Happy 62nd Independence Day, Indonesia-ku!!
Long live the republic! LOL!!
As some of you probably know, 17 August is Indonesia’s Independence Day. This year is our country’s 62nd year of independence, and I’m glad that I am able to witness the nation’s celebration once again after few years of never seeing one.
The atmosphere reminds me of what it was like when I was a little kid. Every year on Independence Day, my surrounding area always hold some kind of celebration party which includes some traditional games and competitions. I used to participate in some of the events.
This year’s celebration includes a “Jantung Sehat” (a mass walk in the morning), and a concert of a local band and also involves a lot of “Dangdut” (a traditional dance).
After seeing the celebration that was held just in front of my house, made me miss those years when I was still a little kid. This morning, I met with some local people who used to be my playing-buddy when I was little, and they still remember me even though sadly I don’t remember all of them. LOL! What can you say.. I’m bad with people… 
Nevertheless, it was a good day-out for me and everybody else who lives in the surrounding area. There were a lot of people selling food, drinks, and children’s toys. I know that I should be on diet, but I couldn’t resist buying “Gado-Gado” (a vegetarian local dish with spicy peanut sauce and prawn crackers on top) from my neighbour.
Me and Can took a lot of pics during the day, we even went on top of my factory’s roof to capture some of the “interesting” photos. One of my drivers is in some of these “interesting” photos, but I’d rather not make a big deal of this because the guy was drunk. LOL!
The atmosphere was great even though it was bloody hot outside. The sense of togetherness and friendliness were there.
I know that there are some people feel that there is no need to be mingle and be nice with native Indonesians, but I think that’s not right. Yes, there are many of them that hate Indonesian-Chinese. Beside I’m sure out of 215 million people in Indonesia, many of them do not hate us that much. 
Time for photos… 
Returning from the market
Mbak Atik, Bu Mur, Mbak Kiwit
Bu Mur and Andri
Bu Mur worried about Pak Budi’s dance move
Toys seller
My female workers
Mbak Iful, Mbak Kiwit, Cie Siang, and Bu Mur
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Also, have a look at this short video to view some of my driver’s dance moves.
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That’s all for now, gotta go with my parents to the mall. I want to buy a new pair of glasses, the old one is… well… too old… LOL! 