21 September 2009
Some Ramblings on Eid
It's the second day of Eid. As has what happens every year, millions leave for their hometowns in the villages all across Java or as they call it here, the "mudik". The city is deserted. Like an old piece of furniture that is just dusted-off, you can experience it differently with a new charm. Now I am in Palembang. Quite nice, got to see some old friends. We went to eat, cruised around the city a bit, saw the Ampera bridge, and the fame Musi river. This is actually another big trip for me, to set foot on Sumatra. A small leap for a jetplane, but a giant leap for me... haha. Saturday will even be more historical or maybe a little religious, I guess... I will be returning to Medan my hometown for the first time after 16 years, that's a perfect time to realize or reflect what "long" means in real time...to think how old I have come to be.