Lan & Indonesian *language*

In our little family, Lan & I communicate in English. Simply because I am most comfortable with English and Lan is practising to be more fluent. There are those times where we just completely misunderstand each other and that, sadly enough, sometimes triggers fight between us. But, to communicate using his or my mother language is just impossible at the moment... We are both still trying to learn.
I pick up the Mandarin much faster because I learnt a bit before and, in addition, I hear him chatting with his parents in Mandarin almost every Saturday. But Lan does not really hear me talking in Indonesian, simply because I don't talk to my parents in weekly basis like him. I guess I don't feel that homesick any more. I've lived apart from my family for almost 10 years now... gosh a decade!
Anyhow, lately, since we are closer to the time we are going to Bali, he has been asking to teach me a few words, not that it'll help him communicate with my parents hugely, but it was fun! The words that he learns are cantik (beautiful), duit (money, LOL!), cinta (love) and sayang (love as well). The funny thing is that sometimes it is hard for him to pronounce those words without messing it up or making it sounds like a Mandarin word! Sometimes, it just makes me laugh so hard to the point of aching my stomach hehehe...
For example, the word sayang, the first time he tried to pronounced it, it was san-nyang *LOL!*... so here is my trick, I try to pick up - with my limited Mandarin's vocabulary - Mandarin words that sound the closest to the pronunciation. So for this particular word I said to him to say sa (which could mean 'kill' if translated from the Mandarin to English) and yang (which means 'goat' from Mandarin to English). So to make sure he remembers the word I say to him 'kill the goat'! Hahaha... We just laughed so hard about all these things, but it's fun. He actually and eventually remembers those words. :) And I am happy that he is making progress! I know learning language is not his best ability, but I am grateful that at least he makes effort to learn.
And now, he can - sort of - flatter my Mum by saying 'Mami cantik'! Hehehe... :)

Ps 1. Today, we received our visa to enter Dubai. Praise the Lord for that!!! I am so happy and I can't wait to get on the plane and start our vacation!
Ps 2. Tomorrow, Lan's leaving to Montreal, Canada until next Sunday. I sure am missing him already... I don't know how I'll cope being alone without him. Yes, although I've been there and done that, living my life alone for 8 years, but after I marry him, 2 years living and attached to him, things will never be the same... And although I never say it as many times as I want to, I am so grateful that he completes me. :)

Have a great weekend, friends! God bless!