You speak Malay? Cool! I'm sticking to you in Kuala Lumpur! xD (hopefully going. hopefully.)
And yeah, the mind is a fascinating, complex thing. It's interesting that you count in Dutch, still. I wonder why. Maybe because we learn maths, which has its specific language, order and alphabet, in our native tongue and tie to that still when we need to access it?
RE: Balena / Swallow-Me-Sojourner