What would a secretarial academy be without the mascot at the front? P1220053.JPG
This is the standard Indonesian figurines, to represent their culture. P1220054.JPG �����
The god riding Garuda. P1220055.JPG

Translating the newspaper into shorthand. P1220048.JPG
Indonesia does not use Pittman shorthand that we use in Australia, they have their own.
Here you can see one of the students doing the translation. P1220049.JPG
Of course, the teacher had to be involved. Here he is translating, along with the students. P1220050.JPG
And they did examine and check each others work! P1220052.JPG
Preparing the biggest business letter in the world. P1220056.JPG
Have to make sure we get the letters and spelling right. P1220057.JPG
And back to the shorthand. Is this student correcting the teacher? P1220059.JPG
Finally, the event itself. And here we have the business letter above and behind the main stage. The stage is setup for the singing contest. P1250061.JPG

Can you read the business letter? It is certainly large enough. P1250063.JPG

There were many pretty girls in the concert. Although it was open to all, most of the contestants were women. P1250066.JPG

The hired help. Students from the academy. P1250067.JPG

Another contestant. P1250068.JPG

The three judges. P1250069.JPG

And of course, the usual clowning around. P1250071.JPG

The finish! Everyone on stage for a group phopto. P1250072.JPG