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 its 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

andanywhere. Music is a way to express feelings. When we fall in love, the kind of music
wed listen to would be all about love. When were sad, we would go for music that is
melancholic in nature and immerse ourselves in the sadness. When were happy, wed 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 couldnt even remember her
husbands name wouldremember 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 1940s. Within a few years, fast-food operations
popped up everywhere. With the compelling rise in fast-food restaurants since the 1940s, 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 foods 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. Futhermore, some countries have
their own languages as a mother language but also use English mostly in daily comunication.
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 andinstructions 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 developement.
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 favourable 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.

Is Smoking Good for Us?

Before we are going to smoke, it is better to look at the fact. About 50 thousands people
die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die in road
accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because ofdiseases caused by smoking.
Ninety percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If we smoke five cigarettes a day,
we are six times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker. If we smoke twenty
cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen greater. Ninety five percent of people who suffer
of bronchitis are people who are smoking. Smokers are two and half times more likely to die of
heart disease than non smokers.
Additionally, children of smoker are more likely to developbronchitis and pneumonia. In
one hour in smoky room, non smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he had
smoked fifteen cigarettes.
Smoking is really good for tobacco companies because they do make much money from
smoking habit. Smoking however is not good for every body else.

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
direc 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 investmentvehicle. They are looking for more
diversified investmentoutside 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 wil 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 bondsgrant 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-terminvestment 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 its 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 unaccreditedschools. This label of Accredited School has an impact inemployment
opportunities. As result, if there are two or morestudents 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 students 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.