On Wednesday, 27th October 2010, we went to PVJ (Paris Van Java) mall to search some foreigners who can speak English fluently. We had been searching for the native speakers but none came. Finally, we found a man in front of the security center at PVJ. He wore a black T-shirt. His name is Mohammed. He comes from Sudan but has been living in Australia for long time, now he works as an ambassador in Malaysia.
This was the conversation we had with Mohammed...
Question (Q) : Is this the first time you visit Indonesia?
Answer (A) : Yeah, I’ve never been here before.
Q : Have you visit Jakarta?
A : No. I just visit Bandung.
Q : How come you know about Bandung?
A : From friends and the internet.
Q : What did the internet say about Bandung?
A : It’s a center of fashion in Indonesia and has a lot of factory outlets. It’s also famous for food.
Q : How long you’ve been in Bandung?
A : One day.
Q : So, you just came here today?
A : No. Actually, I was transited in Jakarta yesterday.
Q : Do you come here by yourself?
A : Yeah, I come here all by myself.
Q : Wow that’s cool. You know, Bandung is busy with traffic jam every day. Is that making you surprised?
A : Honestly, I’ve got dizzy too to see how the traffic jam last for long hours.
Q : Where did you stay in Bandung?
A : At Novotel Hotel (near Wastukencana Street).
Q : What kind of job are you doing now?
A : I work for the estate government in Malaysia as an ambassador.
Q : How long you plan to spend your time in Bandung?
A : For just another one day.
Q : After tomorrow you’ll go back to Malaysia or Australia?
A : I’ll go back to Malaysia, because I still have a lot of work to do.
Q : What do you like about Bandung?
A : So far I like the factory outlet best.
Q : Did you get some difficulties in Bandung?
A : Yes, I did. I couldn’t understand the Indonesian language clearly.
Q : So, how about the people?
A : Well, so far the people were so nice. I didn’t have any problems with them.
Q : Have you visit another places beside factory outlet?
A : No, but I plan to look for a good place for dinner.
Q : What’s your origin hometown?
A : Actually, my parents come from Sudan. I was born in there. After I turned 8 years old I moved on to Australia.
Q : Do you live with your family, in Australia?
A : No. I live alone there because my parents passed away.
Q : Oh, sorry to hear that... (An old man suddenly came with a lot of bottles of oil. He stepped away in front of us and we had to move a little bit, so that none get hit by the bottles.) Excuse me, can you move a little closer? (We both moved to a safety place.)
A : Oh, sure!
Q : What you didn’t like about Bandung?
A : There’s nothing that I didn’t like so far. I like the people and I love the fashion style.
Q : Nice to hear that. Have you ever visit another city in Indonesia?
A : No, I haven’t.
Q : Do you know Bali?
A : Yes, I’ve heard about Bali. But I’ve never visited it. Bali is more commercial city but maybe I’ll visit it next time because I like Indonesian culture. And I plan to visit Jogja too.
Q : What’s your hobby?
A : Play basketballl, football, and other sport activities. Oh, I like shopping too.
(After that we separated. Mohammed took a taxi to Novotel. We went home happily, still amazed that we could manage to get a foreigner for the interview.)
Well, it was nice to meet a foreigner although he didn’t have much time in Indonesia. But we were very glad because he gave us his e-mail, so that we could stay in touch with him.
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