Going home to Lamongan in East Java from Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta

By David Khoirul

Monday, December 29, 2014

This is not about Ebola in Glasgow. It's about a man from a fishing village in East Java who has lived for six months in the capital city of Jakarta. Yes, this afternoon, at about 4 p.m., I'm leaving by train to Blimbing, a village where radicalism can be found. Blimbing is in the regency of Lamongan and the center of fish--go there and buy some cheap fish in TPI.

Last night, as a farewell, Sury and I ate fried rice in a warung near the park in Kebon Bawang. We ate in the stall and sat in a park seat for several minutes before we went home to sleep. Today I have to prepare many things for my leaving.

I will leave Sury and Lailul Agsya, her son, for about ten days. On January 9, she will pick me up in Senen with Agsya, just like what I wanted. It is my first time actually to go home after more than five months in the capital city.

So Blimbing, I am home today.

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