Two Controversies: Gurita Book & Toyota Crown

Dec 28, 2009

The morning was interesting with the news of Gurita Cikeas book written by George Aditjonro all over media. It is not officially published yet, but some of the exemplars have been distributed to Jakarta and Yogyakarta. Only within few days those first exemplars are gone. A big portion of it was purchased by anonym buyer and the rest just disappear very quick. It is now a very rare and its price climbed up to five hundred thousand rupiahs per book. Wowww.. but how can a new book just disappear like that? It turned out that book is a controversy due to its content which discredit the current president, its family, people around him and the winner party of 2009 election, Democrat. The book said that there are several foundations which function as money maker for SBY and democrat’s campaign. That’s including giving people some money so they will vote for SBY and his party. And that’s why there were debates over this book in the morning, noon and evening news. Some of the TV channels even had a special discussion on this controversy book. SBY and people in his circle said it just the rubbish, none of it was based in fact. They said this book is trying to bring SBY’s reputation down. However, they denied that it was due to their request this book is suddenly disappearing and few book stores refused to sell it. The author of the book, George Adi Tjonro, who obtained his Doctor at Cornell University, seems not bothered by the responds of his book. He is openly accepting discussions, answering questions and criticisms. But he was asking back why his book is blocked in the country where democracy served as its soul? “If my book is a spam, then please SBY and Democrat Party write ‘white book’ to counter the whole false information I wrote”, says Aditjonro challenging those who said his book is nothing but spam.

The controversy is not only from the government side but also from civil society. Some support this book as it provide tunnels for people to watch their government, some said that government is reacting over and some said they support the blockade of the book as it potentially misleading the truth that will harm innocent people.

Surely this is something that adds sensation of the Century Bank case that has been a country’s concern since the new SBY cabinet appointed last October.

Well, that’s all about in the morning. Tukang sayur langganan mom is coming and my mom bought petai to make sambel goreng teri petai! Yuhuu… petai is my family favorite. We did not get tempe as we planned to have for lunch because the tukang sayur did not bring it. That’s fine, we could always get tempe on the other day.

After lunch, the weather looked fine, not too sunny but a little bit cloudy. Me, my mom&dad decided to go to the mall of panakukang so I could pay my laptop, send the report and buy some logistics.

In the evening when returned back to home, my dad went straight away to turn the tv on. It was evening news on Global TV where the presenter said that the ministers and high level officer such as chair of Indonesia court are going to receive brand new official luxury car Toyota Royal Crown that cost 1.3 billion rupiahs per unit. This new car is way way more expensive than previous car Toyota Car which cost only 300 million rupiahs. The second I hear the news, I just could not believe it. This is crazy. How on earth government could spend its people money to buy those super expensive cars when the ministers have not done anything? Last time they asked for salary rise now luxury car. Ck.. ck.. ck.. what a rat! I am so sick to hear about it. All the promises, all the things they say for Indonesian people are BIG LIE! They never stop lying. From the first time till now, nothing but lie. It feels that I want to throw out, remembering all the taxes I and others pay only to give wealth to those rats. I am very angry to the all those people in the government. And I hate them so so much.