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14 July 2010

Potastic


The potato has finally achived its
rightful place.



Wonder what goals I should set for the next year?

Or maybe I've now achieved everything I've ever needed to. Maybe this is it?

Indonesian Non Sequitur Number 9

I'm becoming obsessed with nannies.

Just today

Just spotted another one in the office, trailing behind a child who was on the arm of its mother. This one was in a uniform (white, basic pantsuit with pink trim on collars and front pocket).

I guess they came to pick up mum at the office. It's just like having a husband, but without the sex. I hope.

I imagine her barking at the nanny on arrival:

"I'll take it from here, Yanti!"

Just yesterday

During lunch I a woman arrive with her 2 kids and a nanny in a yellow uniform. They sat down at a table of 4. This left a spare seat, because the Nanny remained standing through the meal, in case someone needed something. Anything.

This was in a food court.

I kept trying to sneak a stare and in the end I snuck a photo.

I did not look up at them at all after the photo, just in case they thought I had taken a photo. I try to completely deflect the situation when I am being sneaky like this and never look back at the scene of the crime.

Clearly, though, they all caught me.


Just in general

I keep noticing nannies everywhere, actually. I think it's because they are every fucking where. I was at the mall the other day with a friend and said "Hey look - there's another nanny!"

He just said "What's up with you and Nannies?". I think I also spotted an eye roll in a nearby reflection. The handy thing about the malls here is that there are reflections everywhere. Learn to use your mirrors and you need never miss anything. Much like the gym.

Turns out that whole nanny thing this is not such a novelty for Indonesians, who see nothing odd about all this childcare servitude. Some of them use the term "my servants" to refer to those in their employ.

No wonder the nannies smack the little fuckers when their parents aren't watching. Least that's what I imagine happens.