Assalamualaikum.
When my mother asked me what about Indonesia that I love so much after we had a few disagreement regarding something about it and I was so defensive, it's got me thinking. Do I love Indonesia?
After a few minutes, I told my mother, Yes ! I love Indonesia, then my mother just went with 'Ok !". But I didn't tell her the reasons.There are so many reasons why I developed my feeling toward Indonesia. Indonesia is like my second home now. Realized it or not, I have been there for four years and it's a lie if I said that Indonesia is nothing to me.
What is Indonesia to me? It's a teacher who taught how important my family are and how to be me. I was a different person four years ago. I didn't say that Indonesia changed me but I can say that Indonesia is the witness of my growing years. For that, I thanked Indonesia so much. Hehehe..
I didn't tell anyone before, one of the things that I love about that country is the language. I always told that there was not much difference between Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia, yes it's right. But the thing is Bahasa Indonesia is a beautiful language to me. It's ok if no one agree, well, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Hee. I love Bahasa Malaysia too, so don't get me wrong. But when you are living in it, you don't realized how treasured you are toward that thing. That what Indonesia taught me about Malaysia and the language.
When you are away for a long time, then come back to Malaysia and heard the conversation between the people in the Malay, you can't stop yourself to feel you are belong here. Belong in Malaysia. When I was a child I never understand the proverb "Hujan emas di negeri orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, lebih baik negeri sendiri", now, I knew it well.
I don't say Indonesia it's all about the good things. There still corruptions, you need money everywhere, the poverty, the unequal distribution of people which make some province is so packed and so on. But hmm I don't know what to say. I am living in it, I get used to it and like it or not accepted it as a part of it there.
I am going back to Jakarta in a few days. *Crying again*. I love Malaysia and I love home. There are so much foods here. *Munching nuts*
P/S= The teacher can always forget about its students but the students never or rarely forget their teacher. I love Istanbul too ! *My vacation dream*