Rasananya udah lamaaaa nggak upacaraa!!! Dulu kaya setiap Senen pasti berpanas2 ria di lapangan. It's windy and raining here in Perth this morning. Hmmmm, a few of friends are attending the ceremony in consulate... poor them. Nothing really different here in Perth.. no umbul2.. no upacara.. and of course no day off!!!
Anyway, this is just sumthing I found, " You know you are Indonesian when...."
- When you tell your parents you got 98%, and they ask you what happened to the other two percent.
- There is a sale on any item, you buy 100 of them.
- You make tea in a saucepan.
- You put your clothes in suitcases instead of wardrobes.
- You call an older person you've never met before "uncle or aunty".
- You hide everything from your parents.
- Your mother does everything for you if you are male.
- You do all the housework and cooking if you are female.
- Everyone always called you for help on homework.
- You study law, economy, medicine or engineering at university.
- You know no one who has studied music.
- You went to a university as far away from home as possible.
- You still came back home to live with your parents after you had finished.
- You like the meat well done.
- You use chilli sauce instead of tomato ketchup.
- You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
- You secure your baggage with a rope.
- You're walking out of customs with your trolley at the airport and you see all twenty-five members of your family who have come to pick you up.
- You get very upset when airlines refuse to accept your luggage which is just 80 lbs. overweight.
- You go back to your parents' country and people treat you like a member of the royal family.
- You're rich so he drives a Mercedes.
- You are ALWAYS taking off and putting on your shoes wherever you go
- You have annoying nicknames like Didu or Deodu, Chotu or Chicku.
- Your parents call all your friends "Nak" (Son)
- Your parents compare you to all of their friends' kids.
- At least once a week your mom says, "I want to go to Housewife Meeting" (Arisan)
- No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over for a visit.
- Your parents worry what other people will think if you're not going to be a doctor/ engineer.
- You're parent's always say while shopping abroad in your town, "It's cheaper in Bandung or Jogja. ect
- When you meet your neighbour, and she/he ask you to visit her/his house you will say "yes"with smile, but you keep walk away.
- You hate your neighbour who listening "Dangdut" (Music) very Loudly.
- When a friend who u dont like him/her phone you. you will say "Okay... can we cut our talking coz my Mom will use the Phone."
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