overheard in indonesia -- part two

Masih ga make nama asli ya...

Candra: Don, bisa ngomong 'Inggris'?
Doni: Engga tuh.
Candra: Engga malu? Tuh, anaknya Edward masih TK, tapi bisa ngomong 'Inggris'.
Doni (ke Edward): Kok hebat gitu anakmu?
Edward: Apa susahnya? Cuma ngomong, 'Inggris!'

=__= Maksudnya, mengucapkan kata 'Inggris'. Bukan bicara dalam bahasa tsb.

stiff neck

When I was at school age, students got scolded for not paying decent attention to the teacher. A friend of mine got scolded for this. She was looking outside through the classroom window, to a bunch of kids doing sport. I myself once got scolded for looking at the rain. "Jadi, hujannya kenapa Thelma?" kata guru sy waktu itu dg nada tinggi. --.

Although physically we were in class, our minds and hearts are not. Okay, so my friend wanted to be near her boyfriend in the basketball field while I didn't want to hujan-hujanan the other day; but setali tiga uang, our teachers didn't appreciate that.

Anyway. It's tiresome to the muscles of the neck a.k.a tengeng, being in the position of looking religiously at something while you're supposed to be looking at the other.

It's tiresome to the heart, being in the position of wanting something else. And it looks very ungrateful.

british english, american english

Sejak dulu sy selalu bertemu org2 yg mengklaim dapat mengajarkan bahaa Inggris. Mereka berpromosi, katanya yg mereka ajarkan adl British English, bukan American English. Dan sy percaya-percaya saja.

Sampai sy ntn film yg settingnya di Inggris. Harry Potter, contohnya.

Org Inggris itu kalo ngomong kok kayak marah2 gt ya? Kata 'what' dan 'look', misalnya, selalu diucapkan kayak menegur anak tetangga yg ketahuan nyolong mangga... -.-a

random

Random sayings from me:
1. Aku abis ntn Clash of The Titans, yg jadi Medusa-ne cuantiiik buangeet!
2. Tahukah Anda, pengucapan 'vain', 'vane', dan 'vein' itu sama saja dlm Bahasa Inggris?
3. Makassar itu nama lainnya Ujung Pandang.

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I read about your breakup. Hope the pain'll be gradually washed away, just like beach sand fortresses swept away by the waves.

beyonce

That's how important you are to me.
-- Cipher b3 p71 --

Aku akhir-akhir ini merasa numb dalam segala yg kulakukan. I am sure I know the trigger, but I can't talk it to anybody, lest someone I care about be troubled.

...

I should really stop writing about this. Thelma out.