Little notes and comments surroundings Kali
1. When I put my name in the credit, He looked at me and wondering, “where did you learn and studied all this thing? It is unusual for an Asian to do such thing successfully”.
So the next morning I put Anonymous for the credit name. When the draft finally arrived to him, He rang me, “Who is this Anonymous?”
“It is anonymous”
“It sounds like a Latin or Greek name” He replied
2.”If you are an Australian, why you look like us? Latte and yellow?” She asked me
I have no idea. I supposed a lot of us are color blind.
3.”You become too Aussie now”
Complement and insult has a fine line.
4. “Where is your home?”
I have the same question exactly
5. “We will charge you with different rate now, because you now speak English fluently”
The next morning, I forced myself to pick up all of my mother tongue. Culture can be a successful oppression.
6. “Do you have a feeling to your country?”
Which one?
7. “You have been away too long. May I remind you that this is the tradition”
Is it any wonder, if I keep running away from those tradition.
8. “You still have to pass the domestic gate and pay with domestic rate regardless”
The difference is apparent. The international gate and its waiting room is cool air-conditioned.
9. “Are you Korean?”
Damn. Right again!
10. “I thought you don’t believe in rain stopper”
Well, the thing is, the rain in where I live now behave in a local weather pattern, just like yours.
11. “Your work is a success because you work in your own country”
Trust me, I work in a foreign country.
12. “You told yourself a Director. Ha..ha..ha..you are not Hanung Bramantyo!” He doubted me.
He was right: Is Hanung Bramantyo a type of food ?
