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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.34,0:00:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Love Letter to the Soldier'
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.04,0:00:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear Samsul,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.01,0:00:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have written two letters to you but you never replied.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.05,0:00:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hopefully, through this video letter, you will see your daughter and be moved to respond.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.04,0:01:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I brought this video letter from Bupul to Merauke so you could watch it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.03,0:01:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samsul, I still live in Bupul village with Mum and Dad.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.07,0:01:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The village is still like before. The air is still fresh.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.01,0:01:18.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to this day there is still no electricity and no telephone.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.01,0:01:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the journey to Merauke we pass through many border security posts.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.04,0:01:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The TNI post that used to be near the Maro River bridge ...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.05,0:01:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,... has been moved to near the Eligobel District office.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.09,0:02:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you know, the trip from Bupul to Merauke is really tough ...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.07,0:02:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,... usually between 4 and 5 hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.27,0:02:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samsul, I miss you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.29,0:02:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After you left me - when I was 5 months pregnant with our child ...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.98,0:02:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,... life was difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.06,0:02:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people ask who is the father of my child.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.08,0:02:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those who know that her father is a TNI soldier call her an army brat.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.26,0:02:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, when Yani is fussy and cranky,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.00,0:02:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mum and Dad become emotional and say to her:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.71,0:03:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Your father only knows how to make you, but he is irresponsible!'
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.58,0:03:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I usually just stay quiet and accept these words from my parents.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.28,0:03:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samsul, do you remember when we first met in 2008?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.01,0:03:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You were very polite and kind.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.04,0:03:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You used to visit our house often, bringing biscuits, cereal mix and milk.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.61,0:03:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You came by the house every day until we started dating.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.05,0:03:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was still in high school at the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.69,0:03:57.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought we were going to get married.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.02,0:04:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you left for Bandung in November 2008 when I was 5 months pregnant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.77,0:04:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You promised to move to Merauke and asked me to take care of our daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.98,0:04:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On 17 March 2009, our daughter, Anita Mariani, was born in the Bupul village.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.04,0:04:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call her Yani.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.66,0:04:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now Yani has grown big. She's three years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.92,0:04:40.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She wants to go to school and become somebody useful for the nation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.04,0:05:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samsul, Mum and Dad have grown old.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.97,0:05:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can no longer work to support our child.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.78,0:05:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I find it difficult to work because I have to take care of Yani constantly.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.30,0:05:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I continue to fight to support our child.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.24,0:05:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you come back to us, of course I will accept you with open arms.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.79,0:06:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will continue to wait for you, Samsul.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.04,0:06:06.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't care what people say.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.85,0:06:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Love, from Bupul and Merauke, 21 November 2011.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.88,0:06:16.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maria Goreti Mekiw