Back from a Time Warp
I am not sure of what to expect, especially when coming back from a slow moving city. The body has to re-adapt to the original setting and of course, laundry, things to settle, bills to pay, reservist, relationship, new projects, and the all-time familiar faces. I have only been away for 2 weeks, but it felt like 2 months.
From this trip I learnt a lot about hospitality, I feel guilty whenever friends from abroad come down for a visit, and I don't have that time to show them around. But its different in Yogya, they treat visitors like family, they will bring us to places where we have never been, or clubbing for example.
I went to a drum and bass club called Junction which cost about Rp10000 ($2) with a standard drink, and to some of them its pretty expensive. Though they played mid-90s drum and bass, it was fantastic. And the stretch road where they sell pirated dvds and cds. They even have pirated Pug Jelly or any other titles, you want it they have it....
The food...total soul food, the nasi padang we eat here can sometimes be seen as a bad replica of the nasi padang over there. The experience of Yogya this time is the most memorable ever, and can never be bought with any amount of money. We have forgotten what it is like to be sincere, honest, grateful or even simplest things in life. The people around you no matter where they are from.
I have to re-adjust soon, after all I am a Singaporean of a Javanese descent.
From this trip I learnt a lot about hospitality, I feel guilty whenever friends from abroad come down for a visit, and I don't have that time to show them around. But its different in Yogya, they treat visitors like family, they will bring us to places where we have never been, or clubbing for example.
I went to a drum and bass club called Junction which cost about Rp10000 ($2) with a standard drink, and to some of them its pretty expensive. Though they played mid-90s drum and bass, it was fantastic. And the stretch road where they sell pirated dvds and cds. They even have pirated Pug Jelly or any other titles, you want it they have it....
The food...total soul food, the nasi padang we eat here can sometimes be seen as a bad replica of the nasi padang over there. The experience of Yogya this time is the most memorable ever, and can never be bought with any amount of money. We have forgotten what it is like to be sincere, honest, grateful or even simplest things in life. The people around you no matter where they are from.
I have to re-adjust soon, after all I am a Singaporean of a Javanese descent.
posted by TIRAMISU at
11:00 PM
1 Comments:
after staying at Bali for a month, and recently being at Bogor, i hope i can say this with some truth..i seriously agree that Indonesians are genuine,sincere and super hospitable,from what u have written, i am sure u are so blessed by the hospitability and love in yogja, i hope to go there one day too.
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