Harmony of Ubud, Bali..............

HARMONY OF UBUD, BALI.............
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Lately the tourist who always smile talk in Indonesian. " Berapa harga?" Jangan mahal - mahal ya?" The western accent is still very bumpy. "Ok, i will buy one sarong for my daughter in Germany."

The young woman who offers the sarong smiles, her white teeth gleaming. In Indonesian language. Why just buy one? How about your wife?" ......." Ya, ya, I will buy two , You are clever!" says the tourist . The young woman seller smiles again. Her eyes bigger.

Pan Dabreg has small smile when he sees the tourist and seller's behaviour. " Pan Dabreg, Pan Dabreg !" Pan Dabreg is surprised, someone is calling his name. He turn right and left, searching for the caller.

Across the road someone waves their hand. Hurriedly he goes nearer. The two old men are soon wrapped in conversation. Together they go into the warung across the road, in Ubud corner. They chat, sometimes laughing. The one who talks to Pan Dabreg is nearly the same age. His hair whiter, his body a little bit thin. He has a loud voice, easy for the people around to hear him. Some people are sitting in the warung. A few young men follow and sit down. They like joking with these two old men. While drinking coffee or brem.
The people in the warung also want to hear their stories. Especially the struggling era before Indonesian Independence War era. The guerillas fighting againt the Dutch or Japanese is the era which is interesting to hear about. When the two old men open their story, the situation becomes crowded. The pursuing sellers who were hunting the tourist now also join them. They are more interested in listening to the stories again. if not now!' that is what they are thinking.

Pan Dabreg is a clever storyteller. His face always changing. If talking about the sadness he looks very sad, makes the listeners breathe deeply. Soon after, the people can be heard roaring loudly when he membanyol. ......." Oh, yeah, why is the big field in Ubud called Suwetha?" asks someone suddenly.

" The story goes like this, "Pan Dabreg begins, in Sampelangan, Gianyar,in 1928. After he finished his Army education at 'PETA', Singaraja, he was sent for duty at militery camp Kediri, Tabanan." Pan Dabreg stops then continues again. " A couple of months later he married Nyentana, and lived at his wife's house in Ubud."

" during the revolution of 17th August, 1945, he joined the T.K.R " Pan Dabreg swallowes his spit. " T.K.R? what is that ? " someone interrupts. " Hush! Quiet! Just hear his story !" someone replies. "Wah, i just ask !" ....." You can ask . But first hear that story!" The one who replied before says it again.
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