Georgius Everhardus Rumphius: From Hobby to FameHans RooseboomDecember 2, 2013October 20, 2017 by Hans RooseboomDecember 2, 2013October 20, 201711627She was called Rumphius in honour and remembrance of the first naturalist of Ambon. Her hull was painted yellow and...
Martha Christina Tiahahu – a Moluccan HeroineHans RooseboomJuly 29, 2013December 7, 2020 by Hans RooseboomJuly 29, 2013December 7, 202006488This is Ambon in the early 80s of last century. The land we were going to build houses on was...
Islam in the Netherlands East IndiesHans RooseboomJune 19, 2013August 16, 2017 by Hans RooseboomJune 19, 2013August 16, 201702994Islam came to Indonesia by way of Malabar and Coromandel, the respectively south-western and south-eastern coasts of India, along the...
How the Other Half Lived ? Batavia in the 18th CenturyHans RooseboomJune 3, 2013May 3, 2020 by Hans RooseboomJune 3, 2013May 3, 202001831Founded in 1619 on the smouldering remains of Jacatra, Batavia was meant to function as a depot for the produce...
Modern SlaveryHans RooseboomMay 6, 2013December 4, 2022 by Hans RooseboomMay 6, 2013December 4, 202211723She was promised a well-paying job as a waitress-receptionist in Batam. The establishment, although Chinese-owned, was fully halal, so, no...
The Sad Story of Pieter ErberveldHans RooseboomMarch 26, 2013September 4, 2017 by Hans RooseboomMarch 26, 2013September 4, 201702259There are a number of versions to this story. Depending on the narrator, the good people of Batavia were saved...
Traffic Sense: The Right-Turn PhobiaHans RooseboomMarch 12, 2013September 6, 2017 by Hans RooseboomMarch 12, 2013September 6, 201701477Have you been frustrated lately sitting in your car and not moving? I’m sure you have as these endless traffic...
Indonesian Heritage SocietyHans RooseboomFebruary 11, 2013August 16, 2017 by Hans RooseboomFebruary 11, 2013August 16, 20172 1356Located on the 17th floor of Sentral Senayan 1, a square office tower next to the Sogo side of Plaza...
Health Issues of the Past in the Present?Hans RooseboomJanuary 14, 2013September 6, 2017 by Hans RooseboomJanuary 14, 2013September 6, 201701227I remember friends and family with small children regularly consulting their well worn copy of Baby and Child Care by...
Colonies – Dutch East Indies vs. British IndiaHans RooseboomDecember 3, 2012February 25, 2024 by Hans RooseboomDecember 3, 2012February 25, 20243 4751Examining a map of the world, preferably a globe, one cannot but wonder how a few nations, occupying but a...
Thomas Stamford Raffles and The History of JavaHans RooseboomNovember 6, 2012April 4, 2024 by Hans RooseboomNovember 6, 2012April 4, 202404284If I were to ask you, who Stamford Raffles was, you would most likely answer: the founder of Singapore. In...
Marriage Curstoms-Balinese ElopementHans RooseboomSeptember 24, 2012September 6, 2017 by Hans RooseboomSeptember 24, 2012September 6, 201701392I was browsing my Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch Indië, not looking for anything specific as I was curious who or what...
A Ghost In The BackyardHans RooseboomAugust 14, 2012October 20, 2017 by Hans RooseboomAugust 14, 2012October 20, 20172 1398It used to be a house in Menteng but had been converted to an office. In many instances, the old...
JAKARTA ? from Health Hazard to Traffic JamsHans RooseboomJuly 4, 2012September 6, 2017 by Hans RooseboomJuly 4, 2012September 6, 20170632Batavia, as Jakarta was called during the colonial days, was once styled the “Queen of the East”. This label was...
BALI–Before The Tourists InvadedHans RooseboomJune 6, 2012September 6, 2017 by Hans RooseboomJune 6, 2012September 6, 201712759Traders-colonisers from the coast of Coromandel brought Hinduism to Java. The religion was adopted by the Majapahit kingdom in the...