Buka Puasa Bareng dg Rekan-Rekan SeoulTech

Alhamdulillah. ...kesampaian jg kita mengadakan bukber di rmh sy....yg kali ini mengundang  bbrp mhsw Seoultech.

Terima kasih utk kebersamaannya, rekan-rekan

It is funny actually. ....since I am not a student of SeoulTech and yet I'm kind of relatively close to them....well....not only because our homes being close in proximity. ...

..but also ....b'coz ^^we are cycling buddies. ...mountain climbing friends.... and...Friday commuter friends...

This Ramadan...we're celebrating our lives in Seoul.as students and researchers.....and we're so blessed to have such predicates.

Selamat Nikah utk mas Deddy....

Selamat berkarya di tanah air utk Yuris dan Wayan...

...and....selamat mudik dan berlebaran utk rekan-rekan semuanya.

IN the meantime. ...let us celebrate Ramadan with Indonesia's traditional iftar.

.....and....bungkus! Bungkus! BUNGKUS!

Great. ...we may not make any leftover. 

We might as well....bring the food home. 

Thanks guys....cu around....

Alhamdulillah.

Summer Delicacy: 콩국수

I took the kids out for dinner...and as for me to have my fasting broken^^

We went to 참죽...a restaurant specializing in well being Korean food.

We ate at the 2nd floor of the restaurant where we could enjoy the interior.

woa....it's been a year since the last time we had it.^^

양에 진짜 많아서....한 그릇인데 3명까지 먹을 수 있다ㆍ

alhamdulilah.

HOME MADE PIZZA!!

Mama surprised us with pizza. Not any kind of pizza. It's the one she made by herself!

So that explained the "thud thud" sound I overheard early in the afternoon..when she was making the dough!!+ 

Put it inside a box....dada....완성!!!

Homemade pizza!!! That I could not eat since it was full with toppings like sausages. ...meat...chicken....oh well.

I would wait for the veggie version.

GOLDEN BELL @ Home

Setelah mendapat bingkisan whiteboard kecil untuk tulis-menulis, anak-anak suka main Golden Bell. Tapi...ya itu..akhirnya papanya yang harus bikin soal-soal kuis buat mereka. 

Gak apa-apa, karena ternyata itu bikin mereka ketagihan untuk terus belajar dan belajar.  

Cara unik untuk menarik anak-anak terus curious dengan berbagai hal. 

Tentu saja pertanyaannya kusesuaikan dengan level mereka. lagi pula dua anak ini berbeda..hmmm menantang banget bikin soal-soalnya. 

Tapi melihat mereka berdua terus berkompetisi untuk terus bisa itu...sudah cukup bikin saya bilang bahwa "Golden Bell" di rmh bisa nih dijadiin agenda rutin. 

walaupun sulit juga....tapi dahsyat juga dampaknya. 

seperti inilah kita bisa mengajari anak-anak tentang banyak hal.

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sudah Magrib... 

Ya sudah..kita berbuka puasa dulu. Makan dawet, dan garbis atau di sini blewah...untuk penghilang rasa dahaga.....Alhamdulillah.  

dan..setelah itu..solat Magrib bersama, tentunya. 

Alhamdulilah....

50.8!!!!!!!

I lost 4 kg since the start of Ramadan.

I don't know what to feel about it? 

elated? ecstatic? at the thought of me...@ 50.8 kg?

Gee..I simply do not know...

Gasping for Air Conditioner...

I was on my way to Yeouido (as usual). But, boy..the heat..summer heat really drenched me in sweat..that I just couldn't wait to get into the subway......bracing myself....

just to get a glimpse of clean air....soaked in air conditioned atmosphere.

So, the other day...even a simple daily transfer from line 5 to line 9 had done me enough of ....trying to reach out for fresh air.

Was it the heat? was it my fasting? was it me all along?

Couldn't tell..or wait...a combination of them all?

One thing for sure....my tired-looking face summed up what just happened the other day on my way to Yeouido.

Mom and Kids

Afternoon around 6 pm...2 more hours before the sun set. It means we still had enough time to enjoy the outdoor in the not-that-hot summer afternoon.

We took our bikes....splashing ourselves in the heat..I mean...warmth of the creek that took us to less-trodden bike-path.(Saturday Afternoon). 

It's Sunday Afternoon.

Another day for Mom and their kids to explore and enjoy the summer afternoon.

This time, instead of sweating themselves out ......on bikes....

they took a walk within the enclave of air conditioned IFC Mall. 

Now..this is what we call....ngabuburit...^^ spending time before the start of breaking the fasting. 

Yes, it's the 8th day of Ramadan.

Pukis for Breaking the Fasting

It's the 5th day of Ramadan. I should've taken pictures of the meals we had each time we break the fast. But, it only occurred to my mind when it reached the 5th day...but it's better late than never, eh? 

This time, Mama made some pukis (yes, that's what we call them). Cheese spread, pandan leaves-flavored, chocolate flavored, plain ones, sprinkled ones.... 

The colorful display of edible cakes aroused my appetite for something sweet...

accompanied with the dates, fruits, and cocktails..

these pukis complemented the otherwise so so meal.

They're sort of appetizer as well as desserts.

Iftar/Buka Puasa Bersama @ Home (part 2: the whole gang)

Indonesians consisting of students, stay-at-home Moms, laboratory workers, Radio DJ, researchers, and kids. Oh, there is one Korean friend & one Korean-Indonesian friend. Hmm..who and where are they?

Before having the iftar, we had a TPA (Koran learning activity) and kids activity. We sort of prepared all of the activities by ourselves: I mean..the Moms did that. 

Drawing and other activities which I left that to the hands of their Moms.^^ 

Some kids really never got enough of playing. They even made their own 'debut' on the bed....oh, well..at least...they were having a good time. 

Iftar time. We gathered together and had a fast-breaking 'feast'.  

Then...a family picture....wait...we're not ready, yet. 

July 2013: Summer+Ramadan+Feast.

Iftar + Birthday Feast @ Ramadan 2013

Saturday, 20 July 2013. Sangwolgok. 

Indonesian students along with their families who currently live in Seoul, especially those studying at KDI, KAIST, KIST, HUFS, Korea University, Kwangwoon University, and others. 

We had our first gathering during Ramadan.

First, it's Fasting Month and what could be more exciting than meeting other Indonesian friends in Korea and celebrating the fasting? 

The first iftar we had: kolak: a coconut-milk cocktail. 

Well, apart from iftar feast, we were actually also attending the birthdays of two cute little sons of mas Khairul and mas Ismail. Mas Khairul (the only male visible in the picture) was the host of the occasion in the evening. 

Some mommies were busy pampering their babies in one room. 

While the Daddies were having their shares of their first iftar. Not enough space so..we got to split the occasion into two. 

We met at Mas Khairul's house @ Sangwolgok to have this dinner. 

It's one great evening to share.

Could not imagine that we managed to squeeze and jammed pack ourselves into this small room^^

1st Day of Ramadan @ Itaewon

The first iftar we had in Seoul Central Mosque. It's a tradition that the Masjid holds every Ramadan on a daily basis. Everyone coming to the Masjid is served with iftar (breaking the fast). It was like a privilege to be here since we could meet lots of Muslim from other countries sharing the common way of celebrating Ramadan. 

This is where we get donation..I suppose. 

Today's first menu was well..what would a Ramadan be without dates. 

The committee prepared hundreds of iftar everyday. It's neatly arranged an hour before dusk and then... 

people started to sit around the food and we started the first iftar of the first day of Ramadan.... 

As for me, it was also a good start to make friends and associate myself with others who came to the Masjid. 

It's been a great day.

Alhamdulillah. 

Then..came the big feast...after Magrib prayer, people lined up to have their share of the first big meal ( I did not know what). I went home as soon as I finished magrib prayer. But, I'm sure that it must be something with 'meat' or 'chicken' which....happen  to be not in my list: hey..I am a vegetarian.^^

I wonder as to when there'll be vegetarian-friendly 'feast'? 

Not a chance, right? But, it's a good thing that I am not into meat-eating culture..so I can skip this long line-up and concentrate on other things. 

So..that's been my first day of Ramadan.