les conversations dans un après-midi

An old friend called from home to wish me a happy Eid today.
He asked if I was going home to celebrate.
I told him that I only had X-mas holiday and I enjoyed it, cause I got presents on X-mas.. hahaha~
Then he asked, have I converted?
Converted?? Moi?? Jamais!!!
I've never believed in conversion. Plus, there's absolutely no point of converting if there is no commitment.
When my friends here asked about my denomination, I prefer to say that I was 'born' Moslem than I was a 'non-observant.' So far I have not chosen to be one rather I was born as one.
I do believe what is written on Koran, but I like to interpret it casually.
Also, I think it is an embarrassment to say I were one, but do not practice or "follow."
Alright, let me stop there as this could go on forever~~ and I might rot in hell..

Oh, my friend also mentioned that he was applying for scholarship to study abroad (either Netherland or Germany, no US cause supposedly he was looking a bit like terrorist! poor guy!) There was always a glint of pride when I heard a fellow Makassarian was studying abroad! But the question here is, is he coming back to Makassar to build our beloved city?

Talking about Makassar brings up the topic that I want to discuss with Capung. I happened to watch Jane's New York, a coverage of New York culture, and it featured this 1.5 mile, elevated railway that ran along the West Side of Manhattan, they called "The Highline." It's been closed since the early 80s. Anyway, you should take a look at Friends of the Highline website. They had proposals from all over the world about what to do with the space; to preserve and open the highline as public space. My point is, these could be ideas for Makassar Verschönerung-- yes, this is what we'll call the plan from now, and FYI, there are only 2 members so far, Capung and I that is~~





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