Head to head: Tiara Lestari vs. Julia Perez

Two of Indonesia’s most popular female celebrities must be Tiara Lestari and Julia Perez.

But who would take the honors if they were pitted against each other celebrity death match style?

Well, here’s your chance to choose.

First off though, the lowdown on the two of them:

Tiara Lestari: This simple village lass made “kampong” chic. But now a completely reformed character: international stardom simply wasn’t her calling. Even so, her legacy lives on. Likes leopard clothing. Unmarried. Any takers?

Julia Perez: This unabashed city slicker could eat Tiara for breakfast. Although reluctant to go the whole way as Tiara once did, she still manages to grab the headlines. Also likes leopard clothing. Strangely enough, she’s already married. But quite what her hubbie must be thinking about her exploits is anyone’s guess!



Julia Perez. Not.

The amazing feats of Feby Febiola

Some people like sunbathing.

And many more find it pleasurable to play with themselves.

But both at the same time? And while standing up?!!!

Impossible you shout!

But no it’s not.

Cos this is just one of the incredible tricks of Jakarta’s remarkably talented sinetron actress Feby Febiola.

Nadya Hutagalung: as stunning as ever

JAKARTA: The developer of Senayan City, PT Manggala Gelora Perkasa, announced last week the appointment of celebrity Nadya Hutagalung as its brand ambassador.

The subsidiary of Jakarta's largest developer, Agung Podomoro Group, made the appointment official during the launching of its television commercial on Friday.

The renowned model will represent the property project through a series of television advertisements.

But what the heck’s a “brand ambassador”? Probably a pompous way of describing a sexy ex-model who is expected to strut her stuff in a bid to attract the attention of potential male customers.

I’ve no doubt she’ll be successful though. Especially if she does the advertisements with her clothes off...

Inul Daratista: Indonesia’s most controversial dangdut singer

Inul Daratista: Indonesia’s most controversial dangdut singer

For a while Inul Daratista was the most talked about person in Indonesia.

Although her name literally means "the girl with the breasts", it was a quite different part of her body that would bring her success.

She came to the attention of the nation with her legendary hip-gyrating dance called “the drill”, titillating most of us, but infuriating the Islamists who claimed that Inul's performances would encourage “lustful acts”.

Hailing from the East Java village of Kejapanan, Gempol, Inul’s transformation to a national star is a true rags to riches story.

Although she began her performing career as a rock singer at the age of 12, she soon switched to dangdut, a beat-happy folk-pop blend of Indian, Arab and Malay music, providing the lower classes a form of entertainment that allowed them to forget about their humdrum lives with its bawdy lyrics and sexually suggestive dancing.

But her time in the spotlight didn’t last long – she was basically a rubbish singer and not even that sexy. The general public soon bored of her forbidden dance, which despite what the Islamists said, was actually far more pneumatic than erotic. Swinging her butt in a 120° arc she was little more than a human piston, shimmering like glitter in her gaudy outfits.

And it even seems that her past performances have come back to haunt her.

Only last week, conservative dangdut legend Rhoma Irama took the opportunity to slag the poor girl off in a parliamentary commission which is deliberating a new bill on pornography.

And the poor girl couldn’t take it. She bawled her eyes out.

But she shouldn’t be too upset over how things have turned out. After all, she’s done pretty well for herself, and now lives in a huge house in the elite Jakarta district of Pondok Indah, a far cry from her humble house in Kejapanan.

So cheer up Inul. And wipe away the tears!

Nadine Chandrawinata: Not so clever

Another Indonesian hottie in the news at the moment is Miss Indonesia for 2005: Nadine Chandrawinata.

She is representing Indonesia is this year’s Miss Universe contest which will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday 23 July.

But unfortunately her considerable beauty is not matched by a particularly high IQ, and she has come in for some very strong criticism by the Indonesian press for some really bad goofs in her official Miss Universe interview:

What do you like to do in your spare time?
I like to do in my sparetime is going out with my friends, with my family and sharing with the children like doing some act.. doing some activities..eh..eh.. in social work, like campaign for them and campaign for against discrimination of women, something like that.

What do you see yourself doing 10 years from now?
I see myself in 10 years a..eh. I see myself in 10 years later simply as a Nadine and eh..doing something like or eh...being more mature and express or explore myself and my potential and doing something for anyone el.. doing something for me and everyone.. like I want to work for the Unicef so i can be more active and give more attention for them.

Who is your idol?
My admi.. my admirer is mother Theresa, because ... she is so humble for me and she had, she has a beautiful or ... wonderful personality. So I really .. adore at... at her.. hehehe.

Your friends say you are...
My friends tells that I am friendly, easy going person, just simply person, ordinary person and patient.

What do you want the rest of the world to know about your country?
Indonesia is a beautiful city.. so, you should go there to visit by yourself, because we have a lot of beautiful bitch..es (beaches ?) and the spectacular mountain and... dramatic of history and... so the people. Because people of Indonesia is really... is really welcome eh.. and really friendly because they like to know more about other country, other belief, other ideas....so, come to Indonesia and feel it and we open...we open our arms to come to Indonesia.

Nadine Chandrawinata: where was she when God was dishing out brains?

Tamara Blezinsky: Indonesia’s most eligible janda?

In the world of Indonesian celebrities, many marriages go sour. Beautiful women joining the ever-growing ranks of divorcees.

But in Indonesia there is a somewhat negative connotation attached to the Indonesian word for divorcee (which is janda). There’s no rationality to the reasoning of course, but, hey, TIS (This is Indonesia!). It’s not so much that women should feel “shame” for being divorced, but rather the belief that women tend to pursue sexual relations rather aggressively once they are no longer in a marriage.

Is this true or not? Or merely just a case of “conventional wisdom”?

Well, I’m not really too sure to be honest. Perhaps we should ask Tamara Blezinsky: most probably Indonesia’s most eligible janda - although recently-divorced Titi DJ must run a close second!








Tamara Blezinsky:
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Julie Estelle: bloody nice

A kuntilanak is a type of female vampire in Malay folklore - usually a woman who has died during childbirth only to rise from the dead to seek revenge and terrorize local neighborhoods.

According to legend, a kuntilanak often appears as a beautiful woman, usually accompanied by the strong scent of frangipani. This naturally helps her to attract unsuspecting male suitors who are then killed when she metamorphosises into a hideous vampire (kuntilanak).

To see more, make sure you catch the film Kuntilanak which is now taking the capital Jakarta by storm.

And starring the sexy Ratu Felisha in a shower scene (well it’s a bit blurry really cos she is behind glass unfortunately) and ex-P'boy starlet Julia Estelle it’s a film not to be missed...