Freedom of Expression

Currently, we could easily find advertisement offering making money online. The question is "Is that true? Is that real?" I have investigated several of them. From those I investigated, all of them is fake.

Previously, we will required to register. Then, the asked us to transfer several amount of money, usually for purchase of the program or guideline. The guideline in fact does not work at all.

So, do you still feel interested to do thins?

It has been well established that transport is vital to development. Transport provides accessibility to goods, services, jobs, educational opportunities, friends and relatives. Without viable transportation, the quality of life does not improve and poverty is only prolonged. Furthermore, rural poverty is pervasive and difficult to address. Improving mobility can reduce rural poverty by facilitating women, men, and children to more readily access services (education, health, finance, markets), obtain goods and income, and participate in social, political and community activities. Moreover, mobility requires a combination of appropriate transport infrastructure, improved transport services, and affordable means of transport, both motorized and non-motorized (Starkey, 2002)1.

Investment in transport infrastructure and improved transport service are crucial for meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). There is now an increased importance attached to measures that will help to achieve the MDGs. Beside economic objectives these emphasize social consideration relating to health, education and women's well being. In part, better road planning can be achieved through more effective public participation, including the active involvement of woman, to help identify the routes that are most wanted by the community and the engineering designs and choices that can maximizes work opportunities for local population (Forum News, 2007)2. Therefore, road selection and designs cannot be left to engineers and planners alone.

On the other hand, the development and provision of rural transport facility and infrastructure are unique matters that cannot be generalized with that of urban transport. The general problems which may emerge when develop and provide sufficient rural transport facility and infrastructure are limited amount of fund and its financial feasibility. Providing rural transport is frequently considered as financially unfeasible as the cost/expenditure is much larger that the revenue. This is the main constraint for the operator in providing rural transport service; besides, (local) government does not have enough financial resource to provide subsidiary. In fact, the more crucial problem in providing rural transport service and infrastructure is their sustainability.

First of all, I have to clearly declare that politic is not my concern. Nevertheless, it will be interesting if this subject is viewed from 'non-expert' people, just like me. We all agree that there are many problems facing the democration party in Indonesia, the big thing is DPT (Fixed Voter List).

Some political parties see that problem is such a conspiracy in order to win certain political parties. As the consequence, there many people who cannot use their right to vote. Furthermore, GOLPUT (group of people who do not use their vote right) is predicted to be extremely increase.

Some politicians consider that if GOLPUT amount 40%, the parliamentary election will be less reliable. The further consequence is that the government established as the result of the election will predictably face many problems, particularly from the opposition side.

It is true that no body is perfect. Consequently, every body will face persons who like him and those who dislike him. Commonly, people who like us will view us from the good side and therefore, the can tolerate well to our mistakes. On the other hand, people who dislike us will view us from the bad sides and therefore they will too critical to us and cannot tolerate to our mistakes.

In the real world, like and dislike are two sides of a coin and they have very-very thin and transparent border. People who previously dislike to some body can eventually like him and the reverse. The logical reason is that people who dislike some body will look at him very-very in detail and this eventually will make them understand him well.

As the suggestion, don't hate somebody crazily and don't love somebody crazily or you will be really crazy.

In the real world, people in general can be categorized into two main groups, i.e. speaker and listener. Good speaker not surely become good listener, and the reverse. Usually, the speakers are slow in learning while the listeners are fast learners.

I don't know whether it is a matter of choice or not. Shall speaker learns to become a good listener? or shall listener learns to become a good speaker?

A good friendship shall be build based on trust, and not money. A real friend is someone who will keep being beside us in all conditions. Sometimes, friendship is made in difficult condition, when the two sides are in hard condition.

Road or highway is a place where motor vehicle and non-motor vehicle can move. Road density is different from one place to another. Higher level density road means higher risk of accident. Some people say that road is like a battle field in which road users, including pedestrian and bicyclist, can get killed that sometimes not because of their own mistakes.

Several countries have enforced traffic regulation regarding road safety, stating that all motor vehicle shall yield to pedestrian and bicyclist. Demerit points will be given to those do not yield to pedestrian and bicyclist.

In real condition, particularly in Indonesia, it is quite difficult to find driver or rider who yields to pedestrian and bicyclist. Most drivers and riders usually drive and ride in such a way so that they can arrive at the destination as fast as possible. As the result, they break traffic regulation or sign, e.g. red light running, speeding, etc. Indonesian people, can you yield to pedestrian and bicycle?