Museum Bahari in Jakarta

Museum Bahari (Maritime Museum) is located in Kampung Luar Batang, Sunda Kelapa area or rather in the Pasar Ikan street No.1, Jakarta. The museum was formerly functioned for spice storage warehouse that consists of several buildings, was built around 1700's or early 18 th century.

Calculate the age of the building that had 300's, this year looks very reasonable when the museum building is now no longer in prime condition. Wall paint peeling everywhere, wood construction has eaten a lot of very porous, which has been replaced roofing tiles looked not straight anymore.


Many other things which also affect the condition of the building is increasingly backward. Climate change is one factor that influence the building materials which have reached hundreds of years. Sea surface conditions that continue to rise and land continues to fall slowly, not to mention the added weight of vehicles passing in the area gave rise to vibrations that affect the building and the environment as a whole.

Caring for the old building would require no small cost, let alone buildings in ancient times had nearly the average high and large shapes like the ones in this museum complex, which means having the floor, ceiling, and walls with a very wide surface so that lead to high maintenance costs.

The wood for the construction of buildings that range in size from 30 to 50 cm still a lot and can we meet there, though looks are also a lot of the wood that has been eaten by termites or any loss to be deducted because of rotting.

Maintaining old buildings because the value of history requires no small cost. Historical value is certainly not to show that this nation never colonized by a very long time, nor to make us feel inferior because it never colonized, but it rather should be used as a warning and a whip to get up and stay united so that previous mistakes of our ancestors scattered selfish group or yourself so easily colonized not recur.

Other historical value that can be taken one of them is the history of architecture - buildings, neighborhoods, and cities - as we are learning in laying out the next. Architecture always run concurrently with the civilization, the architecture allows us to easily recognize the civilization of a nation.

We can also learn where the good of all that has been implemented. From the shape of the building or environment that is simple to become a city like Jakarta chaos, of course, can be packed so that we do not repeat the same mistakes.

As a tourism asset, with no change in its original form, function areas and old buildings can be changed if necessary, in order to have value-added and still works.

The added value that does not mean he should be able to support herself let alone the region. As the building or the area he may not have the potential to feed itself, but if included in the urban scale has the potential to feed him instead of his city. The reason he still must be lived by the cities and even countries as a whole because the value of incoming foreign exchange resulting from the visits of tourists who go to a city or country is very large, this is the meaning of mutual aid.

Therefore the state and city managers in Indonesia should begin to think intelligently to manage tourism, ranging from tourism to preserve objects arrange tourist trips when traveling.

| May 16, 2010 | samidirijono | architect |

Owed ... Hobby Or Curse?

Either of when this problem started, but for this one seems to have become bad habits of the people of this country, and some have commented it had become the philosophy of life for most people. From the ordinary people until officials, from the poor until have a bad habit conglomerate, which owes.

Our country has an enormous debt to the thousands of trillions, what can be paid off, because this debt is not getting smaller but more and more bloated over the years and it seems like the organizers of the country did not take care about this. They continue to create new debts by mortgaging anything that could be pawned, using the term bonds, sukuk, and so that is basically for the debt!

Dig the hole cover the hole is terms that we commonly hear, but unfortunately it does not mean the hole is always the same size or smaller, which mostly occur precisely that hole deeper and bigger, it is not impossible that hole in the end to bury our own.

What causes this?

It seems no one can explain with certainty. Whether because of management or because of poor financial habits of the poor way of life, in terms of revenue (money) obtained is not to save or to increase business capital but rather used for consumption - buying something that is not really necessary - so that when necessary for the needs of the real money is not there anymore, and then eventually owe more debt.

For example, at the community level under the "earnings are preferred to buy cigarettes instead of savings", at a higher level "of income rather than be used as venture capital, but preferred to buy a vehicle".

We have to start to learn how to make money with smart or we'll never be able to change fate.

Many of friends who own businesses, even some form of business entity has been authorized. However, due to poor financial management, then owned businesses does not go forward, one of the causes is precisely because the income earned sizable lead he could not resist in the face of the needs that should still be postponed for a while.

Learning from the experience of others.

One surefire way to learn to manage money is to separate personal money with money for the effort. For those who open a private business even this principle must be held. So in its implementation can be done by studying how to pay for themselves, so even if it is self-owned business, still must be apportioned between business money with private money.

Sukarno had warned us not to become a nation of slaves. As to whether slaves? One bad habit of slaves, is owed money.

| May 10, 2010 | samidirijono | architect |

The sidewalks and Ice Fruit Merchants in Batusari 4

Sidewalks for pedestrians in the area of ​​the Main Kemanggisan, unlike in Pejaten especially compared to the way Benjamin Suaeb former Kemayoran airport runway that has no sidewalk. In Batusari 4 (formerly Sakti st.) exactly, we can find a sidewalk on both sides of the road with a width of less than two meters is more humane than the last two areas.

The sidewalk on the south side flanked by asphalt roads and sewers small. This addition to sidewalks along the pedestrian paths are made of paving block are also equipped with a green belt that lies between the pedestrian paths and sewers. Actually it would be better if the plant is placed in the path between the vehicle tracks and pedestrian paths, so that pedestrians are safer and protected. If so it is not really necessary anymore placed pots of plants with a certain distance, so the pedestrian is becoming more widespread. Or if you want can be placed on the side sewers and among plant pots can be placed furniture, such as seating, garden lighting, public phones at certain distances.

The sidewalk on the north side is flanked by asphalt roads and open sewers of the channel is large enough, more shade than those in the south. Around the trees shade, barrier made ​​of brick with a height between 10-30 cm and width 70 x 70 cm, so it is still possible for the tree to develop themselves. Tub construction of this barrier is not so strong, so that when the tree was bigger then the walls began to crack and split. Weak construction of this barrier there is also a good idea for the tree so as not to interfere with its development. Although made ​​quite low, limiting it could still serve to sit down when passing pedestrians there want to take a break to unwind.

Shade trees in place is also possible to invite vendors to sell fruit ice there. At midday the heat is certainly tempting pedestrians want any riders who thirst as they travel over the place to pause and enjoy the fresh fruit that is served ice cold especially coupled atmosphere of shady trees ... yeah, it's a pleasure.

What there is set or not, certainly, the architectural placement of the cart on the side street perpendicular to the axis of the road with a certain distance is a pretty good way of placement for the view of passing motorists there. However, placing such a way as to be annoying pedestrian, because the width of the sidewalk that does not amount to much.

Sidewalks if only for us to walk or bike ride still need well-designed, each placement should be regulated properly, such placement electric poles and signposts were not just a place of origin, is necessary for the pedestrian path to look neat and orderly, so users pavement was happy and comfortable to walk on it, especially if the sidewalks could be equipped with seating, lighting, public telephone, trash, and others are including in the section of street furniture.

Likewise, the placement of street vendors, could have allowed the origin still needs to be arranged with certain distances or certain places in order not to disturb sidewalk users.

No less important is the cleanliness of the environment must be maintained. The fruit ice merchants and friends other merchants selling goods on sidewalks should certainly be able to keep the environment clean by throwing trash in the trash. What about the cleanliness of the water to wash a bowl or glass? I hope that this too has become the attention of traders.

Clean and beautiful environment that will ensure our health, which could ultimately improve the welfare as well, because the cost for treatment can be reduced and can be used for other purposes.

Healthy environment, healthy people, welfare increases.

| May 02, 2010 | samidirijono | architect |

Chalwanka

Friday afternoon, when entering from the parking lot on the third floor Atrium Senen, from underneath the sound blaring instrumental music with melodies that sound different from what we usually hear.

Looked down briefly does not see on performances of music, which was only many visitors. But after observed a moment before seemed look of people who formed a half circle, which was the visitors who were watching the performances of ethnic music from the Andes mountains.

Because of the size of the stage is only about one-half and two meters with height less than 20 cm, where the musicians who perform solo and audience alike in a standing position, plus the floor was also crowds of visitors who tend to be uneven, resulting in no there are significant differences between them when seen only briefly.

Chalwanka is the name of the music group that plays a musical instrument called zampona. Zampona is a wind instrument that originated from Latin America or cylindrical tube with holes that are closed at one end and usually consist of 5 or more tubes. Can be made from bamboo, wood or other materials. The resulting sound is very distinctive.

Chalwanka actually consists of two people, but at that time only one who performed and recorded with only the accompaniment of instrumental music he plays the melody with zampona.

Besides watching the captivating music game there is one other lesson can be learned from here, which is about the architecture, which is associated with a space and place. That humans unwittingly or even regulated has a tendency to form a circle when they watch a show or something that is the center of attention. And as we all know that the circle does have something called the center or axis.

So do not be surprised if the Colosseum, the Amphitheater, or any places where the show usually takes the forms of circles, either in the form of a quarter, half, elliptical, up to a full circle.

| March 28, 2010 | samidirijono | arsitek |

There should be a pedestrian path on Benjamin Suaeb Street

Six in March ahead of the evening, as it passed in the former Kemayoran Jakarta airport runway which is now better known as H. Benjamin Suaeb Street, visible in the distance a mother with two small children were walking toward the north in the slow lane, the vehicle lane.

Benjamin Suaeb road width is approximately 40 meters is divided into two, to the north (Ancol). Each direction consists of three fast lanes and two of slow lanes. And there are still quite wide green belt on either side of the road, in which still can be used as a pedestrian path are comfortable and protected trees. But somehow, the place that should be used for sidewalks for pedestrian was in fact lined from end to end along both sides of this road. Even the formerly closed city sewers had now been opened up leaving no place for the pedestrian. So for the pedestrian where? Yes on the tarmac along with a vehicle!

That is why the mother with two children were walking in the slow lane, though called a slow lanes but the speed of vehicles that pass in there pretty tight. She intermittently looking back nervously fear hit by a passing vehicle.


Seeing these events like a reporter, immediately issued a cell phone camera - because don't have a real camera - and prepared to capture this exciting moment to be used as writing material. But since only a camera phone then the minimal facilities needed close enough to capture it and possibly because of a strong maternal instinct to protect her children, when she saw a vehicles coming slowed so she waved his hand to stop the vehicle. And without any hesitation or fear she asked me to allowed to ride.

Since only the self-styled journalist, seeing the environmental conditions in situ could not bring myself also reject the request, because the distance to a destination less than a mile in front. So I brought the mother and her two children to their destination, ie, Pasar Mobil Kemayoran.

From the story later revealed, that he wanted to meet her husband there to give the news that his parents were sick. Apparently his parents' health condition that made her determined to visit her husband at work and bring her two children in danger.

Jakarta oh!

| March 14, 2010 | samidirijono | architect |

The Legal Sanction of Legal Doubt

Read a variety of legal cases in the media on these days, seems tangled, this to describe how the law in our country. Of the cases Prita, Century, Antasari, spending forced the TNI offices residents of the house, or even to cases not being completed like Munir, the kidnapping of activists, and Lapindo.

While on the other hand in terms of drafting act and legislation, are not much different from the legal cases themselves, tangled!

Starting from unloading pairs Constitution (UUD'45) up to four times, the actual time the student movement (reform) have rotated the main demand is only down Suharto in power for too long because there are no restrictions on the term of office. Section 7 UUD'45 "The President and Vice-President holds office for five years and thereafter may be re-elected" that should have stayed added words such as "for the last time."

But what happen is all the article ransacked and severity are not studied well an early draft meeting notes makers, so they can understand the intent of each article or section is written there. And it is said is said in the amendment that no involvement of foreign hands to include their interests, really?


Flashback

When you open it and then go back and check our UUD'45, in many chapters, articles made its derivatives which mandated that law to itemize the intent and purpose clauses earlier. So that is why why in the article or paragraph UUD'45 many have the word "determined or regulated by statute."

And when we read in the Additional Rules UUD'45 clearly stated in point 1, that "Within six months after the end of the Greater East Asia war, the President of Indonesia to organize and conduct all matters set forth in this Constitution."

While, so many laws and regulations adopted that have not been adjusted to UUD'45. The Book of Criminal Law or Civil, Disorder Act (Hinder Ordinance), and many more products to our laws which is a colonial product, which actually needs to be changed or adjusted its contents with the spirit of our Constitution, namely the spirit rather than to the interests of the government (read: colonial rulers), but are meant more to the interests of the people or the public. And do not forget, Indonesia was formed and proclaimed as a Republic (public affairs) is for that. But that's actually the fact that now there is!

So that should happen, not the Constitution that has not been properly applied a modified, so the result we now hesitate to use presidential or parliamentary system?


Now

When we no longer have the legal basis for a strong, when the legal tools already do not care, when the law could be tweaked and perception can also be turned upside down, when the law into favoritism, when the law is no longer rely on the justice, when the law officers is no longer fair, the people became do not have a grip, people became legal tangled will eventually not care about the law. When the law was weakened in its implementation as a few examples of the above and the indifference of the people were very visible in everyday things like the traffic rules was breached.

Plus the making of the products or the rule of law hardly has the spirit of justice, which advanced more in the spirit of the threat and materials. All legal products prefer to put money until the millions of rupiah as a sanction, on the other hand the level of prosperity and the ability of the people is very far below it. Examples of sanctions in the Traffic Act that is worth millions of rupiah and the hot issue is about Marriage Act plan news is about the news in regulating nikah siri--establish a marriage without a marriage registrar officials. Meanwhile, to make a marriage in front of the registrar marriage officer must require that the cost of not a few, both for official fees or not, which certainly is a burden to people who in general are still below the level of ability.

This is exacerbated by imposition of sanctions against a lawsuit, it is very visible occurrence of injustice. Taking cocoa immediately arrested and threatened with punishment six months, while taking billions still be free to roam the grounds not found the articles for catching them and if any threat of punishment is only a few years.

Laws that need to be placed forward in fact that is not based on mere procedural but how justice is upheld, as it is said chairman of the Constitutional Court, Mahfud MD in a religious ceremony in one of the private TV station on Sunday, February 21, 2010.

For the several decades we have been accustomed to living without a good rule, and if repairs to improvement starts from now will still need at least a generation or two longer to get to the rule of law in our country. But surely this should be done from now by the whole community that will no longer due to legal sanction makes us doubt it would be legal.

| February 21, 2010 | samidirijono | architect |

Indonesian Language No Need Good and Right

Youth congress in 1928 with phenomenal results of the Youth Pledge, which one it reads, "We are sons and daughters of Indonesia upholds the unity of language, Indonesian language," until eventually affirmed in our Constitution as the State Language.

It has been nearly 100 years it happened, but until now society can not speak Indonesian very well and correctly.

Learning Indonesian language is not easy, given the Indonesian itself is still growing to this day, not to mention coupled with government support that can be said to be less good in this regard.

Great Dictionary of Indonesian Language (KBBI)--before it, used General Indonesian Dictionary, written by Poerwadarminta--is the official reference issued by the government through the Center for Language. But whether the public might be able to have it, considering the price KBBI Fourth Edition is now so expensive there until nearly four hundred thousand rupiah, really fantastic for the community which far from established, where in 2008 alone the average income is only reaching about 9.9 million per year (derived from GDP per capita net debt burden, or (21.7 to 11.8) million ---> see Detik Finance March 4, 2009 and March 10, 2009 Jawa Post)

Ask the publisher, how many copies have been printed and how many copies have been sold? Then compare with the number of families or people in this Republic, would reach one percent of the population? So do not be surprised if people do not speak Indonesian well and correctly.

If the government really wants people could speak Indonesian very well and correctly, then the government should provide subsidies for this dictionary so it affordable by the community and the government need not think to take advantage of the sale of this dictionary. Another step that can be done is to invite the cooperation of private parties as a sponsor, in this case could have private publishers, or simply use government-owned publishing so as not to burden the private sector.

Indeed the government through the Language Center has issued an Indonesian Dictionary (KBI) for school consumption in the form of an electronic dictionary that can be downloaded for free. But even this does not seem to be too serious, because the stated amount of the dictionary is contains 1826 pages but only have 1630 pages--that means there are approximately 200 pages of missing, there is also chaos on the part of the final entry in the preparation of the letter "B", and not to mention plus the absence of the letter "P" in the full version of the dictionary. Have all the contents of the dictionary was correct? Could this be the dictionary handbook for school and community? What this sign was not serious when the official books (although free) error occurred and the lack of up to 200 pages? Hopefully it's not a deliberate action.

On the other hand, how much the community of Internet users down to the outposts of this country that could allow them access to the dictionary which you can download this free?

This is a phenomenon that occurs around us, that if we are to the bookstore--perhaps because expensive--some are putting the dictionary in a glass cabinet, making a dictionary with hardback golden yellow color unsightly eye.

Does the premise that is used as the title above is wrong?

| March 4, 2010 | samidirijono | architect |