Dag! Halo!
Today I will make a list of weird questions from Belgians and Indonesians during my first month in Belgium and in Indonesia after exchange. So, check it out.
From Belgians to me:
1. How high is your flight? (Seriously? Why don't you ask me the name of the pilot?)
2. Indonesia is same as India, right?
3. Ah yeah, I've ever heard the currency of Indonesia, it's Rupee right? (Please, Indonesia is not same as India, even the currency)
4. How far is your city from Jakarta? (I don't know, but I fly like from Brussels to Sicily I think)
5. Why do you want to come to Belgium? (So are you not proud to be here? I can replace you! Yes!)
6. Don't you miss your family and friends in Indonesia? (Of course I miss, but why I am still here if I miss my family so much?)
7. What? You eat rice everyday? Are you not bored? (It's like how if I ask you back, are you not bored eat bread and potato everyday?
8. You are Asian! You must be a Chinese? (ASIANS ARE NOT CHINESE!)
9. Is there iPhone in Indonesia? (I don't use iPhone doesn't mean there is no iPhone here)
10. Why don't you use iPhone? (And why do you use iPhone?)
11. Are you Muslim? (I come from Indonesia and it doesn't mean I'm Muslim -_-)
From Indonesians to me:
1. Where is Belgium? (I even have to describe it that it is located among the Netherlands, Germany, and France, then they know it)
2. What is the capital city of Belgium? (Please, it is even the capital city of European Union)
3. Are you not hungry, you don't eat rice? (Please, I live in Belgium, not in Indonesia -_-)
4. Do you like there? (If I don't like to be there, why do I really wanna go back?)
5. Do you speak Belgian? (There is no Belgian language -_-)
6. I saw your status on facebook, instagram, you speak German? (I SPEAK DUTCH AND BELGIUM HAS 3 NATIONAL LANGUAGES: DUTCH, FRENCH, GERMAN)
7. But you still speak German right? (Yes -_- but a little bit)
8. Why don't you go to Germany? (Because Belgium is more awesome than Germany I think, not make sense)
9. Are they kind to you? (Seriously? ...)
10. Do you have girlfriend there? (Sorry, but is it really important for you?)
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Ik Moet Wakker Worden - I Must Wake Up
Dag iedereen!
It's already long time ago I've never posted on my blog. Because you know what, a few months ago were my last months in Belgium and I didn't want to have much time to sit in front of the computer than do something with my Belgian family and friends. Yes, I'm already in Indonesia right now, my first home. I'm already 1 month here. So, how was my last months and first month in Indonesia?
Well, my last months were so special for me. Many things I did in Belgium with family and friends. In June, we, the exchange students were asked by AFS to join the exam in school. So I did it with no passion and finally, yeah, I didn't pass it and based on the curriculum, I must stay at my class, I mean, not go to higher level. Hahaha... I have made a joke to all people who asked me about my report and said to them proudly that I didn't pass it and because of it, I think I need to stay here in Belgium one more year. Hihihi.. Luckily my host family also doesn't care about it. They already know that I come here not for passing the exam.
Ah yeah, when I was on the exam week, I was birthday! So at 00.00 17th June, while I was still studying, my family came with champagne! After we drank, I needed to continue my study! Godverdomme he? And in the morning, when I went to dinner room, I was surprised because it was decorated by my family. Schattig he? But unfortunately, there were not papers on my house. The tradition here for people who is birthday, the friends will come to the house in the night before to throw many papers to the house and after school, they do weird things to person who is birthday. Yeah, I know my friends were busy at that time for exam. But without it, it didn't make me sad on my birthday because my family has decorated our house!
So, after that I had had a summer vacation for two weeks before I went home. I went to Bobbejanland, a theme park in Belgium with my host brother and his girlfriend and with Icha! We had much fun there!
I went also to our apartment in Knokke with my family. It is located near the beach. For your information, we were apart to go there because I had just finished my end orientation camp in Halle, near Brussels and my family had come from Genk. So I took the train from Brussels to Knokke and when I arrived, my family was still not there. So I needed to find our apartment by myself. And you know what, I was lost for one hour. I went to houses where there wasn't anyone on the street. Fortunately I still had battery on my phone and I called my host mother to search where I am and where I need to go because my phone didn't have internet.
After in Knokke, I went to some places like Brussels, Hasselt, Maastricht, etc. for enjoying my last days. Yeah, day by day, feeling of sadness increased in my heart.
Ah yeah, before I went home, I had met a Belgian from my city who has just arrived from Indonesia for exchange year. His name is Ben. Ben is great! His Indonesian is really good! While my Dutch is really bad. Hahaha.. Finally I can speak Indonesian to someone who is not Indonesian. He has missed Indonesia, he said when we met. And we hang out together with my friend from Mexico, Benjamin.
On my last night, we had frietjes, theFrench Belgian fries. Then I and my host parents went to Maastricht. Honestly, I couldn't say so much at that night.
On 11th July, I ate my favourite breakfast, koffiekoeken for the last time in Belgium. Then I started to prepare everything. Thanks to my host dad who has helped me so much to pack all my luggages! Ge zijt ongelooflijk, kan alles inpakken naar mijn valies! And we went to the airport...
On the way I also didn't talk too much. I can't believe it, I come to the end of my exchange year. On the airport, I ate Flemish goulash, for my last time. Then we waited for my two friends, Icha and Fikram. After they came and checked in, it was the time to say goodbye to our families. I tried to leave my family fastly because I didn't want to cry so much in front of them.
Well, to be honest, from the time we left our families, during the flight, even in the first night of my arrival in Indonesia, I cried so much. I already kept it from a few weeks ago.
Until right now, I still can't imagine that my exchange year is done.
I can't imagine that time flies so fast.
I need to leave my family, my friends to go back to my family and my friends too.
Living on my dream is done.
And now I must wake up to continue my life and get my other dreams again.
Thanks to everyone who supports me during my exchange year.
I promise, I'll come back someday...
It's already long time ago I've never posted on my blog. Because you know what, a few months ago were my last months in Belgium and I didn't want to have much time to sit in front of the computer than do something with my Belgian family and friends. Yes, I'm already in Indonesia right now, my first home. I'm already 1 month here. So, how was my last months and first month in Indonesia?
Well, my last months were so special for me. Many things I did in Belgium with family and friends. In June, we, the exchange students were asked by AFS to join the exam in school. So I did it with no passion and finally, yeah, I didn't pass it and based on the curriculum, I must stay at my class, I mean, not go to higher level. Hahaha... I have made a joke to all people who asked me about my report and said to them proudly that I didn't pass it and because of it, I think I need to stay here in Belgium one more year. Hihihi.. Luckily my host family also doesn't care about it. They already know that I come here not for passing the exam.
Ah yeah, when I was on the exam week, I was birthday! So at 00.00 17th June, while I was still studying, my family came with champagne! After we drank, I needed to continue my study! Godverdomme he? And in the morning, when I went to dinner room, I was surprised because it was decorated by my family. Schattig he? But unfortunately, there were not papers on my house. The tradition here for people who is birthday, the friends will come to the house in the night before to throw many papers to the house and after school, they do weird things to person who is birthday. Yeah, I know my friends were busy at that time for exam. But without it, it didn't make me sad on my birthday because my family has decorated our house!
So, after that I had had a summer vacation for two weeks before I went home. I went to Bobbejanland, a theme park in Belgium with my host brother and his girlfriend and with Icha! We had much fun there!
I went also to our apartment in Knokke with my family. It is located near the beach. For your information, we were apart to go there because I had just finished my end orientation camp in Halle, near Brussels and my family had come from Genk. So I took the train from Brussels to Knokke and when I arrived, my family was still not there. So I needed to find our apartment by myself. And you know what, I was lost for one hour. I went to houses where there wasn't anyone on the street. Fortunately I still had battery on my phone and I called my host mother to search where I am and where I need to go because my phone didn't have internet.
After in Knokke, I went to some places like Brussels, Hasselt, Maastricht, etc. for enjoying my last days. Yeah, day by day, feeling of sadness increased in my heart.
Ah yeah, before I went home, I had met a Belgian from my city who has just arrived from Indonesia for exchange year. His name is Ben. Ben is great! His Indonesian is really good! While my Dutch is really bad. Hahaha.. Finally I can speak Indonesian to someone who is not Indonesian. He has missed Indonesia, he said when we met. And we hang out together with my friend from Mexico, Benjamin.
On my last night, we had frietjes, the
On 11th July, I ate my favourite breakfast, koffiekoeken for the last time in Belgium. Then I started to prepare everything. Thanks to my host dad who has helped me so much to pack all my luggages! Ge zijt ongelooflijk, kan alles inpakken naar mijn valies! And we went to the airport...
On the way I also didn't talk too much. I can't believe it, I come to the end of my exchange year. On the airport, I ate Flemish goulash, for my last time. Then we waited for my two friends, Icha and Fikram. After they came and checked in, it was the time to say goodbye to our families. I tried to leave my family fastly because I didn't want to cry so much in front of them.
Well, to be honest, from the time we left our families, during the flight, even in the first night of my arrival in Indonesia, I cried so much. I already kept it from a few weeks ago.
Until right now, I still can't imagine that my exchange year is done.
I can't imagine that time flies so fast.
I need to leave my family, my friends to go back to my family and my friends too.
Living on my dream is done.
And now I must wake up to continue my life and get my other dreams again.
Thanks to everyone who supports me during my exchange year.
I promise, I'll come back someday...
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