Notes from a golf tournament

1. It's the second day of a junior tournament in Riau. Yeah, my first time in Pekanbaru. It turns out that there's not much to see here. When I asked the hotel concierge about what sightseeing that I can do, he just shrugged and said, "nothing, you can go to the mall". I'm just shocked! I'm not really sure whether there was really nothing to see here, or if they see a mall as "something to see". Cause I certainly don't. There are heaps of malls in Jakarta. I don't need to see a mall in some small cities in sumatera. Really.
2. On the first day of the tournament, they held an opening ceremony. The announcement said that all the junior players HAD to participate. It was supposed to start at 12 and end at 2. The junior players were all done around 11.30 and then had lunch. We waited and waited and waited. Nothing was happening. Then about 1.20 they announced that the kids should go to a place near the starter and line up. The kids reluctantly went. And I fully understand that. I mean, who wants to stand and line up after four hours of golfing? It was plain ridiculous. Okay, we thought then that the ceremony would start. Big mistake. We waited and waited again. Nothing happened. The kids were restless, and some went back to the restaurant and grab some drink. My daughter ( who has a mind of her own) was getting furious. She thought the lineup didn't make sense and what were they waiting for?
Wel, I just can't stand it anymore. I went to an official and asked her when they would really start the ceremony. I told them that the kids were tired and hot. It was already late. And it wasn't clear at all when it would start, what are we waiting for? It turned out that they were waiting for a VIP, the head of the official golf association ( and a well-known businessman). His plane JUST landed. She said that if my children couldn't wait then it would be okay not to attend. After I sat down, then she announced that they were waiting for him (apparently my complaining did some good) and that the ceremony would start in 15 minutes. My kids couldn't stand it any longer, so we head back to the hotel.
This is so typical. Children are not appreciated in this country. They are like second class citizen. Which is sad.