Makassar, Sulbarkita.com — Indriyani, 50, moved swiftly from the plastic chair she was sitting on after someone got out of the pickup truck that had just stopped. "How many glasses, sir? Wrapped or drink here? "He said followed by a smile.
His hand deftly grabbed a plastic cup and then filled it with grains of green rice flour, coconut milk and brown sugar, and crushed ice cubes. "Ten thousand rupiah yes, sir," said the mother of two children to the buyer.
Indriyani is a cendol trader who stays on the sidewalk on Jalan Hertasning, Tidung Village, Rappocini District, Makassar City, South Sulawesi. What's interesting about selling Indriyani is the name of the stall, Cendol Mandar, a name that refers to the Mandar tribe in West Sulawesi.
The naming of Cendol Mandar is quite striking in Indriyani's booth, which is only a wooden table measuring about 1.5 meters, a jumbo umbrella, and 3 plastic chairs. "I also want to raise the name of my tribe from this sale," Indriyani told Sulbarkita.com when met at her stall, Sunday, November 16, 2019.
Indriyani is indeed a native of Mandar. His mother's father was from Tangnga-tangnga, Labuang Village, East Banggae District, Majene Regency, West Sulawesi. When he was young, his parents migrated to Makassar and settled there. "Finally I returned to Majene last year when a family made the pilgrimage," he said.
Indriyani then married and was blessed with two daughters. He also now lives in the Padendeang Neighborhood, Tamarunang Village, Somba Opu District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi. But two years ago, her husband died. Since then Indriyani became the backbone of the family.
It was not easy for Indriyani to become a widow with two children at an old age. But that did not dampen his determination to try. A year later, he also sold cendol on Jl Hertasning starting at 10:00 until until 16:00 WITA. "I went from home to here about 10 minutes by riding a bentor (Becak Motor)."
The sweet, savory, and fresh blend of cendol made by Indriyani turned out to be quite loved by the people in Makassar. Even within an hour, as many as 7 motorbike and car users stopped by to order 2 to 3 cendol glasses. "Thank God, I can get a profit of between Rp 200 thousand to Rp 400 thousand per day," he said.
With these sales, Indriyani was able to send her two daughters to school. Her eldest daughter has just completed her education at the Midwifery Faculty, Hasanuddin University (Unhas) Makassar. While her youngest daughter is studying at the Indonesian College of Teacher Training and Education Development (STKIP PI) Makassar, Makassar Indonesia Development Foundation (YASPIM). "Now my eldest daughter has worked in a company in Makassar," he said proudly.
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