Who is Luna Maya?

I’ve just watched a televison program when I typed this note, and my hands were still trembled due to my euphoria when I did that. Well, it might not be a real euphoria, I was only laughing too heavy so made my self shivered. You’re must be curious about that broadcasted program? Here I describe you as accurate as I remember:

It is Dalton Tanonaka, a US-hawaian presenter who have been contracted exclusively by Metro TV for delivering an english-version news about Indonesia from other interesting perspectives, more than just “Indonesia This Morning”.

What I watched was an interview session by Dalton and a maestro of Indonesia’s Batik, Iwan Tirta. The topic discussed was somewhat “brave”, about the fact that Iwan is a gay. Unfortunately, that is not the issue I would like to bring about.

In the end of that session, Dalton asked Iwan to play a simple game playing with some words and subjective valuations. Dalton mentioned some famous people in Indonesia, and what Iwan should do was stating one or two statements, spontaneously, about those “celebrities”.

For your information, it was a serious game, Iwan answered all the questions confidently and honestly.

Soekarno was the first name spelt, and Iwan directly said that Soekarno read a lot, even when he was incarcerated. That habbits possibled soekarno to express his knowledge in several aspects of arts such as ceramics, pantings, statues, carvings, dancings, etc.

Later on, Dalton mentioned Dewi Soekarno Putri, Soekarno’s japanese wife (or concubine? I don’t know exactly). Iwan briefly answered by saying: “She hired two husband-and-wife japanese to document her entire activities while she was In Indonesia, that fact proves that Dewi couldn’t live without public attention”.

Next personage was Megawati Soekarno Putri, Iwan said that she is not brilliant, her husband is. Then Dalton came with Soeharto, Iwan replied simply by saying that Soeharto is a farmer !. Later,Dalton stated the-number-one person in Indonesia, Soesilo Bambang Yoedhoyono, Iwan, once again, expressed that SBY, although he reads a lot, he is not a brilliant person.

And the last name was Luna Maya, and you know what? Iwan answered, in an innocent and honest tone: I DON’T KNOW HER, WHO IS SHE?? And he repeated that answer twice!!!!

Oh My Gosh!!!
*while staring at Dalton’s confused mimics.


Ratu Lanang Sejagat