My Poor English

Sudah hampir 2 tahun aku di Inggris dan sejak itu pula bahasa inggris adalah bahasa utama dan bisa dibilang bahasa sehari hari.....alhamdulillah awal awal ngomong suamiku cuman bisa ketawa ketiwi aja mendengar isterinya belepotan ngomongnya...tapi sekarang kadang malah memuji 'wow your english is much better than me now...' cieeeeeeeeeee....seneng dooong hai....tapi apakah itu sekedar pujian untuk membesarkan hati isterinya yang gak pede ama bahasa inggrisnya ataukah memang demikian.....diriku tidak peduli...kalo suami yang ngomong percaya aja deh *hueee...iya dong daripada mikir yang aneh2..mendhing positip aja :P*

dalam hal speaking emang diriku agak pede but kalo udah listening apalagi bicara lewat telpon yang sifatnya formal (bukan dengan sisters) masih aja grogi dan bahkan masih berantakan....habis kita sendiri gak bisa lihat gerak mulut mereka dan gak bisa pasang muka bingung dihadapan mereka supaya mereka (lawan bicara kita) memperlambat kecepatan bicaranya...karena itulah diriku sangat sering menolak penugasan dari boss (suami) kalo udah diminta nelpon Rumah sakit tuk buat appointment, atau job vacancy ataupun yang sifatnya berlama lama ngobrol di telpon.....kalo cuman buat appointment ama dokter sih guuampang dan cepat, cuman tinggal bilang Date of birth, nama dan request jam appointment.....

nah kemarin itu ada lowongan kerja di sebuah RS dan suamiku yang melihatnya, trus blionya menyuruhkan mencari informasi......dan itung itung training deh...akhirnya kuberanikan diri (meski bukan pertama kali tapi adem panas masih kurasakan) gini lengkapnya :

tuuuut.....tuuuuut....

somebody : Hello Hommerton Hospital, can i help you?

aku : hello, yes.....its is Mrs Amee Speaking, recently i saw a job vacancy for X position, and I am keen to apply, could you give me some information about that?

somebody : oh yes, we need a very specific person because this job dealing with rehabilitation patients, do you have experience in this area?

aku : well.....yes, Im qualified Medical Doctor From Overseas and I had been working in a hospital for nearly 3 years.

somebody : oke then if thats the case, i will pass your contact number to my friend and he will contact you and let you know about it in details..is that ok?

aku : yes sure...thanks a lot

somebody : so can i have your contact number please?

aku : yes, its my mobile number xxxxxxxxx

somebody : thank you for calling

aku : thank you, bye bye....

beberapa jam kemudian ada telpon yang datang dari orang yang mendapat nomer telponku

someone : Hello Mrs Amee, My name is Paul, i got your number from Hommerton Hospital and you are intersted in X position

aku : oh yeah.....

Paul : so could you tell me what is your background?

aku : I am qualified Medical Doctor from indonesia,I moved to UK 2 years ago,I had been working in a hospital for nearly 3 years and I get used to work as a team.

paul: so Have you been working since you moved?

aku: not really, I am doing voluntary Work and so far I am just in the process of applying for jobs.

paul : so why don't you work?

aku : *aneh nih orang pertanyaannya* well..because i didn't get a job yet thatswhy i didn't work yet *sambil nyengir kuda*

paul : ok then...where do you live?

aku : I live in Stratford

paul : ok.....so would yoube able to meet me in Stratford advice All kids (aku mendengarnya begitu meski menurutku kata2 itu gak nyambung dan pasti aku SALAH DENGER!)

aku : sorry.....where is it exactly?

paul: do You know where Morrison shopping centre is?

aku : yes I do

paul: it's just accross the road. the name of the road is Ve Growth (lagi lagi kau mendengarnya semacam itu )

aku : sorry...could you tell me again the name of the place as well as the road?

paul : Stratford Advice All Kid , its in 15 Ve Growth (masih terdengar sama)

aku : could you spell the road for me please?

paul : its G-R-O-V-E

aku : oooh thanks *meskipun kepalaku masih belum nyambung dan paham spellingnya aku terusin aja percakapannya* so what time shall we meet?

paul: 10 am, is that ok?

aku : yes..its fine, see u then

paul: see u Bye!

oaalaaaaaaaaaaaah.......aku sengaja nulis di kertas di hadapanku dan tertulis disana

10 am, stratford advice all kids, ve growth.....dan ternyata sodara sodara aku cek tempatnya lewat internet namanya yang bener : STRATFORD ADVICE ARCADE, THE GROVE!

HUWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA......diawal aku tahu kata2 ALL KID gak masuk akal tapi kalo di porounce-kan ALL KID sama ARCADE kedengarannya sama...dan itulah mengapa spelling dalam bhs inggris amatlah penting...

dan The GROVE ama VE GROWTH kalo dibunyikan juga mirip tapi artinya sangat jauh berbeda........cuciaaaaaaaaaaaan deh aku,musti banyak nelpon orang nih....eh tapi kalo diriku ngobrol ama sisters pake bhs inggris bener bener loh aku bisa klik dan paham serta ngerti tapi kalo disuruh nelpon orang yg sifatnya formal kayaknya kepalaku langsung nge-set GAK PAHAM dan BINGUNG!