The govenor's mansion
Located directly behind our school, and I can view it from the computer at which I am presently typing, is the govenor's mansion. It is a large, white house surrounded by a sizable lawn (garden, in British)which is populated by swans, goats, deer, and othere species, I'm told, but I've only seen the the three aforementioned.
Why are they there? It can be known for certain, presumably they are pets. Pets which are cared for by an orderly staff whose orders are to feed the goats, deer, and swans. I don't even know the govenor's name, and have never seen his picture.
The previous govenor died in a plane crash. When someone rich and powerful dies in Medan, the streets are lined with black, makeshift bulletin boards containing messages written in flowers. In the case of the late govenor, a personal friend and tennis foe of our school's director, it was apparently quite a big deal with flowering messages sewn into billboards everywhere.
His plane crashed landing in the small, old, Dutch constructed Polonia Airport. Polinia is the province that contains Medan, or so I assume, hard to say for sure without asking and no one is about to ask. I'll correct myself if I find out that I am wrong. They are currently constructing a new airport. The current one is essentially located in the city which and has a runway that was made for smaller planes almost 80 years ago. It is unlike any other airport I've ever seen. It is a stroll back in time, I guess.
The other day I walked around the govenor's mansion and saw that the gate was open. Members of the staff were crouched in a shady shed eating their dinner with their fingers. They invited me to join them, but I declined, not having time and not really wanting to join. I've seen the janitorial staff, restaurant staffs of various establishments eating in similar circumstances.
Today, as I rode to school and looked out the van window, I saw a teenage girl in a a tidy school uniform walking towards the street down an alley as desolate and dirty as any I've ever seen. It was positively cinematic.
Why are they there? It can be known for certain, presumably they are pets. Pets which are cared for by an orderly staff whose orders are to feed the goats, deer, and swans. I don't even know the govenor's name, and have never seen his picture.
The previous govenor died in a plane crash. When someone rich and powerful dies in Medan, the streets are lined with black, makeshift bulletin boards containing messages written in flowers. In the case of the late govenor, a personal friend and tennis foe of our school's director, it was apparently quite a big deal with flowering messages sewn into billboards everywhere.
His plane crashed landing in the small, old, Dutch constructed Polonia Airport. Polinia is the province that contains Medan, or so I assume, hard to say for sure without asking and no one is about to ask. I'll correct myself if I find out that I am wrong. They are currently constructing a new airport. The current one is essentially located in the city which and has a runway that was made for smaller planes almost 80 years ago. It is unlike any other airport I've ever seen. It is a stroll back in time, I guess.
The other day I walked around the govenor's mansion and saw that the gate was open. Members of the staff were crouched in a shady shed eating their dinner with their fingers. They invited me to join them, but I declined, not having time and not really wanting to join. I've seen the janitorial staff, restaurant staffs of various establishments eating in similar circumstances.
Today, as I rode to school and looked out the van window, I saw a teenage girl in a a tidy school uniform walking towards the street down an alley as desolate and dirty as any I've ever seen. It was positively cinematic.
posted by athensinternational at 5:12 PM
1 Comments:
hun, the plane crashed 5 min upon take off few km off the USU university and not at the airport itself. Ive got some pics of the flower boards if want. That airport, is super duper primitive. It is located right smack in the midst of town hence the low buildings here. It is under reno cause there was a small fire a few months ago. In this part of the world, things take ages to mend. Anyway, they are planning on building a new airport near a famous seaport about 2 hours from where we are staying.
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