Islamist Apparatchik Plucks Hot Chick from Dangdut Bar!
Given that my post three days ago https://rossrightangle.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/why-are-you-so-sexy-islamists-normal-after-all/ has proven spectacularly popular, it seems prudent to follow further the adventures of Mr. Ahmed Fathanah, that important functionary of the Muslim Brotherhood-clone party here, the PKS.
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Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq.
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Our Ahmed has been doing a fine job of giving Islamist extremism a very human face, having allegedly been captured by the anti-corruption squad in bed with a beautiful naked student.
‘Maharani admitted to receiving Rp 10 million from Fathanah, but described it as “introduction money.”
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The PKS ex-chief, Luthfi, is in deep doozy over a meat import corruption case, but Luthfi does not, so far, seem to be nearly as much fun as Fathanah, who sounds like a jolly companion with whom to gallivant round Jakarts.
Seems he popped down to a dangdut cafe, emerged fairly speedily with a lady in blue, then…
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Looks a bit of a goody-two-shoes, but still waters, etc…
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The latest tale comes fom his former driver. Sahrudin. Metro TV covered it, but for some reason lacked the grit to name the places involved, so I zoomed about till I found http://news.detik.com/read/2013/05/08/151136/2241200/10/siapa-wanita-berbaju-biru-yang-bersama-fathanah-di-hotel-kaisar?991101mainnews which identifies the location of the dangdut cafe.
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It’s in the basement of the Hotel Kaisar, way down south, towards Pasar Minggu. I’ve never ventured there, a sin of omission I’m inclined to rectify, but here’a a photo.
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And thanks to that excellent site http://www.jakarta100bars.com/2009/01/palladium-club-hotel-kaisar.htm here’s a photo of their Palladium Club
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Detik’s report is very entertaining, with quotes from the driver, viz., Fathanah told him,‘If the Missus rings, tell her I’m at PKS DPP!’
That’s his shariah party’s HQ, but only a half-truth rather than a lie, for it was surely something of a party, though brief. His pick-up, when transferred from the Palladium to another hotel in Cikini, north/central Jakarta, only detained him for FORTY MINUTES!
At this point, I insert a link to Leonard Cohen singing Chelsea Hotel, possibly irrelevant ( or possibly not) but no matter, he’s funny and wistful and Canadian.
But our man’s a considerate chap, gave her a run home to Rawamangun in East Jakarta before resuming his more mundane daily duties.
Whatever next?
Perhaps an enterprising Jakartan – of whom there are many – could start doing Fathanah Tours, guiding breathless visitors around the various hotels – like the Sherlock Holmes Tour in London.
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Now all those new readers will be wondering what is dangdut, and it’s great. The essence of Indonesian music, beloved by the common folk, and obviously some quite uncommon folk too, including yours truly.
It is frequently harassed and pilloried by boring prigs like the MUI’s Islamist ‘scholars,’ who take strong exception to the sexiness of most dangdut songstresses – this provides me with a grand opportunity to brighten up this post wth photos thereof, like these –
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Trio Macan, Julia Perez, U’ut Permatasari, Dewi Persik – there are many others, but I chose this cute quartet as they were among the gals specifically condemned by the MUI a year or two ago
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And here’s a link to a couple of dangdut shows!
Chitty Chitty Dang Dut are discussing. 
rossrightangle 
Chitty Chitty Dang Dut 04:11 on May 10, 2013 Permalink |
Just a slight correction, its not Palladium that you’re looking for, but rather the smaller place in the basement of the Kaiser. Palladium is one of those terrible techno kota clubs, full of wide-eyed ayam high on ecstacy.
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ross1948 08:19 on May 10, 2013 Permalink |
Thank you very much. The sort of place I detest, like its rhyming twin up Hayam Wuruk way, too dark to see anything, too foully noisy to hear.anything.
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