Independence Day without Value

Tomorrow is 62nd Indonesian happy anniversary. I don't have any given at all. My love to this country has never decreased time by the time, but many times I am frustrated because no better condition in all matters.

I try to be positive by doing the best in my job as a government official, as planner, as one of policy makers.

Before independent day, I want to tell a personal story about my job relating to this country.

In the first semester of 2007, I did and do on going some important jobs that are: drafting Government Regulation for Domestic Loan, composing Borrowing Strategy 2007-2009, writing Goal 8 report of Millennium Development Goals, analyzing and evaluating infrastructure project proposals that are funding by foreign loans for the next fiscal year (2008), drafting many papers for my bosses (both Deputy of Bappenas Chairman and Director of System and Procedure for Development Funding), and other duties. Are they important? Off course yes, if I am thinking as subordinate official, I have bosses. If the question relates to people, nation, I am gonna answer: No at all. Those that I did and am doing don't have anything to the welfare (Believe me, even though there have been no studies prove my statement I am dare to bid that I am right). So, everything is unuseful, just wasting too much money.

Too much working will kill you, he he he, I don't think so. In my head I am just thinking that I cannot split my concentration to do my personal project, pursue PhD in economics. I tried to take extra working times, but it couldn't help me to finish, even at least short proposal.

I often went home from office late. Sometimes too late.

Then I am looking to the next to my office in Taman Suropati, Menteng, that is Vice President of Indonesia's residence. Did you know that he goes to his office usually after 09.00 a.m. and back home before 05.00 p.m? Damn!!! That's why almost the latest 6 months, I always have come to my office around 09.00 a.m.

I know that I am jealous and it's better I should not consider another person to make personal best for my country. But I am the man.

Indonesia, that's a part of my story about my lovely country.