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Suharto - Indonesia`s second president died 2 days ago. The Indonesian people seem to be divided over his legacy. Some regarded him as a hero some as a criminal.

Indeed during the Suharto era, Indonesia grew into a considerable power at least in the region supported by strong economic growth and food self-sufficiency. These are sweet memories that I miss so much.. not to mention the stability, and order within the country. In that sense, Indonesia was much better that time than it is now. Most (i repeat most and not all) people can live relatively easier that time. We did had a reason to be come the next real power… in this sense he is a hero.

At the same time, his so called New Order is also featured with gross human rights violation and repressive press control. I can even remember how I was persuaded to choose for the Golkar party in the election and many media are being shut down for expressing dissenting opinion from that of the government. It can also be noted that the government was corrupted from within as the family and friends of the Cendana (residence of Suharto in Jakarta) are tapping on this absolute power for private and business interest! it is not yet decided by the Court but.. .we can say that he is a criminal or at least a convicted!

so some people ask how we should remember this guy. I say we do not have to! We have the choice not to remember him… it is not a must or not even a "should"! But if one feels compelled or would like to remember… i dare to say that we must not see things black and white…   

let one remember him as a hero as well as a criminal/convicted…

It`s a bird .. no! It’s a plane, yes! it`s a cow… no… they are going into collision

Just now i read this news which literally mean: Boeing 737 rammed into a Cow during Landing!

Boeing 737 rammt Kalb bei Landung

Gefährlicher Ausflug: Ein Kalb hat sich in Indonesien auf die Landebahn eines Flughafens verirrt und wurde von einer Passagiermaschine erfasst. Die 140 Insassen blieben unverletzt.

Jakarta – Als der Pilot die Boeing 737 auf den Flughafen von Merauke in der indonesischen Provinz Papua aufsetzen wollte, tauchte plötzlich ein Hindernis vor ihm auf: Ein Kalb stand mitten auf der Landebahn, die Kollision zwischen dem übermächtigen Vogel und dem kleinen Huftier war nicht mehr zu vermeiden.

Menschliche Opfer gab es bei dem Unfall nicht, wie der Chef des Flughafens laut einem Bericht der Nachrichtenagentur Antara mitteilte. Das linke Triebwerk der Boeing 737 der Fluggesellschaft Merpati Nusantara sei beschädigt worden. Zum Schicksal des Kalbs machte Antara keine Angaben. Der Flughafenchef räumte ein, dass der Flughafen nicht vollständig eingezäunt war.

Die Flugsicherheit in Indonesien ist für ihre Mängel bekannt. Sämtliche Fluggesellschaften des Landes stehen auf der europaweit geltenden schwarzen Liste – ihnen ist der Betrieb im EU-Luftraum untersagt. Die meisten indonesischen Flughäfen entsprechen zudem nicht internationalen Standards. Die Behörden der USA und der Europäischen Union raten ihren Bürgern davon ab, indonesische Fluglinien zu nutzen.

—end of news

How can we promote tourism if our flight is so unsafe?! I hope the government of Indonesia would take this matter seriously. Promoting tourism is less about campaigning and advertising… it should be more about preparedness and improvement of living condition! LISTEN and DO!

Have you ever written without purpose? I have and tend to enjoy it so much. Writing is such an enjoyable activities.. especially in blogs. For me, it is really like a break from routinity of work. It is really a way of getting it all out whatever I encountered in life. This all can be changed in an unimaginable way after i learn that I can get paid to blog with Smorty.

Blogging for me is really pleasure in its full meaning although i should say i can enjoy writing for jobs and try to make it fun whenever possible. However it can never match the pleasure of blogging or just random writing! Well, things may never be the same again because of smorty’s service. It completes the pleasure of random writing with random earning … It is really something I never thought about! For this I have to thank my Comrade :

At any rate, it is really nice to be smorty… because really you can pick the jobs you like. this way i can keep being true to myself in whatever i write. I think the freedom and options to choose what you want to write is very important for free-thinkers such as I am. It is also a way to inspire and provoke me to keep on writing. I think it will remind us the bloggers to keep writing, cause really pleasure can really mean business!

I just lost my chance to visit Italy especially Rome cause my boss did not grant my leave due to some business blaaah.. there goes all my dream to see the Vatican City, Venice, and other nice places and cultures in Italy. Most of all, I miss the chance to escape the cold and wet Germany!

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Well I need to find another golden opportunity to escape the winter of Germany… in November, Milan will have the Milan Jazz Festival What is more important I need to see that Giuseppe Meazza home to the great AC Milan!!! Viva Milan. Of course it would be nice just to spend some time exploring the ancient Rome … the once center of the old world!

© Pictures of Rome courtesy of Rome.info

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