PRESIDENT Megawati Sukarnoputri appeared dejected last Wednesday morning. Her gaze was stony as she considered the 2004 General Elections National Tabulation Center at the Hotel Borobudur in Jakarta. With her mouth tightly closed, not a single word passed the president's lips, even despite the looming presence of several dozen reporters. Mega headed straight to the center's VIP room and for 15 minutes watched televised tabulating on an in-house