Gloom, Hope and Lighter Side of the Day

What can I say, another sad day in humanity, as it happens daily in Iraq, now Bali II. May God have mercy on their souls. For the perpetrators, if you were Muslims, I just want to say there is nothing, absolutely nothing right and justified in what you do, no matter what your reasonings are. Murder of civilians who have no direct relation in war is completely unjustified in Islam, then, now or in the future.


Well, the sacred month of Ramadhan is about to start, although these killers ruined it somewhat, I am hoping that this is the beginning for another year to reflect, ponder and look into ourselves. Contemplate about our purpose and where we will be heading at the end, being compassionate to our fellow brothers and sisters in need. It is perhaps a cliche, but I will say it nevertheless. May we all become better individuals after this month, Insya Allah. I love this month, the atmosphere is ALWAYS different......


I want to share this lighter side of life however, on an otherwise depressing days. I hesitated initially to post it at the same place as tragedies that happened, but it did relieve me out of the gloom. I apologize for non Indonesian readers if the jokes are not understood, these are basically foreign words modified, sounding like Indonesian. No, they are not French :)

So here it is: People always say that the food that we eat taste better and delicious because they have French sounding name. Something about refined taste in dining, whatever. So Inem, whose "warung" (streed food stall) is visited by many foreign tourists decided she could probably compete with those three stars restaurants by putting these names on the menu of her warung:

CHEF'S SPECIAL:
Oucing Pete de Chine (Oseng Pete Cina)
Chateau de Batavie (Soto Betawi)
Saiyour de Lourdes (Sayur Lodeh)
Roujaxe d'Oleque (Rujak Ulek)
Café a la Tobruq (Kopi Tubruk)
Cappuccino de Preangers (Bajigur)
Naxis Geaux rain (Nasi Goreng)
Manioc de Mer (singkong Rebus)
Vouz vour que tans Noir (Bubur Ketan Item)

and special today:
Loun Tounqe Saiyour [Lontong Sayur]

Havioux Makaan Janoux Lufaz Bayaour = Habis Makan Jangan Lupa Bayar !!


PS: Thanks to my friend who forward this to me. I wonder where the joke factory is. I am too lazy to translate the meaning of the food, ask me if you have to