Life is about Cycle~ Tomorrow is the presidential election day that we (the Indonesians) are extremely enthusiast for. I think what makes we are so enthusiast are (1) we are (of course) hoping for a better future with the best leader and now (2) the interesting part is we only have 2 candidates; this happens rarely in Indonesia. As the part of democracy, the government these days is facilitating us to get closer to the candidates by conducting the debates which have been completed on July 5, 2014. The debates are actually very helpful in knowing the candidates better. Anyway, The background of the candidates is also quite interesting, Joko Widodo, a businessman-turned-governor of Jakarta, and his running mate Jusuf Kalla, a former vice-president, are competing against former army general Prabowo Subianto and former economy minister Hatta Radjasa. Joko Widodo, representing the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has been known as a humble man of the people and someone who can realize the ideas to actions. Prabowo Subianto, who leads the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), has modelled himself as a strong leader with great ideas and innovations. But he has also had to contend with allegations of human rights abuses in the late 1998s. The enthusiasm of the electors is not only coming from people like me who are living in Indonesia but also coming from Indonesians who are living in outside Indonesia. Well, whichever wins, we do hope that the elected president will drive Indonesia to a better future where diversities are living together peacefully. What are the interesting facts about Presidential Election in your country?

Bad internet connection ruins the life pretty easy >,< It's been several days, me and the office mates feel desperate for internet connection. It takes more than 15 minutes to download the attachment which is just pdf or any other doc files. And it's like, you know, takes forever to open some websites. Well, that's poor fact! Indonesia don't have the direct international connection (Tier -1) so we just have to connect through various countries in Asia like Singapore, Hongkong, Hawai then America. Imagine! And also, the price for the international connection is so high that's why only limited user can have it maybe only the computer server has it. Guess what, the result is.. the bandwidth needs to be shared to some other users so they can also get the access. Another thing is, as far as i know, Indonesia have the massive numbers of internet users. And the numbers keep growing month by month. That also in line with the the growing numbers of mobile operator company in Indonesia. They are competing each other to offer the smooth internet connection with incredible speed and unlimited quota. So, can you imagine it - The limited connection should be shared to the large number of users? And the weird thing is, the climate will affect the internet connection somehow. So, when rain comes, suddenly the internet connection goes slowly, very slow! Perhaps, the geographical conditions will affect it, i mean in terms of infrastructure. As, i found during the web search, based on the data from Akamai - at 2013, Indonesia was in 99th with average internet speed of 12.8mbps. Huah! Since the 4G has been launched couple months a go, we do hope the internet connection will smooth our life soon! Meanwhile, South Korea just announced that they are having the blazing fast 5G mobile internet service. That's claimed will be pretty enough to download a full length movie in seconds. No wonder why Korea is one of the internet dinosaur countries T.T Oh come on, the bad internet connection will ruin my life and the some other web surfers! Hope this will be fixed soon~

The Deadlock - A serious threat for Jakarta. This morning, my journey to office was pretty bad. Ouch! Everyday I take train to the office because if I take the bus, I will probably arrive office after lunch. Haha, I do mean it. The train problem was the signal issue. That the major problem, recently! Huah! Jakarta nowadays is worst, in terms of traffic. I actually don't know how to be blamed. The government or the people? It seems the government tried many ways to solve this problem but you know, it's not easy. In Jakarta, the jet-set people are having cars and motorbike just like having cellphone. Hmm, weird. But I also do understand why they do that, the public transportation are no longer comfort, safe an even clean. Thief and ( I guess) the sexual harassment are the major points why people refuse to use public transportation. And also, in Indonesia, you will find so many dealers offer the vehicle loan with an interesting installation scheme. The funniest thing I ever read was "one of CEO of Japanese company came to Indonesia to attend the meeting. He got stuck in the traffic jam at Cengkareng then he decided to cancel the meeting and went back to Japan". I can say that 80% - 90 % of Indonesians love to ride the motorbike to do the activity, especially in Jakarta. And that is the major factor of the traffic jam, i guess. The Japanese gov feel responsible for that incident somehow because Since Japanese is the biggest motor bike manufacturer, of course most of us buy the units from them. Ah, in the second thought, they have nothing to do with it anyway. The gov just should set up the regulation to monitor the number of vehicles, either car and motor bike which is possible to be owned for each person in Indonesia. According to Detik news at Nov 9th, 2013, The Deadlock is a threat for Jakarta if the local gov can't control it. We do hope that Jakarta will run the MRT project soon because "the busway" project seems not working very well. For now, train is the best option for me and some other people who live in Bogor, Depok, Serpong and Bekasi to reach Jakarta. Pack the buses will be the worst decision if you are staying in Jakarta and plan to go somewhere. Me and the rest of Jakarta people do hope that the traffic jam will be reduced away soon. Spend almost 6 hours on the way to/from the activity point is kinda wasting time and inefficient. What is the major problem you are facing in the daily activities?

Korea and its poisonous. I think all of teens are crazy of Korean boys. Most of them are falling in love since KDrama are getting famous in Indonesia. Well, we (the Indonesians) also have the same drama films like Korean has but you know, I have to admit that they are greener than us :p And also the stories are cheesier than ours. Unavoidable, that also the start for me to encourage me learn everything about Korean. I love their language, i love their expressions, the beautiful scenery of Korean and also I love the culture. The Korean and its beautiful things inside have poisoned the South Asians, i guess. The Korean stars become the fashion icons, they seem be the benchmark these days. Fair skin, clear and glowing skin, perfect body shape are what the Asian men called "the ideal woman". And also Korea has some beautiful places, i bet you won't miss out. Jeju Island is the top on my list, well, it might because i love to see the green and hills. Yeah, i prefer to see the hills, feel the wind blows my hair than see the beach. Jeju Island is well-known among the tourists, it's very beautiful and romantic :) Next is Gyeongju, it's coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It was an ancient capital of the Shilla Dynasty, boasts the nickname "a museum with no walls." The interesting is Bomun Pavilion, a small wooden gazebo standing over a quiet duck pond, is a great spot to experience Korea’s spring; the cherry blossoms fluttering over the pond provide an exquisite sight. Very beautiful! If you ever watched one of popular Korean Drama, Winter Sonata, you must be familiar with with Metasequoia road, the place where Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo stood or sat during the filming. Those only some of interesting places i can mention, the rest you can find on the web search. The another good this is the Hanbok, the Korean traditional clothing. It's commonly worn as semi-formal or formal wear during traditional festivals and celebrations. I love its vibrant color anyway :) Unfortunately, i don't like the traditional food, Kimchi. I think it similar to pickle, Korean pickle to be exactly. I tried once but oops, the taste is sour and i felt awkward. hahaha. Now, i'm in progress in learning the Hangul, how to make conversation, words by words and also how to read it. You better try it, it's not too difficult, i think. Well, compared to Chinese one :p

Korea and its poisonous. I think all of teens are crazy of Korean boys. Most of them are falling in love since KDrama are getting famous in Indonesia. Well, we (the Indonesians) also have the same drama films like Korean has but you know, I have to admit that they are greener than us :p And also the stories are cheesier than ours. Unavoidable, that also the start for me to love everything about Korean. I love their language, i love their expressions, the beautiful scenery of Korean and also I love the culture. The Korean and its beautiful things inside have poisoned the South Asians, i guess. The Korean stars become the fashion icons, they seem be the benchmark these days. Fair skin, clear and glowing skin, perfect body shape are what the Asian men called "the ideal woman". And also Korea has some beautiful places, i bet you won't miss out. Jeju Island is the top on my list, well, it might because i love to see the green and hills. Yeah, i prefer to see the hills, feel the wind blows my hair than see the beach. Jeju Island is well-known among the tourists, it's very beautiful and romantic :) Next is Gyeongju, it's coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It was an ancient capital of the Shilla Dynasty, boasts the nickname "a museum with no walls." The interesting is Bomun Pavilion, a small wooden gazebo standing over a quiet duck pond, is a great spot to experience Korea’s spring; the cherry blossoms fluttering over the pond provide an exquisite sight. Very beautiful! If you ever watched one of popular Korean Drama, Winter Sonata, you must be familiar with with Metasequoia road, the place where Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo stood or sat during the filming. Those only some of interesting places i can mention, the rest you can find on the web search. The another good this is the Hanbok, the Korean traditional clothing. It's commonly worn as semi-formal or formal wear during traditional festivals and celebrations. I love its vibrant color anyway :) Unfortunately, i don't like the traditional food, Kimchi. I think it similar to pickle, Korean pickle to be exactly. I tried once but oops, the taste is sour and i felt awkward. hahaha. Now, i'm in progress in learning the Hangul, how to make conversation, words by words and also how to read it. You better try it, it's not too difficult, i think. Well, compared to Chinese one :p