Monday, 2Oct06
Highlights: Nina to school, took ibu Daru home, UGM campus, dinner in warung on side of the road, police bribe #2 & a ruined night
The deal for having the scooter is picking Nina up in the morning & taking her to school! Fair trade (= The jonathan express was on time.
At UGM campus I peeked into the teachers lounge & found one of my old professors, Ibu Daru! She’s been very supportive of my willingness to learn more about her religion & follow the fasting… and happy to hear how it’s going.
I didn’t realize that she lives in Bantul as well! Her home is farther north, so wasn’t flattened by the earthquake. She has a 3 year old daughter who is in kindergarten this year. During the fasting month, the kids get out early (11a.m.) instead of 3p.m. as usual. I offered to give her a ride to pick up her daughter on the scooter,, and then dropped her daughter off at home with grandma (= before taking bu Daru back to UGM campus for her next class. It was fun to meet her mom & see where she calls home. She has a 16 year old daughter as well. There are always interesting dynamics between siblings,,, especially when 13 years apart in age. (= ha ha.
Their home was small & simple, (maybe 600 sq ft) for a family of 4, but that’s how most Indonesians live; and I was happy to have been invited into their home! (= The warmth of personality there made it a great place to come home to.
Grandma lives further south in Bantul, not far from Pak Parjiman (45 minutes away), and comes up to watch the kids while mom is teaching. She has a wide, wrinkly smile, a few missing teeth (= ha ha,,, and some pep in her step- and looks like she has fun with the kids. She seems a cool little lady to hang out with.
Nina & I hung out a little longer on UGM campus, and I got to talk to pak Eddy (our Gamelan teacher, who is also an English teacher here at UGM). He is working on a video project to promote the Indonesian language program here to foreigners & asked my help in recording a statement about my time here. I showed up just at the right time for them. Ha ha. Sure! I’m happy to help.
Nina & I had dinner at Special Sambal (SS), which could be described as a mobile kitchen / restaurant set up under a tarp on the sidewalk on Jalan Kaliurang, next to UGM campus. There are many such “warung” places, particularly along this section of the road… ready to catch all the hungry comers who are waiting for the sounds from the mosque.
Tonight was funny- because there was a soccer field full of guys playing & running around one minute,, the mosque sounded,, I turned my head- and the field was empty the next. (=
Nina and I timed our order, hoping hot plates of steamy rice, fried egg, soy tempura & chicken would appear just at the moment we could eat. We under-estimated the efficiency & speed of the kitchen, however,,, and instead had to sit there, staring at our food for 10 minutes before we could touch it. Ahhh! Ha ha. It’s funny in hindsight. (=
The joy of the evening was robbed by a 2nd police moment,,, and this time we didn’t get off so easily.
Highlights: Nina to school, took ibu Daru home, UGM campus, dinner in warung on side of the road, police bribe #2 & a ruined night
The deal for having the scooter is picking Nina up in the morning & taking her to school! Fair trade (= The jonathan express was on time.
At UGM campus I peeked into the teachers lounge & found one of my old professors, Ibu Daru! She’s been very supportive of my willingness to learn more about her religion & follow the fasting… and happy to hear how it’s going.
I didn’t realize that she lives in Bantul as well! Her home is farther north, so wasn’t flattened by the earthquake. She has a 3 year old daughter who is in kindergarten this year. During the fasting month, the kids get out early (11a.m.) instead of 3p.m. as usual. I offered to give her a ride to pick up her daughter on the scooter,, and then dropped her daughter off at home with grandma (= before taking bu Daru back to UGM campus for her next class. It was fun to meet her mom & see where she calls home. She has a 16 year old daughter as well. There are always interesting dynamics between siblings,,, especially when 13 years apart in age. (= ha ha.
Their home was small & simple, (maybe 600 sq ft) for a family of 4, but that’s how most Indonesians live; and I was happy to have been invited into their home! (= The warmth of personality there made it a great place to come home to.
Grandma lives further south in Bantul, not far from Pak Parjiman (45 minutes away), and comes up to watch the kids while mom is teaching. She has a wide, wrinkly smile, a few missing teeth (= ha ha,,, and some pep in her step- and looks like she has fun with the kids. She seems a cool little lady to hang out with.
Nina & I hung out a little longer on UGM campus, and I got to talk to pak Eddy (our Gamelan teacher, who is also an English teacher here at UGM). He is working on a video project to promote the Indonesian language program here to foreigners & asked my help in recording a statement about my time here. I showed up just at the right time for them. Ha ha. Sure! I’m happy to help.
Nina & I had dinner at Special Sambal (SS), which could be described as a mobile kitchen / restaurant set up under a tarp on the sidewalk on Jalan Kaliurang, next to UGM campus. There are many such “warung” places, particularly along this section of the road… ready to catch all the hungry comers who are waiting for the sounds from the mosque.
Tonight was funny- because there was a soccer field full of guys playing & running around one minute,, the mosque sounded,, I turned my head- and the field was empty the next. (=
Nina and I timed our order, hoping hot plates of steamy rice, fried egg, soy tempura & chicken would appear just at the moment we could eat. We under-estimated the efficiency & speed of the kitchen, however,,, and instead had to sit there, staring at our food for 10 minutes before we could touch it. Ahhh! Ha ha. It’s funny in hindsight. (=
The joy of the evening was robbed by a 2nd police moment,,, and this time we didn’t get off so easily.
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