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From the arabnews.com by Amir Taheri Excerpt: The key question now is: What is it precisely that the Indonesians have chosen by electing SBY? The honest answer is: Nobody knows. ----------------------------------------------------- New Indonesian Leaders Have Fared Very Well Amir Taheri, Arab News Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono! Hard name to learn. So, let us call him SBY, as do his compatriots, especially the tens of millions who voted last week to make him the first directly elected president of Indonesia. Under normal circumstances I should have had a personal grudge against SBY. The reason is that when I covered the fall of Gen. Suharto’s dictatorship in the late 1990s, I was one of the pessimists who feared that Indonesia was heading for “Yugoslav-style” disintegration and civil war. Now SBY and his people have proved me, and other pessimists, wrong. Nevertheless, let me put in a good word for myself. At the time of Suharto’s fall the Indonesian economy was on...

By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta The people have spoken. The message clear and overwhelming: Megawati, pack your bags! She helped sooth the volatility of the young democracy, but Megawati's patrician manner while in power endeared her to few and her aloofness alienated many. Despite ascending to power as an agent of the wong cilik (common people), Megawati's three-year rule only perpetuated the kind of detached and autocratic government that has typified Indonesian leadership since the time of her father. From first president Sukarno's personality cult, Soeharto's "kingship" to Abdurrahman Wahid's ecclesiastical self-righteousness, the country has had sovereigns rather than leaders of the republic. In many ways, the system helped perpetuate the leadership of the new nobility -- Sukarno never faced elections and, like his daughter, was effectively appointed president; Soeharto's leadership was sustained by manipulating the electoral system; B.J. Ha...

Gue capek jadi orang cacat! Atau lebih tepatnya: gue capek tinggal di Indonesia! Indonesians have no respect for people like me! Coba aja itung gedung mana aja yang wheelchair accessible? Gedung Bapindo contohnya. Gedung tempat gue kerja. Mana peduli dia sama orang berwheelchair? Satu-satunya pintu yang wheelchair-accessible cuma lobby samping. Lobby depan? Huh. Terbang aja gih! Lobby unload barang? Just try to use a wheelchair there! Lobby parkir? Mau di lantai berapa? 1? 2? 3? 4? 5? 6? 7? 8? Semuanya nggak ngasih ramp landai yang bisa diakses! Udah gitu, dari gedung parkir ke gedung utama isinya tangga semua! Dan yang paling nyebelin, hari ini, lobby samping, TIDAK BISA DIMASUKI! Pintu lobby nya sih bisa. Tapi areal mobil nya ditutup. GIMANA GUE BISA MASUK COBA?! Kenapa sih orang Indonesia bisa sebegitu IGNORANT nya? Malaysia (yang dulu kita sebut kampungan) aja bisa lebih maju! Sorry! I'm tired of being betrayed repeatedly by the people. I'm ju...

(by Guruh Sukarnoputra) Putih Putih melati Mekar di taman sari Semerbak wangi penjuru bumi Seri Seri melati Bersemi anggun asri Kucipta dalam gubahan hati Tajuk bak permata Siratan bintang kejora 'Kan kupersembahkan Bagimu pahlawan bangsa Putiknya persona Rama-rama 'neka warna 'Kan kupersembahkan Bagi pandu Indonesia Suci Suci melati Suntingan 'bu Pertiwi Lambang nan luhur budi pekerti Tajuk bak permata Siratan bintang kejora 'Kan kupersembahkan Bagimu pahlawan bangsa Putiknya persona Rama-rama 'neka warna 'Kan kupersembahkan Bagi pandu Indonesia Suci Suci melati Suntingan 'bu Pertiwi Lambang nan luhur budi pekerti Oh, melati ... Oh, melati ... Oh, melati ...

oh tiada yang hebat dan mempesona ketika kau lewat di hadapanku biasa saja waktu perkenalan terjalin sudah ada yang menarik pancaran diri terus mengganggu mendengar cerita sehari-hari yang wajar tapi tetap mengasyikkan oh tiada kejutan pesona diri pertama kujabat jemari tanganmu biasa saja masa perkenalan lewatlah sudah ada yang menarik bayang-bayangmu tak mau pergi dirimu nuansa-nuansa ilham hamparan laut tiada bertepi kini terasa sungguh semakin engkau jauh semakin terasa dekat akan tumbuh kembangkan kasih yang kau tanam di dalam hatiku menatap nuansa-nuansa bening jelasnya doa bercita (Keenan Nasution) Catatan: Kaset Indonesian Idol walaupun ada satu dua hal yang agak mengganggu, so far sih enak dinikmati :)

Thank you for sharing the last 7 years with me, for better or worst, in sickness or in health... Thank you for always being there for me, always been around to hear my tired voices, always offered help when I needed some... Thank you dear... My life couldn't be better without you.

Bersamamu kulewati Lebih dari seribu malam Bersamamu yang kumau Namun kenyataannya tak sejalan Tuhan bila masih ku diberi kesempatan Izinkan aku untuk mencintanya Namun bila waktuku telah habis dengannya Biar cinta hidup s'kali ini saja Tak sanggup bila harus jujur Hidup tanpa hembusan nafasnya Tuhan bila waktu dapat kuputar kembali Sekali lagi untuk mencintanya Namun bila waktuku telah habis dengannya Biarkan cinta ini (biarkan cinta ini) Hidup untuk sekali ini saja ~Glenn Fredly nb: glenn emang teopebegete... semaleman denger CD nya sambil tidur...