InnoPack South East Asia 2013 (CPHI Indonesia) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia during March 20-22. The exhibition witnessed few exhibitors and visitors, creating a cold and cheerless scene. It seems that the market of Indonesia cannot be successfully developed, with only a few exhibitions. Our product Thermoforming Blister Packaging Machine Model DPP260Ki was demonstrated in the exhibition hall. It enjoyed favorable comments from the pharmaceutical machinery manufacturers and clients for its excellent workmanship. Some of them even mistook it as a product made in Germany.
Before the exhibition, we paid visits to the local, current customers, enjoyed the plant tours in the manufacturing sites where our equipment lies, and shared opinions on the equipment performance, its improvement and the latest technology development of our company.
After the event, we went sight-seeing at Bali Island – the famous resort, where the blue sky is reflected on the sea and the sea melts into the sky. On the golden beach, people were sunbathing, surf boards were jumping over rolling waves, and numerous tourists from western countries made us feel as if we were in Hawaii. There are numerous temples, churches and mosques, reflecting the variety of religions and cultures. Here we see Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam co-exist and interact. The peasants in the countryside practice traditional farming methods, dating back thousands of years. Along green lanes in the field, luxurious coaches full of tourists from all over the world speed in an endless stream. Western girls wearing bikines and sunglasses flash by on motorcycles, reminiscient of a kaleicopic display. Different elements, seemingly contradictory, such as eastern and western, ancient and modern, native and alien, all co-exist in harmony. Such a small island is so inclusive that everything seems to be embraced.
By scenery, Sanya of Hainan Island in China is not a halfpenny worse; but in terms of charm, Bali Island is exceedingly far more fascinating.
Our tourist guide, Sherly, who could be “the girl-next-door” or perhaps like a younger sister, deserves our specia appreciation. She is a Chinese-Indonesian, fourth generation. Although she has never been to China, her family always respected and observed the many Chinese traditional festivals, such as making rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival. Her boy friend is also an ethnic Chinese. She says that Chinese are generally unwilling to marry the locals. Probably some of the Chinese traditional culture well be seen only in South East Asia in the future.
By Jack Yang
General Manager of Jornen
March 26, 2013