A Letter to the President
I have today sent a letter via email to SBY. My main intent is for the president to prioritize on efforts to put a stop to the mud disaster in Sidoarjo, which has drowned four villages to date and the figure is still counting.
The Penultimate Rut
"Between the cup you empty and the same cup refilled," wrote Fernando Pessoa, "who knows whether your fortune won’t interpose the abyss?"
I am of the same mind with this Portuguese writer. Yet, if I can plan my life at all so as to live as planned, I wish to spend my old age in a quiet. Notions of living such by a seaside or mountain I have somehow set aside of late, for reasons that need no mention.
By or on top of a hill is probably better, where I'll be able to write my next books--or at least some posts for a new blog titled: Once Upon a Hill; wait… Once Upon a Hill®, there.) Our daughter, well, by then she will have had a life of her own; anytime she wishes to see her mother, she can drop by, or we can go visit her once in a while when the harvesting season is done.
Call it a back-to-nature craving. To one who is no good planner such as I am, it is more a dream, the kind I want to have when awake. A simple wish that really isn't, especially when viewed from the circumstances I am in right now. It is no less authentic, though not unique, since many must so aspire, too. In my case, the chance for success is slightly leveraged because my wife is a meticulous planner.
The urge to realize the pastoral fantasy becomes stronger and stronger every day with the amount of air pollution one inhales and the accompanying noise, particularly when I find myself stuck in the traffic jam on the way to work. Like most Jakartans I have to spend almost 2 hours to work and more or less the same amount for homecoming. I must admit it does not look like a very blessed living, but that's what we Jakartans must tolerate, not excluding those who walk to work.
No matter who we are, ladies or gentlemen, fancy car owners or borrowed-car drivers, motorists or pedestrians, recalcitrant bus drivers or most-dedicated police officers; and no matter our status: married or single, pious or secular, rich or poor, everyone living in our part of the world will be as trapped in this rut most mornings and afternoons as canned sardines except that we are not yet dead.
True, Jakarta is still the best to make money in the country, but it is the only best among the worst, and non-Jakartans deciding on job offers in this city must seriously take this traffic factor into account. Here is a place where being good drivers and experienced pedestrians does not count, because they get outnumbered by the ignorant. The capital city, which will elect its new governor next year, has been a great model of a city of failure. And believe me, this is only a fact. I never mean this post as an insult or self pity; it simply is a factual situation--or a case where only bad karma is being put at work.
I have been beating around the bush, and I suspect your suspicion about it has developed.
Actually, this post is neither about romantic poetry, old age luxuries, driving skills, nor solutions to indictable Jakarta's traffic jams; it's, rather, about corruption (henceforth: "It"), something elusive many have wanted to write about but could not for fear of only stating the obvious.
All that I dare say at this juncture is that the horrifying traffic condition of Jakarta can be used to remind everybody of one great empiric tale-tell of the social cost that many of us knowingly or otherwise imposed upon ourselves. Traffic jams are inundating everyone regardless of the fact that some of us are good users of thoroughfares. Moral suasions or ethical solutions have been used and repeated, without efficacy and many among us keep wondering why.
Now comes the main thrust: things are no different with It in this country. My hipothesis is as follows: to know about the state of It in any country, one only needs to feel one's general welfare in rush hours. The infrastructure and suprastructure of a country's traffic order and the behavior of its people on thoroughfares very much typify those in other spectrums in life.
The nature of It, however, is more covert, subtle, and chronic if compared to that of traffic congestion. As a Jakartan myself, with utter conviction I can so testify. The effect has been here to stay. Few among us, no doubt, have tried to live day by day avoiding all types of It. But to the people at large, cases perhaps need to be discovered and pinpointed that illustrate how devastating the effect of It is to everybody. (For this, economic modelling won't suffice; ethical and religious perspectives not enough. It must logically be of multi perspectives, kept simple but moving.)
The penultimate rut in which It eventually chastises everyone is far worse and more paralyzing than Jakarta's congestion, but it is not as visible or revealing.
I hope that justifies my meandering.
I am of the same mind with this Portuguese writer. Yet, if I can plan my life at all so as to live as planned, I wish to spend my old age in a quiet. Notions of living such by a seaside or mountain I have somehow set aside of late, for reasons that need no mention.
By or on top of a hill is probably better, where I'll be able to write my next books--or at least some posts for a new blog titled: Once Upon a Hill; wait… Once Upon a Hill®, there.) Our daughter, well, by then she will have had a life of her own; anytime she wishes to see her mother, she can drop by, or we can go visit her once in a while when the harvesting season is done.
Call it a back-to-nature craving. To one who is no good planner such as I am, it is more a dream, the kind I want to have when awake. A simple wish that really isn't, especially when viewed from the circumstances I am in right now. It is no less authentic, though not unique, since many must so aspire, too. In my case, the chance for success is slightly leveraged because my wife is a meticulous planner.
The urge to realize the pastoral fantasy becomes stronger and stronger every day with the amount of air pollution one inhales and the accompanying noise, particularly when I find myself stuck in the traffic jam on the way to work. Like most Jakartans I have to spend almost 2 hours to work and more or less the same amount for homecoming. I must admit it does not look like a very blessed living, but that's what we Jakartans must tolerate, not excluding those who walk to work.
No matter who we are, ladies or gentlemen, fancy car owners or borrowed-car drivers, motorists or pedestrians, recalcitrant bus drivers or most-dedicated police officers; and no matter our status: married or single, pious or secular, rich or poor, everyone living in our part of the world will be as trapped in this rut most mornings and afternoons as canned sardines except that we are not yet dead.
True, Jakarta is still the best to make money in the country, but it is the only best among the worst, and non-Jakartans deciding on job offers in this city must seriously take this traffic factor into account. Here is a place where being good drivers and experienced pedestrians does not count, because they get outnumbered by the ignorant. The capital city, which will elect its new governor next year, has been a great model of a city of failure. And believe me, this is only a fact. I never mean this post as an insult or self pity; it simply is a factual situation--or a case where only bad karma is being put at work.
I have been beating around the bush, and I suspect your suspicion about it has developed.
Actually, this post is neither about romantic poetry, old age luxuries, driving skills, nor solutions to indictable Jakarta's traffic jams; it's, rather, about corruption (henceforth: "It"), something elusive many have wanted to write about but could not for fear of only stating the obvious.
All that I dare say at this juncture is that the horrifying traffic condition of Jakarta can be used to remind everybody of one great empiric tale-tell of the social cost that many of us knowingly or otherwise imposed upon ourselves. Traffic jams are inundating everyone regardless of the fact that some of us are good users of thoroughfares. Moral suasions or ethical solutions have been used and repeated, without efficacy and many among us keep wondering why.
Now comes the main thrust: things are no different with It in this country. My hipothesis is as follows: to know about the state of It in any country, one only needs to feel one's general welfare in rush hours. The infrastructure and suprastructure of a country's traffic order and the behavior of its people on thoroughfares very much typify those in other spectrums in life.
The nature of It, however, is more covert, subtle, and chronic if compared to that of traffic congestion. As a Jakartan myself, with utter conviction I can so testify. The effect has been here to stay. Few among us, no doubt, have tried to live day by day avoiding all types of It. But to the people at large, cases perhaps need to be discovered and pinpointed that illustrate how devastating the effect of It is to everybody. (For this, economic modelling won't suffice; ethical and religious perspectives not enough. It must logically be of multi perspectives, kept simple but moving.)
The penultimate rut in which It eventually chastises everyone is far worse and more paralyzing than Jakarta's congestion, but it is not as visible or revealing.
I hope that justifies my meandering.
A 1-Post Summary of Draft State Budget 2007 & Financial Notes
0. Background:
i) Year 2007 is third implementation year of 2004-2009 Mid Term Dev. Plan, whose preparation was based on vision and missions of President in attempt to realize targets of United Indonesia cabinet;
ii) Draft state budget 2007 has been based on stipulations of State Finance Law as guide to setting of Government Work Plan for 2007, Macroeconomic Frameworks, and Major Fiscal Policies for 2007;
iii) Major fiscal politics have been already pre-agreed to during preliminary discussions between GOI and DPR (23 May-21 June 2006).
1. Macroeconomic assumptions:
(i) growth, 6.3% (cf. 6.2% in APBN 2006 or 5,8% projected for 2006;
(ii) inflation, 6.5% (cf. 8% projected for 2006);
(iii) exchange rate of Rp 9.300/US$;
(iv) average 3-mo SBI rate, 8.5%;
(v) averageICP, US$65 per barrel; and
(vi) average lifting 1 million barrel/day.
2. Broad Strategy for 2007:
- First, to continue fiscal consolidation measures through control of budget deficit, up to 0.9 % GDP (1.2% in 2006), to balance rooms for triggering growth and employment creation;
- Second, to formulate financing strategy so as to reduce as much as possible debt burden and risk
3. Strategic moves to achieve desired deficit:
- First, improving tax and non-tax revenues: à policy renewal, tax and custom administration reform; also that of non-tax;
- Second, improving efficiency and effectiveness of state expenditure by sharpening allocations for central govt's priorities. This in turns calls for:
(a) improvement of income of govt officials and retired officers;
(b) servicing of debt interest;
(c) improvement of service quality in governmental operation and maintenance of state assets;
(d) Government's investment in infrastructure;
(e) Subsidizing for stablizing prices of goods and services;
(f) Improvement of budget allocation for education as mandated by Constitution 1945;
(g) Sustainability of direct subsidies to people in sectors of education and health; and
(h) development of biofuel and biodiesel as fuel alternatives.
- Third, improving efficiency and effectiveness of state expenditure by sharpening allocations for regional priorities. This in turns calls for:
(a) improvement in revenue-sharing calculation and accelleration of its distribution to regions;
(b) improving basic data needed for DAU calculation, which for 2007 has been allocated to amount to 26 % of net domestic revenue;
(c) increasing DAK allocation for regions with under-average financial capacity in provision of basic facilities and infrastructure in sectors of:
(i) education --> 9 years compulsory education;
(ii) health;
(iii) infrastructure: --> road, clean water and irrigation;
(iv) marine and fishery;
(v) agriculture;
(vi) governmental infrastructure; and
(vii) environment.
4. Revenue and underlying assumptions
State revenues plus grants are expected to reach Rp713.4 trillion (20.2% of GDP), or an increase by 14.1% from target of APBN 2006.Revenues amount to Rp 505,9 t (from taxes) and Rp 204.9 t (non-taxes). Tax ratio is estimated to reach 14.3 % of GDP, or higher than that in 2006 (13.7%).
Underlying assumptions:
- Better macroeconomic condition;
- Pipelined reforms in realms of tax, customs and duties, i.e through:
(a) modernization of functions of service provision and advocacy; (b) modernization of supervision function;
(c) modernization of supporting functions; and
(d) administrative and procedurial improvement in customs and duties.
5. Lower Non-Tax Revenue and Underlying Factors
Non-Tax Revenue (Rp204,9 t) is lower than that in revised budget of 2006 (Rp224,5 t) due to:
(a) less income from oil/gas, forestry, and fishery; and
(b) lower SOE dividends.
6. Expenditure
Expenditure totals to Rp746,5 t (21.1% of GDP), or an increase by 15.3 % of APBN-2006 projected ceiling.
Central govt's spending of Rp 496 t, or 16% higher than that allocated in 2006 state budget, is to cover:
(a) Personnel, Rp 98.5 t;
(b) Goods and Services, Rp 72.5 t;
(c) Capital expenditure, Rp 66.0 t;
(d) Interest Payment, Rp 85.1;
(e) Subsidies, Rp109.7;
(f) Social aids Rp 49.0 t, and;
(g) Other Current Expenditures, Rp 15.1 t.
7. Reasons behind higher central government's spending
(a) planned improvement of welfare of civil servants, retiring officers, and military and police officers through increases of basic-salary and structural and functional supports, daily food allowance (for police and military);
(b) more spending on goods to support governmental function and to improve public service;
(c) increase of subsidies to stabilize prices of goods and services, and;
(d) increase of sosial aids related to disasters.
8. Regional Expenditure
Regional govt's spending of Rp 250.5 t, or 13.8% higher than that allocated in 2006 state budget, is to cover:
(i) Balancing funds (BF) of Rp 243.9 t, including special autonomy funds (Rp 4.0t) and adjustment thereof (Rp 2.7t), totalling Rp 6.7 t.
BF consists of shared revenue (R/S) of Rp 65,8 t and DAU (Rp 163.7 t), and DAK (Rp14.4 t).
9. Budget Deficit and Financing
Deficit is planned at Rp 33.1t or 0.9% of GDP.
Domestic financing targets at Rp 51.3 t or 1.5% of GDP; net foreign financing is planned to reach a minus of Rp18.2 t (0.5% of GDP).
Portion of domestic financing are expected from:
- Domestic banking; Rp. 16.1 t
- Ex-moratorium funds (related to reconstruction and rehabilitation of NAD and Nias; (amount N/A)
- Privatization yields; Rp 2 t;
- Sales of banking assets under PT. PPA; Rp 1 t;
- Issuance of SUN, Rp 34,2 t.
(Minus discounting factors, such as govt's investment and infrastructure support)
Net foreign financing, - Rp 18.2 t. (It's negative)
- New loans, Rp 35.9 t (of which Rp 14.4 t of program type; Rp 21.4 project type)
- Debt service, - Rp 54.1 t.
(*)
i) Year 2007 is third implementation year of 2004-2009 Mid Term Dev. Plan, whose preparation was based on vision and missions of President in attempt to realize targets of United Indonesia cabinet;
ii) Draft state budget 2007 has been based on stipulations of State Finance Law as guide to setting of Government Work Plan for 2007, Macroeconomic Frameworks, and Major Fiscal Policies for 2007;
iii) Major fiscal politics have been already pre-agreed to during preliminary discussions between GOI and DPR (23 May-21 June 2006).
1. Macroeconomic assumptions:
(i) growth, 6.3% (cf. 6.2% in APBN 2006 or 5,8% projected for 2006;
(ii) inflation, 6.5% (cf. 8% projected for 2006);
(iii) exchange rate of Rp 9.300/US$;
(iv) average 3-mo SBI rate, 8.5%;
(v) averageICP, US$65 per barrel; and
(vi) average lifting 1 million barrel/day.
2. Broad Strategy for 2007:
- First, to continue fiscal consolidation measures through control of budget deficit, up to 0.9 % GDP (1.2% in 2006), to balance rooms for triggering growth and employment creation;
- Second, to formulate financing strategy so as to reduce as much as possible debt burden and risk
3. Strategic moves to achieve desired deficit:
- First, improving tax and non-tax revenues: à policy renewal, tax and custom administration reform; also that of non-tax;
- Second, improving efficiency and effectiveness of state expenditure by sharpening allocations for central govt's priorities. This in turns calls for:
(a) improvement of income of govt officials and retired officers;
(b) servicing of debt interest;
(c) improvement of service quality in governmental operation and maintenance of state assets;
(d) Government's investment in infrastructure;
(e) Subsidizing for stablizing prices of goods and services;
(f) Improvement of budget allocation for education as mandated by Constitution 1945;
(g) Sustainability of direct subsidies to people in sectors of education and health; and
(h) development of biofuel and biodiesel as fuel alternatives.
- Third, improving efficiency and effectiveness of state expenditure by sharpening allocations for regional priorities. This in turns calls for:
(a) improvement in revenue-sharing calculation and accelleration of its distribution to regions;
(b) improving basic data needed for DAU calculation, which for 2007 has been allocated to amount to 26 % of net domestic revenue;
(c) increasing DAK allocation for regions with under-average financial capacity in provision of basic facilities and infrastructure in sectors of:
(i) education --> 9 years compulsory education;
(ii) health;
(iii) infrastructure: --> road, clean water and irrigation;
(iv) marine and fishery;
(v) agriculture;
(vi) governmental infrastructure; and
(vii) environment.
4. Revenue and underlying assumptions
State revenues plus grants are expected to reach Rp713.4 trillion (20.2% of GDP), or an increase by 14.1% from target of APBN 2006.Revenues amount to Rp 505,9 t (from taxes) and Rp 204.9 t (non-taxes). Tax ratio is estimated to reach 14.3 % of GDP, or higher than that in 2006 (13.7%).
Underlying assumptions:
- Better macroeconomic condition;
- Pipelined reforms in realms of tax, customs and duties, i.e through:
(a) modernization of functions of service provision and advocacy; (b) modernization of supervision function;
(c) modernization of supporting functions; and
(d) administrative and procedurial improvement in customs and duties.
5. Lower Non-Tax Revenue and Underlying Factors
Non-Tax Revenue (Rp204,9 t) is lower than that in revised budget of 2006 (Rp224,5 t) due to:
(a) less income from oil/gas, forestry, and fishery; and
(b) lower SOE dividends.
6. Expenditure
Expenditure totals to Rp746,5 t (21.1% of GDP), or an increase by 15.3 % of APBN-2006 projected ceiling.
Central govt's spending of Rp 496 t, or 16% higher than that allocated in 2006 state budget, is to cover:
(a) Personnel, Rp 98.5 t;
(b) Goods and Services, Rp 72.5 t;
(c) Capital expenditure, Rp 66.0 t;
(d) Interest Payment, Rp 85.1;
(e) Subsidies, Rp109.7;
(f) Social aids Rp 49.0 t, and;
(g) Other Current Expenditures, Rp 15.1 t.
7. Reasons behind higher central government's spending
(a) planned improvement of welfare of civil servants, retiring officers, and military and police officers through increases of basic-salary and structural and functional supports, daily food allowance (for police and military);
(b) more spending on goods to support governmental function and to improve public service;
(c) increase of subsidies to stabilize prices of goods and services, and;
(d) increase of sosial aids related to disasters.
8. Regional Expenditure
Regional govt's spending of Rp 250.5 t, or 13.8% higher than that allocated in 2006 state budget, is to cover:
(i) Balancing funds (BF) of Rp 243.9 t, including special autonomy funds (Rp 4.0t) and adjustment thereof (Rp 2.7t), totalling Rp 6.7 t.
BF consists of shared revenue (R/S) of Rp 65,8 t and DAU (Rp 163.7 t), and DAK (Rp14.4 t).
9. Budget Deficit and Financing
Deficit is planned at Rp 33.1t or 0.9% of GDP.
Domestic financing targets at Rp 51.3 t or 1.5% of GDP; net foreign financing is planned to reach a minus of Rp18.2 t (0.5% of GDP).
Portion of domestic financing are expected from:
- Domestic banking; Rp. 16.1 t
- Ex-moratorium funds (related to reconstruction and rehabilitation of NAD and Nias; (amount N/A)
- Privatization yields; Rp 2 t;
- Sales of banking assets under PT. PPA; Rp 1 t;
- Issuance of SUN, Rp 34,2 t.
(Minus discounting factors, such as govt's investment and infrastructure support)
Net foreign financing, - Rp 18.2 t. (It's negative)
- New loans, Rp 35.9 t (of which Rp 14.4 t of program type; Rp 21.4 project type)
- Debt service, - Rp 54.1 t.
(*)
500 Almost Famous Quotes
Updated 8/19: Please be informed that the content of this post has been moved to Visitor's Corner on the left column. The contribution I received to date has been mind-blowing :p)
Pancasila. In 10 Languages.
I've got nothing better to post than this one, based on a forwarded message that entered my inbox from some genius--could've been You. It's about the beautiful yet long marginalized or misunderstood Five Principles of Indonesia. I just translated the introductory sentence--and the English version. Enjoy!
"To commemorate Indonesia's Independence on the 17th of August, 2006 in this era of regional autonomy, it is therefore deemed necessary, when necessities arise, that we pronounce out loud Pancasila in the vernacular in which it is commemorated; hence the following versions".
Pancasila (Indonesian)
1. Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa
2. Kemanusiaan Yang Adil Dan Beradab
3. Persatuan Indonesia
4. Kerakyatan Yang Dipimpin Oleh Hikmat Kebijaksanaan Dalam Permusyawaratan/Perwakilan
5. Keadilan Sosial Bagi Seluruh Rakyat Indonesia
The Five Principles (English)
1. Belief in the one and only God
2. Just and civilized humanity
3. The unity of Indonesia
4. Democracy guided by the inner wisdom in the unanimity arising out of deliberations amongst representatives
5. Social justice for the whole of the people of Indonesia
Pancasila (Jawa)
siji: Gusti Alllah ora ono kancane
loro: Dadi wong kudu sing adil lan ojo kejem-kejem
telu: Indonesia bersatu kabeh
papat: karo tonggo-tonggo nek ono masalah diomongno bareng-bareng opo o
limo: mangan ra mangan sing penting kumpul
Pancasila (Sunda)
Hiji: Gusti Allah eta sorangan sareng ageng pisan
Dua: ka sorangan teh sikapna kudu sami, ulah ngabeda-beda keun..
Tilu: Indonesia kuduna mah jadi hiji
Opat: Ra'yat Indonesia sae na pang mutuskeun sagala teh disepakatkeun heula. Kedah bager lan bijaksana
Lima: Ceunah teh sikap sosialna kudu adil hiji sareng batur.
Pancasila (Batak Toba)
Sada: Dang adong na pajago-jagohon di jolo ni Debata
Dua : Maradat tu sude jolma
Tolu : Punguan ni halak Indonesia
Opat : Marbadai ... marbadai, dungi mardame
Lima : Godang pe habis saotik pe sukkup
Poncosilo (Jawa kromo)
Kaping setunggal: Gusti ingkang Maha satunggal
Kaping kalih: Tiang ingkang Adil lan beradab
Kaping tiga: Persetunggalan Indonesia
Kaping sekawan: Kerakyatan ingkang dipimpin kaliyan hikmat lan kewicaksonoan dateng permusyawaratan kang diwakilkan.
Kaping gangsal:Adil kang sosial kangge sakabehe tiang Indonesia
Pancasila (Palembang)
Sute: Tuhan ne sute tu'la
Due: jelme harus khapat same rate
Tige: jelme Indones iane bersatu padu
Empat: jeleme Indonesiane diketuci ngai hikmah dimane ngedapatkan jawaban dadi gegale masalah
Leme: kesameratean hidup ne jelmekangok Indonesia...
Pancasila (Ambon)
1. Torang samua tawu cuma ada Tuang Allah yaitu Tete manu...
2. Orang ambon samu harus tau adat
3. Acang deng obet harus bisa bakubae
4. Paitua deng maitua harus bae-bae di rumah rakyat
5. Samu harus bisa jaga diri karna ambon lapar makan orang....... ...
Pancasila (Manado)
1. Cuma boleh ba satu Tuhan
2. Selalu adil kong ja pake ontak
3. Torang samua satu, Bangsa Indonesia
4. Tu rakyat musti slalu bakumpul kong bicara bae-2 spy slalu ada kaputusan gagah yg semua trima deng nang hati.
5. voor seluruh ra kyat Indonesia, nyanda ada tu jabaku kase beda-2 perlakuan.
Pancasilo (Padang)
Ciek: Bintang Basagi Limo
Duo: Rantai pangikek kudo
Tigo: pohon baringin gadang ta'mpek kito bacinto
Ampek: kapalo banteng bataduk duo
Limo: padi jo kapeh pambaluik nan luko..
"To commemorate Indonesia's Independence on the 17th of August, 2006 in this era of regional autonomy, it is therefore deemed necessary, when necessities arise, that we pronounce out loud Pancasila in the vernacular in which it is commemorated; hence the following versions".
Pancasila (Indonesian)
1. Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa
2. Kemanusiaan Yang Adil Dan Beradab
3. Persatuan Indonesia
4. Kerakyatan Yang Dipimpin Oleh Hikmat Kebijaksanaan Dalam Permusyawaratan/Perwakilan
5. Keadilan Sosial Bagi Seluruh Rakyat Indonesia
The Five Principles (English)
1. Belief in the one and only God
2. Just and civilized humanity
3. The unity of Indonesia
4. Democracy guided by the inner wisdom in the unanimity arising out of deliberations amongst representatives
5. Social justice for the whole of the people of Indonesia
Pancasila (Jawa)
siji: Gusti Alllah ora ono kancane
loro: Dadi wong kudu sing adil lan ojo kejem-kejem
telu: Indonesia bersatu kabeh
papat: karo tonggo-tonggo nek ono masalah diomongno bareng-bareng opo o
limo: mangan ra mangan sing penting kumpul
Pancasila (Sunda)
Hiji: Gusti Allah eta sorangan sareng ageng pisan
Dua: ka sorangan teh sikapna kudu sami, ulah ngabeda-beda keun..
Tilu: Indonesia kuduna mah jadi hiji
Opat: Ra'yat Indonesia sae na pang mutuskeun sagala teh disepakatkeun heula. Kedah bager lan bijaksana
Lima: Ceunah teh sikap sosialna kudu adil hiji sareng batur.
Pancasila (Batak Toba)
Sada: Dang adong na pajago-jagohon di jolo ni Debata
Dua : Maradat tu sude jolma
Tolu : Punguan ni halak Indonesia
Opat : Marbadai ... marbadai, dungi mardame
Lima : Godang pe habis saotik pe sukkup
Poncosilo (Jawa kromo)
Kaping setunggal: Gusti ingkang Maha satunggal
Kaping kalih: Tiang ingkang Adil lan beradab
Kaping tiga: Persetunggalan Indonesia
Kaping sekawan: Kerakyatan ingkang dipimpin kaliyan hikmat lan kewicaksonoan dateng permusyawaratan kang diwakilkan.
Kaping gangsal:Adil kang sosial kangge sakabehe tiang Indonesia
Pancasila (Palembang)
Sute: Tuhan ne sute tu'la
Due: jelme harus khapat same rate
Tige: jelme Indones iane bersatu padu
Empat: jeleme Indonesiane diketuci ngai hikmah dimane ngedapatkan jawaban dadi gegale masalah
Leme: kesameratean hidup ne jelmekangok Indonesia...
Pancasila (Ambon)
1. Torang samua tawu cuma ada Tuang Allah yaitu Tete manu...
2. Orang ambon samu harus tau adat
3. Acang deng obet harus bisa bakubae
4. Paitua deng maitua harus bae-bae di rumah rakyat
5. Samu harus bisa jaga diri karna ambon lapar makan orang....... ...
Pancasila (Manado)
1. Cuma boleh ba satu Tuhan
2. Selalu adil kong ja pake ontak
3. Torang samua satu, Bangsa Indonesia
4. Tu rakyat musti slalu bakumpul kong bicara bae-2 spy slalu ada kaputusan gagah yg semua trima deng nang hati.
5. voor seluruh ra kyat Indonesia, nyanda ada tu jabaku kase beda-2 perlakuan.
Pancasilo (Padang)
Ciek: Bintang Basagi Limo
Duo: Rantai pangikek kudo
Tigo: pohon baringin gadang ta'mpek kito bacinto
Ampek: kapalo banteng bataduk duo
Limo: padi jo kapeh pambaluik nan luko..
Qana
1/
To whom words are mightier than swords
Be warned, for woes may thee betide
After our pride, land, offsprings and lives
what more of us can be deprived?
Virtuousness and compliance
are being ridiculed by this persecution
Avarice rules the world, conscience eclipsed
by Darwinian aggression
Peace is a piece of cake offered at a gunpoint
Truth always the one from a certain viewpoint
To whom words are mightier than swords
be wary, for words may be merely as shorter
than swords as our untimely departure
2/
To whom swords are mightier than words
be assured: woes will thee betide
Virtuousness and compliance
do not expire with persecution
While avarice feeds on itself
aggression only breeds violence
The Peace offered at a gunpoint
and the Truth in between ruins
are but sources of self-inflicted pain
Swords return to sheaths where they belong
and get eaten away by time before too long
the blast of words, as soon as they explode
is a flame time can neither put out nor corrode
july 31 - aug. 2, 2006
by tjipoetat quill
http://www.poemhunter.com/tjipoetat-quill/poet-162360/
To whom words are mightier than swords
Be warned, for woes may thee betide
After our pride, land, offsprings and lives
what more of us can be deprived?
Virtuousness and compliance
are being ridiculed by this persecution
Avarice rules the world, conscience eclipsed
by Darwinian aggression
Peace is a piece of cake offered at a gunpoint
Truth always the one from a certain viewpoint
To whom words are mightier than swords
be wary, for words may be merely as shorter
than swords as our untimely departure
2/
To whom swords are mightier than words
be assured: woes will thee betide
Virtuousness and compliance
do not expire with persecution
While avarice feeds on itself
aggression only breeds violence
The Peace offered at a gunpoint
and the Truth in between ruins
are but sources of self-inflicted pain
Swords return to sheaths where they belong
and get eaten away by time before too long
the blast of words, as soon as they explode
is a flame time can neither put out nor corrode
july 31 - aug. 2, 2006
by tjipoetat quill
http://www.poemhunter.com/tjipoetat-quill/poet-162360/
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