Indonesia Zaman Sekarang

If you're an Indonesian, I think you should read this one!


1. You talk during a movie.

2. You eat fried rice in the morning and in the middle of the night.

3. Driving a car that is cheaper than $15,000 embarrasses you.

4. You think dangdut is stupid, but listen to it anyways.

5. You think Supermie is a staple food.

6. You have ever successfully bribed a police officer.

7. Your drivers license claims you are 5 years older then you really are.

8. You have ever legally brought pirated software.

9. You have ever been forced to memorize UUD'45

10. You don't mind people being late.

11. You think standing in line is a waste of time.

12. You have tried every Monday of your youth trying to avoid "upacara
bendera"

13. You use the terms 'Ni yee", and "-lah", and "Gitu loh..", and "cape deh.." on daily basis.

14 You complain that movies in America don't have sub-titles.

15. You have ever consulted a "dukun".

16. Your whole class has ever cheated on a test, and gotten away with it.

17. You have ever spent the night before an exam looking for someone who
sells the question.

18. Your clothing has brand names printed on it that is visible from 50¡ì away.

19. You attend weddings only until you are done eating.

20. You have attended weddings that you are not invited to.

21. You know more than one music group that stole the tune of Cranberries'
"Zombie".

22. You have a can of Baygon on your kitchen table.

23. You make major decisions based on "gengsi".

24. You set the ring tone of your cell phone as loud as possible.

25. You have one of those gigantic 5000 watts stereo system even though
you can't turn it as loud as you can since you live in a crowded neighborhood.

26. Your Toyota Kijang is packed with bull bar, fog lights, roof rail, car alarm,
expensive car audio, gold plated emblems, tail light "protector", racing
steering wheels, sports muffler, lowered suspension, 17 inch wheels with
expensive tires, etc. Yet you find them not "gaul" enough.

27. If you're a student, your main purpose in life is to succeed in UMPTN and
get into a Universitas Negeri.

28. If you've graduated from college, your main purpose in life is to find an
easy job with big salary at a foreign company even if you have to stay
unemployed for five years to find one.

29. If you finally got a job, your main purpose in life is now to get a
wife/husband that's rich, from a "good" family, and the most importantly good
looking in order to "memperbaiki keturunan".