Harry Mulya Zain, 'By writing, we will never feel alone'.
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'By writing, we wilt
never feel' alone'
Multa Fidrus
c o m m u n ic a te
THE JAKART A POS1/T ANGERANG
o p e n ly , b e in g h o n e s t a n d d ire c t in
w h a te v e r s itu a tio n th e y a re in . D is -
g e ra n g
c ity s e c re ta ry
c ip lin e
H a rry
M u ly a Z e in is p ro b a b ly a m o n g
a m in o rity
o f s ta te o ffic ia ls
~
w h o lo v e re a d in g
" W rite , w rite
re a d in g
because
o n ly b y re a d in g
J a k a r ta
H a rry
we
to ld T h e
re c e n tly .
P ost
H a rry s a id w ritin g h a s b e c o m e a
p a rt o f h is life . H is a rtic le s h a v e b e e n
p u b lis h e d
d a ilie s in c lu d in g
s e rie s o f h is a rtic le s p u b lis h e d
c a l n e w sp a p e rs
K u ltu r
K e p e r itin g a n
c u ltu re :
B ir o k r a t:
th e
th e re c e n t P re s id e n tia l
and
S e tu lu s
s e rv ic e :
(2 0 1 0 ) a n d R e fo r m a s i
m u s t s ig n
pact
o f in te g -
to p u s h
tra n s p a re n c y ,
to ld
a ll
a d m in is tra tio n
o ffic ia ls to u s e a ra tio s y s te m
. e ry d e c is io n
a c c o rd in g
B i-
(B u re a u -
fro m th e re -
o n ly
by
c u ttin g
is th e re a l a c -
dow n
p u b lic
on
re d -ta p e
fa c ilitie s b u t a ls o
m a in ta in in g
"I
am
p ro u d
o f d e d ic a tin g
l i f e t o s e r v i n g s o c i e t y , t h a t 's
T a n g e ra n g
spend
te n w e re
h e s a id ,
fo rm s
o f h is c ritic is m s
a n d jo u rn a lis ts ,
H a rry
of
a ll o f m y life w o rk in g
g e la n g re g e n t s a id .
B o rn in 1 9 6 0 , H a rry
c h ild h o o d
m e m b e rs
is k n o w n
my
w h y I 'l l
fo r th e
p e o p le ;' th e s o n o f th e fo rm e r P a n d -
th e b o o k s h e h a d w rit-
b u re a u c ra c y .
A m ong
c o m m u n ity
a ll p ro -,
g ra m s s e t u p to im p ro v e p e o p le s '
w e lfa re a n d e c o n o m ic g ro w th .
tu a liz a tio n
o f m y d e d ic a tio n to th e
p e o p le , e s p e c ia lly in th e B a n te n a n d
m u n ic ip a litie s ;'
and
D e s p ite g o o d p ro g re s s , H a rry s till
c o n tin u e s to im p ro v e s e rv ic e s , n o t
b y c o n s is te n tly
th a t
in e v -
to n e e d
a b ility .
" F o r m e , w ritin g is a n in te lle c tu a l e x p lo ra tio n
w h ile w o rk in g a s
a d d in g
up
ac-
'
a ls o
o r b u ild in g
W ritin g
to e lim -
a n d e ffic ie n c y in m a n ta s k s a n d f u n c tio n s ,"
g io n ) (2 0 1 1 ).
a b u re a u c ra t.
th e
p e rfo rm a n c e ,
He
H a ti
and
In s tru c tio n .
h e re
is e x p e c te d
h e s a id .
S e rv in g
r o k r a s i B e la ja r D a r i D a e r a h
c ra tic re fo rm : L e a rn in g
im p le m e n t
rity , w h ic h
im p o rta n c e
(2 0 0 9 ), P e n g a b d ia n S a n g
M enga bdi
o f ta s k s
s e rv a n ts u n d e r th e a d m in is tra tio n
t o s i g n a .p a c t o f i n t e g r i t y i n l i n e w i t h
c o u n ta b ility
a g in g m a in
books
M eneba r
(B u re a u c ra tic
W a rga
b u r e a u c r a t 's
s in c e re ly )
a
b y lo -
th re e
a w a re
h e s a id .
in a tin g p ra c tic e s o f c o llu s io n , c o rru p tio n a n d n e p o tis m a t th e a d m in is tra tio n , H a rry in s tru c te d
a ll c iv il
th e
B ir o k r a s i
S p re a d in g
o f c itiz e n s )
(T h e
a re
''A l l c i v i l s e r v a n t s
in B a n te n ,
H e h a s s o fa r w ritte n
e n title d
fic ia ls w h o
in K o m p a s , M e d i a I n d o n e -
and R e p u b lik a
s ia
in d a ily
T o p ro v e h is c o m m itm e n t
fe e l a lo n e . I lik e
c a n g ra b th e w o rld ;'
b e a c tu a liz e d ,
id e a s
it is th e s o u l o f s ta te o f-
a n d w rite . B y w rit-
in g , w e w ill n e v e r
m ust
and
life b e c a u s e
o b lig a tio n s ;'
a n d w ritin g .
in te n tio n s
as a
fro m
spent
h is
y e a rs , u n til h e g ra d u a te d
s e n io r
h ig h
school
in 1 9 7 9 , in
frie n d ly fig u re a t th e a d m in is tra tio n
P a n d e g la n g ,
o ffic e . H is d o o r is o p e n to e v e ry o n e
h is b a c h e lo r
a n d g ra d u a te
s tu d ie s
a t th e S c h o o l o f S o c ia l a n d P o litic a l
and
h e a lw a y s s p a re s
tim e
to m e e t
S c ie n c e s
p e o p le a m id h is b u s y s c h e d u le .
" I tre a t e v e ry o n e
e q u a lly , n o m a t-
te r w h o th e y a re . T h e re is n o g a p fo r
m e in b u ild in g s i l a t u r a h m i [frie n d ly
re la tio n s h ip ]
w ith
th e m
a m a p u b lic s e rv a n t;'
because
I
h e s a id .
F o r th e fa th e r o f tw o , th e re is n o
s to p p in g
th e le a rn in g
p ro c e ss
so
th a t h e c a n b e o f th e b e s t s e rv ic e to
H e c o m p le te d
in 1 9 8 6 a n d in 2 0 0 2
U n iv e rs ity o f In d o n e s ia
. In 2 0 1 0 , h e c o m p le te d
a te
s tu d y
p ro g ra m
U n iv e rs ity
at
in B a n d u n g .
a ls o
In fra s tru c tu re
tra in in g
in T h a ila n d
s ta rte d
h is c a re e r
a d m in is tra tio n
becam e
th e
n e v e r tire s o f re m in d in g
a d m in is tra tio n
a ll c iv il s e r-
a d m in is tra tio n
to
im -
p ro v e th e s e n s itiv ity to a n d a w a re n e s s o f p ro b le m s fa c in g s o c ie ty .
" C iv il s e rv a n ts
m ust
KUpin9
be
a b le
to
Humas
In 2 0 0 4 , h e
& S o lid
d is tric t
a t th e
P a d ja d ja ra n
W a s te
in 2 0 0 2 .
A sa
m e m b e r o f th e in d o n e s ia n
C iv il S e rv a n ts C o rp (K o rp ri), H a rry
v a n ts
a t th e
in J a k a rta .
a d o c to r-
jo in e d a 9 0 -d a y tra in in g p ro g ra m o n
re g io n a l p la n n in g in A u s tra lia a n d
H a rry
h is p e o p le .
B a n te n .
T a n g e ra n g
as a sub-
s ta ffe r.
He
m u n ic ip a l
spokesm an
in 1 9 8 7 ,
C ip o n d o h d is tr ic t c h ie f in 1 9 9 8 , .a d m in is tra tio n
a s s is ta n t in 2 0 0 2 , h e a d
o f e d u c a tio n
a g e n c y in 2 0 0 2 a n d h a s
b e e n c ity s e c re ta ry
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HARRY MULYA lAIN
'By writing, we wilt
never feel' alone'
Multa Fidrus
c o m m u n ic a te
THE JAKART A POS1/T ANGERANG
o p e n ly , b e in g h o n e s t a n d d ire c t in
w h a te v e r s itu a tio n th e y a re in . D is -
g e ra n g
c ity s e c re ta ry
c ip lin e
H a rry
M u ly a Z e in is p ro b a b ly a m o n g
a m in o rity
o f s ta te o ffic ia ls
~
w h o lo v e re a d in g
" W rite , w rite
re a d in g
because
o n ly b y re a d in g
J a k a r ta
H a rry
we
to ld T h e
re c e n tly .
P ost
H a rry s a id w ritin g h a s b e c o m e a
p a rt o f h is life . H is a rtic le s h a v e b e e n
p u b lis h e d
d a ilie s in c lu d in g
s e rie s o f h is a rtic le s p u b lis h e d
c a l n e w sp a p e rs
K u ltu r
K e p e r itin g a n
c u ltu re :
B ir o k r a t:
th e
th e re c e n t P re s id e n tia l
and
S e tu lu s
s e rv ic e :
(2 0 1 0 ) a n d R e fo r m a s i
m u s t s ig n
pact
o f in te g -
to p u s h
tra n s p a re n c y ,
to ld
a ll
a d m in is tra tio n
o ffic ia ls to u s e a ra tio s y s te m
. e ry d e c is io n
a c c o rd in g
B i-
(B u re a u -
fro m th e re -
o n ly
by
c u ttin g
is th e re a l a c -
dow n
p u b lic
on
re d -ta p e
fa c ilitie s b u t a ls o
m a in ta in in g
"I
am
p ro u d
o f d e d ic a tin g
l i f e t o s e r v i n g s o c i e t y , t h a t 's
T a n g e ra n g
spend
te n w e re
h e s a id ,
fo rm s
o f h is c ritic is m s
a n d jo u rn a lis ts ,
H a rry
of
a ll o f m y life w o rk in g
g e la n g re g e n t s a id .
B o rn in 1 9 6 0 , H a rry
c h ild h o o d
m e m b e rs
is k n o w n
my
w h y I 'l l
fo r th e
p e o p le ;' th e s o n o f th e fo rm e r P a n d -
th e b o o k s h e h a d w rit-
b u re a u c ra c y .
A m ong
c o m m u n ity
a ll p ro -,
g ra m s s e t u p to im p ro v e p e o p le s '
w e lfa re a n d e c o n o m ic g ro w th .
tu a liz a tio n
o f m y d e d ic a tio n to th e
p e o p le , e s p e c ia lly in th e B a n te n a n d
m u n ic ip a litie s ;'
and
D e s p ite g o o d p ro g re s s , H a rry s till
c o n tin u e s to im p ro v e s e rv ic e s , n o t
b y c o n s is te n tly
th a t
in e v -
to n e e d
a b ility .
" F o r m e , w ritin g is a n in te lle c tu a l e x p lo ra tio n
w h ile w o rk in g a s
a d d in g
up
ac-
'
a ls o
o r b u ild in g
W ritin g
to e lim -
a n d e ffic ie n c y in m a n ta s k s a n d f u n c tio n s ,"
g io n ) (2 0 1 1 ).
a b u re a u c ra t.
th e
p e rfo rm a n c e ,
He
H a ti
and
In s tru c tio n .
h e re
is e x p e c te d
h e s a id .
S e rv in g
r o k r a s i B e la ja r D a r i D a e r a h
c ra tic re fo rm : L e a rn in g
im p le m e n t
rity , w h ic h
im p o rta n c e
(2 0 0 9 ), P e n g a b d ia n S a n g
M enga bdi
o f ta s k s
s e rv a n ts u n d e r th e a d m in is tra tio n
t o s i g n a .p a c t o f i n t e g r i t y i n l i n e w i t h
c o u n ta b ility
a g in g m a in
books
M eneba r
(B u re a u c ra tic
W a rga
b u r e a u c r a t 's
s in c e re ly )
a
b y lo -
th re e
a w a re
h e s a id .
in a tin g p ra c tic e s o f c o llu s io n , c o rru p tio n a n d n e p o tis m a t th e a d m in is tra tio n , H a rry in s tru c te d
a ll c iv il
th e
B ir o k r a s i
S p re a d in g
o f c itiz e n s )
(T h e
a re
''A l l c i v i l s e r v a n t s
in B a n te n ,
H e h a s s o fa r w ritte n
e n title d
fic ia ls w h o
in K o m p a s , M e d i a I n d o n e -
and R e p u b lik a
s ia
in d a ily
T o p ro v e h is c o m m itm e n t
fe e l a lo n e . I lik e
c a n g ra b th e w o rld ;'
b e a c tu a liz e d ,
id e a s
it is th e s o u l o f s ta te o f-
a n d w rite . B y w rit-
in g , w e w ill n e v e r
m ust
and
life b e c a u s e
o b lig a tio n s ;'
a n d w ritin g .
in te n tio n s
as a
fro m
spent
h is
y e a rs , u n til h e g ra d u a te d
s e n io r
h ig h
school
in 1 9 7 9 , in
frie n d ly fig u re a t th e a d m in is tra tio n
P a n d e g la n g ,
o ffic e . H is d o o r is o p e n to e v e ry o n e
h is b a c h e lo r
a n d g ra d u a te
s tu d ie s
a t th e S c h o o l o f S o c ia l a n d P o litic a l
and
h e a lw a y s s p a re s
tim e
to m e e t
S c ie n c e s
p e o p le a m id h is b u s y s c h e d u le .
" I tre a t e v e ry o n e
e q u a lly , n o m a t-
te r w h o th e y a re . T h e re is n o g a p fo r
m e in b u ild in g s i l a t u r a h m i [frie n d ly
re la tio n s h ip ]
w ith
th e m
a m a p u b lic s e rv a n t;'
because
I
h e s a id .
F o r th e fa th e r o f tw o , th e re is n o
s to p p in g
th e le a rn in g
p ro c e ss
so
th a t h e c a n b e o f th e b e s t s e rv ic e to
H e c o m p le te d
in 1 9 8 6 a n d in 2 0 0 2
U n iv e rs ity o f In d o n e s ia
. In 2 0 1 0 , h e c o m p le te d
a te
s tu d y
p ro g ra m
U n iv e rs ity
at
in B a n d u n g .
a ls o
In fra s tru c tu re
tra in in g
in T h a ila n d
s ta rte d
h is c a re e r
a d m in is tra tio n
becam e
th e
n e v e r tire s o f re m in d in g
a d m in is tra tio n
a ll c iv il s e r-
a d m in is tra tio n
to
im -
p ro v e th e s e n s itiv ity to a n d a w a re n e s s o f p ro b le m s fa c in g s o c ie ty .
" C iv il s e rv a n ts
m ust
KUpin9
be
a b le
to
Humas
In 2 0 0 4 , h e
& S o lid
d is tric t
a t th e
P a d ja d ja ra n
W a s te
in 2 0 0 2 .
A sa
m e m b e r o f th e in d o n e s ia n
C iv il S e rv a n ts C o rp (K o rp ri), H a rry
v a n ts
a t th e
in J a k a rta .
a d o c to r-
jo in e d a 9 0 -d a y tra in in g p ro g ra m o n
re g io n a l p la n n in g in A u s tra lia a n d
H a rry
h is p e o p le .
B a n te n .
T a n g e ra n g
as a sub-
s ta ffe r.
He
m u n ic ip a l
spokesm an
in 1 9 8 7 ,
C ip o n d o h d is tr ic t c h ie f in 1 9 9 8 , .a d m in is tra tio n
a s s is ta n t in 2 0 0 2 , h e a d
o f e d u c a tio n
a g e n c y in 2 0 0 2 a n d h a s
b e e n c ity s e c re ta ry
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