Titus Jonathan's Stories

That is true a bad guy will not be the bad guy forever. Sometimes, depending on the situation, a bad guy, in fact, still has compassion to his victim. No matter it’s because of pity or something else, but crime in Jakarta is not always appears in horror. The spirit of hometown solidarity for example, is also one of the factors that can be used to win the crime. It’s like what had happened to my team (my subordinate) when I was working for a private bank in Jakarta. Just call him Fresman. May be his parent expected him to always being fresh, I don’t know, but that’s true, his temperament is cool, calm, and always smiles – never looked stressful in any situation. He was very good and talented person in his job. He could always accomplish every job that I gave to him, as long as I described a clear instruction and a clear target date. And, every job was done rightfully. One day he came lately to office, gasped for breath and came to my desk in hurry. “Sorry sir, I am late,” he said while ...

( published in The Jakarta Post on 15 April 2009. Click here ) The temporary results of the recent legislative elections are consistent with the survey conducted prior to the event. That survey placed the three major parties in the top positions - the Democratic Party, the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Golkar Party. The final result to be announced by the General Elections Commission (KPU) in a month is no longer interesting as the majority of seats in the House of Representatives will not deviate from the quick count result. The hottest topic now is potential coalition formations and presidential/vice presidential candidates. However, of the top three parties, Golkar faces the biggest dilemma. Less than a week after a statement made by Ahmad Mubarok, the deputy chairman of the Democratic Party, claiming that Golkar would win only 2.5 percent of votes, Golkar received strong support in the election and confirmed Jusuf Kalla (JK) will run for president. Althoug...

(published in The Jakarta Post on 7 April 2009. Click here ) The campaign period is over. The voting day is coming. I would appreciate all the die-hard supporters who have shown their militancy during campaigning. They shaved the number of their party into their heads, painted their body or face with party colors and attended rallies no matter the weather. Some party supporters took leave from work, took all family members (even their under age kids), spent some money in order to join the cheerful campaign, either for listening to the oration from the campaigner or just for enjoying dangdut music. They even were ready to fight in case of meeting with their rivals. If necessary, some were ready to die for the sake of their party idols. Really? Yes, to die - no matter what! Do you remember the blood thumb print that was done by Megawati supporters when she was blocked from becoming the President after the victory of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) in the 1999 electi...