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Embarrassing Moments We'll Never Forget
Sari Anhayani from Indonesia When I was in elementary school, my mother registered me in a singing competition in my country. That was my first time to be in a singing competition. On the day of the competition, the competition officials asked me to enter a studio room. There was only one person and a piano in that room. He asked me to sing in front of the microphone, following his piano playing. My mother was waiting for me outside of the studio. I thought that I sang very well at the time. But when I finished and walked out of the studio, my mother asked, "What happened to your voice?" Why couldn't we hear you from here? Then, I realized that I forgot to switch on the microphone. I left that place with a red face because everybody was staring at me.
Wassim El Saleh from Lebanon One day when I was in a restaurant having a quiet lunch, two girls arrived at the restaurant to have lunch also. After two or three minutes, I noticed one of the girls. She was very beautiful and was looking at me, too. We looked at each other and then she waved with her hand like she was saying bye. I waved back and smiled, thinking that she was waving to me, but the disaster was that she was waving to her friends who were sitting behind me. At that moment, my face got red because I was very embarrassed. She began laughing at me, and I couldn't do anything but laugh at myself.
Vjollcu Cenolli from Albania One night I invited some friends for dinner. While we were talking together, our children were playing a game on the computer. I thought that I had prepared everything that I needed for dinner, but I had forgotten the cake in the oven. When I finally remembered the cake, it had burned. I felt very embarrassed at that moment.
Gustavo Adolfo Ariza from Colombia After I had been in the U.S. for three months and had studied English for two months, I felt that I knew enough English to maintain a conversation with any American. One day, I called to apply for a job. The person who answered asked me my name. After I answered, he continued to talk to me about a lot of things and and began to speak louder and louder. He talked about five minutes; then he said, "Have a nice day." Today, I still don't know what he said. I felt so bad that I decided to start studying English again.
Constanza Bolañas from Colombia I've
had a few experiences that were embarrassing, but
the most embarrassing moment happened on the day
that I got married. I arrived at the church late.
My fiancé and his family were very nervous.
It had been a long day for me and I was very
embarrassed, but in the end it was great because it
was my wedding day!
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