Eastern Tradition Is A Way Of Life

What makes different between western factors and eastern factors is tradition. Tradition is one of the elements of culture. It talks about the way of life and the principles stays here. 

Tradition can not be changed or transfered like culture. It is because it is a characteristic of a nation's. For instance, In madura - indonesia, we will find the tradition which is called "Karavan Sapi". Karapan sapi is a kind of Cow race which is driven by a man. We will not find the same tradition to other countries. Ok now, let's take a sample; say, German tries to adopt the madura's tradition with its karapan sapi. Although german does the same but the essential things in madura will be different of german's. It's not a matter of taste but farther than that.

Tradition has a close relation to nation's daily activity. This colors the way they interact, they respond and the way they decide something. Tradition exists from old to young generation. Young generation can not create the tradition but they are given and only continue what their ancient people did.

For hundreds years ago, tradition was not a culture. It tends a way of life. Karapan sapi was not a game at that time but it represented the holy god that drove a holy animals. It means that in karapan sapi contains a magical or spiritual beliefs. When they did it, they also did prayer to the god to win this life and be the best creatures.

Eastern tradition can not be forced. Although it can be scraped by the western tradition or culture. The omission totally of a tradition is impossible.

Human Trading For Meal

About two days ago, I read from a daily newspaper "Suara Merdeka". I got shocked when I read 6 pretty girls who traded under 17-years-old-girls. I called Budi hartono, my neighbor, and showed the news to him and he just sat in silence but then said : "What do you say?".

I said nothing and went home. After 3 hours later, when I was behind on my home working, Shinta, my classmate in the academy of public relation, came over and told me that she wanted to visit the police station where the 6 girls were under arrest. I halted then said " Let's go, honey!".

The girls were interrogated by the police and not longer after that they were straightly pulled by the jailers to wait for the resign a lawsuit to the court. From the grillwork, I addressed one of the girls and asked few questions. 

Me : What's your motivation to do that, Linda? (linda is one of the 6-girls' names)

Linda : We need to eat to survive.

Oops!, there must be something wrong with this. The answer was not reasonable. Everybody needs meal to survive. Nobody says "no" for that.  However, when we made a chat for an hour, I finally believed what she said. They were beggars who didn't have parents (some of their parents were dead and others' gone). They talked and discussed the idea (being girls trader) 8 months ago and had sold 26 girls before the police arrested them two days ago. I never thought that beggars could do that! I just didn't have much time to talk to them because one of the policemen told me that the time was over.

Well, I don't know what exactly happened to them...

5,8 % For Magelang Economic Growth in 2010

Magelang regent, Central Java, Indonesia, Ir.H.Singgih Sanyoto, states in daily newspaper "Suara merdeka", on february 8, 2011, that it is important to suport informal sectors. This is reasonable because of its support to reduce numbers of unemployment in magelang city. Therefore, the improvement of investment for small scale industry is very important. To win this game, government should take part in the decision to.

Many new entrepreneurs, in magelang, are dominated by home industries which employ at least 2 employees. The existance of Bapas 69 Bank and BPR Bank have supported the new entrepreneurs to grow up and expand their business by giving them flexible loans, and some of them have penetrated export products market. BRI bank also gives opportunity for the entrepreneur to borrow some money for their business without mortgag. This rules has made hundreds of new entrepreneurs submit their proposal with different platforms. As a result, Magelang regency can contribute for province income and increase for 5,8% in 2010.

Small Scale Industry as a local economic generator

Economy system which is based on small scale indursty, like home industries, has supported national economy and when the economic crisis which occured in 1997 to 1999 succeeded to show the solidity of this informal sector.

Besides, the director of Bapas 69 Bank, H.Fran Suharmaji,SE.MM, from the beginning till now remains to support what home industries "wants". This commitment should be motivator for other banks to do so. The magelang government has also committed to make a cooperation to the local bank like Bapas 69 banks and BPR bank.

For expansion, the government has provides media to exhibit their products and this method, in fact, has given best effects for their expansion. 

When you visit magelang city, you will see that hundreds and even thousands of new entrepreneur supply more than thousands unique and good products in good quality spread along magelang's streets and almost in most of places in magelang city.