Pacul (Farmer)
I Made Hibrida C64 comes and sees his friend to ask them to sign a letter of support for him.
“Please just sign, don’t ask,” says I Made as he reads the letter.
“Please vote I Made Hibrida to be chairman of PSSI (Indonesian Football Association),” that’s the point one of the letter. The other point says: “Vote Hibrida to be chairman of Legislative Assembly,” and “Vote Hibrida to be Majapahit King (Gianyar branch), with title Sri Sri Srayang Sruyung Kirang Langkung (Just Accept No Matter How Stupid He Is).
“I have been sick of being a farmer, work hard but gain nothing. That’s why I want to try new career” says he.
No can understand why I Made wants to have such a high career.
“I know I’m not bright. That’s why I try to chase positions which need no ‘skills’ and ‘certificate’. You know, just to be parking attendant or cleaning service, you will have to have skill and certificate.”
“Look at the chairman of PSSI. He is very “stubborn”, talk a lot and has no shyness.”
“It is similar to chairman of Legislative Assembly, He is not smart, but stubborn; just a stubborn person who asks for a new office which cost Rp. 800 million while million of Indonesian people whose house are worse that pig pen, can not afford to send their children to school and have sick parents because they can not afford to get them medicine.”
“The same situation comes if you are ‘king’, you don’t need to be smart, either. Just watch your appearance and give orders as many as you like.”
The thing is that the three positions are very promising. One can make lots of fortune and gain various facilities; it’s much more than being a farmer.
“Today being a farmer does not always means ‘poor person. One can follow some programs (organic system, loan for farmer, etc); you stil can make a living from being a farmer,” comments I Wayan Jubir Jurkam (Campaign Speak person).
“You seem to hear too much speech from the high ranking officials. If you think being a farmer can make a good fortune, why don’t urban people go to villages to become farmers? And why don’t the Chinese sell their shops and become farmers?
What happens now in Bali is that investors come to Bali and buy our rice fields and change them to villas and hotels. On the other hand, the Balinese sell their lands and change rice fields to real estate and houses for rent (kos-kosan).
“How much you can earn from being a farmer? No matter what agricultural system one uses! As a matter of fact, even one uses organic system, one still can earn more if he sells his own rice fields.
It must be noted that working in rice fields is a very hard work, muddy, and consume lots of your energy, time, but in the end you gain nothing; there will be a problem of plague caused by pant-hoppers; global warming; and bad brokers.
“I’m sick of working hard; it’s time for me to do easy job with big fortune. It’s time for me to drive a luxury car, wear tuxedo, have a Blackberry and show up on television.”
That’s why I Made plans to sell his rice fields to be able to support his goal to be chairman of PSSI, or chairman of Indonesia’s Legislative Assembly or King of Majapahit in Gianyar.
