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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Flat World


The amazingly and very rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT) in the begining of the 21st century, is certainly making the world is smaller and smaller, even flatter.
What ?
The globalization which makes everything in the world go global, connected by internet web platform make the borderless world. There is no time limitation, neither nor distance, language, and country jurisdiction. Everybody in this small and flat world could compete each other to seek job and get the updated information anytime and anywhere in the world.
This circumstances is triggered by the application of advance ICT, where, whoever from whereever could be someone who is very powerful as well as dominant in the world job market.
Everything in the world ,now, is just a click away, no more constraints.
( read more "The world is flat" 2006 Thomas L. Friedman )
Now, the competetion in seeking job in the world, is geting to a new era, where people from certain country do not have to relocate to get a new job.
Smart person from allover the world could get job that fit them easily, get paid well, even never leave their home. It sounds good to both parties, i.e the employee and the employer, because they 're all get benefit.
As an illustration, Friedman takes an example of Indian company in Bangalore which provides labor from various fields, i.e typist, programmer, phone operator, to US companies, like AOL, Microsoft etc, without leaving India.
Not only the simple job mentioned above, but also the job which needs a special and professional knowledge like surgeon, radiolog, dentist, lawyer, accountant etc. can be taken from outside the US using outsourcing mechanism.
For example, using teleradiology, a doctor in India can solve the problem in the hospital in the US, without paying more for night shift or weekend overtime, they can get similar result and quality. Or, an accountant in India could take over the audit work of Accountant Office in New York , with cheaper price but similar quality.
So, we're in the new era of job competition, guys !
Make yourself professional and ready, and grab the opportunity. Good luck !

Monday, April 28, 2008

Real (love)



"He is my first love" said Renate, a 70 years old German Lady try to recall her memory concerning a North Korean man, who left her since 1961, at the beginning of the Cold War between the US and the East Block.
"He should be my last love in my life too"
Until now, she never married again , tried hard and fought to survive and raise her two kids alone, and never gave up to hope, pray, and search information about the existence of the father of her two kids.
She hold very carefully a piece of dry lotus leaf, which she kept for decades. It was the last memento sent by her North Korean husband, Hong Ok-Geun, who left her for almost 46 years, since her husband took leave and said "Aufwiedersehen" to her in a small railway station in the former East Germany.
She had a hope and chance as well to meet again with her first lover, when she got news from the German Red Cross in the beginning of 2007, informed her, that Hong, her husband, still alive, and now alreaday married again, have two kids, and live in Hamhung, North Korea.
In fact, although Hong is still alive, it's not as easy as snapping your fingers to meet and see him in North Korea.
To pursue her dream, Renate flew with her kids to Seoul , South Korea, in August 2007. She handed in a petition to the President of South Korea to get support in her never ending effort to reunite with her husband, with a hope that her case could be discussed in the Summit between President Roh Mou-hyun and President Kim Yong-ilin October 2007.

"I know, that I do not have a future with him because he already had a family in North Korea, I just want to bring together my kids with their father, and recall our memories in our life so far "

Renate Klein and Hong Ok-geun met for the first time in1955 when they were sophomores in Friedrich Schiller Universitat, Jena, East Germany. Hong, one of North Korean student, at that time, sent by the government of North Korea to study in East Germany, based on a scholarship program in 1952. They, then married in February 1960.
Their first son, Peter, was born in June 1960. When Renate was pregnant with their second kid, Hong was drew back by the Government of North Korea along with 350 students from his home country. Renate thought, that it was just for temporarily.

For a bout 2 years since then, Hong still send letters, one of them contains a piece of lotus leaf. In 1963 she never got letters anymore. Suddenly after a long waiting, in the begining of 2007 she got message from German Red Cross, that Hong is still alive in North Korea with his new family.

Renate believe that Hong would meet her and his kids if he has an opportunity. But she is fully aware, that the reunion ( if it could happen ) is not the end of their love story.
She said strongly " We just would talk about our past memories, because we do not have our future anymore" !
I hope you and your kids could get what is best for you Renate, you are a tough and strong lady, may God bles you all. Wiedersehen !

I wish I could have a lady like her beside me, to share all good things in the rest of my life.
tom_boulder_co84@yahoo.com

Friday, April 25, 2008

One World



Aceh, Indonesia, post tsunami disaster, early 2006, you would find a lot of foreigners who voluntarily be a part of team of Humanitarian Aid in Banda Aceh. They came to Aceh to give whatever Aceh people need after the tsunami struck this area, caused a lot of casualties, where people died everywhere, and nothing left, but debris, ruins, and corpses.

They came to Aceh, in their mind, just want to help, nothing more, regardless of race, religion, color, age,.... etc.

One of them Dr Rieffel, a German medical doctor, member of the German Contingency for Humanitarian Aid in Aceh. Who spontaniously decided to join the team and left for Aceh, after he knew from the television that tsunami had struck Aceh, although his family were crying when he decided to go for that reason.

He is already familiar with Indonesia, since he had been working for about 3 months in Sumatera in 1974, when he was 21. " I like Indonesia very much " he said. He and his family almost every year take a vacation to visit Indonesia.

Dr Thomas, a medical team member too, who is specializing in tropical diseases, intensively prevented malaria disease in the west coast of Aceh.

The speaker of the team, Lieutenant Colonel Walter Schmidt, explained that because nothing left here in Aceh, they brought all new hospital instruments from Germany and put in Aceh hospital, which all of them weighted almost 350 tons, and to bring that stuff they had to employ 13 sorties of Hercules aircraft.

They did not have a real problems so far during their duty. " Everything was allright and gone well, except language constraint, but we're really happy because we could help according to what Aceh people actually need ". He added proudly.

Vielen dank Kamerad !
What a beautiful world.

Vaya con dios !



" I felt honored, had a husband like him, who had both courage and strong belief to God as well"
said Monika Wizemann, a German lady who married to Satya Graha, an Indonesian sculptor artis, who just died in September 2007 in Beilngries, Germany.
They married in April 1981 in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Since December 2002, Satya Graha, accidentally infected by a rare and strange virus, named
'Guillain Barre Synmdrome' (GBS). This virus pulverized his body resistance and nerve system since then.
They, then, decided to move to Germany to get better medication.
For almost 5 years, Monika had been caring her husband, who could not even move and talk, with love and passion.
Only his husband's eyes could, sometimes, communicated with her, perhaps want to say thank you and ' wiedersehen '.
Monika was also very thanksful to God for givimg her a precious time in caring her beloved husband during his sickness, since December 2002 until his death in September 2007.

Satyagraha, was a very active Indonesian sculptor artis, who made a lot of exhibitions both in Indonesia and in foreign countries. He was buried in Rotweill, Germany. the birtplace of his beloved wife Monika Wizemann.

Moni, you're a tough lady, may God bles you .
Wiedersehen mein Liebe !Vaya con dios my love !
Treue Liebe bis zum Grabe.






Sunday, April 13, 2008

Toilet


Have you ever heard 'World Toilet Organization' lately ?

Oh boy ! it sounds so strange,

We know what World Health Organization, or World Boxing Comission are, but obviously, we do not know and never knew before , what World Toilet Organization is.

Well, it was established in 1999 in World Toilet Summit, in Fukuoka, Japan.

This organization's aim is to campaign on the habitude, even the culture of a clean and healthy toilet in the world.

Nation without clean and healthy toilets is an uncivilized nation, and if you do not have a clean and healthy toilet, you do not have a future.

Oh my goodness !

It's true, ........ why ?

Everyday, in this small planet, each of us produces about 50 -70 grams of filthy substances, mostly faeces and urine. Could you imagine if about 4-5 billions people in this tiny planet, do that activities everyday ? It's scary, isn't ?

Please be aware about the cleaness of your toilet, keep your toilet clean and dry as well, so you will have a better future.

Do it now, or we will have nothing left but filthy things.

Watch your step guys ! Arrivederci sporco !

Watch out



As you probably knew, that credit card is a very practical mean to do business in this cyber age.
To do a transaction , either goods or services in the internet is just like a magic, needs a few seconds, even just a glimpse.

No wonder, if everyone in this cyber society try to get it using whatever means to own the card. It is including to use a rough and hostile actions, and possibly involve persons whom we trust to hold the card-data, applying high-tech methode.

It also have a connection with 'phising' i.e. a fraud in the cyber world involving one who steal both the financial data ( credit card CVV, account ) and personal data ( user name, password ) as well, using a fake web.

This circumstances attract fraudulent actions in using fake credit card, even in front of our eyes, since to make a credit card ( fake ) is just like snaping your fingers and very, very cheap !

To avoid fraudulent actions to your credit card, here are some tips for you :

  1. Do not ever give or let one try to copy or write down either your credit card or your security number i.e. the last three digits in the back of your credit card, named either Card Security Code (CSC) or Card Verification Value/Code (CVV/C)
  2. Try to remember the last three digits, keep in mind, then erase all numbers in the back of your credit card , so one could not either copy or write down your CSL, CVV/C.
  3. To make an online transaction, make sure that the website already applied SSL Protocol/Secure Socket Layer

Have a nice day and take care guys ! Ciao !


Thursday, April 10, 2008

You're what you think



When you think you're not in a place where you imagined before, after a long and tiring fight in your never ending journey in life, take a breath and think, whether you're in a right way to go , or perhaps you have to change direction.
Never get trapped into frustation or felt unhappy, since it just will harm you and your dream as well. You still could enjoy every second in your life, always think positive.
Whenever you get up in the morning and still breathing, it is a precious gift. Thank's God, you still exist, alive ( see more 'The Present' by Spencer Johnson ).
In addition, still , you have a lot to do to achieve your goal in life, since, according to the Pareto-Law, only about 20% from the population who chase their dream, will survive and determine the future, i.e. persons who always tried very, very hard, again and again, and do better and better, until ........ their dream come true.

There are some hints to make your dream come true, i.e.
1. 'Think on paper' " Eat the Frog" by Brian Tracy, 2001, means always write down
what you want to achieve in life.
2. Choose the most important and realistic goals as well you want to get, means you have
to make a scale of priority.
3. Study in detail , then make a plan accordingly.
4. Arrange a strategy to execute your plan.
5. Do it according to your plan.

If you fail, try again and again, never put negative things affect your face, keep smiling, but always thinking.
Last but not least, do not forget to pray to God, and when you already got your dream, say thanks God, do benevolent feeling , like charity to the poor and the needy.
Good luck guys ! Au revoir !

Sunday, April 6, 2008

A friend


Friendship is a promise, made in heart, ..........s i l e n t..........unwritten, ..............,
unbreakable by distance, ............unchangeable by time,..........................................

I am looking for my old German friend :
Her name is Gabriele Nusslein ( Dipl Kaufmann )
Her former address was : Peissenbergstr 9
8000 Munchen 90
Germany

She might be moving to another city in Germany, or neighbouring countries in Schengen States
or England ( Normanton on Soar, Vereinigtes Konigreich ) ,or other places.

Please , if you have any information regarding her new address, mail me to :
omarbravas@yahoo.com
I will appreciate you very much, if you could inform me.
Thank you very much.




My councelor from Harvard Institute Ms Brenda Cluff and my friend Gabriel Nusslein from Munich, Germany visited me in Yogyakarta in 1989. Both of them enjoyed very much the city of Yogyakarta.
It was a nice time for us. Hope they could have time and make a visit again to my home in Yogyakarta,
mail to me at omarbravas@yaho.com


A friend from Tampere, Finland, visited me at my home in Yogyakarta.
It was in 1989, I brought them to visit Prambanan Temple and the Sultan Palace in Yogyakarta. Hope they could visit me again in Yogyakarta, mail me at omarbravas@yahoo.com


Boulder, Colorado, USA, Spring 1984.
Visited friends and looked for things in a garage sale in weekend.

















I met a nice American guys in Venice, Italy
His name is Daniel Bernstein
6041 Ridgecrest,
Watauga, TX 76148
USA
Hope he visit my weblog and decide to come to Yogyakarta and visit my home
mail me at : omarbravas@yahoo.com

With a young guy from Argentina met in Taxco, Mexico, he travelled with his Mom and Dad,
His name is Mr Leonardo Perez Valencia
Roca 903
(9100) Trelew, Chubut
Argentina
I really hope he and his parents could visit me in Yogyakarta,
if you have any information about this family please mail me at omarbravas@yahoo.com



Enjoy life with friends from Denmark and the US, at the side walk cafe and drink ice cream
in France at le Boulevard des Champs Elysees (1986)
Hope they could visit my home inYogyakarta, Indonesia, pls mail me at omarbravas@yahoo.com

Boulder, Colorado, USA (1985), Indonesian students took a break before they left the fall class, from left to right Sondi ( former Secretary General for National Maritime Council of Indonesia ) Ruly, Tom, student from Middle East country, and Amat (the late Amat , former Director General of Budget, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia)
To Amat's family, please accept my deepest sympathy and condolences, may God always guide you and take care. Friends, if you read this blog pls mail me at omarbravas@yahoo.com or visit my home in Yogyakarta, I'll see you then guys !



I'm looking for my old Italian friend,
her name is : Ms Zuolo Teresa
live at : via Resistenza 12, Rovigo, Italy
We met in Vatican City in 1986
Just want to invite her to come and visit me in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Please inform me at my mail omarbravas@yahoo.com,
Thank you very much, grazie.
Ciao !


I met a wonderful American friend in Madrid's Prado Museum, where she headed her way to Paris, while I was on my way to Rome.
I hope she could have time to visit me in Yogyakarta, pls mail me to : omarbravas@yahoo.com
Her name is Ms Ruth Mustoe,
14 Stevens Rd
Needham, MA 02192
USA.
Take care and see you in Yogyakarta my friend.


I'm looking for my old friend, her former address was
Troelstraalan 38
2641 WG Pynacker
the Netherlands
She might be moving to some where else in Holland or could be to the neighbouring countries in
the Schengen States, Euro zone.
Please, if you have any information about her, send an e_mail to : tom_boulder_co84@yahoo.com
Danke !


With another Indonesian students in Boulder, Colorado, drove around the States to take a summer break, on our way to Vegas, Nevada.
Hope they could visit me in Yogyakarta, I'll see you guys !
Mail me at omarbravas@yahoo.com