Kayaknya si cewek itu denger deh tadi kita ngomongin ibunya
Setting: Once upon a time, at a Chinese restaurant.
Note: Although I’ve written this post in both English and Indonesian, the punchline will serve its purpose only if you understand Indonesian.
………
Me: I think the people on the next table are a family.
[ Kayaknya orang2 di meja sebelah, satu keluarga deh. ]
MyFriend: Which one?
[ Yang mana? ]
Me: The next table on my right.
[ Yang sebelah kanan gua. ]
MyFriend: Oh, them.
[ Oh, mereka. ]
Me: How nice… A family lunch on Friday.
[ Aduh senengnya. Makan siang keluarga hari Jumat. ]
MyFriend: Look at the mother. Her hair! That’s crazy. The front part is so high!
[ Liat ibunya dong. Rambutnya, mak! Gila amat. Tinggi bener rambut depannya disasak gitu! ]
Me: HAHAHAHA… Reminds me of my mom’s friends.
[ HAHAHAHA... Jadi inget temen2 arisan nyokap gua. ]
MyFriend: Yeah. Hihihi…
[ Yoi. Hihihi... ]
A few minutes afterwards, I overheard one of the teenagers in that family who was talking on her mobile said,
"Eh, ntar malem jadinya gimana? Jadi ketemuan kita?"
[ Hey, so how's it gonna be tonight? Are we meeting up? ]
I froze up and whispered to my partner in crime.
Me: Shit! They’re Indonesian!
[ Shit! Mereka orang Indo, bo! ]
MyFriend: What?
[ Hah? ]
Me: They really are! Listen to the girl who’s talking on her mobile.
[ Beneran! Dengerin aja itu anak ceweknya yang lagi ngomong di telpon. ]
MyFriend: *listens to the girl talking on the phone*
[ *ngupingin si cewe yang lagi ngobrol di telpon* ]
Me: Hihihi… Oh god! What should we do? We were speaking quite loud when we gossiped about the mother!
[ Hihihi... Ya oloh! Gimana dong? Mana tadi kita ngomongin emaknya kenceng bener pula! ]
MyFriend: *LOL* I don’t know. I think the girl heard us. She’s kinda looking at us.
[ Huehehehe... Ya gimana dong. Kayaknya si cewek itu denger deh tadi kita ngomongin ibunya. Tadi sempet gue liat dia lagi ngeliatin kita gitu. ]
Me: Hey hey, they’re leaving! Phew! That was a close dodge from unnecessary public disruption.
[ Eh eh, mereka cabut tuh. Haduh. Nyaris huru-hara. ]
MyFriend: *LOLOL* That’s so stupid!
[ Hihihi... Bego amat ya! ]
Me: *LOL* Yeah. It’s so stupid, isn’t it?
[ Hihihi... Iya ya! Bego banget. ]
………
I’ve missed you already, darling.
You take care now.
*big hugs*
PS. The big boss was around when you mc me. Sorry. Hehehe…
