jodoh…when i checked this word in www.kamus.net the translation for English word on this word is : mate / partner. but if we put it in the same context when Sudi told me about this word, it’s probably better suited with the word: FATE. what context?
Sudi is one on my juniors in STU. she’s chinese-indonesian, who has lived in Medan, Indonesia for the majority years of her lifetime. So the influence of Chinese culture is strongly attached in this girl mind. I learnt a lot about chinese-indonesian culture from her.
These days, i hang out a lot with her and Oei. Oei is chinese-indonesian who comes from the same hometown like i do. We have the same dialect, and we know the same hang out places…since we share the same hometown ^^
anyway, back to jodoh thing…when we’re chatting late at night,we usually buy lemon garlic chicken from the street vendor near our uni, and come back to Oei’s room to chat. we will surely talk about something in general. since Oei is still 16 years old, and we can not talk about Business Administration stuff, the reason is because I and Sudi already tired of it.hahahaha enough with the class stuff for leisure time-chat ^^;
the things we love to discuss mostly, are;
1. nail polish. Oei is a big fan of Korean’s make up style: called Ullzang. i knew this because i saw her browsing at youtube when we’re hanging out in her room. anyway, because her makeup products mostly koreans, and i also fond of makeup stuff…so we have good connection when we’re discussing makeup. we usually polish our nails in Oei’s room…and checking each others nails 
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2. daily stuff….ok. actually from this daily stuff will also include, mysticism, boys, how to deal with bitches…that kind of stuff. hey , come on…we’re just girls ok! hahaha none of our conversation will include nuclear radiation in japan, what’s the latest development of cloud computing, the next hybrid cars…nada! we’re sophisticated girls with girly minds. our heart is filled with pinky stuff…so, just pray for the world peace. gigigigi (i’m sure you get the point guys…^^;)
in this daily stuff discussion…we ever chat about the cities that we’ve been to. Sudi from her experience, she’s been living in Medan, Indonesia for more than 20 years. and she felt that she wants to move out from her comfort zone. she told me that she ever prayed to the temple where she asked the fortune teller about her future. the fortune teller told her that she will get better future in a place across the ocean.
she mentioned that Jakarta is the city she likes, and she felt has “jodoh” with Jakarta. she asked me about the city that is “jodoh” with me…
For me…the city that i like is : SURABAYA.yeaah..my hometown it is. but somehow…(i’ve spent 17 years of my life there…and have best friends there, best culinary there, and most of my families are there too)…it seems like for this time, Surabaya is not “jodoh” with me yet.
I told Sudi that…the city that i least prefer to be my city, turned out to be “jodoh” with me. Jakarta. the capital of Indonesia. i personally don’t like that city. hahaha it’s ok with their shopping malls…but i know it will probably never become my comfort zone.
although in my own term, i don’t have the concept of “jodoh”…but i thank Sudi for introducing me with that concept. hahaha i realized that the place that you love the most, probably is not the best place for you to grow up. i’m longing for my days to come back to my comfort zone (of course)..but will it become my comfort zone again? after 8 years not living there…let’s see^^
only time will tell 
in the mean time, i’ll enjoy myself here ^^
