The Problem of Being Low-level Manager

Today an invitation comes to my desk. It is from National Sharia Board (in which I am one of its Executive Committee, also its founding member) who will have its Tenth Annual Meeting on the following days.
National Sharia Board is an autonomous body under Indonesian Council of Ulama that is entrusted with issuing fatwa on Islamic financial product and transaction, and posting Sharia Supervisory Board in Islamic bank.

Reward for Working in Government based Institutions

Guess what we have from working (-in my case- placed) in a newly established government-oriented regulatory financial institutions in the frst days?
The answer is reward for being patient.
Our colleagues have noted at least 5 conditions lead to demand us to be patience in our new place.
- Slow connection of internet
- Difficult line up phone connection
- More complicated administrative process
- Timely decision
- No sharia compliance products.

What a dire environment

A dire environment

You might be a dumb person if you dont care your surroundings. But how if the environtment does not do the same thing to you?
I was a care person and always trying to be friendly to others. I do this for two reasons. Firstly because I am not introvert. I am always open to everyone to criticize me if I am wrong and ready to give suggestion whenever asked by others. Secondly because people consider me as a person with a special knowledge. I do not want people become affraid of asking something for their own good.

Now I change my style. I do not talk with people except if they asked me to. I do not call anyone either but if they do it to me.
Strangely  people do not care. I do not why....
May be people think I behave like that because I should be like that due to my rank/position.  If it is so, then this environment is not healthy anymore. On my standard, people should not respect others because either of their rank or position, instead for their ethics and moral behaviour.

One people may notice that. But I already didnt care.
Should I?

Office,
Being unlucky man, praying to his god. 

Intermezzo sejarah: Kisah dua siswi SMA di Alliance Francais

Islamabad, tahun 1990. Suatu sore di musim semi.

Duduk termenung di lobby L'alliance Francais, Islamabad, bersiap menghadapi ujian conversation level 3. Kata orang, ujian di level ini termasuk yang paling berat. Makanya walaupun banyak PR, saya tetap menyisakan waktu untuk mempersiapkan diri. Dan mendekati detik-detik ujian perasaan pun jadi dag-dig-dug.

First day in FSA

I never apply to become an employee in this institution. But "forced" act is already enacted. It outlines that a financial service authority should be in operation started the beginning of 2014 (It is for banking. For other financial services, it has been started since October 2013). And we who work in banking supervision should be placed there to fulfil the superviser gap, as "placement".  It means that after 2 years as, act states, we will be given choices whether back to our first office or stay in FSA.