Tuesday, September 25, 2007
WHY DO WE HIRE WHEN WE CAN AFFORD TO BUY?
(PLAYING WITH FIRE: A helicopter drops water in a forest fire extinguishing exercise at Cibubur Camp Ground, East Jakarta, on Monday. The Indonesian government has hired two fire-fighting helicopters from South Korea at a cost of Rp 26 billion (about US$2.8 million) for 320 hours. (JP/J. Adiguna)) September 25, 2007Quoted from thejakartapost.com
I wondered why do Indonesian government have to hired two fire-fighting helicopters from South Korea when we as prosper can buy those equipments? Since we do need those helicopters for a long terms. It's an excellence investment! Every year Indonesia have to cope with forest fire in numerous areas/ provinces. We badly need many of those to minimized global warming.
We can pay those items with our export products. We inherited so many natural resources! You named it! Just like the first President of Indonesia, Mr. Soekarno paid the Bung Karno Stadium to USSR for the Asian Olympic Games in the 50s.
Our lack of understanding that we are a rich and powerful country, prohibited us to do great deeds and affect our esteem! Indonesia is a 'mystical nation' with a mystic attitude that need to transcend to a lateral and creative way of thinking instead. The President as a decision maker should educate its own citizens to think above the problems. Money is not a problem for Indonesian government. The problem is the way of thinking from the leader in power (Mr. SBY & JK) to make brilliant decisions making on how to solve and anticipate problems instead doing some public relations works to win upcoming election. For the sake and interest of the people he (the President) represents not the others (investors).
A leadership breakthrough is badly needed for Indonesian government! It's not about the doctorate degree we hold, but the utilizations of all senses that make us 'genius'. Needless to say, we called it 'common senses'.
Sometimes, Public Relations strategies are abused to manipulate the people instead. Shame on us! Hopefully, we will come to self realizations who we really are and services to the tax paying citizens.
Behold Indonesia and open all your senses!
Truly yours,
BoB
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