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Floor Heater to Warm Your Home

2009-09-13T05:39:00.001+07:00

Autumn and winter is approaching, have you prepare yourself for everything you need for the forthcoming seasons? As a country with four seasons, it is not easy for us to prepare our homes to face a tough season’s change. Seasons come and go while the house we live in sometimes is not able to protect us from the harsh change of the seasons. Often in the winter we have lit a large fire in the fireplace. But it often happens that the fireplace itself is unable to provide the heat we need to give warmth to the whole house, because all of the heat it produces skips past trough the chimney and not spreading inside the house. There are also people who decided to install central heating in the house in order to warm the air inside. But this often does not become an effective solution for the owner of the house itself.

So the choice that is left for us is to still use the system of our heaters that are old and have proven to be unsuccessful in the work it supposed to do or replace it with an entirely new system capable of providing the results we want. If you have more funds, then I suggest you to replace the heating system you are currently using with Radiant Floor Heating System from PexHeat.com. Pexheat offers us the Radiant Heating system to control the climate inside our house. You do not need to worry about the price and performance comparisons, because you can consider this as an investment for the future. I am sure that you don’t want to be a follower when the time came where all people is using this new system right? I’m encouraging you to be a trend setter for your neighbours; you have to show them that the system they are using is old and are becoming obsolete.

Renting Holiday Villa and Apartments

2009-09-13T05:29:00.002+07:00

Usually people go on holiday by going to the beach and renting a hotel, sometimes they also go to the amusement park with their children. All of this is generally done by almost all people when they go on vacation. But if you think that you've often done that, then you probably already feel bored with a holiday event like that, if you feel the same way as I did, why don’t you try to do something different for vacation this time?

One way to spend another holiday that might appeal to you is to rent a privately owned house or apartment that is leased by the owner. It may be more fun for you, especially for those of you who have limited funds to go on holiday. Just try to imagine if you can rent one of the custom houses in Scotland or England, you will be able to know and see up close the original culture of the people around. You also will feel freer to adventure. Because you can travel anywhere you want from where you are renting a home in the holidays.

But how do you find this privately rented house and apartment? What else, by browsing the internet of course. One site that I think you must see is ownersdirect.co.uk. This site provides detailed information about rented holiday cottages from all around the world. If you are looking for one in England maybe you can try to look for one in Devon Cottages at Dartmoor England. There are many cottages available for rent from North Devon to South Devon. For those who look for a holiday in Scotland can try cottages Scotland for an option. You can find almost all of cottage, house and apartment for rental from almost all part of the world. And I think a unique holiday like this is worth every penny to try.

Breast Augmentation Pittsburgh

2009-08-29T06:34:00.001+07:00

Have a beautifull performance is everyone's dream, especially women. Women is to perfect about body appearance. Many ways is taken to get a beautiful body, such us fitness, diet, drink suplemen, or surgery. Many women visit a surgeon doctor to get a perfect body. One of their attention is about their breasts.

Many women desire to increase the size of their bust to create a more feminine silhouette. Age, pregnancy, and dramatic weight loss can all decrease the elasticity and voluptuousness of the breasts. The resulting sagging of the breasts can be disheartening to anyone wanting to look their best. They can choose breast augmentation, or breast implant surgery.

Breats augmentation is a procedure that can increase your bust line by one or more sizes. This can be done yy surgically inserting breast implants beneath the breast tissue or the chest muscle during breast augmentation, women can achieve larger, shapelier breasts. This type of breast enhancement is sometimes performed in conjunction with a breast lift.

For you who living at Pittsburgh, Pensylvania, you can get a service from Renaissance cosmetic surgery center and day spa at Pittsburgh. You can get Breast augmentation Pittsburgh or Breast implants Pittsburgh here. This company will provide you a quiet, serene sanctuary to pamper your body, spirit and soul. Also rejuvenate yourself with the finest in Cosmetic Surgery, or indulge yourself in the splendor of exquisite spa and beauty treatments. For further infpormation about Breast Implants Pittsburgh, you can visit renasissance cosmetic surgey website at www.dr-teet.com.

Decorating a Bathroom

2009-07-18T02:27:00.001+07:00

When you plan to to build a modern bathroom you need to know everithing about bathrooms from designing, developing, and a knowledge about bathroom acessories. May be you need a bathroom cabinet, lighting, bath, mirror etc. For this purpose you can visit the stotre that sell many bathroom acessories, or you can visit some website that provide and display many bathroom acessories.

Accessorizing any space needs a vision that transforms the ideas in to actualization. Your bathroom being a significant space in your home demands the same creative aspect to manage it. To garnish these special rooms, you would find many Bathroom accessories that function well and formulate that timeless space. Accessories are like ornaments of the bathroom that ensures its appeal and total get up.

When the decorating urge strikes, not everyone focuses their attention on the bathroom. But why shouldn't it be just as attractive and charming as the rest of your home? It takes very little in the way of coordinating bathroom accessories to make your "loo" a luxurious or interesting place to be, even if you're gargling.

Once you have painted or papered, or even paneled, there are lots of options for creating an overall theme, and it can be done simply and on a reasonable budget.

Some of the major things you might want to match, are the shower curtain and toilet seat. From there, you can pick up part of the pattern or color, and put down throw rugs in front of the sink and tub. Hardware for the wall can include mock iron reproductions of Roman-esque lion heads, playful dolphins, or other characters that form the holders for your toilet tissue and towels, or the plate around your light switch.

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2009-04-13T21:24:00.000+07:00

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Biotechnology Healthcare, Free Magazine

2009-04-13T20:58:00.003+07:00

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2009-04-13T20:49:00.003+07:00

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Luxury and Comfort Furniture

2009-03-24T00:54:00.005+07:00

If we need a compfortable furniture for relax, there are two type of this furniture, indoor and outdoor. Because of a different placement, each have it's own spesification. Outdoor firniture must have a stronger stuff, then indoor have more luxury in design.

For outdoor furniture, there are outdoor bean bags or bean bags chairs. This furniture may place near the pool, a garden, or a gazebo. This furniture type, of cource, must have a stronger stuff and weatherproof. But, this furniture is can be use as indoor furniture.

One of a quality stuff to make a bean bag is Leather. This stuff is a good choice for indoor furniture, Leather bean bag. The dynamic appearance and feel of contemporary furniture is magnified when crafted in genuine leather. There are numerous benefits to selecting a contemporary piece in leather, possibly some you hadn’t thought of previously.

Leather bean bag furniture is popular to use at many occasion and use. The pieces have recently been sighted at film festivals, v.i.p. lounges, award ceremonies, art galleries, videos and even church functions. No matter what the scene, leather bean bags are proving to be crowd pleasers.

Stainless Steel for Home Equipment

2009-01-08T00:40:00.005+07:00

The great advantage of stainless steel ware is it's durability and appearance along with the low maintenance it requires. Being an extremely hard alloy, the chances of it getting dented of scratched during normal use are almost nil. It will not rust and with regular care and cleaning stainless steel ware can last a lifetime. A large variety of home equipment are made from stainless steel, from outdoor use like stainless steel mailboxes, fireplace, closet, cookingware, dinning, etc.

There is a stainlees steel store product made by Blomus. Blomus is the brand name launched in 2001 for innovative stainless steel products. Comprising more than 500 items for the modern kitchen, bath, bar, Blomus Stainless Steel fireplace, office, and outdoor patio, Blomus products embody this philosophy: Good design is both simple to use and beautiful to look at.

Blomus Stainless Steel Letterbox is an outdoor accessories to use at any garden, terrace and balcony. This mailboxes will make your front yard and garden the focal point of your house. This ware use a quality and weatherproof materials will guarantees a long lasting enjoyment with your stainless steel mailboxes accessories. To handle the new magazine sizes, this mailbox build with a large size, small enough to reach to the bottom, this mailbox features a vertical look. The mail slot has a sliding panel that will accommodate your mail but not an unwanted hand.

For all Blomus stainless steel accessories, Nickel is an important component of the alloy and the higher the nickel content the better the quality of the stainless steel. When buying stainless steel ware, like Stainless Steel Bird Feeder, check the specifications for the nickel content. A common specification is given as “18/10”. This means that the stainless steel is made with 18% chromium and 10% nickel. With this specification will result a better grade of metal than one with an “18/8” specification.

Find Quality Mailboxes For Our House

2008-12-23T20:38:00.003+07:00

Even in information technology era, where internet with email or cellurar phone is connect so many people arround the world quickly, we still need a conventional tool to keep in relation with our friends or family. Yes, sometime, there is something is unchangeable. Like on a special occasion like christmas, birthday, wedding, new year, idul fitri, some people still continue their tradition on sending card to their family and relative. For this purpose we need a mailbox to receive a card or letter.

There are many mailboxes model with art and beautiful shape. We can find many of them like residential mailboxes, address plaque and address signs. Off cource, we need a mailbox, according to our purposes and house design. I think you can find this information on the internet. Find with keyword like mailboxes, address plaques, mailbox posts, or whitehall mailboxes.

We need to choose a quality mailboxes. For this choice, we can choose mailbox posts that all components are manufactured from die cast, rust-free aluminum and applied with a weather resistant powder coat paint finish. So, the mounting and hinge hardware is protected from the weather as well. The extra-large capacity is need to holds oversized envelopes and magazines without folding. And finally, choosing a right choice will keep our mailbox save and have a more long time of use.

The History of Surabaya City Development

2008-12-19T11:57:00.000+07:00

Surabaya have it's own rapid progress of the city development. Asa capital city of East Java, this city is being a homebase by many office, factory, and many people to live. The historical change in urbanization since the historical change in summarized as follows.

In the beginning of the 19th century, the Dutch built Fort Kalimas at the estuary of the river Kalimas, and subsequently the city of Surabaya spread from north to south. In the middle of 19th century, a European Community was formed in the area lying between the river Pegirian and Jalan Indrapura, as the result of Dutch business interest.

Around the original city centre lived the different ethnic groups. The Dutch occupied the southern part of Jalan Niaga, the Chinese lived and carried on their business within the Old CBD (Central Business Distrcit), the Arabian community concentrated in the north east close to the trading harbor, while the native Indonesians lived immediately to the north of the Old CBD.

By the turn of the century, the city of Surabaya had a population of only 100,000. At this time, the Surabaya port was being constructed at Tanjung Perak, and trading and commercial activities expanded rapidly. By 1920, the population reached approximately 200,000.

The urban area then began to expand to the south towards Wonokromo. The general trend of urban growth was influenced strongly by a steam tram service which was initially designed to carry workers from south of the port in the north. Urban growth continued to expand from north to south, but was obviously delayed during the period of occupation and post-war disputes. The population in 1950 was about 450,000.

In the early 1960s , a new aspect of urbanization appeared. It was the expansion towards the east and west along the major roads, thus adding to the north-south corridor. A census indicated a population of approximately 1,000,000 in 1961.

After that, in 1976, the urban growth continued towards Gunung Sari hill in the west called the Darmo Satelite Town which was previously unattractive for urban development due to the water supply limitations. At the same time, the city master plan year 2000 was developed, with a structured plan approach mainly for controlling the land use. By the end of 1990, about 600 ha in the west area was almost ready for the medium and high income housing. This was driven by intensive resettlement movement, shifting from the city centre to make way for private-commercial redevelopment.

Because of the lack of potential infrastucture in the western areas, development only began early in 1980. In contrast, the eastern areas were developed by several private real estate companies. By constructing wide main access roads to the city, and installing connections to the citys water supply system, these areas of development grew faster compared to the western part. Presently, almost all assigned areas in the Master Plan 2000 produced in 1978 have now already been built up to the eastern tidal embankment limit 2.

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Surabaya City Development

2008-12-19T11:50:00.000+07:00

Surabaya is the capital of East Java Province, Indonesia. This city is located near the Java Sea and Bali Strait. As a capital city, Surabaya have a similar problem like Jakarta: dense population, traffic jam, waste, air polution, water polution etc. But, as a second largest city in Indonesia, Surabaya have their own program to build this city.

The Pillar of the Surabaya history said that it was established in 1293 and it was the sign of Raden Wijaya victory, first King Majapahit opposed China troops with the Kali Mas as sea strategy basis in winning the battle. Since that time the Surabaya dynamics had kept developing in the rise and fall of the Majapahit Kingdom Government period, the Dutch occupation, England , Japan up to independence period. In the perspective of social-anthropological, Surabaya was phenomenon connecting with the heroism that was depicted in SURO and BOYO character. In each one of the periods they were able to face all sort of the challenge and barrier having a supply of social capitals which has been enlivened by the culture and the value of piety, so Surabaya has revealed in a big village and a civilized community. Social relations between the ethnic group and the proceeding group is very harmonious, full tolerant and the social tension never happened, even the tension of politics. The difference of politics is appreciated and precisely becomes the ornament and the community's mosaic in the multi ethnic group Surabaya village. The culture plurality, religion, ethnic group and social structure are precisely as the strength which has materialized in the extrovert attitude as the part of Surabaya character.

In dynamical history, Surabaya has got one character as the trade city and growth into the trader's cosmopolitan community which has the wide network to China , England , the Netherlands , and Portuguese. Since the 18th age, Surabaya had the various industry based on manufacture, and during 1870 became a pioneer in the industry field equal to the port cities of the world like Shanghai, Calcuta, Singapore and Hong Kong. As the trade city was needed by the adequate infrastructure support, and in 1878 was built the infrastructure of the first train that connected to the buffer zone like Sidoarjo, Gresik, Jombang, Kediri , Madiun and et cetera. The industry and trade development incised the achievement that was high enough for Surabaya , where in 1900 became the busiest port city and the biggest city in Hindia East which was controlled by Netherlands . The other development sector of industry and trade were the sector of the service. The 19th and the 20 early age, Surabaya developed by the plantation economic center in East Java, beside the centre of the service for industrialization in territories around Surabaya . As the industrial city, the trade and the service, Surabaya parallel became the extraordinary attraction towards the migration of the inhabitants from various areas in East Java , various ethnic groups, moreover from many other countries. During 1905 the Surabaya inhabitants totally counted 150.000 souls, among of them were the European ethnic group, China , India and Arabian. In one last age, according to the note of year statistics 2005 up to June 2005, the number of Surabaya inhabitants reached 2701.312 souls.

The Surabaya Flashback in various perspectives is a very long learning process and become capital of the foundation in building Surabaya in the future. The Surabaya development can not release from the basic character as the city service and the trade. The era demand and the inhabitants by considering the geographical position and geo strategic especially in five years in the future, need various innovations in the implementation of the Government and the development. The Surabaya challenge in the future is very heavy and complex, beginning with the transport problem, flood, demography, manpower, informal sector, investment, various infrastructure and the low quality level which supports the regulation and the bureaucracy as well as the community's culture that capable equated Surabaya with world cities.

utonomy region with authority decentralization is certainly good practices (the implementation innovation of the Government) towards the economics development, the public's service and politics development and the law better and realizing constructive in framework of the improvement of the inhabitant welfare. Supporting to the economics growth and the increase in the quality of the life by the fulfillment of the community basic rights to be the strategic agenda that in the achievement must be supported by the development acceleration of the infrastructure, the management and the assets development as the cost alternative, bureaucracy reform, and the constructive supervision system and responsible. This agenda will become the important part in realizing the Surabaya SMART and CARE

MAIN CITY PROBLEM

1.The increasing of the Democracy and Justice, Government is not expanded yet the democratic cultural in developed the government and social in a organizational manner in participation basic all stakeholders in decision making, the transparency and good accountability in planning, concretion and responsibility development. By doing that, it also the low level of law cultivation and the structural quality law enforcement that can create the safe feeling and faired for the inhabitants.

2.The Inefficient bureaucracy In the function as the regulator, facilitate and the service in the community, the government's bureaucracy of the Surabaya city is not showed an efficient achievement yet. This is caused such as, the lack system of the career level that based on the structure reward and punishment towards the achievement to the bureaucrat that is measured on the innovation and the inhabitants satisfaction on the service to be given.

3.Consistency in the Implementation of the Layout and Infrastructure The Implementation of the layout always goes with consistency which is very low and has resulted from in sequence like structuring system environmental sanitation, drainage, the network of the infrastructure of the supporter, transport system, and the balance growth city and the healthy then comfortable housing arrangement. The space order Surabaya system related directly with province system layout that placed Greater Surabaya was integrated with Gresik, Bangkalan, Sidoarjo and Pasuruan.

4.The City infrastructure The Shortage of the port infrastructure, toll road, east circumference and Supported road, as well as the airport as the prerequisite for the increase of trade city stream, service and investment.

5.Transportation and Communication Metropolitan is proper for cities generally, the mobility of the thing and the person moved very fast, so the transport problems and communication become the basic demand. The density of the Surabaya traffic is in the critical threshold as resulting from not more balanced between road infrastructures with the number of available vehicles, apart from the more system inefficient transport.

6.The flood and Waste Although having the increase in efforts to reduce the water dump area, but flood is still becoming yearly ritual in Surabaya city. Even so the problem of the waste is still flooding the corner of city even in fact to the channel of city drainage.

7. The informal sector and unemployment The Growth of the number of traders sector informally reached almost the figure 70. 000 efforts units, now the contribution from this sector presses the high poverty figure and the unemployment. The management sector is not optimal and tended spatial yet, and has serious effect towards the flow, the dirtiness, and the loss of the city traffic from other efforts sector.

8. Investment Despite from the year to the year showed the growth investment figure (in 2004) PMA US$ 2. 874083. 000 and PMDN US$ 17. 647. 004. 000, with the economics growth 5,45%, but because of Surabaya as East Java icon the growth and even as Indonesia East window, then the reality is still not appropriate yet with hope or not comparable yet with the level of the requirement which needed.

9.Development Funding Still the shortage of development funding is compared with the level of the requirement and the program that necessarily done by the government of the city. This is because of having no maximum efforts yet the excavation funding of the good development that the alternative intensification and extensification sources the cost of areas

THE DEVELOPMENT VISION OF THE SURABAYA CITY IN 2006-2010

It is based on several problems of the subject analyzed, so the development vision of the Surabaya city up to 2010, as like The realization of the Surabaya city as the trade centre and the smart service in responding to all the opportunities and the global demand, supported by the high interest in bringing about the structure of the government and is democratic, prestigious society in the healthy and humanity environmental structuring that was healthy and humanity.

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Shopwiki, Your Guide for Shopping

2008-11-13T23:21:00.001+07:00

We know wikipedia, the website provide all information like country, history, book, man, etc. This site is being used by many blogger to add some information on their web/ blog. There is a website that give us all information about shop and product from many company, ShopWiki, so we can say this site as a shop guide, or online product catalog. But, unlike wikipedia, ShopWiki is work like google search engine. You can search many product by type a keyword you want.

For a test, I type "home and garden" keyword and find many product from many company. There are many product like a seat, a Housewares and Home Maintenance Guide, flower, garden and outdoor guide, freezer, etc. Just type with a keyword you want, and you will find many search result. May be you can type with electric, juicers, bed line, seat, etc. I think ShopWiki is important for us is plan to buy or find some product for our furniture. This site will give us a product detail, product type, price, and glossary, from many company.

Internet is provide many information, shopwiki give you a shop information. Compare it, traditional shopping sites will only show you stores that have paid for placement, and ShopWiki will give a shopper everything regardless if we can earn anything.

Organize It, Your Choice for Home Storage Solution

2008-11-13T22:38:00.001+07:00

When you plan to built or ma a renovation some home storage, you must have a knowledge about product, usability, durability, function, and so price. You must find for home organization provider, or a closet company, that will provide you all you need. Make a good decision is first right to get a good result.

You can find some information about storage product provided online by Organize It. You can browse through their product selection to find organizers like closet storage solutions, laundry room organizers, bathroom storage solutions, Custom Closets, bedroom organization, scrapbook organizers, craft storage, jewelry organizers, kitchen storage solutions and fine china. Read each item carefully, the you can choose if you like. Make a comparison is good. So you have many information about home organization, so you can choose the best.

May you live in Sacramento, want a good storage provider, you may find at Organize It. Organize It is a home organization online retailer, a brick and mortar retailer based in the Sacramento, CA area, and a custom closet company. This company is provide many storage system. If you want a closet, you can visit this site Sacramento Closet company.

Aromatic Candle for your House

2008-10-31T23:11:00.000+07:00

It will be a nice night, room have illuminated and decorated with the ambient beauty of candles. When you plan to make a special candle light dinner, you need a beautifull and aromatic candle. Candle with decorative shape and various fragrant, the best choice to make a night more nice and romantic.

There is many candles provided by many factory, but one you can choose this choice for soy candles. This product is provided by Caterpillars, that will bring you a Candle starts with understanding what people appreciate and expect in fine soy candles. Exceptional Style, Unsurpassed Selection and Superior Fragrance.

There are many choice for soy candle, for your own use or for sell again. You can get an economic price if you buy much candles. You will find a wholesale soy candles prices to be at far less than what you would expect to pay and are probably now paying for your current scented soy candles. Need a soy candles? Let's visit that page. You will find some information you need about soy candles.

Buy Home Furnishing

2008-08-19T10:15:00.002+07:00

If you want to buy home furniture and auxiliary product, you will need a knowledge about product, like a specification, function, usanility, etc. If you go to the market with no idea about the product you, you will confuse. There are many product with many function, quality, and price. So, you need some information about buying home and garden product.

May be you will buy a Home Furnishings and Decoration, you need a iht product. Whether you're starting fresh, starting over, or just adding a few pieces, you'll find something to suit your style. You will find a choice for what the furniture need, like a Bed linens so that you can sleep on more than a mattress. You may like a Light fixtures for your walls so, you will get a shadow lighty, Candelabras for those romantic nights, etc.

For this purpose, you need a buying guide, exactly, home and garden buying guide. You know wikipedia? This website colllect many information like statistik of a city, country, etnic, laguage, etc. There is other wiki version that will give you some information about home and garden buying guide, shopwiki. This website collect some information about home and garden buying guide. There are aboout 264,904,613 products from every store. Visit this website, you will find find some information you need on buying guide.

Semarang, Central Java. See the Old City

2008-08-17T01:12:00.000+07:00

Semarang is the capital of Central Java Province. As a capital city, Semarang have it's own problem like the other city: traffic jam, air polution, flood, dense population, crime, etc. But Semarang is smaller than Jakarta and more easy to develop and improve city quality. A life quality is better than Jakarta, polution, population is lower.

Semarang have an old City like Old Batavia at Jakarta. This place is situated near the north beach. Tawang Train Station is become a land mark of old city. The problem of this city is flood. Because the altitude of land is lower than a sea, so when a tide is come, this place is flooded by water.

Dutch Colonial Goverment have built many ditch or culvert, so a basin in the located in the front of Tawang Station. But, these not suitable to defend flood. regional Goverment have built a flood chanel to drain much water when rain come.

Transportion in Semarang is still use bus and City car as a favourite transport. there is taxi too. Semarang is city with land and higland, so at the night you can see many lamp shine create a spot in the dark. Semarang want to increase a city delelopment to south. The northern is to dense to develop.

If you want to know about Semarang, you can visi this site: www.semarang.go.id, this is the official website of Semarang City Goverment.

Real Estate Investment College

2008-08-01T23:58:00.004+07:00

Real Estate is a good chance for us to run business, off course, also for internet marketer. May be you have a planning to run a real estate investment program, or you want to be a Real Estate Entrepreneur. You must have a planning, and so, you must have a skill, knowledge, good theory. In this purpose, you need a good training. A good training, you can receive from a trusted and a good learner, a good college.

Here is a college that you can attend to get some information and knowledge about real estate investment. Nouveau Riche University, a trusted college that will give you everything about real estate investment. On January 2008, Your Business at Home Magazine features Nouveau Riche University. Your Business at Home is a leading, nationally distributed magazine for results-driven entrepreneurs.

So, do you have a planning to run a real estate investment, Nouveau Riche may be can your choice? Nouveau Riche will offers a good real estate investing program that you need. Visit Nouveau Riche or other Nouveau Riche website to get more information about profile, program, etc.

Home Improvement

2008-07-21T11:10:00.002+07:00

It is a common if some day we decide to repair or improve our house into the larger. May be, we have a new family member, new propherty, or to support new function. New improvement room, should have a new ability to support a new function. An improvement mean a new better change. For this purpose, we need a home improvement contractor.

Improving house mean improve your house function. Some time, if we decide to repair or improve some section, we have to repair and adding other facilities like electrical circuit, plumbing repair. For this, we need Electric Contractors. Some time you need a home pest control, to clean your house for pest. May be you live in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, San Diego, accross the US, there are many home improvement contractor.

New improvement room, should have a new ability to support a new function. An improvement mean a new better change. To do this, a good planning, a good working, and doing by expert is a must. This is the importance of using home improvement contractor. They have a long experience in their skill.

Enjoy Home with Luxury Bathroom

2008-07-19T16:15:00.003+07:00

Bathroom is an other room that have an important function, not only a classic function, but many more. For support this function, a bathroom is designed for various purposes. So, an acessories for bathroom is needed, an art touch is needed. And don't forget, not only beautifull, but clean and healthy.

A modern bathroom need some acessories to make a bathroom a glimse of luxury and healthy. A modern design is designed to satisfiy us both art, healthy and fuction. A modern usualy consist of bathroom furniture like bathroom cabinets, bathroom faucets, accessories and bath furniture.

bathroom vanities

Why we have to pay attention with this room more? People say, bathroom is represent an atitude of the owner. Think, your guest is use your guest's bathroom,surely you want your guests to feel comfortable and have a glimpse of your fine taste of living what, so is an embarasment if they find a dirty bathroom. If you are looking for stylish cabinets, may you have to read stuff from a trusted site. You can find on the internet by type with keyword Bathroom Cabinets.

Green Area for Healthy Jakarta

2008-07-19T16:11:00.000+07:00

As a metropolitan city, Jakarta have it's problem with air polution. It is because of a high number of car, motorcycle, factory, that all are throw their emition of CO or CO2 into the air. This caused a decreasing of air quality in Jakarta. One of the cause is a decreasing amount of city forest in Jakarta.

An ideal city must have a capability to support many city demand. An infrastructur like building, highway, rail way, canal, phone line, etc. So, to support and sustain air quality. For this purpose, an ideal city forest is a must.

Actually, Jakarta have many an open green area (Ruang Terbuka Hijau) like Monumen Nasional, Taman Suropati, Senayan, but many of them is not really green. I thin only monas and Taman Suropati stil have an ideal place for green area. Senayan is change to many other purpose. Senayan city and plasa Senayan is built at senayan sport area, that should have many tress to suply more fresh air.

City goverment of Jakarta have a masterplan of green area. THis area is prohibited fro other purpose. But, in few year many of this area is change into other purpose like for oil station, building, office etc. Number of trees is decrease for year and year.

But, we have to have more patience. Jakarta is boost it's development many building and infrastructure but still forget to develop an healthy nature. We hope, the next leader will see this problem and do something to solve it.

Moving House

2008-07-01T12:46:00.005+07:00

Moving house is a big problem, we have to pack everything, clearing new house, clearing old house, bring all to new house, and sure, a big tired. But if we have to move, maybe, we have new more comfort, wide, beautifull or even we get a more bad house, we have to move. To handle this task we need a profesional moving and removal service.

What is to be done? Preparing your belongings, don't lose anything. If you have many stuff in your house, be carefull, you may need a added service. You can call for removals company. By using this service, you can get the best service. When the company visit your home, we simply tell to them what is all the thing have to moved. Then they will give a detailed quote including a packing service and will often insure your belongings in transit.

You must tell them about what is all thing to be moved and cleared. Off course, a removals company is a profesional company, but, as a user of service, we have a right to tell them about eveything would be moved. So, moving house not a big problem, with a service of removals company, we will moving with easy and a clear.

Jakarta MRT Ordinance is Approved

2008-06-11T16:42:00.003+07:00

The dream to have a public transportation is looking to true. The City Council of Jakarta on Tuesday approved two ordinances that will become the legal basis for the development of the city's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. This choice is eliminate other idea about MRT, subway that look need high cost. The other project is Jakarta monorail, that stopped because lack of budget.

Following month-long deliberations, the council's seven main parties agreed in a plenary session on the establishment of PT MRT Jakarta -- a city-owned company -- and the city's investment in it. The ordinances were initially scheduled for approval in early May but were delayed because of opposition from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the National Mandate Party (PAN).

The US$800 million project is part of a joint effort by the administration and the government to address Jakarta's abysmal traffic conditions. About 85 percent of the funding (Rp 8.3 trillion) will come from loans from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

The government will pay for 42 percent of the loans at an annual interest rate of 0.4 percent. The administration will cover the remainder.

The project's first phase, estimated to cost Rp 200 billion, consists of feasibility studies, the establishment of MRT Jakarta and the construction of a 14.3 kilometer line from Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta to Dukuh Atas in Central Jakarta.
The second phase of development will be the construction of a line from Dukuh Atas to Kota in West Jakarta.

The MRT is expected to be in operation by 2015. If this project is finished, we will have two mass transportation moda, busway dan MRT.

the jakartapost.

Home Sweet Home with Modern Furniture

2008-06-05T13:59:00.002+07:00

We need a house, for rest, safety, propherty, or investation. Modern house is a place for many fuction, not only for sleeping. To support many function, an house need many accesories, and the main needed is furniture. It's can be a table, desk, bedroom, sofa, chairs, etc. For a big house, if we able, we can suply our house with many furniture. But if we have just a small house, we have to make a priority. So, the best furniture is a choice.

There are many modern furniture sell online by internet. You just type of modern furniture or contemporary furniture, and you will get million result from that keyword. As an online trader, they use an high security process, so we have not to be worry to make a transaction with that website. Commonly, they accept many credit card and google echeckout on transaction.

As I have visited, there a website that sell many modern furniture, also Italian furniture. Now, the choices is up to us. It is depend on a need, priority and sure, a cost. But, we can make a transaction easier with online marketing.

Make Your House More Fresh with Plant

2008-05-31T23:46:00.003+07:00

Nowadays, a house is not only a building, but have many function, for family living, as place to come home, pleasure, family reunion, celebrating some event, etc. The main use is for living everyday. To support this, house must have not only a phisical building but with many accesories, like kitchenware, houseware, and to make our house fresh, we need a green yard. A comfortable house can make us more comfort, relax, enjoy, make a positif think and so increase a productifity. A beautifull house is a combination of good building and a beautifull garden.

In the city, where air polution is high, the need of plant for house is very important. To cultivate many plant, we need a quality planters. Indoor planters for plant in the house, and outside the house, like terace, backyard, or garden, there is outdoor planters. There are a various quality planter provide by platerixchange.com. There are indoor planters and so outdoor planters.

This product is made from a quality stuff, designed as an unique artistic shape, it is the better choice for a planter purpose. You can order online by visited a decorative planters distributor, is dedicated to bringing the widest selection of high quality residential and commercial planters to the internet. Make your house, yard green, feel your house more fresh, comfortable. And enjoy the life.

A Unique Mailbox for Your House

2008-05-27T20:43:00.001+07:00

However in the information technology era all purpose can be handle by internet, like mail, but in some purpose there is something can not be changed. Like on sending a christmas card, birthday card, wedding card, invitation card, we need a mail service. To receive the mail, surely, we need a mailbox. An antique, artistic mailbox is a good for your house accessory.

There are many unique, high Quality and artistic residential and commercial mailboxes provide by mailboxixchange.com and can be order by internet. There are about 2500 type and model of mailbox and curbside decor products. I think all product is designed for art, with antique shape, and beautifull color, make this mailbox look so sweet. It can be an acessory to complement your front gate with a beautifull mailbox.

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Toward A Healthy City

2008-05-27T20:07:00.000+07:00

Jakarta is the largest city in Indonesia. With population about 7 milion and 5 million commuter that work in Jakarta cause this city not only dense, crowded, hot, dirty, and so not health to living. Traffic jam is become a common looking on the street arround Jakarta. River with a disty brown water to. Is city with this condition is helath for living? I think not.

By WHO, (1992) describe the healthy city as a city that all project is rooted in a concept of what city is and a vision of what that is living, breathing, growing and constanly changing. A healthy city is one that improve its environment and expands its resourcess so that people can support each other in achieving their highest potential.

Many way is taken by Jakarta Goverment to reduce air polution, water polution, traffic jam, crime, etc, nut the result is still far from succes. May because so many problem is stuck Jakarta, like no way to solve a problem. As a capital of Indonesia, Jakarta become a central for many bussines office, national and multinational branch office, make this city is a source for money for many Indonesia Citizen.

So, when Jakarta is comfortable for living? May be need a long tim eto get this result. But, all have tro participate on pursuing this. It is not only a task of goverment, but all Jakarta citizen. What can we do? Throw a waste into a trash bin, dont't throw into the river. Obey all rule when riding. With our participation, and a good will from goverment, a healthy city will come true.

Transportation in Manila, Philippines

2008-03-18T16:00:00.002+07:00

As a capital city of Republic of Philippines, Manila become a dense city. As a big city Manila have many problem, once is traffic jam. In this post we will know about transporation system in Manila to provide a good transportation for it's citizen.

Transportation in Manila divide into some moda, Buses, jeepneys, LRT, and taxis are readily available for use in getting around the city. About 14 percent of the 158,810 km (98,110 mi) of roads in the Philippines are paved, this is in spite of the difficult mountainous terrain.

The most popular mode of transportation in Manila is the jeepney. As the name implies, it is basically a colorful jeep that looks like those used by the Americans during World War II. They have regular stops, as do buses, but will also stop if they are flagged down.

A modern transportation moda is LRT (Light Transit System). This moda is provide transportation in Metro Manila, Capital City of Manila. Metro manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) is the greater metropolitan area of the city of Manila, the national capital of the Philippines. Its residential population of 11,099,800 (2007 estimate) makes it the eleventh most populous metropolitan area in the world and the Second largest in Southeast Asia. However during the daytime its population well exceeds 16 million.[citation needed] Metro Manila is one of the three defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines, the others being Metro Cebu and Metro Davao.

The Manila LRT is the first metro system in Southeast Asia, built earlier than the Singapore MRT by three years. The system is not related to the Manila Metro Rail Transit System, or the Blue Line, which forms a completely different but linked system.

This moda is the fastest, cheapest way to go. Because of the fastest and cheapest, LRT become a favourite for tourist on travelling Manila. Metro-Manila, the metropolitan area of the capital of the Philippines is home to some 10 million people. A light metro system (Mass Rail Transit - MRT), which runs mainly elevated, is being developed.

There are about 4 line of LRT, LRT 1 to LRT 4. LRT 1 extension south 12km. The first phase stations are named (from Baclaran) Redemptorist, Manila International Airport, Asia World, Ninoy Aquino, Dr. Santos, Manuyo Uno, Las Pilas, Zapote, Talaba, and Niyog.

LRT 2. This line is elevated between Doroteo JosE (LRT 1) to Cubao (MRT 3) in Quezon City, and further on to Santolan in Pasig. It will run along Recto Ave, Magsaysay Blvd and Aurora Blvd.

MRT 3 (popularly called METROSTAR) runs elevated along EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Ave.) ring road (except Buendia station which is underground). The central section opened on 16 Dec. 1999, the southern section, which connects to LRT 1 followed on 20 July 2000. The total length is now 16.8 km, once the northern section is built the line will be 24 km.

MRT 4 running northeast from Doroteo Jose/Recto into Quezon City connecting with North Ave. Stn. on line 3, with 20 stations have been completed by 2007.

Bangkok, Thailand

2008-02-26T15:59:00.004+07:00

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand Kingdom, in thai called as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, is the 22nd most populous city in the world. Bangkok province or the areas bounded by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), has a registered population nearing 7 million people, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Area.

Which covers five provinces surrounding the capital province in the central region of Thailand registers a little over 10 million. However, like many large cities, the city has seen a great flux of immigrants who are not properly listed in the city's administration. The population is therefore much more realistic in the band of 15-20 million.

An elaborate network of canals known as khlongs gave Bangkok the nickname "Venice of the East" at a time when most transportation was by boat. Today, nearly all of the canals have been filled in and converted into streets. While many khlongs still exist with people living along them and markets often being operated along the banks, most are severely polluted.[7] A notable khlong market is the floating market in Taling Chan district. Through downtown Bangkok runs the Khlong Saen Saeb, which has a canal boat service, the most extensive of which is the Chao Phraya Express Boat with as many as thirty stops along the both banks of the Saen Saeb. However, there are limitations as the further north the route is the farther apart the stations are, impeding the ability of this water taxi to function as a true mass transit system.

Roads

Several elevated highways, newly rebuilt intersections, and many partially finished road and rail projects dot the landscape around greater Bangkok, but have done little to overcome the notorious traffic jams on Bangkok's surface roads as private vehicle usage continues to outstrip infrastructure development. Many city residents complain that they spend more than half their waking day on the streets on an open-air city bus.

Bangkok also includes many shopping and business roads like the Sukhumvit Road which includes highrise business buildings, apartments, and shopping malls, Sukhumvit Road is where many foreigners like to come shopping. The Wireless Road or Thanon Wittayu include the Stock Exchange of Thailand and many business buildings like the All Seasons Place Complex which includes the Conrad Bangkok, a shopping mall, and many other business offices. The Thanon Khaosan or Khaosan Road is also well-known by foreigners. One of the popular shopping roads for teenagers is Rama I road, which has the Siam Paragon, Siam Square, and the Siam Discovery Center.

Bangkok may be known as one of the worst cities in the world for traffic, but it has built an expressway or second-level road on almost every road in the city center, and there continue to be plans for new expressways monthly. The government has also tried many times to improve the state of the traffic in the city center, which can sometimes take an hour just to move one kilometer.[citation needed]

Rail systems

In 1999 an elevated two-line Skytrain (officially called BTS) metro system was opened. The remains of a failed elevated railroad project (the Hopewell project) can still be seen all the way from the main railroad station out towards Don Mueang Airport. Due to the Asian financial crisis of 1997 construction was halted and the concrete pillars were left unused.

The MRT subway system opened for use in July 2004. The MRT connects the northern train station of Bang Sue to the Hua Lamphong central railway station near the city center, while also going through the eastern part of Bangkok. It connects to the BTS system at BTS stations Mo Chit, Asok, and Sala Daeng. Many stations have various designs and concepts with many to install retail shops and transit malls to draw more income from commuters.

source:wikimedia

Busway and Our Bad Attitudes

2008-01-16T10:12:00.000+07:00

We have a mass transit rapid system call Busway (from bus way, bus have priviledge to drive on its/own way), operated by transjakarta corporation. As a new mass transport, this transport is being polemic at beginning. Yes, the build of busway project i scaused a long traffic jam in many area of jakarta.

Jakarta, the big and dense city, with minimum good public facility have to strugle with its citizen increase and increase. So, a good mass rapid transportation is a must. We have a busway now. Its a good start. But we see on many palce, bus way is not only BUSWAY's way, but every body way. They may be city car, bus, motorcycle, and all private car. Its become a question, whats is bus way for? If anybody can driven by, and no punishment will come.

Gatot Subroto-Mampang street

Jakarta is crowdwd, right, overcrowded, but its not a reason for as to hit a public law. Bus way is designed to make a mass bus, comfortable bus, rapid bus. Idf everyone can use its way, what is the different between bus way and other city transport?

Busway is the begining. But if we dont change our atitude, other good project will get same result: fail.

save Our River

2008-01-09T13:30:00.001+07:00

After some East and Central Java region have been swap by Bengawan Solo River, we nedd to re-think about river management in Indonesia. Yes, Indonesia, a tropical country with tropical forest and river, with high rain debit, must have high knowledment about how to make our nature safe.

Bengawan Solo, the longest river in Indonesia, from wonogiri to Gresik Surabaya. To safe bengawan solo is about safe people from wonogiri to surabaya, so a plan is about management all section of bengawan solo, not partial management. Water is transported from one side to the edge, from higher place to the down.

A Jakarta, with many river groove, have high risk flood because of river and nature mis-management. Did you see, how many river in Jakarta is clean? I think only Kalimalang river is the cleanest river arround Jakarta. Lets see ciliwung, the most popular river, because every year send flood to jakarta.

If you see at Manggarai watergate you will see a ton of rubish float and fulling the water, so you can't see anytghing but rubish, waste.

The question is, when Jakarta ready to free from flood. Jakarta, tha capital of the Republic of Indonesia, a country with more than 200 milion peoples, the bigest country in SEA. Its a pity. Bad Transportation with bad diciplin roder, bad city bus, bad public facility, bad attitude.

When, or Like Ebiet say Shall we ask to dancing grass?

New Name for Malaysia, Malingsia

2007-11-29T14:20:00.000+07:00

Indonesia - Malaysia relation is tend to hotter. Its because of some claim by Malaysia about some of Indonesia's traditional culture. A few years ago, Malaysia have win to claim Sipadan dan Ligitan Islands near Kalimantan. Then they try to claim Ambalat block, oil block, and have rise up ur relation.

recents days we hear and read from television and newspaper, Malaysia have claim "Rasa Sayange", a traditional song, as their promotion jignle for visit Malaysia. Malaysia have claim to, Batik, angklung, and curent news is Reog (tehy call barongan as their national culture).

This claim sure cause may people angry, they give new name for Malaysia: Malingsia, mean thief. So the slogan of Visit Malaysia, the truly Asia become Malingsia the thief of Asia.

Jakarta in Crowd

2007-11-08T11:44:00.001+07:00

Jakarta in crowd. Its a commmon looking when you travelling acrross jakarta. Traffic Jam. You will spent about 45 minutes to travell about 5 km, in normal you can travel in 12minutes. Its because of busway project. The Jakarta Mass Transportation Project.

Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) is employed by Jakarta Administration to is a New York-based non-governmental organization working to promote environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation policies and projects worldwide.

Project director from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) Budi Kuntjoro said Wednesday traffic congestion caused by the construction of busway corridors would be short term and would lead to long-term benefits.

This project is planned to reduce the number of private vehicles on the streets. Busway busses also run off gas, which is less harmful to the environment.

And Jakarta being cowded. Is this project have to stopped or continue?

RI wants balance representation at UNSC

2007-09-27T15:01:00.000+07:00

Indonesia wants reforms in the UN Security Council to reflect a balanced representation of the world's diverse cultures and civilizations rather than just the addition of more members, said Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda on Tuesday.

"Without ensuring balanced representation, the expansion of the Security Council may result in new gaps between developed and developing countries," he said.

Among the most anticipated items on the agenda at the UN's 62nd annual General Assembly that commenced last week is the expansion of the council's membership, both for its permanent and non-permanent members.

The grand expectation for a breakthrough in reforming the Security Council that came during the 2005 UN Summit has lost its momentum and needs a boost, Hassan said.

Simply adding members based on a region would not address the criticisms of the council that suggest it works in favor of its permanent members who possess veto power, he said

"For instance, 1.3 billion people in Islamic countries are not well represented in the Security Council.

"It's about time we have democracy at the international level," he said.

[from:Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, New York]

Indonesia - Malaysia Relation and Psycology of The Losser

2007-09-05T10:17:00.000+07:00

Temperature relation between Indonesia - Malaysia is raisen up. Protest anti-Malaysia is speaded up in many city in Indonesia, it is because the hitting of leader Karate coach from Indonesia Donald PL Colopita by Malaysian Police, some days ago.

Indonesia - Malaysia relation is have a long story, rais and down. In early Malaysia's history, in 1963, we have conflict and become confrontation, as Sukarno, the First President of the Republic of Indonesia says, Ganyang Malaysia. Both country send their mililtary or para-military force to line border in Kalimantan. Malaysia is hsuported by British, Australian, New Zealand and Commonwealth force by secret. Indonesia send paramilitary force to infiltrate the border line via Tawau, then Sebatik. Many people is dead in this confrontation.

Indonesia is changed, Sukarno, the Great Leader of Ravolution have to retreat.
This confrontation is ended on August 1966. Suharto became a president. Indonesia then have own conflict after 30 September tragedy, that killed 6 General. Indonesia and Malaysia met on conference in Bangkok on May 28, 1966 and signed a peace declaration on August 11, 1966.

I interest on article have writen by Azyumardi Azra, Kompas, Septenmber 5, 2007. He write, we have double standar, ambivalence attitude on seeing Malaysia. One side, we anger with Malaysia, other side we admired. This attitude, said Azyumardi, is tend to stright us as the losser, he called, Pshycology of the Losser.

Losser is Losser, we know all about the losser. The proof, thoug we know, many bad story about TKI in Malaysia, like sexual harashment, chastisement, hurted, many people is ready to go there. They need for higher money.

We have many problem that can trouble the relation of both, ones is labour problem (we call TKI). Malaysian call all Indonesian people that visited Malaysia with Indon, means kuli, labour. Its an unfair attitude, thoug, their goverment always say not to use that name on any publication or newspaper, but the use of indon is not stopping.

We are a great country, we have more people than Malaysia, so it is we have more problem, we have more resources to bring this country modern. So, its not professional if we always angry, moreover plan to sweep many malaysian who visited Indonesia. In This cases, Indonesia's Goverment have to force Malaysia to appreciate us. We have to stand up same with any other nation. Its our task. we have to study hard, work hard

Skycab, is it the Future Transport?

2007-08-22T16:37:00.000+07:00

I found a strange form car named Skycab. You'll see the picture. An strange form, like car, like train. Actually it is a bit of both. I found at frostfireseeds.com, thanks publisher.

Technically speaking it is a personal rapid transport system, a new hybrid form of transport that some have already taken to calling the podcar. Similar systems have been proposed before and failed to make it into development, despite some less-personal versions built in the 1970s in the US. But with the current desire for low-carbon transit as keen as ever, has the time finally arrived for this kind of low-emission people mover?

"SkyCab is a new "green" intelligent transportation system. SkyCab has no drivers (automatic) and no pollution. The SkyCab Project is working in a network with international relations together with several cities, R&D institutions and an industrial group. "

its will be usefull to reduce air polution, and so less of carbon energy, because this machine is

The aim of the SkyCab Project is to supplement buses, (local) trains and undergrounds with a convenient, non-polluting and cost effective new innovative form of public transport, a personalized rapid transit system.

A SkyCab vehicle runs on guide ways 4 to 5 meters above ground level in a comprehensive network and it can accommodate up to four passengers on each individual journey. The system operates day and night in any weather (even snow and ice). It has no timetable restrictions and transports the passengers to their selected station without intermediate stops.

source:frostfireseeds.com.

Jakarta Mass Transportation, Construction of Jakarta MRT to start in 2010

2007-08-21T13:19:00.000+07:00

Jakarta will have a public transportion system name MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) soon. This transport is important to reduce the own car rider. With this transportation mode, more passenger can be travveling to their destination more quickly.

The trains planned for use in the MRT project will travel at an average cruising speed of 26 km per hour and will be able to carry 400,000 passengers a day from Lebak Bulus to Dukuh Atas within 32 minutes.

As a mass transportation system, this system is plan to integrated with other transportation mode such us bus way, city bus, monorail, waterway (watertaxi).

"This project will eventually integrate with other transportation modes,such as Jakarta's busway, monorail and waterway (taxi)," said steering committee vice chairman Fauzi Bowo, the incumbent Jakarta Deputy Governor and winner of the recent city gubernatorial election, ass written by tjejakartapost.com.

The central government and the city administration plann to start work in 2010 on an ambitious project to develop a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system for Jakarta.

Unveiling the time schedule for the project Monday, Transportation Ministry secretary general Wendy Aritenang, the chairman of the MRT steering committee, said construction was expected to complete by the end of 2014.

We should be happy with this plan. Its seem to late if we see malaysia, thailand, moreover singapore that have a mrt system earlier. but, late is better than nothing. We always to hope, have a mass transportation, that safe, comfortable, quick, cheap.

credit picture:metro from Formerspook blog

Celebrating Indonesia, 62th Independence Day

2007-08-20T15:23:00.001+07:00

17 agustus 2007, 62th Indonesia's Independence day. i'm not a girl,not yet a woman? is our country is to young to stand up same with other country in the world. Lets see, malaysia free on 1957, we are older. but we know, in some aspects malaysia is lead.

thousand of our worker work in malaysia, not as expert worker but as servent, a low class, untrainned worker. they call us Indon, means pembantu, worker. yes our country is called as exporter workers, women workers. i think its one of fact thats we have not yet reached our goal as writen on our constitution. toward the people justice and prosperous.

Indonesia as an exporter oil is have problem with oil for its citizen. goverment have programm to change oil to gas for poor people. the problem is, gas is not fully distributed , but oil is being dissapeared.

another problem is poverty, low level school, hight unemployee, foreign debt. thats all our proble as Indonesian, not only presiden SBY's burden. So we have always hope, the better Indonesia in the future.

Celeberating Independence Day:bike carnival

Like this childfen who celebrate the independence day with participate on the carnival of bike. let see their glad face, optimist. This is our next generation, whom will lead, work in the future.

This is a scream mask and ondel-ondel participate on this carnival.

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2007-08-17T15:05:00.005+07:00

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About DCA Indonesia - Singapore: comments

2007-08-14T14:27:00.000+07:00

hi RedBean, Im very sorry for my emotional comment on your blog. Im not aware if my comments is became a discussion. i find this link from google with keyword my name sumedi.

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yes. its not your country fault, if this unfair agrrement is dsigened and ratified, i have to accused my goverment.

singapore is an independence country, have their own sovereignity. have own deal. so are we. and this is a must if singapore defence their interest on this agreement.

so, my comments is right my comment, i think that, right. but, i apreciate with you.

im very sorry.
no problem with your blog.

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its the original post from redbean: Indonesian parlemen reject DCA.

meds has left a new comment on your post "Indonesian Parliament rejects DCA":

We must reject this unfair agreement.
singapore, house of corruptor, feed form bastad money. we reject. unfair DCA

sumedi, indonesian

I received this post in the thread posted some time in May, deep inside the file. Many of you may not have read this reply so I decided to post it here.

Hi Sumedi, welcome to the blog.

I can appreciate your point. From the Indonesian perspective, they must see real benefits to go along with the DCA. And if they can't, then they should object to it or speak against it. It is the right of every citizen to talk and express their views on issues concerning their country. Otherwise the country will be run without the consent of the people.

As citizens, I must say that we do not know the details of the agreements. I believe that the govt representatives of both sides are intelligent people who negotiated the agreements based on the best interests of their respective countries. And that your ministers would not have agreed on the DCA if Indonesia is not getting a fair and justified returns for the agreements.

I would not simply run down the agreement without knowing the details. You may want to find out more from your ministers. There must be enough trade off for them to agree. They must have seen enough benefits in the agreements which the public may not know.

Cheers

Jakarta Election, Image War

2007-08-02T14:19:00.000+07:00

Politic atmosphere in jakarta is hot. Each candidate try to get more support from Jakarta citizen. Many ways are done. Advertise via Television, newspaper, poster, baliho, or visiting people. Both candidate is try to become more popular than the other.

At this time Fauzi Bowo dominate the space of advertising on TV, their advertising is displayed up to 5 time per one program. Today, Fauzi Bowo-Prijanto, buy 10 pages full color advertising on the largest national newspaper, Kompas. That adverstising content curiculum vitae, their activities, their vision and mision.

But Adang, may because only supporting one party, PKS, try onother way. PKS is popular with high militancy and bond net. It is have proven on 2004 general election, PKS become the winner of that election, defeat the old partay, golkar, PDIP or PKB, the 3 big party.

who will be the next governore of Jakarta?

ASEAN, Southeast Asian ministers endorse former Thai minister as next ASEAN chief

2007-08-02T14:11:00.000+07:00

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have endorsed Thailand's nomination of its ex-foreign minister, Surin Pitsuwan, to become the group's next secretary-general, officials said Wednesday.

ASEAN's heads of state are expected to approve Surin's nomination at a summit in Singapore in November, Philippine diplomat Benito Valeriano said.

Surin will assume the post in January if his nomination is approved.

The post, which has a five-year term, is currently held by Ong Keng Yong of Singapore. The job is rotated among the 10 ASEAN members in alphabetical order.

ASEAN, founded in 1967, comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar.

(THEJAKARTAPOST.COM)

Jakarta Election, Campaign Begin

2007-07-23T11:37:00.000+07:00

Celebration of politic in Jakarta is Began. Yesterday, (22/07), in paripurna meeting of DPRD DKI Jakarta, the two couples candidate explain their program, vision, mission on become the governore of the DKI Jakarta. Thoushand of their supporters fill up DPRD building to hear about their vision and mission.

The firts chance, the candidate number one, Adang Daradjataun exoplain their program such us, popular with slogan: ayo benahi jakarta, lets strigthen up jakarta. Toward save, modern, and prosperous Jakarta. "The future Jakarta need city paradigm from infractructure paraduigm to city development paradigm," Adang said as written by kompas (23/03).

then second chance, Fauzi Bowo explain his vision, with his popular slogan, "Jakarta untuk semua", Jakarta for all. To develop Jakarta become save, compfortable for all. Fauzi heighlight his experience as vice governore of DKI Jakarta as his plus poin. he said, experience is important to solve the problem of Jakarta more quickly.

it is the firts direct election, to vote governor of the DKI Jakarta province directed by voters not by DPRD.

this champaign periode will go on until one week before the election held, on august 8 2007.

and in many place arround the corner of jakarta, many poster, publication of each candidate full fil the sight. many organisation that support their candidate make and place their endorsement for their candidate.

so, jakarta become colourfull with any falg, any pamflet. the choice may be different, but the peace is always kept. toward peace election. toward clean and democratic election.

(jakarta election/ pilkada jakarta)
sumedi

Jakarta, Mass Transportation, wee need

2007-07-20T14:57:00.000+07:00

what time you always wake up then go to your office? how long you spend your waste time on your car, bus, stuff on traffic jam? do you feel tired when arrived on your office? do you arrived at home at night?

if the unswer dont make you happy, we need mass transportation. so, its a good attitude to wake at 4 am, but we have a more "lazy" time if not to hury about our travelling to work office. we can watch the tv, read the morning newspaper, play with our spouse, children. 30 minute is an god time we need to travel to our office. if this time more, what do you feel?

some people like to drive their car than by bus. This attitude, "car culture", is cause many negative aspects. road become crowded and busy, more people like that more car crowded the road.

jakarta is hot, too hot. its not comfortable to drive by bycycle, old bus, by city car. it is the main reason of many people to change attitude to city bus. the other reason, jakarta is not yet safe. they need feel safe. so many people is still use their own car than change to general mass bus like bus way.

but travel by our "new bus", bus way trans jakarta is conrortable. the other benefit traveling by mass trasportation, allows you to be more engaged with things because you are not responsible for the duty of driving. You can use your time to read a book or a magazine, listening to the music, filling cross puzle, etc.

so, its the burden of the goverment of the DKI Jakarta province, built a good macro transportation system. so, we are, the passenger can easily travel by bus, by train, with safe and confortable.

sutiyoso, current gonvernore of DKI Jakarta, is built a mass transportation system name bus way. bus that have its own track. on early launching, this mass transport is protestted by city car driver (pengemudi angkutan kota) who affraid this transport will reduce their income. but, this mass transport is being popular now. thousand passenger is delivered to their office more quick than by city bus.

now, more and more people use this bus to travel the city.

and so, not only busway, but mrt (mass rapid trasnport (train)), re new electric train (KRL). and the important thing is, macro transportation system, one unity in city management. its must done step-by-step. its the responsible of goverment of DKI Jakarta province, and the burden of the next governore.

the next, when monorail ready, when we have subway for MRT, is the busway program is a sutainable program, continouse?

Shoutmix Blocked, Use Guestbook

2007-07-16T11:07:00.001+07:00

due on my shoutmix hav been blocked by my office server, for everyone who visit my blog, medsblognow, paradesasketsa, medscript please fill my guestbook on GUESTBOOK

i hope our relation have been built is stronger and stronger in the future. keep writing, keep blogging.

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Jakarta Election, 1.17 Milion Voters not Registered

2007-07-10T14:46:00.000+07:00

Are you the citizen of Jakarta, have you been registered to vote on the election?

If not, you are about 1,17 milion people in Jakarta that not registered. Its not strange, becaus ethis is Jakarta, the capital of the republic of Indonesia. dense City, city with most unofficially citizen.

Here, everything can be hold by money. Whos have money, he or she will hold many, law, civil administration, job, karier, project, etc. So, on registering ID (Kartu Tanda Penduduk). With give some money to office administrator, you can easily get an citizen ID card.

So, its not a strange if Jakarta have most gost citizen, or in this election Gost Voters, because of the easy of adminsitration bisnis, easy by money.

so, where the election will go? Do you concern about this?

Jakarta Reject GAM's Party

2007-07-10T14:15:00.000+07:00

Indonesia Goverment reject GAM's party name "Partai GAM", (Partai Gerakan Aceh Merdeka/ the Free Aceh Movement) include the use name, symbol and Flag of GAM.

Vice president Jusuf Kalla said, that party with use GAM siymbol is contradictory with Helsinki Agreement, peace agreement between Indonesia Goverment and GAM.

"We allways say no (using the name and symbol of GAM), due to the peace spirit between us," said Jusuf Kalla, as written by korantempo (10/06).

The establisment of that party mean, they try to life up GAM. whereas, by the Helshinki Agreement, there is no more organisation called GAM, or GAM is removed. So, none of the point of agreement contain the establishment of GAM's Party, but local party. And All must be under the constitution of The Republic of Indonesia.

Similar with Jusuf Kalla, former Chairman of MPR (Indonesia Assembly), Amin Rais ask to goverment to rejeck the GAM's party. He affraid, the use of GAM's name tend to threat our unity. "If local party is stronger, its proof NKRI in a danger," he said.

East Timor Election, Next Goverment Will Be a Coalition

2007-07-09T11:24:00.000+07:00

The Fretilin Party,has 28 percent of the vote counted, according to preliminary results posted on the electoral committee's Web site at 11 a.m. Dili time today. The National Congress for the Reconstruction of East Timor, (CNRT), formed by former president Xanana Gusmao, has 23 percent.

By no party has a majority vote, Next Goverment Will be a Coalition.

``They will have no other choice but to build a coalition,'' Martinho Gusmao, spokesman for the Southeast Asian nation's electoral committee said today from Dili, as writen by bloomber.com. ``No party has reached a single majority.''

According to East Timor constitution, to form a single majority government, a party must win at least 50.01 percent of vote, or 33 of the 65 seats in parliament.

The final results will probably be known later today, said Maria Sarmento, the electoral commissioner.

East Timor Election, FRETILIN Takes Early Lead

2007-07-04T15:53:00.000+07:00

FRETILIN leading in vote with 29.1% of the vote, followed by Xanana Gusmao's party, the National Congress of East Timor's Reconstruction (CNRT) with 22.5%, the Association of Timorese Democrats-Social Democrat Party (ASDT-PSD) coalition with 16.2%, and the Democratic Party (PD) with 11.6%.

On Saturday (30/06), voters chose between 14 parties competing for control of the 65-seat legislature. Its the first general election to vote parliament members of this country.

The latest news from the Timorese electoral commission (with around 75% of the vote counted) show FRETILIN leading with 29.1% of the vote, followed by Xanana Gusmao's National Congress of East Timor's Reconstruction (CNRT) on 22.5%, the Association of Timorese Democrats-Social Democrat Party (ASDT-PSD) coalition on 16.2%, and the Democratic Party (PD) on 11.6%.

Those numbers are only going to get worse for FRETILIN - their heartland has mostly been counted, while Dili, solid CNRT territory, is less than 50% complete. As for the eventual government, the three large non-FRETILIN parties had agreed before the election to form a united front, so unless there is a dramatic change in the direction of the count, they seem certain to form a coalition government with Gusmao as Prime Minister.

No party was expected to win enough votes to lead the government alone, and coalition negotiations were likely.

"I don't care who wins or loses in this election," said Santino Dare Matias, 62, after attending Sunday mass in this overwhelmingly Roman Catholic state. "Most important for common people like me is peace and security, so we can live our lives without intimidation," as writen by cnn.com.

Jakarta Election, Two Couples Candidate Assigned

2007-07-04T14:06:00.000+07:00

Province General Election Comission (KPUD) DKI Jakarta, have assigned two couples of official candidate of the next governor and vice gonernor of DKI Jakarta Province, on Sunday (1/06).
And last night(3/06), those have been quote for ordinal number, with tthe result, Candidate number one is Adang Daradjatun-Dani Anwar, and Fauzi Bowo - Prijanto become candidate number two.

Since Sunday, all of campagin material must be removed from any place. As we know, all candidate is spread rheir cmpaign material such us poster, spanduk, eventhough the campaign period is have been started. So, when the oficial candidate is assigned, all of material campaign have to wacth by election wacth comission (Panwas). The candidates and their campaign teams must now bow to a set of regulations that include a stop to all of the unofficial activities that have colored the city for the past few months.

"We will make an agreement with the poll commission and the campaign teams that they will pull down all of their campaign materials before the public order officers do it for us," said watchdog chief Suhartono, as writen by the jakartapost.com.

if you interest with this celebration, this is their profile and vision:

Adang Daradjatun - Dani Anwar

Transportation : Improving poor transportation in Jakarta

Health : Free medical treatment and free dengue fever

Economic development : Simplifying permit system and bettering law enforcement

Flood mitigation : Speeding up canal construction

Education : Free public schools

Wealth : Total wealth

Fauzi Bowo - Prijanto

Flood mitigation : Finishing the construction of East Flood Canal and normalization of West Flood Canal

Transportation : Bettering land, sea, and air transportation

Education : Improvement of education access and quality

Health : Adding and bettering health centers, providing health fund for outbreak victims

Economic development : Improving public access to development planning, building more low cost apartments

Wealth : Total Wealth

My Dirty Jakarta

2007-07-03T14:22:00.000+07:00

Jakarta is similar with dirty river, spread waste, crowded, traffic jam, air polution, criminal. Not so good city to live in. Jakarta only good for work, make competition. Jakarta is to design not for life but for work.

everyday, tons of carbondioxide, waste, is emited to the atmosphere of jakarta. we, as the citizen of jakarta, have to consume it all.

everyday, thousand of people have to fight with another on going office. its a hard struggle. by bus with dense passenger with bus with bad condition.

to solve the traffic jam, i think, jakarta need mass transportation to carry more people. mass transpotation like jakarta monorail, MRT (Mass Rapid Transport) train like in our neighbour malaysia. with this MRT trasport, going work is not a big problem. it can reduce traffic jam by inviting more people to use mass transsport than their own car.

the tansjakarta project is one choice to reduce traffic jam. the others is develop water transportation like that done at banjir kanal river. right, is dirty river with the a stink smell but slowly and slowly, if the goverment concern to develop this tranpostation, i think citizen will aware to keep river, environtment clean. if people bored with traffic jam, what they will do if there are other better choice?

its seem to late, if we look our neighbour, singapore, malaysia, or thailand, that have early have a mrt system. but, late is better than nothing. so, it a homework for the mext governor of the DKI Jakarta Province, to reduce criminal, traffic jam, make Jakarta Clean, make Jakarta good for living.

Pilkada Jakarta, No Hope for independence Candidate

2007-06-22T13:55:00.000+07:00

Jakarta election for vote the governor of DKI Jakarta Province will be held on 8 agustus 2007. now, two couple of candidates, Fauzi Bowo-Prijanto that supported by 19 coalition party, and Adang Darajatun - Dani Anwar who supported by PKS.

Sarwono Kusumaatmaja, thats hope to be alternative candidate have withdrawed from this competition because unable to give 15% vote party. PKB and PAN, that supported Sarwono, only have 13% vote in 2004 election.

Sarwono have one chance to become a candidat, be an independence candidate, without party supporting. This is like ggovernor of NAD, Irwandy Yusuf, that supported by GAM (FREE ACEH MOVEMENT) and win this election. Now Irwandi is Governor of NAD. The first indepence governor, this first time GAM participate legaly in the goverment of the Republic of Indonesia.

Then Sarwono requets MK (Mahkamah Konstitusi) for judicial revief for UU NO 32 tahun 2004 about Province and City Goverment (Pemerintahan Daerah). Senior researcher for Central Srategic for International Studies, J Kristiyadi said, therei is no hope for independence candidat. Though MK accept Judivial review the chance for independence candidates for Jakarta election is close.

Its a dilema, to participate on this election, by the law, candidates must have supporting from party. But, even its not eficien. Like, sarwono said, every candidates who want to participate on thi selection must give some money to houe of party. its not about milion, but bilion.

With independence candidates, citizen will vote by their choice, not separated by party or ideologi.

but, now, this chance isn't come. but, in the future, its have an important thing to discuss. and surely, party, that have many interest, will them whole-hearthed to make this process walk itself? Will party ready to disclaim their priviledge right: money, access, power.

NOW, PILKADA IS A BUSSINESS FOR PARTY, THE FUTURE..?
i hope.....

Defence Cooperation Agreement Between Indonesia-Singapura. Is It Fair?

2007-06-20T10:12:00.000+07:00

Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) have signed by Indonesia and singapura at Tampaksiring President Palace, April 2007. Its a long strugle. Our effort to catch coruptor who run to Singapura is barried by no extradition agreement between Indonesia-Singapura.

Its crucial, many coruptor of bilion rupiahs, is safe by stay at Singapore. Singapura take advantage from their capital that move form Indoneia to Singapura. They always full of capital. Many effort to discuss it is done. But Singapura with strong economic, confidence to avoid discuss that isue.

But, we have truf card, by stopping sand export form Riau to Singapura, Singapura affraid. Singapura need sand, stone, granite, for build many building, to expand their coastal by reclamation. By the year coastal large is bigger and bigger. Indonesia make this condition to push Singapura to discuss about extradition. But we all know, that agreement is certainly controversial.

Many says, this agreement is not fair for Indonesia, and only Singapura will get advantage.

The House of Representative of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR) earlier have declare will not signed or ratificated that agreemnet. So our senat (DPD) reject to. DPD argue, as this agreement, that make Batam, Riau Archipelago, as training area of Singapore Army, is tend to violate our soveregnity.

By signed this agrement, Indonesian Goverment is accused to sell the territory of Indonesia to neighbour, moreover, the third country, America should be.

Indonesia have to give a space area (called Alfa 1, Alfa 2, Bravo area) for Singapura army to held military training, this the hole for dangerous for our national scurity. Its more dangerous if Singapura join with third country, suh us America. With high technology, America can collect any information more close about our military power. And the important is, it is not good idea allowing foreign military power infiltrating us, by make our space for their training.

So, I think we must reject that agreement.

I interest with Amin Rais who say that Singapore have along time ago want to 'occupied' Indonesia. In many foreign policy, they always proud with technology, capital, skilled human resoursces, and international market. But Indonesia have to give space , natural resources, cheap labour. Its an insulting. Amin said more, we accept DCA if we allowed by them to held military training at hearth of Singapore, Orchad Road.

I think America have play a game in this case. By the hand Singapura, America try to entrance Indonesia territory by legal.

As Samuel Hutington tell in "Class of Civilization", though its still debatable, after the collapse of comunist country, the Soviet Union, Islam replaces Communism vis a vis West in conflict. Indonesia that have a moslem majority have a chance become future important enemy for America.

So, for DPR must listen and take a national scurity higher than their interest. Because its abut the life of 200 milion people of the Republic of Indonesia. We want our money back, but we dont want our scurity is infiltrated by foreign power. We are an indpendence country. Dont let other country hit aour sovereignity.

Fact about Earth and universe

2007-06-19T14:54:00.000+07:00

The order of the planets, starting closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

The order of the planets, starting closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

The one place where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, and does not get saluted, is the moon.

Earth is not round; it is slightly pear-shaped. The North Pole radius is 44mm longer than the South Pole radius.

A green diamond is the rarest diamond.

The ozone layer averages about 3 millimeters (1/8 inch) thick.

A diamond will break if you hit it with a hammer.

The crawler, the machine that takes the Space Shuttle to the launching pad moves at 3km/h (2 mph).

Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years - but so does winter.

The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.

Oceanography, the study of oceans, is a mixture of biology, physics, geology and chemistry.

More than 70% of earth's dryland is affected by desertification.

The US has one of the highest fire death rates in the industrialised world, with more than 2 million fires reported each year.

The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.

The largest iceberg ever recorded was 335km (208 miles) long and 97km (60 miles) wide.

Luke Howard used Latin words to categorize clouds in 1803.

Hurricanes, tornadoes and bigger bodies of water always go clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. This directional spinning has to do with the rotation of the earth and is called the Coriolis force.

Winds that blow toward the equator curve west.

Organist William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus in 1781 with the first reflecting telescope that he built. He named it Georgium Sidium in honour of King George III of England but in 1850 it was renamed Uranus in accordance with the tradition of naming planets for Roman gods.

Planets, meaning wanderers, are named after Roman deities: Mercury, messenger of the gods; Venus, the god of love and beauty; Mars, the god of war; Jupiter, king of the gods; and Saturn, father of Jupiter and god of agriculture; Neptune, god of the sea.

During a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6 degrees Celsius (about 20 degrees Fahrenheit).

The tallest waterfalls in the world are Angel Falls in Venezuela. At 979 m (3,212 ft), they are 19 times taller than the Niagara Falls, or 3 times taller than the Empire State Building.

Although the Angel Falls are much taller than the Niagara Falls, the latter are much wider, and they both pour about the same amount of water over their edges - about 2,8 billion litres (748 million gallons) per second.

There are 1040 islands around Britain, one of which is the smallest island in the world: Bishop's Rock.

All the planets in the solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus. It is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Earth is the densest planet in the solar system and the only one not named after a god.

Earth orbits the sun at an average speed of 29.79 km/s (18.51 miles/sec), or about 107 000 km/h (about 67,000 miles/hour).

One year on earth is 365.26 days long. One day is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds long. The extra day in a leap year was introduced to compensate for the discrepancy in the Georgian calendar.

Plates carrying the continents migrate over the earth's surface a few centimetres (inches) per year, about the same speed that a fingernail grows.

On average, 13,000 earthquakes are located each year.

The magnetic north pole is near Ellef Ringes Island in northern Canada.

The magnetic south pole was discovered off the coast of Wilkes Land in Antarctica.

There is zero gravity at the centre of earth.

the deepest mine in the world is Western Deep Levels near Charletonville, South Africa. It is 4,2km (2.6 miles) deep.

The deepest point in the sea: the Mariana Trench off Guam in the Pacific Ocean; it is 10,9 km (6.77 miles) below sea level.

Earth is slowing down - in a few million years there won't be a leap year.

The tail of the Great Comet of 1843 was 330 million km long. (It will return in 2356.)

There are more than 326 million trillion gallons of water on Earth.

About 500 small meteorites fall to earth every year but most fall in the sea and in unpopulated areas.

There is no record of a person being killed by a meteorite but animals are occasionally hit.

The Dead Sea is 365 m (1,200 ft) below sea level.

A storm officially becomes a hurricane when cyclone winds reach 119 km/h (74 mph).

Is India ready to be part of Southeast Asia again?

2007-06-18T16:28:00.000+07:00

The evolving geo-strategic framework inexorably impels countries in Southeast Asia to accept China and India as major regional powers.In the first case it is a question of accommodating the inevitable. In the latter, it is a necessary consequence of the former.

China and India are not only the great powers of tomorrow but of yesteryear. Each represents ancestral cradles of Asian civilization.

China in recent years has been an example of diplomatic transformation in turning regional perceptions. Not long ago the rhetoric on China was one of "containment" and "threat".

Now, everyone in Southeast Asia can think of nothing but a full-blown engagement.

Beijing has also shown an unequaled zest in its economic diplomacy with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN.

Delhi on the other hand has been a late bloomer.

More than just friends, India and Indonesia are actually fraternal allies beyond the two following each other in country lists in the almanac or encyclopedia. The kinship sinks deep into the psyche -- China dominated our culinary regime, India underpins the customs which define our culture.

For Indonesia, culture plays an important role, particular in bilateral ties with India.

The Indian sub-continent is home of the bajaj, the rhythmic source of dangdut music, the land where Rama lost and regained Sinta, the plains of the great Mahabharata wars.

Our laymen are obsessed with Bollywood, as children learn of Gandhi and Nehru as they would Sukarno. India is the great, imperfect democracy Indonesia aspires to be.

Modernity may have sharpened distinctiveness between India and Indonesia, but the similarities more important than the differences.

Hence it is extraordinary that with its comparative softpower advantages India has not projected a stronger preponderance in this region.

Despite the initial activism of the Nehru era, India became self-preoccupied leading to a latent detachment from Southeast Asia.

It was not until the introduction of the "Look East" policy in 1992 that Delhi again began giving this region due importance in foreign policy.

While the policy suggests a strategy of global power, decades of disconnection from Southeast Asia has made alternating India's own self-perception from an Indian Ocean power to a regional one difficult.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the Look East policy as "a strategic shift in India's vision of the world".

However Indians themselves seem hesitant as to their place in ASEAN's security architecture.

Rarely displayed is the enthusiasm within India towards this role the way Indonesia, for example, perceives its leadership of ASEAN as providence.

One reason seems to be the fear that an assertive India would be misconstrued by its neighbors, particularly China and Pakistan.

"If India takes the lead it will be seen as an Indian hegemony again," Sujit Dutta, Senior Fellow at India's Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis, told The Jakarta Post recently in New Delhi.

"So it has to be done indirectly," he added.

With India-Pakistan relations entering a period of positivism and India-Sino ties also on an upward trend, perhaps there is now more room for Delhi to maneuver.

Dutta also points out that China was more prepared for engagement with Asia given its hastier and stronger economic rise, while India has only recently acquired the necessary economic clout.

Then there is the domestic debate within India that is common in many fast growing developing nations: That of the growing disparity between the prospering few and marginalized many.

In the words of one Indian politician, perhaps it is more important to address the inequities between "shining India" and "suffering India" before exerting itself beyond established frontiers.

Since becoming a full dialog partner to ASEAN in 1995 and joining the ASEAN Regional Forum in 1996, cooperation between India and the grouping has hastened, albeit with very moderate influence.

In 2003 India acceded to Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. It has also inked several arrangements to underscore its commitment with ASEAN. Among them is an economic cooperation agreement to establish an FTA and a Partnership for Peace, Progress and Shared Prosperity.

Nevertheless there is still lingering uncertainty on whether India truly acknowledges and accepts the kind of role Indonesia and ASEAN hopes it to play in the strategic environment.

Indian officials and analysts are reluctant to openly talk about "balance of power", cognizant that such rhetoric could pit them in adversarial terms with China. But in private, they acknowledge China has some ways to go before it proves to be a responsible regional power.

ASEAN's logic has been to strategically include major powers in regional security arrangements which then offset any single power from dominating. This in turn allows ASEAN to remain independent as the primary driving force in its own region.

India needs to be active here in a peaceful and productive manner to become a psychological deterrent to China's increasing influence and gradual domination of this region.

That is why Indonesia was so adamant three years ago about including India in the East Asia Summit process.

"Chindia" corresponds to the two wings of ASEAN's future flight into peace and prosperity.

Today's talk here between the foreign ministers of India and Indonesia, capping off a series of senior official meetings, is another opportunity for India to enhance bilateral relations and raise its comfort level in engaging ASEAN.

ASEAN wants India's presence as much as India needs to be active in the region.

To realize its role as a global power India requires the economic access points provided by ASEAN's network to the world's fastest growing region of East and Southeast Asia.

Furthermore ASEAN makes available a strategic framework and regulated forum with which India can bluntly interact with economic powers Japan and South Korea along with fellow regional power China.

This is an opportunity in which Delhi must not be hesitant. It cannot afford to miss the boat again.
[Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, New Delhi]

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Indonesia plays down U.S. Congress talks on military assistance cut

2007-06-12T16:11:00.000+07:00

Indonesia has branded calls to cut U.S. aid to the country's military as superficial because they only represent the interests of a few human rights groups.

Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Monday the human rights groups and U.S. congresswoman who proposed the aid cut have not taken into account recent reform progress made by the Indonesian Military (TNI).

"We are not concerned because so far only one congresswoman has proposed an aid cut, and her case is based on input from non-governmental organizations which for the last eight years have been antagonistic toward the TNI," he told reporters.

He said Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights First and the East Timor Alliance Network (ETAN) were groups to have constantly criticized Indonesia's human rights record.

Juwono said he clarified relevant issues with U.S. lawmakers and organizations when he visited the U.S. in April.

"I explained that the TNI is not the same as before, and that we have made progress in the area of reform. However, it seems they did not listen. They will not admit we have made progress because then they will lose their source of income," Juwono said.

The U.S. Congress began to discuss last week a proposal from Democratic Party Congresswoman Nita Lowey, the head of the powerful Appropriations Sub-committee, to cut 25 percent of military aid to Indonesia over alleged violations of human rights.

Details of the Congress' deliberations are yet to be made public and the new proposal still has several congressional rounds to go through before potentially being passed in September.

An Indonesian official said recently the country's embassy in Washington is lobbying lawmakers in the U.S. Congress in an effort to block the proposal.

Observers said Lowey has traditionally held a hostile view of the Indonesian Military, influenced by human rights activists who link aid to the issue.

Their main complaint is the lack of progress in prosecuting senior TNI officers, such as former military chief Gen. Wiranto for his alleged complicity in the violence that followed the 1999 independence referendum in East Timor (now Timor Leste).

Concerns were heightened after the murder of noted Indonesian human rights campaigner Munir last year and the recent incident in Pasuruan, East Java, in which Navy officers shot dead four civilians.

"The Pasuruan case was an accident and it has nothing to do with TNI reform. What they want is for the role of Gen. Wiranto and several others in the Timor Leste case to be clarified, as well as proof the TNI is on a path to reform," Juwono said.

On various occasions since the early 1990s, Washington has curtailed or completely cut off military training in Indonesia. Ties between the countries were scaled back further after the East Timor imbroglio, with the U.S. imposing a ban on weapons sales and aid to the TNI.

That ban was lifted in 2005 after intense lobbying by the Bush administration, which regarded Indonesia as a key ally in the war on terror.
[Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta]

Bird Flu-Infected Chickens in Indonesia Showing No Symptoms

2007-06-11T17:08:00.001+07:00

JAKARTA: Chickens infected by bird flu inIndonesia are now mostly symptom-free, confounding efforts to fight the virus in the world's hardest hit country, an Agriculture Ministry official said Monday.

"It's really giving us a headache," said Musni Suatmodjo, the director of animal health. "Chickens are testing positive for the H5N1 virus, but they are staying healthy" making it difficult to identify which are infected.

Bird flu has killed at least 189 people since it began ravaging Asian poultry stocks in 2003, 79 of them in Indonesia, according to the World Health Organization.

The virus remains difficult for people to catch, but experts fear it could eventually mutate to a form that spreads more easily between humans, sparking a global pandemic that could kill millions.

John Weaver, of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, noted that several researchers have said many infected chickens appear to be surviving in Indonesia, triggering questions about whether thevirus may have become less pathogenic.

"It's a very important question," he said on the sidelines of an international bird flu conference in the capital Jakarta. "But we haven't yet answered it."(***)

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2007-06-01T11:57:00.003+07:00

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