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Anies jumps on '#10YearChallenge' bandwagon
The challenge invites users to post pictures of themselves from 2009 and 2019.
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Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is photographed at City Hall on March 14, 2018 during an interview with 'The Jakarta Post. (JP/Wienda Parwitasari)
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akarta Governor Anies Baswedan has jumped on the #10YearChallenge viral trend that has recently taken social media by storm.
The challenge invites participants to publicly walk down memory lane by posting pictures of themselves today juxtaposed with those from a decade ago.
Anies uploaded pictures of himself from 2009 and 2019 posing with his son, Ismail Hakim Baswedan, to his official Instagram account (@aniesbaswedan) on Thursday morning.
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The 2009 picture shows Anies embracing Ismail as a toddler, both smiling broadly. Anies is sporting what looks like a black, short-sleeved T-shirt – a distinct contrast to the long-sleeved batik shirt he has been seen wearing as governor – and a black watch on his left wrist.
His upload has garnered more than 75,000 likes and 1,000 comments in the two hours since he posted the photographs.
Instagram user @ineukaniahamsana praised Anies for wearing the same watch a decade later: "It seems like Anies is not the consumerist type, as proven by the same watch you have been wearing from 10 years ago, even if you can collect any watches you want to today. You have set an example for others."
Meanwhile, @fauzyfatturahman recalled Anies' career as the then-rector of Paramadina University, commenting, "In 2009, you were still a presidential election [debate] panelist, right?"
Anies was a moderator of the 2009 presidential debates between incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, incumbent vice president Jusuf Kalla and Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Another user, @dyksatrio, commented: "Assalamualaikum ['Peace be unto you'] to the leader of our ummah [community]." (ars)
