Donnerstag, August 31, 2006
Aceh Journal: Au Revoir
Dear friends,
I have come to a time when I have to say goodbye to Aceh.
I have ended my service here and next week I will be flying back home.
I think one and a half year is enough for me to stay here and do what I can do, although I think that is still too short.
Before I go back, let me just update you all with what's going on here in Aceh.
Rehabilitation is still on the way. Slowly but sure NGOs are still building houses. Revitalization is also on the way. Business is getting better, small and middle class business are re-opening. "civilization" is also facing its head towards Aceh. We now have an international hotel and restaurants serving good foods *and junk foods! hehe ... :)*
Reintegration process between Government of Indonesian Republic (GoIR) and GAM is going slow. We still have a few issues we need to solve, but it's going great. It's been a year since the Helsinki MoU, and the conflict has stopped. We now have LoGA (Law on the Government of Aceh .. I think), the law that can accomodate both sides. Not perfectly, but I think it's good enough.
I'm gonna stop writing Aceh Journal *since I won't be here anymore*. It's been 2 fun years, and I'm just grateful I have known you all.
Thank you for all the good and bad times.
Gonna miss you all...
God bless!
see ya' when I see ya'! :)
hye
31 August 2006
I have come to a time when I have to say goodbye to Aceh.
I have ended my service here and next week I will be flying back home.
I think one and a half year is enough for me to stay here and do what I can do, although I think that is still too short.
Before I go back, let me just update you all with what's going on here in Aceh.
Rehabilitation is still on the way. Slowly but sure NGOs are still building houses. Revitalization is also on the way. Business is getting better, small and middle class business are re-opening. "civilization" is also facing its head towards Aceh. We now have an international hotel and restaurants serving good foods *and junk foods! hehe ... :)*
Reintegration process between Government of Indonesian Republic (GoIR) and GAM is going slow. We still have a few issues we need to solve, but it's going great. It's been a year since the Helsinki MoU, and the conflict has stopped. We now have LoGA (Law on the Government of Aceh .. I think), the law that can accomodate both sides. Not perfectly, but I think it's good enough.
I'm gonna stop writing Aceh Journal *since I won't be here anymore*. It's been 2 fun years, and I'm just grateful I have known you all.
Thank you for all the good and bad times.
Gonna miss you all...
God bless!
see ya' when I see ya'! :)
hye
31 August 2006
