Piazza Santa Maria Novella was not so crowded that day. Days
have turned a bit more chill and a little colder as it was already mid of autumn. I rode my bike
as usual and was a little late, so I was in a hurry to meet her. I
thought I better find her first before I park my bike. I easily spotted
her sitting on one of benches there. Her exotic look seemed even better
in her greenish apparels. Her Indonesian face stood up to me among Italians who were there. It was Nunuk,
I waived at her and came closer toward her and she waived back with her beautiful big
smile, a very charming lady.
After I parked my bike and have it locked, she told me that
she just got a phone call from another Indonesian woman, Ami, who actually lived in
Florence. I was glad to have met Nunuk
and would be more than happy to meet Ami as well. It’s a bonus to be able to meet two
new Indonesians in Florence. Nunuk and I decided to stay a bit longer and waited for
Ami, soon we saw Ami came and waived gladly. Nunuk greeted and hugged her, before she introduced
her to me. They started to chat happily and somehow Ami’s spontaneous
way of talking was just made me burst in a hard laugh. I found the way she responded
and explained things very funny. Her thick Jakarta - Betawi accent mixed with Italian language and hand gestures
was hilarious! I recalled that was my first big laugh ever since I moved to Florence!
We spent sometimes together for a lunch at a nearby kebab
shop. We had a good chat and got to know each other a little bit more. A while later we went to Ami’s house which
located near the area where I live for cups of coffee. It was so cozy we didn't feel times went by so quickly. We realized we forgot to do one very important thing, taking photos at piazza S.M.N! So before I said good bye to the two of them, we decided to go to piazza Pitti for
some 'photo shoots'. It was a lot of fun! Too bad
Nunuk had to go back to her home at Porto Santo Stefano. It was a pleasure to
have met you, Nunuk. I hope we can meet again next time soon.
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