Kid: The year of lies!

The political, economic, social and cultural situation, over which there has been great apprehension of late, has resulted in the public almost entirely loosing trust in those who run the country.

From an op-ed piece in the Jakarta daily Kompas titled “Image Building only Creates Deeper Disenchantment”.

1st Man: Prices keep going up...

2nd Man: Prices shall go down

1st Man: What, just like that? Prices will go down?

2nd Man: I said so in a speech didn’t I?

From an op-ed piece in the Jakarta daily Kompas titled “A warning for the leader”.

1st Man: Do we need a new institution, or a new leader?

2nd Man: Like you don’t know.

Chairs read: This council, that board, this commission, that task force, this commission...

1st Man: How come it’s not moving? Where’s the driver gone?

2nd Man: He’s busy sending SMSs and trying to find fuel.

1st Man: How long’s it going to be like this huh?

2nd Man: Until the 2014 elections probably.

Leaves read: Bank Century scandal, corruption, new parliamentary building, human rights, XYZ mafia.

1st Man: How come they’re taking so long to deal with it?

2nd Man: Perhaps they only just found out!

Kid: This should serve as a warning to us... if you get too settled in you’ll forget how to stand up!