You Think You Were God? -The Surgeon

When Bayu heard, or more precisely saw, for the first time about the hospital, he thought it was like any other hospital. Squeezed among buildings in one of main streets in the capital, it stands unnoticed. Even the plaque bearing its name is half-way obstructed by plants growing in front of it.

One night, while driving with a friend, he felt pain in his chest followed by shortness of breath. Luckily, his friend knew about the area and since they were close to the hospital, the first logical answer to his immediate problem was to seek relief there.

Mengapa Operator GSM Jatuh Cinta Pada Frekuensi Hopping (SFH)?

Jika tarif Biaya Hak Penggunaan (BHP) frekuensi operator GSM tidak ditinjau kembali oleh Pemerintah, ada kemungkinan para operator harus membayar pajak frekuensinya paling sedikit dua kali lipat dari yang dibayarkan sekarang. Bayangkan jika pajak frekuensi rutin tahunan ini dalam bilangan triliunan rupiah, Berapa banyak lagi beban yang masih harus ditanggung oleh para operator? Kemudian, ingat juga bahwa pajak frekuensi ini tidak konstan melainkan akan semakin bertambah dari tahun ke tahun seiring dengan bertambah banyaknya Base Transceiver Station (BTS) yang dibangun operator.

The Day I Thanked America

Never had I been so thankful to America as I was on Thursday, February 12, 2009. At 1:34 am local time, a powerful tectonic earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale shook Talaud Islands, the northernmost part of Indonesia, where I originally come from. In Jakarta, 2500 km down Southwest, I was soundly asleep. A cousin called not long after that but I had already had my mobile silenced before going to bed. Six hours later, when I saw the unanswered call, I called him back but couldn’t get through. Unaware of the situation, I dialed my sister and asked perhaps she knew why my cousin called me at such hour.