Yogyakarta. Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X can tremendous praise in social media. He joined together with other people to step aside and give way when the President's entourage crossed Jokowi Yogyakarta.
Sultan also refused to participate in the group that escorted Voorijder. He chose to follow behind.
Hamengkubuwono X's attitude apparently fell from his father, Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX. Seems to have always been the Sultan of Yogyakarta will not be privileged.
Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX known rarely willing driver. Javanese king who is highly respected by the people around the area is often ride the jeep.
Sometimes Sultan was pleased a joke others. One who never bullied is AR Baswedan, grandfather of the Education Minister Anies Baswedan.
This story is written in the book Baswedan AR Throne For the People, published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta in 2011.
The story then about 1960. AR Baswedan being a visit to Kepatihan. Suddenly there was a car go fast and braked until the brake squeal. AR Baswedan are cornered also jumped.
Suddenly he was getting ready to curse the driver. But apparently the driver had already opened the windshield. Apparently Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX drove alone to the office.
"How are you Baswedan? Shocked huh?" Sultan greeted with a laugh.
AR shock has not lost Baswedan, Sultan right down and shook the diplomat.
While we were chatting, came a maid Sultan wanted a car that was parked in front of the gate. But the Sultan rejected. He parked his own.
"That's the Sultan's, driven own car, own parking too. The attitude of democratic very prominent," said Baswedan.
Baswedan growing admiration when he knew Sultan likes to eat at the roadside with the people. Sultan did not hesitate to drink coffee and eat fried bananas along Baswedan in a small shop which is very simple.
"I think what would be the repairman's shop if he knew that the man who wore a dark blue coat it serves is the famous Sultan!" Baswedan said.
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