Me (Dian) as a guide and Drew Chadwick as a tourist.
Dian : Hi, good morning Mr. Chadwick! Welcome to Indonesia. I am
Dian : Hi, good morning Mr. Chadwick! Welcome to Indonesia. I am
Dian your tour guide.
Drew : Hi Dian, selamat pagi. Nice to meet you.
Dian : Aha! you can speak Bahasa.. Anyway, how long it took
Drew : Hi Dian, selamat pagi. Nice to meet you.
Dian : Aha! you can speak Bahasa.. Anyway, how long it took
New York to Jakarta?
Drew : Well i'ts more than 24 hours. haha a bit tired but i feel like that
Drew : Well i'ts more than 24 hours. haha a bit tired but i feel like that
tired things just dissapeared by itself. I just can't wait to travel
around this city.
Dian : Is this you first time visited Indonesia?
Drew : Yes, it's my first time.
Dian : You will love being here. let's start it, Jakarta is capital city of
Dian : Is this you first time visited Indonesia?
Drew : Yes, it's my first time.
Dian : You will love being here. let's start it, Jakarta is capital city of
Indonesia. Now we are at The Nationality Museum, we usually
called it "MONAS" or we know it in Bahasa is Monumen
Nasional. Monas. Monas was opened to the public in 1975.
Nasional. Monas. Monas was opened to the public in 1975.
The monument and the museum are open daily from
08.00-15.00, except for the last Monday of each month when
the monument is closed.
Drew : Oh.. ehmm.. Dian, what is that? the shiny thing on the top of
Drew : Oh.. ehmm.. Dian, what is that? the shiny thing on the top of
the monument?
Dian : Oh... It means fire, if you see the monument clearly you can
Dian : Oh... It means fire, if you see the monument clearly you can
see the monument is like a huge torch and the fire was made
from pure gold. Monas is topped by a 14.5 ton bronze Flame
of Independence containing the lift engine. The base of the
flame, in the shape of a goblet, is 3 metres high. The bronze
flame structure measures 14 metres in height and 6 metres in
diameter, It consists of 77 sections. Originally the bronze flame
structure was covered with 35 kg of gold foil. However during
the 50 anniversary of Indonesian independence in 1995,
the gold foil was recoated and increased to 50 kg gold foil.
flame, in the shape of a goblet, is 3 metres high. The bronze
flame structure measures 14 metres in height and 6 metres in
diameter, It consists of 77 sections. Originally the bronze flame
structure was covered with 35 kg of gold foil. However during
the 50 anniversary of Indonesian independence in 1995,
the gold foil was recoated and increased to 50 kg gold foil.
Drew : Wow.. amazing! What is exactly this monuments mean?
Dian : This monument was build to remembering the honor of
Dian : This monument was build to remembering the honor of
Indonesian heros. Lets entering this monument.
* Inside the monument*
Dian : So, this is the inside of Monas. The Indonesian National
* Inside the monument*
Dian : So, this is the inside of Monas. The Indonesian National
History Museum has a display of dioramas in the large
marble-lined hall below Monas. There are a total of 51
dioramas around the walls and in the centre of the hall.You
can travel to see it.
Drew : This is really cool.
Dian : It is, if you have any questions you may ask me.
Drew : Sorry, what is that?
Dian : Oh.. we used to call it Independent room, because this room
Drew : This is really cool.
Dian : It is, if you have any questions you may ask me.
Drew : Sorry, what is that?
Dian : Oh.. we used to call it Independent room, because this room
for saving independent symbol.
Drew : Oh i see..
* Outside the monument*
Drew : That was very interesting, Indonesia have many integrity
Drew : Oh i see..
* Outside the monument*
Drew : That was very interesting, Indonesia have many integrity
history. I am impressed. You really have beautiful country.
Anyway, what kind of clothes you wearing? so beautiful,
Dian : Thank you Mr. Chadwick! Oh.. it's Batik, it's Indonesia
heritage. Oh.. i almost forget, i want give you this batik
shirts. Hope you like it Mr. Chadwick.
Dian : Thank you Mr. Chadwick! Oh.. it's Batik, it's Indonesia
heritage. Oh.. i almost forget, i want give you this batik
shirts. Hope you like it Mr. Chadwick.
Drew : Wow! Thank you so much Dian! I really really liked it. Now i
have the same shirts just like you.
Dian : Yeah... Well we should end up our meeting, it's pleasure to meet
Dian : Yeah... Well we should end up our meeting, it's pleasure to meet
you Mr. Chadwick.
Drew : Its pleasure to meet you too!
Dian : Bye..
Drew : Bye..
Drew : Its pleasure to meet you too!
Dian : Bye..
Drew : Bye..
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_%28Indonesia%29