Wednesday, January 10, 2007

You might be Indonesian if…

  1. You carry your cellular phone even to ‘no service’ area
  2. You still switch your cellular phone on while you are in the meeting
  3. You don’t mind people being late
  4. Your stomach growls when you don’t eat rice for a day
  5. You believe ‘Kecap Bango’ could turn bad cooking to gourmet food
  6. You carry a 16 oz/jar of sambalto where you travel
  7. You are willing to travel 25 miles to buy tahu and tempe
  8. Your local Mc Donald’s serves rice and sambal
  9. You complain that movies in the TV don’t have sub-titles
  10. You talk during a movie
  11. You think ‘dangdut’ music is stupid, however listen to it anyway
  12. You have (at least once) legally bought pirate software
  13. You have been forced to memorize UUD’45
  14. You know exactly how many islands Indonesia has
  15. The first thing that comes to mind when hearing the word ‘Jakarta’ is ‘macet
  16. Someone you know has ever ridden on top of a train
  17. You use the terms ‘capek deh’, ‘please deh’ or ‘basi’ on daily basis
  18. You miss your maid during Lebaran day
  19. You left wedding only until you are done eating
  20. You have attended weddings that you are uninvited
  21. You manage to buy expensive stuff over your salary capability
  22. You do shopping in Singapore
  23. You have more credit cards than what your wallet can handle
  24. You realize that money is everything before you were six
  25. You make major decision based on ‘gengsi

So, if you are one of the above list…
…you must be an original Indonesian!


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