Sunday, August 29, 2010

Jakarta's Madness: Traffic Jam

Jakarta sudah makin parah dengan kemacetannya, tiada hari tanpa macet. everyday, jakarta's people live in madness and insanity in the road. Tidak dapat diperkirakan tahun 2012 jakarta bakal seperti apa, mungkin jalanan udah ga bisa gerak kali ya?!

Banyak sekali kerugian akibat kemacetan, di antaranya membuang waktu, menambah polusi, menambah biaya bahan bakar, membuat depresi dan stress, meningkatkan tingkat kecelakaan, dll. Fiuhhh...

Berdasarkan catatan resmi catatan sipil, tahun 2010, jumlah penduduk Jakarta adalah 8.524.022 jiwa. Daya dukung infrastruktur jalan DKI hanya mampu menampung 1,05 juta kendaraan. Sebab, panjang jalan yang dimilik kota Jakarta adalah sepanjang 7.650 kilometer dan luas jalan seluas 40,1 kilometer atau sekitar 6,2 persen dari luas wilayah DKI Jakarta. Sementara pertumbuhan panjang jalan hanya 0,01 persen per tahun.

Berdasarkan data yang dimiliki Polda Metro Jaya, pada tahun 2009 lalu, jumlah sepeda motor di Jakarta mencapai 7,5 juta unit atau meningkat dari tahun 2008 yang mencapai 6,7 juta unit. Kemudian, jumlah angkutan umum di tahun 2009 mencapai 859 ribu unit atau meningkat dari tahun 2008 yang hanya sebanyak 847 ribu unit. Begitu juga dengan jumlah kendaraan pribadi mobil di tahun 2009 sebanyak 2,11 juta unit atau meningkat dari tahun 2008 yang mencapai 2 juta unit.

No wonder.

Hal tersebut juga diperparah dengan ketidakseriusan pemerintah dalam menerapkan kebijakan. Busway termasuk solusi yang baik, namun perawatan dan pengelolaannya terasa tidak serius. Unit bus yang terasa kurang, lajur jalan yang sering diterobos kendaraan pribadi, pembatas jalan yang tidak terawat, dll. Transportasi jakarta juga masih buruk, banyak bus yang asapnya menimbulkan polusi, banyak supir bus yang tidak disiplin, sering nge-tem mengejar setoran sehingga menimbulkan kemacetan.

So, how we overcome this?

Yang pertama adalah pengembangan, pembangunan, dan peningkatan sistem transportasi massal. Disini pemerintah harus serius dalam menerapkan kebijakannya seperti memperbaiki masalah busway, membuat feeder busway, memperbaiki sistem kereta api, membuat subway, dan membuat transportasi yang nyaman bagi pengguna sehingga penduduk jakarta merasa nyaman untuk beralih ke transportasi umum.

Yang kedua adalah mengurangi kendaraan pribadi. untuk menyiapkan sebuah sistem transportasi modern dan massal, tidak akan mungkin berhasil, jika jumlah kendaraan pribadi tidak dikurangi. Pemerintah bisa mengurangi kendaraan pribadi (sekaligus mengurangi emisi dan menghemat BBM) dengan jalan; pertama menaikkan pajak impor kendaraan mewah hingga 200%, dll.

Yang ketiga, pembangunan jaringan jalanan baru. hal ini memang agak sulit namun dapat diusahakan dalam mengatasi pertumbuhan kendaraan bermotor pribadi yang bertambah banyak. Setiap hari pertumbuhan kendaraan bermotor seperti sepeda motor bisa mencapai 800-900 unit per hari, sedangkan mobil mencapai 300 unit per hari. Sehingga kalau tidak diimbangi dengan pembangunan infrastruktur jalan, kemacetan juga tidak akan teratasi dengan baik.

Pada akhirnya pemerintah harus melaksanakan solusi dengan sinergis dan berkesinambungan. Dan kita sebagai masyarakat jakarta harus mendukung sehingga kemacetan di kota ini dapat dikurangi bahkan dihilangkan.




*dirangkum dari berbagai sumber diantaranya
http://www.beritajakarta.com/2008/id/berita_detail.asp?nNewsId=40301&idwil=0
http://id.shvoong.com/social-sciences/1943355-solusi-kemacetan-jakarta/

Thursday, June 24, 2010

this time for africa



this time for africa...

yeah, this time is for africa to organize world cup, the biggest show on earth. this world cup has a hugely symbolic meaning for a continent, just like 8 years ago in asia. a continent that is so often mired in the misery of mankind, war, and desperation of deep poverty. but until now, i think south africa has been a successful country for organizing a big tournament like world cup.

many surprises in 2010, big teams like france, italy, spain, england, and germany look difficult to beat other teams which under their level. unfortunately, this world cup has less goals than previous. many teams have demonstrate defensive football to match the top teams. finalist, france and italy, packed their bag earlier this week. asian finalist, korea and japan, has trough to second round for the first time in other country. but only one african participant, ghana, trough to second round. despite of surprises, i think the champion must be from the country that have track record of winning world cup. i think south american teams like argentina and brazil look convincing in the first round.



having won their five world cups in europe (1958), south america (1962), north america (1970 and 1994), and asia (2002), brazil now need africa to complete the set. this being brazil, though, merely winning is not always seen as good enough. dunga has suggested that they don't play jogo bonito. the important thing is winning, no matter what. devastating on the counter-attack and with a superb array of set-piece variations, dunga's team has no lack of individual skill and technical excellence.

in the centre of midfield, they now have gilberto silva and felipe melo, a formidable physical block, with magnificent build up when they do the counter. not like a usual brazil, they now have the most strong defence with figure like lucio, juan, and one of the greatest goalkeeper, julio cesar. don't forget maicon and michel bastos in the full back. frontman, kaka, will join robinho, the king of step-over. at front luis fabiano is clinical finisher for brazil.



how about argentina? maradona has build such a great team and has turning all the doubts before the world cup begin. hope lies in the fact that argentina have so many players showing up well and scoring regularly in the major european leagues. lionel messi has shown his impact to the team in last 3 matches. maybe this is his time to prove that he is the greatest.

maradona prefers to adopt 4-3-1-2 with messi as a playmaker for the team behind tevez and higuain. argentina likes to build his teams from the back with gutierrez, samuel, demichelis and heinze. in midfield, mascherano, the skipper, must organize the team with veteran, veron, and di maria. argentina has so many options in front with the name of messi, tevez, higuain, aguero, and milito. they are world class forward.

whoever win the world cup, it doesn't matter as long as world cup can entertain and unite people...

Monday, April 5, 2010

all that remains

a moment, a love
a dream aloud
a kiss, a cry
our rights, our wrongs
(temper trap - sweet disposition)





life is the sum of all your choices
it doesn't take much strength to do things
but it requires great strength to decide on what to do




once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen


wonderful experience
i won't regret everything
life goes on

Monday, March 8, 2010

kepiting kenari


i always spend time in this place on my business trip to kalimantan. located nearby sepinggan airport, this place offer an excellent crab cuisine. kenari crab is a one of the crab species and known as big and delicious crab. their famous specialty are kepiting lada hitam, kepiting asam manis, and kepiting goreng kering. i mostly like kepiting lada hitam (black pepper crab) because it has spicy and delicious taste. the place usually crowded when lunch and dinner time come (i used to go there at lunch time) before my flight.


for service, this place have nimble waitress. just tell the waitress to get the crab packed so you can bring it to jakarta. if you want to dine in, this place is quiet nice with a modest design. black pepper crab price is about 1110.000 (if i'm not mistaken). i recommend you have to spend time for this place. bon apetite...

food: 8.5
price: 7
place: 7
service: 7.5

Sunday, February 28, 2010

ramen sanpachi 38


i think this place offers the best taste of ramen in indonesia (like their tagline)... my friends told me that there is tasty ramen in pondok indah. so, i arrange to go the place. this placed is located in Jl. Metro Pondok Indah, Pondok Indah Plaza II Blok B No. 11B. yeah... it's located near pizza hut in the place known as deha.

the place is nice with japanese design and they have two tv which have japanese tv channel. after work hour, i came with my colleague, renty, and we ordered halal food. this place also serve non halal food. i ordered jigoku ramen. this menu is the most favorite menu in ramen 38, and it has spicy level up to 20. i feel curious about jigoku ramen, so i ordered level 8, because it was spicy level said the waitress.
When i tasted it, it was so hot and spicy... huhhh.. i didn't finish it though, it was a big portion. and after that you you got a konyaku jelly desert. yummy... overall it was a nice place, but the waitress was too busy to serve when i got there so it was unpleasant. the ramen price range is about 45,000 idr without tax.

food: 8.5
price: 7.5
place: 7
service: 5.5

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

top 20 best song in the 00's

well, we are in the new decade now. and i'm interested to make a list of the best song of decade. 2000's have many good songs and different variety of musics. it's a difficult task if we make a list of the best song of 00's here is the top 20 list:
  1. Radiohead - Idioteque (2000)
  2. Coldplay - Yellow (2000)
  3. Mew - Am I Wry? No (2003)
  4. Annie - Heartbeat (2004)
  5. The Killers - Mr. Brightside (2004)
  6. Muse - Starlight (2006)
  7. Outkast - B.O.B (2000)
  8. Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire (2007)
  9. Deftones - Change (In The House of Flies) (2000)
  10. Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (2001)
  11. Interpol - C'mere (2004)
  12. Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You (2000)
  13. Phantom Planet - Big Brat (2004)
  14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (2003)
  15. Daft Punk - One More Time (2001)
  16. Queen of The Stone Age - Go With The Flow (2002)
  17. Jimmy Eat World - Praise Chorus (2001)
  18. Sigur ros - Hoppipolla (2005)
  19. The Strokes - Last Nite (2001)
  20. The Used - Blue & Yellow (2002)
this list is from year 2000-2009, and this is just my taste of music...

Sunday, January 3, 2010

nu year

happy new year 2010... rada2 telat karena baru sempet nulis. tahun 2009 merupakan tahun penuh kesan bagi gw, karena tahun lalu banyak banget peristiwa-peristiwa penting yang terjadi dari mulai lulus kuliah, pertama kali dapet pengalaman kerja, dll.

walaupun kemaren merupakan tahun yang indah dan banyak cerita, gw harap tahun ini bakal lebih baik lagi... amin... seperti kebanyakan orang, resolusi gw untuk tahun ini, yaitu menjadi orang yang lebih baik aja, trus sukses berkarier, that's all...