Andai saja Presiden John F. Kennedy
mau mendengar pemikiran Gaylord Nelson seorang senator AS, agar persoalan
lingkungan hidup bisa masuk dalam program nasional pemerintahannya, boleh jadi
gelora Hari Bumi (Earth Day) akan terjadi
di tahun 1963-an. Tapi, bagi Nelson perjuangan adalah tetap perjuangan hingga
pada suatu kesempatan beliau melakukan konferensi pers di Seatle (1969) yang
berencana melakukan aksi/kampanye turun jalan pada tahun 1970. Dan benar, pada
tanggal 22 April 1970 Nelson membuktikan janjinya dengan aksi turun jalan yang
melibatkan hampir 20 juta orang. Sepintas tonggak sejarah tadi setidaknya
menjadi contoh permanen bagi setiap manusia yang mempunyai kepentingan atas
sumber daya bumi, serta selalu berupaya untuk melindungi bumi dari kepunahan
akibat perilaku manusia itu sendiri. Hari Bumi harus menjadi barometer tunggal
dalam membangun rasa peduli serta menciptakan suasana diatas bumi ini dengan penuh tanggung jawab.
Senin, 23 Juli 2012
Sabtu, 21 Juli 2012
Rekayasa (Kemacetan) Lalu Lintas
Dalam situasi mondial seperti sekarang ini, tidak-lah
cukup bijaksana apabila kemudian muncul suatu anggapan bahwa persoalan kemacetan
di Kota Surabaya lebih disebabkan oleh ketidakmampuan pemerintah setempat dan aparat terkait
dalam meredam jumlah kendaraan bermotor yang beredar di masyarakat. Menyalahkan
pihak dealer yang tiap harinya
menjual sepeda motor maupun mobil juga bukan jawaban presisi. Di kota
metropolis ini hingga September 2010 jumlah kendaraan bermotor sudah mencapai
3.895.061 unit, yang jika kendaraan tersebut dijajar di jalan maka panjangnya
bisa mencapai 10.923,5 km. Sementara, daya tampung jalan di ibu kota Provinsi
Jawa Timur ini hanya sekitar 2.096,69 km saja (Surya, 27/11/10). Artinya, batu sandungan perihal kemacetan ini pun
tak lantas dijadikan sebagai barometer utama dalam melihat biang persoalan
(kemacetan) yang sesungguhnya. Melainkan banyak faktor eksternal yang menunjang
“lahir”-nya kemacetan itu sendiri, dimana salah satu diantaranya adalah etika
para pengendara kendaraan bermotor yang masih jauh dari kesan beradab. Minimnya
upaya untuk melakukan restrukturisasi manajemen pengembangan tata ruang wilayah
kota (RTRW) maupun modelisasi rekayasa lalu lintas di Kota Pahlawan harus terus
dicari formulanya. Sejauh ini yang penulis ketahui adalah makin pesatnya pembangunan
gedung komersial seperti: kantor, sekolah, dan mal yang tidak menyediakan lahan
parkir secara memadai, lalu keberadaan pasar tradisional/PKL dengan
memanfaatkan bahu jalan, maupun sikap sopir kendaraan pribadi atau angkutan
umum yang memarkir kendaraannya di sembarang tempat, adalah bukti bahwa kita memang
masih setengah hati untuk bisa keluar dari krusialitas persoalan ini.
Kamis, 19 Juli 2012
Situs Biting Kian Genting
Sebagai salah satu kota di Jawa Timur, Kota Lumajang seperti halnya
daerah lain hingga saat ini sedang giat dalam melaksanakan pembangunan di
berbagai bidang. Pelan namun pasti makin pesatnya aktivitas di Kota Pisang ini
mengisyaratkan bahwa Lumajang sedang
mengarah pada modernisasi peradaban zaman. Lumajang bagi penulis bukan hanya sekadar
tanah kelahiran semata, melainkan juga merupakan oase atas nilai-nilai sejarah
yang terkandung di dalamnya. Artinya, penulis sebagai warga tidak selalu
memaknai proses dan hasil dari pembangunan yang saat ini berlangsung, melainkan
bagaimana pula penulis juga harus memaknai serta peduli terhadap peninggalan
sejarah yang melatarbelakanginya. Menutup mata atas kondisi cagar budaya di
Kota Lumajang, sepertinya ada kesan bahwa kita memang sudah tidak lagi
membutuhkan sebuah tetengger (tanda)
semacam situs atau candi sebagai pengewajantahan dari hierarki sejarah lokal.
Nilai-nilai edukasi yang sedang dibangun pun hanya sekadar ada dalam buku-buku
pelajaran sejarah, sementara bukti autentik dari sejarah itu kini tinggal
menunggu waktu untuk hilang dari peredaran (sejarah) peradaban zaman. Sulit dibayangkan
ketika di setiap: sudut kota, alun-alun dengan sekumpulan taman dan hutan kota
(urban forest), maupun bangunan lainnya
dibuat begitu rapi dan indah. Tapi, siapa sangka jika dibalik pesatnya kota ini
ada suatu tempat yang jauh dari kesan diatas.
Rabu, 18 Juli 2012
Keberagaman Imlek
Bagi penyuka film kartun, mungkin
tak pernah sedikit-pun melewatkan film Mu Lan, seorang gadis yang merubah dirinya menjadi
seorang “laki-laki” maju ke medan perang. Yang mematik keunikan disini adalah
ketika Mu Lan menjadi seorang ksatria, dia ditemani oleh seekor naga kecil yang
tingkah laku serta kalimatnya selalu mengundang tawa. Dalam bagian lain,
penulis memandang film ini laiknya memiliki keutamaan nilai persahabatan dan rasa
cinta kasih. Korelasinya adalah tradisi Tahun Baru China atau Imlek yang sudah
menjadi image terkini bagi warga metropolis Surabaya memang tidak selalu
dikaitkan dengan: kue bulan, buah apel yang
dijadikan sebuah simbol kedamaian (pingguo),
ikan (yu), atau-pun menghormati
kepada pemberi kehidupan (bai gui). Tapi
memang gerakan liak liuk naga dalam tari Barongsai, yang diterangi oleh lampu
lampion dengan bertabur bunyi petasan maupun angpao bagi penulis justru lebih mendominasi. Persahabatan dan kasih
sayang untuk saling melindungi yang ditampilkan oleh kedua sahabat tersebut tentu
saja menjadi spirit pelengkap atas hadirnya hari cinta kasih (Valentine) yang
perayaannya juga bersamaan dengan Imlek di bulan Februari. Pun demikian, terlepas
dari waktunya yang hampir bersamaan atau tidak yang jelas khazanah dari kedua
perayaan tersebut adalah bukti anugerah dari Tuhan yang patut untuk disyukuri.
Selasa, 17 Juli 2012
“Menghijaukan” Pedestrian
Persoalan umum yang sering dihadapi
oleh hampir setiap daerah dan kota di Jawa Timur termasuk Kota Surabaya seperti
sekarang ini adalah pemanfaatan infrastruktur bagi pejalan kaki (pedestrian)
yang tidak sebagaimana mestinya. Dalam situasi mondial ditengah pemerintah kota
(pemkot) Surabaya sedang giat-giatnya melakukan pembangunan dan
perbaikan (maintenance) terhadap sarana dan prasarana seperti pedestrian
ternyata masih ditemui sejumlah persoalan klasik berupa hadirnya pedagang kaki
lima (PKL), sepeda motor, mobil, maupun becak yang diparkir diatas wilayah
tersebut. Disadari atau tidak, upaya pemkot Surabaya melalui instansi
terkaitnya seperti: Dishub, Satpol PP, yang dibantu oleh aparat kepolisian
setempat dalam menjadikan trotoar sebagai kawasan tertib bagi pejalan kaki agar
terbebas dari problem diatas sejauh ini sudah dilakukan meski kurang maksimal.
Kecenderungan makin bertambahnya fasilitas umum (fasum) layaknya pedestrian
yang sudah atau telah dibangun oleh pemkot Surabaya tersebut, sudah barang
tentu menjadi daya tarik tersendiri bagi para PKL dalam berdagang serta biang
munculnya lahan parkir baru yang ilegal.
Senin, 16 Juli 2012
Emulate The Philosophy of Wayang
When
the puppeteer Ki Soenarjo comeback after some time "disappeared" from
the puppet show stage, there was a distinct surprise to the author of
the play when the provocateur was held at the court of the Tugu Pahlawan in the framework of the anniversary of East Java Province to-65
some time ago , he brought the same fine as before. But
in this paper the author is not to peel back what has been narrated by
the dalang Soenarjo, but rather to recall the author is trying overview of
his advice about man and nature if the wayang which correlated with the
author wrote long before the provocateur was held.
Literacy learning of western philosophy in the era of the seventeenth century until the twenties, the flow of positivism with the character of a philosopher who is also the first sociologist A. Comte (1798-1857). Where A. Comte says that the advent of every human thought, the science of thought, and thought the human race is basically through three stages. Namely, theological, metafis, scientific and positive. The birth of the puppet that contain profound meaning could be the result of the three elements of the collaborative, and based also on the mind and the mind that if an abstract-metafis, according to this writer (Pintu Masuk ke Dunia Filsafat, Dr. Harry Hamersma, p. 59-60 ).
Literacy learning of western philosophy in the era of the seventeenth century until the twenties, the flow of positivism with the character of a philosopher who is also the first sociologist A. Comte (1798-1857). Where A. Comte says that the advent of every human thought, the science of thought, and thought the human race is basically through three stages. Namely, theological, metafis, scientific and positive. The birth of the puppet that contain profound meaning could be the result of the three elements of the collaborative, and based also on the mind and the mind that if an abstract-metafis, according to this writer (Pintu Masuk ke Dunia Filsafat, Dr. Harry Hamersma, p. 59-60 ).
Sabtu, 14 Juli 2012
21 Year of The Enlightenment
Presumably,
the last verse of the song Mother Love: "... like the sun shining on
the world.", Rather than to evoke the romance writers during
kindergarten, but another attempt to interpret these verses freely
lexical can include: lights or lightening sources for the life of the
dipancarinya . Modality is intended for Surya it fit to enter into the age-21 (10/11). Success has been achieved, is inseparable from the support and the support of the people who had been faithful to its fans. Because after all the cornerstone of the mass media is a public space. Surya Power of the spirit of the air-sun logo is a symbol at least glow a high morale and motivation in the news to the public.
Kamis, 12 Juli 2012
Ken Arok, Not Just A Name
Visiting the city of Malang is a remarkable thing for a writer. Not because of his nickname as a tourist town or city level, but the other side of town with a lot of historical narrative. And,
one of which is the story of Ken Arok, a prominent founder of the
Kingdom in the year 1222 Singasari who had previously defeated the
kingdom of Kadiri. It
is said in the Book of Ken Arok Pararaton mentioned that in addition to
the admiration of Ken Dedes and killed her husband, Tunggul Ametung he
is also eliminating the lives of an expert keris maker magic mandraguna,
mpu Gandring. Here
is a little surprising when the name of Ken Arok was negated by the
author, it turns out to be a nickname for the team Persema Malang
football team as: Warriors of Ken Arok. In fact, the use of the name before Ward became King Singasari Vishnu also became a name of the stadium in the city of Malang.
Rabu, 11 Juli 2012
The Water Future at Surabaya
Surabaya
as the icon's second largest metropolitan city after Jakarta is
currently faced with the crucial issue regarding the quality and
availability of clean water. The
future of water sustainability in Surabaya would be saved if the power
of vision and mission as well as funding a unified whole. This
paper is a reality that the writer saw a number of rivers in the city
of Surabaya, such as: Kali Surabaya, Kali jagir, or brownish Kalimas
which follows the making of waste floating in the river water quality is
so poor town. While
one side of the river water use is almost entirely to serving the needs
of industry and households in the city of Surabaya. Sophistication
of tools for me recycle sewage and waste water from an alternative is
not enough to save water in major rivers in this town in order of
fitness. Some
time ago when I fill the tub, pungent aroma of the water that comes out
so pronounced, the color is somewhat murky, and the precipitate
appeared when the leave for a long time. So, no one would if it were a precursor to the emergence of diarrheal diseases and itching in the human body.
Selasa, 10 Juli 2012
Order Waiting For Enlightenment
Presenting a paper-weight films, qualified, and able to bring many of the audience is not easy. Moreover,
what meaning and messages conveyed by the film's plot will be made an
impression in the minds of the audience actually achieved. Not
just the title nor the extent of the story, this might catch the author
of the young film director shortly before witnessed Hanung Bramantyo KH
Ahmad Dahlan was in a movie theater in South Surabaya area. With
the provision of a writer clipping clippings taken from the Surya
newspaper plus a book that tells the story of Kampung Kauman national
hero, the author tries to make a small note about the film because the
title intrigued by the pinned by the author. And, as we care about our existence and development of the national film industry in recent years was less exciting.
Senin, 09 Juli 2012
"Surfing" at The Library
Tracing
back to the theme of National Education Day celebration (Hardiknas) in
2010 some time ago, the "Education for Character Building civilized
nation". The
issue of lack of interest in reading and literacy are still many
persons in this country, should be a major concern all elements of
society in its efforts to improve the quality of Indonesia's population.
According
to data from the Ministry of National Education Indonesia's population
is still illiterate in 2008 as many as 10.1 million people. Surely that number will increase if not immediately addressed. Therefore,
the presence of the library was initiated by PT HM Sampoerna Surabaya,
by providing a variety of sources of literature dedicated to the public
and employees need to have a positive appreciation and made an example
for other companies in East Java. Inspiring
company with activities on offer can be a bridge to improve the quality
and character of the nation's education for the realization of a better
standard of living.
Sabtu, 07 Juli 2012
Behind Nikusinten (Who's That?)
The
presence of short stories (short stories) Sarip Tambak Oso (STO) on the
work of JS Sentot Surya recent days, enough to attract many readers,
including the author. Moreover, the real story comes when the nation will celebrate the birthday of the 65th. The
same regardless of time or not, but at least folklore Sidoarjo could be
a bit busy entertaining the sidelines, we read another story in this
newspaper. STO
emergence of short stories with a different concept is the first writer
to know through art Ludruk Kartolo, only version of this one there is a
bandage-style comedy of East Java's. Admiration
for the writer to figure Nikusinten in presenting a short story works
like this: First, it is commendable as an attempt to preserve the values
of heroic with the nuances of local culture. And
second, even though it was dusk turns out he still always found time to
write kept in conveying his ideas are smart to be presented through the
writings of meaning can be understood by any class of society. Moreover
although the writer has never come face to face with him, but from his
way of presenting STO can be estimated if Sentot JS is a dedicated high
short story writer in the world of writing (literature).
Jumat, 06 Juli 2012
Local Wisdom to Sow
In contrast to other areas in East Java, Lumajang not only famous for its Banana Supreme and iron sand. But
more than that, the existence of the zone located at the foot of Mount Semeru, it is also storing a collection of natural wanawisata hitherto
preserved, and one of them is a bamboo forest. Some
sources said the forest is located in the Village Sumbermujur, District
Candipuro or approximately 30 miles from the center of this district
has its own charm because of the terms of the arrangement quite neatly
along the village street. Estimated
at more than 8 species of bamboo, which until now managed by the
residents, including the yellow bamboo, bamboo petung, ori bamboo,
bamboo china and so forth. Availability
of tourism assets is one of the many tourist attractions in Lumajang
apart: Mbambang Beach, the Baths Selokambang, Goa Drops, Triangles Ranu
and many other places.
Kamis, 05 Juli 2012
Not Just a City Park
Talking
about the reality of the environment as the city of Surabaya will never
recede to be discussed or at least more interesting if the seminar. The
rapid development and the increasing population living in this city,
shows that the center of economy and Surabaya in East Java
administration. In line with these conditions, must also have an impact on the other side of urban ecosystems is still not fully addressed. Increased
temperatures due to the circulation of carbon gas emissions (CO2)
emissions arising from industrial activities and vehicle traffic must be
answered with concrete actions so that the pollution is not widespread.
Slowly
but surely, it was made clear by their staff Surabaya City Government
to immediately re-saving the environment and greening the city of
Surabaya. Rows
of a city park that also serves as a separator in the road like Jalan
Kertajaya, Darmo, HR Mohammed, or the District Office and the Bukit
Darmo made the city parks such as: Mundu Park, Garden hump, or park at
Jalan Sulawesi is a former gas station one of the efforts made by local government in reducing air pollution.
Rabu, 04 Juli 2012
Managing Rivers Wisely
It is owned by the weakest man in keeping the environment clean one of them is a matter of throwing garbage everywhere. Looks like this one until the culture whenever it goes on, though it was often campaigned but no change at all. Efforts
have been done by writing a slogan on the mass media, pamphlets,
brochures, billboards, or a billboard with a large writing then it is
placed on the side of the road or intersection. But basically we own a "difficult" to change the habits that one, so the call is sometimes pass by. It
may be that, before the days of the almost instantaneous, as now, was
once the behavior of the garbage in the "practical" to ditches or rivers
already been done. Started
to drink water from bottles, plastic bags, cardboard, dead rat, until
the liquid and solid wastes from households are all clearly visible. Not
to mention the sediment deposits that are not regularly do take
deposits of sediment that causes the flow of rivers and ditches are not
functioning properly, so that its impact was we all already know, namely
flooding.
Senin, 02 Juli 2012
Unfriendly Road
Actually,
the question of appropriateness of the condition of roads in the city
of Surabaya as it is not something new for the citizens of the city. Road
surface conditions are almost dominated by the many holes and bumpy,
further indicates that the improvements made are not fully in accordance
with community expectations. Repairs
are carried out seems to be limited on the condition that really badly
damaged, but there are parts of other roads that also need to be
addressed. For
example, if there is a small hole in the shoulder area or the road is
not repaired soon it will certainly widen the hole due to often burdened
by the traffic passing by the vehicle wheels. That is, the bigger the damage to be considered as minor damage is negligible. Not to mention when the rainy season, as now, a puddle of water covering the hole the way to its own problems for the riders. As a newcomer and one of the users of the road in the city of Surabaya, the authors feel discomfort in the drive directly. Frequent
occurrence of accidents according to the author of one of the triggers
is the road conditions are less "friendly", so many of the riders often
fall just to avoid a pothole that was not visible from a distance. Like a hole in the road ahead Menur Adhi Wangsa Apartments project (former landfill). Other
conditions have ever experienced when passing in Jalan Arif Rahman
Hakim precisely on the east side of O-Renz Market, there is a hole that
is often improved, but the next day had come gudukan basin and hot mix.
Minggu, 01 Juli 2012
Never No More False Arrest
Small people always weak in the eyes of the law, while the great man is always stronger in the eyes of the
law, whatever its slogans in the name of the law was less wise and discerning
the meanings of the words of the law: All Indonesian citizens
are equal before the law. True? Such flexibility so that the statements
contained in each chapter, chapter, or page of a legal product that impressed
"allow" someone who is dealing with the law trying to save themselves
so loose and free without parole. Just look at the events that just happened,
it seems to be missing something "trend" for the police under the
pretext of law enforcement. A University of Indonesia (UI) professor who did
not know what he was doing, had experienced physical abuse committed by police officers
raided because it was considered against the current. This is not a story but a
reality that actually happened. In the process of interrogation, it is known
that the UI faculty were not guilty and the police said: "Sorry, we are
missing something, and because you are against us then you brush!",
Hopefully the word "professionalism" is pretty up here.
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