Behind Bars

Carrying back-packs filled with the tools of their trade, the hopeful contestants waited patiently for their six minutes of fame.

September 23, 2003

They came from all parts of Indonesia, around Java, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Kalimantan and even faraway Flores. For four days in early September, some 150 people, mostly men but a few courageous women as well, converged at the New Stardust International Club, located at Jakarta's Sarinah building, to compete in the fifth Bar Fans Club (BFC) annual bartending competition. They had all been training for months, and here, finally, was

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