29th chief of staff, General TNI (retired) Budiman, is still actively serving. (Photo: Doc. TNI AD).
JAKARTA – The floods that hit the Jakarta tore the hearts of General Tnet (retired) Budiman. The best graduate of the 1978 Military Academy could not hold back tears to see people in refugee camps. At the same time, he recalled that his childhood, full of troubles, on the banks of the Kilivung River.
Budiman’s cry flashed when he arrived in the village of Bukit Duri, Tebet, South Jakarta, in early 2014. At that time, Jakarta had just suffered from the flood. Thousands of people were forced to live in refugee camps, because their houses were immersed in immersion.
Blave, who was then the chief of staff of the army (KSAD), welcomed refugees and distributed food assistance. In front of the inhabitants, the original army of Betavi suddenly asked her grandfather and an elderly mother to stand next to him.
Apparently, they were none other than his aunt and grandfather, who also moved. With trembling lips and cheeks wet with tears, wake up the victims of floods to be patient.
“This is my grandfather. Here he lived. When I was also in Bukit dope, when I was a child. I went to primary school nearby, ”said Budiman in a biography book entitled“ General Budiman: Casad cares about the well -being of soldiers ”, published by the army cabinet, quoted on Monday (7/7/2025).
Life is difficult
The second child of Budiman Sali Sali Suniota, primary school teachers and Titin Sumartini, housewives. This family lives in a narrow lane of Langgar in the village of Bali Matraman, Tebet.
The family economy is mediocre. To cover the needs of the family, he sells Soto. Titin was not silent. He sells a variety of snacks, from green bean porridge to fried maniacs to increase the family condition.
The bitterness of life was felt at that time. In fact, he also filled his days, selling cakes with perch. This was done since the elementary school of the 1st class came. “Since the elementary school of grade 1-4, I have been selling, starting from 05.00-06.00. If it is not sold, I am selling at school, ”said Budiman.
