Sunday, December 10, 2006
LIFE - Mind Of A Mankind - Chapter Twelve
NATALIA'S TRIP
Mas Robi, its nice riding in a plane
Natalia's remark (1993, 'while in heaven')
In the middle of June 1993, we left Jakarta for Bali. Our planned was to return to Jakarta again somewhere in July 1993 by air flight from Bali to finalise the sale transaction. We intended to return to the same hotel. It was a sudden planned and Margarita or Natalia did not meet me before we left. So I thought maybe they would not mind if we left the hotel without noticed. Furthermore, we would be returning to the same hotel in the month of July 1993. Our planned was to go to Surabaya and from there to go to Malang, East Java. We intended to meet Yani's Aunt and invite her to stay with us in Bali.
Now, during my stay in this hotel, I did not meet Busu through Yani's body but I remembered asking Margarita or Natalia whether they had seen Busu together with us. They mentioned that there was no such spirit and I had told them about Busu. Maybe they saw him but Busu had told them to keep that information as a secret.
The bus journey would take about eighteen hours. We checked out from the hotel in the late afternoon and headed for the bus terminal at Tanjung Rambutan. We bought Executive Class express bus tickets and boarded the bus.
When the bus started to move out from the bus terminal, suddenly Natalia came on through Yani, "Mas Robi, where are we going?" I was so surprised with her sudden appearance, "What are you doing here Natalia? You must return to your own house now." Crying, she said that she wanted to follow us. I told her that it was impossible and she must returned home immediately. She was crying like a small child and pleading with me to allow her to follow us. I relented to her demand because I did not want to attract any attention from the other passengers. I told her to stop crying, be a good girl and listened to me. She was joyful to hear that and kept quiet.
Then, after awhile of silence, she said this to me, "Mas Robi, do you know why I want to follow Mbak Yani and you?" I replied that I did not know. "I overheard your discussion with Mbak Yani about going back to Bali and later coming back to Jakarta again by flight. I want to see Bali and I've never ride in a plane before. Thats the reason I wish to follow Mbak Yani and you", she said it childishly and happily. We laughed together.
Once during the bus journey she came to me, "Mas Robi, I've "Pis-Pis" (urinated)." So shocked and surprised, I asked her "Where?" She pointed below the seat where she (and Yani) was sitting. I saw there was a small pool of water and I immediately checked Yani's jean. It was not wet and I told her the next time if she needed to do that, do it in the toilet that was available at the rear of the bus. She naughtily laughed but I was not angry with her. I was puzzled how she did that because the passengers in front and behind us did not have any young children. Where the water came from? I knew that Yani did not drop or spill any mineral water bottle but maybe the passengers behind or in front of us did. Or maybe Natalia just wanted to joke with me. Of course I did not touch, smell or taste it whether it was urine or fresh water. Who would do that, especially inside a bus?
Why would Natalia meet me in the bus and let me know of her presence with us? I have no idea. She could have kept quiet about it and follow us secretly without my knowledge. Did Yani purposely acted like a small girl and cried shamefully to attract other passengers in the bus?
Upon reaching Malang, we checked into a good hotel. I could not remember the hotel name but it was one of the best hotel in Malang. Natalia did not meet up with me partly because Yani was absent. She spend most of her time at her aunt's place. I was at the hotel waiting for her and her aunt. They came in the evening and we talked. Yani's aunt could not follow us to Bali because she had other matters to settle before she could follow us. We decided to return to Malang again to meet her after we had completed our sale transaction in Jakarta.
The next day, we checked out from the hotel and proceeded to Surabaya airport and took a flight to Bali. I already felt exhausted and I could not bear the long distance and sitting twelve hours inside the bus to return to Bali. The air flight journey would only take half an hour from Surabaya to Bali. In the airplane, Natalia came to me for awhile and said it was fun riding in an airplane. She looked happy and informed me that she would be sitting in an empty seat in front of us.
The following day, Natalia met me and I queried her about the spirit occupants of our home in Bali. Natalia said that they were a childless spirit couple and they were very kind. They were Christians. Natalia had introduced herself to them as my sister and they were willing to take her into their home like their own daughter. Natalia called the spirit lady as "Ibu" (Mother) and her 'husband' as "Bapak" (Father). They did not reveal their names to me. Ibu's 'husband' was working in a hotel in Bali and Ibu was a 'housewife'.
I had instructed Natalia when we were still staying at the hotel in Jakarta that if anybody in her world enquire about her identity and her relationship with me, she was to tell them, "I'm his sister". I was happy to hear from Natalia about Bapak and Ibu living together in our home. So I reminded Natalia to send my best regards and thanks to them for taking her into their family. They never meet me personally through Yani. I did not know what were the reasons. When they had anything to say to me, it would be through Natalia.
In Bali, there was one occasion while I was reading in the front room, Yani came to me and she had queried me whether I had called for her. I told her that I did not and so I asked her what was the matter. She said that she heard a girl voice calling her name and asked her, "Mbak Yani, what are you doing? I thought it was Dee Dee (my pet name)." I guessed it was Natalia but I did not tell Yani about it.
Sometimes, when I observed Yani preparing foods in the kitchen, she was liked in hypnotised state of mind and there was a time I asked her what she was doing, "I'm learning how to cook." It seemed so naive and sincere as though it was not Yani but I did not query her further. I had taught Yani how to cook some dishes that my own mother had taught me and I did not bother to know whether it was Yani or Natalia or Ibu or some other entity. I just let it be and when Natalia came to meet me, I did not ask her whether she was learning to cook some dishes through Yani. It never crossed my mind to question her that.
We spend most of our time at Kuta Beach or shopping for clothings or groceries at Matahari Shopping Centre in Denpasar, Bali. There was one occasion whereby we were patronising at the beachfront cafe of Natour Hotel in Kuta, watching the open seas and admiring the sunset. Yani and I left that place just after the sunset and while I was walking, I tripped and nearly fell down.
Later that evening, we saw a taxi passed by and sort of stopped for awhile in front of the house. Then Natalia came to meet me crying. She said that she nearly got lost because while we left the cafe at Kuta Beach, she had stayed behind. She was not eager and willing to go home yet. She had wanted me to stay longer at Kuta Beach and she reminded me about the incident while I was walking, I tripped and nearly fell down. She said that she did that to me on purpose to let me know or gave me a signed about her desires to stay longer at the beach because she loved Kuta Beach. (Yani was walking in front of me when that incident had happened and she did not see it).
So when she stayed behind and when the time came when she felt of going home, she realised that she did not know the way home. She cried and then an idea came to her. She remembered our home address and the area of our residence. She took a taxi to go home and Ibu paid Rp5000 for her taxi fare. Ibu scolded her for being naughty and advised her not to repeat it again. Why Natalia did not inform me of her desires to stay longer at the beach through Yani? I did not know. It did not cross my mind to ask her that question.
I bought a big blue beach hat with flower patterns on it for Natalia at Kuta, Bali. This hat could be folded into a hand fan. So, wherever we went, Natalia would put one her favourite hat, sometimes even at home she would put it on. When it was Yani personality, Yani would take off that hat and she would not ask any question about that hat. When Natalia took over Yani's body, she would put on that favourite hat of hers. Funny but true.
I queried Natalia about Busu. She told me that Ibu said that Busu was not willing to take a bath when Ibu told him too because he was dirty. He was stubborn. But he always slept in the toilet. He did not come to meet me through Yani though I remembered him. And did not know the reason why he was so stubborn.
Mas Robi, its nice riding in a plane
Natalia's remark (1993, 'while in heaven')
In the middle of June 1993, we left Jakarta for Bali. Our planned was to return to Jakarta again somewhere in July 1993 by air flight from Bali to finalise the sale transaction. We intended to return to the same hotel. It was a sudden planned and Margarita or Natalia did not meet me before we left. So I thought maybe they would not mind if we left the hotel without noticed. Furthermore, we would be returning to the same hotel in the month of July 1993. Our planned was to go to Surabaya and from there to go to Malang, East Java. We intended to meet Yani's Aunt and invite her to stay with us in Bali.
Now, during my stay in this hotel, I did not meet Busu through Yani's body but I remembered asking Margarita or Natalia whether they had seen Busu together with us. They mentioned that there was no such spirit and I had told them about Busu. Maybe they saw him but Busu had told them to keep that information as a secret.
The bus journey would take about eighteen hours. We checked out from the hotel in the late afternoon and headed for the bus terminal at Tanjung Rambutan. We bought Executive Class express bus tickets and boarded the bus.
When the bus started to move out from the bus terminal, suddenly Natalia came on through Yani, "Mas Robi, where are we going?" I was so surprised with her sudden appearance, "What are you doing here Natalia? You must return to your own house now." Crying, she said that she wanted to follow us. I told her that it was impossible and she must returned home immediately. She was crying like a small child and pleading with me to allow her to follow us. I relented to her demand because I did not want to attract any attention from the other passengers. I told her to stop crying, be a good girl and listened to me. She was joyful to hear that and kept quiet.
Then, after awhile of silence, she said this to me, "Mas Robi, do you know why I want to follow Mbak Yani and you?" I replied that I did not know. "I overheard your discussion with Mbak Yani about going back to Bali and later coming back to Jakarta again by flight. I want to see Bali and I've never ride in a plane before. Thats the reason I wish to follow Mbak Yani and you", she said it childishly and happily. We laughed together.
Once during the bus journey she came to me, "Mas Robi, I've "Pis-Pis" (urinated)." So shocked and surprised, I asked her "Where?" She pointed below the seat where she (and Yani) was sitting. I saw there was a small pool of water and I immediately checked Yani's jean. It was not wet and I told her the next time if she needed to do that, do it in the toilet that was available at the rear of the bus. She naughtily laughed but I was not angry with her. I was puzzled how she did that because the passengers in front and behind us did not have any young children. Where the water came from? I knew that Yani did not drop or spill any mineral water bottle but maybe the passengers behind or in front of us did. Or maybe Natalia just wanted to joke with me. Of course I did not touch, smell or taste it whether it was urine or fresh water. Who would do that, especially inside a bus?
Why would Natalia meet me in the bus and let me know of her presence with us? I have no idea. She could have kept quiet about it and follow us secretly without my knowledge. Did Yani purposely acted like a small girl and cried shamefully to attract other passengers in the bus?
Upon reaching Malang, we checked into a good hotel. I could not remember the hotel name but it was one of the best hotel in Malang. Natalia did not meet up with me partly because Yani was absent. She spend most of her time at her aunt's place. I was at the hotel waiting for her and her aunt. They came in the evening and we talked. Yani's aunt could not follow us to Bali because she had other matters to settle before she could follow us. We decided to return to Malang again to meet her after we had completed our sale transaction in Jakarta.
The next day, we checked out from the hotel and proceeded to Surabaya airport and took a flight to Bali. I already felt exhausted and I could not bear the long distance and sitting twelve hours inside the bus to return to Bali. The air flight journey would only take half an hour from Surabaya to Bali. In the airplane, Natalia came to me for awhile and said it was fun riding in an airplane. She looked happy and informed me that she would be sitting in an empty seat in front of us.
The following day, Natalia met me and I queried her about the spirit occupants of our home in Bali. Natalia said that they were a childless spirit couple and they were very kind. They were Christians. Natalia had introduced herself to them as my sister and they were willing to take her into their home like their own daughter. Natalia called the spirit lady as "Ibu" (Mother) and her 'husband' as "Bapak" (Father). They did not reveal their names to me. Ibu's 'husband' was working in a hotel in Bali and Ibu was a 'housewife'.
I had instructed Natalia when we were still staying at the hotel in Jakarta that if anybody in her world enquire about her identity and her relationship with me, she was to tell them, "I'm his sister". I was happy to hear from Natalia about Bapak and Ibu living together in our home. So I reminded Natalia to send my best regards and thanks to them for taking her into their family. They never meet me personally through Yani. I did not know what were the reasons. When they had anything to say to me, it would be through Natalia.
In Bali, there was one occasion while I was reading in the front room, Yani came to me and she had queried me whether I had called for her. I told her that I did not and so I asked her what was the matter. She said that she heard a girl voice calling her name and asked her, "Mbak Yani, what are you doing? I thought it was Dee Dee (my pet name)." I guessed it was Natalia but I did not tell Yani about it.
Sometimes, when I observed Yani preparing foods in the kitchen, she was liked in hypnotised state of mind and there was a time I asked her what she was doing, "I'm learning how to cook." It seemed so naive and sincere as though it was not Yani but I did not query her further. I had taught Yani how to cook some dishes that my own mother had taught me and I did not bother to know whether it was Yani or Natalia or Ibu or some other entity. I just let it be and when Natalia came to meet me, I did not ask her whether she was learning to cook some dishes through Yani. It never crossed my mind to question her that.
We spend most of our time at Kuta Beach or shopping for clothings or groceries at Matahari Shopping Centre in Denpasar, Bali. There was one occasion whereby we were patronising at the beachfront cafe of Natour Hotel in Kuta, watching the open seas and admiring the sunset. Yani and I left that place just after the sunset and while I was walking, I tripped and nearly fell down.
Later that evening, we saw a taxi passed by and sort of stopped for awhile in front of the house. Then Natalia came to meet me crying. She said that she nearly got lost because while we left the cafe at Kuta Beach, she had stayed behind. She was not eager and willing to go home yet. She had wanted me to stay longer at Kuta Beach and she reminded me about the incident while I was walking, I tripped and nearly fell down. She said that she did that to me on purpose to let me know or gave me a signed about her desires to stay longer at the beach because she loved Kuta Beach. (Yani was walking in front of me when that incident had happened and she did not see it).
So when she stayed behind and when the time came when she felt of going home, she realised that she did not know the way home. She cried and then an idea came to her. She remembered our home address and the area of our residence. She took a taxi to go home and Ibu paid Rp5000 for her taxi fare. Ibu scolded her for being naughty and advised her not to repeat it again. Why Natalia did not inform me of her desires to stay longer at the beach through Yani? I did not know. It did not cross my mind to ask her that question.
I bought a big blue beach hat with flower patterns on it for Natalia at Kuta, Bali. This hat could be folded into a hand fan. So, wherever we went, Natalia would put one her favourite hat, sometimes even at home she would put it on. When it was Yani personality, Yani would take off that hat and she would not ask any question about that hat. When Natalia took over Yani's body, she would put on that favourite hat of hers. Funny but true.
I queried Natalia about Busu. She told me that Ibu said that Busu was not willing to take a bath when Ibu told him too because he was dirty. He was stubborn. But he always slept in the toilet. He did not come to meet me through Yani though I remembered him. And did not know the reason why he was so stubborn.
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