Jackie: Our First 'Date'

At exactly a week ago, a friend from afar sent me a message via FB. He was about to sleep and yet he couldn't help thinking about his fellow American. Apparently, this friend has joined a teaching program for the people at the police school in Jakarta and she has no one to turn to. I agreed to help even though I wasn't sure about the why he chose me, what kind of favor he asked for and how to get in touch with his friend.

I finally got her reply and chat between inbox messages. I gave her my number and she gave me hers. I planned to take her to some historical places but she's more into batik and arts. So we decided to go to the Puppet Museum (which I have never visited, btw. ). I thought we could go to Batik Museum but since I have no GPS now and the place seems to be in an unfamiliar area, I canceled the idea.

After I picked her (the name is Jackie, by the way) up at the hotel in Pecenongan, off we went.

So there were we. Under the hot sun roaming the old city complex. The puppet museum was alright, enough collection to see. I told her some Ramayana, Baratayudha and some other epics and characters like Semar and others. Being away from my mom for quite some time, I feel that I am losing my memories on those interesting stories. *sigh* Jackie seemed fine with my limited narration sources and she said she'd look for some more info in the net.

I took her to Sarinah, a place that I haven't been for a long time, to show her the batik products. It was a quick browsing. We stopped at a corner and I found a beautiful purple batik and she found another one. It was on sale and it's 80k. She compared the two cloths and decided to take my choice. She looked so happy and contented. I was happy, too.

The next stop was a visit to Bakmi GM. I saw her friend suggested the idea and it seemed like an appropriate idea at the time to take her there. The day ended with a short visit to this favorite cafe of mine: PISA. She chose the oreo flavored and I, as always, the hazelnut gelato. It was a perfect closing to a nice 'date'. All in all, we were stuck together for about 6 hours and I was literally asleep as soon as I hit the pillow later that night. It was a great way to spend my Sunday. It surely is better than spending it alone at home.

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