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July 19, 2005
my cousin sami
sami is six months older than me. growing up, we'd always been close. unfortunately i didn't see him much while i was in indo this year; i was a little bit mad because he didn't come to my wedding. but i met him for lunch after returning from bali so that was good.
anyway, sami got engaged to this girl and they'll be getting married later this year. i'm writing these stories for her, so she knows what she's getting herself into ;)
sami the typist
sami and i were maybe eight years old, he's as round as ever and i'm skinny like a beanpole; yes, i was skinny once. he was sleeping over and at this time i had my little newspaper business going; my mom gave me her old typewriter as a gift. i made drawings and stories on paper, photocopied them and sold them to family and friends.
anyway, on saturdays i had piano lessons. so i made sami type all the stories while i was away. i paid sami Rp.50 for one paragraph. he also asked to be paid in food (ice cream or a bowl of noodles or siomay, i think). typical.
geez oh man, sami was a really S-L-O-W typist. *rugi di mie bakso dan es cendol deh gue* i hope he's a better typist now that he's a lawyer, imagine all that paperwork a lawyer has to do.
sami the bouncer
around this time, my parents owned a really bouncy spring bed. so sami and i used to jump up and down on the mattress all the time, which annoyed my parents to no end. and because sami is a totally round kid, and weighed twice as much as i did, i didn't really need to bounce. i'd just wait for his weight to land and that was enough to propel me into the air. ;)
sami the antar-antar semut
i'm sorry there is no english translation for antar-antar semut. we were in highschool and he came over to stay for a few days with me. when it was time for him to go home, i went with him on the train and slept over at his house for a few days.
then he took me back to bogor. then we went back to jakarta. this continued until school started and his mom finally drove me home in the car.
sami food fiesta
we love to eat. we eat when we meet. we meet to eat. sami and i have had weekends where we went on an eating spree: sushi, sashimi, doner kebab, shawarma, lasagna, fettucini carbonara, spare-ribs, roast beef, roast potatoes, salad with blue cheese dressing, ice cream, pempek palembang, bakmie GM, indonesian roast lamb *kambing guling*, jajanan pasar, laksa, nasi goreng, es teler, all in one very gastronomically satisfying weekend.
so i am really happy that sami ends up with someone who loves food as much as we do.
a list of places i would like to take sami + angki in europe:
- thai market place cafe on portobello road, london
- japanese pancake world, amsterdam
- belgo, london
- lulu's, rotterdam
- bonjardim, lisbon
- oporto, to sample port wine and eat sardines
- kulu-kulu sushi, london
- belgian food in lier
- waffles and mussels in antwerpen
- lisson grove in london for fish n chips
- cinque terre in italy for yummy italian seafood
- the lakes near halle, for german food
- zierikzee in zeeland, NL, for dutch seafood
- more to come...
Posted by Yasmina at July 19, 2005 02:48 PM
Comments
gak ada dim sum palace rotterdam yas? ;)
Posted by: retno at July 20, 2005 12:04 AM
Waaa.. thanks for these stories! Beneran deh, ga ada satupun yang udah pernah gue denger! ;) Gue komentarin satu per satu yaa. (1) sami the typist: Dari pertama kali gue ketemu dia, dia udah mulai ngetik 10 jari sih, bak sekretaris. Hehe. Malah gue yang suka dikomentarin karena ga lihai mengetik. Yeah, right. Trus minta dibayarin jajan tuh lucu banget. Ada anak gendut jajan es cendol. Minta dibayarin lagi. Nyebelin sih. Tapi tetep lucu. Hahaha. (2) sami the bouncer: Kebayang. Jebol ga tempat tidurnya? Sekarang masih suka gitu ga ya? (3) sami the antar-antar semut: Haha. This one's my favorite. Tampak bodoh. Hahaha. (4) sami food fiesta: Hmm. Pantes bunder.. Hihihi.. Tapi, kayaknya emang ini yang menjadi "klik" di antara kita, hehe.
Hwua.. kapan ya gue ke Europe mengunjungi elo? Dan makan di tempat-tempat itu? INGIN!!
Posted by: angki at July 20, 2005 10:00 AM
