tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188617852009-12-16T11:57:46.214+07:00We are a group of Indonesians, ranting about our beloved country. This blog is a result of many people grumbling about many things in many ways. <br> <i>Feedback: indonesia.anonymus at gmail dot com</i>Indonesia Anonymushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08082457164468524565noreply@blogger.comBlogger902625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18861785.post-23946086617556442512008-06-20T19:14:00.002+07:002008-06-20T19:17:55.271+07:00

One younger staff told us a story: She is deeply in debt. Credit card debt. It started innocently enough until the bill grew faster than she can manage.Now her salary is not even enough to get her out of it."I can barely afford the minimum payment every month..."And just paying the minimum every month is pretty much a financial quick sand: You are going under eventually.For readers who don't know

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We had lunch appointment the other day, with a friend of a friend. And because the restaurant was at his building, we dropped by at his office.He gave us a little tour around the office and gave us a brief story of the company he owns. A medium sized business, quite successful. It does not make him a billionaire, but he certainly is comfortable. And very proud.At one point, one man popped by and

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Watching the situation in Zimbabwe we couldn't help wondering about Robert Mugabe's mustache. Look at the picture below [1] if you are not familiar with Mr. Mugabe's face.Mr. Robert MugabeWhy the mustache?Seriously: It is election time in Zimbabwe, where he must campaign for the Presidential election run-off (at least that is the latest we read when we wrote this piece).And things are not looking

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After the new law that will allow the government to block risque sites is passed, now the government is set to do it.How?Apparently, the government will compile a list of sites that are considered indecent and then pass the list to internet service provider. The ISPs will then block the sites.This will give some kind of security to ISPs: If there are some indecent sites are found to be accessible

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As the US is heading towards the big 'R' (read: recession), its currency is losing value in many other currencies (Euro, Yen, to name a few). But interestingly enough, that does not apply to our big 'R' (read: Rupiah).Check out the charts below:Let's start with US Dollar vs the Euro:US Dollar vs Japanese Yen:US Dollar vs Indian Rupee:US Dollar vs Chinese Yuan:Now take a look at our currency...US

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One day we had an opportunity to take our interns to lunch. 11 of them. We love our interns. We call them 'the kids'. Some even call them 'our kids' (Yes folks, most of us are THAT old). Our interns remind us how great it is to be young: Full of energy, the future is right ahead of you, and you think you can do and achieve anything and everything. They are after all a glimpse of our country's

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A colleague, needed to go to the airport very early in the morning, took the airport bus.The bus was not full, but enough people to fill the seats. Still waiting for its schedule to leave, the bus stood idle, while some more passengers were trickling in.It was really quiet. Still very early in the morning, the passengers probably did not get enough sleep to be able to catch the bus, and all they

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A country once had a terrible famine. 5 out of 13 million of its people needed food aid. It practically had to beg to the world for help.Then the new elected president, thinking enough is enough, said: "As long as I'm president, I don't want to be going to other capitals begging for food".Now, not only the country can feed itself, it also feeds its hungry neighboring countries.Name of the country

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Do you know that Indonesia is one of the biggest rice producers in the world?With almost 34.9 million tons a year, Indonesia is on the top 3, below China and India. (Bangladesh no. 4, Vietnam no. 5, Thailand no. 6)Impressed?Sure. Unfortunately, we eat all those rice: We consume 35.8 million tons a year. A deficit of almost 1 million tons!Compare that to Vietnam who produces 22.7 million tons and

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Our HR folks told us a story. Here it goes:A while back, business as usual, HR was expecting someone to come for an interview. A fresh graduate, for an entry level position. Female, engineer, everything looked good on the CV. Situation normal.Then around the time the person was supposed to come, a call came from the security guards at the reception on the ground floor. They said there was a

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The news about Indonesia's (used to be) famous singer jailed for drug-possession reminded us of a tragic event occurred about a year ago. A colleague, call her Z, was a rising star. Smart and insanely hard-working, she climbed up the rank so fast many people couldn't believe it. Her last assignment was a high-profile project, so important that everybody thought a seat in senior management was

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See the comic strip below and please admit that you feel this way too. (At least when you read newspapers or watch the news...)-----Source : dilbert.com

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Sorry to do a Freddie [1] on this one, but really. What's up with this world? two countries are fighting over a song?Background story:Malaysia uses the song 'Rasa Sayange' for tourism campaign. Indonesians claim the song belong to them, and Malaysia claims the song has been heard for many many years throughout the archipelago, therefore it is not exclusively owned by Indonesia.Since then

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A country is about to split in two, and guess what: nobody thinks it's a tragedy.Some even think it's a good idea. How can that be?What country are we talking about? Yes, you got it: Belgium.Background story in short:The country's population has two major linguistic lines, the French-speaking Wallonia (the Walloons) in the South and the Dutch-speaking Flanders (the Flemings) in the North.In the

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You know, people say in politics you can spin anything.Not this time, eh Malaysia. It looks bad whichever angle you look at it. Come on.Background story, read here.How do you spin a news about policemen beating up a civilian (who is a foreigner) for no obvious reason?This, of course does not mean we are saying that Indonesian police is better.But you know, with all the news we read about Malaysia

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Read this: US government decided to grant 150 yoga-related copyrights, 134 patents on yoga accessories and 2,315 yoga trademarks [1]."Under the new patent, those teaching yoga will have to pay a royalty to an American patent holder if he or she imparts the knowledge [2]."The Indians are furious."Yoga has its roots in India. How can anyone else think of patenting it?" asked a surprised Deepika

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A country, blessed with oil-rich soil, makes a lot of money due to the sky-rocketing oil price. A lot as in 300 billion dollars (and counting). What do they do with this money?They invest it. Yes, with the purpose to provide for the future generations. So far the investment makes a return of 7.9% a year. (last time we checked, if you open a time deposit at Indonesia's giant Bank Mandiri, you get

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"I am closing down my shop, son". Ibu Syam calls everybody younger as if they are her children. "It's not making any money and I cannot afford to keep it. I am getting old, and the bills, oh my God.."Ibu Syam owns a small shop right by her house, selling everything from soaps to snacks and drinks. Even stamps. It's a tiny little shop managed solely by her.She was a teacher, so she said, teaching

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Flood. Traffic jam. You're stuck in your car for hours. What can you do. Maybe it is time to learn a thing or two from an asongan boy*?One colleague, B, got stressed out in a middle of traffic jam. The radio said many places got flooded. Hence traffic can't move.Can't stand it, B looked around for a fix (he's been trying to quit smoking, but stuck in traffic for hours after a very tiring meeting

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But not today: Indonesia matters wrote that Indonesia's competitiveness is now ranked 50th, went up from 74 last year [1].Sure, compared to the neighbours Malaysia (26th) or Thailand (35th) it's still down there. But hey. Up is up.And Indonesia's Fitch debt rating is now positive. Up from stable [2].And the regulation No. 37/2006 that gave (some say outrageous) pay rise to parliament members is

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Fellow Indonesians: Maybe it is time to wake up. The world is changing and what have we been doing?Are we going to join the game or forever be spectators?From the tribune:"Ten years ago much of Asia was wracked by a financial crisis". But now, "with booming Chinese economy at their core Asian economies are forecast to provide the biggest share of the world economic growth." [1]"The outlook hints

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To continue from yesterday, let's be fair and listen to what our Minister of Transport has to say about the latest fiasco [1]:In his defense, our beloved Minister of Transport, Hatta Rajasa said that he frequently made mistakes because he is way too tired. There are many accidents lately, he is extremely busy and that led to mistakes [2]."I am tired and I receive too much information, so

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What a way to start a new year.A plane is reported missing and dozens of busybodies can't even get the fact right:08:15Hasanuddin airport announced that the wreckage of AdamAir plane was found in Ranguan village, Polman,West Sulawesi.Information was given by the locals who found the plane and the bodies.09:15Transportation minister Hatta Rajasa announced that AdamAir is found. 90 died, 12

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Pertamina, the Indonesia's oil and gas company, placed a one page ad in the International Herald Tribune (Tuesday December 12, 2006 - Page 22):At the bottom, it says:As Indonesia's national oil and gas company, Pertamina has been a careful custodian of the country's rich natural resources, helping develop the lives of millions of people and establishing the company as a pillar of the nation.To

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Once a year our place of work announces its much anticipated 'promotion list'. Yes. That's right: a love letter to some and career-death-sentence to some others, the email announces who got promoted. Which staff got to move up to managerial level (more perks), and which managers make it to senior level (even more perks).This year (announced not long ago) there was a big surprise among the staff.

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