Newsletter and Hari Ibu

Writing newsletters for AFS (the organization of my program) is actually an important assignment for an exchange student like me and unfortunately my deadline is tomorrow.
The newsletter has to be written in both English and Indonesian. Instead of working on it, I'm now fooling around on the internet with zero motivation.
Trust me, I really want to work on my newsletter but god damn it! It is one hell of a task.
After all, I really have nothing to say. Wrong. I actually have lots to say!
It's just... that I have this one problem...
I will try my best to explain it 'cause it is really not that easy.

We do know that language is something very important in life.
We speak it, socialize with it, and we practically live with it.
The question is, have you ever felt like you have no language at all?
That's exactly what I'm feeling right now.

Indonesian is my native language and I've spoken it for about 17 years long (more dialect than the real language though).
The thing is, I've been staying in Belgium for 3 months and 4 days with only speaking English and learning Dutch. Honestly, I think more in English than in Indonesian. That's also the reason why my blog posts are mostly in English. Sometimes, it's harder for me to find the words in Indonesian than in English.
Well, I'm not refering myself as an expert in English... not at all!
I bet there are tons of grammatical errors in all of my posts.
I like to speak English but since my current main focus is to learn Dutch, I often mix them. So, my english is also not doing well.

The fact that my Dutch is still terrible makes things even worse :-(
I'm now able to understand most of the conversations but to speak is crazy difficult.
And dialects! Which smartypants invented 'dialect' anyway?

Enough of my 'problem' already.
Today, December 22th, 2012 it is Hari Ibu in Indonesia.
Hari Ibu = Mother's Day in Indonesia

SELAMAT HARI IBU MAMI<3<3<3

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MAMI<3<3<3

Mami and I (yup, with my long hair)

 

Mami, I love you so much.

You're the greatest and not to forget, the coolest mom I could ever asked for.

This cover is especially for you.

I hope it's still one of your favourite song... and it's an Indonesian song!

I miss you, always.

('Pernah Muda', an Indonesian song originally sang by Bunga Citra Lestari.)