"You know something? I think you just take the easy way out."

Tau nggak lu? Elu tuh cuma nggak mau susah doang.

"Huh?"

Hah?

"Yup, that's right. Have a look. Everything is in English."

Yoi, emang gitu. Liat aja. Semuanya bahasa Inggris.

"So? What's wrong with writing in English? Lots of people do that."

Trus? Apa salahnya nulis pake bahasa Inggris? Banyak yang gitu.

"Fine. Lots of people take the easy way out, then."

Ya udah. Banyak yang nggak mau susah.

"Look. I just feel more comfortable expressing my thoughts in English. What's wrong with that? You're not accusing me of showing off, are you?"

Gini lho. Gue itu ngerasa lebih enak nulis pake bahasa Inggris. Apa salahnya sih? Elu nggak bilang gue cuma pamer kan?

"Nah, not showing off. Well, even if you are, it's well within your rights, your written English is almost perfect. But you're being lazy. You know why? After a while you become so accustomed to writing in English, you don't even bother to try to write in your mother tongue."

Bukan, bukan pamer. Kalopun iya, ya nggak papa, emang elu pantes pamer, tulisan Inggris elu tuh nyaris sempurna. Tapi elu itu males. Tau nggak kenapa? Setelah kebiasaan nulis pake bahasa Inggris, elu tuh bahkan nggak berusaha untuk nulis pake bahasa ibu.

"So you're saying, every Indonesian who writes in English is just being lazy? Come on!"

Jadi menurut elu, semua orang Indonesia yang nulis pake bahasa Inggris itu cuma males? Yang bener ah!

"Well, not every Indonesian. Just some."

Nggak, nggak semua. Sebagian doang kok.

"Don't you think those who do write in English are actually giving more effort and time? In case you didn't notice, it's not easy to write in a language foreign to you."

Masak sih elu nggak mikir kalo mereka yang nulis pake bahasa Inggris itu ngabisin lebih banyak tenaga dan waktu? Susah, tau nggak, nulis pake bahasa asing.

"Nope. Not foreign. Not anymore, anyway. And I still think it's more difficult to write in Indonesian than in English."

Nggak. Nggak asing kok. Paling nggak, udah nggak asing lagi. Gue tetep ngerasa lebih susah nulis pake bahasa Indonesia daripada Inggris.

"Yeah, right."

Ya, ya, ya.

"Don't believe me? Try this: after all these years, he's nothing to me but an empty seat. All right? Go!"

Nggak percaya? Coba nih: setelah selama ini, dia tidak berarti apa-apa bagiku kecuali sebuah kursi kosong. Siap? Mulai!

"Err... Setelah selama ini, dia tidak berarti apa-apa bagiku kecuali sebuah kursi kosong. How's that?"

Hmm... After all these years, he's nothing to me but an empty seat. Gimana?

"Not bad. Now this: yeah, it's kinda itchy... It sometimes rides up in the crotch, too... . Well?"

Mayan. Sekarang ini: iya, emang agak gatel... Kadang-kadang nyangkut di belahan pantat pula. Hayo!

"Err... Iya, emang agak gatel... Kadang-kadang nyangkut di belahan pantat pula?"

Hmm... Yeah, it's kinda itchy... It sometimes rides up in the crotch, too?

*laughs* "See? Not easy, is it? One more just to humor me: go get 'em, Tiger!

*ketawa* Nah! Nggak gampang kan? Satu lagi, biar gue puas: *tak terterjemahkan*

"Err... Kalahkan mereka, Macan?"

Hmm...

"The defense rests."

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"Dude!"

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