My Grandma......

This is my grandma, She is my mother’s Mom…
She was 89 year’s old….fffiuhhh what a blessing ……
A few months ago she’s already passed a way.. leaving this

transitory world to the other one peace place…
She was died on her bed on January 13 ‘2007, In Bataknesse

tradition ,her funeral ceremony takes within 1 week days .

Why … because she’s already old and having a lot of generation

over 50 people’s
One of the reason why our family gone to our hometown is to

saw her on July 2006, She’s very independent in her age.

She’s doing all things by herself. Even cooking with traditional stove.

You know it’s just a firebox and the fire come from cord wood by

waft it. I remembered when I visited her on 2001, as usually she

prepared by herself for the cooking. I do not know why Her “ Arsik “

the one of North Sumatra cuisine made from goldfish is very

delicious . We can eat all of the part of that goldfish. Can you

imagine that ?.... I think she had a secret recipe. I regret why before ,

she leave I do not ask for her recipe ( mmmmhmmm ).
She’s audacious woman. She can visit us in Jakarta ride by bus

alone without anyone of my relatives accompany her .

3 Days 2 nights is the journey from “Pahae” ( her hometown in North

of Sumatra ),which is her Village to Jakarta. I imagined how tired

she is. Just cause she havea spirit to see her son, daughter,

grandchild, and great grand child. How lucky she is. God give some

bonuses for her age. She never had a serious some kind of disorder.

She has 9 children’s ( what a big family ) . My mother said when she

was young she is a farmer. However my belated grandpa having

a Lapo Tuak ( such a coffee shop/ a little traditional restaurant )

and he watched they children’s. Most of they children’s leaving the

villagewhen they still young. Both of my Grandpa and Grandma hope

is that they have a better life for they future. Leaving in the city better

compare to our village. Cause they are not a kind of wealthy family

which have much paddy field.
I ‘m impressed with her cause I do not have another Grandma &

Grandpa beside her. My father parents already passed away when

I was born, So the only one I have is My Grandma from my mother.

Yes, all of us call her “ Opung Marudut”.
We love you very much "Opung". I hope you hear me in the heaven.