아랍어 배울까?

이태원 이슬람사원에서 운영하는 아랍어강좌가  있단다. 흠...참석할 생각이 있긴 있는데 토요일이라서  좀 무리가 있네. 기초부터 디시 배우고 싶은 마음이 생겼지만  진짜 저렇게 여유가 있을까 의심+고민 중.

근데...참 재미있어 보인다!!!

Jumat tgl 10 Juli 2015

Inginnya sih hanya jumatan sj..tapi gara-gara telat bayar asuransi akhirnya kuharus pergi mengurusnya di kantor asuransi di daerah Jegidong. Untung masih satu jalur saat pergi Jumatan jadi ya gpp.

Alhmdlh telah rampung dan asuransi kami sdh "hidup" lagi. 

Pas pulang kutemukan spanduk yg isinya kritik sangat pedas pd pemerintah tapi menarik juga.

Intinya bilang pada pemerintah utk tidak berperang melawan rakyat tapi peranglah dengan MERS.^^

....setelah selesai Jumatan di Itaewon, kulihat bnyk orang yg tetap bercengkerama dg rekan sobat di tengah suhu musim panas yang melejit.

Ramadan minggu ke-3. 

Meetings @ Daejeon

First, lunch. Then..over lunch..we had some briefings on our group's assignments.

We're a just a small family within a huge family of PERPIKA (Indonesian Students Association in South Korea)...

Oh, I didn't know this before. My friends told me that it's the downtown area of Daejon. 

well...not bad for a huge LED canopy that may look cool at night. 

2차, we moved to a nearby cafe to continue our talks. Again..chocolate and snacks were on the table...which more often than not..indeed distracted the discussion.^^ㅋㅋㅋ 

It's getting late..and we got to go back home...to Seoul, Busan...etc. 

But, first...we needed to drop by at the nearest Masjid operated by IMNIDA. 

Meeting up with friends at Daejon Masjid. 

Eid Al Adha in Seoul Masjid

It's Saturday, Oct. 4, 2013. The Eid Al Adha celebration in Seoul. Luckily this Day fell on Saturday so lots of people could go to the Masjid. Off from work or school. No need to get permission from their sajangnim or their professors for those who may need to skip class, had it been on a weekday. ^^ 

So, how's Itaewon going on during that day? 

It so happened that on that very same day Itaewon was having a global fiesta. Lots of flags were put on the strings and hover them over the streets. 

Sure..though they had nothing to do whatsoever with Eid Al Adha....the festivities were there, for sure. Or at least in the eyes of the beholder, like me. 

Ok..back to the Masjid. Whoa...!! 

Just couldn't believe it. Lots of people just thronged into the Masjid. 

We just finished having our prayer..and Alhamdulillah. 

Now..it's time for meeting other friends who also brought along their families. 

Time to take some pictures for the sake of making a memorable moment, right?  

now..with me in it. 

On our way home, we stopped over at the Foreign Mart where we bumped into other friends as well.

Itaewon Masjid or Seoul Central Masjid

It's the picture of the future-to-be Seoul Central Masjid as well as its Islamic Cultural Center. I haven't seen any construction in progress at the moment, though. But, I am sure that it'll be awesome should it start.  

Today I visited the Masjid again for it's the first day of Ramadan. I wonder what it would be like experiencing the first day of Ramadan with other fellow brothers from around the world. 

Apart from having some moment of silence and any religious activities, I also had a chance to see the other parts of the Masjid and also got  a chance to see the surroundings. These are what I captured from the camera.  

Cars were parked in its relatively spacious parking lot. It's about 30 minutes before Magrib or the iftar or the fast-breaking time. More and more people were already there. 

The weather was nice to be outside and some people were sitting on the stairs leading to the Masjid....'ngabuburiting (Indonesian term of enjoying the afternoon in Ramadan).

I like the contrasting colors of the red and yellow cars with the white Masjid in its background.

A Day Full of Shopping

OK, first...I'd better make this clear that.....this is is not something to brag about. 

The very fact that I did some shopping at three different places at the same day does not necessarily mean that...I love shopping-spree or something. Rather, --just look at the receipts (OK, just the names of the shops, not the items that I bought)---it just shows the inescapable consequences of having to buy -stuffs-

at those places.

'Tis Friday and yes...one of the must-do lists on the day was....buying some halal meat at Itaewon.

 The only place that I could think of buying those halal meat was surely Itaewon, no other place. 

It's Friday and as usual....on my way to the Masjid, I stopped at the Foreign Market to buy the food item we need in a weekly basis.

Then, what about Watsons?  OK, I got to admit that this was purely an impulsive urge of 'having to' buy some Indonesian snacks that only Watsons provides. It's not necessary to tell right here what I bought....but..this shop particularly sells some Indonesian stuffs that I love. 

Then...Lotte Mart? I thought I could get enough for one day..but as I was on my home..I remembered just one thing that I forgot to buy....and for that reason...

Lotte Mart became my last stop for that Friday shopping spree(?)

Masjid Itaewon, Seoul

It was Friday, March 2, 2012.
A not-that-cold day to start with...but in the afternoon...it was getting windy and cold.
And...to make things more interesting...I was taking my family to Masjid Itaewon for the first time.

The only one and the biggest Masjid in Seoul lies right here in Itaewon. And...it is my weekly 'ritual' to come here to have my Friday prayer-- an obligatory for all Muslim men.
So, usually, I have to leave my class earlier. I am so glad and happy that all of my teachers at HUFS really   respect the diversities of their students. As for me, they give me permission to leave the class early every Friday since I have to be at the masjid by 1 pm. I have only 30 minutes to get myself to the masjid.














Alhamdulillah...though more often than not....I am-- being-- late...I still manage to perform the prayer.
That day...in particular..since it was still a term break, I could ask my family to go along with me.

It was a good experience for them, too.

They could see the Masjid and met other friends there, too.

Personally, the visage of the Masjid always soothes me.

The sermons held in three different languages: Arabic, English, and Korean are always interesting for me; for I can learn the multicultural aspect of it, too. More than that, meeting other friends from other countries is also a so called 'added value' to the visit.

@ Itaewon

Now that we are coming for the first time, it was a good time to capture the moment of being there with the family and friends.

somewhere in Itaewon