Megan changed her clothes again today. If you've seen her during the first three days you'll know that's a new record. So it was a wispy grey dress, empire cut and billowy in the wind. It was quite the improvement over yesterday's outfit. A fresh application of eyeliner got me wondering whose eye she hoped to catch.
Sealnet thinks Sekayu needs a makeover too. Everywhere you walk there's either a half-built home; a half-paved street; a half-cleaned river; and villages which betray their desire for change with the basic trappings of modern life. My group hopes to prevent the weekend outflow of inhabitants to the more interesting city of Palembang three hours drive away. They hope to achieve this with a sports carnival held every month. It should be a laughing, cheery day; a bright summer dress to catch the wandering eyes of the people.
I do not doubt the first carnival will be a success. What I do doubt is whether the energy exists to sustain the project. What I do doubt is how the rusticity of a bright summer dress can measure up to the slinky seduction of the city. Cities need new clothes sometimes. But they can't change as easily as people do, and neither can they discard unwanted clothes as carelessly.
Megan's finished her shower and now she's wearing a dark blue short-sleeved top with shorts.
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