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Behind The Wall

Kutahu dirimu ada di sana Memainkan jemari lentikmu Di atas layar tablet itu Di balik tembok Di dalam kamar Tak mungkin kau tidak sadari Kehadiranku di sini Berbincang dengan abangmu Di balik tembokmu Di luar kamarmu Kuharapkan dirimu keluar dari sana Duduk bersama kami Agar kudapat memulai Sebuah percakapan denganmu Kutahu dirimu hadir di sini Duduk di ruang tamu Berbincang dengan abangku Di balik tembok Di luar kamar Tak mungkin tak kau sadari Penantianku di sini Di balik tembokmu Di dalam kamarku Kuharap dirimu beranjak dari sana Tak sengaja membuka pintu Menghilangkan sunyiku Dalam kamar ini Berjuta kali pikiranku bertanya Kapan kuharus memulainya Sebuah awalan untuk menjawab Rasa gelisah dalam hatiku Kuingin menyapamu Tapi kau tetap sibuk dengan urusanmu Kuingin mengetahui Apa kau juga merasakan hal yang sama?

Before Occupy Wall Street Theres Occupy Congress and Its Still On

Crooked lobbyist Jack Abramoff explains in 60 Minutes how he "owned" Congress for years, and how such corruption continues today despite ethics reform. Must be said that even before #Occupy Wall Street, we actually had #Occupy Congress. Except unlike #OWS where everybodys welcome, Occupy Congress was a nice get together for the deep pockets and their lobbyists, for the buyers and the bought, for the owners and the ownee-- who could not admit they were owned and paid for (just listen to Mr. Nye).   At the end of the interview, Abramoff says: "If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself. When youre done, go home. Washingtons a dangerous place. Dont hang around." You think our elected public servants in Congress would listen to that advice given their 9% approval rating? You want to keep tabs of our reps and their staffers, check out LegiStorm .  Launched five years ago, the site provides a variety of impo...