Unfortunately, it is no surprise to any Indonesian, anyone have lived in
Indonesia, or familiar with Indonesian government that its bureaucracy
is unnecessary complicated and ineffective. Not to mention corrupt,
but that's a whole different issue for another day. Being
the-glass-half-full kind of person, I thought the consulates are
different -- better -- since they are Indonesians only government
representatives in foreign countries and the officers -- being chosen
to represent Indonesia abroad -- supposedly more intelligent than the
average local ones in Indonesia. Plus, being exposed to a more
effective American bureaucracies, I positively presumed it might be
contagious to a better work ethics.
