Haru's Story A Mother Presents At TNI's 79th Anniversary, Wants A Smiling Child

79th Anniversary of the TNI (Rizky Aditya/VOI)

JAKARTA - The peak of the 79th Anniversary of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) held several activities, one of which was the defense equipment parade. The event also attracted the attention of the public, ranging from taking pictures to the experience of riding the war vehicle.

One of them is Nurlela. This 40-year-old mother deliberately takes the time to see firsthand the various types of defense equipment.

Not for his personal satisfaction, but only for his three children to smile happily.

"Children want the real one, it's also free at the Mandala Museum, but it's not active anymore. Yes, they want their children," said Nurlela when met at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) roundabout, Jakarta, Saturday, October 5.

The mother who lives in the Gatot Subroto area said that actually there is a sense of laziness. Because, in other people's minds, they will also do the same thing as it seems.

Moreover, the distance from the house is quite far from the intended location. There are also no private vehicles.

To get to the HI Roundabout, Nurlela and her three young children used TransJakarta.

The trip is said to be quite time consuming. Because, he said, at that time the TransJakarta route was not serviced directly to the destination.

"Just take the busway at the pass-oper, earlier from 9 o'clock the road was closed, so we transited here," he said.

As he recalls, he and his three children went down at the Sawah Besar Bus Stop. They walked 4 kilometers to arrive at the point of the defense equipment parade.

However, the fatigue he felt was gone when he saw his children smiling happily. They wanted them to see firsthand that the various types of combat vehicles had been fulfilled.

"It's fun, happy, the police are hot. It was really busy, it was really hot," said Nurlela.