I had a serious problem this morning when finding out that my morning paper, Kompas daily, was a little bit thicker. Is it because of Madam Secretary Hillary Clinton’s visit? (Oh by the way, I really think that she looks younger and more goodlooking, maybe it was because of her constant smile she gave during her visit here). I was wondering because some people on some boring tv talkshow mentioned previously that Jakarta is a little overreacted with her visit. I am glad that I was wrong about that. The big edition of Kompas today is not about Mrs Clinton, instead it is my own big boss, the Republik Indonesia’s president SBY who made it happened.
Yup, for reaching out us, his potential voters, SBY and his team has printed the very long (and boring) interview made available by Jurnal Nasional daily. I think it is widely known that those behind Jurnal Nasional editorial desks are SBY think tanker formerly known as Blora Center guys. I don’t like partisan publication that’s why I only read Kompas and The Jakarta Post regularly. But if Kompas is going to work hand in hand with Jurnal Nasional (Jurnas) I might reconsider my subscribtion. That’s for sure!
Somehow I am having a confidence that Kompas won’t do such dirty trick. But in this very uncertain period, due to the upcoming general election, every possibilities are opened. Hopefully my morning paper won’t betray my trust.
Ya buat bungkus-bungkus saja …
[...] Rita observes that Clinton looks younger today: “I really think that she looks younger and more goodlooking, maybe it was because of her [...]
[...] pengamatan bloger Mbak Rita, Clinton nampak lebih muda kali ini: “Menurutku dia terlihat muda dan cantik, mungkin karena dia murah senyum selama kunjungannya di [...]
[...] Mbak Rita fa toa niha-tanora kokoa i Clinton androany: “Tena mieritreritra aho fa toa niha-tanora sy tsara jerena kokoa izy, mety hoe noho ny tsiky sy [...]
[...] Mbak Rita amegundua kwamba Clinton anaonekana kijana sana leo: “kwa kweli nafikiri anaonekana kijana na mrembo, pengine inatokana na tabasamu lake alilotoa [...]
wah wah wah…ada kutipan di bahasa swahili segala
RITA : You tell me! I don’t know about that either. I was posting that to complain about my own greedy president…
Well, for those who wonder why I wrote that about Hillary, let me tell you this, I was still a reporter when she was first lady, writing a bunch of stories about the Clintons for my then magazine. That’s why I see the difference. I believe that she is more “human” today than before. Maybe it was her years as senator that changed her to be more friendly and smile a lot because she met with real people, real problem, and she needed to win their heart. I would say that she did a marvelous job here as Secretary of States, she has won our attention and her constant smiles were her best arm ever.