Corruption and Indonesian Culture

Corruption has happened for many years and today it becomes a bad culture in
Indonesia for three reasons.
Most adult Indonesian or foreigners have known and admitted that corruptions
happen in many places. The daily newspapers, news programs on TV and radio have
reported corruptions are done everywhere, almost in all departments or public services of
this country. Corruptions happen in health, education departments and banks. When we
manage to get some documents in public service offices, we usually need much money to
pay. Manipulations happen everywhere.
The actions to eliminate corruption are weak. The ever stronger culture seems not
to come to an end when the responsible institutions who have to reinforce the justice
today commit corruption. This is the worst. Corruptions happen in police department,
courts where judges, public prosecutors, lawyers make deals to do corruption. All of us
also heard in the end of 2004, Probosutejo reported that he had bribed the Supreme
Court, or called Mahkamah Agung which becomes the highest level where the justice
can be obtained. Perhaps you have to try to come to the local courts and see what happen
there. You will see practices of bribery and other kinds of corruption. Therefore, we can
say that corruptions becomes our culture. Do you like it?
The citizens have no goodwill to fight against the corruption. They create the
situations in which people ahave opportunities to do corruptions. The citizens like to
break the rules because they are not disciplined. For example, in the street when they
drive a car or ride motorcycle, they do not have the driving license or necessary
documents. Then, they are caught by the local policemen. To avoid more difficulties,
they like to bribe the officer. The officer let them go then. In other words, the citizens
and officers are the same, doing corruption together. If only the people were critical,
disciplined, and obey the rules, and willing to report any wrong behaviors, this country
will not be number one corrupting country in the world.
Conclusion Based on the reasons, we can conclude that corruption is becoming a
bad culture in Indonesia if it is not ended soon by all of us. It seems that there must be
more severe penalty for the Corruptors. Do we still care about the future of this country?

The Dangerous of Using Drugs

Everybody must pay attention of drugs. Drugs are very dangerous for us. Why it
is very dangerous for us? Because its can caused harm to our body.
In terms of health, many organs in our body can be harm because using drug. In
general, the impact of using drug are can unconscious, make us hallucinate, can harm our
nerve, and cause addictive effect. Beside that, using drugs can make the users depressed,
liver disease, schizophrenia, blockage of blood vessels, dehydration, optic nerve damage,
brain damage, and finally it can cause DEATH!
When viewed in terms of Islamic law, drugs are forbidden. Because it is cause
badness, self harm, debilitate. And Islam proscribes all that can cause badness, self harm
because it is included zhalim. Also if we using drugs, it means we already do the
forbidden things in Islam, it means we sin. So, in terms of Islamic law, using drugs also
dangerous.
Furthermore, if the users of drugs are teenagers, it can endanger their future, and
endanger their homeland, their country. From the data, 32 percent of drugs users in
Indonesia are teenagers, so, if many teenagers –in this case Indonesia- use drugs, it can
be endanger this country, harm youth generation, whereas youths are nation expectation.
If the youth using drugs, our nation can be destroy!
So, from now on we must pay attention of drugs, because it’s very dangerous,
both in terms of health, religion (Islam), nationality and state.
 The Problem of Being Too Fat

Being too fat is commonly known as overweight or obesity. It is simply defined

as too much body fat inside. Overweight potentially leads high risk of health problem.
Being too fat is recognized as a major factor for heart disease. Due to the
overweight, the heart will work harder. It can lead to the heart attack. Furthermore,
obesity potentially rises blood cholesterol and blood pressure. In addition, being too fat
can change the amount of sugar in the blood. This will cause diabetes and other serous
disease.
Beside all of that, being too fat is often avoided by many young women. They
said that becoming too fat will bother their physical beauty appearance.
More serious studies are necessary to see the effect of obesity. However it is clear
enough that overweight is not good enough for healthy life.

The Power of Music in our life

Do you agree that music is important in our life? Yes I do, music has certain role
completing our day to day activities. Here are some reasons why music is heard
everywhere and anywhere. Music is a way to express feelings. When we fall in love, the
kind of music we’d listen to would be all about love. When we’re sad, we would go for
music that is melancholic in nature and immerse ourselves in the sadness. When we’re
happy, we’d choose songs with happy tunes too.
Song can help to memorize the last experiences. A favorite song is a powerful
documentary. People with Alzheimer which are impaired the brain would remember
details about songs they were familiar with. For example, an elderly woman who
couldn’t even remember her husband’s name would remember the details of her favorite
song; when it was played, how it made her feel and things about the song that made it
especially memorable for her.
Further, music can unite people for a cause and changes the world. A song with
good lyric and striking deep chord can stimulate the universal feeling of all people. We
can see it in the case of the famous and legendary Michael Jacson's Heal the World. It
can arouse humanism of a lot people in this world. So what would the world be like
without music? It would be lonely.

Laptop as Students' Friend

Conventionally, students need book, pen, eraser, drawing book, ruler and such
other stuff. Additionally, in this multimedia era, students need more to reach their
progressive development. Students need mobile keyboards to record every presented
subject easily. Of course it will need more cost but it will deserve for its function.
First, modern schools tend to applyfast transferring knowledge because the school
needs to catch the target of curriculum. Every subject will tend to be given in
demonstrative method. Consequently students need extra media cover the subject. Since
there is a laptop on every students' desk, this method will help student to get better
understanding.
Secondly, finding an appropriate laptop is not difficult as it was. Recently there is
an online shop which provides comprehensive information. The best is that the shop has
service of online shopping. The students just need to brows that online shop, decide
which computer or laptop they need, then complete the transaction. After that the laptop
will be delivered to the students' houses. That is really easy and save time and money.
From all of that, having mobile computer is absolutely useful for students who
want to catch the best result for their study. Buying laptop online is advisable because it
will cut the price. This online way is recommended since online shop also provide
several laptop types. Students just need to decide which type they really need.
 Why Exercise is Important

The majority of us claim that we do not have time for exercise. We feel too busy
to do that. However, many expert said thatexercise has great role in making our body
healthy
Being physically active offers many advantage. In physical reword, exercise can
reduce weight then our body will become fitter. Exercise is also believed to reduce stress
levels, improve sleep patterns, and reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and
some forms of cancer. Beside physical advantage, exercise also brings good effects
mentally. Due to the fitter body, exercise can make us feel refreshed and happy then we
can increase our life quality and expectancy.
How can we do exercise while we are busy? Such question is commonly found
among us. Actually exercise can be done in simple ways. We can go walking while
shopping. In the office we can take stair rather than lift to run up and down. Or we can go
cycling while enjoy the leisure time.
Over all, doing exercise is little bit difficult in busy life but the little bit
of exercise will help better.

Fast Food
Fast food nowadays is considered a normal eating venture. People are not
just eating out on special occasions or weekends anymore. It means that all the time they
mostly eat fast foods. However is fast food good for health?
Fast food has its popularity in the 1940’s. Within a few years, fast-food
operations popped up everywhere. With the compelling rise in fast-food restaurants since
the 1940’s, oddly it started the rise in obesity and cancer during that same time period.
Fast food is highly processed with a wide array of additives. To ensure fast food’s
low cost, the fast food products are made with highly-processed ingredients to give it
shelf-life, to hold consistency, and to enhance flavor. Fast food is altered from its original
healthy form.
It is not the calories in fast food which damage health and waistline. It is the
chemical additives such as aspartame and MSG (monosodium glutamate). Studies show
that the chemical additives lead to weight and disease issues.
So, there is absolutely nothing nutritional about fast food. Fast food simply feeds
hunger and craving.

Learning English
Why is Learning English Important? Language is the mean of communication.
Mostly groups of society have their own languages. Some of them appear the top global
languages. Most people in the world hear about English, Arabic, and Mandarin. However
English is the most global spoken language. Then if a man wants to catch a global goal,
he has to master English.
Everyone recognize that English is an international language. English is used in
writing and speaking by many people all over the world. It can be either as a first or
second language. We even hear British, American, Australian, and even Singaporean
English. Those various names of English are used as the first language in those countries.
Furthermore, some countries have their own languages as a mother language but also use
English mostly in daily communication.
Besides usage in daily interaction, English is also used as a key to open doors
leading to scientific and technical knowledge. No wonder we find manual guides and
instructions of many devices written in English. Even if we have a pack of instant
noodle, we will see the cooking instruction also written in English. This transfer of
science and technic will include many countries in economic, social and politics
development.
Finaly, the most easily seen in the importance of learning English is that most top
requirement in filling job opportunities is the ability using English; active or passive.
Job applicants who master English are more favorable than ones who do not.
The above facts prove that everybody needs to learn English if he likes to greet
the global era.
 Jakarta Issue

Jakarta is the second-worst place for expatriates to work in outside of the United
States of America, Canada and Western Europe. It is according to a recent report
published by Businessweek.
The Businessweek report ranked emerging markets that might be challenging to
move into due to their level of pollution, disease, political violence and availability of
good and services.
The report ranked Jakarta second, just below lagos in Nageria and above Riyadh
Saudi Arabia, saying the threat of violence from extremest, in particular, was serious
drawback to living in Jakarta. Bombings targeting foreign interests in Jakarta, such as
the JW Marriot hotel bombing in 2003, have been repeated elsewhere in the city.
The report said despite problem common to many developing cities such as the
risk of disease, poor sanitation, and excessive pollution, Indonesia can be an enticing
location.
In response, the Jakarta administration took the report positively, saying it could
spur the administration to improve its performance.

Opportunity in the Global Financial Crisis

US. financial crisis and its contagion to Europe and the rest of the world could
also create new opportunity for Indonesia in term of foreign direct investment and the
development of basic infrastructure.
As the US. financial crisis has now spread to Europe, the oil-rich countries such
as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Arab Emirate which have accumulated hundreds of billion
of Dollars in their foreign reserve, are now reviewing their holding or investment vehicle.
They are looking for more diversified investment outside the US and Europe.
Because of unfavorable political developments in Thailand and Malaysia over the
past few months, Indonesia which has largely Muslim population could become one of
these oil-rich countries' favorite place for foreign direct investment. That will be true if
the conditions, legal and market infrastructure are conducive for Islamic financial
instruments.
The government had improved the legal framework with the recent actment of
laws on sharia banking and bonds. The long term nature of Islamic bonds could make
them the most suitable investment instrument for Indonesia, as these bonds grant an
investor a share in an asset along with the cash flows and risks commensurate with such
ownership.
The financial crisis that has gripped the globe and weakening economic growth in
the rest of the world will serve to the government to accelerate the investment reform
measures in order to grab the hidden opportunity in the global crisis. (simplified from the
jakartapos.com on Oct 9)
 The Advantages of Gold Coin Investment
Gold has become a precious metal to mankind since it was the dawn of
civilization. The nature of gold is soft and malleable which people can make and easily
change to any forms, even it is done just by a simple technology. The beautiful golden
and shiny color does not easily fade out. The form of gold can be as jewelry, bar, or coin.
Now days gold coin, such as gold IRA, becomes an advantageous investment.
Gold is safe and profitable for investment. In uncertain situations, many people
are turning to gold because gold has a more stable value and regarded as currency
without limitation assets. It is secure and can be cashed out at any time we need.
The Gold values tend to be stable; take a look an IRA gold discussion. It is zero inflation
effect. It is very rare that the gold prices fell. Even every year, the gold price tends to
increase.
Investments in the form of coins, it is famous as gold coin, is more profitable if it
is compared with the investment gold in the form of jewelry. Gold Coin, for
example gold 401k which some people call 401k gold, is very good when used as
an alternative investment, whether it is for the medium-term investment and long-
term investment. Besides that gold coins need less cost in production and manufacturing
sot it is more lucrative than investing gold in the form of jewelry.
Moreover, some people do not just think gold as an investment, but also as
collections. Because the character is a collection so the uniqueness and rareness are the
point. There might be coins that cost up to more than a million because of the history
variables, ownership, and perhaps an important event when the coin is launched.
From the reason above, if we decide to make an investment, it could be useful to
consider investing gold coin or think aboutgold IRA transfer. It is really recommended.

Career in Translation

Functionally, translation is transferring the message or the meaning and not the
word. According to Nida, such translation is called dynamic equivalence translation. It
tries to bring the precise message in different language.
Many people like to watch Hollywood movie but many get trouble in
understanding to the actors' dialogue. So the way they get the understanding about the
movie is reading the translating text running. If Hindi translation is provided, it will bring
the better understanding for Indian moviegoer.Hollywood movie spread over
other Asia countries. Therefore,Arabic translation, Indonesian translation and Farsi
translationare widely needed and that is a big chance for English masterin that countries.
India is likely being an English speaking country. Indiatranslation will grow
better and. It seems Indonesia, Malaysiaand Filipina will reach that mark too
soon. Translation job will be great in amount and that is good development for
translating job seekers.

Writing for Money Online

The emergence of the internet has given internet entrepreneurs many ways to
make money. Writers are one group that have benefited from their talents as a result in
the rise of internet based jobs.
Blog writing is an increasingly popular way to earn money online determined by
the owner of the blog. They are very popular because of tBlogs are usually written on a
certain subject area but can vary as its content is heir simplicity to get up and running.
There are many free websites out there that will help you set up your own blog if you
choose to go that route because blog plus advertisement is a potential money
Article writing is also good money to earn money online. Make sure to gear your
articles to promote and advertise you own business ventures. These articles are a free
way to market the products and services you offer for free. The most effective
advertising with these articles comes from the dialogue box that is inserted at the end of
each article. These dialogue boxes contain links to basically any website you would like
to drive traffic to. For instance, you might have one link in your dialogue box to a
product you are selling and one to a blog where you are promoting a discussing other
products.
Writing takes some time to gain credibility through but once it’s done’ earning
potential can become very powerful.
 Controlling Children Using Computer
Computer and internet are useful as well as powerful. Information about
health and safe usage of computer and Internet, especially for children, should be owned
by each family. Computer connected to internet is powerful way to socialize with others.
It can be good but also bad effect. Recently we hear a lot of children get the advantage of
social networking sites but we often see the news about the disadvantage of it
for children. Healthy and safety of computer and Internet usage should continue to be
campaigned.
The role of parent in assisting and directing children in using computer is very
necessary. Installation of software monitor such as key logger which has function to
watch and note all activities relating to keyboard usage is helpful but not enough to
protect children from potential harms. Children tend to hide what they have done in front
of the computer to their parent. They see that all of they have done are their privacy and
no one may know.
We can not prevent children from using computer because it is multifunctional.
However, many parents worry about what their kids do in front of the computer; whether
they are doing homework or even just playing games. Or spending all time to surf
internet which is the materials do not fit with his age. There is a
tendency, especially teenagers, want to become acquainted with many strangers outside.
The lack parental supervision of children's activities is likely to pose a potential danger to
them. So parental monitor against the use of computers needs to be done from time to
time.

Why is It Important to Choose the Accredited School?

Most of teenagers need to go to school and there are a lot ofschools over there.
Nowadays, schools grow to offer plenty of choice; private and state ones. However it is a
hard choice since there are many factors which need to be considered before making the
selection. Some will be influenced by friends; because some friend got to certain school
than we go to there too. Some prefer to choose certain school because ofthe
closer distance. In fact, the primary decisive matter for selecting school is whether the
school has been accredited or not.
Why is important to choose an accredited school? Well, accredited schools have
an edge over the unaccredited schools. This label of Accredited School has an impact
inemployment opportunities. As result, if there are two or more students with similar
qualifications, the student who comes from the accredited school will have an edge over
the other candidate. Student from an accredited school has more open door
than student with an accredited one.
Many students select certain school depending more on short term factors like
friend influence and short distance from home. It is not bad since commuting actually
needs much cost. Choosing school which is closer to home will save time, energy and
money. However if that school is not accredited, the time and money spent along
studying seems to be waste in the long term because it could become a limiting factor in
gaining future opportunities.
Accredited school is not the only factor which will drive student’s success.
Personality and characterization are very important too. However a student with good
personality who comes from an accredited school is better than the others.