Indonesian motivation.

From a report on Barack Obama's childhood neighborhood in Jakarta -- is it any wonder the Illinois senator is beanpole thin?

Along the street, few old-timers recall the boy who moved in with his American mother and Indonesia stepfather in 1970. They find it difficult to believe that a one-time neighbour could lead the Western world.

One woman, 66-year-old grandmother Djoemaiti, remembers "fat little Barry" (as he was called then). "When he ran he looked like a duck."