If I Were Aburizal Bakrie, I Would ...

Being a wealthy and popular person is such the common wish of the most people in the world, including me. Having unlimited money and wealth, being literate and able to study up high, and being respected by the people around are those manifestations and proofs of being wealthy and popular. In our beloved country, Indonesia, there have been many conglomerates appeared and exposed by the mass media since few years ago. Even some of them have been placed in the list of the World’s Richest People among the other well-known conglomerates. It must be the great pride and achievement of our country.

Even though I'm not as cool as Tom Cruise, I have been Indonesia's Richest Person B)

Aburizal Bakrie is the one of Indonesia’s richest and most popular conglomerates who has an omnipotent status, as he has reached the status of being Indonesia's richest person in 2010 with total property reached US$ 2,1 billion. As written and published by Tribunnews,  his total property reaches US$ 890 million in 2013 and nowadays he owns 9 big companies. Recently, Aburizal Bakrie also put his shares in the upcoming social media named Path. Applauses and appreciation should be given for his success in earning and maintaining those awards and wealth. In the beginning of his career, he was known as an entrepreneur who possesses many companies. Yet recently, he jumps into political aspect by joining a certain party and taking part as the main-board-member, specifically as the General Chairman of Golongan Karya. Even he is suggested and promoted to be the next candidate of Indonesia's president in this following period. He was also the ex-minister of several ministry, such as Minister of Defense, Minister of Social Welfare, and Minister of Economics.

However, Aburizal Bakrie who is shortly called as Ical, is not only well-known in a positive side as a successful entrepreneur and politician. Since May 29^th 2006, Ical has had great problem to be fixed which is dealing with the tragedy of Lumpur Lapindo in numerous villages in Porong, Sidoarjo. Lumpur Lapindo was caused by the petroleum mining held by Minarak Lapindo Jaya (one of his companies) which was not organized and planned well. Then, it caused the unexpected torrent of hot mud. Moreover, the location of mining is too close with the housings of the residents. Thus, Lumpur Lapindo has sunk innumerable houses, schools, factories, and many other buildings in totally 16 villages. This unexpected disaster finally causes both indignation and disappointment of the residents who look for the responsibility and the cash back of their loss. However, Ical doesn’t respond and give that assertion immediately which then causes greater anger of the residents. Even now he is confidently nominating himself as the next president of Indonesia.

Laaaa.piiinn.doooo.

Thus, what should Aburizal do?

I don’t know what he really should do, but here are several things that I would do, if I were Aburizal Bakrie.

• If I were Aburizal Bakrie, I would pay for the sunken buildings owned by the residents immediately before my plan to be the next president of Indonesia is exposed by the mass media. Moreover, I would not only pay the cash back of their loss but I would help them in finding the right new place of housings.

By doing this, I do believe that the citizens would be so much more attracted in choosing me as I have proven my responsibility and liability.

• If I were Aburizal Bakrie, I would not come and take a part in political party as I would prefer in entrepreneurship rather than politic.

We all know that politic could bring us into worst moral and economic condition, it might make you poorer by the cost of campaign or it might drive you richer by the tendency of corruption and collusion.

• If I were Aburizal Bakrie, I would hold the competition in treating Lumpur Lapindo into valuable material to find and hire some professional petroleum engineers who would be able to overcome the problem of mud abundance.

That unexpected material could turn into very valuable and precious thing if we knew how to treat it.

• If I were Aburizal Bakrie, I would put my shares in Instagram instead of Path.

Well, it is my very own opinion. I just think that Path still needs to take time to greatly known and used by many users rather than Instagram.

 Those deeds would be done, if I were Aburizal Bakrie :)