[Jakarta, November 17. Image via Getty]

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 17: Models prepare backstage on day four of Jakarta Fashion Week 2009 at the Fashion Tent, Pacific Place on November 17, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

[Jakarta, November 16. Image via Getty]

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 16: A model showcases designs on the runway by Dian Pelangi as part of APPMI Show 1 on day three of Jakarta Fashion Week 2009 at the Fashion Tent, Pacific Place on November 16, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

[Yogyakarta, Indonesia; November 10. Image via Getty]

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 10: Transgender named Novi, applies make up to her face on November 10, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Koran school, called 'Senin-Kamis' meaning Monday - Thursday, the 2 days the school operates. The school was founded in July 2008 by a 48-year old Maryani as a place for waria to pray. Islam strictly segregates men from women when praying, leaving no-where for 'the third sex' waria to pray before now. There are now estimated to be around 300 men who prefer to live as women in Yogyakarta, many of whom work in the sex industry after their prayers as this is the only option for them to make a living. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

[Yogyakarta, Indonesia; November 9. Image via Getty]

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 09: A member of Koran school attends a special prayer school for transgender Muslims or 'waria' on November 9, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Koran school, called 'Senin-Kamis' meaning Monday-Thursday, the 2 days the school operates, was founded in July 2008 by 48-year old Maryani as a place for waria to pray. Islam strictly segregates men from women when praying, leaving no-where for 'the third sex' waria to pray before now. There are now estimated to be around 300 men who prefer to live as women in Yogyakarta, many of whom work in the sex industry after their prayers as the only option for them to make a living. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

[Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia; October 30. Image via Getty]

A young girl dressed as a ballerina sits next to a ghoulish mask during a costume party to celebrate Halloween at Taman Rama International School in Jimbaran on the resort island of Bali on October 30, 2009. Halloween, which falls annually on October 31, is widely celebrated amongst the expatriate community in Indonesia as part of an effort to recreate traditions from their homes. AFP PHOTO/ SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Merak, Banten, Indonesia; October 28. Image via Getty]

MERAK, BANTEN, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 28: Sri Lankan asylum seekers hold placards during a protest on board a wooden boat demanding the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to take care of a group of refugees, at Merak seaport on October 28, 2009 in Banten Province, Indonesia. The 78 asylum seekers are refusing to dissembark in Indonesia with some threatening to kill themselves if not taken to Australia. The Indonesian immigration officials are prepared to defy an order from the Indonesian President Susilo and direct the ship to the Australian funded detention centre on Bintan Island.(Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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[Ubud, Bali; October 20. Image via Getty]

[Jimbaran, Indonesia; October 9. Image via Getty]

School children take part in an earthquake drill at Taman Rama international school in Jimbaran on the resort island of Bali on October 9, 2009. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra's west coast near Padang on September 30. The official toll from the quake reached 739 on October 8, although the Red Cross believes that number will eventually rise to over 3,000 once all the dead and missing are counted. AFP PHOTO/Sonny TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Padang, Indonesia; October 7. Image via Getty]

An Indonesian man holds up the injured legs of his daughter as he waits to get her medical treatment at a US field hospital in Padang on October 7, 2009. Fresh international earthquake aid flowed into Indonesia as schools and shops re-opened amid the stench of death from bodies still trapped beneath the rubble. The official death toll from the quake stands at 704 but the Red Cross believes the final number will be more than 3,000. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)

[Lubuk Laweh, Sumatra; October 6. Image via Getty]

An Indonesian woman sells bananas and eggs at Lubuk Laweh village in the Sumatran district of Pariaman on October 6, 2009 nearly a week after the area around Padang was hit with a 7.6 magnitude earthquake. Indonesia called off the search for survivors in the quake-hit city of Padang on October 5 as officials sought to contain the risk of disease caused by thousands of trapped bodies. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Tandikat, Indonesia; October 4. Image via Getty]

Five-year old Indonesian girl Cindy Henriani (C) eats watermelon with her mother at a relief-camp at a village in the Sumatran district of Tandikat on October 4, 2009, after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the area. Rescuers held out scant hope on October 4 of finding more Indonesian quake survivors, leaving clean-up teams the grim task of retrieving the decaying bodies of thousands of victims from the rubble. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Padang, Indonesia; October 2. Image via Getty]

PADANG, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 2: A woman is comforted as she weeps following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on October 2, 2009 in Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia. According to reports officials have reported a death toll of 700 in the port city of Padang. However, that is expected to rise to over 1,000. (Photo by Yuli Seperi/Getty Images)

[Jakarta, September 8. Image via Getty]

An Indonesian Muslim woman prays at a mosque in Jakarta on September 8, 2009. Indonesian Muslims like millions of Muslims around the world, are observing the holy month of Ramadan — a month of fasting and spiritual purity during which they refrain from eating, drinking or sex from dawn until dusk. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY (Photo credit should read ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)

[Jakarta, September 1. Image via Getty]

An Indonesian Muslim woman reads a copy of koran on the 12th day of Ramadan in Jakarta on September 1, 2009. During Ramadan many schools in Indonesia hold various religious activities as Mulsims turn to contemplation and prayer while abstaining from food and drink during day time. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY (Photo credit should read ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)

[Denpasar, Indonesia; August 25. Image via Getty]

A Balinese girl performs a 'Pendet' welcome dance during a protest at the Indonesia Institute of Art in Denpasar on the resort island of Bali on August 25, 2009. Scores of students held a protest against Malaysia as the 'Pendet' dance, original to Bali, has appeared in Malaysia's tourism advertisement. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

[Jakarta, August 21. Image via Getty]

Indonesian Muslim children parade during a ceremony called 'Prayer for the Country' to welcome the holy fasting month of ramadan in Jakarta on August 21, 2009. About 1,430 children attended the ceremony to marked the holy fasting month which will begin on August 22. During ramadan, Muslims are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn until dusk as life slips into a lower gear during the day. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY (Photo credit should read ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)