DOEL, SON OF BETAWI

Once upon a time, there lived Sabeni family who lives in Jakarta. They are
originally from Betawi. Doel is the first son of Sabeni and he has a sister named
Atun. Doel is very ambitious to get in college,altough he works as an oplet driver.
He accompanied by his relative name Mandra.

One day when he is driving his oplet searching for passengers…

Mandra: Passenger for Ragunan! Passenger for ragunan!

Doel: Hey! Don’t do that! No no no don’t do that!

Mandra: There was a passenger Doel!

Doel: No no no I said no!

Mandra: Watch out someone is crossing!

Doel: Astaghfirullah! *brake immidiately. Thank God I didn’t hit that man

Suddenly a car hits from behind the oplet

Mandra: What’s wrong with you?! Oh no I’m dead! Why did you have to rush?

Sarah: Hey! Can you drive a car or not?! You can’t just stop like that!

Doel: I’m sorry miss.

Mandra: Well you have guts! First, you hit us then you’re starting to yell at us!

Sarah: So what I should do now?

Doel: Sorry. I tried to avoid someone who was crossing the street.

Mandra: Why do you apologize? She hit us!

Sarah : that’s not how it works. You’re the one who stopped suddenly!

Mandra : I don’t need your permission to stop! Am I your relative or what?

Sarah : ok, so how much do I need to pay?

Mandra : 1 million, will do!

Sarah : alright, just fix your opelet and come to my house where I will pay your
bill. *writes note . here is my address
-sarah’s house-
Sarah: I’m sorry I broke your oplet.
Doel: It’s okay.
Mandra: no no no! you must pay for the damage!
Sarah: Fine fine! I will pay. Here’s 200.000 rupiahs for you. Btw, my name is
Sarah and here’s my number. If you need more just call me and I will give it to
you.
Doel: Thank you I’m Doel, I’ll keep the number.
Mandra: and I’m Mandra!

scene 3

Doel hesitated about the cost of his exam payments.

Doel : Beh, I am wondering how can I pay for the test?

Babeh : hemm.. don’t mind it! Blessings for shaleh son.

Doel : really beh? Thank God! I’m shaleh kid.

Babeh : it’s ok my son, you should study harder. Ohya Doel, I just mate Sarah this
morning, you know Sarah right? Is she your girlfriend? I think she’s beautiful.

Doel: What are you saying? She’s only my friend beh. But she’s actually beautiful
heheh. *leaving the room

Babeh: Kids these days…

scene 4

Emak: That oplet is useless! You better sell it and change to mikrolet.

Babeh: Are you kidding me? You don’t know the history behind that oplet!
Halahh history history. It is legacy for our children and grandchildren. Or
perhaps I will store it at the museum

Emak: that’s not what I meant. It’s just that mikrolet won’t trouble you

Babeh: whichever way you put it, I’m not going to sell it

Emak: why not? A duck is kept for its egg. Well, this is an oplet

Babeh: you really insult my oplet by comparing it with a duck. Actually, you are a
duck!

Emak: why are you involving me? It is a fact that the oplet is troublesome

Babeh: but without the oplet you wouldn’t have money to buy food!
Emak: don’t make me laugh! Who says it’s that rusty oplet who feed us? It’s the
other way round: we have to spend money on fixing it!

Babeh: do you have problem with that?

Doel: what are you fighting about? I’m trying to study

Babeh: it’s your mother. She always forces me to sell the oplet

Emak: you should only sell it if the land in Cisalak is bought by Hans

Doel: Hans?

Emak: yes, he came by just now

Babeh: you talk rubbish! Doel, don’t listen to your mother! Hans only came by
this afternoon to ask how you were doing

Doel: why would he ask how I’m doing? We go to class together?

Emak : sttttt babeh. So hans just came here to finish the payment for our land in
cisalak, doel.

Doel : WHAT!!!!??? So the land in cisalak was sold!?

Babeh : yes,doel we’re so sorry for not telling you first because you wont say yes
for the selling. Whats done its done the money has been used for your
examination, doel.

(doel passed his exam)

sarah congratulated him and invite doel to her bitrthday party

(birthday party scene)

Mandra, Atun, and Doel was invited by sarah to his party. And sarah’s mother
didn’t approve doel and Sarah’s relationship. Then her mother mock his family.
Terus zaenab maarah sama sarah. Sarah ngambek sama ibunya. Dan zaenab
dekat dengan doel