もうだめだ

I believe mastering language is all about immersing yourself in it and frequently practising it to the extend that you live with it. Apparently, that is what I am currently doing in learning Japanese Language. However, what happened earlier is probably a sign of my Japanese-overdrive.

I was sitting at home when a phone call came. So I picked it up and this Malay lady asked to speak to my dad.

M-lady : Helo, boleh saya cakap dengan Encik C?

Me : だれ？

Or so, I was going to say. My Malay vocabulary blanked out on me. Racking my brain frantically, I searched for the right word to say.

Me : Siapa? (I can't even think of the correct translation for 'Who's there?" -_-''')

M-lady : *said something that was not quite legible to me*

Me : なに？

Shimatta... I really can't carry a decent Malay conversation. So I replied in English. And what the crap, the lady CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH! So when she asked if she could have Dad's handphone number, I wanted to say that he's not having his handphone now. Instead, all that was going in my head was... ”今けいたいをもってないが。。。”

After some struggling, I managed to carry through the conversation with a smattering of Malay and English, while keeping Japanese words at bay. たいへん。。。

Looks like I have to do some re-wiring of my Language output mode asap.

～みはる～