Guess What? Wismoyo Arismunandar

Guess What? Wismoyo Arismunandar

"Sakarepmulah! (say what you like!)," Wismoyo Arismunandar, the newly elected chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI), jokingly replied in the Javanese language when asked by reporters about his first day at KONI headquarters.

KONI's top officials are infamous for being absent from the office.

The former Army Chief of Staff pointed out that it is his secretary-general, Rudolf Warouw, who "is supposed to be ready at any time."

"Yes, I will be here around the clock like a 24-hour on-call doctor," added Warouw during last Wednesday's fast breaking gathering at KONI headquarters.

Before finishing his kolak, a Javanese sweet compote made of starchy food (cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, etc.) stewed in coconut milk and palm sugar, Wismoyo told photographers not to take any photos of him because "I am going to slurp this kolak."

When dinner came, the retired four-star general again refused to be photographed, saying "people will think that KONI officials have nothing to do but eat." (arf)