Family Ties

Sometimes, it is cheerless moments that bring family together.

My father in law passed away 10 days ago. Exactly on February 28th 2014 in the age of 80. The family from my husband's site is really is a big family. Moreover, they come from all part of Indonesia. It is a kind of multicultural family they have.

I myself know only a few from them. Mostly only the main family member: brothers, sisters, cousins and in-laws.

My father in law came from Flores, an island in eastern Indonesia, from the city of Manggarai. There are many Manggarai people live in Surabaya. They have a very strong community and bounds. By the memorial and funereal you can see, how strong the "family-boundaries" between the "island-people" are

It amazed me somehow, that this kind of strong relationship still exist. They really help with heart, no string attached.

Here I saw that family is beyond bloodlines. That sometime you could find the "real family" outside the lines.