Brilio.net - You must be familiar with the legendary Khong Guan biscuits. In Indonesia, these biscuits have become an iconic snack on every big day, such as Eid or Christmas.
During the months of Ramadan and Eid, these biscuits become loyal friends for many Indonesian families, both as a snack during breaking the fast and as a dish to welcome guests who come to visit.
The sweet and crunchy aroma of Khong Guan biscuits often brings back memories of childhood and family warmth. It's not surprising that for some people, Eid feels incomplete without the presence of these biscuits. The reason is, these biscuits not only satisfy the taste buds, but also evoke sweet nostalgia amidst the joy of celebrating special moments.
But there are big questions about Khong Guan biscuits, especially in the iconic image of mother and daughter gathered at the dining table. The question that is often asked is where did the father in the iconic image on the Khong Guan can go? This was answered by uploading a TikTok video @hin.hr. The account owner revealed where the father figure in the Khong Guan biscuit picture went.
At the beginning of the video, a book entitled Telling The Tiem is shown which is colored yellow and light blue. When the book is opened, you can see a picture similar to the one on the Khong Guan can.
photo: TikTok/@hin.hr
"Those who are still curious about where Mr Khong Guan is here is the answer, this is a children's story book about reading time," he said in the video, quoted by brilio.net , Tuesday (16/4).
He continued, on the first page of the book it was seen that the family was still complete. This woman also said that there was a mother, father and children in the picture of the children's story book.
photo: TikTok/@hin.hr
"On the first page it is still complete, there is the father, two children and the mother," he said.
The woman turned to the next page and stated that the picture in the children's book was similar to the picture on the Khong Guan biscuit tin.
photo: TikTok/@hin.hr
"Then on this page, this is the photo on the Khong Guan can, it doesn't have the father," he said again.
After that, he revealed the answer to the mystery of Mr. Khong Guan's whereabouts on the next page. The woman stated that the father in the Khong Guan can was actually said to be going to work in the children's story book.
photo: TikTok/@hin.hr
"Then the answer is here, the father works, guys... the father only got home from work at 6 in the afternoon, so don't let anyone say that the father wasn't in the frame, the father was the one who took the photo, let alone someone saying that the mother was a widow," said the woman.
After investigating, the painter of the picture on the Khong Guan biscuit tin was Bernardus Prasodjo. Bernardus stated that he did not know exactly why the figure of the father on the Khong Guan biscuit tin was not there. He was only asked to make a sketch with the composition of the image according to the company's request.
Bernardus continued, the inspiration for this iconic image came from a shabby magazine. He was given an example of the image, then followed the directions given by the orderer.
"They ordered lots of pictures from me. One of them was Khong Guan. Yes, only this shirt was yellow, this one was red. Then this child was slightly moved around, this one was holding a biscuit. That's all," said Bernardus.
From the time the post was uploaded until this article was written, the video has been watched more than 1.3 million times. Many netizens gave various responses in the comments column.
"His father either works in Monde cans or not in Nissin wafer cans," wrote the account @farhan_.uwaa88.
"Why not just use the first photo at breakfast with your father, wow," said the account @madiun_mamam.
"The problem is where did you get the book from," said the account @byshwg.
"But her husband came home from work... his mother just stayed at the door... like someone was covering it up or not," said the account @nisadisha07.