Buka Bersama Rekan-Rekan Jurusan

Lombok Ijo: one of the must-visit restaurants whenever we're in Jogja. 

Akhirnya bisa juga pergi ke Lombok Ijo sama rekan-rekan sejurusan. 

Tempe, sayur asem...dan berbagai macam masakan tradisional ala Indonesia PLUS Samballlllll ada lengkap di sini. well, ...it's good choice, then. 

There should've been more people, but anyhow...most of us were present. 

gee.what happened to the camera...*shaky. 

there...that's a little bit better. 

Adi sonsaengnim, Ms. Hwang ssnm, Seonhee ssnm, Hesty ssnm, Andri ssnm.

Mr. Tri Mastoyo (our head of department), Rio ssnm, Putri ssnm, and Mas Yog ssnm our office staff.  

ok...it would not have been me..had I not taken any interiors of the restaurant. 

simple in style. traditional style. ..the Javanese style. 

Ramadan in Jogjakarta. 2015.  

Even after buka bersama, we're still chatting...talking....oh palli palli...guys. 

ok...thanks Pak Tri and friends..for treating us^^

Buka Puasa Bersama 2015. 

Buka Buka...

hmm ini hari Ramadan ke berapa ya? Lupa..tapi yang pasti...ini menu berbuka...oh...ini ada NANAS goreng...Fried pineapple...ala my sister, Nana. 

ok...as always ....wefie.!!! 

then..I ate..some tape...tape ketan. glutinous rice wrapped in banana leaf... 

...plus...they're fermented. yup...a bit of alcoholic glutinous rice...

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/Buka Puasa Bareng at Home (part one: the food)

It's Friday and the day we planned on having a fast-breaking together had finally arrived. We invited seven Indonesian families and single students (^-^) who live along the line 6 subway^^. Yes, we are the line 6 families. Since our kitchen was not big...we squeezed ourselves to fit into the kitchen while preparing for the food. 

Even we made some food on the floor since there were no other tables around.

Chopping the veggies and other ingredients..... 

But although we could call it a make-shift kitchen...we managed to make several kinds of food for all of us to enjoy. 

Spaghetti (with Indonesian sauce^^), veggie-filled tofu, yellow rice, urap (coconut milk-ed salad, seasoned steamed tofu, egg rolls, potato sambal.... 

oh...some fried veggie rolls and shredded cheese, too. 

It's all now..gone. Just pictures....

We enjoyed all of them. 

But....I haven't mentioned one thing: some chopped and shredded beef were also mixed into some of these food....and that's not my kind of food.

*being a vegetarian.....* totally...

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.