Saturday, December 22, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
A sip of Bali wines
Bali wines are made by people who believe they can start a new wine trend, in a land where holly books rule.
Bali wines are beginning to gain the respect they deserve, as evidenced by the wine poetry by St. Regis Bali Resort’s Sommelier, Harald Wiesmann.
But to truly love them, you have to know them better.
Hatten Wines
Hatten Wines is a local wine pioneer. Starting the trend with the launch of its Rosé in 1994, Hatten — with its Aga Red, Aga White and Alexandria as well as Tunjung and Jepun sparkling wine —are now known internationally. In Bali, it is present at every turn, from luxury resorts to small restaurants.
“Hatten is a Japanese word meaning progress. So we’re always progressing, always improving and never satisfied,” explains Franklin, the director of sales and marketing at Hatten Wines.
The wines have won several medals. Alexandria, for example, received a bronze medal in 2003 from the International Wine & Spirit Competition in the UK, as well as a silver medal from the Wine Style Asia Award in 2011.
Tunjung Brut Sparkling, the regions only locally produced sparkling wine, is made from Bali’s best kept secret — a grape variety called Probolinggo Biru — which is only grown at Hatten’s vineyard.
This wine received the honor of recommended sparkling in 2012, awarded, again, by the International Wine & Spirit Competition.
Currently, Hatten’s owner, IB Rai Budarsa, decided to concentrate supply to the local market, despite once exporting to Holland, Maldives, UK and Singapore until the time when Bali was hit by the bombing.
“Around 90 percent of our market is from the tourism industry. I hope in the future Hatten can become Indonesia’s identity so people come to Indonesia to drink Hatten. It can be recommended or bought as a souvenir,”
said IB Rai Budarsa.
Not only having wines made from locally grown grapes, Hatten also has offers options for wine lovers, who are missing conventional wine flavors through the brand Two Islands. The varieties available for Two Islands are Shiraz, Carbenet Merlot, Chardonnay and Riesling.
Artisan Estate
Before Craig and Noela Newton took over, the Artisan Estate was known as Wines of the Gods. Since 2009 the couple has brought a new kind of experience to drinking wine — serving the soul of Australian grapes in each of wine bottle.
“The challenge starts with the fruit selection and getting each variety from the region where it grows best and of course — getting the fruit at the best possible price. That is why our Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc come from Pemberton Western Australia — a cool climate area that produces fantastic wines. The Shiraz grapes come from the Swan Valley and we are developing another red variety from the Margaret River region,” Artisan Estate wine marketing specialist Craig Newton explains.
The complicated process of delivering the fresh juice to Bali takes about three weeks; usually the juice is first shipped from Australia to Singapore, then onto Surabaya before finally reaching Bali. Newton is in charge in the process from the day the grape is harvested in Australia until it is bottled.
Artisan means craftsman and at the moment they have several wine collections. Classic and Chardonnay were the first arrivals both are white wines that sell well in Bali.
They were later followed by Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc. These whites are known as a favorite drink on the island as they are fresh and are best suited for a sunset drink. Their Classic, claims Craig, is best paired with Asian foods.
Cape Discovery
Looking at the label, one will not recognize that Cape Discovery is a locally made wine. This brand, famous for its Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé, was released at the beginning of 2012 in response to the classic problems when purchasing wine in Indonesia — price and quality.
Their winery is located in Singaraja and is equipped with German carbon dioxide sensors that allow fermentation to be controlled perfectly. They choose the location in Singaraja so that the wine would not be suffer as a result of inconsistent transport and storage practices.
The international quality of the Sauvignon Blanc has gained a lot of compliments and has especially won the hearts of wine experts, including St. Regis’ Wiesmann and Erick Hardiansyah of the Nikko Bali Resort and Spa.
In response to wine demand in Indonesia, especially Jakarta and Bali, Cape Discovery will launch further collections such as a Sparkling Chardonnay, Sparkling Rose, Moscato, Red blend and White blend. They source the grapes from Margaret River in Western Australia.
Sababay Wine
Sababay borrows its name from the winery’s location, Saba, a village in Blahbatu, Gianyar regency, is famous for its Saba Beach. The winery overlooks the Saba Bay.
It offers two wine collections - Black Velvet; a red wine, and Pink Blossom; a rosé - both are made from the Alphonse Lavallêe grape that is grown in North Bali.
Sababay sources grapes from farmers in Buleleng, below the Asteroid R & D Vineyard, who have formed a partnership with Sababay to exclusively trade grapes for a fair price. According to Donald Manoch, director of sales and marketing at Sababay Wine, before joining the partnership farmers could only earn Rp 1 million (US$104.41) annually, selling their grapes at a price as low as Rp 500 per kilogram.
Through the partnership, the price of one kilogram of grapes has risen to Rp 4,000 per kilogram; farmers can now earn decent money for a living.
In addition, through the partnership, Asteroid R&D Vineyard also give interest free loans that are payable after the harvest, which support innovation in agricultural technology so that the best quality of grapes can be produced.
Consequently, they ensure quality seeds, develop new varieties and also empower the farmers’ wives who help with the harvest and are paid by Asteroid Vineyard.
The result — a high quality black grape — that later, by the hand of the winemaker, Vincent Desplat, turns into beautiful wine.
Desplat is a French winemaker with a degree in oenology (the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking), who trained at Chateau Clarke in Medoc, Bordeaux, in Minervois and graduated from the prestigious school of Agronomy in Montpellier, France.
At the winery, the black grape is processed for about two months in total to turn it into red wine, while the rosé takes up to six weeks of processing.
You can pair Pink Blossom with gado-gado (mixed vegetables served in peanut sauce) or sate lilit (minced fish and grated coconut on skewers), while the Black Velvet is best for rendang beef stew or ayam bumbu rujak (seasoned chicken).
Finally, Manoch adds, “You can find Chardonnay all around the world but you can only find Alphonse Lavallêe in Bali.”
Intan Tanjung, Contributor, Bali | Lifestyle | Sun, October 14 2012, 2:27 PM
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/10/14/a-sip-bali-wines.html
Why Tourism?
Tourism – an Economic and Social Phenomenon
Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. Modern tourism is closely linked to development and encompasses a growing number of new destinations. These dynamics have turned tourism into a key driver for socio-economic progress.
Today, the business volume of tourism equals or even surpasses that of oil exports, food products or automobiles. Tourism has become one of the major players in international commerce, and represents at the same time one of the main income sources for many developing countries. This growth goes hand in hand with an increasing diversification and competition among destinations.
This global spread of tourism in industrialised and developed states has produced economic and employment benefits in many related sectors - from construction to agriculture or telecommunications.
The contribution of tourism to economic well-being depends on the quality and the revenues of the tourism offer. UNWTO assists destinations in their sustainable positioning in ever more complex national and international markets. As the UN agency dedicated to tourism, UNWTO points out that particularly developing countries stand to benefit from sustainable tourism and acts to help make this a reality.
Key numbers
Current developments & forecasts
- International tourist arrivals grew by nearly 4% in 2011 to 983 million;
- International tourism generated in 2011 US$ 1,032 billion (€ 741 billion) in export earnings;
- UNWTO forecasts a growth in international tourist arrivals of between 3% and 4% in 2012.
For more information on Facts & Figures please visit: http://www.unwto.org/facts/menu.html
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
10 Hospitality Industry Trends for 2012-2013
1. Hoteliers Will Invest in Reinvigorating Properties To Take Advantage of the Market.
After years of delaying capital expenditures, hotel companies are betting that now is the best opportunity to renovate their properties. In 2012, more hotels will be renovating lobbies, restaurants, bars and fitness centers, as well as replacing beds, TVs and more. Hotel sales will spur even more renovations since sale contracts always contain a provision requiring the new owner to upgrade the property.
2. There Will Be Little to No New Development Dollars on the Debt or Equity Side.
While bad news for the developers who genuinely have enviable sites in great markets, this is good news for the majority of the hospitality industry, according to Hotel Guru.
3. Online Booking Will Continue to (Modestly) Grow.
The number of U.S. travelers booking and researching online is still growing. More than 114 million people will research travel online this year, while 94 million will actually book reservations. While more than 50 percent of travel bookings are made on the Internet, the online travel market has matured and I expect modest growth and stabilization.
4. More Mobile Bookings and Research.
More and more travelers will be turning to their mobile devices to research lodging and travel options and book and communicate room preferences directly with the hotel. Mobile channel booking has increased four-fold between 2008 and 2010 according to Forrester Research. Google is also projecting that mobile will overtake PCs as the most common web-access device by 2013.
5. Demand and Average Rate are Up In Most Markets, but Not Equally Distributed.
The top 25 markets in the U.S., and those that were really battered at the height of the recession, have seen the most bounce by and large. Many secondary and tertiary markets have not seen a strong recovery to date.
6. Revenue Management Will Make the Art of Managing a Hotel More of a Science.
Revenue management has morphed from the days it was first introduced by the airline industry in the 1970s to being a complex science today. Managers have always lowered prices to stimulate sales when demand is weak and have raised prices during peak demand periods. Hotels are now able to update prices for all future arrival dates to match market demands each day, via advanced market intelligence applications. TravelClick has pace reports for transient and group demand that look at bookings one year in advance. Plus, Smith Travel Research will soon introduce reports offering intelligence looking at future bookings, rather than solely historic figures.
7. Proliferation of Distribution Channel Management Will Largely Impact Pricing
More than ever, it will be vital for hotel owners and operators to stay on top of the distribution landscape that is expanding beyond OTAs, including popular sales vehicles such as meta-search, flash sales and mobile channels. Beyond simple awareness of the different mediums available to sell hotel rooms, hoteliers must know the costs of the variety of distribution channels and the returns expected from each.Hoteliers must preserve rate parity and their brand by utilizing the most cost-effective distribution channels, instead of using desperate measures to sell inventory.
8. Brands Will Put More Money into Deals to Expand Market Share
The brands are at war for the development deals that have a chance to get financed. Starwood, Hyatt and Intercontinental are aggressively pursuing the Hilton and Marriott juggernaut. Whether it’s key money, mezzanine debt or equity, seasoned developers will have their way with the brands as they fight for share of the new builds.
9. Prepare for Growth
However, know where we are in the game. We are in the 2nd inning of the industry when compared to a baseball game with the peak or 9th inning coming in 2016…use caution from 2017 and beyond! These next 5 years will see hotel values with annualized double digit growth. Demand will stabilize in 2012 but rates will grow beyond the rate of inflation. That means profits and values improve markedly.
10. Social Media Will Continue to Transform Connections with Travelers
By 2016, half of the travel industry will be using social media as a way of generating revenue and bookings. Currently more than one-fifth (22 percent) use socialmedia as a revenue generating tool with a further 27 percent planning to do so over the next five years. Plus, social media will become more of a key component of Search Engine Results Page (SERP) algorithms. Facebook’s posts are already integrated into Bing search and Google+ emerged with native integration into Google search. Hotels can no longer afford to linger over adding social media to their marketing mix. It’s now a necessary element of traffic-driving success.
Source: http://www.fdewihospitality.com/10-hospitality-industry-trends-for-2012-2013/
Monday, March 19, 2012
Ubud
Ubud, a town in central Bali, is far removed from the drunken bikini scene in Kuta, and is regarded as the cultural centre of Bali. It is famous as an arts and crafts hub, and much of the town and nearby villages seems to consist of artists' workshops and galleries. There are some remarkable architectural and other sights to be found, and a general feeling of well being to be enjoyed, all thanks to the spirit, surroundings, and climate of the place.
Understand
While Ubud seems to outsiders like one small town, it is in fact fourteen villages, each run by its own banjar (village committee). Ubud has grown rapidly, and some central parts are creaking under the strain of coping with the number of visitors. That said, most development is sympathetic to the zeitgeist, if not designed specifically in the local style. Growth continues apace, but there are still terraced rice fields along the rivers, and away from the town centre, regular, quiet village life carries on relatively undisturbed.
History
In many ways, the history of the Ubud area (not so much the modern day town) is the very history of Bali itself.
Ubud has a known history back to the eighth century, when the Javanese Buddhist priest Rsi Marhandya came to Bali from Java, and meditated at the confluence of the two Wos rivers at Campuan, just west of the modern day town centre. A shrine was established and later expanded by Nirartha, the Javanese priest who is regarded as the founder of Bali's religious practices and rituals as we know them today. At this time the area was a centre of natural medicine and healing, and that is how the name Ubud originated: Ubad is ancient Balinese for medicine.
Further temples and monasteries were established over the next 400 hundred years or so. The temple complex at Gunung Kawi, and the cave temples at Goa Gajah (just east and northeast of Ubud), are architectural remains from this period. Many of the dances, drama and rituals still practised in Ubud today, originated at this time. King Airlangga ruled all of Java and Bali in this era, and his seat of government was located in what is now the village of Batuan, just southeast of Ubud.
The Javanese Majapahit kingdom conquered Bali in 1343, and the key final victory was against the Pejeng Dynasty centred at Bedulu, just to the east of Ubud. A great flowering of Balinese culture followed, and the ancestry of Ubud's current day aristocratic families can be traced back to this period. In the sixteenth Century, there was a total transplantation of the Majapahit Kingdom to Bali as the Islamisation of Java forced them eastwards. Power flip-flopped between various dynasties and feudal lords, but the Ubud area remained a very important cog in the various regencies which ruled the island.
In 1900, Ubud became a Dutch protectorate at its own request, and the colonialists interfered little, allowing the traditional arts and culture of the area to remain relatively unchanged. The modern era of Ubud perhaps began in the 1930s, when foreign artists were encouraged by the royal family to take up presence in the town. From their Ubud base, the likes of Walter Spies and Rudolph Bonnet were instrumental in promoting an understanding of Balinese art and culture worldwide. From the 1960s onwards, travellers started to arrive in earnest, mostly intrepid types as the infrastructure was still very limited indeed. Since then, Ubud has developed rapildy into a high profile, top class international destination, whilst still maintaining its integrity as the centre of Balinese art and culture.
Orientation
Orienting yourself in Ubud is fairly straightforward. The town sprawls for several kilometres in all directions, with all of the small villages within a five km radius of the central market being loosely referred to as "Ubud". If you choose a reasonably central place to stay, it is easy enough to get around on foot.
Central Ubud has three main streets: Jl Raya Ubud, Jl Monkey Forest and Jl Hanoman. At the intersection of Jl Raya and Jl Monkey Forest are Ubud Market, Ubud Palace, and the main bemo stop — unsurprisingly, there's also a near-permanent traffic jam here.
Jl Monkey Forest, which runs south through town to the Monkey Forest, is a built-up area, and home to a wide array of accommodation, art galleries, and cafes, as well a number of local services such as schools, a sports field, pharmacies, and travel agents. Jl Hanoman, which runs parallel to Jl Monkey Forest just to the east, is a bit quieter and makes for more pleasant walking.
To the immediate west and northwest are the villages of Campuan (Tjampuhan, Campuhan) and Kedewatan, home to some of the most upmarket hotels in the whole of Asia, with views over valleys sculpted by the Ayung and Wos rivers.
Directly to the south, past the Monkey Forest and still within a twenty minute walk of the central market, is Padang Tegal which then runs into the southern villages of Nyuh Kuning and Pengosekan, about three km from central Ubud. Directly to the east is the village of Peliatan, and then Teges and Bedulu, home of the ninth century Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave).
Climate
Due to its elevation at 600 m above sea level, Ubud enjoys cooler temperatures than the coast, and it is sometimes necessary to bring a pullover for the evening. The midday sun can still be scorching though and the humidity often relentless, a murderous combination for temple tramping which, in hilly Ubud, usually requires climbing up and down staircases. (Head out early to beat the heat and the crowds.) If there is a time to avoid, it would be the depths of the wet season in January and February — when it rains in Ubud, it really rains.
Source: http://wikitravel.org/en/Ubud#b
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Kunjungan Bapak BJ Habibie
Kantor Manajemen Garuda Indonesia
Garuda City Complex, Bandara Soekarno-Hatta
12 Januari 2012
Pada usianya 74 tahun, mantan Presiden RI, BJ Habibie secara mendadak
mengunjungi fasilitas Garuda Indonesia didampingi oleh putra sulung, Ilham
Habibie dan keponakannya(?), Adri Subono, juragan Java Musikindo.
Kunjungan beliau dan rombongan disambut oleh President & CEO, Bapak
Emirsyah Satar disertai seluruh Direksi dan para VP serta Area Manager yang
sedang berada di Jakarta.
Dalam kunjungan ini, diputar video mengenai Garuda Indonesia Experience dan
presentasi perjalanan kinerja Garuda Indonesia sejak tahun 2005 hingga
tahun 2015 menuju Quantum Leap.
Sebagai "balasan" pak Habibie memutarkan video tentang penerbangan perdana
N250 di landasan bandara Husein Sastranegara, IPTN Bandung tahun 1995
(tujuh belas tahun yang lalu!).
Entah, apa pasalnya dengan memutar video ini?
Video N250 bernama Gatotkaca terlihat roll-out kemudian tinggal landas
secara mulus di-escort oleh satu pesawat latih dan sebuah pesawat N235. Pesawat N250 jenis
Turboprop dan teknologi glass cockpit dengan kapasitas 50 penumpang terus
mengudara di angkasa Bandung.
Dalam video tsb, tampak para hadirin yang menyaksikan di pelataran parkir,
antara lain Presiden RI Bapak Soeharto dan ibu, Wapres RI bapak Soedarmono,
para Menteri dan para pejabat teras Indonesia serta para teknisi IPTN.
Semua bertepuk tangan dan mengumbar senyum kebanggaan atas keberhasilan
kinerja N250. Bapak Presiden kemudian berbincang melalui radio komunikasi
dengan pilot N250 yang di udara, terlihat pak Habibie mencoba mendekatkan
telinganya di headset yang dipergunakan oleh Presiden Soeharto karena ingin
ikut mendengar dengan pilot N250.
N250 sang Gatotkaca kembali pangkalan setelah melakukan pendaratan mulus di
landasan..................
Di hadapan kami, BJ Habibie yang berusia 74 tahun menyampaikan cerita yang
lebih kurang sbb:
"Dik, anda tahu..............saya ini lulus SMA tahun 1954!" beliau membuka
pembicaraan dengan gayanya yang khas penuh semangat dan memanggil semua
hadirin dengan kata "Dik" kemudian secara lancar beliau
melanjutkan................."Presiden Soekarno, Bapak Proklamator RI,
orator paling unggul, .......itu sebenarnya memiliki visi yang luar biasa
cemerlang! Ia adalah Penyambung Lidah Rakyat! Ia tahu persis sebagai
Insinyur.........Indonesia dengan geografis ribuan pulau, memerlukan
penguasaan Teknologi yang berwawasan nasional yakni Teknologi Maritim dan
Teknologi Dirgantara.
Kala itu, tak ada ITB dan tak ada UI. Para pelajar
SMA unggulan berbondong-bondong disekolahkan oleh Presiden Soekarno ke luar
negeri untuk menimba ilmu teknologi Maritim dan teknologi dirgantara. Saya
adalah rombongan kedua diantara ratusan pelajar SMA yang secara khusus
dikirim ke berbagai negara.
Pendidikan kami di luar negeri itu bukan
pendidikan kursus kilat tapi sekolah bertahun-tahun sambil bekerja praktek.
Sejak awal saya hanya tertarik dengan 'how to build commercial aircraft'
bagi Indonesia. Jadi sebenarnya Pak Soeharto, Presiden RI kedua hanya
melanjutkan saja program itu, beliau juga bukan pencetus ide penerapan
'teknologi' berwawasan nasional di Indonesia.
Lantas kita bangun
perusahaan-perusahaan strategis, ada PT PAL dan salah satunya adalah IPTN.
Sekarang Dik,............anda semua lihat sendiri..............N250 itu
bukan pesawat asal-asalan dibikin! Pesawat itu sudah terbang tanpa
mengalami 'Dutch Roll' (istilah penerbangan untuk pesawat yang 'oleng')
berlebihan, tenologi pesawat itu sangat canggih dan dipersiapkan untuk 30
tahun kedepan, diperlukan waktu 5 tahun untuk melengkapi desain awal,
satu-satunya pesawat turboprop di dunia yang mempergunakan teknologi 'Fly
by Wire' bahkan sampai hari ini.
Rakyat dan negara kita ini membutuhkan
itu! Pesawat itu sudah terbang 900 jam (saya lupa persisnya 900 atau 1900
jam) dan selangkah lagi masuk program sertifikasi FAA. IPTN membangun
khusus pabrik pesawat N250 di Amerika dan Eropa untuk pasar negara-negara
itu.Namun, orang Indonesia selalu saja gemar bersikap sinis dan mengejek
diri sendiri 'apa mungkin orang Indonesia bikin pesawat terbang?'
Tiba-tiba, Presiden memutuskan agar IPTN ditutup dan begitu pula dengan
industri strategis lainnya.
Dik tahu................di dunia ini hanya 3 negara yang menutup industri
strategisnya, satu Jerman karena trauma dengan Nazi, lalu Cina (?) dan
Indonesia.............
Sekarang, semua tenaga ahli teknologi Indonesia terpaksa diusir dari negeri
sendiri dan mereka bertebaran di berbagai negara, khususnya pabrik pesawat
di Brazil, Canada, Amerika dan Eropa................
Hati siapa yang tidak sakit menyaksikan itu semua.....................?
Saya bilang ke Presiden, kasih saya uang 500 juta Dollar dan N250 akan
menjadi pesawat yang terhebat yang mengalahkan ATR, Bombardier, Dornier,
Embraer dll dan kita tak perlu tergantung dengan negara manapun.
Tapi keputusan telah diambil dan para karyawan IPTN yang berjumlah 16 ribu
harus mengais rejeki di negeri orang dan gilanya lagi kita yang beli
pesawat negara mereka!"
Pak Habibie menghela nafas.......................
Ini pandangan saya mengenai cerita pak Habibie di atas;
Sekitar tahun 1995, saya ditugaskan oleh Manager Operasi (JKTOF) kala itu,
Capt. Susatyawanto untuk masuk sebagai salah satu anggota tim Airline
Working Group di IPTN dalam kaitan produksi pesawat jet sekelas B737 yang
dikenal sebagai N2130 (kapasitas 130 penumpang).
Saya bersyukur, akhirnya
ditunjuk sebagai Co-Chairman Preliminary Flight Deck Design N2130 yang
langsung bekerja dibawah kepala proyek N2130 adalah Ilham Habibie. Kala itu
N250 sedang uji coba terus-menerus oleh penerbang test pilot (almarhum)
Erwin. Saya turut mendesain rancang-bangun kokpit N2130 yang serba canggih
berdasarkan pengetahuan teknis saat menerbangkan McDonnel Douglas MD11.
Kokpit N2130 akan menjadi mirip MD11 dan merupakan kokpit pesawat pertama
di dunia yang mempergunakan LCD pada panel instrumen (bukan CRT sebagaimana
kita lihat sekarang yang ada di pesawat B737NG).
Sebagian besar fungsi
tampilan layar di kokpit juga mempergunakan "track ball atau touch pad"
sebagaimana kita lihat di laptop. N2130 juga merupakan pesawat jet single
aisle dengan head room yang sangat besar yang memungkinkan penumpang
memasuki tempat duduk tanpa perlu membungkukkan badan. Selain high speed
sub-sonic, N2130 juga sangat efisien bahan bakar karena mempergunakan
winglet, jauh sebelum winglet dipergunakan di beberapa pesawat generasi
masa kini.
Saya juga pernah menguji coba simulator N250 yang masih prototipe
pertama.................
N2130 narrow body jet engine dan N250 twin turboprop, keduanya sangat
handal dan canggih kala itu.........bahkan hingga kini.
Lamunan saya ini, berkecamuk di dalam kepala manakala pak Habibie bercerita
soal N250, saya memiliki kekecewaan yang yang sama dengan beliau,
seandainya N2130 benar-benar lahir.............kita tak perlu susah-susah
membeli B737 atau Airbus 320.
Pak Habibie melanjutkan pembicaraannya....................
"Hal yang sama terjadi pada prototipe pesawat jet twin engines narrow body,
itu saya tunjuk Ilham sebagai Kepala Proyek N2130. Ia bukan karena anak
Habibie, tapi Ilham ini memang sekolah khusus mengenai manufakturing
pesawat terbang, kalau saya sebenarnya hanya ahli dalam bidang metalurgi
pesawat terbang. Kalau saja N2130 diteruskan, kita semua tak perlu
tergantung dari Boeing dan Airbus untuk membangun jembatan udara di
Indonesia".
"Dik, dalam industri apapun kuncinya itu hanya satu QCD,
- Q itu Quality, Dik, anda harus buat segala sesuatunya berkualitas
tinggi dan konsisten- C itu Cost, Dik, tekan harga serendah mungkin
agar mampu bersaing dengan produsen sejenis- D itu Delivery,
biasakan semua produksi dan outcome berkualitas tinggi dengan biaya paling
efisien dan disampaikan tepat waktu!Itu saja!"
Pak Habibie melanjutkan penjelasan tentang QCD sbb:
"Kalau saya upamakan, Q itu nilainya 1, C nilainya juga 1 lantas D nilainya
1 pula, jika dijumlah maka menjadi 3. Tapi cara kerja QCD tidak begitu
Dik.............organisasi itu bekerja saling sinergi sehingga yang namanya
QCD itu bisa menjadi 300 atau 3000 atau bahkan 30.000 sangat tergantung
bagaimana anda semua mengerjakannya, bekerjanya harus pakai hati
Dik.................."
Tiba-tiba, pak Habibie seperti merenung sejenak mengingat-ingat sesuatu
...........................
"Dik, ..........saya ini memulai segala sesuatunya dari bawah, sampai saya
ditunjuk menjadi Wakil Dirut perusahaan terkemuka di Jerman dan akhirnya
menjadi Presiden RI, itu semua bukan kejadian tiba-tiba. Selama 48 tahun
saya tidak pernah dipisahkan dengan Ainun, ...........ibu Ainun istri saya.
Ia ikuti kemana saja saya pergi dengan penuh kasih sayang dan rasa sabar.
Dik, kalian barangkali sudah biasa hidup terpisah dengan istri, you pergi
dinas dan istri di rumah, tapi tidak dengan saya. Gini ya............saya
mau kasih informasi........... Saya ini baru tahu bahwa ibu Ainun mengidap
kanker hanya 3 hari sebelumnya, tak pernah ada tanda-tanda dan tak pernah
ada keluhan keluar dari ibu........................"
Pak Habibie menghela nafas panjang dan tampak sekali ia sangat emosional
serta mengalami luka hati yang mendalam.............................seisi
ruangan hening dan turut serta larut dalam emosi kepedihan pak Habibie,
apalagi aku tanpa terasa air mata mulai menggenang.
Dengan suara bergetar dan setengah terisak pak Habibie
melanjutkan........................
"Dik, kalian tau.................2 minggu setelah ditinggalkan
ibu............suatu hari, saya pakai piyama tanpa alas kaki dan berjalan
mondar-mandir di ruang keluarga sendirian sambil memanggil-manggil nama
ibu......... Ainun......... Ainun ................. Ainun
..............saya mencari ibu di semua sudut rumah.
Para dokter yang melihat perkembangan saya sepeninggal ibu berpendapat
'Habibie bisa mati dalam waktu 3 bulan jika terus begini..............'
mereka bilang 'Kita (para dokter) harus tolong Habibie'.
Para Dokter dari Jerman dan Indonesia berkumpul lalu saya diberinya 3
pilihan;
1. Pertama, saya harus dirawat, diberi obat khusus sampai saya dapat
mandiri meneruskan hidup. Artinya saya ini gila dan harus dirawat di Rumah
Sakit Jiwa!
2. Opsi kedua, para dokter akan mengunjungi saya di rumah, saya
harus berkonsultasi terus-menerus dengan mereka dan saya harus mengkonsumsi
obat khusus. Sama saja, artinya saya sudah gila dan harus diawasi
terus...............
3. Opsi ketiga, saya disuruh mereka untuk menuliskan
apa saja mengenai Ainun, anggaplah saya bercerita dengan Ainun seolah ibu
masih hidup.
Saya pilih opsi yang ketiga............................"
Tiba-tiba, pak Habibie seperti teringat sesuatu (kita yang biasa
mendengarkan beliau juga pasti maklum bahwa gaya bicara pak Habibie seperti
meloncat kesana-kemari dan kadang terputus karena proses berpikir beliau
sepertinya lebih cepat dibandingkan kecepatan berbicara dalam menyampaikan
sesuatu) ...................... ia melanjutkan pembicaraannya;
"Dik, hari ini persis 600 hari saya ditinggal Ainun..............dan hari
ini persis 597 hari Garuda Indonesia menjemput dan memulangkan ibu Ainun
dari Jerman ke tanah air Indonesia.............
Saya tidak mau menyampaikan ucapan terima kasih melalui surat.............
saya menunggu hari baik, berminggu-minggu dan berbulan-bulan untuk mencari
momen yang tepat guna menyampaikan isi hati saya. Hari ini didampingi anak
saya Ilham dan keponakan saya, Adri maka saya, Habibie atas nama seluruh
keluarga besar Habibie mengucapkan terima kasih sebesar-besarnya, kalian,
Garuda Indonesia telah mengirimkan sebuah Boeing B747-400 untuk menjemput
kami di Jerman dan memulangkan ibu Ainun ke tanah air bahkan memakamkannya
di Taman Makam Pahlawan. Sungguh suatu kehormatan besar bagi kami
sekeluarga. Sekali lagi, saya mengucapkan terima kasih atas bantuan Garuda
Indonesia"
Seluruh hadirin terhenyak dan saya tak kuasa lagi membendung air
mata..............................
Setelah jeda beberapa waktu, pak Habibie melanjutkan pembicaraannya;
"Dik, sebegitu banyak ungkapan isi hati kepada Ainun, lalu beberapa kerabat
menyarankan agar semua tulisan saya dibukukan saja, dan saya
menyetujui.....................
Buku itu sebenarnya bercerita tentang jalinan kasih antara dua anak
manusia. Tak ada unsur kesukuan, agama, atau ras tertentu. Isi buku ini
sangat universal, dengan muatan budaya nasional Indonesia. Sekarang buku
ini atas permintaan banyak orang telah diterjemahkan ke beberapa bahasa,
antara lain Inggris, Arab, Jepang..... (saya lupa persisnya, namun pak
Habibie menyebut 4 atau 5 bahasa asing).Sayangnya buku ini hanya dijual di
satu toko buku (pak Habibie menyebut nama satu toko buku besar), sudah
dicetak 75.000 eksemplar dan langsung habis. Banyak orang yang ingin
membaca buku ini tapi tak tahu dimana belinya. Beberapa orang di daerah di
luar kota besar di Indonesia juga mengeluhkan dimana bisa beli buku ini di
kota mereka.
Dik, asal you tahu............semua uang hasil penjualan buku ini tak satu
rupiahpun untuk memperkaya Habibie atau keluarga Habibie. Semua uang hasil
penjualan buku ini dimasukkan ke rekening Yayasan yang dibentuk oleh saya
dan ibu Ainun untuk menyantuni orang cacat, salah satunya adalah para
penyandang tuna netra. Kasihan mereka ini sesungguhnya bisa bekerja dengan
nyaman jika bisa melihat.
Saya berikan diskon 30% bagi pembeli buku yang jumlah besar bahkan saya
tambahkan lagi diskon 10% bagi mereka karena saya tahu, mereka membeli
banyak buku pasti untuk dijual kembali ke yang lain.
Sekali lagi, buku ini kisah kasih universal anak manusia dari sejak tidak
punya apa-apa sampai menjadi Presiden Republik Indonesia dan Ibu Negara.
Isinya sangat inspiratif..................."
(pada kesempatan ini pak Habibie meminta sesuatu dari Garuda Indonesia
namun tidak saya tuliskan di sini mengingat hal ini masalah kedinasan).
Saya menuliskan kembali pertemuan pak BJ Habibie dengan jajaran Garuda
Indonesia karena banyak kisah inspiratif dari obrolan tersebut yang
barangkali berguna bagi siapapun yang tidak sempat menghadiri pertemuan
tsb. Sekaligus mohon maaf jika ada kekurangan penulisan disana-sini karena
tulisan ini disusun berdasarkan ingatan tanpa catatan maupun rekaman apapun.
Jakarta, 12 Januari 2012
Salam,
Capt. Novianto Herupratomo
Courtesy of: Capt.Novianto Herupratomo, source: Milis
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