Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Indonesia?

Tonight, when I was on the metro, the metro was so cramped. I was standing in a quite good position where I could get a good hold, so I would not fall down. however, there was a lady with a chinese look that came after me, and couldnt find a good position, she had a bit of difficulty to get something to hold on. So, I offered my place to her, so she could stand more comfortably.
                me: allons y.. (kinda means: you can stand here..)
                her: oh, merci! (thank you!)
                a few seconds later..
                her: indonesia?
                me: pardon? (pardon me?)
                her: indonesia?
                me: ah, oui! (ah, yes!) (with a startled face)
                when she was gonna get off the metro,
                her: terima kasih (with a strange accent)! (with an even more startled face)
haaa... I was so surprised!!!!
first, i give her the credit for getting me right, that im from Indonesia. i dont know how, but people would usually told me that i am chinese, or hawaiian. eventhough i myself am still confused how on the earth would i look like a chinese. LOL
second, i give her the credit for saying 'Indonesia' instead of indonesie, which is the french word of indonesia. people here usually dont even know the word indonesia, and they always go with indonesie.
third, i give her the credit for saying 'terima kasih'. it is just so awesome to find someone like that, especially here in Paris. :)

Sunday, November 20, 2011

new thing #4

Living by constantly switching in four different languages: bahasa Indonesia, Javanese, English, and French. hummm.... LOL

Basilique du Sacré-Cœur - Montmartre


































Dddddddddisneyland noel festivities.... people!!

About a week ago I went to the Disneyland Paris. I just feel like sharing some pictures, sooo... here they are.. :D



























































































































however, i was a bit unlucky cause the metro control caught me for cheating when entering the metro. they usually never checked anyone's metro ticket, but that day, it was just my lucky day that they did. soo.. I got a penalty by paying the fine for 25 euros. Phfftt... quite a lot, but well, I was being not good too for not paying for my own metro ticket.. I was actually kinda scared too for breaking the rules.. haha.. my luck, my luck..
(the fine ticket)

However, it was a great day in the Disneyland. Really freaking cold though, I regretted for not wearing a warmer coat. I almost froze to death!! I didn't expect it to be that cold, you could see me only casually wearing my coat in the morning, and then wearing my gloves a while later, and then wearing my hat a while later. haha..