THE guests assembled in the spacious inner room of the house on Jalan Teuku Umar 33, Central Jakarta. They had come from everywhere and were mingling with each other, laughing and exchanging small talk. Ngabuburit, as a meeting like this one is called in Sundanese, means getting together in anticipation of the breaking of the (Islamic) fast. This particular ngabuburit took place on the 12th day of Ramadan, coinciding with October 27, and p