I Assume, Therefore I Am
August 28, 2007
Julia Suryakusuma
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