A post Ramadan -Idul Fitri- family reunion leaves some family members feeling quite exhausted (fun f

A post Ramadan -Idul Fitri- family reunion leaves some family members feeling quite exhausted (fun fact: before taking this photo, I had just arisen from a minor ice cream induced coma, in this very location… the purple pillow may still have some drool remnants of mine). This old traditional teak house or rumah kayu is where the principal of my school and her 11 siblings grew up, there aren’t any real rooms per se, just big open multi-use communal spaces. A very, very Javanese home, indeed. The portraits hanging on the walls are old Javanese portraits of her parents many years ago.