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2nd April 2007, 09:36 AM | #1 |
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beer for warung kopi
Hallo keris friend
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3rd April 2007, 02:06 PM | #2 |
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I have seen this beer and sometimes glasses with the logo turn up on eBay. Frankly i have mixed feelings. I mean...i like beer! But i also wonder if it is the most respectful use of the symbolism of the keris.
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3rd April 2007, 04:37 PM | #3 |
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Well, kerises are found on coins, stamps, kain sampin, t-shirts, and even on fences (I saw such a fence in a Buddhist temple in Kelantan!). They are also brands for batik shirts, perfume, oil. I have a name card holder with a keris, a pewter kris letter opener from Royal Selangor. I've seen keris brooches too. Well, keris beer... not that outrageous, I suppose.
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4th April 2007, 08:07 AM | #4 |
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Kris is the name of the Singapore Airlines' monthly magazine too.
David beer is alcoholic and to drink a lot of beer maybe could set the drinker in conctat with upperworld or underworld (i have said a joke..... but.. really near some arcaic people alcohol is used during unique ceremony) |
4th April 2007, 01:49 PM | #5 |
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Keris appear on stamps and coins as an honoring of the culture. One might be able to say the same about pins and other jewelry. At least those items are not exploiting a cultural symbol to sell a product. I am not really upset by it all, but it makes me wonder how these products are seen from within the culture, especially since it has been my understanding that alcohol comsumption isn't particularly encouraged by most Islamic cultures.
I, on the other hand, have had quite a few spiritual experiences with a strong bottle of dark Belgium ale. |
4th April 2007, 05:15 PM | #6 |
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But the kris is not an exclusively Islamic weapon. It has a huge influence on it for sure, but we must also recognize where the rashaksa hilt on the keris in the poster came from.
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