Bitung Siap Sukseskan World Ocean Conference

Konferensi kelautan dunia atau World Ocean Conference akan mulai berlangsung senin, 11 Mei 2009 besok. Sulawesi Utara didaulat menjadi tuan rumah iven akbar tersebut.

Walaupun pelaksanaannya sendiri dipusatkan di kota Manado namun seluruh kabupaten/kota yang ada di provinsi paling utara Indonesia ini diminta untuk mempersiapkan diri sebaik mungkin dalam rangka menerima tamu-tamu yang berasal dari sekurangnya 120 negara yang akan mengadakan kunjungan langsung ke beberapa kabupaten/kota baik kunjungan yang masih berkaitan dengan konfrensi tersebut ataupun hanya sekedar jalan-jalan menikmati indahnya bumi nyiur melambai.

Barack Obama, A Black Man for The White House

We have been following a quite long process of US presidential election. Political journey of the contestants seemed to be world headlines for the last few months replacing Iraqi War Issue that previously dominated top stories of world media. We finally found out who is about to run the most powerful country for the next 5 years.

He once to be underestimated at his first nomination, he is a black man, he is the black man for the white house, he is Barack Obama. I personally congratulate you on being the 44th US President and the first Afro-American President in US history. You have inspired many people that dream can comes true if we work extra hard. My salute is also for Mr. John McCain who had shown us that he is really a high-minded person. He gave very good example of how to be a leader who is ready to be a winner and a loser as well. He failed respectably, and it is much more beautiful to lose that way then win by “dirty” way. Next year (2009) my country will vote for a new president as well. I hope Indonesia can take positive lessons from the election in US. I hope so!