and i'm proud to be a muslimah

while was standing alone at the bus stop at the pont battant a few days ago,
suddenly this old lady came to me,
"vous parlez francais?" (do u speak in french?)
i was tergamam a bit cos masa itu tengah mengelamun,
"err, oui, oui" (yes, yes)

"vous etes belle" ( u r beautiful), while smiling widely at me..
me "heh? oh merci beaucoup" (terima kasih banyak²)
tersipu² malu...:p

"vous etes de quel pays?" (where r u from?)
"je viens de la malasie" (i'm from malaysia)

and after that, she was pointing at my hijab,
cakap melayu terus sebab da xingat apa yang die cakap exactly,
" cantik awak pakai tudung, awak muslim kan?"
at that moment, tiba² ade rasa bangga sebab bertudung cos ramai yang tahu
how is france, normally people yang pakai tudung asek kene pandang plik..
and sgt rare french people nak puji orang yang pakai tudung
"oui, je suis musulmane" (ya, saya orang muslim) dengan bangganya sambil tersenyum (kembang kempis idung rasa..hahah)

the old lady, "bagus², teruskan"
and after that she bid me farewell
"bonne soiréé!"

meeting that old lady really made my day, because
kadang² kita akan rasa letih dengan pandangan orang ramai bila kita different from them,
esp untuk perempuan yang bertudung di bumi asing ini.
but alhamdulillah sebab Besancon is a good city to live in because ramai orang islam here,
and people dah get used dengan perempuan² bertudung.
but, bila menjejak kaki ke kota Paris...u have the risk to be discriminated...:)