Kang Guru Connection Bulletin	January - February 2002 Page 4

This is a part of what Komang Kanti Kumara from Alasangker village, North Bali has to say about the AusAID funded water project recently completed in his village. You can hear more about it on KGRE in March and on the AusAID Page of the KGRE website in February.

“Mengingat kebutuhan air dari setiap insan manusia khususnya warga masyarakat dusun Alasangker yang sebelumnya mengkonsumsi air sungai sebagai kebutuhan sehari-hari untuk minum. Melihat kondisi yang demikian maka muncul niat dari beberapa masyarakat yang dibantu juga oleh aparat terkait didalamnya untuk merealisasi pembangunan air bersih di dusun Alasangker Utara ini. Namun dalam hal ini karena sebagian besar masyarakat di dusun Alasangker ini berada dalam tarap ekonomi menengah kebawah, jadi merealisasi pembangunan ini dilakukan dengan meminjam dana dari LPD dan juga dari beberapa masyarakat yang bersedia meminjamkan dananya untuk membantu pembangunan air bersih ini. Dana itu dikembalikan oleh masyarakat secara berangsur artinya secara dicicil setiap bulannya, namun cicilan itupun tidak merata, jadi ada yang seribu, dua ribu hingga sampai yah sepuluh ribuan gitu. Dari swadaya masyarakat yang dipinjam di LPD itu sebesar tujuh juta ditambah dengan pinjaman dari beberapa masyarakat sebanyak dua juta. Jadi untuk merealisasi pembangunan air bersih yang benar-benar bisa dinikmati oleh masyarakat itu masih kurang. Karena itu kami dari panitia berusaha memohon uluran tangan dari pada dermawan dan dalam hal ini Kedutaan Australia telah banyak membantu kami memberikan bantuan sebesar 28 juta lima ratus tujuh puluh sekian”.

Winners of last month’s KGCC Language Activity

The winning response to our Language Activity in the last KGCC ‘bulletin’ is from the Best Forum English Club in Makassar. Great entry guys and it is so good that I am going to use it on the website and also on the radio program. Here is their entry.

Driving in Australia To get a driving license people have to take 3 different theoretical tests; Learner’s Licence (L), Provisional License (P), Unrestricted License  Drivers have to be very careful when turning left by keeping an eye on the right in case someone is coming. They had priority. Drivers cannot offer a bribe to Police as he/she will get into even more trouble. There are often speed cameras on the side of the road and not Police. Avoid using the horn unless in an emergency. Drivers cannot go against a red light as he may get a fine ranging from A$200 - $2000, lose his license or even end up in jail.

Driving in Indonesia Obtaining the driving license in Indonesia seems to be just a ‘formality’ meaning that a driving license applicant does not have to do a driving test as long as he/she is willing to pay money to the ‘SIM’ testing organiser. This is now the real phenomena happening in Indonesia. Drivers in Indonesia tend to just turn immediately without looking for other traffic. Drivers often offer money to police and they just don’t care. It seems that they are both willingly involved in this collusion. There are no cameras at the sides of the road and only occasionally are there Police. The Indonesian driver uses the horn very often for safety reasons. Red, green, yellow light - doesn’t matter. (Kevin)

Radio Highlights for Jan - Feb. 2002 33.02  Solehudin, the winner of the KGRE Competi-tion for 2001 talks about his meeting with the Australian Ambassador in Jakarta last November 33.05  Kang Guru Connection Clubs Special and Aussie actress Nicole Kidman 33.03  Idioms Inggris with Jan Smith, wife of the Australian Ambassador. Jan also talks about   about helping the poor in Jakarta 33.06  Good Governance and Education in Indonesia Lizzy’s Language Tips - from KGRE listeners Different Pond Different Fish  33.04 Australia Day with Jan Smith and Dr. Pintar  plus a great Aussie song to study 33.07  Listener Letters Show - great letters too! 33.08  Kylie Minogue, Aussie singer, and environmental pollution control in East Java