Ramadhan

1. The shouts of sahooorrrr. lasts 2 hours or so. starting from 3 AM.
2. takjil. something like meal pack, for breaking fast, gave to people, for free?
3. once on our way to Keraton, there was a long line leading into a shop. you can see that the people lining up are the ones in need. The Indonesian students said, in Ramadhan, shops open their door to the needy
4. discounts. discounts in every supermarket.
5. tarawikh, was not able to join the mass. but I heard it's a unique experience
6. banners everywhere wishing people Ramadhan Kareem
7. covered dining area.
8. not many are used to the rukhsah (keringanan) concept in Islam in Malaysia, it is more or less the same in Indonesia. One of the rukhsah is traveller is exempted for fasting (but have to replace it anytime before the next Ramadhan. In the days where Islam is still novel, conditions were harsh, so traveller is exempted from fasting etc. But Islam flourished in Madinah, that was when the sahabah (companion) asked prophet Muhammad pbuh ~ should we still apply the concept of rukhsah now that the conditions are not that harsh anymore? Allah said, it is a mercy from me, so be grateful of it.
anyway, when we went to Goa Pindul, I fulfill all requirement to not fast, so I did not fast. I am quite apprehensive about eating in the public but I wanted to try the bakso. So I ordered one anyway from the vendor, only to be greeted with "ngakk puasa!" duh! hahahaha.