A Summary Of Kwee Ping An

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Friendship can surpass any boundaries. The friendship between Kwee Ping An, a Chinese Indonesian who was born in 1931, and Browes, a Dutch soldier whose goal was to colonize Indonesia, surpassed the boundary between foe and friend. Over 50 years their friendship lasted, until death came to take Kwee Ping An away. Kwee Ping An lived his entire life in Sumenep, Madura. He married Njo Giok Tin in 1954. At that time, he lived next to Browes, a Dutch soldier who stayed in Indonesia. Sharing common interest, which is hunting, they became really close. Riding Ping An’s Jeep, they often went to the woods together to go hunting. They enjoyed hunting different kind of animals, from bats, birds to wild boars. But the animals that they often hunted …show more content…

His house is around 1000m2 big with a large garden at the back that was filled with many different animals that he got from hunting. There were wild boar, tiger, orangutan and other animals that he kept as a pet. He also joined PERBAKIN, Persatuan Penembak Indonesia, which is a hunting organization in Indonesia. He was having a lot of fun in hunting, he even managed to shot flying bird while standing on a moving pick …show more content…

Even though the distance separated them, they contacted each other and were still good friends. Even though Browes wasn’t so well off, he sent money to Ping An as much as 700 golden, Dutch’s currency at that time. In 1978, Browes went to Indonesia to visit him together with his wife and child, Franky. It was a touching reunion between the two families where the parents reminisce about the past while the children played together. Eventually, the time for Browes and his family to go back to their home country came. Browes asked Ping An to go with him to Netherlands even though only for holiday. However, Ping An refused because he got his wife and 8 children who he needs to protect. Even though they both never see each other again after Browes last visit to Indonesia, they still contact each other and their friendship runs deeply in their heart. In 2003, Ping An had a liver failure and died on the same year. Before he breathed his last breath, he asked his children to call Browes. He said he had something to say to him before he died. That time, there were phones but international calls were expensive. Compared to nowadays currency, the price of international calls were about 300 thousands rupiah. He didn’t manage to talk with Browes until his last

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