I’m Not Chinese Girl, Ama

Name   : Ricka Ranisa

Nim      : A1B209039

No        : 10

I’m Not Chinese Girl, Ama

This incident happened when I am in public transportation (angkot). Maybe when 08.10 A.M on my watch. When I enjoyed sitting in angkot, suddenly appeared old woman in angkot. She sitting in front of me. I know she is Chinese. I can look from her face. She looked me and smile to me. I smile with her too. She is still beautiful however she is old. In mandarin language, we call old woman with Ama or same like Grandmother.

She spoke about religi in everybody in angkot. She told that we must always pray with God. I guess that this Ama got trouble in her head or maybe little crazy. Oh no ! and the she looked me again, but she spoke in mandarin language. Oh my God, Ama I can not understand what you say. She spoke without stop. I confused. And the she took her bag and open it. She still spoke in mandarin language. She took something like book, I guess it is Tripitaka because of in there I looked every page is mandarin language. She open the book, and show to me. I think, she asked me to read it. It is so crazy, I know nothing about it.

A minutes latter, I try to spoke up. I told Ama that I am not Chinese. I do not understand about mandarin language. I can saw that Ama shock heard that and she little laugh. Same like on my mine, she guess me that I am Chinese girl. She said like that because she looked me with white skin and she said that my face like Chinese. I only laugh heard that. I often got same incident like this where somebody guess me Chinese. It is funny I think. Because of I have white skin and oriental face, many people call me Amoy or Cece. It is cool !!.

 Ama suggest me to join with mandarin course. She said that mandarin language is important. And if I can speak in mandarin, everybody can really trust that I am Chinese. I think the suggest is good. But, without I can speak in mandarin, everybody guess me Chinese girl. Olalala..