Autumn after typhoon

I remember when it was summer in Japan. The temperature would be around 32 - 34 Celsius. It was super hot and the air outside was uncomfortable. The sun was burning my head and my skin. My clothes was wet of my sweat. I was even sweating in the morning. I cannot survive a day without the air conditioner on (hello, bills and empty wallet!)

I forget when the spring was gone, but I do remember when the autumn came:

The sun was still shining a day before we went to Osaka, but mild rain was falling several times and there was a news about a huge typhoon somewhere near the Pacific Ocean that might attack Japan. But we had to go to Osaka. We went to Osaka by bus and our trip was nice as usual.

I love public transportation in Japan even though six-hour trip was boring.

We arrived in Osaka at around two in the noon, we went to our hotel right away, then we wandered around. Osaka is a busy city. There is nothing to see whenever we go to Osaka, and we almost look like "orang nyasar", wigwagging from Umeda station to Namba city or Dotonbori, standing on a bridge above the river in Dotonbori, watching tourist having their trip on a boat, and I on the slay admiring the Glico Man I don't know why. I always look for that guy every time we go to Dotonbori. Ah, I love Osaka more than Kyoto.

The look of a river in Dotonbori when we stand on the bridge above the river. Spot the Glico Man!

After wandering around, we went back to the hotel and we got a call from our bus agent. They told us that unfortunately they had to cancel our bus the next day due to a huge typhoon. Oh, well..

We had to choose between staying one more night in Osaka or went home using a ship. The ship would depart at 10 pm, by then, the typhoon had passed Osaka and it would be fine to sail home. After we got our money back, we decided to use a ship to take us home.

However, after the typhoon, the temperature was reduced. Welcome, Autumn!

The Glico Man I admire secretly

How to speak Bahasa Indonesia: Personal Pronouns

This is a boring post, made by boring person in a boring mood :/

Anyway, people used to say "Bahasa" to define a language used in Indonesia. While "Bahasa" means "language", so for me it doesn't make sense. I love to use "Bahasa Indonesia" instead. And in this post, I will share about Personal Pronouns not in expert way :p

I

in Indonesia, we have several ways to say "I". The formal one is "saya" and the informal is "aku". We use "saya", if we are talking to a stranger, to the elderly,  to person who you respect, to your boss, and to the president and all his staffs. We use "saya" in formal event, like during a class, a seminar, a meeting.

"Aku" is used in daily life, to siblings, to relatives, to parents, to friends. The closer you are to a person, the more OK to use "aku". Even though some local wisdom in some regions may be different, to keep you safe, just use "saya".

In a poetic way, we have "daku", and "hamba", but "hamba" is only used if you are talking to your God. You can find "hamba" in a fairytale or folklore when the proletariats pleaded to their king or queen.

"Ampuni hamba, Tuan.." means, "Please forgive me, O Your Majesty"

*I don't even know how to use "your majesty" :/ 

You

The formal way is "anda". When you use "saya" to call yourself, then you have to pair it with "anda" when you call your partners. If you are the boss, you can call yourself "saya", but "kamu" to your staffs. However, to pair "saya" with "anda" is better.

In a poetic way, you can use "kau", "engkau", and "dikau". When you are talking to your God, you call Him "Kau" or "Engkau", with K or E in capital letter. "Dikau" is used in cheesy poem or pick-up line, and I suggest you not to use it :/

Anda, kamu, kau, engkau, and dikau are used to call the second-person singular.

For second-person plural, we use "kalian". No other variant.

We

"kami" or "kita", and a it's a little bit tricky.

"Kami" means "we" but the one to whom you are talking to is not included, and "kita" means "we" when everybody is included.

They

"mereka".

He, She, It

"dia" or "ia" for every gender. "Ia" is more poetic though. And you use "beliau" to people who you respect.


I think that's all :D