I've had just enough time to... throw away my calculations
Taken in a back street of Surabaya, Indonesia where...
The
statistician attended a birthday party
The
princess got a Barbie and a pony
Everybody
was supposed to be happy
The
parent looked on anxiously
The
statistician took a trip overseas
Wandered
through streets that tourists miss
Watched children
played in the underbelly
Where no
one is supposed to be happy
Crunch
his figures, do his maths
Calculate
probability
Found no
correlativity
Happiness
is not measured in toys
It may
be measured against something called love
But love
itself cannot be measured against anything…
After
visiting the Chinese temple in Surabaya in the last two posts, I walked through
the back streets adjacent to the temple. I liked walking through the back
streets if I perceived it is safe for I can discover many things one will miss
in the main streets. This is how the residents of the city actually lived and you
get to have a glimpse of the families going about their daily affairs which I
always find very interesting.
I came
across a few kids sitting on the floor with the eldest in school uniform holding
a work book and explaining something to two younger girls while the youngest
looked at me with interest. When they realized I’m taking their photos, they
reacted by covering their faces with their hands and book. They were incredibly
cute and innocent. Unlike mine, their lives look uncomplicated and happy.
these innocents shielded their eyes from a foreign devil... :)
