Man... I completely forgot about those hour - long upacar ceremonies at 17th of August. Those were freaking brutal, so I must’ve blocked them out.
Esspecially when you’re a teenager too, just standing still in the sun for an hour... just torturous. Remember how they literally have the gesture “istirahat di tempat”, where you could part your feet for a few moments so that you could take a ‘break’ from standing completely straight? And then you would have to go back to standing completely straight with both your feet touching together, North Korean style.
Damn I haven’t thought about that in maybe over a decade. Fun times. And yes, at that age... none of us even knew what the hell we were even doing that for.
"at that age... none of us even knew what the hell we were even doing that for."
Definitely. I don't know if we were simply too young for that or the schools aren't doing a good job. But it was definitely a grind, especially if the whole thing's outdoors (which is the case for most schools).
Man... I completely forgot about those hour - long upacar ceremonies at 17th of August. Those were freaking brutal, so I must’ve blocked them out.
Esspecially when you’re a teenager too, just standing still in the sun for an hour... just torturous. Remember how they literally have the gesture “istirahat di tempat”, where you could part your feet for a few moments so that you could take a ‘break’ from standing completely straight? And then you would have to go back to standing completely straight with both your feet touching together, North Korean style.
Damn I haven’t thought about that in maybe over a decade. Fun times. And yes, at that age... none of us even knew what the hell we were even doing that for.
"at that age... none of us even knew what the hell we were even doing that for."
Definitely. I don't know if we were simply too young for that or the schools aren't doing a good job. But it was definitely a grind, especially if the whole thing's outdoors (which is the case for most schools).