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Banjarmasin Post
July 9, 2006
The US Senator from Indonesia
The chubby kid that was very devout.
Barack Obama's classmates in Jakarta still remember him when he was a kid. Young Barack was called Barry, he was flexible and easy-going. When he wasn't playing marbles and football, he was very active in the prayer room.
Barry was previously a devout Muslim. His paternal father, Barack Hussein Obama, was also a Muslim, and was a economist from Kenya. Before Obama Sr. married Ann Dunham, Obama Sr. was married to another Kenyan and had seven children. All of Barry's father's relatives were also devout Muslims.
"We used to often ask him to the prayer room close to the house." If with the sarong, funny ..." said Rony Amir, Barry's classmate when Obama lived on Street H Ramli, in the Menten Dalam region in Jakarta.
In fact, Barry looked funny without wearing the sarong. This was because he was tall, chubby, and had curly hair. Ronny laughed as he remembered the event. " Funny no matter what," he said while .... Barry has converted to the Christian religion. He lives happily with his wife Michelle, and his two daughters. Since being elected as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, Barry's name has become increasingly famous.
Rony is proud of Barry. According to him, since childhood, Barry indeed liked to socialize. Perhaps this became important for Barry, the same has become of many politicians who are respected in the USA. He was surprised when he heard of Barry becoming a great person in the US. ... since childhood, Barry did not differ from Menteg children in that he liked to play marbles and football.
"That distinguished with us only, at that time he was tall, chubby, and dark," said Rony. In his life in Jakarta, Barry attended the Franciscan Primary School. He was registered by the name of Barry Soetoro. He entered this Primary School with the serial number 203. In his report, it was written that Barry was born in Honolulu, on August 4, 1961. In the school document, it was written that Barry was an Indonesian citizen.
Barry entered the Franciscan Primary School on Janaury 1, 1968 and sat in class 1B. Barry's religion was written as Islam. His father's name was written as L Soetoro Ma and worked at the Director General's office in the TNI Topography division of the Indonesian Army. Barry only went to the Assisi Primary School for three years. He only attended till third grade. In 1970, Barry moved to the Percobaan Primary School 04 Besuki, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat. When he changed schools to Besuki Primary School, Barry also moved to the house on Dempo Street, Matraman, Jakarta.
As decades went by, friends of Barry's Primary School in Jakarta yearned to meet him. Initially, they did not know Barack Obama. However after they saw his photograph, that then understood that the guy with curly hair was Barry. "Oh...it's him." He previously had the name of Barry. He is a great person.
(Update?)
In America again...when yes he Indonesia again, said Irma Dewi Sukanti, one of the friends of the Senator who currently is talked about being a US Presidential candidate in 2008. He competed with Hillary Rodham Clinton, the wife of former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Banjarmasin Post
July 9, 2006
The US Senator from Indonesia
The chubby kid that was very devout.
Barack Obama's classmates in Jakarta still remember him when he was a kid. Young Barack was called Barry, he was flexible and easy-going. When he wasn't playing marbles and football, he was very active in the prayer room.
Barry was previously a devout Muslim. His paternal father, Barack Hussein Obama, was also a Muslim, and was a economist from Kenya. Before Obama Sr. married Ann Dunham, Obama Sr. was married to another Kenyan and had seven children. All of Barry's father's relatives were also devout Muslims.
"We used to often ask him to the prayer room close to the house." If with the sarong, funny ..." said Rony Amir, Barry's classmate when Obama lived on Street H Ramli, in the Menten Dalam region in Jakarta.
In fact, Barry looked funny without wearing the sarong. This was because he was tall, chubby, and had curly hair. Ronny laughed as he remembered the event. " Funny no matter what," he said while .... Barry has converted to the Christian religion. He lives happily with his wife Michelle, and his two daughters. Since being elected as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, Barry's name has become increasingly famous.
Rony is proud of Barry. According to him, since childhood, Barry indeed liked to socialize. Perhaps this became important for Barry, the same has become of many politicians who are respected in the USA. He was surprised when he heard of Barry becoming a great person in the US. ... since childhood, Barry did not differ from Menteg children in that he liked to play marbles and football.
"That distinguished with us only, at that time he was tall, chubby, and dark," said Rony. In his life in Jakarta, Barry attended the Franciscan Primary School. He was registered by the name of Barry Soetoro. He entered this Primary School with the serial number 203. In his report, it was written that Barry was born in Honolulu, on August 4, 1961. In the school document, it was written that Barry was an Indonesian citizen.
Barry entered the Franciscan Primary School on Janaury 1, 1968 and sat in class 1B. Barry's religion was written as Islam. His father's name was written as L Soetoro Ma and worked at the Director General's office in the TNI Topography division of the Indonesian Army. Barry only went to the Assisi Primary School for three years. He only attended till third grade. In 1970, Barry moved to the Percobaan Primary School 04 Besuki, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat. When he changed schools to Besuki Primary School, Barry also moved to the house on Dempo Street, Matraman, Jakarta.
As decades went by, friends of Barry's Primary School in Jakarta yearned to meet him. Initially, they did not know Barack Obama. However after they saw his photograph, that then understood that the guy with curly hair was Barry. "Oh...it's him." He previously had the name of Barry. He is a great person.
(Update?)
In America again...when yes he Indonesia again, said Irma Dewi Sukanti, one of the friends of the Senator who currently is talked about being a US Presidential candidate in 2008. He competed with Hillary Rodham Clinton, the wife of former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
