Friday, August 17, 2007

 
INDONESIAN 62nd INDEPENDENCE DAY, 17 Aug 2007: FROM MENTAL SLAVERY

Today we are celebrating our national independence day. This is the moment to introspect our achievement as a sovereign nation.

In a 'reformation' era we need a moment to contemplate what is independence all about. What is a true freedom?

Do we want to repeat history when we fail to acknowledge our past? Do we as a nations learn some lessons from our own past?

Is this just another formal annual celebration all over the islands?
Just another day to raise the Indonesian flag as a symbol of our independence?
To sing patriotic songs on our nation's birthday?
Or just to organize local annual activities?


Indonesia need more just than those physical activities above! Our independence must go to a higher level, independence from 'mental slavery'!

Today, the enemies of this country are 'sublime'! Unseen with our naked eyes! This is the freedom we as a nation yet to pursue!

Great Eagle is our national symbol, yet our 'enemies' keep telling us that we are 'little chicken'!
We have to come together as a nation to realize our 'true self'! Then we can acts accordingly to our true nature!
When we are using a shades glass we are seeing everything dark, on the other hand when we are using yellow glass on our eyes we will see everything yellow.

Indonesian people need to think not just about reformations but also transformations!
Let us take a moment to contemplate on the lyrics on our national anthem, Indonesia Raya!
Not just the first stanza but also the other two stanzas that became polemic lately. This is the vision of the author about our own country.
"Indonesian National Anthem"

Indonesia Raya
by WR Supratman

Stanza 1:

Indonesia Tanah Airkoe Tanah Toempah Darahkoe
Disanalah Akoe Berdiri ’Djadi Pandoe Iboekoe
Indonesia Kebangsaankoe Bangsa Dan Tanah Airkoe
Marilah Kita Berseroe Indonesia Bersatoe

Hidoeplah Tanahkoe Hidoeplah Negrikoe
Bangsakoe Ra’jatkoe Sem’wanja
Bangoenlah Djiwanja Bangoenlah Badannja
Oentoek Indonesia Raja


Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Tanahkoe Negrikoe Jang Koetjinta
Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Hidoeplah Indonesia Raja

Stanza 2:

Indonesia Tanah Jang Moelia Tanah Kita Jang Kaja
Disanalah Akoe Berdiri Oentoek Slama-Lamanja
Indonesia Tanah Poesaka P’saka Kita Semoenja
Marilah Kita Mendo’a Indonesia Bahagia

Soeboerlah Tanahnja Soeboerlah Djiwanja
Bangsanja Ra’jatnja Sem’wanja
Sadarlah Hatinja Sadarlah Boedinja
Oentoek Indonesia Raja


Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Tanahkoe Negrikoe Jang Koetjinta
Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Hidoeplah Indonesia Raja

Stanza 3:

Indonesia Tanah Jang Seotji Tanah Kita Jang Sakti
Disanalah Akoe Berdiri ’Njaga Iboe Sedjati
Indonesia Tanah Berseri Tanah Jang Akoe Sajangi
Marilah Kita Berdjandji Indonesia Abadi

S’lamatlah Ra’jatnja S’lamatlah Poetranja
Poelaoenja Laoetnja Sem’wanja
Madjoelah Negrinja Madjoelah Pandoenja
Oentoek Indonesia Raja


Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Tanahkoe Negrikoe Jang Koetjinta
Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Hidoeplah Indonesia Raja "


--- ENGLISH TRANSLATION

1st stanza

Indonesia, our native country,
Our birthplace,
Where we all arise to stand (stand up) guard
Over this our Motherland:
Indonesia our nationality,
Our people and our country.
Come then, let us all exclaim
Indonesia united.
Long live our land,
Long live our state,
Our nation, our people, and all
Arise (live) then, its spirit(soul),
Arise, its bodies
For Great Indonesia.
Indonesia the Great, independent and free,
Our beloved country.
Indonesia the Great, independent and free,
Long live Indonesia the Great!

2n stanza
Indonesia, an eminent (noble) country,
Our wealthy (rich) country,
There we shall be forever.
Indonesia, the country of our ancestors,
A relic (inheritance) of all of us.
Let us pray
For Indonesia's prosperity (pray for Indonesia be 'blessed' ):
May her soil be fertile
And spirited (heart awareness) her soul,
The nation and all the people.
Conscious be her heart (spiritual and mind consciousness)
And her mind
For Indonesia the Great.

Indonesia the Great, independent and free,
Our beloved country.
Indonesia the Great, independent and free,
Long live Indonesia the Great!

3th stanza

Indonesia, a sacred (holy land/soil) country,
Our victorious (powerful in a sublime way) country( soil):
There we stand (to protect)
Guarding our true Mother.
Indonesia, a beaming (glorious soil) Country,
A country we love with all our heart,
Let's make a vow
That Indonesia be there forever.
Blessed ('saved') be her people
And her sons (citizens/ youth),
All her islands, and her seas.
Fast be the country's progress (Advance be the nation)
And the progress of her youth (Advance be the youth)
For Indonesia the Great.

Indonesia the Great, independent and free,
Our beloved country.
Indonesia the Great, independent and free,
Long live Indonesia the Great!


The three stanzas are the complete Independence 'packed' for our country. The first stanza is the foundation, the second stanza is a higher level of the 'pyramid'. And the third stanza is the higher pyramid of true Independence.

If we analyzed the every single words in our original national anthems it has a vision that Indonesia is, still and will become a great nation. A self respected and be respected nation in the world.

We really need to 'stand up for our rights'! This a journey of 'exodus' to a 'promise land'.
We need willingness, obedience and submission to our 'Guider/ Creator' in order to arrive in the 'holy land'.

"Tanah air tanah tumpah darahku-->tanah yang mulia tanah yang kaya-->tanah yang suci tanah yang sakti."
Indonesian soil (water and blood) native soil/land where the 'bloodshed' for independence upgraded to a--> noble soil, a wealthy/ rich soil--> a holy/sacred land/ soil, and powerful soil (in a sublime way).

Indonesia kebangsaanku-->Indonesia tanah pusaka-->Indonesia tanah berseri yang di sayangi
Indonesian nationality--> Indonesian soil is inheritance/relics --> into glorious/ beaming soil/ be loved soil

Marilah kita berseru--> Marilah kita mendoa Indonesia bahagia-->Marilah kita berjanji Indonesia abadi
Let us exclaim/proclaims --> Let us pray Indonesia be blessed/satisfied/happy--> Let us be committed/ vows Indonesia be forever.

And so on. Needless to say, the third stanza is the vision/ goal of the song writers! It's the highest state of achievement.

It is a work in progress. We need to be patient. There are many challenges in order to be the real 'great eagle/ Garuda' that fly freely in the sky above many problems.

I feel like it is a revelations for us that Indonesia is a 'Promise Land'. Think about it!
Is Indonesia a promise land? The land of the free and the land of opportunities!

Subliminally, Indonesia has been facing 'classic problems'. Don't let history repeat it self! We should learn from history! We must learn from the past aggressors/ colonials that they came all the way from their country to fulfill their own 'interests' for more than 3.5 centuries. Isn't that telling us something about Indonesia?
There was a movie "Something about Mary". I would say "Something about Indonesia" that is so special. We are the one who decided to chose an easy way or the hard way so make Indonesia a better place to live! To enlighten its citizens to come out from the 'darkness' to 'the true light'!

Needless to say God Bless and Love Indonesia!

To all Indonesian I would like to say:
Happy 62nd Independence Day 17 August 2007

May God have mercy on us sinners.


Trully yours,

Uncle Bob

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

 
WILD FIRE IN INDONESIA! SOS!

As a part of global citizens I am concerned and worried with 'annual agenda' of fire forestation in some regions in Indonesia.

The dry season caused the forest easily burned. The fire in some part of Indonesia needed special attention from the local government and central government. Fire forestation should be one of many problems that badly needed our special attention and energy to prevent, protect, and to dealt with. Special budget from the central and local government of Indonesia should be put more in to consideration and immediate actions and attentions to prevent our forest from fatal destruction.

Fire control responsibility is on our shoulder! Proactive and reactive actions to prevent the destruction of our forest are badly needed. This is an international emergency! Don't feel the weather lately? It's getting hot, needless to say "It's global warming!'.

On the rainy season we have to deal with 'floods'. We have to protect our land and forest from fire. Are we just want to ignore what are happening on our own Independent Territory? Indonesia is a rich country with a rich soil! This is a global problem/ emergency! Our forest is the the 'heart' of the world. Do we want to have the 'Heart Attack'?
Mother earth need to be respected and be loved! Do we have that consciousness and awareness to protect our own country from 'domino effect' of fire forestation?

This is the terror against nature that often we don't realize. Please open our heart and our mind to see this matter into great considerations and actions. Once again Mr. President of Indonesia, SBY please spent some money on the fire control efforts for wild fire management.

When do we have to realize that rain forest is not only our asset but also our 'breath'? Do take our breath for granted! Be PREPARE and RESPONSIVE to fire in the forest? How do we fell if our own home is on fire?

We are not enslave any more! We will celebrate our Independence Day on 17 of August!
We are free to do proactive acts to protect our sovereign nation. We are free to act responsibly toward our own forest. Please put this to our national agenda.

God Bless Indonesia

Regards,

Uncle Bob

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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

 
INDONESIA NATIONAL ANTHEM LYRICS

The three stanzas of Indonesian National Anthem is hard core of what Indonesia as a nation all about. As a country Indonesian government should reconsider to use all the lyrics to remind the whole country what is Indonesia all about.

In my perspective, there is nothing wrong with the other two stanzas. Contemplate on the original lyrics below:

"Indonesian National Anthem"

Indonesia Raya
by WR Supratman

Stanza 1:

Indonesia Tanah Airkoe Tanah Toempah Darahkoe
Disanalah Akoe Berdiri ’Djadi Pandoe Iboekoe
Indonesia Kebangsaankoe Bangsa Dan Tanah Airkoe
Marilah Kita Berseroe Indonesia Bersatoe

Hidoeplah Tanahkoe Hidoeplah Negrikoe
Bangsakoe Ra’jatkoe Sem’wanja
Bangoenlah Djiwanja Bangoenlah Badannja
Oentoek Indonesia Raja


Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Tanahkoe Negrikoe Jang Koetjinta
Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Hidoeplah Indonesia Raja

Stanza 2:

Indonesia Tanah Jang Moelia Tanah Kita Jang Kaja
Disanalah Akoe Berdiri Oentoek Slama-Lamanja
Indonesia Tanah Poesaka P’saka Kita Semoenja
Marilah Kita Mendo’a Indonesia Bahagia

Soeboerlah Tanahnja Soeboerlah Djiwanja
Bangsanja Ra’jatnja Sem’wanja
Sadarlah Hatinja Sadarlah Boedinja
Oentoek Indonesia Raja


Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Tanahkoe Negrikoe Jang Koetjinta
Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Hidoeplah Indonesia Raja

Stanza 3:

Indonesia Tanah Jang Seotji Tanah Kita Jang Sakti
Disanalah Akoe Berdiri ’Njaga Iboe Sedjati
Indonesia Tanah Berseri Tanah Jang Akoe Sajangi
Marilah Kita Berdjandji Indonesia Abadi

S’lamatlah Ra’jatnja S’lamatlah Poetranja
Poelaoenja Laoetnja Sem’wanja
Madjoelah Negrinja Madjoelah Pandoenja
Oentoek Indonesia Raja


Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Tanahkoe Negrikoe Jang Koetjinta
Indonesia Raja Merdeka Merdeka Hidoeplah Indonesia Raja "

Think about it. The words on those lyric above are so powerful that may impact or influence the mentality of this country. Are we scared to realized who we really are?

Are we reluctant to realized our true self?

Are we ignorant to realized that we are one great nation?

Do we have the willingness to resurrect the true power Indonesia as a country on the eyes of the world?

Isn't that enough to learn the lessons from the past/ history?

Or we still want that the "History repeated it self"?

Do we want the 'True Reformations"?

Do we care for our very own nation ?

Do we want the complete "package" what Indonesia all about?

This is the vision of our forefathers!

Do we want to confess and admit this 'words of faith' through the songs?

Is it illegal to sing the true song? The song of FREEDOM! The song of REDEMPTIONS!

Mr. President of Indonesia, SBY please reconsider to use this lyrics for the revival of this country. May God have mercy upon us, sinners.

I beg you as the citizen of beloved Indonesia.

Best Regards,

Uncle Bob

Happy 17 August 2007

Live long Indonesia !



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