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September 04, 2005
a phone call home
today my grandfather turns 92 years old. alhamdullilah, so far he enjoys good health, a long (spiritually-) rich life full of friends and family. usually we have a family gathering to celebrate with traditional javanese tumpeng and lots of yummy food. i miss this very much.
jadi tadi nelpon ke jakarta. pas semua orang lagi kumpul. biasa deh, jadi the phone was being passed from one person to another. it was so nice! members of my dad's family just have such good hearts, this infectious energy that absorbs you like a sponge and hugs you in their warmth.
a snippet of conversation with my granddad:
eyang: hoe laat is het in eindhoven?
me: tien uur.
eyang: waar ben jij nu?
me: ik ben thuis.
eyang: met wie ben jij daar?
me: robert.
eyang: waar is hij dan? *probably wondering why robert hasn't come to the phone*
me: hij slapt.
eyang: voelt hij niet zo goed?
me: nee, hij is fijn. waarom?
eyang: *the early-rising early bird* het is tien uur, of niet? waarom slapt ie?
me: *gubraksss*
eyang kakung sekarang hampir selalu berbahasa belanda dengan gue. gileee, masih fasih banget bahasa belandanya...
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a snippet of conversation with my uncle:
oom djoko: oom udah liat foto-foto ngunduh mantu kemaren. di castle. kamu ternyata liliput ya?
me: *gubraksss, my uncle just called me a liliput* ...
oom djoko: si xavie lucu loh! kamu kapan bikin xavie-xavie belanda?
me: *mulai stress* kan mau sekolah dulu, oom.
oom djoko: oh, ya udah, latihan aja dulu, produksinya ntar kalo udah selesai sekolah.
me: *gubraksss* ...
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a snippet of conversation with my aunt:
tante ann: as, sori kemaren engga dateng ke belanda. denny udah mulai sekolah sih.
me: engga apa-apa tante, tapi ntar dateng ke milano yah?
tante ann: jadi ya kamu pindah kesana?
me: iya, bener lohhh ditengokin ya? kan udah dua taun engga ke eropa, jadi taun depan ya.
tante ann: iyaaaaa, pengennn...
me: *starting the propaganda, tante gue addict prada soalnya* kan di milano bisa shopping... apalagi monza deket milano, jadi ntar denny + robert disuruh karting ato nonton F1 di monza sementara kita shopping...
tante ann: *thinking of prada outlets* kalo gitu summer depan kali ya?
me: *mikirin semua barang yg akan gue titipin: majalah femina, pempek, rendang, etc* ...
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a snippet of conversation with my cousin:
tjippy: apa kabar lo?
me: baek-baek. happy birthday yah...
tjippy: hehe, tengkyu. gimana nih? elo udah berisi?
me: *gubraksss* hahh? kan masih disarungin!
tjippy: hah, kok disarungin? kan udah legal?
me: *semakin stress* kan gue mau sekolah, dodolll!
tjippy: oh, iya yah, lupa gue...
Posted by Yasmina at September 4, 2005 11:45 AM
Comments
hihih beragam2 topiknya ya yas.
selamat ultah ya buat eyangmu, udah 90-an masih sehat ya, hebat ei :)
jd kapan ada robert/yasmina junior? *kabur*
Posted by: retno at September 4, 2005 09:53 PM
aduh, untung gue udah ada junior, jadi gak ditanya tanyain lagi.
tapi pertanyaan berikutnya lebih ngeselin..
" kapan mau nambah? "
weleh, enak bikinnya doang deh.. :)
Posted by: godote at September 4, 2005 11:42 PM
hahaha, pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu ga pernah abis ya.. kala single, "mana nih pacarnya?"..kala udah pacaran, "kapan nih peresmiannya?"..nanti udah kawin, "udah isi belum?" ..trus nanti kalau udah berhasil punya anak, "kapan nih mau nambah..?" ..hayoh we tuluy.. hehe :P
Posted by: angki at September 5, 2005 10:18 AM
*giggles* Well imagine being my parents...Anak2 baru umur 22 and 19 and already they're being asked kapan bakal mantu. Gile gue pacar aja belum ada! LOL.
It's cool that your grandpa is still fluent in Dutch. My maternal grandma and her nine siblings are a quarter Dutch but of them all there's only one or two who can speak Dutch fluently. But in my mum's generation there's one cousin of hers who has a bachelor's degree in Dutch and another who married a half Indo/half Dutch guy, great grandson of Snouck Hogranje, a prominent historical figure. Talk about keeping the lineage...
Posted by: Nana at September 5, 2005 12:13 PM
uhuy! ternyata gue masih bisa ngerti percakapan elo dan eyang (pake sistem baca outloud dan educated guess...).
Posted by: thalia at September 5, 2005 07:25 PM
lol ... you make my day !!!
Posted by: emon at September 13, 2005 06:59 PM
