family ties

The only way I could think of showing that I was attentive to my sister and the new family in the remaining time I got during my visit (and theirs as well) was to hang out with them. So I had to cancel all errands I planned to run and also meeting some friends. Figure I could always meet them on my next visit. Somebody should’ve told them to go on their honeymoon so the rest of the family could go back to their own lives.. kidding!

I’ve no idea why they wanted so much to go to the Safari Park in Cisarua, Bogor. I thought it was rather juvenile and I knew I could’ve finished more important stuff. But what the heck, I might as well try to make the most of it and enjoy myself. Won’t hurt to be with them, talk and learn more about the new family. The fact that I was stuck sitting on the back of the car with the guy I had been avoiding didn’t help much. You know how you got an instant impression when you first set eye on a person? With this guy, the message was “here comes trouble”. Ohwell, it’s for my sis’ sake, so we should all just be nice and polite, everybody shall come back in one piece.

It went better than I expected. I missed the cool atmosphere in Puncak, the animals were interesting and good display, the company was far from boring. I’m naturally a good listener, and this guy sure liked to hear himself talking (don’t they all hehehee..), so that was good teamwork on the effort of making the trip enjoyable. Had few drinks afterwards. Still part of the welcoming “rite”. Then off I go, back to my life in Bali. They had a great time, so did I.