Sunday, March 18, 2007
Indo motto
This is what you do if you're a real
Indonesian....
Your stomach growls when you don’t eat
rice for a day.
You believe “kecap ABC” could turn bad
cooking to gourmet food.
You talk during a movie.
You eat fried rice in the morning.
You prefer Versace or Moschino jeans
over Gap or Levi’s.
You don’t think Jim Carrey is funny.
You think Onky Alexander is a hunk.
You think Rhoma Irama is “kampungan”.
You carry a 16 oz. jar of sambal to
where ever you travel.
Driving a car that is cheaper than
$15,000 embarrasses you.
You think dangdut is stupid, but
listen to it anyways, because you are
homesick.
You are willing to travel 25 miles to
buy tahu and tempe.
You are “Dreaming of a WARM Christmas”.
You are very good at avoiding potholes
and other road hazards.
Your local McDonald’s serves rice and
sambal.
You think Supermie is a staple food.
You have ever tried passing a Rp 50
coin as a quarter in a US vending
machine/pay phone.
You have ever successfully bribed a
police officer.
You have ever successfully bribed a
customs officer.
You do your shopping in Singapore.
Your drivers license claims you are 5
years older then you really are.
You have ever legally bought pirated
software.
You have ever been forced to memorize
UUD’45.
You have bought something from a
barefooted street peddler.
You know exactly how many islands
Indonesia has.
You have ever eaten something sold off
a cart on wheels.
You realized that money is everything
before you were six.
The first thing that comes to mind
when hearing the word “Jakarta”
is “macet”.
Someone you know has ever ridden on
top of a train.
Your daily commute includes thinking
up new ways to ride the city bus for
free.
You don’t mind people being late.
You think standing in line is a waste
of time.
You have tried every Monday of your
youth trying to avoid “upacara
bendera”.
You have used a mosquito repellant
that looks like a coil and is lit on
one end.
You use the terms “Ni yee”, “-lah”
and “Ih, jijay” on daily basis.
You know what Pancasila is, what it
means and know it by heart.
You complain that movies in America
don’t have sub-titles.
Your daily conversation may include
enactments of TV commercials.
You have ever consulted a “dukun”.
Your whole class has ever cheated on a
test, and gotten away with it.
You have ever spent the night before
an exam looking for someone who sells
the questions.
You like the smell of terasi.
You think the Thomas Cup is equal to
the Super Bowl.
You can name a manufacturer of
shuttlecocks/badminton birdies.
You have a 16#8242; satellite dish hidden
in your back yard.
You have ever ridden in a motor
vehicle with three wheels.
You miss your maid during laundry day.
Your clothing has brand names printed
on it that is visible from 50#8242; away.
You attend weddings only until you are
done eating.
You have attended weddings that you
are not invited to.
You go to McDonald’s to get your
weekly supply of ketchup, salt, pepper
and napkins.
You know more than one music group
that stole the tune of
Cranberries’ “Zombie”.
You have a can of Baygon on your
kitchen table.
You make major decisions based
on “gengsi”.
You take advantage of Wal-Mart’s 30
days money-back-guarantee to “borrow”
home appliances.
Someone in your family has extra
pockets in his outfit to hide cookies
from the all-you-can-eat bar.
You have paid more then $1000 to get
your name on your license plate.
When watching TV you regularly find
that all the channels broadcast the
same thing.
You know more than 10
acronyms/abbreviations.
You set the ring tone of your cell
phone as loud as possible.
You spend your weekends at an
expensive five star hotel near your
house.
You have one of those gigantic 5000
watts stereo system even though you
can’t turn it as loud as you can since
you live in a crowded neighborhood
Yanastarted this journey at3:34 PM
