Jogja At A Time
68. From Kokap To Panjak Kulon Progo

"Can you drive Set ?" Slamet asked shortly after entering his study.

"Can mas" replied Seti who was in front of Slamet.

"There's a SIM ?"

"There .... Why is it ?"

"Grandfather .... You bring an office car. Take me to Adi Sutjipto,"

"But isn't it a problem ?" Seti still hesitates about Slamet's request.

"Do you obey my orders .... Replace your work clothes with office uniforms, then go to the garage take Feroza .... Here's the key." Slamet gave the keys to the office car he used to wear to the field.

Not to argue anymore, Seti headed to the employee mess for delivery. I don't know when Seti will wear the official uniform if Slamet doesn't tell her to wear it today.

There is something strange when the mirror wears the uniform, especially so far he was used to wearing his field work clothes.

Still overwhelmed by the question of why Slamet invited himself and not invite others, Seti left the mess to the office garage ....

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In office, Slamet's position as site manager is the highest in the Sermo reservoir base camp.

It's just that in the job, Slamet who prefers to take to the field does not want to show distance with his subordinates. His performance when in the field like a regular worker.

That actually makes anyone who works to be a subordinate of Slamet becomes reluctant. And do not dare to refute his argument if there is a job that is not fit according to him.

Usually, once a week, Slamet coordinates with the project manager in the Jogja office to convey the progress of work in the Sermo reservoir. That's why Seti thought Slamet would invite him to stop first at Jogja's office before going to the airport to pick up the CV director who was called the boss by Slamet.

"We're going straight to the airport ?" Ask Seti who started running the car.

"We went to Panjatan Set by way of Daendels .... The plane from Jakarta was just 3 pm landing." Answer Slamet. "Have you ever been on Daendels Street ?" Ask Slamet again.

"Not yet .... He said many roads are still broken."

"I'll ask you to let me know another job location. It just so happened that I was told by the boss to take a sampling of iron sand there," Slamet said while wearing a seat belt. "You understand our work situation now. But you don't have to worry, we'll talk about your position with the boss. I see you are able to overcome difficulties in the field." Said again.

Seti did not expect his superior to pay attention to himself while on the field.

Several times the late solar supply and it is felt will hamper the drilling work for rock sampling can be overcome.

If it feels solar is not enough for operation that day, Seti postpones drilling. Switching drilling schedules to other jobs such as sending sampling cores to base camp for analysis, so that no workers are idle.

Heavy equipment operators included in the Slamet formation team facilitate Seti's decision making.

Slamet's recruitment strategy teaches Seti about things that are not in the text book. Not only the design of SOPs, all involved in the Slamet work team must be able to help and do other work.

Like Seti's small heart that recognizes the accuracy of recruitment of his work team, on the other hand Slamet also recognizes the courage of Seti in making a decision on the field when there are obstacles.

Direct observation and input from several other employees increasingly make Slamet fell in love with Seti for work on the field.

"Mining is gambling" muttered Slamet.

" Yes .... The present is the key to the past ...." Seti chimed in Slamet muttering.

Take a moment. Both of them laughed out loud at the mining world quote that is often spoken.

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Entering Panjatan, Seti noticed a path full of holes on the left right.

Carefully choose the village path that will be passed before entering the Daendels road. The size of the 15/33 wheel ring at least makes it easier for the car to continue to run through puddles of hollow roads.

"We're selling the data set. The faster and more accurate the data we present, the higher the trust value we get,"

"Yes mas, ..." replied Seti while watching the road.

"Our world of exploration is still constrained by capital, knowledge and technology compared to outsiders" Slamet opened a window and lit a cigarette. "Small it if you want," he continued, pointing his cigarette pack at Seti.

"Thank you .... Later," Seti did not want his concentration disturbed if he smoked.

"Not many of our people are willing to gamble to seek backup. Most of our people want it to be okay. As soon as he heard there was the smell of money all racing to come without ever knowing the truth of the data presented," Slamet continued the chat while paying attention to the left right of Daendels road that green planted with rice.

"I mean ?" Seth wants to know again.

"You heard about the Bre-X Gold Minerals scandal that embarrassed Sandalwood yesterday, right ?"

Seti smiled bitterly. Recalling one of his fiery college friends recounts the golden reserve of East Kalimantan Busang that Bre-X presented when his friend took research there for his script.

"I followed him. There were also many people on campus when Busang became a scramble until it ended with a scandal,"

"Capital Gain .... " Samet exhales its cigarette smoke,"Our people want to be able to profit instantly by buying and selling its shares .... Not by the quality and quantity of production it produces."

This time the trip was more pleasing to Seti. Nutritional intake of knowledge of the world of work is increasing with fellow travelers who have been considered as teachers of thirst for knowledge of the work world full of complexity of decisions.

Slamet's story continues to flow and open Seti's logic about the cause and effect of an event. About how greedy a regime that wants to play in the golden boom Busang must bite the finger due to a scam scandal that stirred and humiliated the mining world in March 1997.

How Cendana cronies through political power scramble to control Bre-X shares by all means. Greed by involving the giant Freeport Mc MoRan to share the golden cake Busang to be disastrous.

The veteran Freeport class player who mastered the gold of Irian Jaya was not a child who soared with joy when receiving sweets for no reason.

Some drilling holes for core retrieval that do not produce gold revealed the hoax of Busang gold cores that turned out to be the result of a mixture of fused gold rings marriage Michel de Guzman director of Bre-X exploration originating in the Philippines.

Many later versions of the story disgrace the Bre-X scandal that made many speculators commit suicide .... Because it can not bear the loss after the stock worth hundreds of dollars dived to zero dollars.

Even the death of Michel de Guzman who reportedly killed himself by jumping from a helicopter belonging to the Cendana family is still a mystery.

Some say the body found in the jungles of Borneo is not the corpse of de Guzman who is rumored to be alive and hiding in Indonesia.

"For this reason, I have hitherto been unwilling to rashly let people I don't know get involved with me in every test of drilling data I do," Slamet ended the long story of greed of investors who only want to pursue profits through the sale of a share of shares.

For him, the real satisfaction in gambling mining results search is when what is presented does not miss far from the calculation of the data.

Several container buildings seen across Daendels street near Slamet's designated beach distract Seti.

Slamet told Seti to stop at one of the buildings that seemed to be used as a director keet an initial job.

Slowly Feroza was approaching ....

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