Almost a year since my first stay in Pematangsiantar, everything runnin' well and slow. And about three weeks a go, suddenly a letter change everything. Yep..i've transferred to another city in North Sumatra.If everybody called it a city, i called it a transit small city. It called "Kota Pinang", located 72 km from city called "Rantau Prapat".If i drive to my home town, Medan, it'll cost me about 7-9 hours. In this small city, you can have newspaper when the time show u 2 PM in the noon.If u wanna get national newspaper "KOMPAS" u'll get it at 5 PM. Crazy isn't it?. Don't bother me to find some big supermarket here, cause you'll only find it on Rantau Prapat. Don't try to find Breadtalk or JCo Donuts since the people here dont know about it. Most of the people here have their own CPO farms.What they get in a month will surprise you, 10,20 or even 100 millions rupiahs. But dont try to judge their appearances, since u will find it difficult,whether just an ordinary people or a millionaire.
In Kota Pinang, u have to be careful when u wanna get something to eat. Since very long time a go, poison cases in food and drinks is a common and scare thing. The ancient people here have some magical power that they can poison your food or drinks in just a single tap or clap.Luckyly to me, i have my aunt here and i prefer to stay with them. But others newcomer to this town must be very careful when they want to buy something to eat.
When u lost in this situation or i called lost in translation,it will be a happy time when u find Internet Cafe.But in Kota Pinang, u wont find it.I think this's a horrible place.But do i can resist it?No i can't. I'll have to do is fight the barrier here and stay survive in my job as a banker.
Lost in translation? is that mean u can't comunicate w/ them? oh well, I had exactly the same situation. i live in California now, where there's so many mexican peeps and lots of them doesn't even speak english. Usually i try to use sign language....heheheh...not the one for the deaf people...but basically just trying to visualize ur words w/ your hands. Makes me crazy sometimes...but what u gonna do?!? :p *sigh
sign language??hehehe. i think u should learn espaniola. It'll help u to communicate with them. And by the way Happy Lebaran to all of u guys. Especially for those of u who cant back home to ur hometown this year. Relax guys, take ur time to study.
