Surat Balasan Buat Indon

Sahabatku, Indon.

Terima kasih kamu mau ingat sam aku. Oh ya. Ada berita bagus dariku nih.
Kalau kamu lebaran nak ke sini, kami sambut kamu ngan pesta meriah. Kami
sekarang sudah punya alat musik baru. Namanya Angklung. Aku tahu,
sebetulnya Angklung ini milik kamu. Tapi yah, salah siapa di sana
disia-siakan. Bukankah lebih baik Kami lestarikan sebaik mungkin. Agar
orange sedunia tahu dan bias menikmati alat musik tradisional ini;
Angklung. Tentunya jelas Made in Malaytia. Aku baik sekali, kan?

Oh ya, Indon. Ngomong-ngomong ... aku mau sikit rubah data sejarah di
kampungku nih. Kamu tahu, kan ... cikal bakal Malaytia sekarang itu kan
Kesultanan Melaka. Nah .. pendiri Kesultanan Melaka itu kan aslinya orang
Palembang. Namanya Prameswara. Tapi tentu dong, aku kan bisa jaga gengsi.
Malu dong ... kalau dunia internasional tahu, bahwa nenek moyang kami
adalah orang indon. Makanya ... sampai sekarang Kesultanan Melaka sengaja
tuh kami kubur. Gak ada lagi kan keturunan Parameswara yang bergelar tahta
di neegri kami. Soalnya kami sengaja. Jaga gengsi gitu lho!

Sebaliknya ... keturunan para sultan Johor kami pelihara baik-baik. Kan
kesultanan yang satu ini pernah mengasai Kesultanan Siak (Riau). Jadi ...
siap-siap aja ya. Tar kita ketemu lagi di Mahkamah Internasional Denhaag.
Aku sudah punya setumpuk data bahwa Kesultanan Siak pernah menjadi wilayah
kami. Oleh akrena itu, kamu harus bayar pajak sama kami. Atau, gampang aja
deh. Tanya sama Riaunya sendiri ... mau tetap jadi Provinsi terbelakang apa
jadi Negara Bagian ke-14 yang maju? Kalau enggak, ya ... minimal aku dapet
beberpa pulau penting di sekitar Selat Malaka gituuu.

Kamu jangan marah ya. Kita kan Serumpun. Lagi pula, kamu kan Pemaaf dan
Pelupa. Ih, bagus ya. Orang koruptor nomor satu di dunia yang nongkrong di
rumah kamu aja masih bisa kamu maafkan dan ... ternyata kamu juga lupa,
bahwa dia pernah berkuasa 32 tahun dan korupsi besar-besaran.

Eh udah dulu ya. Nanti kita sambung lagi.

Sekarang aku mau ngedata lagu-lagu tradisional kamu yang masih NN (no
name). Tar biar aku aja yang ngaku. Gapapa kan?

Another Malaysian bad manner

Indonesia is having problems. And again, it’s with Malaysia. This time, it’s about the borders in Kalimantan (Borneo). If you look at Borneo in the map, you can see it’s divided in two. The larger area belongs to Indonesia, and the rest is Malaysian territory.

The problem is, some Malaysians are accused of moving the poles used as border marks. Some of them are moved 100 kilometers away into Indonesian territory! With the borders moved, and the Malaysian territory “expand”, the Malaysian wood companies have larger space to cut wood. And they’re cutting Indonesian trees! It is an illegal act, and now some of the marks have been moved to their original positions. The Indonesian government has also done meetings with the Malaysian government, and these meetings include protests from the Indonesian government.

Another problem is the forest fires in Indonesia. Forest fires can’t happen without a cause. The Indonesian government accuses the local farmers in Kalimantan and Riau, who burns forests to open new farming fields. The government, of course, has taken serious measures to regulate farming in these areas.

The forest fires cause smoke to appear, and the winds swept the smoke to neighboring countries. Malaysia and Singapore have been hit by the smoke, and the smoke causes trouble in airports and flights. They criticized the Indonesian for the smoke, and they want the smoke to stop. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla, however, mentioned that Malaysia and Singapore had never given any thanks to Indonesia for supplying fresh air and oxygen.

Back to the borders and deforestation problems, some Indonesians suspect that Malaysian wood companies are behind illegal logging in Indonesia. For those who are wondering, illegal logging is an act of deforestation without any permission from the local government. They are also suspected of storing the logs in a hidden place. Some ships have been found smuggling logs into Malaysian territory. Investigations also reveal that some of the illegal woodcutters’ bosses are indeed Malaysian. Some of them have already been caught.

Bigger problems also rise when it is revealed that the Malaysian government is actually letting this happen! They didn’t even try to stop the smugglers! Again, it’s back to economic benefit for the Malaysian.

It’s too much for the “Truly Asia” motto. The Malaysians often try to get away with these acts by saying “The Indonesians and we are one family (considering Indonesians and Malaysians are Malay)”. Indonesia’s not going to fall for that “one family” thing again. We live in a world controlled by law and justice, so there’s no more room for getting away with bad acts. We will all prosecute the bad, and defend the good. THAT’S HOW IT WORKS!