This
dialogue tells the story of a meeting between two people who used to be very
good friends when they were in middle school but have not met in a long time
and accidentally met in a city that we didn’t expect at all, the city of Jogja.
A
: Hai Nabila…
N
: mmm… yaa (Schok). Ha.. hai Akmal…
A
: How are you ? Long time no see. à Present Tense
N
: I’m good. How about you ?
A
: I am also fine. Thanks. à Present Tense
N
: Miss you for a long time. How are you now, where are you college ? à Peresent Continuous Tense
A
: Yes, same… I am now college at ITS University in Surabaya. Where do
you college ?
N
: oh wow… It’s very good you have a state campus. I went to Gunadarma
University, surely you already know
where it is! Hehe….
A
: Yes, Alhamdulillah. I had indeed promised my parents to entered the state
campus, and indeed deliberately also took college outside the city in order
to get a great opportunity to enter the country, like that. Yes I know in Depok
right ?
N
: Ouhh. Yes, it is true hehe…
A
: By the way, who did you visit in jogja ? Or just on vacation ? à Past Tense
N : Yes here I am on vacation with my mother’s extended family. What are you
doing here ? à Present Tense
A
: ouh… Yes, I was visited my aunt’s house for two days here. à Present Perfect Tense
N
: ohhh…
A
: Then just walking around, in Malioboro and coincidence I have never been
to jogja. So I took the time to take a walk in the city of Jogja while on vacation.
N
: Oh I see, that’s exciting.
A
: Mmm… Turned out to meet you here, so now you have changed completely like never
before, you know yourself… Until I keep teasing and you’re angry hahaha….
N
: Ihhh… You still have not changed still annoying from the first. I am now more
beautiful, right? But as bad as I used to, you had a crush on me ups...
hahaha.
A
: Hahaha… You still remember, I’m shy. Mmm, where are you going now ? à Present Continuous Tense
N
: Just want to go around Malioboro. you ?
A
: Same, want to enjoy the weekend at night in Malioboro.
N
: Yes, That’s right!
A
: Mmm… Until when did you are here ? à Past Tense
N
: This is my last night in Jogja, tomorrow I will return to Jakarta.
A
: Oh, I see. Very quickly already want to go back, actually I am also returning
tomorrow but to Surabaya.
N
: Yeah because, It’s been pretty long almost a week here. Ohh…
A
: Ohh, it’s been a long time too. Satisfied with the trip ? Mmm bil, what are you going to do in February
? I inted to return to Jakarta
because there is a need.
N
: Not satisfied yet, but there is also an event in Jakarta so I have to go
back. I don’t know yet mal, surely I have gone to college as usual.
A
: I see, if there is time we will meet again in Jakarta, I will tell you later.
N
: Ok, just tell later. If it’s like that I’II go first, my sister already waiting. Mmm… I am
very happy to meet you here. à Past Tense
A
: I’m also very happy, did not expect to meet here already so far again,
meeting in Jogja hehe….
N
: Yes that’s right too… Ok, see you in Jakarta
A : Ok, see you Nabila….
