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11월 27일 " One day, Mr Marcus Rowan Atkinson Goldman had a business meeting with his prospective Business Partner, Mr Benk BerDante  . Mr Goldman was going to incorporate a Bank. Mr Benk Berdante is a very well known Bank Governor. In the middle of the meeting, Mr BerDante asked Mr. Goldman to confess his deepest secret which he never confessed it to others. Mr Goldman was very shocked  . He was mumbling, trembling and shaking  . Mr Goldman tried to answer it: "Do ... do... do you really want me to tell things which ... which ... which is too secret to tell about it ?  ". Mr Berdante smiled looking at his response and said "yes, why not ?". Mr Goldman replied "Well, ( with his famous face expression ) do you really want to know the color of my square pants underwear I am wearing today ?". Mr Berdante was shocking because of his answer. Mr Berdante replied "is that all ? . Mr Goldman responded "hmm...do you also want to know the brand of my square pants underwear ?". Mr Berdante was smiling at his second secret telling and said "Well, ok ... ok I trust you Mr Goldman". Mr Goldman felt relieved and he raised a question to him "May I ask you a question too ?  ". Mr Berdante answered "of course, why not ? just ask it.". Mr Goldman asked him "may I know what is the color of underwear your wife is wearing today ? ". Mr BerDante answered his question "Oh...my friend, you really read United States Declaration of Independence text too much, especially those few lines in it...  ".
[ This Quote of The Day shall be read with 100% sense of humour, Joo Roby Widjaja ]
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:15:09 -0800 From: jooroby@yahoo.com Subject: Re: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX CC: roby_widjaja@hotmail.com
Dear Sir, Thank you very much for your reply. Since we both agree to accept Investment from your Client as Equity based on my Business Plan at: http://roby-widjaja.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DC24335F87689847!5342.entry
Please prepare the MoU draft and send it to me by email. You (your client) do not need to do any transfer before we sign the MoU. Currently, I am also reviewing investment offering from Mr. Bernanke (The Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank USA): http://roby-widjaja.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DC24335F87689847!5345.entryPlease let me compare your client's offering VS his offering. There will
be possibility we could combine those two offering together in order to strengthen the start-up capital for this Business Plan. I will ask some multinational Banks which have branches at Indonesia about opening UK account based. If it is not possible, there are two alternatives I offer: 1. We ask the UK embassy officer(s) at Indonesia become the (escrow account) intermediator between your client and me. http://ukinindonesia.fco.gov.uk/en/2. We could also use online payment services such as (I already have accounts on those three online payment services) : http://www.libertyreserve.com/en/www.paypal.comhttps://perfectmoney.com/I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Joo Roby Widjaja. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
To: roby widjaja <jooroby@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thu, November 26, 2009 4:20:33 PM
Subject: Re: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY
Dear Roby ,
It appears you did not actually understood the present terrain in International transactions and especially, when it comes to foreign investments and the issues of capital flights and especially during this period of global economic melt-down that no countries allows for capital flights and that is one of the main reasons of expecting you to open an account in any of their nominated banks, once that is done, you will be expected to open the account with the same account name with your account in your home country and by so doing, the bank account will be deemed as an account by the same account holder and therefore, no restrictions will be imposed on it. However, the issue of your home currency will not be a problem because once the funds are transferred to your bank account with the financiers bank, you can personally do the
transfers to your nominated bank account with HSBC which operates in your home country. Finally, we accept to a profit sharing ratio of Class A equity of 50% profit sharing ratio, provided an adequate financial audited accounts will be made available to me for scrutiny quarterly. I need your quick reply before I proceed with the drafting of a binding memorandum of understanding.
XXXXXXXXrd,
XXXXXXXXXXEMENT LIMITED
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX HIGH STREET
BUSXXXXXXXXXXXXIRE, WD231BD
XXXXXXXXXXXXX246
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXsultant.com
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXco.uk
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--- On Wed, 25/11/09, roby widjaja <jooroby@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: roby widjaja <jooroby@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Cc: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Date: Wednesday, 25 November, 2009, 9:53
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXITED
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX HIGH STREET
XXXXXXXXXX31BD XXXXXXXXXXXOM.
Thank you very much for your reply.
Having gone through your project proposal and found them very interesting. Your proposal has been considered by my client and I will in turn will like to know the number of shares that will be alloted to my client over his investment of $30 Million
Your client will have 50% of Class A Shares ( Management Shares Class ) for his/her USD 30 Millions Equity (not loan and not equity-to-debt convertible).
http://roby-widjaja.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DC24335F87689847!5342.entry
otherwise, the funds will be granted in the form of loan under an hedged investment loan with a very low interest rate of 4.5% simple interest per annum and repayable within a period of 10 years due to the secured nature of your investment proposals.
I am not interested on Loan for this Fund Management
business Plan. If you (your clients) would like to lend me money, I will be interested if you could give me credit limit up to (expandable loan) 10 billions USD. I could provide guarantee for that loan up to 100% from the loan usage (after I purchase assets by that loan money. I will do Leverage Buy Out style just like what http://www.kkr.com did and do). The interest rate should be floating with this formula: Central Bank Interest (based on the Currency we use on the loan) + X %. We could discuss the value of that X%. For example, if we use US Dollar as the currency base for the loan contract, and the X% = 1%. Then the loan interest rate will be The US Federal Reserve Rate + 1% month by month.
Nevertheless, bear in mind that an assets management fees of 1% of the total investment
funds of my client will be paid
to me for my services once the investment funds are confirmed in your bank account.
I do not mind if you take 1% intermediator fee from your client's money. I will not interfere negotiations you make with your clients. Every fees that will be paid to you will be shown openly on our company's accounting.
Secondly i want you to bear in mind that no upfront payment will be demanded from any of the parties until the funds are confirmed in your designated bank account.
I agree 100% with it.
Thirdly you will be required to provide a bank gurantee to cover the investment funds of my client.
However,
if you cannot provide a bank gurantee, owing to your investment proposals,
Things about Collateral / guarantee on the loan (if it is loan) have been explained above.
i can personally use my medium to assist you in raising that, to ensure you spend no money in the course of this transaction, if you desire my help on that very aspect.
I prefer to use my own collateral / guarantee by http://www.kkr.com 's Leverage Buy Out Style.
Finally, before we proceed i will draw up a binding memorandum of understanding for your perusal and signing. Alternatively, you can let me know the number of profit sharing ratio that will be alloted to my client incase, you prefer a joint venture.
If your clients would like to invest it as Equity, he/she/they will get 50% shares of Class A Share. It means, your clients will get 50% of profit from the Fund Management Profit as well as me (50% of Class A Share holder).
if it is loan, then your clients will get interest rate only, there will be no
profit sharing from my investment
portfolios.
Moreover, you will be required to meet with the financiers in any of their nominated bank account for the opening of a business bank account in any of their designated bank s either in belgium or united kingdom with a minimum bank deposit of €1500 euro which forms part of your minimum bank deposit and could be withdrawn at any point in time you desire.
I prefer to use my own Indonesian Bank Accounts for receiving the loan/equity from your Clients. I could also open a Bank account on Multinational Banks such as CitiBank or HSBC. They have foreign currencies based bank account.
Alternatively, i can stand as your gurantor and assist you in linking you up directly through the bank’s online services. With this very arrangement you will not be required to travel, rather you will follow the bank online account opening instructions, contact the bank and open a business account with the bank and maintain your minimum bank deposit which still forms part of your funds and could as well be withdrawn at any point in time you desire. The essence of opening the bank account in their nominated banks are:
1. To ensure the protection of their funds. By opening a bank account in your account name in your home country will assist them in making sure that the transfers are actually made in your bank account in your home country because, once the funds are transferred to your designated bank account in their nominated bank, the actual transfer will then be effected by you to your account in your home country and the transfers will be made in 3 consecutive transfers. You will be permited to make the first 20%
immediately on the commencement of the project to your bank account at home and while the project is on and verified okay, the next 30% of
the funds could be released, then thereafter based on your demand the remaining 50% will be released.
2. Following the recent cases of global economic melt-down, no country permits a capital flight and in most cases a lot of international transfer restrictions have been placed by countries. Therefore, once you have an operating bank account and transfers are made from the bank account to your nominated bank account, it will be viewed as an intra-transfer. That is a transfer made by the same account holder and therefore, no restrictions or excessive bank charges will be imposed on the
transfer.
I think opening a foreign currencies based Bank account on Multinational Banks at Indonesia Branch will solve this problem. Secondly, we could use your clients' Government Embassy Office at Indonesia as the Intermediator for the transaction.
I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Joo Roby Widjaja.
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11월 26일
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:13:45 -0800 From: jooroby@yahoo.com Subject: Re: ATTN: Joo Roby Widjaja.NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT FROM BANK OF AMERICA To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX CC: roby_widjaja@hotmail.com
Dear Mr. Mac Rea,
A/C officer B O A NEW YORK.NY.
Thank you very much for your email. In order to avoid mistakes during the transfer, please transfer it through:
Miss/Mrs. CG Caryn McClelland 's local Indonesian Bank Account. http://surabaya.usconsulate.gov/
If She does not have it, please ask her to open an account at:
http://www.klikbca.com/
I will come to her and ask her to transfer it to my account at the same Bank. I will make appointment with her through you by this email (or my roby_widjaja@hotmail.com email).
so you do not need to doubt and verify my Identity. Please also ask Mr. Bernanke to send the copy of documents (contracts) which are the basis of that transfer. I want to read and keep the copy also.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Joo Roby Widjaja.
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From: BANK OF AMERICA <XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
To: jooroby@yahoo.com
Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 2:42:14 AM
Subject: ATTN: Joo Roby Widjaja.NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT FROM BANK OF AMERICA
1890 Epps Bridge Pkwy, Athens, GA
30606
1890 Epps Bridge Pkwy, Athens, GA 30606
NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT FROM BANK OF AMERICA
THIS IS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INSTRUCTION FROM Ben S. Bernanke Chairman Federal Reserve Bank New York TO TRANSFER 10.5M INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
YOU ARE ADVICE TO FORWARD YOUR ID ALSO RE-CONFIRM YOUR BANK INFORMATION TO ENABLE BANK OF AMERICA TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY.
NOTE THAT: BANK OF AMERICA IS READY TO TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS SOON AS YOU RE-CONFIRM YOUR BANKING INFORMATION TO US.
BANK OF AMERICA NEED YOUR PICTURE ID BECAUSE FBI IS AWARE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
WAITING FOR YOUR BANK DETAILS.
Thanks and God bless you
Regards,
Yours in Service,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A/C officer B O A NEW YORK.NY
11월 25일
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:53:58 -0800 From: jooroby@yahoo.com Subject: Re: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX CC: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Dear Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Thank you very much for your reply.
Having gone through your project proposal and found them very interesting. Your proposal has been considered by my client and I will in turn will like to know the number of shares that will be alloted to my client over
his investment of $30 Million
Your client will have 50% of Class A Shares ( Management Shares Class ) for his/her USD 30 Millions Equity (not loan and not equity-to-debt convertible).
http://roby-widjaja.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DC24335F87689847!5342.entry
otherwise, the funds will be granted in
the form of loan under an hedged investment loan with a very low
interest rate of 4.5% simple interest per annum and repayable within a period of 10 years due to the secured nature of your investment proposals.
I am not interested on Loan for this Fund Management business Plan. If you (your clients) would like to lend me money, I will be interested if you could give me credit limit up to (expandable loan) 10 billions USD. I could provide guarantee for that loan up to 100% from the loan usage (after I purchase assets by that loan money. I will do Leverage Buy Out style just like what http://www.kkr.com did and do). The interest rate should be floating with this formula: Central Bank Interest (based on the Currency we use on the loan) + X %. We could discuss the
value of that X%. For example, if we use US Dollar as the currency base for the loan contract, and the X% = 1%. Then the loan interest rate will be The US Federal Reserve Rate + 1% month by month.
Nevertheless, bear in mind that an assets management fees of 1% of the total
investment funds of my client will be paid to me for my services once the investment funds are confirmed in your bank account.
I do not mind if you take 1% intermediator fee from your client's money. I will not interfere negotiations you make with your clients. Every fees that will be paid to you will be shown openly on our company's accounting.
Secondly
i want you to bear in mind that no upfront payment will be demanded
from any of the parties until the funds are confirmed in your
designated bank account.
I agree 100% with it.
Thirdly you will be required to provide a bank gurantee to cover the investment funds of my client. However,
if you cannot provide a bank gurantee, owing to your investment
proposals,
Things about Collateral / guarantee on the loan (if it is loan) have been explained above.
i can personally use my medium to assist you in raising
that, to ensure you spend no money in the course of this transaction,
if you desire my help on that very aspect.
I prefer to use my own collateral / guarantee by http://www.kkr.com 's Leverage Buy Out Style.
Finally, before we proceed i will draw up a binding memorandum of understanding for your perusal and signing. Alternatively,
you can let me know the number of profit sharing ratio that will be
alloted to my client incase, you prefer a joint venture.
If your clients would like to invest it as Equity, he/she/they will get 50% shares of Class A Share. It means, your clients will get 50% of profit from the Fund Management Profit as well as me (50% of Class A Share holder).
if it is loan, then your clients will get interest rate only, there will be no profit sharing from my investment portfolios.
Moreover,
you will be required to meet with the financiers in any of their
nominated bank account for the opening of a business bank account in
any of their designated bank s either in belgium or united kingdom with
a minimum bank deposit of €1500 euro which forms part of your minimum
bank deposit and could be withdrawn at any point in time you desire.
I prefer to use my own Indonesian Bank Accounts for receiving the loan/equity from your Clients. I could also open a Bank account on Multinational Banks such as CitiBank or HSBC. They have foreign currencies based bank account.
Alternatively,
i can stand as your gurantor and assist you in linking you up directly
through the bank’s online services. With this very arrangement you will
not be required to travel, rather you will follow the bank online
account opening instructions, contact the bank and open a business
account with the bank and maintain your minimum bank deposit which
still forms part of your funds and could as well be withdrawn at any
point in time you desire. The essence of opening the bank account in their nominated banks are:
1. To ensure the protection of their funds. By
opening a bank account in your account name in your home country will
assist them in making sure that the transfers are actually made in your
bank account in your home country because, once the funds are
transferred to your designated bank account in their nominated bank,
the actual transfer will then be effected by you to your account in
your home country and the transfers will be made in 3 consecutive
transfers. You will be permited to make the first 20% immediately on
the commencement of the project to your bank account at home and while
the project is on and verified okay, the next 30% of the funds could be
released, then thereafter based on your demand the remaining 50% will
be released.
2. Following
the recent cases of global economic melt-down, no country permits a
capital flight and in most cases a lot of international transfer
restrictions have been placed by countries. Therefore,
once you have an operating bank account and transfers are made from the
bank account to your nominated bank account, it will be viewed as an
intra-transfer. That is a transfer made by the same account holder and
therefore, no restrictions or excessive bank charges will be imposed on
the transfer.
I think opening a foreign currencies based Bank account on Multinational Banks at Indonesia Branch will solve this problem. Secondly, we could use your clients' Government Embassy Office at Indonesia as the Intermediator for the transaction.
I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you
very much.
Sincerely, Joo Roby Widjaja.
From: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
To: roby widjaja <jooroby@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tue, November 24, 2009 6:57:28 PM
Subject: Re: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY
Attn: Roby ,
Having gone through your project proposal and found them very interesting. Your proposal has been considered by my client and I will in turn will like to know the number of shares that will be alloted to my client over his investment of $30 Million otherwise, the funds will be granted in the form of loan under an hedged investment loan with a very low interest rate of 4.5% simple interest per annum and repayable within a period of 10 years due to the secured nature of
your investment proposals. Nevertheless, bear in mind that an assets management fees of 1% of the total
investment funds of my client will be paid to me for my services once the investment funds are confirmed in your bank account. Secondly i want you to bear in mind that no upfront payment will be demanded from any of the parties until the funds are confirmed in your designated bank account. Thirdly you will be required to provide a bank gurantee to cover the investment funds of my client. However, if you cannot provide a bank gurantee, owing to your investment proposals, i can personally use my medium to assist you in raising that, to ensure you spend no money in the course of this transaction, if you desire my help on that very aspect. Finally, before we proceed i will draw up a binding memorandum of understanding for your perusal and signing. Alternatively, you can let me know the number of profit
sharing ratio that will be alloted to my client incase, you prefer a joint venture.
Moreover, you will be required to meet with the financiers in any of their nominated bank account for the opening of a business bank account in any of their designated bank s either in belgium or united kingdom with a minimum bank deposit of €1500 euro which forms part of your minimum bank deposit and could be withdrawn at any point in time you desire. Alternatively, i can stand as your gurantor and assist you in linking you up directly through the bank’s online services. With this very arrangement you will not be required to travel, rather you will follow the bank online account opening instructions, contact the bank and open a business account with the bank and maintain your minimum bank deposit which still forms part of your funds and could as well be withdrawn at any point in time you desire. The essence of
opening the bank account in their nominated banks are:
1. To ensure the protection of their funds. By opening a bank account in your account name in your home country will assist them in making sure that the transfers are actually made in your bank account in your home country because, once the funds are transferred to your designated bank account in their nominated bank, the actual transfer will then be effected by you to your account in your home country and the transfers will be made in 3 consecutive transfers. You will be
permited to make the first 20% immediately on
the commencement of the project to your bank account at home and while the project is on and verified okay, the next 30% of the funds could be released, then thereafter based on your demand the remaining 50% will be released.
2. Following the recent cases of global economic melt-down, no country permits a capital flight and in most cases a lot of international transfer restrictions have been placed by countries. Therefore, once you have an operating bank account and transfers are made from the bank account to your nominated bank account, it will be viewed as an intra-transfer. That is a transfer made by the same account holder and therefore, no restrictions or excessive bank charges will be
imposed on the
transfer.
I expect your quick response.
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXx XXXXXXXXXXXXXXx XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
--- On Sun, 22/11/09, roby widjaja <jooroby@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: roby widjaja <jooroby@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Cc: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Date: Sunday, 22 November, 2009, 16:15
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Thank you very much for your interest to my business plan. Regarding your Client who would like to be our Business Partner, please let me know more detail about he/she/them. You could find the newest proposal on this page:
http://roby-widjaja.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%21DC24335F87689847%215243.entry
More detail proposal will be developed after Cooperation MoU signed. It will need Underwriter Company's involvement.
I am looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Roby Widjaja.
From: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
To: roby_widjaja@hotmail.com; jooroby@yahoo.com
Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 11:22:48 AM
Subject: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY
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Attn:
Following your advert in roby-widjaja.spaces.live.com we have decided to assist you over your quest for investment funds through one of our clients who is interested in investing not more than $30Million united states dollars in the developmental projects.
You have to send me your brief project proposal to: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX before we could consider funding your project.
I expect your quick reply.
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I am looking for lifetime business partner(s). [ Version Star Trek Calendar 1.1 ]
Man
is man because he is free to operate within the framework of his
destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make decisions, and to choose
between alternatives. He is distinguished from animals by his freedom
to do evil or to do good and to walk the high road of beauty or tread
the low road of ugly degeneracy.
[ Martin Luther King, Jr. ]
Dear my Worldwide Friends,
I am going to setup an Investment
Company ( Please read the investment fund company design at the bottom part
of this message). For that purpose, I am looking for Business
Partner(s) for Chairman and Vice Chairman positions on that company. I personally will be the Director and the Fund Manager also. The investment company will be a
profit oriented investment fund company with corporate social responsibilities mission to solve many global problems.
The prospective business partner(s) whom I am looking for:
1. He or She, or them (maximum two people), should be in StarTrek Age
state of mind. It means, they don't see human being's differences based
on age (young or old), races, tribes, religions, nationalities, or
countries anymore. We will be bounded and work
together by Universal Humanity Values.
2. He or She, or them understand about Fund Management Industry.
3. He or She, or them are willing to
treat me as equal partner sincerely.
4. He or She, or them shall allow me
to implement all my Fund Management Philosophy and method 100%. I could
say that I am 80% of Buffetology and 20% Sorostology with additional asian style touch in term of
Investment Philosophy.
5. He or She, or them could be a well known economist, well known fund manager, politician, ex-politician, or businesmen/women.
6. I will hold 50% shares on the Fund Management company, and my prospective partners will take 50% shares also.
7. He or She, or them, will be a
lifetime business partner(s) for me.
8. He or She or Them could stay and
live outside Indonesia/Singapore. All day to day, weekly, monthly,
3-monthly meetings could be done by email / teleconference if the Chairman(s)
live and stay outside Indonesia/Singapore. In order to save travelling cost, Physical face to face meeting could be done just
once a year together with Shareholders meeting.
He or She, or Them who are interested to be my business partner(s) could contact me at:
Phone: +62-081-330-085-765 , or +62-81-330-085-765, or +62-031-5939919, or +62-31-5939919
mail: Jl. Sutorejo Utara 23, Surabaya (City), ZIP code 60113, INDONESIA (Country).
I do hope the meetings with the
Prospective Chairman(s) could be done at Surabaya - INDONESIA. I have
limitation to travel outside Surabaya (City) INDONESIA (Country). To all prospective
Chairman(s), Please do understand my personal limitation, it is not
because I do not put respect to the prospective Chairman(s).
Thank you. God Bless You abundantly.
Sincerely,
Roby Widjaja.
The Design of The Investment Fund Company
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This Company will and
shall be ( under my personal policy commitment and
guarantee ) free and neutral from any political, religion, races,
tribes, country, nation, etc. interests. This Company will be 100% for
profit oriented with high
corporate social responsibility awareness.
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The company will be incorporated at Indonesia/Singapore/ other countries.
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Headquarter: It will be defined later.
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The Lead Underwriter & Fund Custodian account holder: We are still looking for the right one(s).
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The type of the company:
It will be a private equity company before it is a public listed
company. It will be a closed end fund after it is a public listed
company at Indonesian Stocks Exchange and/or Singapore
Stocks Exchange and/or New York Stocks Exchange and/or London Stocks Exchange and/or other Stocks Exchange.
- The Currency based of the company will be defined later.
- The Legal Structure of the company: It is a cross marriage between closed end fund and open end fund. The methapore is a cross marriage between common share and loan and the result is preferred share. So, The Fund will get benefit from both close end fund and open end fund characteristic, such as:
- The fund is more liquid (easier to sell and buy) just like close end fund.
- The cost of fund management administration is fix rate, easier to control and supervised by the investors, also easier to manage by the fund manager.
- The fund allocation is more transparant just like close end fund.
- The Fund Manager get more flexibility and speed in decision making. It is very important for the fund manager to make fast decision making, since sometimes late decision making could cause profit decision become loss decision, especially in currencies and commodities.
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The Organization Structure:
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- Class A Share consist of 3 (three shareholders): The Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Director. The Chairman (passive Director) : ??? .The Vice Chairman (passive Director) : ???. The Director : Mr. (Joo) Roby Widjaja (from Indonesia). The duty, salary and function of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Director will be defined by Class A Share Holders. Any changes on Chairman, Vice Chairman and Director members and compositions should be agreed by minimum 80% up to 99% vote of Class A share.
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The Composition of the Shares:
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For the first IPO, only Class A and B share will be issued. Class C,D,E,…etc will be issued on the next following years if necessary. The Capitalization of the Class B Share at first IPO is USD 5 (five) Billions (minimum). Class B per share value is IDR 100.000,00 per share. Class A per share value is IDR 100.000,00 per share. 25% of Class A Share will be hold by Chairman, 25% of Class A Share will be hold by Vice
Chairman, and 50% of Class A Share will be hold by Director. The
composition of Class A Shares among Chairman, Vice Chairman and
Director could be discussed during the meeting.
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The Portfolio: The portfolio of the investments will be in (based on type): Stocks, Currencies and Commodities, fixed income securities, property/real estate and or REIT, and direct investments.
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Fund Management fee. Class A Shareholders will receive 2 kind of fees from Class B,C,D,E…Shareholders. They are:
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Management Fee: it is 1.5% from total Class B,C,D,E.. shares each year. All management and administration cost of the fund management will be included in this management fee, such as: stock exchanges fee, public accountant fee, employees salary, etc.
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Performance management Fee: it is 20% from profit or ROI increase, not from total fund, each year.
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Return on Investments target indication (indication is not a certain / fix income promise). This ROI target indication is the Fund Management internal target achievement in managing the fund):
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Minimum Target is: 10% each year, after tax + fund management fee + inflation rate (based on Singapore Inflation Index).
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Optimum Target is: 20% each year, after tax + fund management fee + inflation rate (based on Singapore Inflation Index).
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Maximum Target is: will be defined later.
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Any
other fund specification will be discussed closely with the business
partner(s) after there is a written business cooperation agreement to
setup this company.
11월 20일 " I am proposing to all human being on Earth making new Calendar System , StarTrek Calendar System. There will be B.C. , A.D. , and S.C. ( StarTrek Calendar ). Today will be marked as 1st day, 1st month, 1st year of SC . This is 100% humour, but if people who are master in Calendar System are interested on this proposal, why not ?  This calendar will be useful on human being civilization celebrating all human being united as one human being civilization. There will be no more division on human being civilization based on tribes, religions, races, nations, or countries. 6+ Billions people on earth will be united as One Human Being Civilization slowly but sure.
There will be no more Time Zone Differences. We could also make new Time System. There will be no A.M. and P.M. division on this time system. It is very useless for human being to have A.M. and P.M. division since A.M. here could be P.M. at other part of this Earth .We could use the rotation time of an atom of a material as the counter. For example, material XYZ's atom rotate every 0.1 second. If the time stamp when I publish this writing is [ Time 00:00:01] [Date 01:01:01], the next 0.1 second is [ Time 00:00:02] [Date 01:01:01]. Of course, we should concern about the digit maximum limit. Anticipating digit maximum limitation, we could use other kind of atom which rotate on longer period . Basic principle of this new time system is just like Website Visitors Counter . Website Visitors Counter will add one count to existing number of counted visitors. So, this new time system will add one number everytime the atom rotate. Could you imagine that by this time system, if 140 people from different countries on this world have teleconference, and they are asking the time of each teleconference participants, all of them will answer the same time stamps
By the spirit of a former U.S.A President Mr. Ronald Reagen, who said that "All human being on Earth will be united if there are Alliens attacking Earth", let us all start the new paradigm of better human being civilization . The enemies of human beings are not other human beings but it is common problems that we are all facing together."
[ Joo Roby Widjaja ] I am looking for lifetime business partner(s). [ Version Star Trek Calendar 1.0 ]
Man
is man because he is free to operate within the framework of his
destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make decisions, and to choose
between alternatives. He is distinguished from animals by his freedom
to do evil or to do good and to walk the high road of beauty or tread
the low road of ugly degeneracy.
[ Martin Luther King, Jr. ]
Dear my Worldwide Friends,
I am going to setup an Investment
Company. (please read the investment fund company design at the end
of this message). For that purpose, I am looking for Business
Partner(s) who will be Chairman and Vice Chairman on that company. Me,
myself, will be the Director and the Fund Manager also. The investment company will be a
profit oriented investment fund company with a
corporate social responsibility mission to solve many global problems.
The prospective business partner(s) whom I am looking for:
1. He or She, or them (maximum two people), should be in StarTrek Age
state of mind. It means, they don't see human being's differences based
on age (young or old), races, tribes, religions, nationalities, or
countries anymore. We will be bounded and work
together by Universal Humanity Values.
2. He or She, or them, understand a lot about Fund Management Industry.
3. He or She, or them, are willing to
treat me as equal partner sincerely, or as Best Friend, not as an
employee.
4. He or She, or them, should allow me
to implement all my Fund Management Philosophy and method 100%. My Fund
Management Philosophy is not too far from Mr. Warren Buffett's and Mr.
George Soros's philosophy. I just added some Asian Style touch. I could
say that I am 80% of Buffetology and 20% Sorostology, in term of
Investment Philosophy.
5. He or She, or them, could be a well known economist, well known fund manager, politician, ex-politician, or businesmen/women.
6. I will hold 50% shares on the Fund Management company, and my prospective partners will take 50% shares also.
7. He or She, or them, will be a
lifetime business partner(s) for me. I am not looking for "summer time
vacation" partnership.
8. He or She or Them could stay and
live outside or at Indonesia/Singapore as well. All day to day, weekly, monthly,
3-monthly meetings could be done by email / teleconference if the Chairman(s)
live and stay outside Indonesia/Singapore. In order to save travelling cost and
too many painful trips, Physical face to face meeting could be done just
once a year together with Shareholders meeting.
He or She, or Them, who are interested to be my business partner(s) could contact me at:
Phone: +62-081-330-085-765 , or +62-81-330-085-765, or +62-031-5939919, or +62-31-5939919
mail: Jl. Sutorejo Utara 23, Surabaya (City), ZIP code 60113, INDONESIA (Country).
I do hope the meetings with the
Prospective Chairman(s) could be done at Surabaya - INDONESIA. I have
limitation to travel outside Surabaya (City) INDONESIA (Country). To all prospective
Chairman(s), Please do understand my personal limitation, it is not
because I do not put respect to the prospective Chairman(s).
Thank you. God Bless You abundantly.
Sincerely,
Roby Widjaja.
The Design of The Investment Fund Company
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This Company will and shall be ( under my personal policy commitment and
guarantee ) free and neutral from any political, religion, races, tribes, country, nation, etc. interests. This Company will be 100% for profit oriented with high
corporate social responsibility awareness.
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The company will be incorporated at Indonesia/Singapore/ other countries.
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Headquarter: It will be defined later.
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The Lead Underwriter & Fund Custodian account holder: We are still looking for the right one(s).
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The type of the company:
It will be a private equity company before it is a public listed
company. It will be a closed end fund after it is a public listed
company at Indonesian Stocks Exchange and/or Singapore
Stocks Exchange and/or New York Stocks Exchange and/or London Stocks Exchange and/or other Stocks Exchange.
- The Currency based of the company will be defined later.
- The Legal Structure of the company: It is a cross marriage between closed end fund and open end fund. The methapore is just like a cross marriage between common share and loan, the result is preferred share. So, The Fund will get benefit from both close end fund and open end fund characteristic, such as:
- The fund is more liquid (easier to sell and buy) just like close end fund.
- The cost of fund management administration is fix rate, easier to control and supervised by the investors, also easier to manage by the fund manager.
- The fund allocation is more transparant just like close end fund.
- The Fund Manager get more flexibility and speed in decision making. It is very important for the fund manager to make fast decision making, since sometimes late decision making could cause profit decision become loss decision, especially in currencies and commodities.
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The Organization Structure:
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- Class A Share consist of 3 (three shareholders): The Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Director. The Chairman (passive Director) : ??? .The Vice Chairman (passive Director) : ???. The Director : Mr. (Joo) Roby Widjaja (from Indonesia) The duty, salary and function of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Director will be defined by Class A Share Holders. Any changes on Chairman, Vice Chairman and Director members and compositions should be agreed by minimum 80% up to 99% vote of Class A share.
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The Composition of the Shares:
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For the first IPO, only Class A and B share will be issued. Class C,D,E,…etc will be issued on the next following years if necessary. The Capitalization of the Class B Share at first IPO is: USD 5 (five) Billion (minimum) or more. Class B per share value is IDR 100.000,00 per share. Class A per share value is IDR 100.000,00 per share. 25% of Class A Share will be hold by Chairman, 25% of Class A Share will be hold by Vice
Chairman, and 50% of Class A Share will be hold by Director. The
composition of Class A Shares among Chairman, Vice Chairman and
Director could be discussed during the meeting.
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The Portfolio: The portfolio of the investments will be in (based on type): Stocks, Currencies and Commodities, fixed income securities, property/real estate and or REIT, and direct investments.
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Fund Management fee. Class A Shareholders will receive 2 kind of fees from Class B,C,D,E…Shareholders. They are:
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Management Fee: it is 1.5% from total Class B,C,D,E.. shares each year. All management and administration cost of the fund management will be included in this management fee, such as: stock exchanges fee, public accountant fee, employees salary, etc.
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Performance management Fee: it is 20% from profit or ROI increase, not from total fund, each year.
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Return on Investments target indication (indication is not a certain / fix income promise). This ROI target indication is the Fund Management internal target achievement in managing the fund):
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Minimum Target is: 10% each year, after tax + fund management fee + inflation rate (based on Singapore Inflation Index).
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Optimum Target is: 20% each year, after tax + fund management fee + inflation rate (based on Singapore Inflation Index).
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Maximum Target is: will be defined later.
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Any
other fund specification will be discussed closely with the business
partner(s) after there is a written business cooperation agreement to
setup this company.
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Cerita tentang Aoide, Melete dan Mneme menunjukkan bahwa: Ada Ke-tidak-adil-an di dalam Keadilan, dan ada Keadilan di dalam Ke-tidak-adil-an. Hal ini bisa kita sebut Keadilan Natural / Alami. Pada sutra selanjutnya, kita akan menemukan Keadilan Ideal.
Sutra tentang Keadilan dan Ke-tidak-adil-an ( Part 2).
Kali ini saya menggunakan metafora dari ilmu ekonomi, khususnya konsep perbankan, untuk menjelaskan tentang Keadilan Ideal yang berusaha dicapai oleh Aoide, Melete, dan Mneme. Seperti kita ketahui bahwa setiap manusia terlahir juga dengan cipta, rasa, dan karsa. Sehingga setiap manusia memiliki kemampuan untuk mengelola dan meningkatkan modal kehidupan yang dimilikinya sejak lahir. Oleh karena itu manusia mampu merubah nasibnya melalui meningkatkan modal kehidupannya. Untuk mengelola modal kehidupannya, tiap manusia bekerja sama dengan manusia yang lain.
Aoide, Melete dan Mneme juga bisa merupakan metafora dari bangsa - bangsa. Seperti kita ketahui bahwa tiap bangsa dan negara di dunia ini menempati suatu wilayah geografis yang berbeda - beda karakteristiknya. Masing - masing bangsa di dunia ini juga memiliki modal kehidupan yang berbeda sejak hari pertama Negara bangsa tersebut didirikan.
Suatu hari Aoide, Melete dan Mneme bertemu dengan Socrates. Socrates tidak memiliki tanah pertanian dan tidak memiliki talenta mengelola tanah pertanian. Namun Socrates memiliki banyak ilmu pengetahuan yang tidak dimiliki oleh Aoide, Melete, Mneme. Salah satu ilmu yang dimiliki Socrates adalah ilmu penciptaan uang dan konsep perbankan. Socrates mengetahui bahwa apa yang dimiliki oleh Aoide, Melete, dan Mneme sudah baik. Namun, Socrates juga mengetahui bahwa Aoide, Melete, dan Mneme menginginkan " Di Bumi seperti di Planet tempat Raja Zeus tinggal" ( Seperti kutipan dari Doa Bapa Kami, yaitu: "Datanglah kerajaanMu. Di atas Bumi seperti di dalam Surga" ). Bagi Socrates, apa yang diinginkan oleh Aoide, Melete dan Mneme bukanlah sesuatu yang berlebihan. Malahan, Socrates juga mengetahui mayoritas umat manusia yang tinggal di Planet Bumi juga memimpikan hal yang sama .
Baik Aoide, Melete, dan Mneme mulai menyadari bahwa antara Modal Kehidupan dengan Hak - Hak Hidup itu berbeda. Ketika mereka bertiga masih tinggal bersama Raja Zeus, Modal Kehidupan dan Hak - Hak Hidup itu sudah langsung dimiliki sejak mereka lahir. Namun, ketika mereka menjadi manusia di Planet Bumi, Hak - Hak Hidup itu masih harus mereka perjuangkan. Modal Kehidupan membuat Aoide, Melete dan Mneme bisa bertahan hidup di Bumi. Artinya, dengan semua modal kehidupan yang sudah mereka dapatkan sejak hari pertama di muka Bumi, mereka tidak akan kekurangan makanan, pakaian dan tempat berteduh. Namun, lambat laun mereka bertiga mulai menyadari bahwa kalau hanya sekedar bertahan hidup, apa bedanya mereka dengan hewan - hewan ternak yang mereka pelihara di tanah pertanian mereka ?  Bukankah hewan - hewan ternak kita juga tidak pernah kekurangan makanan dan tempat berteduh ? 
Socrates tersenyum melihat mereka bertiga mulai mengerti mengenai menjadi manusia. Menjadi manusia tidak hanya sekedar makan, berpakaian dan berteduh. Manusia juga perlu memintal pendidikan dan menjahit kebudayaan. Lalu Socrates terinspirasi untuk membuat sebuah puisi yang berjudul "Losta Masta, Membuat Hidup menjadi lebih Hidup ". Ribuan tahun kemudian seorang pengusaha periklanan menemukan batu catatan Socrates yang berisi puisi ini di lereng gunung Fujiyama, lalu menjadikan judul puisi Socrates ini menjadi slogan sebuah produk rokok . ( Paragraf ini adalah humor ).
Mereka bertiga berusaha memaksimalkan modal kehidupan mereka masing - masing dengan menggunakan cipta, rasa, karsa mereka. Tiga hal inilah ( Cipta, Rasa, dan Karsa ) yang tidak dimiliki makhluk hidup lainnya. Sehingga mereka bertiga bisa (6) memiliki Rumah yang indah dan mewah seperti milik Aoide, (1) tanah pertanian yang luasnya kurang lebih seluas milik Melete, (2) mudah mendapatkan bibit tanaman dan hewan, (3) kesuburan tanah seperti kesuburan tanah pertanian Mneme,dan (4) tetangga yang baik dan suka membantu. Socrates memandang keinginan mereka bertiga itu bukanlah sebuah keserakahan atau mentalitas yang tidak pernah merasa cukup. Socrates mempelajari bahwa Keinginan Alamiah dari Umat Manusia untuk terus berkembang, membangun, dan mencapai pencapaian - pencapaian baru itulah yang membuat peradaban manusia terus berkembang dan muncul ciptaan - ciptaan baru dalam peradaban manusia.
Socrates membantu mereka bertiga untuk mencapai Keadilan Ideal itu dengan melakukan "transaksi perbankan Modal Kehidupan" ( kata perbankan disini hanya sebuah metafora, bukan terjadi transaksi yang benar - benar seperti transaksi uang di Bank ) diantara mereka bertiga. Seperti kita ketahui ide dasar dari Perbankan adalah mengumpulkan dari mereka yang berkelimpahan modal, kemudian mendistribusikannya kepada mereka yang sangat kekurangan modal, dengan menjaga setiap pihak yang terlibat tetap diuntungkan.
(1) Transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan pertama. Tanah pertanian Melete yang paling luas tersebut tidak mungkin dikelola Melete sendirian. Oleh karena itu, Socrates membagi tanah pertanian Melete menjadi empat bagian. Dua bagian dikelola oleh Melete sendiri. Satu bagian dikelola Aoide. Satu bagian sisanya dikelola oleh Mneme. Aoide dan Mneme mengelolanya dengan sistem bagi hasil kepada Melete. Dengan demikian luas tanah pertanian total yang dikelola mereka bertiga menjadi hampir setara.
(2) Transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan kedua. Daripada mereka bertiga terus - menerus membeli bibit tanaman dan hewan di pasar dengan harga yang fluktuatif dan tidak jelas jumlah persediaannya, maka Socrates membantu mereka melakukan kontrak pembelian bibit tanaman dan hewan jangka panjang dengan Mneme. Sehingga, Aoide dan Melete mendapatkan kepastian supply bibit tanaman dan hewan yang stabil dengan harga yang stabil. Mneme mendapatkan kepastian penjualan secara jangka panjang sehingga mudah melakukan perencanaan produksi bibit tanaman dan hewan.
(3) Transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan ketiga. Apabila Aoide dan Melete menunggu tanah pertanian mereka menjadi sesubur tanah pertanian Mneme secara alamiah tentu akan memakan waktu yang lama sekali. Maka Socrates membantu mereka melakukan pembelian pupuk alami ( tanah pertanian Mneme digali dan dijual sebagai pupuk ) dari Mneme. Tanah pertanian Aoide dan Melete perlahan - lahan dicampur dengan pupuk tanah dari Mneme. Sehingga tanah pertanian Aoide dan Melete lebih cepat mencapai tingkat kesuburan seperti tanah pertanian Mneme.
(4) Transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan keempat. Tanah pertanian Melete yang dikelola secara bersama - sama dengan Aoide dan Mneme membutuhkan banyak tenaga kerja. Sebagian tetangga Aoide dan Mneme dipekerjakan di 2/4 tanah pertanian Melete. Tetangga - tetangga Mneme yang Barbarian mendapatkan bagian pekerjaan paling banyak di tanah Melete tersebut, sehingga lambat laun mereka menjadi petani dan berhenti menjadi Barbarian. Sebagian tetangga Melete yang baik dan suka membantu ditawarkan pekerjaan baru di tanah pertanian Aoide dan Mneme. Sehingga, mereka bertiga akhirnya mempunyai tetangga yang lumayan baik dan lumayan suka membantu . Tentu saja, perpindahan penduduk antar tanah pertanian ini disertai pemanis kenaikan pendapatan masing - masing pribadi dan tempat tinggal baru yang lebih baik. Ribuan tahun kemudian, seseorang bernama Soeharto menemukan buku catatan Socrates tentang transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan keempat ini di puncak gunung Kilimanjaro. Suatu hari Pak Soeharto menjadi Presiden Republik Indonesia yang kedua dan ia menerapkan transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan keempat ini dengan nama Program Transmigrasi ( Dua kalimat terakhir ini 100% humor  )
(5). Transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan kelima. Transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan keempat tersebut menyebabkan kenaikan kebutuhan rumah dan bahan bangunan. Socrates membantu Aoide menjadi produsen bahan bangunan dan Melete menjadi kontraktor bangunan. Tiap - tiap rumah baru yang dibangun di tanah pertanian mereka bertiga dan para tetangganya menggunakan bahan bangunan dari Aoide, dan dibangun oleh Melete.
(6). Transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan keenam. Peningkatan produksi dan pendapatan mereka bertiga dan para tetangganya menyebabkan mereka bisa membangun rumah baru seperti rumah pertanian milik Aoide.
(7). Atas segala transaksi perbankan yang dilakukan Socrates, Socrates mendapatkan keuntungan dari setiap enam transaksi perbankan modal kehidupan di atas, sama seperti para Bankir memperoleh keuntungan dari selisih bunga deposito dan pinjaman kepada nasabah. Dari situ, Socrates terus melakukan riset dan meningkatkan kualitas jasa perbankannya. Faktor Socrates di dalam suatu masyarakat disebut faktor katalisator.
Semakin hari semakin banyak fasilitas kehidupan lainnya yang bisa dibangun oleh Aoide, Melete, Mneme, Socrates dan para tetangga mereka. Dari sekedar bertahan hidup dengan bertani, mereka mulai membangun pusat - pusat pendidikan dan kebudayaan.
Demikianlah Jalan yang ditempuh Aoide, Melete, dan Mneme dalam bertransisi dari Keadilan Alami/Natural, dengan mengolah Modal Kehidupannya masing - masing menggunakan Cipta Rasa Karsa mereka dan bantuan Faktor Katalisator Socrates, menuju Keadilan Ideal bersama - sama dengan para tetangganya.
[ TO BE CONTINUED ] Sutra tentang Arsitektur Makro Masyarakat 11월 13일 [ IN INDONESIA LANGUAGE ]
Melihat kenyataan bahwa ada dua jenis Kebaikan dan Kejahatan, yaitu Relatif dan Absolut, dan kenyataan lain bahwa amat sulit untuk menimbang sesuatu itu Kebaikan atau Kejahatan Absolut, maka hendaknya kita sebagai manusia janganlah menghakimi sesama manusia. Adalah lebih baik apabila diri kita masing - masing fokus untuk menuju kepada pengertian Kebaikan yang absolut, dan pada saat yang bersamaan membantu manusia lain yang masih berada pada pengertian relatif menuju kepada pengertian Kebaikan Absolut.
Sutra tentang Keadilan dan Ke-tidak-adil-an ( Part 1).
Banyak juga pertanyaan tentang keadilan, mengapa terjadi ketidakadilan dalam kehidupan umat manusia, dan bagaimana mengatasinya . Saya meminjam gaya penuturan C.S. Lewis ( pengarang cerita The Chronicles of Narnia ) dan menggunakan cerita mitos metafora singkat untuk mempermudah penjelasannya .
Raja Zeus dan keluarganya hidup berbahagia di suatu planet yang berjarak beberapa juta tahun cahaya dari planet Bumi ( tempat manusia hidup dan membangun peradaban ). Segala sesuatu yang ada di planet tempat Raja Zeus tinggal sangat ideal, hampir sempurna dan lebih maju ribuan tahun dibandingkan apa yang ada di planet bumi.
Raja Zeus mempunyai banyak anak. Tiga dari anak - anaknya adalah Aoide, Melete dan Mneme. Mereka adalah kembar sempurna secara fisik, jiwa dan talenta - talenta nya. Suatu hari, mereka bertiga ingin sekali mengetahui bagaimana kehidupan umat manusia di Planet Bumi. Mereka ingin membantu umat manusia membangun peradaban yang lebih maju dalam berbagai hal. Pada mulanya Raja Zeus begitu berat hati mengijinkan ketiga anaknya itu ke Planet Bumi, namun karena begitu besar Kasih Zeus kepada umat manusia yang tinggal di planet Bumi, maka ia mengijinkan ketiga anaknya itu tinggal di planet bumi.
Sebelum mereka bertiga berangkat menuju Bumi, Hercules mempersiapkan tempat tinggal dan bekal untuk mereka di Planet Bumi. Masing - masing disediakan sebidang tanah pertanian dan rumah di tempat yang berbeda di Bumi. Lalu, Hercules memberikan sebuah undian kepada mereka untuk memilih bakal tempat tinggal mereka di Planet Bumi. Masing - masing tanah pertanian dan rumah itu memiliki situasi dan kondisi yang berbeda. Sebelum mereka bertiga berangkat ke Bumi, Hercules memberikan peringatan kepada mereka bahwa sebagian dari kekuatan mereka sebagai dewa akan berkurang dan ada kemungkinan mereka tidak bisa kembali ke planet asal mereka. Namun, akhirnya mereka bertiga memutuskan untuk tetap berangkat menuju Bumi. Hercules memberikan kepada mereka masing - masing sebuah kalung dengan batu liontin. Batu liontin itu bisa digunakan oleh mereka untuk berkomunikasi dengan para dewa dan dewi, terutama Hercules, Aphrodite, dan Ares.
Akhirnya mereka sampai di Planet Bumi dalam beberapa menit.
Aoide memperoleh tanah pertanian dengan rumah yang begitu indah dan mewah. Tanahnya tidak terlalu luas dan tidak terlalu subur. Pasar tempat orang - orang berjualan bibit tanaman dan hewan begitu jauh dari tanah pertaniannya. Tetangga - tetangga nya tidak terlalu baik tetapi tidak pernah mengganggu dan merusak tanah pertanian Aoide.
Melete mendapatkan tanah pertanian dengan rumah yang begitu kecil dan sederhana. Tanahnya pertaniannya paling luas dari antara mereka bertiga. Namun, kondisi kesuburan tanah pertaniannya paling jelek dibandingkan mereka bertiga. Pasar bibit tanaman dan hewan hanya berjarak beberapa meter dari tanah pertaniannya. Tetangga Melete adalah orang - orang yang sangat baik dan suka membantu Melete.
Yang terakhir, Mneme, memperoleh tanah pertanian tanpa rumah. Mneme harus membangun sendiri rumah untuknya. Tanah pertaniannya paling kecil dan paling subur dibandingkan mereka bertiga. Tetangga - tetangganya adalah suku Barbarian yang suka merampok dan merampas hasil pertaniannya dan tetangganya. Sebagian kecil dari tanah pertaniannya ternyata adalah ladang pembibitan tanaman dan hewan ternak, sehingga ia tidak perlu membeli bibit tanaman dan hewan dari orang lain. Malahan ia bisa menjual sebagian dari bibit tanaman dan hewan ternak itu.
Keberadaan Aoide, Melete dan Mneme sewaktu masih di Planet tempat tinggal Zeus dan para dewa dewi adalah metafora keadaan manusia sebelum dilahirkan dan keluar dari rahim fisik seorang Ibu. Tanah pertanian, rumah, tetangga, jarak dengan pasar, dan lain sebagainya adalah Modal Kehidupan yang dimiliki tiap manusia sejak ia lahir.
Aoide merasa tidak adil ketika ia membandingkan luas tanah pertaniannya dengan tanah pertanian milik Melete. Melete merasa tidak adil ketika ia membandingkan kesuburan tanah pertaniannya dengan kesuburan tanah pertanian milik Mneme. Mneme merasa tidak adil ketika ia tahu bahwa tidak ada rumah di atas tanah pertaniannya sedangkan Aoide memiliki Rumah yang indah dan mewah di atas tanah pertaniannya.
Setiap manusia tercipta dengan Modal Kehidupan yang berbeda. Modal Kehidupan adalah segala sesuatu yang bisa digunakan oleh seorang manusia untuk membangun kehidupannya. Banyak faktor yang menentukan besar kecilnya modal kehidupan yang dimiliki seorang manusia ketika ia dilahirkan di muka bumi. Doktrin - doktrin agama, ilmu - ilmu filsafat, ilmu ekonomi, ilmu sosial, dan lain sebagainya telah berusaha menjawabnya. Bisa saya simpulkan bahwa faktor - faktor yang menentukan modal kehidupan seorang manusia ketika ia dilahirkan di muka bumi terlalu banyak. Sutra tentang Penderitaan Umat Manusia bisa melengkapi pengertian tentang Sutra ini.
Cerita tentang Aoide, Melete dan Mneme menunjukkan bahwa: Ada Ke-tidak-adil-an di dalam Keadilan, dan ada Keadilan di dalam Ke-tidak-adil-an. Hal ini bisa kita sebut Keadilan Natural / Alami. Pada sutra selanjutnya, kita akan menemukan Keadilan Ideal.
[ TO BE CONTINUED ] 11월 12일 [ IN INDONESIA LANGUAGE ]
Mempelajari ilmu bela diri pada level olah fisik tubuh manusia sama saja dengan melakukan aktivitas - aktivitas olah raga seperti berenang, lari, bersepeda, sepak bola, basket, tennis, dan lain sebagainya. Mempelajari aplikasi jiwa dari ilmu bela diri tersebut sama saja dengan mempelajari cabang - cabang seni lainnya, seperti sastra, melukis, menyanyi, menari dan lain sebagainya. Mempelajari filosofi dari sebuah ilmu bela diri sama saja dengan mempelajari ilmu - ilmu filsafat lainnya seperti ilmu filsafat dari konfusius, aristoteles, socrates, plato, mencius, dan lain sebagainya.
Sutra tentang Kebaikan dan Kejahatan.
Banyak manusia mempunyai pertanyaan tentang apa itu Kebaikan dan Kejahatan, serta bagaimana menilai sesuatu itu baik atau jahat. Ada dua macam Kebaikan dan Kejahatan. Yang pertama adalah Kebaikan dan Kejahatan Relatif. Yang kedua adalah Kebaikan dan Kejahatan Absolut.
Sesuatu dikatakan Kebaikan atau Kejahatan Relatif apabila hal ( seseorang atau sebuah perbuatan ) itu dianggap baik oleh satu domain dan dianggap jahat oleh domain yang lain. Domain disini bisa berarti sekelompok manusia, suatu sistem nilai ( nilai - nilai atau norma - norma sosial, agama, dan lain sebagainya), organisasi (perusahaan, pemerintahan formal suatu negara, dan lain sebagainya). Kebaikan atau Kejahatan Relatif tipe kedua adalah apabila hal itu dianggap baik atau jahat oleh domain tertentu namun dalam kurun waktu sementara. Berikut ini adalah beberapa contoh Kebaikan atau Kejahatan Relatif :
Contoh pertama. Negara A dan B sedang berperang. Kedua negara saling mengirimkan tentaranya ke medan perang. Tentara negara A membunuh habis semua tentara negara B di medan perang. Dalam hal ini, tentara negara A dianggap baik dari sudut pandang negara A, dan dianggap jahat dari sudut pandang negara B.
Contoh kedua. Seorang Ayah dari sebuah keluarga yang miskin dengan beberapa anak terpaksa mencuri makanan di sebuah supermarket karena anak - anaknya kelaparan. Perbuatan pria tersebut akan dianggap baik oleh keluarganya dan ( mungkin ) oleh sekelompok manusia lain yang pernah atau sedang mengalami hal yang sama (keluarganya kelaparan dan tidak mampu membeli makanan). Namun, perbuatan pria tersebut akan dianggap sebuah kejahatan oleh pemilik supermarket dan beberapa kelompok orang lain yang dirugikan oleh tindakan pria tersebut.
Contoh ketiga. Seorang Presiden negara XYZ sangat boros dalam belanja peralatan pertahanan dan riset militer negaranya, sehingga pada masa jabatannya pajak menjadi begitu tinggi dan arus kas negara menjadi defisit. Keputusan - keputusannya dianggap jahat oleh rakyatnya pada masa itu karena mereka harus membayar pajak lebih tinggi. Namun beberapa tahun setelah Presiden itu pensiun, negara XYZ dan para negara tetangganya diserang oleh negara lain yang lebih kuat dan besar. Negara - negara tetangga XYZ semuanya kalah dan takluk dalam invasi tersebut dan menjadi negara jajahan negara penyerang. Namun negara XYZ bisa tetap berdiri dengan kokoh karena pertahanan militernya lebih canggih dari negara penyerang. Di akhir masa perang tersebut, akhirnya para rakyat negara XYZ memberikan penghormatan dan berterima kasih kepada Presiden yang pernah mereka anggap jahat tersebut.
Contoh keempat. Mantan Presiden Amerika Serikat ke 16, Abraham Lincoln, pada saat menjabat sebagai Presiden sempat dianggap baik oleh kelompok yang pro penghapusan perbudakan dan dianggap jahat oleh mereka yang menentang penghapusan perbudakan.
Contoh kelima. Martin Luther King, Jr. dianggap baik oleh kelompok orang - orang yang diperjuangkan hak - hak sipilnya dan pada saat yang sama pada waktu itu ia dianggap jahat oleh kelompok orang - orang yang menentang perjuangannya.
Kebaikan atau Kejahatan Absolut minimal memiliki karakteristik sebagai berikut:
1. Apabila di dunia ini ada 100 domain, maka seluruh 100 domain itu akan menganggap hal itu baik atau jahat.
2. Dalam sepanjang sejarah peradaban manusia sampai waktu dimana hal itu ada dan terjadi hal itu dianggap baik atau jahat ( tidak terjadi perubahan status baik atau jahat karena perbedaan waktu ).
3. Apabila di dunia ini ada 100 orang manusia, maka hati nurani seluruh 100 orang manusia itu akan bersama - sama menganggap hal itu baik atau jahat. Hati nurani manusia sifatnya lintas ras, suku, agama, dan bangsa. Hati nurani manusia adalah suatu bukti keberadaan Roh Tuhan Allah didalam manusia: " ketika itulah TUHAN Allah membentuk manusia itu dari debu tanah dan menghembuskan nafas hidup ke dalam hidungnya; demikianlah manusia itu menjadi makhluk yang hidup. "
. Seperti yang kita sadari bersama bahwa manusia - manusia generasi pertama belum terbagi atas ras, suku, agama, bangsa dan negara .
Melihat kenyataan bahwa ada dua jenis Kebaikan dan Kejahatan, yaitu Relatif dan Absolut, dan kenyataan lain bahwa amat sulit untuk menimbang sesuatu itu Kebaikan atau Kejahatan Absolut, maka hendaknya kita sebagai manusia janganlah menghakimi sesama manusia. Adalah lebih baik apabila diri kita masing - masing fokus untuk menuju kepada pengertian Kebaikan yang absolut, dan pada saat yang bersamaan membantu manusia lain yang masih berada pada pengertian relatif menuju kepada pengertian Kebaikan Absolut.
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Semua hal itu memungkinkan sama seperti ketika manusia pertama kali mengatakan "suatu hari kita akan mengirim manusia ke bulan" Hal itu kini sudah menjadi kenyataan .
Sutra tentang Ilmu Bela Diri.
Ilmu bela diri ( Martial Arts ) bukanlah hanya sekedar ilmu olah fisik tubuh manusia. Banyak manusia mempelajari ilmu bela diri hanya sampai pada teknik - teknik olah fisik nya saja. Setiap ilmu bela diri mempunyai filosofi dan jiwa yang berbeda. Oleh karena itu kita bisa menyebut filosofi dan jiwa Aikido, Capoeira, Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, dan lain sebagainya. Filosofi dan jiwa tersebut bisa diturunkan dan diaplikasikan menjadi karya seni ( sastra, lukisan, tarian, arsitektur bangunan, dan lain sebagainya ), ilmu manajemen pertahanan dan ketahanan sebuah negara, manajemen riset penemuan vaksin dan obat - obatan untuk berbagai macam penyakit, manajemen mata uang dan bank sentral sebuah negara, dan bahkan sampai menjadi manajemen bisnis. Satu kesatuan dari teknik - teknik olah fisik suatu ilmu bela diri sampai dengan segala macam ilmu turunan dan aplikasinya bisa disebut Jalan ( The Way of Life ). Jadi kita bisa menyebut Jalan Aikido, Jalan Capoeira, Jalan Taekwondo, Jalan Karate, Jalan Judo, dan lain sebagainya.
Banyak juga manusia yang salah mengerti dan terlalu berprasangka terhadap ilmu bela diri dengan mengasosiasikan ilmu bela diri dengan hal - hal yang bersifat magis / klenik / gaib / supranatural / dan lain sebagainya. Memang betul ada beberapa ilmu bela diri yang menggunakan ritual - ritual spiritual tertentu yang mengarah kepada hal - hal yang bersifat magis / klenik / gaib / supranatural / dan lain sebagainya. Namun saya bisa mengatakan bahwa 80 % sampai dengan 90% dari ilmu bela diri yang ada tidak berhubungan dengan hal - hal seperti itu. Saya bisa menggolongkan bahwa ilmu bela diri ( yang termasuk dalam 80% sampai dengan 90% itu ) termasuk science, sama seperti science lainnya yang dipelajari manusia di sekolah formal, seperti matematika, fisika, kimia, dan lain sebagainya.
Mempelajari ilmu bela diri pada level olah fisik tubuh manusia sama saja dengan melakukan aktivitas - aktivitas olah raga seperti berenang, lari, bersepeda, sepak bola, basket, tennis, dan lain sebagainya. Mempelajari aplikasi jiwa dari ilmu bela diri tersebut sama saja dengan mempelajari cabang - cabang seni lainnya, seperti sastra, melukis, menyanyi, menari dan lain sebagainya. Mempelajari filosofi dari sebuah ilmu bela diri sama saja dengan mempelajari ilmu - ilmu filsafat lainnya seperti ilmu filsafat dari konfusius, aristoteles, socrates, plato, mencius, dan lain sebagainya.
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Seringkali, masalah - masalah lain menjadi ada dan timbul sebagai akibat dari keempat masalah tersebut yang tidak terselesaikan. Hal itulah yang saya temui dalam kehidupan banyak orang. Kasihilah sesamamu manusia seperti engkau mengasihi dirimu sendiri. Itulah prinsip utama penyelesaian keempat masalah yang dihadapi manusia sehari - hari.
Sutra tentang Hidup Kekal dan Umur Panjang.
Banyak orang bertanya dan berusaha mencari jawaban tentang hidup kekal. Manusia terdiri atas roh, jiwa (pikiran dan perasaan) dan tubuh fisik. Roh manusia bersifat kekal dan akan tetap ada setelah tubuh fisik manusia meninggal. Doktrin berbagai agama telah memberikan jawaban tentang hidup kekal ( setelah tubuh fisik manusia meninggal ). Menurut saya, doktrin - doktrin agama tersebut sudah cukup memberikan jawaban, walaupun belum 100%. Saya memutuskan untuk tidak membahas hal ini lebih lanjut, karena pembaca bisa saja berasal dari berbagai agama yang berbeda, dan doktrin - doktrin mengenai hidup kekal dari berbagai aliran dalam satu agama yang sama pun masih sering diperdebatkan.
Apabila roh manusia bersifat kekal, setara dengan hukum kekekalan energi, maka apakah mungkin manusia mengalami hidup kekal secara utuh ( roh, jiwa dan tubuh ) ? Saya hanya bisa menjawab bahwa yang sudah pernah ada dan tercatat adalah manusia bisa berumur panjang. Usia maksimal rata - rata manusia dari generasi ke generasi mengalami penurunan. Di generasi ini ( generasi saya ) rata - rata manusia berusia maksimal 60 tahun sampai dengan 80 tahun. Catatan statistik populasi manusia menunjukkan bahwa masih banyak manusia yang berusia maksimal rata - rata 100 tahun di beberapa generasi sebelum ini. Alkitab mencatat di kitab Kejadian ada beberapa manusia yang usianya lebih dari 100 tahun.
Apakah mungkin membuat tubuh manusia bisa berusia diatas 100 tahun lagi ? Secara medis hal ini sangat mungkin. Berbagai riset di bidang kedokteran, terutama rekayasa DNA dan stem cell, menunjukkan bahwa hal itu mungkin. Bahkan, membuang hal - hal jelek ( misalnya: penyakit keturunan dan cacat fisik keturunan ) dari generasi orang tua sehingga generasi anak menjadi lebih baik ( berkurangnya hal - hal jelek secara fisik yang terbawa secara keturunan ) sudah bisa dilakukan.
Apabila membuat tubuh fisik manusia bisa hidup lebih dari 100 tahun lagi, pertanyaan berikutnya, apakah memungkinkan membuat tubuh manusia bisa hidup lebih dari 100 tahun, tetapi tidak mengalami degradasi ( penuaan ) alias tetap seperti "17 tahun" ? Jawabannya adalah sangat mungkin . Manusia, terutama wanita, sangat perhatian dengan kualitas tubuh fisik mereka. Berbagai usaha dan metode diterapkan untuk menjaga kualitas tubuh fisik mereka, seperti pelangsingan, operasi plastik, peremajaan kulit, pembentukan payudara, dan lain sebagainya . Namun yang saya maksud disini adalah mempertahankan kualitas tubuh fisik manusia agar tetap seperti "17 tahun" walaupun usianya sudah berkali - kali lipat diatas itu, tanpa operasi plastik maupun berbagai jenis operasi lainnya.
Sebagai contoh, ada beberapa jenis bakteri yang sebenarnya malah berguna untuk kesehatan tubuh fisik manusia yaitu untuk menjaga kesehatan sistem pencernaan tubuh manusia dan kesehatan kulit manusia ( mempertahankan produksi dan kualitas kolagen ). Beberapa jenis hormon dalam tubuh manusia menyebabkan proses penuaan tubuh fisik terjadi dan sebaliknya ada beberapa jenis hormon dalam tubuh manusia yang menghambat proses penuaan tubuh fisik manusia ( baca juga website ini ). Setiap sel - sel tubuh manusia ada yang mati namun setiap hari pula tubuh manusia menghasilkan sel - sel baru sebagai penggantinya. Riset sel induk memungkinkan untuk mempercepat proses regenerasi sel - sel tubuh manusia yang sudah rusak. Riset mengenai rekayasa DNA dan sel induk memungkinkan manusia dari generasi ke generasi semakin kebal terhadap berbagai jenis penyakit tanpa bantuan vaksin dan obat - obatan dari luar tubuh manusia. Vaksin terbaik untuk berbagai jenis penyakit adalah sel - sel tubuh manusia itu sendiri yang terus menerus diperkuat, sama seperti melatih seorang karateka dari sejak kecil hingga menjadi guru. Lorenzo's Oil, sebuah film tentang usaha manusia biasa menyembuhkan anaknya dari suatu kelainan fisik. Film ini bisa menjadi inspirasi bagi kita semua bahwa apa yang dikatakan tidak bisa oleh manusia hari ini, suatu hari akan menjadi bisa. Dalam hal ini, yang diperlukan adalah suatu komitmen, kontinuitas, dan fokus.
Semua hal itu memungkinkan sama seperti ketika manusia pertama kali mengatakan "suatu hari kita akan mengirim manusia ke bulan" Hal itu kini sudah menjadi kenyataan .
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Foreign Policy
The Democrats' Stalled Trade Agenda
Greg Rushford, editor of the Rushford Report, discusses how
Barack Obama's protectionist policies and lack of action has brought
the United States nothing but grief.
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Foreign Policy
Reassurance or Appeasement?
Willy Lam, a professor of China Studies at Akita
International University in Japan, explains why the U.S. should not
expect reciprocation of goodwill from its concessions to the P.R.C.
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Foreign Policy
Three's a Crowd in the India-China Theater
Brahma Chellaney, a
professor at New Delhi's Centre for Policy Research, analyzes the
new dynamics and tensions behind the U.S., India and China's
trilateral relations.
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Human Rights
Turning a Blind Eye To Human Rights
Colum Murphy, deputy editor at the REVIEW, hears from
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim what Asia's voices of
dissent expect from the Obama administration on human rights and the
promotion of democracy.
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Economics
The Myth of Chinese Savings
Jonathan Anderson, global emerging markets economist at
UBS, says traditional theories on why the Chinese save are wrong.
The real answer, he shows, lies in corporate earnings.
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Japan
Hatoyama's Quiet Revolution
Tobias Harris, a doctoral candidate in political science at
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power structures in Japan—one brick at a time.
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Climate Change
Small Green Steps for India
Subhash Agrawal, founder of India Focus, explores what lies
behind India's stance on climate change and asserts that New Delhi
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North Korea
Pyongyang Freely Plies the Seas
Bertil Lintner, a free-lance writer based in Thailand,
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Julian Baum, a former Taiwan correspondent for the REVIEW,
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Ngomong - ngomong soal Sutra, saya jadi ingat ide lama untuk memproduksi Kondom Sutra (secara harafiah) yang "Glow in The Dark" alias "bercahaya dalam gelap" seperti kunang - kunang . Sedikit kutipan dari Tawa Sutra supaya tidak mengantuk
Sutra tentang Masalah Sehari - hari hari Umat Manusia.
Sebuah kutipan singkat dari kisah Siddhartha Gautama. Suatu hari Siddhartha Gautama sedang duduk santai di hutan sambil bercakap - cakap dengan beberapa muridnya. Salah satu muridnya bertanya kepadanya, "Buddha, dari semua ilmu yang ada di dunia ini, ilmu manakah yang paling penting untuk saya pelajari ? Tidak mungkin saya sanggup mempelajari semuanya.". Lalu Buddha mengambil segenggam daun - daun kering yang tercecer di tanah dengan salah satu telapak tangannya. Ia mengarahkan telapak tangannya itu kepada muridnya sambil berkata " Ilmu - ilmu yang ada di dunia ini ibarat begitu banyaknya daun - daun yang tercecer di tanah ini. Kemampuan kita untuk mempelajari ilmu ibarat kemampuan telapak tangan kita mengambil daun - daun itu dari tanah. Sebagai manusia memang kita tidak mungkin mempelajari semua ilmu itu. Oleh karena itu, pelajarilah ilmu - ilmu yang bisa membantu manusia lepas dari masalah - masalah dan penderitaan yang dihadapinya". Tiba - tiba....daun - daun didalam genggaman tangan Buddha itu berubah menjadi beberapa buku. Lalu Buddha memberikan buku - buku itu kepada murid - muridnya.
Masalah sehari - hari yang dihadapi orang - orang kebanyakan ( common people atau ordinary people ) adalah masalah keuangan pribadi atau keluarga, kesehatan, hubungan sex yang kurang harmonis antara suami dan istri, dan konflik interpersonal dengan sesama manusia yang lain (dengan teman, anggota keluarga, teman kerja, dan lain sebagainya ). Yang dimaksud dengan orang - orang kebanyakan adalah sekitar 80% sampai dengan 97% dari populasi sebuah masyarakat atau bangsa. Bukan berarti 20% sampai dengan 3% sisanya tidak mengalami masalah - masalah itu, mereka tentu masih mengalami masalah - masalah itu, bahkan lebih dari itu .
Manusia sebenarnya tidak perlu belajar ilmu - ilmu yang terlalu tinggi dan berat seperti filsafat dan Theologia hanya untuk menyelesaikan masalah - masalah yang mereka hadapi sehari - hari tersebut .
Umat manusia hanya perlu belajar enterpreneurship ( kewirausahaan ), manajemen keuangan pribadi dan keluarga, dan accounting dalam menyelesaikan masalah keuangan pribadi dan keluarganya.
Mengenai masalah kesehatan, sebenarnya tidak ada penyakit yang tidak bisa diciptakan vaksin dan obatnya. Sejarah telah membuktikan itu. Yang diperlukan umat manusia hanyalah suatu riset yang kontinu dengan budget memadai untuk menciptakan vaksin dan obat untuk penyakit - penyakit yang belum ditemukan vaksin dan obatnya. Kemudian dari segala jenis fasilitas kesehatan, vaksin dan obat yang sudah ada, dipikirkan untuk bisa diproduksi dengan biaya lebih murah. Konsep produksi massal dan manajemen produksi yang telah diterapkan pada komoditas - komoditas lain memungkinkan hal itu.
Sedangkan masalah hubungan sex yang kurang harmonis antara suami dan istri cukup diselesaikan dengan mempelajari Kama sutra dan Kama tantra. Hubungan sex memiliki 3 (tiga) fungsi, yaitu: reproduksi, relaksasi dan hiburan, dan kesehatan. Fungsi yang ketiga, yaitu fungsi menjaga kesehatan, seringkali terlupakan oleh manusia.
Yang terakhir, masalah konflik interpersonal dengan sesama manusia yang lain bisa diselesaikan dengan ilmu psikologi praktis yang mengajarkan bagaimana berhadapan dengan tipe karakter yang berbeda - beda. Seperti kita ketahui bahwa karakter dan kepribadian manusia bisa dikategorikan dalam beberapa kategori. Secara spiritual, kemampuan diri untuk menerima orang lain apa adanya akan membantu menyelesaikan konflik - konflik interpersonal dengan sesama manusia.
Seringkali, masalah - masalah lain menjadi ada dan timbul sebagai akibat dari keempat masalah tersebut yang tidak terselesaikan. Hal itulah yang saya temui dalam kehidupan banyak orang. Kasihilah sesamamu manusia seperti engkau mengasihi dirimu sendiri. Itulah prinsip utama penyelesaian keempat masalah yang dihadapi manusia sehari - hari.
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Watch the Curtain Wall Rise
The steel skeleton of the north building is complete in our future headquarters at 500 Fifth Avenue North. In early November, crews began attaching the exterior "skin," called a curtain wall, to those steel bones.
By late January 2010, you'll see a fully clad building with walls of glass and limestone.
Speeding up the work with prefabricated panels
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Be prepared for a remarkably swift transformation from a bulky steel frame to a graceful, window-filled facade.
Prefabricated panels—10 feet wide and one story tall—combine layers of stone cladding, window framing, glass, and insulation into a single unit.
It takes a team of crane operators, riggers, ironworkers, and glaziers just one hour to hang a panel and secure it in place.
Crews will install the north building's curtain wall of nearly 800 panels one floor at a time, circling the six-story building about every two weeks.
Crews will move on to the south building when its steel skeleton is complete later this year.
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Preassembly saves time and material
Standardizing the construction of the panels at the factory has immediate benefits. Prefabrication lets us:
- Build faster—a win for patient neighbors, employees now spread out over five different buildings, and the budget
- Reduce waste—both at the offsite assembly plant (from economies of scale) and at our construction site (no scrap disposal needed)
- Keep quality high—essential for energy-efficient window walls
The beauty and benefits of window walls
The new campus will be the foundation?s home for the long term, so quality materials, sustainability, and a pleasant work environment have been important factors guiding its development.
The Gates family wanted to create an eco-friendly workplace with lots of windows. By installing floor-to-ceiling window walls of lightly tinted glass, we honor:
- A belief that natural daylight is good for employee health and well-being
- The concept that views—both in and out—can refresh, inspire, and connect people
- A commitment to reduce energy use to 25 percent below code specifications
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| Get the Big Picture Online
Curious to see what our new campus will look like when it opens in the spring of 2011? Or what Phase Two will look like when a third building completes the project?
On our newly updated web site you can find lots of images of our new campus, including computer renderings, artist illustrations, and other artwork showing aerial views, street-level views, interiors, and landscaping.
You can also learn more about the architect's design concept, the campus' sustainable features, and the future visitor center.
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Why We Are Impatient Optimists
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Bill and Melinda Gates were in Washington, D.C., on October 27 to explain why they are "impatient optimists" and why you can be, too.
Their presentation at Sidney Harmon Hall—witnessed by thousands of people around the world via a live webcast—focused on statistics and stories that are not publicly well-known, but demonstrate the many and diverse ways U.S. investments in global health are improving lives around the world. Watch a video of their presentation on our web site.
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The Living Proof Project
Bill and Melinda's presentation is part of a larger foundation venture called the Living Proof Project, a multimedia initiative intended to highlight the successes of U.S.-funded global health efforts. Our hope is that by reporting global health success stories back to the American taxpayers and representatives who funded them, we can reframe the current global health conversation. Millions of lives have already been transformed with effective, affordable solutions, and our nation has the knowledge, innovative technologies, and proven tools to do much more.
Learn more by visiting the Living Proof Project web site where you can find:
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Keeping Up with Construction
Interested in more details about upcoming construction work? To stay up to speed and receive updates, visit the web site of Sellen, the project's general contractor.
Sellen's weekly bulletins help our future neighbors know what to expect and when to plan for changes around the project site, including street closures.
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Nyata sekali ada faktor keberuntungan yang berbeda pada tiap manusia yang terbawa sejak seseorang keluar dari rahim seorang ibu. Oleh karena itu, dengan umat manusia mengenal Kasih, yang beruntung akan membantu yang kurang beruntung. Yang beruntung dan sejahtera memberikan donasi kepada mereka yang kurang beruntung dan tertimpa bencana.
Dengan demikian, beberapa penderitaan umat manusia seperti kelaparan, kemiskinan dan kematian akibat wabah penyakit bisa semakin berkurang.
Sutra tentang Keputusan yang Buruk dan Baik.
Saya memang sengaja tidak memakai kata Keputusan yang Benar dan Salah, sebab sebenarnya tidak ada keputusan benar dan salah yang dibuat seorang manusia. Karena kebenaran bersifat absolut. Apabila sebuah keputusan seseorang dikatakan benar, maka berarti apabila di dunia ini ada enam milyar umat manusia, seluruh enam milyar umat manusia itu akan mengakui bahwa itu keputusan yang benar. Oleh karena itu, baik atau buruk nya keputusan seseorang sangat relatif sifatnya. Sebagai contoh, seorang wanita sedang bingung untuk memutuskan menikah dengan si A atau si B. Apabila ia memutuskan menikah dengan si A, tentu keputusannya baik bagi Si A dan dirinya, dan keputusannya akan dianggap buruk oleh si B. Contoh lain, seorang Presiden sebuah negara mengambil keputusan untuk menaikkan pajak supaya bisa membiayai program santunan asuransi kesehatan bagi orang - orang yang bekerja di dinas militer. Keputusan sang Presiden akan baik di mata orang - orang yang bekerja di dinas militer tersebut, namun buruk di mata orang - orang yang harus membayar pajak.
Apabila diri kita membuat keputusan yang baik, maka pastikan dan usahakan hasilnya juga sebaik keputusannya. Apabila diri kita membuat keputusan yang buruk, maka usahakan dampaknya baik.
Sutra tentang Saling Mengasihi diantara Generasi Senior dan Yunior.
Seandainya saya termasuk dalam golongan orang - orang yang usianya di atas 50 tahun, maka saya akan berusaha untuk banyak memaklumi kesalahan - kesalahan yang dibuat oleh orang - orang yang usianya di bawah 50 tahun. Sebab, saya harus ingat bahwa suatu hari, ketika saya berjalan pun tidak bisa, penglihatan sudah mulai buram, saya akan menyusahkan mereka - mereka yang usianya lebih muda dari saya, sama seperti mereka merepotkan saya sekarang. Saya pun juga harus ingat bahwa ketika saya berusia di bawah 50 tahun, saya juga banyak melakukan kesalahan - kesalahan yang sama dengan mereka. Saya pun juga harus ingat, bahwa saya bukan manusia yang sempurna, dan saya sedang melakukan kesalahan - kesalahan juga saat ini. Saya pun juga sadar bahwa mata mereka yang berusia di bawah 50 tahun itu sedang melihat dan mengamati kesalahan - kesalahan yang sedang saya lakukan saat ini.
Seandainya saya termasuk dalam golongan orang - orang yang usianya di bawah 50 tahun, maka saya akan berusaha untuk sedikit berbuat kesalahan dan belajar dari kesalahan - kesalahan yang pernah dilakukan oleh mereka yang berusia diatas 50 tahun. Saya akan memaklumi kesalahan - kesalahan yang sedang dilakukan oleh mereka yang berusia di atas 50 tahun, dengan suatu kesadaran bahwa ada kemungkinan saya akan menjadi seperti mereka ketika saya berusia di atas 50 tahun.
Ada sebuah peribahasa Jawa yang mungkin cocok untuk menggambarkan hal ini, yaitu: "Mikul duwur mendem jero". Saat ini, di hari saya menulis Sutra tentang Saling Mengasihi diantara Generasi Senior dan Yunior ini, saya sendiri sedang berusia 32+ tahun . Jadi saat ini saya termasuk dalam golongan orang - orang yang berusia di bawah 50 tahun. Dunia pergaulan telah membuat saya memahami dan mengerti mereka yang berusia di atas dan di bawah 50 tahun.
Edwin Louis Cole pernah mengatakan di salah satu bukunya bahwa, dosa orang - orang yang sudah tua adalah prasangka (negatif), dosa orang - orang paruh baya adalah keangkuhan, dan dosa orang - orang muda adalah emosinya. Yang dimaksud dengan perkataan ini adalah bahwa tiap manusia memiliki kecenderungan berbuat kesalahan dan dosa sesuai tahapan usianya. Baik yang tua, paruh baya, dan muda, masing - masing tiap hari "berada di pinggir jurang" untuk berbuat dosa dan kesalahan, hanya saja jenis dosa dan kesalahannya yang berbeda.
Sungguh indah kutipan doa Bapa Kami sebagai berikut "...ampunilah kesalahan kami ya Bapa, seperti kami pun mengampuni kesalahan orang lain...". Dengan demikian akan terjadi harmonisasi hubungan antara Generasi Senior dan Yunior dalam sebuah masyarakat atau bangsa. Maka marilah generasi Senior dan Yunior menyanyikan lagu "Jangan ada dusta diantara kita" ... Ooopss...keliru ( sedikit kutipan dari Sutra Kelirumologi) . Maksudnya, marilah kita menyanyikan lagu "Biarlah ada Kasih diantara kita"
Ngomong - ngomong soal Sutra, saya jadi ingat ide lama untuk memproduksi Kondom Sutra (secara harafiah) yang "Glow in The Dark" alias "bercahaya dalam gelap" seperti kunang - kunang . Sedikit kutipan dari Tawa Sutra supaya tidak mengantuk
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