Going Back to Semarang

It was Saturday. I and Nuri had breakfast on the ground floor. Nuri took nasi langgi but I only consumed infused water. I had to limit the rice consumption in order to maintain my weight. I then consumed a half of big apple ��.

At 09:30 Anindya fetched us for the Thamrin City, a mall that was full of clothes vendors. Anindya and Nuri went around to by some stuffs. I sit in the lobby of the mall. I consumed another half of the apple. At 11:00 we left the mall for Anindya's house. We brought a portion of boplo gado-gado.

In the house we had lunch with various dishes. I still controlled my rice consumption. At 14:15 I, Nuri, Anindya, and Dastan left the house for the Gambir Railway Station. Nuri made a copy of my identity card. With the copy I got a Rp310.000 Argo Sindoro Coaches ticket at Rp248.000. I got a 20% discount because of my 60 years old. We then waited for the train at a Dunkin Donuts counter. At 15:45 I left the counter for boarding. I sit in the coach #3 on seat #8A.

The train departed on time, at 16:15. There was no other passenger beside me. I monitored that the arrival times at Cirebon, Tegal, and Pekalongan were about on time. So did when the coaches arrived at the Tawang Railway Station. It was 22:15, on time. Rahutama fetched me. I arrived at home at 22:45. Lanjutannya...

Window Shopping

It was Friday. We had a simple breakfast in the hotel: rice, n breaded chicken. The hotel also provided bread and black sticky rice porridge.

At 08:00 I and Nuri went to Anindya's boarding house by Metro Mini public transport. It costed Rp4.000 per person per trip. We took a stuff and went to Bu Sud's house in Pos Pengumben area by a grab car. The driver was Sigit Nugroho. It costed Rp48.000. We gave him five stars.

Bu Sud was healthy. She was with Desi  and the daughter in law. We were involved in social chats. She seemed happy welcoming us. At 11:00 we order a grab car again.

At first, a driver named Tuah Permalin tried to catch us but then his car was disappeared from the screen. So, I ordered again. The second driver named Adi Budaya successfully got us. We then led to Ambassador Mall. The car ride costed Rp51.000. The ride was ok, too, but I forgot to give him five stars.

I was absent from the Friday Prayer. We had lunch in the mall. I ordered a portion of fish soup. Its price was Rp38.500. It was still tasty.

Then, we carried on window shopping till 16:00. In the mall we met my ITB Civil Engineering Batch 75 colleague, Ramoni Tambing. We made pictures of us.

On leaving the mall we led to Anindya's house. We met Dastan again. He was very active and seemed happy. At 18:00 Anindya arrived. We dined together in the house. At 21:00 Anindya, Dastan, and Bibik dropped us at the hotel. Dastan was crying �� wanting to be with us. Lanjutannya...

Reunion Ending

It was Thursday. In the morning I and Gatot did our dawn prayer in the musala of the hall. Then with Ade and Tri Haryanto we made a short walk around the cottage.

At 06:00 we gathered at a small park to have exercise. We respectively wore a green tee shirt contributed by Titik. The exercise guide taught us with the mere-mere dancing. After exercising we had breakfast in the cottage restaurant.

At 09:10 we was ready to go around the park. We wore a red tee shirt from the committee. We visited the Eco Park and also the Beach Pool. We then was back again at the cottage restaurant to have lunch. Before having lunch the committee announced that the reunion came to end.

At 13:00 we dismissed. Tono drove me to the Gambir Station. At the station I met Nuri that just arrived from Semarang.

We checked in the Pop Hotel Tebet at about 15:00. We then got slept to recover our condition.

At 20:00 Anindya, Dastan, and Bibik came to the hotel. Anindya pleased us with dinner in the Senayan Resto. The dishes were tasty. At about 22:00 they left the hotel. Lanjutannya...

Reunion

It was Wednesday. I joined class 1974 high school reunion in the Putri Duyung Cottage. The reunion was managed by the Jakarta Chapter.

At 06:30 I was dropped by Rahutama at the Ahmad Yani Airport of Semarang. I directly checked in, I asked seat #29A. At 07:30 the Airbus 320 Batik Air flight DI 6343V took off for Jakarta brought me,  Tuti, Tati, and Noeri. At 08:20 the plane ✈ touched down on the Soekarno Hatta Airport of Jakarta. It was on time.

In the Terminal 1C we waited for other participants. About a quarter hour Ho Ming Lok (何明乐), Bambang, Nunuk, and Yudi that came from Jogja. Tono fetched us. A bus was ready for us. We then went to the Terminal 3 to fetch the Magelang Chapter group. So,  we were now in 28. We went to the Putri Duyung Cottage. At about 11:00 we arrived at the cottage,in the Jaya Ancol Dreams Park. We were welcomed in the Candi Bentar Hall. We waited till 13:00 to get the rooms. I and Gatot shared the room Hiu-30.

We gathered in the hall again at 15:30 to have coffee session. The participants were about 80 people. We had a photo session before dismissing.

We gathered again at 19:00 for dining, socializing, dancing, and singing. We dressed up with a motive batik. We had a lot of fun and felt excited. We dismissed at 23:00. Lanjutannya...

Preparing for Going

It was Tuesday. In the morning I washed my trousers. The sky was going cloudy cloudy so I finished taking off the weeds on the front yard. My whole time was used.

Pak Yus came to continue fixing the washing machine. This day the machine was in service again. I paid the last payment Rp175.000.

Nuri went to the Link Resto to join the monthly gathering of alumni wives. I was still at home.

In the evening I went to the Sehat Pharmacy to buy medicines prescribed by Doctor Sumanto. They were for 30 days costed Rp951.500. At arriving at home I packed my stuff for going to Jakarta tomorrow.

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Being at Home

It was Monday. In the morning I got up late so I missed the dawn prayer. I was at home to fix the module. Ratna came home to chat with Nuri. She seemed in a tensed condition. Pak Yus came to continue fixing the washing machine.

At about 10:00 Pranoto and his wife came. They distributed a wedding party invitation. They would marry their youngest daughter.

In the evening I and Nuri went to an Alfamart shop to by a train ticket to Jakarta. Nuri would go there.

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Window Shopping

It was Sunday. My cough was still persistence. However, I felt better than last night condition. At 11:00 I and Nuri went to the Simpanglima Plaza. We wanted to get a white short sleeve shirt. As a matter of fact, we did not get nothing. Then, we went to the Ada Supermarket on Jalan Sugijapranata. We got it at the price of Rp299.000. A discount of 30% was applied so I just paid about Rp180.000.

At home after zuhr and ashr praying I had an afternoon sleep. Lanjutannya...

Joining Gatherings

Joining Gatherings It was Saturday. At 09:30 I and Nuri went out to join gatherings. The fist gathering was a monthly gathering of former water supply project employees’ wives and the second one was a three monthly gathering of former water resources agency employees. Nuri got off at the Selasih Resto on Jalan Suwondo Parman where the first gathering was managed by Mrs. Ismijati Surjadi. I continued to the second one at Mr. J. Soewarto’s house on Jalan Papandayan.

The gathering at Mr. J. Soewarto house was attended by about 30 people consisted of the retired employees and the wives. I met Mr. Supangat, Mr. Subagyo, Mr. Hidayat, Mr. Harsono, Mr. Nidhom, Mr. Sriyanto, Mr. Budi, etc. We all cheered Mr. J. Soewarto for his 80th birthday. He and the wife gave speech after Mr. Harsono did. Mr. Bambang also gave his speech and then sang 2 songs. When the session came to the health part I left the venue to join others at the Selasih Resto.

The gathering at the Selasih Resto was attended by Mrs. Ismijati Surjadi (the hostess) and Mr. Surjadi, couple of Yatin, couple of Bharoto, couple of Tarsono, and I and Nuri. I had lunch here. I order lontong capgomeh dish and a glass of green bean drink. I and the husbands shared a long table and like as usual we got socialized. Lanjutannya...

Surveying

It was Friday. I was still in the laziness. It was hard to start sit and work in the computer. Instead, I did brief gardening in the morning. Nuri made fried rice for our breakfast. At zuhr time I joined the Friday prayer in the Masjid Attaqwa. The preacher and imam was Mr. Abdul Aziz.

At 13:00 I accompanied by Rahutama made survey on the concrete blocks availability. I went to the Aldas conblock factory to see their products. I was in the showroom. Many products were displayed. They were excellent. However, the dimension was odd. It was based on the dimension of 10,5cm. I wanted of 10cm basis.

The other producer was Yasmin on Jalan Medoho Raya. However, we did not find the factory or show room.

Before going home we came to a tahu gimbal kiosk on Jalan Mojo. It was named Pak Supri. I guessed he was the owner. The disk was taste. It costed Rp14:00 per pax. Lanjutannya...

Gardening

It was Thursday. I got up late so I did not pray. I was supposed to do my module but I was so lazy. At 10:30 Nuri went out to meet her companions.

I wiped and mopped the floor partly. Then, I washed my white clothes and sunly dried. At about 13:30 I did gardening. I took off the weeds on the front yard.

Nuri then came. Minutes later pak Yus the technician came. He would fix our broken washing machine. He told us the electric motor was broken. He took it out and would fix it for 2 days.

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Meeting

It was Wednesday. In the morning I did several works with the computer 💻. I scanned my passport and my vaccination certificate. I asked Putra by WA messenger to print the module I composed.

At 11:30 I went to the lab to join a meeting. It was managed by Suharyanto to discuss our progress in composing modules. I,  he,  Pranoto, and Hari gathered in the meeting room of the Civil Engineering Grad Study Program. He served us with lunch. At 14:00 it concluded and we dismissed.

Nuri this day made a fish and shrimp dish. I  had lunch again at home.

At 22:00 Rahutama came from Jogja. He told he has a motorcycle ride to get home.

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Being at Home

It was Tuesday. I was at home. Nuri was going out to see Ratna at her office. She also went to a hajj shop to buy some arabic stuffs. We thought we had less than the amount we wanted to distribute.

In the evening I tried to fix an expandable cable. It worked but then be broken again when I used it to work. I till late night 🌃 to convert my writing to a new format. Lanjutannya...

Coming Back to Activities

It was Monday. Nuri made broccoli and potatoes for our breakfast. After having breakfast I went out to settle several matters.

I went to the lab to meet Suharyanto. There were some stuffs I had to get clarification. It was associated with the modules we are composing. I came to his office. There was Aili discussing with him. It was just good to join them and involve to the discussion.

Then, I went to the PFU Tembalang to fuel ⛽ the car. I also stopped by an Indomart shop to refill my Mandiri E-money.
I led the car to the Johar Post Office by tracing toll road Tembalang - Muktiharjo. The post office clerk asked me to go to the Imambardjo PO. From the post office I got an invitation letter from the retired employees union, just it. It was not worth with my effort to get it.

In the way home I stopped by a warung tegal on Jalan Suyudono. I took away nasi bungkus for our lunch.

In the evening it was raining ☔. It was heavy but short. Lanjutannya...

Gardening

It was Sunday. I and Nuri were recovering. I felt better than I did yesterday. Nuri washed some clothes. I did gardening almost all day by removing the weeds. Nuri made kidney beans soup for our meals.

In the evening I and Nuri went to Masmet soto booth for having dinner. So many people were there. We only consumed a bowl each, without chicken.

I was so tired. I could not sleep well at night 🌃. Lanjutannya...

Working at Home

It was Saturday. In the morning I did gardening by removing weeds from the front yard. After the sun was enough high I washed my clothes. I did the color ones first then the white ones.

My condition was recovered. Nuri was still in recovery. However, we were still at home and on bed as possible.

In the afternoon Asri came. She looked for a document.

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Going Better

It was Friday. I felt my condition was going better. There was no liquid stuff from my nose holes anymore. Nuri seemed being better, too.

I joined the Friday prayer in the Masjid Attaqwa, as usual. The day was cloudy although in the morning it was raining ☔.

At about 13:00 I and Nuri went to a soto kudus shop. We had some there. Then,  we went to the Superindo Market for shopping. We bought some fruits. We went home in a hurry since the sky was heavy cloudy ☁.

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Seeing a Doctor

It was Thursday. In the morning at 05:00 I and Nuri went to the Tawang Railway Station to accompany Mbak Poppy. She would go Bondowoso via Surabaya.

At about 09:00 I and Nuri went to the Mardi Mulya 24 hour clinic to see a doctor. Our conditions were going worse. Doctor examined our blood tensions, I was 120/80 and Nuri was 120/70. The doctor prescribed for me 3 kinds of medicines:6 caplets CEFADROXIL 500mg, 10 caplets Licodexon 0,5 Dexamethasone 0,5mg, and 10 tablets VELVED Triprolidine HCl 2,5mg Pseudoephedrine HCl 60mg for 3 days administering. We spent Rp94.300.

In the afternoon I bought some bread in the Swiss Bakery. Nuri wanted it. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Wednesday. In the morning at 04:00 I and Nuri accompanied Rahutama to a Joglosemar bus stop. He would go to Jogja. We were stopped for a while at the PFU Candi, one of the bus stop. Although time was 04:30 the bus did not show up. We dropped him there and went back home.

This day may condition was going worse. I thought because I consumed fresh duku fruits last afternoon. So, I was just on bed.

Nuri was in the same condition. However, she still went out to accompany Mbak Poppy seeking stuffs for Bondowoso and getting a train ticket. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Tuesday. I and Nuri were at home all day to recover our condition. Nuri was little bit cough. So, we were mostly on bed. Bu Kus supplied us with brongkos dish and soup for our meals.

At 16:00 mbak Poppy and Rahutama came. They were from Jogjakarta. Mbak Poppy had just concluded joining her boarding house mates having tour in Jogjakarta. Rahutama was just to accompany her.

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Jeddah to Semarang

It was Monday. At 00:45 local time or 05:00 West Indonesia Time we in the Boeing 777-300ER Garuda flight GA983 took off from the King Abdul Aziz Airport of Jeddah. It was 30 minutes late from as scheduled 00:15. I was on the seat 59F while Nuri 59G. Welcome orange juice was served just after the plane was on air. Then, chicken fried rice was the first meal. It was good taste. I ate the chicken and left some rice.Two hours before landing the second meal was served. It was fish briyani rice. It was good taste, too, but little bit weird since there was sweet inside, dried grapes.

At 14:18 we landed at the Soekarno Hatta Airport of Jakarta. The immigration process was quick. A customs officer let us to pass without inspection. At about 15:30 we were on the waiting plaza. We were scheduled to board at 17:05 but it still was a short delay. At 17:45 the Boeing 737-800 Garuda flight GA244 took off and brought us to Semarang. About 50 minutes later we landed at the Ahmad Yani Airport of Semarang.

After waiting for receiving the luggages we exited from the the baggage claim room. There were 15 people of Patuna pilgrims embarked in Semarang. The tour operator facilitated us to get our houses. At about 19:00 we arrived at home. Bu Kus was at home waiting for us. Lanjutannya...

Going Back Home

It was Sunday. We did our dawn prayer in the hotel room. At 08:00 after having breakfast we went to the masjid to undergo the tawaf wada, the tawaf of farewell. We were going on a group of about 12 people. The tawaf ground was not as crowded as before. We did voluntary salahs at before and after salahs. At about 10:30 we got in the hotel room again. We had a brief sleep.

At 14:00 we checked out. At 14:15 we left for Jeddah. On the way we stopped by a camel farms near the road. They were not like what I imagined because they were very simple ones. The farms were open-air and I did not see the owners' houses. We arrived at Jeddah at 16:45 local time. We entered the Corniche Commercial Center building just to window shop. In the Garuda Resto we had coffee, juice, and snacks for SR15.

At 19:30 we paid our maghrib and esha prayers in a masjid in the Movenprick Hotel area. The masjid is clean and fragrant. At 21:00 we arrived at the King Abdul Aziz Airport of Jeddah, Departure Terminal. We had a brief matters concerning our end destination, Semarang. We had to be sure that our luggages had passed the checking in counter. At 22:15 we had passed the immigration desk and been in a resto for having coffee. The boarding time would be at 23:30. Lanjutannya...

City Tour

It was Saturday. We joined the city tour organized by the operator. We gathered on the lobby at 07:30. Because of that I and Nuri did dawn prayer in the room. At about 08:00 we left the hotel for the tour. The first destination was the Jabal Tsur where one day the Prophet was after by warriors of the Quraysh Tribe demanding for his dead. The next destination was the Masjid Namira in the Arafah Desert. The masjid was in service only in the haj season. The following destination was Jabal Rahmah that was believed that Adam and Eve met after several years was separated. The end destination was Tan'im where in the masjid numbers of us declared for umrah. We changed our clothes to ihram in this masjid.

We then went back to the hotel. We arrived at 12:30. The tour leader reminded us that we need to gather for tawaf and sa'i at 14:00. We came to the H floor where our lunch was ready. I and Nuri did zuhr prayer in the hotel room.

I and Nuri went to the masjid at 14:15. We performed tawaf and sa'i. After tawaf we did ashr prayer at 15:48 in the masjid. Then we continued to undergo sa'i. At 17:30 we concluded the umra. I changed my ihram with casual clothes. We did maghrib prayer 18:38 in the masjid, too. At about 19:15 we left the masjid. We directly went to the H floor in the hotel where our meals were provided. After having dinner we went to our room. Lanjutannya...

Friday Prayer

It was Friday. In the morning at 04:00 I and Nuri went to the Masjid Al Haram to do dawn prayer. The dawn would come at 04:51 so we have enough time to get a space in the masjid. Actually, people was crowded leading to the masjid. We took our position on the first floor near gate 84. The prayer was underway several minutes after the on time adzan. At about 05:30 we left the masjid. There were many vendors were offering their stuffs on the street. The street was of course crowded. We walked slowly to see the situation around the hotel. We arrived at the hotel at about 06:30.

At 10:30 we went to the masjid again to join the Friday prayer. The prayer would begin at 12:23. We assumed that the masjid would be crowded and we might not get the space. As a matter of fact, the street was crowded. The masjid seemed to be full since the all access to it was closed. We stopped in front of a hotel where there was a shadow. We started to sit on the street. However, the shadow was going to disappear. We moved again along with the flowing people. We led to the masjid extension that was under construction but almost done. We got the space that cool. We were separated to the men and women section. Eventually, we could join the prayer in the comfortable condition.

At 17:45 we went to the masjid again. We would join the maghrib prayer at 18:38 and isha prayer at 20:08. The street was also crowded but we could get the space in the masjid easily. Lanjutannya...

Being in Mecca

It was Thursday. We were so tired so we did dawn prayer in the hotel room. Breakfast was served in the H floor. Lunch and dinner were slap served. This day Nuri did zuhr prayer in the Masjid Al Haram, I I did zuhr and ashr prayer in the hotel room.

I went to the masjid at maghrib time for doing prayer. I was still in the masjid to wait for the esha time. After esha praying I went back to the hotel. After having dinner at H floor we stay in the room. We watched the television program. However, they were boring. The channels were only 3. Two of them were in Arabian language. The English language channel were frequently broadcasted the King Salman bin Abdul Aziz to Egypt. Lanjutannya...

Going to Mecca

It was Wednesday. We were scheduled to gather at  13:30. When we got down the bus was ready and were the passengers. At about 14:00 we left the hotel for the Masjidil Haram. We stopped by the Bir Ali Masjid to declare our intention to undergo umra. It is named 'taking miqot'. We about 30 minutes in the masjid just to get ablution and do a voluntary umra salah. The declaration was done in the bus when we were about to leave.

The trip was flowing. The road to Mecca was quite good. About 2 hours on the way we stopped by the Turkish Can Baba Resto. We did our ashr prayer. About 30 minutes later we continued our trip to Mecca. The traffic was little bit congested when we were about approaching Mecca. At 21:00 we arrived at the hotel, the Dar Aleiman Grand. The guide gave me time to 22:30 to check in and prepare our selves for tawaf and sa'i. The hotel was about 700m from the masjid. We got the room 219.

At 22:30 we in a group walked to the masjid. The street was crowded of pilgrims walking to the masjid. The masjid partially was under extension construction. We went down to reach the Kabah Piazza where we would to undergo tawaf. Tawaf is walking around the Kabah 7 times. It starts at the Kabah corner about the Hajar al Aswad location. A pilgrim is to maintain the Kabah always on the left. Several benedictions are recommended to recite.

After a briefing we started tawaf. The guide was in front followed by the jamaah. He recited the benediction and we repeated. We were equipped with earphones to get clear speeches from the guide. Fortunately, the earphones system was out order just after we started. The reason I guessed because the guide received many collisions from other jamaah. Later our group could not maintain the unity because also many collisions. So, I and Nuri were separated from the others. We could not know the other members' position.

We completed the tawaf at about the middle of night. I and Nuri was little bit tired but we had to continue. We did not meet the other group member. So, after took a rest for a while we continued to perform sai.

Sai is just walking 🚶 from Safa hill to Marwa hill going and back seven continous trips. A trip is from Safa to Marwa or the other way, from Marwa to safa. We have to do it in order, start at Safa and end at Marwa hill. In the middle of a trip we have to run slightly between two green lamp portals. After completing 7 trips we have to have tahalul. It is cutting several of our hairs. The sai is to resemble the effort of Hagar in looking for water 💧 to feed Ismael. We concluded sai at about 01:00 in the morning.

At about 01:30 we went back to the hotel. On the way I entered a barber shop to cut off my hairs until bald. At about 2:00 we arrived at hotel.

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Local Tour

It was Tuesday. In the morning at 05:00 I paid my dawn prayer in the Masjid Nabawi. Nuri was still in the hotel 🏨 room continuing her sleep. After doing the obligatory prayer the jamaah continued to pray for corps. On the way to the hotel, I did sight seeing on the plaza on the north of the masjid. Many vendors offered their commodities.

At 07:45 we joined local tour to the Jabal Uhud, the Masjid Quba, and a date plantation and shop. We have planned to stop by the Masjid Qiblatain but because we had no time we just passed by. Jabal Uhud was a place where once Muhammad and sahabah were defeated by Quraish troops. The Quba Masjid was the first masjid ever built, the plantation was a small one but the main business was actually a shop. The Qiblatain Masjid was a masjid that once had an orientation (qiblah) to the Masjid Alaqsa.

In the hotel we took ablution then went to the masjid to have zuhr prayer. I and Nuri were separated. After prayer we met on the plaza at the north of the masjid. It was hard to meet each other since our words were not confirmed by each other. We then changed some money to Saudi Arabian Riyal. In the time US$100 equal to SAR373, and AU$80 equal to about SA220. We continued to walk and stopped many times to shops offering various stuffs. We bought dates, pistachios, yashmaghs, and Duru soaps. We also stopped by the Qarat Restaurant that provided various Indonesian dishes. We had lunch there.

When we arrived in the hotel I felt so exhausted. We had an afternoon sleep. We missed the manasik umra session that organized after ashr in the dining lounge of the hotel. We did our ashr prayer in the room.

Nuri had maghrib and isha prayers in the masjid. I was still in the hotel room. I was still exhausted. We had dinner in the food lounge after maghrib time. Lanjutannya...

Going to Madinah

It was Monday. At 02:15 local time or 06:15 West Indonesia Time the ship was  touching down on the King Abdulaziz Airport of Jeddah. We then were on queueing to check in the immigration booth. Before exiting the terminal building we had to pass one more check point. It just to verify the entrance checking. We were then on the buses line where the travel agent checked our attendances.  At 04:30 we left the airport for Madinah on a caravan of about 10 buses. We stopped by a masjid where we paid our dawn prayer. At 09:30 we arrived at the Dar Eiman Grand Hotel, Madinah.

We checked in the hotel, we got room #1112 (room #12, 11th floor).  We waited for about 2 hours to receive our luggages. At 12:25 was the zuhr time. After praying we had our lunch at the food room on M (mezzanine) floor. We had a sight seeing around the hotel. At 14:30 we had a rest in the room.

In maghrib time I and Nuri went to the Masjid Nabawi to do maghrib prayer. The men place was separated to the women one so I and Nuri were separated. We promised to meet after praying at a point near a gate. However, after I waited for a long time she did not show up. So, I went to the hotel to check her. I still did not find her.

In the evening I joined a group to do voluntary prayer on the Roudah Area. The area is believed to be a place that every begging to the God will be passed. Many people would pray there so we were organized in queues. At about 23:30 local time we settled the prayer.

After for a while in the room Nuri came. She had as usual got mad. She told that she has searched me after isha prayer and she has not find me. A miscommunication seemed happened. Lanjutannya...

Going to Jeddah

It was Sunday. This day I and Nuri went to Jeddah to undergo Umra Pilgrimage. We chose the operator, the Patuna Tour and Travel Agency, to facilitate us. Rahutama dropped us at the airport at 11:00. The operator staffs welcomed us. The took everything to serve us checking in. I got seat 32B while Nuri was on 33B. However, on board she changed her seat to 32B and I was on the 32A. At 11:45 Garuda flight GA237 departed to Jakarta. We landed at the Soekarno Hatta Airport of Jakarta at 12:30.

After embarking we gathered on the international departure area. We received a guidance book informing the list of the group members. We were in the group brown 2. A new boarding pass was respectively distributed along with the passport and the certificate of vaccination. A single entry visa to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was stickly attached on a passport page. Then, we were guided to the immigration desk where we checked in the international departure area. The operator provided lunch in the Emerald Lounge. Good taste foods and drinks were available although little variety.

Our flight ✈ GA 982 was scheduled to take off 16:55. However, after on board for a while the pilot announced that we had to delay the taking of after they had fixed the technical problem. A moment later the pilot announced that we had to change the plane. We were off board and stay in the waiting room again. Finally, at 20:30 we successfully took off for Jeddah with a different aircraft.

On the way, the Garuda crews served us with twice of meals, in the first with fish 🐠 dish and the second was chicken 🐔 dish. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300 served each passenger with a TV 📺 display that could entertain us and told our position. Lanjutannya...

Dinner Out

It was Saturday. Nuri made orak arik dish for our breakfast. I was still at home to prepare my trip to Mecca. In the afternoon I did gardening. Wahyu, Ratna, and Ninok came home to cheer our trip.

In the evening I, Nuri, and Rahutama had dinner in the Kampung Kali Fried Chicken Resto.

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Withdrawing Pension Salary

It was Friday. In the morning I joined qigong in the temple hall. The participants were only 7 people. We practiced pengqi guanding and short xingshen zhuang.

At home I gardened for a while. At 10:00 I went to the Bank Jateng Pemuda to withdraw pension salary. At 12:00 I joined the Friday prayer in the Masjid Attaqwa. At 14:00 I accompanied Nuri going to the Supit Money Changer in Citra Mall to buy some riyal. On the way home we bought 3 dishes at Bu Lin's stall.

This day I defecated 3 times. I felt little bit weak. I suspected the consumption of rillus chew made such condition.

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