Presiza Desenvolve Setor Turismu ho Sériu

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Infrastrutura básika barak maka melhoradu ona. Estrada nasional hanesan Dili - Ainaro; Dili - Batugede; Dili - Lautem, Baucau - Viqueque; foin iha dia 26 Novembru rona notísia katak iha tan projetu foun Gleno - Hatubuilico. Estrada kaber tena hanesan ajuleiju uma laran nian. Sa tan freeway husi Suai - Zumalay, ne semo deit. Depois, ponte kais Dili foin remata - Oe-cusse nian halo keleur ona; Dili - Atauro (rona katak ema deskute hela atu halo). Atu sae aviaun moso Aeroportu Oe-cusse furak ona. Suai nian bot hanesan mos. Hela Dili nian maka agora iha diskusaun nia laran hela atu halo iha tempu badak tanba ne stratejiku tebes ba turismu . Eletrisidade? keta husu, tanba ne komesa kedan husi tinan barak ba kotuk. Ate kuaje Timor laran tomak atu kobre hotu ona. Bé mos? naturalmente Timor ne fonte bé barak. Ema iha Médiu Oriente deit bele moris. So ke ita nia problema maka seidauk dada ba kada ema ida-idak ninia uma. Agora infrastrutura básika kuaze barak maka iha ona no seluk barak tan sei OTEWE hela, será que ita sei uza nafatin rasaun problema infrastrutura?

Lae ona! ita presiza sériu no move on tanba ita halimar mak barak demais liu. Komesa husi alokasaun orsamentu. Ita presija hapara ona orsamentu ba aktividade sira nebe maka nia resultadu la klaru. Para ona aloka orsamentu ba aktividade em nome desenvolvimentu turismu ba halo konferensia iha rai liur, tuir expo, promosaun, lori investidores, asina nota de intendimentu ho ASEAN, WTO, UNDP, UNKNOWN, UNFORTUNATE, no ho UN...UN, ou Inter-Inter sira seluk. Sim, presiza duni, maibe tahan oituan, hein lai, depois, ita uza osan sira ne uluk hodi desenvolve didiak tia lai sasan sira ida ita atu fa'an ne lai. Kuandu forsa ona iha rai laran, ema maka mai deit. Alternativu seluk maka halo website ho video informativu no kapas hodi nune ita mos la presiza gasta osan barak, ema bele aprende husi internet deit antes atu mai visita. Tanba saida maka ita halo hanesan ne? tanba TIMOR OSAN OITUAN DEIT, LA BARAK IDA! Se kontinua nafatin, ema ida-rua maka aproveita liu husi ba pasiar no hetan perdiem makas; kona ba resultadu, ne longu prazu, e nu fim, ne segredu Aman laran luak Ninian.

Ita presiza sériu mos hare didiak ona ba ita nia planu stratejiku sira nivel implementasaun. Ita iha ona planu nivel nasional, mas ida ne sai hanesan matan dalan deit ba hodi hatene ita nia objetivu komun. Nia sei jeral liu, kalkula ba distansia karik, nia iha kalohan neba. Ita presija hare planu tematiku no spefisiku sira kada setor alen de ida-didak nia objetivu prinsipal, enkasha mos objetivu nasional desenvolvimentu turismu nian. Kada setor mos tengki konta ou konsidera ou integra komponente turismu nian. Planu sira ne'e presiza kait malu no implementa ho sériu para nia resultadu bele akumula hamutuk hodi fo impaktu bot kedan. Ema balun koalia nune, "oho manu rua ho fatuk ida deit" se lae, ita mak lao hansa ne'e nafatin, ida-idak mai ho nia projetu, nu fim resultadu nungka mosu no kontinuasaun laiha hela deit to fim do mundu.

Presiza komesa ona kuda kultura institutional foun. Hadia ita nia stratejia sira, tengki klaru no asaun sira tengki kona kedan mat laran. Ita atu desenvolve fatin turistiku ida, konseitu tengki klaru, objetivu tengki klaru. Hakat tok husi office laran sai ba koalia ho instituisaun relevante sira nebe iha papel. Se mak dada tutan ahi ba neba, se mak fui aspal ba iha neba, se mak dada bé ba neba, se maka atu fo siguransa no seluk-seluk tan. Presiza koalia hamutuk no kria objetivu comun no ikus keta haluha tau kedan ninia timeline ba servisu sira nebe iha.

Ita presiza tebes halo sasan ho sériu, se lae maka sei nafatin deit. 'Embot' iha nasional labele izola nia kakutak no konseitu ba deit iha espasu medida botir nian deit tanba interese no previleju . Tengki hanoin, imajina, no hateke luan hanesan husi Ramelau tutun tun ba karaik. 'Embot' labele koalia barak liu kona ba persentagem ejekusaun orsamentu. Tanba ida ne servisu prinsipal akuntan ninian. Mos la bele koalia barak liu maka progresu projetu no prosesu pagamentu tanba ne servisu prinsipal project manager no enjinheiru sira nia (se karik projetu fisiku ruma). Se nune nafatin maka ho lian bapa nian karik ema bolu Menteri rasa Akuntan ou Menteri rasa Project Manager. Iha Timor dala ruma ita susar atu distingisa pojisaun ema nian se ita rona deit husi vokabulariu nebe maka sira uza.

**Espera ida ne'e bele for inspirasaun.



 

Bicycle-Sharing System in Oé-Cusse

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To those who have gone to big cities like in the USA or Europe or similar, bicycle-sharing system is not a new thing. This non-motorized transport system has become a trend recently. I saw on Facebook that Oé-Cusse (Special Economic Zone) has also just started following the rail even though as a beginner. However, what matters here is not about the size, but the intention and the initiative itself.

I believe that the intention is to try to develop tourism sector, particularly in Oé-Cusse town. This bike sharing system will facilitate visitors to get around because there is no public transport system yet. Individual private transport rental is even freaking expensive. So this is a very good help for visitors. I have not tried it yet because the installation was only made after my last visit, or maybe I just did not know about it? I am looking forward to trying it.

 

Taking initiative is very important. When you have set your vision, try new things to achieve the vision. In the context of Timor-Leste, I think some people may think the initiative is unimportant. People would prefer to build roads and then buying cars to load the roads intensively and heavily. However, Oé-Cusse has set an example by initiating this small scale and petty project to educate its people and its visitors to live more green in the future. I think the short-term impact of this initiative is kind of debatable. However, the long-term one will be deep for environment and for economy as well.

 

I found consistency between goal of creating the special economic zone and the initiative. The special economic zone model is a national pilot project where its authority is expected to try different development initiatives to see what work and what do not. For me, bicycle-sharing system will be successful. One reason is because infrastructure such as roads, sidewalks, street lights are all improved already. Second is the town is relatively safer compared to any other town in this country, even compared to Dili.  Visitors are not afraid of riding bicycles anywhere they want to go to.

 

**Hope this gives you an inspiration

Udan Besik Monu Rai, Lixu Hein sai Husi Knua

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Wain hira hau hasoru ema estranzeiru foun ruma ba tempu ikus nian, hau sempre husu "oin nusa ita bot nia impresaun kona ba Cidade Dili?" maioria dehan katak problema ida ambiente foer (lixu) sai hanesan problema bot. Karik problema ne mak resolve, Dili furak los tanba cidade ne besik tasi no kor rai henek diverse: iha parte Leste, rai henek kor mutin furak los, iha parte Oeste, rai henek kor metan morena.

Maske ema barak esforsu ona hanesan kampanha raut foer halo husi grupu komunidade, asosiasaun, no guvernu rasik. Mas ita hare neing iha mudansa oituan mos laiha (tinan ba tinan nafatin amen). Realidade hatudu katak ohin rame-rame hamos i hasai foto-video par sai iha media sosial i televisaun nasional, aban FOER tan fali.

Durante bain loron fulan hirak nia laran, lixu sira ita soe subar hakmatek los iha mota laran, rai kuak, fatuk kuak, kakuluk uma, kait iha ain hun leten, ai hun okos, kait iha moru. Sira sei deskansa hela tanba la raut, sira hakmatek iha knua neba. Wain hira udan monu rai, sira sei sai hotu no tun mai vila: iha estrada ibun, tasi ibun, no para iha tasi laran neba.

Foin dadauk ita lé notisia foun ida kona ba Ministeriu Turismu planu osan 2020 tau miliaun rua Dolar Amerikanu ba tuir expo ida iha rai liur (se la sala iha Katar), atu hamnasa la hamnasa maibe ne mak realidade. Ita iha krise akal sehat ou kewarasan kona ba strategia desenvolvimentu, liu-liu kona ba turismu nian. Tanba ita koalia atu desenvolve setor turismu, maibe ita la tau esforsu no rekursu barak liu ba problema prinsipal.

Ita hein deit, tempu too udan atu mai, ita sei hare objetu lixu iha linha kosteira iha cidade Dili nian. Udan ben sei hurlele lixu sira ba tasi, depois laloran hurlele sira mai fali tasi ibun. Objetu lixu forma iha tasi ibun ne sai ona hanesan karater ida ba Cidade Dili desde ukun an too agora.

**Espera katak ida ne’e bele fo inspirasaun.

China and Infrastructure in Timor-Leste

I have been seeing the reality of China’s power in the world’s economy. I would tentatively believe, as many experts I read argue that China would outdo USA and other major economies. It is increasingly yes. Electronic and many small products in America are coming from China; I did not ask but I saw made-in china or at least a product is assembled in china. In Japan, one time I went there, I bought gifts for my friends, I could not refuse to buy made-in china stuff; I bought it and lied that “it is from and made in Japan.” My friends were happy that I brought something from Japan, but made in China. If USA and Japan, at least the countries where I have experienced myself, were invaded by Chinese products, Timor-Leste must be powerless for such a force.

 

For Timor-Leste, it is not only crappy products from China that are flowing in to the country, but more, its development companies are flocking in to build better infrastructure. We have seen the national electrification project was done by a Chinese company. Electrification project was, so far, the biggest project in our infrastructure development history. It was worth like almost a half billion. It was also the most ambitious project that was ever done because the project was planned to bring electricity to the whole country at once. In just two years, Chinese workers built two power plants, many sub-stations, and stretchered towers for power lines in a country where its terrain is wild, its culture is different, and its people are sometimes hostile to new cultures. It was unbelievable that Chinese workers could go thought those challenges effectively and implemented the project successfully.

Now China has shifted the attention to transportation infrastructure projects. It is not only the attention; they are actually doing it already. All current national road projects are nearly being done by just Chinese contractors. As I traveled so far, passing through national roads, Chinese are the champion. To know the phenomena of Chinese presence, when you travel to districts, ask around, or read project information boards, or look at workers. Chinese presence is massive from one sector of development to another every time.

 

Chinese presence in the infrastructure development is not always a bad thing. We desperately need others to assist us. We need to outsource other resources in order to complement our massive errors attributable to inconsistency to improve. What I am concerned instead, people are critical and cynical towards Chinese presence but being hypocrite, corrupt, and irresponsible at the same time. As International companies coming to another country, I believe Chinese contractors do not work like in a wild world. They are bind by rules, and codes. Fortunately, those who enforce rules and codes are not politicians who always appear on TV every day saying theoretic.  

 

We heard so many of us are overly worried about the quality of Chinese work. Wait! but our work for our very own country is worse than the fear that we have on what Chinese could procure. The fact is that road construction quality made by ourselves is crappier. How can you imply we are better than Chinese if asphalts are broken again just after two to six months after the completion? How can you imply we are more professional than Chinese if road projects do not even have contracts before implementation? Contract deals are done through phone calls or just meet up at cafés or restaurants? How can you imply we are more responsible than Chinese if projects are abandoned for years without any penalties? How can you imply we are nationalists if we are just interested in profits more than the sacrifice required for your own country? People, Look at many major projects to show you the evidence.

 

Chinese may help building infrastructure for us; however, sustaining it to the long term service will no longer their responsibility but ours. We know as will be overwhelmed by the quantity of major infrastructure assets that need to be taken care of in the future. The current state of national public service, consultants, contractors which have limited human resources and capacity will make it difficult to maintain all new and upgraded infrastructures. The concern will be aggravated by corruption and other inherent negative mindsets and behaviors that debilitate our ability to continue maintain what others already built for us. One of my foreign friends always told me that “you guys good at building things but bad at maintaining them.”

 

I am not advocating China here; believe me, I am not interested to learn Mandarin; however, we should just accept our reality. The first reality is we don’t have enough human and other resources to perform better than Chinese in our own infrastructure projects. I believe in one way, they are experienced, responsible, and they work much better. They must have gone through procurement processes in which they were seen qualified, reasonably cheaper but would do it properly than other competitors. We also should accept Chinese because we never want to learn to grow from our failures. It is we, who want Chinese to be here. They see opportunities that Timorese are lazy but wanting luxurious living standard, rich but poor in professionalism, Timorese prefer to go global but forget local, etc. All those things make Chinese presence is justifiable. Instead of mocking Chinese in our country, we must steal their example of work spirits, passions, and other positive things while they are still here.

 

 

**Hope this gives you an inspiration.

 

US Mercy Ship in Dili

Today afternoon, I was strolling at the beach. See the picture up there. The ship did not have much activity. It looked so calm by the time the sun was about to disappear and be eaten by the horizon.  

The ship comes from the US, called US Mercy ship. It is here in Dili (East Timor) for a humanitarian visit. It carries doctors and surgeons to provide free health services to patients.

Doctors in it come from many different nationalities. From America, Australia and South East Asian countries. That is what I heard when I was once invited to tour in there four years ago. This week I saw it comes again.

It will provide medical assistance to patients who have got recommendation from local medics. There, patients will receive medical examinations and surgeries to various diseases.

It will also stop by in other Asia pacific countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, etc. to provide the same services; the visit is a huge help for East Timor because people from rural areas who cannot afford to go to doctor will receive a privileged treatment.  

**I hope this gives you an inspiration 

Triste no Hirus Dala Ida

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Triste tebes ohin meiu dia hau sai nudar sasin ba cruelidade desijaun ida husi ita nia nain ulun sira hodi harahun estátua ou uma adat oan ida iha rotunda estrada Mercado Municipal--Estadio Municipal nian. Ha’u haré bulldozer ida nia kakorok naruk kesi tutan ho martélu bo’ot maka baku no tú’u fila—fila uma oan ne too rahun-rihun ba rai leten.

Nudar humanu ida nebe iha sentimentu, maske ida ne’e laos criatura moris, maibe hau triste tebes wain hira haré ita nia desijaun hirak ne’e. Maske uma adat ne’e hare kikoan no lá vale, maibé ninia presensa ba ita nudar populasaun senti rotunda ne’e iha ona karater ketak ida ba ita sira nebe lor-loron halo movimentu iha estrada neba. 

  

Problema mak uma adat oan iha rotunda ne’e hau senti ema foin halo iha tinan hirak liu ba. Agora ita tengki baku rahun tomak. Tanba saida? Iha Timor, ita iha crise moral no étika ba profisaun balun nebe namkari iha instituisaun balun. Quando ita baku rahun sasan kada tinan hanesan ne, ita lá respeita ona ita nia resultado servisu origin, ita la respeita ona karater no valor nebe inherente husi sasan ida nebe ita hari ona.

Ita kán liu ba osan, ba físiku nebe laos tanba valor maibé tanba ho pinta—pinti ho kor oi-oin, ita kán liu ba festa, ita kán liu ba celebrasaun. Ita haluha ona katak wain hira ita mantein sasan tuan nebe ita hari uluk ona, ne signifika katak ita apresia ita nia idea, ita nia servisu, ita nia kreatividade. So lideres prematura deit mak la tau valor ba nia idea, kreatividade nebe nia rasik inicia. Tanba ne’e mak ohin nia halo, aban ba soe deit ou baku rahun deit.

Ema mentalidade destroidor deit maka hanoin halo ohin aban baku rahun tomak no halo foun deit. Ne mentalidade grupo intelektual nebe jagoan terlambat iha tempu mundu modernijasaun agora ninian. Ita nia nai ulun sira presija pikiniki (picnic) barak. 

Se karik nia rajaun tanba uma adat oan ne’e at ona, ntaun nia pergunta mak ne’e, tanba sa mak uluk la halo diak kedan para hodi dura netik tinan lima ba leten? Agora mak ita tengki halo fila-fila kada tinan ba tinan. Hau hanoin katak sorti estatua Nai Jesus Cristo ne nudar Maromak, se lae ida ne’e mos ema bele hanoin at hela mak ne. Tanba tauk tama inferno, sira troka ba troka mai kada tinan mak fasilidade no infraestrutura iha estatua ne’e nia okos deit.

Baku rahun tomak sasan ne laos alternativa mesak deit. Alternativa seluk presija tau hodi tetu par fo balansu ba interese entre saida mak ita iha ona no saida mak ita hakarak iha tempu oin mai. Kuandu idea mak buntu ou hotu ona, hanoin maka destroy los deit.

Sentimentu tristeja ida ne’e mosu wain hira ohin hau asiste ekipa destroyer baku rahun strutura uma adat ne ho live ou Timor balun bolu dehan siarang lansu. Hau ohin la konsege foti fotografia. Deskulpa!

**Espera artigu ne halo ita bot triste mos no fo inspirasaun dala ida

Congratulations to all my Classmates, Fulbrighters, and Friends

Taken in from of Marvin Hall

It was 7 am morning today here in East Timor, and about 5 pm in Lawrence, Kansas. I opened up my Facebook wall seeing it full of joyful photo poses. Everyone was happy to celebrate their graduation of college studies. Graduation is indeed one of the biggest life achievements one has. Everyone must be so proud of what they have completed in this phase of life.

Time flies. I just left Lawrence 5 months ago. I left friends as students, but they became graduates today and will become professionals in the future. They still look the same as I left them, friendly, welcoming, and inspiring. That I would like them to keep the characters because friendliness always brings rewards.

I graduated earlier than those who I congratulate here in this blog. However, the commencement part, the fun part, the last hours being together, was missed. I was not alone though. I have started seeing friends saying good bye to one another. Some of them will head South, North, West or East.

“Life must go on,” an old saying puts it. After this memorable event, everyone starts to leave. They leave the town, city, country, or even the continent. They leave to start a new journey in their life. School time will only become a story of their life. Everyone will miss everyone when they think about things and the place at which once they become students.

I did not think to blog today to congratulate them until a Facebook friend request pooped up today. It is the friend who made me to think to blog. The friend request tells me that the memory in school is about to fade as old friends leave and unknown folks reinstate our chairs. Thus, I should do something in order to preserve my memory.

It is sometime painful to leave friends and the place. However, the world is a small village now. We still can keep in touch and say hello anytime. Sharing stories about our impacts to people who really needs our contribution is one of the important things.  

Congratulations all the way from East Timor, crossing oceans and lands, to all of you who graduated from the University of Kansas.

Rock Chalk

**I hope this gives you an inspiration.