a Little taken aback by this

I want to quickly get this out of the way before I continue with my final entry for my KL Trip.

xD

let's get on with today's topic;
a Little Taken Aback by This.

as many know, I like to browse youtube.

currently, my obsession is looking up video for Solo Traveler to Japan.

thus, it make sense when below video pops up as a recommendation

Now, you know I've been to Japan back in 2016 and was so in love with that trip that I planned on going back in 2018.

but let's now watch the video first before you read my next set of thoughts.




First of all,
that hurts.

Second of all,
I think I understand what he meant.

I don't know which part I was most offended on, coz in all honesty, I didn't bother looking for muslim-friendly places while planning for my trip. all I care about is looking for the cheapest hostel!

Back in 2016, I noticed all the things he said, about Japanese being scared. 
We were being stopped at the airport once we stepped out of the immigration.
then on the train, there were EMERGENCY ALERT posted on the train monitor. the National Security is on high alert it says. I already thought that it was becoz of us when I first saw it.
Yes, there are people who looked at us dari atas ke bawah.

but apart from those awkward experiences, people don't really care about us. I mean, time kami bejalan to the station, buying food in the convenient stores, boarding the train. Nobody took a second glance at us. PLUS there are a lot more kind people I met than the judging/scared glance people.

Japanese really is a polite country, if you project the same.

It is true when he said, Japan isn't really Muslim-Traveler friendly.
Even when you try to Google, there aren't much. 
of course lah ada muslim friendly eatery but still those places aren't that easy to get to, at least not to first timer. 
From my recent research, Osaka has a lot of Muslim friendly eatery popping up this year and 2018.
even so, masih limited lah.

anyway,
when you watch the video from start to finish, you are gonna hate Mr. Nobita.
LOL
that's my initial reaction, at least.

I was mostly thinking "and you continued to be ignorant?!"

but then again,
it's not like I'm gona live in Japan forever.

I'm mostly gona be there for at least a week at a time. and all becoz of Harry Potter and Disneyland. 

So, I get what he was trying to say;

1. they are just scared. which is natural. I mean, I would too. better be safe than sorry.
2. it seems illogical to work so hard to accommodate a group of people who would probably just gona be there for a week. or sekali atu saja they visit Japan.
3. They can't just throw away their culture just for short-term visitors.

it's like when we want people to respect our home when they come around.
yes, we try to make our guest feel comfortable but that doesn't mean they can just do whatever they want or be too demanding, right?

so yeah... I understand.

but I'm afraid, I'm a little scared to go to Japan now.

LOL

I hope Universal Studio Singapore would have the rights to build their own Wizarding World of Harry Potter soon.

Kalau bukan kerana Harry Potter, I wouldn't be this worked up about going to Japan, banar tah.

hahaha odahnya...

but seriously, Mr. Nobita can say whatever he wants and I can be offended and decided upon never setting foot in Japan anymore.
After all, the world doesn't revolve around any of us and Japan will remain one of the top choices for female solo travel to go to.

I just wish I didn't watch the video.

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I think I annoyed people

not that I'm not annoying on a daily basis,

but

that last KL trip, I think i offend a couple of sales person. :S

I swear I didn't do it on purpose.

I'm just realizing that I tend to speak English when I'm nervous. 

Now, I'm not trying to justify myself after offending people, but hear me out.

Kalau di Brunei, sanang lah, i usually just trying to 'blend in', 'mix with the crowd', 'speak your lingo', etc when I speak to new people. Cakap Brunei is so sanang. coz my language, kan. nervous2 ku pun, I can still talk.

I'm speaking from my experience at the office when we have mix group of people from different departments and branches during Training.

Kalau di luar negeri, macam Miri lah, from experience, selalunya i just ask/answer in English. because in Miri mostly they speak Kucing or English. but of course, sometimes I forgot that I was in Miri, and speak my malay. LOL nasib Miri people are so accustomed to Brunei Malay.

this is why, time di KL I speak English. 

NOT BECAUSE my English is amajing like Prince Mateen's but because I don't know how to speak in bahasa semenanjung (i think it means bahasa melayu KL?). 

I used to, back when I was 13 and had Bahasa Melayu oral exam and I fooled the examiner into thinking that I'm half Malaysian. LOL I am not, Ma'am. pure Bruneian at heart. :P 

point is, I can't. I mean, i blurt it out a few times on that trip but then I got embarrass and stopped.

2 sales person, I notice, looked annoyed, when I speak English with them. Kira macam aku tu inda pandai cakap melayu lah ah. Bukan inda pandai, sis, different accent/dialek. 

Plus I don't want people to know that I'm Bruneian. for safety reason.

For so many years, people had the wrong idea yg we Bruneians are rich people and when we travel, we must have a lot of money on us. So, we got 'mugged' 'tipu' a lot.

That is why, for pre-cautionary measure, when taxi driver asked where we come from, we lie and tell them we are from KK (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia), because some people think we have similar dialek.

So, that is why I speak English. 

1. to stop making myself looking like a fool trying to speak the semananjung dialek

2. to stop myself from being targeted tourist

I think this is why I have anxiety about travelling alone to KL. :S

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Serious question: How do you spell Dialek? LOL

PAN

frying pan!! or dalam bahasa Brunei nya, parimpan. 
hahaha

and I have never wanted to hit someone in the head with a frying pan before. until this movie.

I watched this new movie Pan at our local cinema, 
starring Hugh Jackman who played Blackbeard.

It's a story about the beginning of Peter Pan. before that story where he met Wendy. 
I wasn't expecting much when I watch Pan, so I find it very interesting and touchy, especially towards the end. 

but it isn't about the movie that I decided to make a post of this

it was actually about some very offensive actions that some mother and daughter did that made me post this;

not even half thru the movie, these two people stood up and after that changed to the empty seats in front of their previous seats (we sat at the top most seat (Row A), basically the best seats and they changed to seat (Row B) ). and noticing their action, suddenly i was conscious.

It was the mother (who sat next to me) who stood up first and I saw they contemplated for a minute than took the row B seats. then Zawir was like, "Pindah duduk durang ah" and I said "Yeah" and remember feeling really offended and embarrassed.
Earlier before the movie, me and Zawir had our dinner at Burger King and our burgers had onion rings in it.
So, I was thinking, was it my breath? was it stinking too much for the mother to move seat?
or
was it my quiet laughter? yes, i have learned to control my 'barking' laugh to a quiet, shy laugh when I'm in the cinema.

Although I still enjoy the movie and was really into it, every time I cast my eyes to those two beings, it made me wonder what i did wrong?

I even almost confronted them when the movie ended! like, i was that embarrassed and did not appreciate their offensive manner!

But after that, as we walked out of the cinema, I thought, it's not me. it's just that mother being 'annoyed' with me somehow. She's the one with the problem, not me.
If I stink, I am sorry.
If i laugh too much or giggle at every little bit (coz I'm probably some crazy nutter who cannot control my imagination), I am not sorry for that.
Coz, lets face it 'mother' of someone. if you want peace and quiet while watching a movie in a public cinema, I suggest, you don't.
I suggest, it is better for you to watch them at home. later, when the HD version of the movie is release in DVD format, yeah?

Because what you did was very offensive. and no manner. 

I know I am to blame if i have bad breath but if its because of my laughing, that's just..go home, woman!

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a/n: I could go on about how maybe she had some OCD and I shouldn't be saying things about her but still, I have never been so humiliated in public! and I am sure to go on about this again when I'm reminded of it. #MannersIsForAll

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me being a girl, ranting ...

I seriously need to polish my interviewee skill.

and I think interviewer should at least do their homework too. Like, prepare your questions? 

Just my opinion
but I believe conversation comes from both sides.
You can't expect me to just talk, can you?
It's the first time we are meeting each other. 
We both are awkward.
Since I'm the interviewee, I think I am allowed to 'speak when spoken to'.
You on the other hand should at least keep the conversation going.

Seriously, I've been interviewed by this company twice and both times been like that.

I know interviews are meant to be quote serious unquote but still.

I've been to a lot of interviews and no matter how strict the nature of the interview was at least they know what they were doing and asking of me.

I know. I'm ranting. and some of you might think, "It's not the interviewer, it's you" bla bla bla but really, as disappointed as I am with myself, I still think it could've been better on their side too.

Sigh.

Not all of us is a natural in keeping a conversation going, ok? 

moving on~

a/n: One down, three to go (if the opportunity arises)

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Misleading

this had been in my 'blog post related' folder for quite sometimes.

since I'm so good at procastinating kan, when I saw it today, I decided I just post it right away.

it's a picture I took off from our local newspaper.

it says; New Story from JK Rowling.

how deceiving.

it's not even a story. it's just a a section in the Daily Prophet (a Harry Potter world's newspaper). and everybody who's anybody (yg minat/obsess kan Harry Potter ani) would know yg it's not a new story. It's just AN UPDATE of what is going on with Harry Potter's life 'right now'. 
and Pottermore (as in Potter More) is still about Harry Potter. an upgraded version of the books with far more info that was not mentioned in the book or movie. Point is, ladies and gentleman, it's still about Harry Potter.

maybe this people (who buat news article in the local paper) should 'study' more before they posted anything. and this isn't the first time they made a title that is wrong or misleading either. (one of the reason why aku malas kan baca newspaper these days but I had to coz kata Will Smith, 'You've got to know').

hahaha kadang2, aku rasa I got all heat up over trivia things like this is because this "trivia" things had been half of my life and I feel so insulted when people conveyed it wrong. #ThatsHowIRoll #LOL

a/n: Potterhead for life!

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