Guess What? Megawati Soekarnoputri

Guess What? Megawati Soekarnoputri

The hottest chili, the most delicious sago and the spiciest
fish are some of the things chairwoman of the Indonesian
Democratic Party, Megawati Soekarnoputri, has discovered during
her inter-island tours.

"I don't usually like ikan pepes (smoked fish), but you should
try the stuff from Manado (North Sulawesi), yum!" she told her
sister Sukmawati and other kin on Tuesday.

They were attending the 25th wedding anniversary of her
brother Guntur Soekarnoputra and his wife Henny Emilia. Later
Megawati insisted on her "right to eat".

She wouldn't budge when repeatedly called to attend a speech
by a family member. She continued feasting on her Sayur lodeh
(coconut-milk vegetable soup) with bamboo shoots.

Enjoying food where ever she is, her relatives agree, is one
way she keeps fresh and fit. Another recipe is her sense of
humor. "I like to laugh at people's behavior," the politician
said.

"Even around the turmoil (the mysterious disappearance of her
secretary general, Alex Litaay) when friends called me up to ask
how I was coping with the stress, I asked `what stress?'" (anr)