It’s Friday night – Scene – A concrete paved carport.
The carport is decorated with a variety of different flashing lights, one of which looks a little like it is connected to an alarm system. Even though it flashes regularly, I don’t think the house is being burgled. If it is, we’re sitting in the carport watching. There are a random collection of chairs, and a few tables which look like they’ve been recycled from an office. In fact, so do the chairs.
Someone has brought a couple buckets of KFC, and someone else a slab of Heineken, the host has laid on a bit more beer, and a few miscellaneous dishes. A few speakers are set up, connected to a keyboard and a few microphones. Much singing ensues.
By midnight the majority of people have disappeared, and it’s quiet. It could be a scene from the suburbs from Melbourne.
The servants serving us, the style of music, occasional songs in different languages and towering skyscrapers all around us prove that it isn’t…. But it could be.
May 26, 2008 at 6:36 am
Where do you buy the Heineken? Does most of the beer come from Singapore? I did not think there would be too many bottle shops noticeable in Jakarta. I assume you don’t need to import Emu Soup from Western Australia (as has been known to happen in the middle east)
May 28, 2008 at 8:36 am
Good to see you are getting out and about. My money is on the aussie supplying the slab of beer. I bet you heard some beautiful singing, will you copy the set up for when you get home?
May 28, 2008 at 11:46 pm
come to think of it, the decor does sound a bit familiar, no wonder you were getting a bit nostalgic…”It could be a scene from the suburbs from Melbourne…”
Will you now be installing a karioke system – i hope not as nobody in your family can sing (with the exception of nephews and nieces)