Ambon Manise

Sitting in the bus.. on cold days like these im dreaming im on an island..
Not hawaii not the ABC islands no...

Im dreaming im on Ambon again.. an tiny island in the moluccas (indonesia)..
The island my grandparents left with their family 55 years ago..And ive visit when i was 11..

There people don't know stress not the way we know it.. They have the attitude if we cant finish it today then leave it for tomorrow...
The beaches are nice and white just like the bounty comercials.Swim in the water its not cold, but watch out for the jelly fish..
Ladies making rudjak with fruits that grow on the trees everywhere..
Coconuts, Durian, Nanka, Pineapples, Limes, bananas etc..
Even when it rains its nice.. its not like here that you want hide somewhere..
No you just let it go over you like a hot shower..
If you dont want that? Then you can sit underneath a bananatree and eat your icecream made of coconutmilk with fruit.
The passars ( markets) open till late where you can buy fish caught that day infront of latuhalat beach( pic) , people sitting on their verandah smoking kretek and making jokes..If you're hungry there's always food arround no not mc donalds drive through.. But some man who's selling peanuts, bakso soup or sateh from the grill.. right on the corner of the street.
You see birds and other animals you only see here at the zoo..
hmmm ambon manise..manise.. ( sweet sweet ambon)

Then the bus stops and its back to reality again...YUK!