As Long as it's Got a Good Beat...

Malls may be dying a slow death in the United States, but here in Surabaya mall culture is alive and thriving.   It is the social center for families, teens, couples, and everyone in between.  I suspect part of the allure is the air conditioning.  Afternoons here are often pretty hot and humid.

There are always special events, activities and performances happening at the mall and the Christmas season was no different.  As I was walking around the mall I came across a kids craft and performance area with cute Christmas decorations and tons of happy little kids.  A preschool sing-a-long performance was just ending and there was a craft area set up for kids to make an ornament or something like that. 

So there were low tables full of glitter, glue, stickers, crayons and paper.  Kids had shifted to these tables from the performance area and were sitting with their parents or nannies giggling, getting messy and having a good time. 

The young sound guy was taking down the microphones and decided to play some music for the families to enjoy.  One thing you need to know about Indonesia is that they LOVE to have their sound systems blaring at a nearly ear bleeding volume.  Many also seem to have no idea how a microphone works because every in-store announcement  or MC on stage seems to try to swallow the microphone while yelling. The music came on, parents and kids continued their crafting while this song played:

And Here is the fun little chorus:

Man I don't give a fuck about a mothafuckin' po
I'mma pull up with that stick and hit yo motherfuckin' door
Man I don't give a fuck about a mothafuckin' po
I'mma pull up with that stick and hit yo motherfuckin' door

Watching this happy-holiday-family scene while listening to this song was a little reminder that if the beat is bumping and you don't know any of the words in the lyrics, even a song like this can be a beautiful backdrop for some wholesome preschool arts and crafts.