I just wanna say, “Merry Christmas everyone. Hope, this Christmas bring a lot of joy and love for all of us.”

This Christmas, i prefer to stay at home or come to any christmas celebrations in this town. Secara banci tampil gitu loh. Huehehe… Maksudnya, namanya juga bulan desember, pasti banyak perayaan natal duong.

Misalnya, ntar sore, ada acara natal sekaligus media gathering MNC. Thanks to Ria. Trus, Minggu (23/12), Natal JC di Mekar Sari. Tanggal 24 Desember, pas malam natal, eike akan menari (again!), secara si bang Leo tadi siang sudah order. Pizza kalee di-order. Trus, tanggal 25 Desember, tentu aja perayaan Natal di Gelora Bung Karno jam 17.00 Wibb. Hayo… dateng… hayo… mari… yuukkkk… Gratesss…

Mudik? Nggak kali ye. Biaya tinggi. Mesti sekeluarga balik ke Medan artinya. Muahalll tenan bo. Lagian, i’m sick of flying from one place to other place. I just want to stay at home this Christmas. Bayangin, November pertengahan ke Balikpapan. Trus, dua minggu kemudian ke Surabaya. Trus, Desember awal ke S’pore. Seminggu kemudian ke Bali. Jadi, akan lebih lengkap kalo liburan kali ini kita habiskan di rumah bersama DVD bajakan. Go piracy!!! Hahahaaa

Eniwei, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! See you in 2008…

Love,

Uli

JAKARTA (AFP) — Indonesia’s welfare minister and his family, under fire for
their company’s role in an oozing mud volcano that has displaced thousands, has
topped Forbes Asia’s 2007 Indonesia rich list, the magazine said Thursday.

Aburizal Bakrie and his family saw their net worth blow out to 5.4 billion
dollars this year, up from 1.2 billion dollars in 2006 when they were sixth on
the list, according to the title’s December 24 edition.

The largest contributor to their wealth gain came from surging stock prices
in Bakrie Group’s largest holding, coal producer Bumi Resources, it
reported.

Bakrie has faced sustained criticism over the role his part-owned company
Lapindo Brantas played in triggering the mud volcano in Sidoarjo, East Java,
which began spurting in May 2006 during exploratory gas drilling by Lapindo.

While many experts say the company’s negligence led to the flow, Lapindo
maintains that it was caused by a nearby earthquake.

Some 10,000 victims have been told to accept compensation from Lapindo for
their land, with no payout for other losses such as houses and material
goods.

Overall, Forbes reported that the 40 wealthiest Indonesians added 18 billion
dollars to their combined wealth this year, bringing it up to 40 billion
dollars. The country is now home to 11 billionaires, up from seven last
year.

Following the Bakries on the Forbes list was pulp, paper and palm oil tycoon
Sukanto Tanoto, whose wealth increased from 2.8 billion to 4.7 billion dollars
this year. He was in top spot last year.

The ranking of Tanoto, whose largest companies April and Asian Agri own
massive plantations both in Indonesia and abroad, comes as his home country
hosts an international conference to negotiate a new pact on climate change.

April, which has a history of clearing virgin forests, has made efforts to
green its image, including sending representatives to the conference on
Bali.

Deforestation is a major source of the carbon emissions that contribute to
climate change.

A new face on the list was Bambang Trihatmodjo, the second son of former
dictator Suharto, at number 33 with an estimated wealth of 200 million dollars.
He owns 13 percent of media conglomerate Global Mediacom.