Who's left to blame?

When I was young somebody asked me like this, "What you gonna do after graduate?" Then I would answer "Working on a great company, with great salary and full facilities". Was that simple? Not at all. In fact, it took such a long, long and long way to go. Unfortunately, I wasnt the only one. My friends answered the same. Hell yeah, what a wrong paradigm [as well as the curriculum]. They [me too] studied hard to reach the dream, working for somebody else, or [in rude words] we're educated to be an employee. What happened next? Most students graduated, hunted for the job, and on and on, so that the job seeker's grew faster than the job itself. In the end, the unemployment raised from year to year. In 2008 unemployment still 9,7 % of two hundred millions more Indonesian citizen.
There's something wrong with the paradigm, as well as the curriculum. They supposed to be educated as an enterprenur who creating a job, not seeking a job. Well, now on, the curriculum is much better, though it can't effectively reduce the number of unemployment in this country. However, to start being an enterpreneur is not as simple as saying a word. It needs a strong will, wide knowledge, and great network. If everybody in this country has this kind of paradigm, then the employee would not seek the job, but the job seek the employee. It can simply help the goverment to finish tiringsome homeworks, vanish poverty and unemployment. Isnt that interesting? Yes, it is. However, if someone has nothing to start a business, at least he / she has the strong to start it oneday. Learn it from anyone, anything and anywhere. I have a recomendation for those who has that strong will, especially everybody in Surabaya. You can visit Surabaya Franchise Expo 2008, August 1st - 3rd, starts from 10 am - 8 pm, at Gramedia Expo, basuki Rahmat Street no 93 Surabaya, East Java of Indonesia. The ticket is only Rp 25.000 per person. There'll be a Franchise seminar "How To Franchise Your Business", Sunday, August the 3rd, at 10 pm. Prepare Rp 500.000 for this seminar. Tikect Box : 031-71687886, 0818575790, or send an email to anita@bridgefranchise.com. Here is the list of Franchise in this exhibiton :

1. Auto Bridal Indonesia [Car Salon]
2. Raja Motor [Automotive Spare parts]
3. Aqualis Laundry
   
4. Melia Laundry
5. Action Coach [Business Coaching]
6. TX Travel
7. Iwata Travel
   
8. CITOZ [Travel Business Opportunity]
9. My SALON
   
10. Ester Clinique [Beauty Franchise]
11. ECO Print [Photo box]
12. BIRU [Drinking Water]
13. LP3I [Education]
14. AIUEO [Education]
15. I-tutor NET [Education]
16. British International [Education]
17. Bight & Smart [Education]
18. Tadika Puri [Education]
19. The Bridge [Consulting]
20. The rest is :Gold Shape, BNL Patent, Land Wealth Management

Meanwhile Food franchise are:

Kebab Turki, Roti Maryam, Kebab King, IKKI Bento, Doremi Pizza, Jumbo Chicken, Tella Krezz, Buburqu, Bakso Kuto, Es Walikota, Gudeg Ceker, Burst Tea, Royal Crepes, On Crepes Organic, Jolly Time Popcorn, and so on.
If you have time, just take a good look, grab the change, and start beingan entrepreneur right here, right now. Success for all...

Let's get the party started

Everybody's waitin' for me to arrive '
Sendin' out the messages to all of my friends
We'll lookin' for flashy on my mercedez benz
I got lot a style, got my gold diamond rings
I can go miles if you know
I'm Comin' up, so you better get the party started

That's what the bos of Lapindo brantas, Indra Bakrie, tried to sing some lyrics of Pink's Get the party started, last night, when he held the wedding party for his doughter, Adinda Bakrie, married to a Businessman from Singapore, called Seng Hoo Ong. The party cost billions rupiahs for sure, and was nominated as the gorgeous party ever in Indonesia, held in Mulia Hotel Jakarta. Everything so luxurious, start from EO, party concept, till the guess invited. Exactly, great people were coming to town, including President, Vice president, officers from many institutions and celebrities, with maximum security. Doesn’t matter at all, since Bakrie family never lack of anything, though involved in great case like mud disaster of Lapindo Brantas. Adinda’s uncle Aburizal Bakrie was nominated as the richest man in South East Asia, version Forbes Magazine on May 2008, with the wealth about 50 trillion rupiah. It’s impossible that the wedding party of richest man in South east Asia’s Niece just like usual party. How embarrassing. We’re talking about pride, Buddy, not humanity. Who cares with the mud victim outside there, fighting against future’s uncertainty. It’s simply a destiny? Ah, wish Adinda Bakrie want to marry at KUA stands for Kantor Urusan Agama, Chamber of Marriage in Indonesia, then it cost not more than a million rupiah. This wedding news must be hurt the mud victim in Sidoarjo, indeed. Just like scratched by nails of tiger or lion or eagle. [Oops] Moreover, for those who not included in impacted area maping. Wondering why, How dare…Where it lost the real carracter of Indonesia people, who used to be so helpful, kind-hearted, now turn to sio individualistic and materiallistic. It’s just simply look like biggest play, silly plot and uncertain ending. What a two-tumbs-up director, both the director and the viewer are drown in perfect amusement. Hehe well-done, Bakrie….

What a wonderful world ...

Who wants to live next door with Indonesian celebrities? Just prepare half billion rupiah. That’s all, it’s so simple don’t ya? Here it is, a living concept on luxurious apartement, offered by Starcity, A star way of life. I admitted it as brilliant marketing strategy. The developer ready to give a discount up to 50% event free for celebrities who want to stay at every floor of the apartment, located at Gajah Mada Street 188 Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. What a strategic place to live, full facilities, town view, nearest shopping place like Glodok and Mangga Dua. Let me tell you, who is the celebrity, who already enjoy the apartement, Nirina Zubir, Olga Lydia, Anya Dwinov, Luna Maya, Titi Kamal, Tora Sudiro, Aming, Bunga Citra Lestari, Didi Petet, Catherine Wilson and many more. This strategy aimed to attract the investor, so that they want live next door with celebrities who already stay there. Otomatically, the celebrities become the endorser of the apartment. Every testimonies of the celebrities included in every promo event or gathering, so that it wont be difficult for the developer to grab the investors. On the other hands, the investors also enjoy the advantages offered by the developer. Beside they live next door with celebrities, they get the chance to invest their money on valuable apartment. It can be rent if the owner don’t wanna stay there. Of course, it’s simply like money – farming. Hehehe. The investor just need to prepare the down payment about ten million rupiah, then pay for 8 millions every month without any interest, for 60 times. What a perfect investment, meanwhile other instrument of investment is down in such an uncertain condition. Let’s say, forex investment or in stock market [the market condition is very volatile, causing heart attack – for sure, or bank deposit. The interest rate is not more than 6 – 9% per year. But if invest on property, it may result hundreds percent only in a year, the price continuous rise. Isn’t that interesting? Of course it’s not in the disaster area, for example like nearby mud disaster at Sidoarjo East Java of Indonesia, or earth-quake risk area at Jogjakarta. Wondering while take a good look on the Starcity Apartment. Hmmm what a wonderful world...among the density of high building at Jakarta…Wanna try?

Democrazy cost more and more

East Java [Indonesia] had just held a big party, The Gubernatorial Election 2008", exactly on Wednesday, 23^rd, followed by five pairs candidate, Khofifah Indar Parawansa - Mudjiono , Sutjipto - Ridwan Hisjam, Soenaryo - Ali Maschan Musa, Achmady - Suhartono, and Soekarwo - Syaifulloh Yusuf. More than 29 millions people voted. Unfortunately, 39% of them din’t, so called Abstention. Why? Because of some reasonable reasons such as, not included into the voting list, outside area, until have no intention to vote, since they pesimistic that the candidates won’t bring East Java into the better future. However, the election went smoothly, with minor election violations. Based on the result of Quick Count from Lembaga Survey Indonesia, the first place was pair of Soekarwo - Syaifulloh Yusuf (26,99%), followed by Khofifah - Mudjiono (25,37%), then Sutjipto - Ridwan Hisjam (20,94), pair of Soenarjo - Ali MAschan Musa (18,87%) dan the last was pair of Achmady - Suhartono (7,84%). Too bad, five pairs candidate couldn’t reach more than 30% vote. Under the law No 32 2004 , the second round should be held 60 days after the vote, followed by pairs in first and second place. Meanwhile the manual result will be informed around August the third. Practically. The first spent Rp. 600 billions rupiah of Election budjet. And now, The Election Commission should prepare budjet for the second round election, about 225 billions rupiah. Just imagine. In the uncertain of today’s condition, many billions rupiah spent only for the gubernatorial election. The democracy of this country needs a great sacrifation. How Useless, since many people seems don’t care about who’s the next leader of East Java. Let’s check the people participation in gubernatorial election. It’s only 60%, while 40% was abstain. In fact, the leader of East Java should be Abstention, hehe. Democracy or I should just called it as democrazy in this country, is not more than just candidate promises, banner, thousands brosurs everywhere, include not in an appropriate place , silly campaign with long march in the main street causing traffic jam. It needed a huge budget.

How ironic. People fight against the hardest economic situation and condition, while billions rupiah spent for something useless. This country seems like learn nothing, but democrazy