on being unproductive

I feel that in these several recent days I've done nothing meaningful. Stuck in something and made no progress. Just feel horrible somehow.

If this situation would be continuously going on, I think I just merely waste my precious time of the most productive period of my life.

Instead of insisting to move forward, and get stuck, I must step backward, strengthen the foundation and then make a leap jump. Reading some 'ancient' seminal papers is a really good idea. Last time I learnt about a shocking vulnerability exploit. Though it is merely a simple problem on the surface, a deep observation led me to broad fields in computer science. From assembly, memory structure, into security policy. It refreshed and also taught me about the basic knowledge a computer engineer should have.

on being present

It is very common that people plan to do something big if they were having secure income or certain wealthiness. They think that money is the panacea.

In fact the existence of this intermediation is undermine their own real power. Economically speaking, man in the middle always takes an amount of profit in every transaction. Therefore they undermine the immediate value in their skill, knowledge, and wisdom. They undermine their presence!

I think people should value their presence more than anything else. There's no substitution for being present.

In today technology age, presence doesn't always mean physically at the same place though.

education

Another entry about this. Inspired by last speech of BKPM chief in our embassy. Quite glad to know a high level officer who has a far vision on education. In fact he found a foundation on this vision as well.

I hope similar vision can flourish across my country, meanwhile a very bleak view of pseudo-educated people is so apparent, people who have only diplome without outstanding skill or knowledge.

And Rendra's poem "menghisap sebatang lisong (1978)" suddenly strucks my mind.

Dignity of a nation

Terrible news storm Indonesia about execution by beheading of a domestic migrant worker in Saudi Arabia(KSA). Public anger sparks and then soon our cripple government issued illogical excuse on how it could happen. Government irresponsibility even so apparent when the officers blame each other just to secure their position. Marty the foreign minister even gave a totally lie statement that KSA apologized for not informing the beheading. This claim immediately denied by KSA. What a shame! I wonder how dare Marty was to lie about other country formal statement.

The shame story did not stop there. Government gave very slow response, that instead of real action to give immediate protection to other workers, the president formed a commission of taskforce and a decree to halt migran workers export starting on August. A faster reaction was given by KSA, they stop issuing working visa starting from July.

Where's our dignity as a nation? It is really a pity to have cowards as our representatives.

Weak leaders may affect many aspects of citizen life. Mostly in negative sense, particularly when engage with foreign interest. A terrible example occured in WW2 where French navy was slaughtered by British one. They actually were friends, but due German occupation of France, and Britain must secure their land from sea invasion, Britain must compromise strong French navy. Unfortunately French admiral did not react immediately. They engaged in northern africa sea and thousand French navy died. If french admiral were a confident man, he would order his men to surrender so then they could fight back Germany, side by side with British.

Si, somos indignados!

Kintse Eme

This movement started on May 15 as a continuation of other smaller movements initiated by young people in response to their bleak future due to unemployment. They named themselves as young people without future who have no job, no house and no fear.

Even though so far I didn't see any clear objective of this movement, clearly we can observe many positive impact of this movement. The best of it is it raised young people conscience. Conscience about future, hard work and struggle. Unlike previous generation, these young people were grown in booming wealth easy life society, following this country joining EU.

Personally I was quite amazed with their effort to manage this movement, meanwhile often their life is about party, alcohol and even drugs. These youngs successfully gain support and inspire other across the country and even abroad. Apparently their peaceful and sympatic actions give positive impression to the people.

Particular to the nucleon of the movement in Sol, I observed an interesting development of a social system. On the first days, people were unorganized, as it was a spontaneous action. Then it becomes more organized by the establishment of assemblies, commissions and more structured 'command center'. Afterward some social norms were also established. For example the assembly suggested the prohibition of alcohol, that followed by beverages street vendors. They also gave critiques to the society, news services, bankers and politicians.

Nowdays the movement has been translated to neighbourhoods, and the regular meeting is called "people's assembly". Their sound and propaganda is not as loud as in pta Sol, but their voice has arrived in the congress and government.