon City
  

  Sekolah Kristen Gloria

  PAKUWON CITY – KB, TK, SD, SMP, SMA

  Jl. Kalisari Sel 1 Kav. 1 No. 3- 5 Surabaya

  Telp. (031) 591 0077

• Kupang Indah
  

  Sekolah Kristen Gloria

  KUPANG INDAH – KB, TK, SD, SMP

  Jl. Kupang Indah I/3 Surabaya

  Telp. (031) 7312 531

SD Islam Al-Azhar 11 Surabaya

Margie

Mimi

MIMI SCHOOL

	Jl. Darmo Permai Selatan 1 / 28 (TK)
	Jl. Mayjend H.R. Mohammad 104 (SD, SMP, SMA)
	Surabaya (60226)
	Indonesia
	60226

	+6231 7314144, 7340916,
	+6231 7314144

IPH

SMAK Frateran Surabaya
Peace, Love and Joy

Jl. Kepanjen No. 8 Surabaya | Phone: +62 31 3524901 | Fax: +62 31 3528821

Santa Agnes

SMP Katolik St. Agnes
Jl. Mendut 7, Surabaya

Saint Louis

Polisi Istimewa 7, Surabaya – East Java – Indonesia
Phone:(031) 567-6522, Email:office@smakstlouis1sby.sch.id

Speciality training

Sages

Ranch’s

SHS :: Surabaya Hotel School

Kyky baking and cooking school

TriStar

Language Schools
Language courses in Surabaya
EF English First
EF English First – Surabaya Kayun
www.englishfirst.co.id
Jalan Kayun 42
(031) 5340071
EF English First – Surabaya Jemursari
www.englishfirst.co.id
Jalan Raya Jemursari No.76
Surabaya
(031) 8499900
EF English First – Surabaya Bukit Mas
www.englishfirst.co.id
JL. Abdul Wahab Siamin
Komp. Villa Bukit Mas Ruko RD No. 2 – 5
(031) 5677600

The British Institute

www.tbi.co.id

TBI Darmo Kali
Jl Darmo Kali 36Surabaya 60264
P: 031 566 7773
F: 031 566 5390
@: info@darmokali.tbi.co.id
EfeX Center

Canadian English Course – School Language – Raya Darmo Permai 111 KAV 15
BLOK C1 C2
Surabaya, Jawa Timur, 60241
Indonesia
Telephone: +62 31 732 0973
Fax: +62 31 732 0974

Locations

1

Canadian English Course

Raya Darmo Permai 111 KAV 15
BLOK C1 C2

Surabaya 60241 Jawa Timur

(031) 7317352

2

Canadian English Course

Kompl Citraland Cluster Taman Puspa Raya Bl B-12/49

Made, Lakarsantri

Surabaya 60219 Jawa Timur

(031) 7418356

3

Canadian English Course

Jl Ketabang Kali 2

Ketabang, Genteng

Surabaya 60272 Jawa Timur

(031) 5479160

4

Canadian English Course

Jl Raya Jemursari 203-205/A-17

Jemur Wonosari, Winocolo

Surabaya 60237 Jawa Timur

(031) 8470411

http://blogs.bootsnall.com/wayne/cec-canadian-english-course.html

1. Government University
2. Private University
3. Medical School
   
4. The Navy academy School

I will be honest that I don’t know the reason why religious schools and Islamic schools are separated, but leave it to readers to discern any difference.

Note to Schools: Please send an updated paragraph about your school. Include contact information and websites. A photo and school logo(both under one mb please)

Formula One is the most popular sports on the planet and fans from all over the world travel across the globe to see superstars such as defending champion Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel compete against each other on various tracks around the world.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/2012_Japan_GP_-_at_start.jpg

The Japanese Grand Prix, which has been held at Suzuka for 26 of the past 28 years, is one of the toughest race tracks on the Formula One circuit and tens of thousands of motor racing fanatics will be planning to attend this year’s event. It remains one of the most exotic venues on the calendar and a huge favourite with both the fans and the drivers.

Now, Suzuka itself is 50 miles south of Japan’s third largest city, Nagoya. Nagoya’s main airport, Central Japan International Airport, is the closest to the venue and has excellent transport links to all of Japan’s major cities. Of course, you could also decide to fly into Tokyo’s Narita airport, but you will face a trickier journey down to Suzuka whilst in the country.

Once in the country, you essentially have two options; a train or drive. From Nagoya, you can catch the Kintetsu line to Shiroko station and then jump on one of the many shuttle buses that are running over a race weekend. If you choose to drive, take the Higashi Meihan expressway to the Suzuka exit – it truly is that straightforward.

This year’s race will take place on September 27th and Lewis Hamilton will fancy his chances of victory – a result that would see him further tighten his grip on the world title. He’s currently 53 points ahead of nearest challenger Nico Rosberg and looks likely to defend his crown. In fact, Hamilton is priced at 1/20 at https://sports.betway.com to win the title this year.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Grand_Prix_Square_2010_Japan.jpg

Japan is a fairly easy country to navigate and the Japanese people are always kind enough to help point tourists in the right direction. There are plenty of interesting nearby towns to visit, particularly if you have access to a vehicle. You can check out Yokkaichi, Tsu or Shiroko, or just stay in the self-contained Suzuka Circuit complex.

A large proportion of race goers choose to stay onsite due to the incredible amount of choice and opportunity to experience Japan’s culture but with other Formula One fans. They have a theme park, hot springs, golf courses, tennis courts, a number of hotels and restaurants in the surrounding area and there are more than enough activities to keep fans occupied before the racing begins.

In terms of accommodation, there are plenty of hotels available near the track but if those are all fully booked then it would be wise to stay in a local town or even commute in from Nagoya.

If you are planning on attending the Japanese Grand Prix, you are in for a right treat. From the extraordinary Japanese cuisine to the culture, heritage and history of Japan’s transportation links, you will enjoy your stay in one of the world’s top countries and hopefully, you enjoy the race too!

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Surabaya, East Java

2015

August           3-28(currently running)

September   1-25

October         5-30

November    2-27

December   3-23

Contact us for more details

Course dates for 2016

Surabaya, East Java

• Jan 4-29
• February1-26
• March 7-31
• April 4-29
• May 2-27
• June Cancel(Ramadan)
• July Cancel(Idul fitri)
• August 5-26
• September 5-30
• October 3-28
• November 1-30
• December 1-23

Surabaya,East Java

• USD 1,790 (excluding accommodation)
• Accommodation: USD 150 – USD 250

4th EKONID Oktoberfest @ Sheraton Surabaya
Saturday, October 17,2015 at 7:00pm
Sheraton Surabaya Hotel & Towers in Surabaya, Indonesia