12 Maret 2009

economy stimulus

Building infrastructure is believed to be one of economic stimulus, especially in this crisis time. Sometimes this infrastructure is built with less consideration what the functionality of infrastructure suppose to be. The infrastructure is built just to make the economy moves or even run.

The sample of this is Japan, and now Obama seems aware of it.
HAMADA, Japan: The Hamada Marine Bridge soars majestic over this small fishing harbor, so much larger than the squid boats anchored below that it seems out of place....

The fruits of that obsession are apparent across Shimane, a rural prefecture about the size of Delaware, where Hamada is located. Each town seems to have its own art museum, domed athletic center and government-built tourist attraction like the Nima Sand Museum, a giant hourglass in a glass pyramid. The prefecture, with 740,000 residents, even has three commercial airports able to handle jets, including the $250 million Hagi-Iwami Airport, which sits eerily empty with just two flights per day.


I suspect the assignment of many(many) state employee in Indonesia is falling into this class of case, they were recruited and paid for making the economy moves.

another hidden in america

COSTA MESA, California: Greg Hayworth, 44, graduated from Syracuse University and made a good living in his home state, California, from real estate and mortgage finance.


Itulah tulisan koran IHT hari ini.

I wonder how about Indonesia?

"El crisis afecta todo el mundo", my friend said.

hablum minan naas

Interaction between human and other human.

Yesterday in a bus I saw a hurt feeling scene. A bearded "moslem look like" young man, who didn't know how to behave. He seated without awareness of people around him. Instead of giving his seat to old man or old woman he ignorantly clung his seat and let them stand up. I wonder what is in his head? If he is a muslim it will be a bad image of this wonderful religion. Moreover for sure he is not a good muslim who is taught how to behave among fellow human.

Ironically the native people I met are really much more nicer(this super superlative is intended to emphasized the situation). An old woman who kindly took me to my direction when I asked her and a young woman who come to me and show me how to reach the halte when I was in confusion eventhough I didn't ask her! Amazing.

Ironic.