Buka Bersama 2019

bersama Grup Klenongan. ini salah satu bukber yang paling dinanti. masih menunggu tambah anggota baru. tidak tidak, bukan tambahan dari luar. tapi tambahan dari dalam grup ini sendiri. ah, kalian tahu maksudku kan?

di kampung. jumlah warga di RT kami cuma 20-an KK. jadinya terasa berat kalau RW menetapkan iuran per RT dengan jumlah nominal sama, RT lain bisa sampai 70-an KK. tapi justru kami jadi semacam keluarga besar. rukun. saling sayang. kompak. toleransi atas banyak perbedaan (bukan hanya agama dan ras) sangat membahagiakan.

bersama teman-teman yoga di EM Studio. sebenarnya bukan ini saja member yoga di EM. tapi cuma ini yang bisa mengklopkan waktu. tidak ada yang menghalangi keseruan.

di keluarga besarku. sebenarnya hampir lengkap. tapi ini yang masuk frame hanya sekitar setengahnya. pada ke mana sih ya...

bersama kawan musisi puisi Swaranabya. sekalian reunian setelah tiga tahun LDR-an dan kangen juga sama soul mate kita, Biscuittime.

bersama mantan bloggers yang tergabung di komunitas Loenpia. entah berapa persen yang masih ngeblog. tapi udah kadung bertahun akrab. apakah perlu ganti judul deskripsi grup?

it's not where you do it, but who are you with. I thank everyone who has been good friends and family without judgements. I love you all, hope we can do more of this in the next years.

Lebaran This Year...

...is pretty much like any other Lebarans last years.

Sholat Ied in the masjid. Shaking hand, forgiving each other. Visiting families here and there. Tired yet fun.

This year is a little less perfect, three siblings of mine spent the Lebaran holidays at their parents in law. Still it doesn't change the happiness of being together with parents and whoever we met.

Grannies that couldn't stop telling to (or not to) do this and that. Mouths that couldn't stop chewing. Little feet that couldn't stop running here and there. Kids yelling. Error stomachs. But those are all the things we miss to do annually, every Idul Fitri.

Happy Eid Mubarak.

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this post is linked to Wordful Wednesday, hosted by Angie

The Full Fasting.

This is day five we do fasting. I know it is hard for the kids to wake up and have early meal at three. There those men fall asleep after finish their meals have sleeping.

And for Ar and Ir, this is the first year they do a full fasting, from shubuh to maghrib. About 14 hours. It is dry season now, and days are pretty hot. With the daily activities they keep doing, it's wonderful how they can pass it well.

I hope they'll keep the spirit to the end of the fight.

Ramadhan kareem. Have a great fasting month, everyone.

khitan boys (the circumcised)

For syar'i and/or medical reasons, khitan (circumcision) is a must for (moslem) men.  In our society, it is usually done when boys are around 11 years old.

Untuk alasan syar'1 dan/atau medis, khitan adalah sebuah keharusan untuk seorang laki-laki (muslim). Di lingkungan kami, khitan biasanya dilakukan ketika anak berusia sekitar 11 tahun.

Ar and Ir are 9 but they've asked to have it. We needed to make sure they were ready for this. I mean, it's kinda freaky to know that a part of your penis will be cut a little. But they convinced us they were ready. This has persuaded their cousins Muyas and Azam to have khitan too. 

Ar dan Ir baru 9 tahun, tapi mereka sudah minta. Kami harus berulang kali memastikan bahwa mereka benar-benar siap. Maksudku, agak ngeri kan ya, membayangkan nanti penismu diiris sedikit... Tapi mereka meyakinkan kami, bahwa mereka siap. Ini membuat sepupu mereka Muyas dan Azam, jadi berani dan minta dikhitan juga.

So we gave them what they wanted. Yesterday afternoon the khitan was done by my brother in law, Muyas's father. It was great, like we had a massal khitan. No party nor celebration, but it was merry enough to have grandparents and uncles and aunties and cousins come together to give supports to the brave boys.

Jadi kami ikuti kemauan mereka. Kemarin sore mereka dikhitan oleh kakak iparku yang juga ayah Muyas. Seru, seperti khitanan massal. Tidak ada pesta atau perayaan, tapi cukup meriah dengan embah-embah dan om tante dan sepupu-sepupu berkumpul memberi semangat pada anak-anak pemberani ini.

So glad that the boys didn't cry during the surgery. Brave boys. At night when the anesthesia slowly stopped working, they started feeling the hurt and pain, and cried. But it wasn't too long. I was ready for a long sleepless night, where I might need to fan the hurt penis all night and keep talking to calm down its owner. But it wasn't necessary. They slept tight and so did I.

Tidak ada yang menangis selama operasi. Hanya malamnya, ketika obat bius mulai berhenti bekerja, rasa sakit mulai terasa, mereka mulai menangis. Untungnya tidak lama. Aku sudah siap bakal melek semalaman, mengipasi penis yang kesakitan, sambil terus bicara menenangkan si empunya. Ternyata tidak perlu. Mereka tidur pulas, dan aku juga.

This morning I bathed- well, wiped- them- with wet clothes, and they said it doesn't hurt any more. 

Pagi ini aku memandikan, eh, menyibin mereka, dan katanya sudah tidak sakit lagi.

So one worry has over, one more step of being a parent is passed. Congratulations, big boys!

Jadi sebuah kekhawatiran berlalu, satu tahap jadi orang tua terlewati. Selamat, big boys!

khataman

alhamdulillah mbak Ibit sudah khatam Qur'an
syukuran sederhana di rumah ustadz Fahruddin

semoga membawa kebaikan :)

the mawleed

today the jamaah of masjid darussalam is celebrating Prophet Muhammad's birthday. we are hoping that what we are doing today will be a reflection to our selves, and keep the Prophet as our example in living our lives.

the chidren in the mosque qur'an learning class performed on stage. we hope this will be a start to loving the Prophet.

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Dek Ai's Aqiqah

last night we did aqiqah for Dek Ai'

from this web I excerpted the definition of aqiqah
Aqiqah literally means cut and it is often used for the hair of a new born baby that is cut or shaved.
Aqiqah is defined as the animal that is slaughtered on the occasion when the hair of a new born is shaved.
The animal is called aqiqah and it is also encouraged for the animal to be called nasikah or zhabihah.
The time to perform aqiqah begins with the birth of the baby. It continues until the baby reaches the age of puberty or independence. Once the person is independent, the responsibility of performing aqiqah rest on his ownself and he can perform it for his ownself if this act has not been done previously. The best time to perform aqiqah is on the seventh day after the birth of the baby. This was reported in Abu Daud where the Prophet ( Peace be upon him ) said : " A young boy is cleansed with his aqiqah. An animal is slaughtered for him on the seventh day, his name is given and his head shaved."


we invited neighbors and friends. and alhamdulillah the ceremony went well.
hope Ai' will grow healthy, and be a shalih boy. amin


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Warak Ngendhog, a tradition.

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Begitu banyak cara yang dilakukan orang untuk menyambut Ramadhan. Di Semarang, binatang imajiner Warak Ngendhog muncul setiap kali menjelang Ramadhan

There are so many ways for Moslems all around the world to welcome Ramadhan, the fasting month. Here in Semarang, an imaginary animal called Warak, shows up to welcome Ramadhan.

Setiap bulan Sya'ban, bulan sebelum Ramadhan, ada semacam festival di Semarang yaitu Dugderan. Bisa dibilang ini seperti pasar malam, tapi barang-barang yang dijual adalah khas dugderan. Di antaranya celengan sapi dari tanah liat dengan berbagai ukuran, piranti masak-masakan, dan salah satunya adalah Warak.

Every Sya’ban, the month before Ramadhan, we have a festival, a fair, any thing you call it. We call it Dugderan. So many goods are sold there. But what makes it unique is there are special toys for boys girls sold only in this fair, and one of those is Warak.

Warak adalah binatang imajiner. Badannya berbentuk seperti kambing, namun kepalanya seperti naga. Warak yang berupa mainan, ukurannya relatif kecil. Memiliki empat roda. Bulu keritingnya yang seksi warna warni meriah dibuat dari kertas minyak. Belum diketahui dengan pasti sejak kapan binatang khayalan ini ditemukan, pun siapa penemunya. Para pengrajin mengaku mendapatkan keterampilan membuat warak ini secara turun temurun tanpa mengetahui sejarahnya.

Warak is an imaginary animal. Its body is like goat but its head is lika dragon’s. Warak as a toy is small. It has four wheels so you can put a rope on it, and pull it while walking, and it will follow you like a dog. Its curly sexy hair made of colorful oil paper. Nobody knows who invented Warak, or when it was invented. People who make and sell Warak nowadays get the ability making it from their parents without knowing history behind.

Puncak dari Dugderan adalah festival Warak Ngendhog. Ngendhog adalah bahasa Jawa yang berarti bertelur. Apakah ini berarti Warak itu betina? Atau sebenarnya ada betina dan jantannya, tapi hanya betinanya saja yang ikut festival? Bukan juga. Sebenarnya, malah tidak jelas apakah ada warak jantan, betina, ataukah dia hermaphrodite...

The culmination of Dugderan is the Warak Ngendhog Parade. ‘Ngendhog’ is Javanese means having eggs. The Waraks are having eggs.. Does it mean Warak is female? Or there male and female, but only the female ones join the parade?Not really. It’s not even clear whether warak is male, female or hermaphrodite…

Festival Warak Ngendhog diselenggarakan tepat sehari sebelum Ramadhan, yang kali ini jatuh pada tanggal 21 Agustus 2009. Kebetulan kemarin aku sedang berada di Jalan Pemuda, jalur yang dilalui arak-arakan festival yang diawali dari Balaikota, melalui jalan-jalan protokol dan berakhir di Masjid Agung Jawa Tengah.

Warak Ngendhog Parade is held right one day before Ramadhan. This year it is on August 21. Fortunately I was there on the street where the parade was held, before it is going to Masjid Agung Jawa Tengah

Warak yang diarak untuk festival tentu saja berbeda dengan warak mainan yang dijual di Dugderan. Ukurannya lebih besar, rata-rata sebesar sapi bahkan ada yang lebih. Dandanannya pun lebih meriah baik deri segi warna maupun bentuknya. Kepala naganya lebih nyata, sebagian dibuat mirip dengan kepala barongsai yang bermata genit itu.

Waraks for the parade are off course different with the toy version. They are in bigger size, as big as a cow, some even more. They also dress up more colorful. The dragon head looks more real. Some are made like a Barongsai head.

Susah banget mau ngambil gambar yang bagus, penontonnya padee....ttt!!

It was a little bit difficult to take a good shot. Look at the crowd.....

Jadi... Selamat menjalankan ibadah Bulan Ramadhan!

So… Happy fasting month, for Moslems all around the world!

manasik haji Ar Ir

Ar Ir's manasik haji



Minggu lalu Ar dan Ir dan ratusan murid Tk Islam se Semarang selatan melaksanakan manasik haji, sebagai simulasi pelaksanaan rukun Islam yang kelima, pergi ke Mekkah untuk berhaji.
Last week Ar and Ir and hundreds of Islamic kindergartens students in South Semarang did a manasik haji. Manasik haji is a simulation to a Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca, to do the fifth rukun as a moslem, and be home as a haji.

Buat muslim Indonesia, pergi haji butuh usaha besar, terutama sangunya. Memang buat sebagian orang, uang bukan masalah, tapi buat sebagian besar yang lain, itu perlu usaha lebih.
For us, moslems who live in Indonesia, going to Mecca to do haji is a big effort, mostly about the funding. Off course, to some people money doesn't matter, but for most of us, it does.

Alhamdulillah kedua orang tuaku, juga kakak perempuanku dan suaminya sudah melaksanakannya. Sekarang jadi mimpiku dan suami untuk menjadi yang berikutnya.
Alhamdulillah both my parents, and my eldest sister and her husband have already done it, and it becomes my dream to be the next to go.

Menyaksikan anak-anak berpura-pura menjalankan ibadah haji membuatku trenyuh, dan bertanya-tanya kapankah, atau akankah aku pernah punya kesempatan sekali seumur hidup melakukan haji yang sesungguhnya.
Watching those kids pretending doing the pilgrimage has made my eyes watering and wondering when will I be able to, or will I ever have a chance of a life time to do the real one.

Semoga Allah mengabulkan permohonan kami, amin.
May Allah fulfill our wishes, amin.

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for this week's sundayscribblings prompt, the pilgrimage

and photo story Friday


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