Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 83

           He’sbeautifulwiththeguitar,neverhadlessonsbutunderstandsmelodyandharmonyliketheywerethekidsistershegrewupwith.HemakestheseEast-WestblendsofmusicthatcombineclassicalIndonesianlullabieswithreggaegrooveandearly-daysStevieWonderfunk-it’shardtoexplain,butheshouldbefamous.IneverknewanybodywhoheardYudhi’smusicwhodidn’tthinkheshouldbefamous.

           Here’swhathealwayswantedtodomostofall-liveinAmericaandworkinshowbusiness.Theworld’sshareddream.SowhenYudhiwasstillaJavaneseteenager,hesomehowtalkedhimselfintoajob(speakinghardlyanyEnglishyet)onaCarnivalCruiseLinesship,therebycastinghimselfoutofhisnarrowJakartaenvironsandintothebig,blueworld.ThejobYudhigotonthecruiseshipwasoneofthoseinsanejobsforindustriousimmigrants-livingbelowdecks,workingtwelvehoursaday,onedayoffamonth,cleaning.HisfellowworkerswereFilipinosandIndonesians.TheIndonesiansandtheFilipinossleptandateinseparatequartersoftheboat,nevermingling(Muslimsvs.Christians,don’tyouknow),butYudhi,intypicalfashion,befriendedeverybodyandbecameakindofemissarybetweenthetwogroupsofAsianlaborers.Hesawmoresimilaritiesthandifferencesbetweenthesemaidsandcustodiansanddishwashers,allofwhomwereworkingbottomlesshoursinordertosendahundreddollarsorsoamonthbacktotheirfamiliesathome.

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