Abyleo Boymozart The Classic Grey: Celebrating Of Idul Fitri 1434 H / 2014

Celebrating of Idul Fitri 1434 H/ 2014

My mom and Her siblings

This years, I celebrate Idul fitri so grateful because my uncle come back from San Francisco to Medan. He was since there 9 years so for this year’s he decides to come back to Medan. Before that, my mom and I doesn’t know he wants to come back and after my grandma told me about he wants to come back, my mom and I are preparing the cloth, money and everything which is need at time because the news was on the spur of the moment. At the time my mom was reserved the ticket by phone but the schedule of the ticket was the second of Raya. Cause of necessity, we were the ticket booking as booking fee. My mom was looks like so happy because her brother was come back finally after nine years in the San Francisco.

In the second of Raya, we are preparing our bags, luggages, key of house and money. Before we were going to Medan, we must go to Dumai because from Dumai can go through to Medan like the transit place. After, advising to the neighbors about we are want to go to Medan, the bus was already stop in the front of my house and we are go to Medan. After arriving in the Dumai, my mom and I were going to my uncle’s house for rest. The distance from my hometown to Dumai can take three hours. The schedule of the ticket was 18.00 fm, my mom and I was preparing and change our cloths and go to the bus station. And again, we were going to Medan by bus, because the distance from Dumai to Medan can take eight hours and also using the public transportation more safety, comfortable and easy.

My mom just arrive in the Medan and hugging to my uncle

In Third raya, we were arrived in the Medan at 04.00 am. In the Bus station, we were ride by public transport named small urban bur or jitney want to go my auntie’s house because my uncle already arrived in five days before were staying there so we are go through there. Cause of still dawn, my uncles and aunties still slept and we are knocking the door slowly but one of them was waked up and opened the door. Seemingly, my uncle, Udin. He said,” The door is unlock. Please come in!”. Then, we are come in and put it out bags in the room and my mom hugging my uncle which is from San Francisco. “Uni… I’m smelly” said My uncle, Alamsyah. “No problem, I’m also smelly too” said my mom. Then everybody in the house waked up. Some of them take a bath and some of them preparing the breakfast.

My mom and my aunt (Nuraini) are shopping

grandma and I in the jitney

In the next day, my mom and I decide to go to Central. We were go to the Central by walking because my mom don’t know which one to select the jitneys are take direction to the Central. In the Central is one of the markets selling the cloth, trouser even the underwear stuff but second- hand. In there, I looks like so crazy because the cloth and trouser are selling so cheapest but we must searching the cloth or trouser still proper to wearing it. Suddenly, I got the phone call from my aunty, Bunda Nuraini and she come to join us in the Central. After she came and joined, she buys a fair of shoes. She told us, she want to go to Jakarta for her refresher course so she need a fair of shoes and it the color is black or dark blue. And she got it. After we are shopping in the Central and we are come back to my aunt’s house again. In the house, my aunty, Bunda Nuraini said to us, “I make Open house in my house so all of you must come in my house tomorrow” said Bunda Nuraini. And we are agreed.

My mom and my uncle, Alamsyah in the jitney

In my aunt’s house, Sa’diyah. We are already preparing want to go Bunda Nuraini’s house for her invitation. We are already rent the jitney cause of Bunda Nuraini’s house is far from my aunt’s house, Sa’diyah. In the Bunda Nuraini’s house. We are gathering all of family, nephews and niece. People said “Halal-bihalal”, in Islam for asking and giving forgiveness at end of the fasting period. Suddenly my uncle, Alamsyah told to us during gathering, “This Saturday, we are go to Parapat, Toba Lake” said Alamsyah. And we are shouting each other. After that, we were deciding to come back again to my aunt’s house, Sa’diyah.

The dish for Halal Bihalal

One day before go to Parapat, Toba Lake. Is it Friday, like usually for muslim do Friday prayers. And I decide to Friday prayers in the one of the biggest, famous mosque in the Medan, Al-Maksum Mosque. When I came inside the mosque, I look the interior of the mosque so beautiful and uniqe. That’s experience could be not I forget it. Although, I was visit this mosque twice but still not forget it.

Al-Maksum Mosque

Toba Lake

In the next day, which is the day going the trip to Parapat, Toba Lake. Again, this experience could not I forget it because this is my first time to go to Toba Lake. So memorable when looking the views and Samosir island. In the Toba Lake, we are rent the tent as place to gathering and change the cloths. And when my mom and I walking through out the border of Toba Lake, I looked so many souvenir shops are selling. I thought, in the Samosir doesn’t have souvenir shops but when I go to Samosir Island, it more than in the Toba Lake and also the stuff like key chains, T-shirt, necklaces and the other stuff more cheapest than in the border Toba Lake but unfortunely, I already bought it in the Toba Lake, That’s Okay. How about nieces and nephews? They are already swimming in the lake. How about me? I can’t swim and precisely I’m shopping. In the Samosir island, we got three hours before leave from the island and we are spent our time looking the culture of BATAK with watched the puppet shows named “SI GALE-GALE Puppet”. And out trip in the Samosir island almost end and we are decide to go back to harbor. And this is my funniest story I told you for my reader and viewers. When we are deciding to go to the harbor, we take the ship as transport like we just do in the Toba Lake. But when arrived in the Toba Harbor, we are confused because the harbor is doesn’t same place when in the harbor go to direction to Samosir Island. We must walking to our tent in the 5 km, so tired. We are spent our time in the Toba Lake six hours and we are decide to come back. In the journey, night is fall and arrived to Medan at 22.30 fm. And we are so sleepy and tired.

Lunch time in the Toba Lake

View of Toba Lake

My uncle, Iman

Shopping time!

My mom and her grandnephews and nieces

My nephew, Gibran

In the next day, My mom and I decide to walking around Medan City. Visit to Maimun palace, go to supermarket, Rail station and opening the supermarket, Central Point. In the Maimun Palace, Maimoon (exactly named) palace was built in the year 1888 by the then 9^th Sultan (King) Tuanku Ma’moen Al Rasyid utilizing a combination of Dutch, Turkish and Spain architecture. At the time in Medan it was the centre of Governance and for receiving as well as entertaining guest and dignitaries both local and foreigh. Maimoon palace has been designated with a heritage status by the ministry of Tourism Republic Of Indonesia.

Notification Maimun Palace

King's throne

My mom pose behind King's throne

Gazal musician

Maimun Palace's stair

Maimun Palace

Only paid Rp. 5000 for entry pass, we can look the interior of Maimun Palace. But when we are

visiting the Maimun palace at the time, from the front the door have some malay musician escorted the visitors are came to Maimun palace. And my mom takes that opportunity to dancing in the front door before come inside. After that, we are entrance to House of cannon. In there, we just paid Rp. 3000 for entry pass to looking the mystery of the broken cannon and the history.

Me and the cannon

The broken Cannon

LEGEND OF CANNON

After that, we are continuing our trip to looking the supermarket. What is the special this supermarket is near

This is the place we are eating boiled noodle

with the Al-Maksum, which is the mosque I told that above. We are just staring the stuff in the supermarket. Then we decide to rail station. People said, the rail station is different and a lot of changes. After that, we are continuing our trip to the Central Point, which is opening supermarket. In there, we are ate an ice cream but not to shopping because the stuffs are selling is expensive and just walking around the inside of supermarket. After that, I decide to eat Mie rebus (Boiled noodle). This food so special and so delicious, cause of that it make add two plate of boiled noodle when I eat this food but not have in the Central point so we are just walking to street. Yeah…. This is street food. Why not! If that food so delicious and suit my appetite.

My mom and I eating ice cream

Opening Supermarket; Central Point

Water Tower Trinadi

This is the place we are eating an ice cream

Almost two weeks, my mom and I in the Medan and also my uncle, Alamsyah, he has been in the Medan Almost three weeks. We are decide to come back to our hometown this Saturday, my uncle decide to come back to San Francisco and my mom and I decide to come back to Sungai pakning. We are already booking the ticket.

Gathering and laugh

looks like yummy, right Aunty Nuraini

so delicious...

Four day before leaving, my uncle treat us the foods and each of us can ordering what we are like it. So ordering the food which is the food I never eat and also my nieces and my nephew, they are ordering many kind of food. I’m so grateful to my uncle because treating us during him not leaving. And before leaving in the next day, we are visit our late of grandma and grandpa in the grave yard and also scratch off their grave from the grass and not forget to send the pray to our late grandma and grandpa which is passed away a long time ago.

My mom and I

Hafiz and His mom

Nuraini's children

Nabilah and Dinda

Brother and sisterhood

Parent and their children

Uncle Iman and Aunty Nuraini and their children

This is my nephews and nieces

peace!!!

Nabilah, aunty Sa'diyah and Uncle Alamsyah

Trio...

Hafiz, ME and Dinda

The day is leaving from Medan. My mom and I are preparing our bangs and packing the stuff in the luggage. And also with my uncle, he also preparing his bags and say goodbye to the neighbor. Cause of our schedule is same so my uncle, Iman who is the husband of my aunt, Nuraini was drop by Alamsyah in the airport. In the airport, this is the beginning of sad moment because our beloved uncle, Alamsyah must leaving Medan and we just company him felt so anguish because we never know he can come back again. After that, my uncle, Iman drop by us in the bus station because our schedule is in time so my mom and I are leaving. And say goodbye to our relative and family. We never know when we can meet again. I miss you so much….Celebrating Of Idul Fitri 1434 H/2014