What's IBM CSC

The IBM Corporate Service Corps program was launched in 2008 to help provide IBMers with high quality leadership development while delivering high quality problem solving for communities and organizations in emerging markets. Teams typically consist of groups of 10-15 IBMers from countries around the world, who come from different business backgrounds with different skills. The teams are sent to emerging markets for four week community-based assignments. Team members are engaged for a total of six months - three months preparing for the trip, one month on location, and two months after the trip back at IBM sharing their experiences. Approximately 500 IBMers are given the opportunity to participate in the program each year, and since the program's inception more than 2400 participants comprising 200+ teams have been sent to 30+ countries around the world.

Saturday, 1 February 2014

1st of February…. I am the queen of the Jet Lag!


 I can’t believe it! I woke up at 3:38 am!


Jet lag Queen

After tossing and turning for one hour, I decided to get up and take a cup of soluble coffee in my room (God bless 5 starts hotels!!!) and start updating my blog.

Room views
 Today we have gone for a bit of sightseeing in Jakarta, (National Monuments) in the morning and around 16:30 h we have had the IBM security briefing (I am sure they don’t know that I have some powerful local cash for around 50 Euro in my pocket ;))


The national tower, topped by a gold foil, the flame of independence. Inside you can visit the dioramas about the Indonesian history


Outside of the Tower

Dressing for the visit to the Mosque, the third one in the world by size

Dome of the Mosque

Inside the Mosque

Drum to call for the pray, it used to be heard in 8 kilometers, now due to the big buildings just 1 km


We went to visit the IBM offices, a very beautiful palace in front of the central square, symbol of Jakarta. The ground floor is an impressive painting:


IBM office Indonesia, ground floor












IBM's history is told through little pictures, from 1932 until 2011














Security briefing
Being located at the core of the business area, the traffic is so intense that sometimes people can't go to the office. In the same way, it is frequently tough to go back home. 
To take the most out of their times, the Corporate Citizenship & Marketing Manager, the beautiful lady talking below, gives Taekwondo classes to the employees after the working hours.

Seasonal decoration inside the Moll

Time to go to bed. There is a big storm that will complicate our way to Yogjakarta tomorrow, so we will have to get up earlier.



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3 comments:

  1. Derek3 February 2014 at 01:44

    looks like a great place, enjoy it...

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  2. Juanito7 February 2014 at 03:11

    Wow....awesome images about the city........Regarding you, as usually, look sooo pretty, hope you are having a good time there and enjoying each second .
    I wish you happy days and a lot of good feelings and thoughts.....have a nice afternoon sister....hugs

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  3. Rosa M Santiago14 February 2014 at 05:07

    Thanks, Derek, Juan, for your comments! I am enjoying a lot!

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