things as objects for his business. Even when PN Timah was threatened of collapsing, he came up with an idea to open a horse barn although horses are foreign to the Malay community. Taikong Hamim : A teacher who taught how to recite the Qur'an in the Gantung Village. Is known to be very strict and often impose physical punishment to children who make mistakes. Bang Zaitun : A group leader of a small orchestra group. Known as a man who had a lot of girlfriends and almost had 5 wives. Actually, the key to his success in romance is a guitar. He also taught the techniques to Arai who was madly in love with Nurmala. A Kiun : A Hokkian girl who is the guard booth in the theatre. Nurmi : A gifted girl who plays violin well; inherited her talents and the violin from her grandfather who was a leader of a gambus group (A gambus is a traditional Indonesian instrument). She is Arai's and Ikal's neighbour and is of the same age as them and loves her violin. Pi Cek Balsam : A handyman who tear tickets at a cinema on Belitung. Am Siong : The owner of a grocery store where Ikal and Arai argued about the use of savings money. Deborah Wong : A Siong's wife and Mei Mei's mum. A chubby Hong Konger. Mei Mei : Deborah Wong's wee daughter. Adaptation The manuscript of The Dreamer was adapted into a movie by the same team that made the film Laskar Pelangi that is the Miles Films and Mizan Productions and was released in 2009 in the theatres. Sequel novels