On Saturday, March 14, 2020, 47 students majoring in Business Information Systems were accompanied by Mr. Eric Sugiharto, S.SI., M.Kom. and Ms. Audrey Ayu Dianaris, S.SI. go visit the Heroes Monument and House of Sampoerna.
At the Tugu Pahlawan Museum, participants are invited to get to know the heroes' struggles through info walls, historical moment sculptures, sound recordings of Bung Tomo's speeches, static dioramas, and electronic struggle for arek - arek suroboyo and struggle equipment such as army uniforms, replicas of booty and typical weapons of struggle Indonesia is bamboo spiky.
The weapon that has often been associated with the struggle of the Indonesian people turned out to be not merely bamboo with sharpened edges. "This pointy bamboo is smeared with poison which can be obtained from both plants and animals," explained Mrs. Diah as a tour guide of the Heroes Monument.
Besides being invited to tour the museum, participants were also invited to watch a short film / electronic diorama of the 10 November 1945 incident. The bloody event in the city of Surabaya was one of the important events in the struggle for Indonesian independence. The spirit and struggle of Surekoyo's arek - arek who persisted in defending the city from allies for 21 days succeeded in gaining attention from the international world. This is what ultimately helped to encourage allied troops to recognize the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia. The film ends with quotes that are quite well known and can illustrate the results of the struggle of arek - arek suroboyo, "we lost the battle, but we won the war."
At the House of Sampoerna, participants were brought to know the struggle of Mr. Liem Seeng Tee who is the founder of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk. The journey of Mr. Liem Seeng Tee is not easy. Since he was 11 years old, he has been selling charcoal using bicycles, besides that he also sells snacks on the train going to Jakarta - Surabaya and had worked in a cigarette factory for 6 months. "The experience gained in these 6 months has encouraged Mr. Liem Seeng Tee to start a cigarette business in his small shop," said Ryan as a tour guide from the House of Sampoerna.
Mr. Liem Seeng Tee has ambitions to become the king of cigarettes, symbolized by the letter (Wáng / king) around the walls of the museum and the old house of Mr. Liem Seeng Tee (The Residence). In addition, there is also a slogan from Sanskrit "Anggada Paramita" which means towards perfection. However, his ambition did not make him forget the 3 main keys symbolized by the symbol of 3 hands. "These 3 hands symbolize: producers, distributors and consumers," explained Mr. Ryan.
Participants were also presented with a short video of making clove cigarettes where each worker can make an average of 325 cigarettes / hour and have a 7-hour work shift. Mr. Ryan explained that workers can work quickly because they are motivated by income which will increase with the number of cigarettes produced. In addition, PT HM Sampoerna Tbk will also give awards and prizes in the form of 24 carat gold to its employees who have worked for more than 30 years in Sampoerna.
Besides being invited to know about PT HM Sampoerna Tbk, at The Residence there is also a temporary exhibition with the theme of Indonesia Music which is the result of collaboration with the music museum in Malang.
