I Assume, Therefore I Am

August 28, 2007

Julia Suryakusuma

  • The author of Sex, Power and Nation. She can be contacted on jsuryakusuma@gmail.com

    WHAT is an assumption? Something that is believed to be true without proof—and something that has caused a lot of grief chez Julia. In fact, a couple of weeks ago I finally banned Ani (my housemaid) and Yayah (my cook), from using the expression, saya kira (“I assume”, as opposed to “I think”). This is because when they assume, rather t

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