Subject: Re: What's batik?
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Posted on: 2013-06-06 12:52:00 UTC
Er, technically it's a technique. It's when you draw on a cloth with hot wax, then dip it in dye. Don't try doing it yourself-you need special equipment and a teacher. But batik is also a noun-we tend to call the dyed cloth batik. So batik is a verb-noun thingy. If that exists.
Um, hi. I'm really not sure what to say here. I'm a girl from Indonesia, and I've been reading the PPC for a few months now, but I just worked up the courage to post on the forum today. The PPC seems... interesting. Just as crazy as my friends. Oh, and I love snakes, if the name didn't give it away.
Hithere,welcome,BallPythonnicetomeetyou!
Sorry for speaking so fast, but I'm late and have to catch up with all the postings.
Have a fluffy velociraptor!
Have some lemming repellent! Even fierce serpents are no match for lemmings from the fearsome Circle.
Thank you! And, um, what is the Circle?
Also known as Quotev or the Circle of Lemmings, the whole place is infested with Mary Sues, external links to pictures of clothing within the text of the fic, brightly colored Comic Sans, and other such atrocities.
If you're looking for a really bad Mary Sue in almost any fandom, chances are you'll find it on Quotev, once you pass by the bad quizzes and One Direction real-person fanfiction.
It's a terrifying place, in summary.
So, Indonesia, eh? Cool. Very cool. *nods sagely*
Well, I know this is a tad late, but welcome to the PPC! Savor this Generic Food casserole as a gift from me to you.
-- Len
Oh, it's okay. Thanks!
Hi there! Have a Corn Snake and an Extremely Suspicious Looking Cupcake.
Thanks! Finally, that little cage can finally have a resident... Er, I hope the cupcake's not poisonous.
So many newbies! It makes me feel so much older as a Boarder. I've only been here since January! Have some special newbie cake. I had to make a big batch for everyone.
Here, have an Infinite Notebook, lined, complete with urple covers and wilver binding!
You're from Indonesia? That's cool! And we are crazy indeed, but crazy is fun!
-Aila
Thank you! Yeah, I'm from Indonesia. We-that means my friends and I-are proud of being Indonesian. To the point we don't mind running around chasing people while wearing batik. In other words, I love crazy too.
Ah, bother. Haven't actually welcomed you properly...
Hi! Welcome to the Board! It's nice to meet you, so to speak. What's the weather in Indonesia like? (Yes, I'm serious.) Have some Swiss Bleepolate and Gummyblee Pythons to celebrate!
~DF
The weather here? Horrible. It's supposed to be the hot season. Well, it is hot in Bali, and I'm not sure about places like Medan, but it's been raining like crazy in Jakarta. We just had a flood in my neighbourhood. Not even a quarter as bad as January, but still.
Thanks for the gifts!
Er, technically it's a technique. It's when you draw on a cloth with hot wax, then dip it in dye. Don't try doing it yourself-you need special equipment and a teacher. But batik is also a noun-we tend to call the dyed cloth batik. So batik is a verb-noun thingy. If that exists.
It is! It's a real pain to make, though. When I was in fifth grade, my class went to a museum to make batik. After about fifteen burns and a boy spilling wax all over his cloth, my teachers declared that they would never do it again.
Thank you! Yeah, I'm from Indonesia. We-that means my friends and I-are proud of being Indonesian. To the point we don't mind running around chasing people while wearing batik. In other words, I love crazy too.
...it was in another thread. Anyways, welcome to the Board! Have some of my world-famous hydrophobic water to commemorate the event. A little colder than your average neutron star!
Thanks! It should come in useful during the sunny season here!
Hi, and welcome to the PPC! How did you run across us?
So, quite a few fandoms there, I see. Are you familiar with Pokemon, by any chance?
As for your newbie gift, have a snowglobe with a replica of your favorite Disney castle!
Please don't kill it. Fluttershy will be upset.
Don't worry! I'm vegetarian, I'd never kill a living being. Thanks!
Have a cookie, or a baker's dozen!
Cookies? Yum! Thanks!
We may be crazy, but we don't bite.
Ooh, another Warriors fan! Your favorite series in the fandom? Since we share it, have a Generic Cat Figurine! It will immediately transform into your favorite cat, from any clan.
Thank god, then! My friends are all crazy, and they bite. A lot. Literally. With their teeth.
I'd have to say I love the original series most! Thanks!
Greetings, new friend! Have a Indonesian-to-Parseltongue dictionary!
Thanks! Maybe I can finally find out if those snakes of mine are plotting or just chatting...
Oh, wow, the newbie floodtide really is beginning! It's a good thing I got some galoshes after the last entry thread.
Here, have a Basilisk egg! Or maybe it will just turn out to be a chicken egg, since I may not have gotten the ritual right. I'm no good at Harry Potter magic.
I'm fine with chickens, if it's not a Basilisk! They're cute too!
Hi, have some fudge!
Fudge? Thanks!
Have an inexplicably poisonous grass snake I found in a fanfic recently. (it wasn't worth reporting, but that bit stuck out.)
A venomous grass snake? Do they even exist? Never mind, thanks!
*hug* Hello. Um, here's your gift - a white straw hat with a polka-dotted ribbon wrapped around it. It also has bells hanging from the edges! :)
Thank you! I could probably use it to chase my friends around... but really, thanks.
Uh...darklorddaakmal, if you don't mind, could you please translate that Malay for the benefit of those of us who cannot read it? Google Translate can only do so much.
And Ball Python, how is it that you can read Malay? Are Malay and Indonesian that closely related?
Yeah, the two languages are really close. We're sister countries... neighbour countries... whatever you want to call it. It's a bit hard for an Indonesian to understand Malay and vice versa sometimes, though, since the spelling and pronunciation can be very different at times.
Er, Monty Python? Never heard of that. I mean snakes as in snakes as pet snakes... namely ball pythons. Love them! No, my fandoms are Les Miserables (Brick and musical), Disney and Warriors. I like Rick Riordan's works and Harry Potter as well, but I prefer... less crowded fandoms.
Yes, let's put our petty squabbles aside! The squabbles of our countries have no place in the PPC.
Oooh, I love the movie. I haven't had a chance to watch the musical, unfortunately, but I love the songs and book. Er, I can't really choose. As long as it's a classic 2D animation, I love it!
Oh, right! Thanks for the gift! Oh, Monty Python's a video series? I'll try watching it, but Youtube hates me. Yes, I read the Malay parts.
Around the 70's if I'm not mistaken. The original cast are very old or are ex-alive now, so to speak. The living members decide that due to rampant piracy of their show, they'd rather show it for free on the Internet.
Oh, sounds interesting. I'll try watching it, but Youtube and my computer don't exactly get along...