At a paddy field two kilometres from Jakarta's international airport, the rustle of fluttering kites is periodically drowned out by the thunderous roar of plane engines.
Tugging at kite strings in the field are a group of children, their necks craned towards the skies. But their eyes are also darting below, keeping a lookout for patrolling airport officials who could come to confiscate their kites - and their fun.
"In the past, my friends and I would run away when an officer came," seven-year-old Atif, one of the kids in the field, tells the BBC. "Now I'm braver, so I go along with it when they scold me."
"If my kite is taken, it's sad, but I can always make another one."
A tug of war is unfolding here, between airport authorities and one of Indonesia's most cherished pastimes.
