natal dan alytsa

it was a long time ago since the last time I came by here,eh? a century? no? hundreds hours multiplied by hundreds miles? okay, then
well, it’s december already. I had my birthday as it always happens every year. thank god.
as it is december now, I found something interesting to write about christmas. it coincidentally connected with alytsa.
one day, alytsa:
tante, enak tau tan agamanya hindu.
me:
emang kenapa? [excited. as always]
alytsa:
ga islam. kalau ga, aku pengen agamanya kristen biar hari rayanya natal. [she went on with the thoughts]
me:
emang apa enaknya kalau hindu? [I was curious, was eagerly to find out the answer]
alytsa:
enak ga usah ikut pelajaran agama islam. bisa main. kayak putra sama dika. [they are friends of alytsa. I assume that they are not muslims]. tapi aku sering bermain dengan mereka kok, tan.
[I smiled to alytsa. deep down I was amazed]
I made some notes in mind. about alytsa’s whining on teaching learning at school [specially religion’s subject], about her tolerance, about her being a child who likes playing and playing rather than attending classes. I’m proud of you, nak
note: soal kristen, alytsa sedang grandung dengan lagu “we wish you merry xmas”