TKI case

" Penanganan TKI sering terlambat karena komunikasi kurang baik. Kita akan bekali alat komunikasi agar bisa berkomunikasi dengan instan. Ini sedang dirumuskan" kata Presiden demi mengatasi kasus penyiksaan TKI

Me: And how if the boss took their cellphone? How if they do call then the slow and long Indonesia bureaucratic hold them? How will they pay the phone credit if the boss didn't pay the workers salary?
I guess, cellphone only it's not enough. Make a system, that protect our workers over there. For example, ask them to do direct report to ambassador, not just by the phone (since the boss can watch them), but directly, at least every quarter. Just to show that they are OK. Or if ambassador is too busy, they have the agent, right.
In addition, we have to make sure there are no illegal workers, otherwise they will be out of the record and hard to be tracked. Make sure workers also fully trained, at least for working skill and language.
Show your dignity, Indonesia, show them that you are the strong and powerfull country.

Parliament trip

"Agenda kita jelas tidak ada jalan-jalannya. Kalau mereka mau jalan-jalan di waktu luang ya silakan," ujar Wakil Ketua BK DPR, Nudirman Munir, tentang 'kunjungan kerja' DPR ke Yunani

Me: I went abroad for some times, and it was the company who paid me. And to be honest, i do spend the spare time by doing some shopping or sightseing to the tourism object. BUT, i shop with my own money, i didn't extend my stay in hotel which the company paid for me, and mostly i paid the meal by myself. The important thing is, i bring the result back from my training. I have to be ready to run the tool which i've been trained, and so on.
Now, the question to be raised is whether they have real and USEFUL result back to the homecountry or not? Well, they argued that they made a contract with 17 furniture buyer to be, but is it worth enough with the money they've spent and remember, they haven't be a real buyer though.
And, if they planned to go there to learn the code of ethics, will they apply those in our lovely country? Will the parlement be more ethical after their visit? I honestly doubt it. And Greece, by the way, just went bankrupt beginning of this year. Don't you think it has something to do with ethics?
So, ask yourself now. Was their visit is really a worthy? It was our money, dude, to pay their visit. Meanwhile, my self, never got a chance to visit Greece, country that i really want to see.

Kecelakaan Kereta

Menteri Perhubungan (Menhub) Freddy Numberi menduga kecelakaan Kereta Api (KA) Argo Anggrek dengan KA Senja Utama di Petarukan, Pemalang, Jawa Tengah, diakibatkan faktor kelalaian manusia (human error).

Me: That's why the case will happen and happen again (Astaghfirullah). You always put the blame on human error. It could be the system as well (remember: system is not only about tool and equipment, but also rule, policy, and the way the company treat their employee).

Equal

"Bagi kami yang penting kedutaan dan warga kami dilindungi."
-Sekretaris Pers Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Tengku Sharifuddin Tengku Ahmad-

Me: Sama lah, Pak. Di sini juga. Jadi gimana?

Staf Ahli

"DPR pada prinsipnya membutuhkan gedung baru karena keperluan penambahan tenaga ahli"
-Marzuki Ali, soal pembangunan gedung baru DPR-

Me: Makanya, nyari wakil rakyat yang rada pinter, biar 'gak butuh tambahan staf ahli,' gak butuh gedung baru ;p