Ramadhan

Hi June ,

Ramadhan’s coming~ same with the final examination~~

I’m excited of course.

This is a month that full of forgiveness, joy, and family-time!!

Ramadhan identical with ‘Mudik’  ......... what’s  ‘Mudik’ by the way?

It’s return home or going back home to whoever leave their hometown for study, work, and etc. Ramadhan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Fasting is prescribed in this month. Muslims belifes that Allah will forgive our sin if we do well in our fasting. Because meaning of fasting  is not only about  do not eating, drinking, smoking or engage in sexual intercourse during the fast but we also focus on improve our faith to Allah with several activities such as reading the Holy Qur’an, donating to charities (zakaat), and small activities such as keep away our mouth  from gossiping, keep positive thinking, and always be patient.

As a “Rantau-ers” (the one who left his/her hometown) Is not easy I think to live alone and organised things alone. We must manage our money, time, etc by ourselves. During Ramadhan especially, we must wake up at 3 a.m (fajr) to have our Sahoor (eating before fasting) by ourselves and prepare for our breakfasting at  6 p.m (sunset ).

Even if we live together in a boarding house, dormitory, or apartment the feel is still different. Why? For me there’s still like a feeling like…um missing home especially my mother, how she wake me up to have my sahoor, how my sisters and I discussing something, or just giggling because one of television program.

I learn many things as  a Rantauers. The important one is now, I feel I’m more independent than before. I cooked my own food, prepare my sahoor, make my own hot-milk and do the duties (such as cleaning, sweeping, etc)  not only that, because my final examination take place during Ramdhan, lil bit hard because at night I must study for the exam, and if I go to bed late, it’s possible for me to miss my sahoor. Yeah that kind of situation really develop me as an independent woman because I need to take my own responsibility … but thanks to Allah because Allah help me through the problems that happened here and I’m thankful I can feel this experience and become a better woman through the problems that happened to me.

My life may not be perfect, but I’m blessed for everything that Allah give to me. I know there’s always be a reason why it’s happened both teach me and make me a better person. Alhamdullilah………….

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