coriander in pho

“Mom, what’s this number?”

“Hm? Oh, tahun lahir dan tahun meninggal.”

“Huh?”

“This means the year when Sir Isaac Newton was born. See, 1643. So he was born in 1643. This is the year when he died, when he passed away. 1727. He passed away in 1727. Loooong long long long time ago.”

“… … Sir Isaac Newton, has passed away?”

“Yeah. 1727.”

Dan ketika gw ngeliat mukanya Wira, gw baru tersadar kalo anak itu kaget betul Sir Isaac Newton sudah meninggal.

“HOW COME HE PASSED AWAY ALREADY?”

“LAH MENEKETEHE. EMANG UDAH TUA.”