Rayee.. Rayee... journal..

Bismillah hirrohman nir rahim Alhamdullillah hi rob bil allamin Wassala tu wassalamu ala asrofil anbiya hi wal mursalin Wa ala allihi wasob bihi aj ma in.
Mbok, Pak, Mbah, Pak De, Mbok De, Wak, Lek, Bibik, Kakang, Mbak, Tole, Ndok.. ngeluputi aku yo.. selaku ne aku wong enom, nek eneng lakunan opo omongan seng ore seneng seng ora pantes, aku njaluk ngapuro.. opo seng ntak pangan ntak ombe, njaluk halal.. ntak du o ne ben waras ben murah rejeki ne...
Rayee.. Rayeee... even though this is not my most joyous raye, but until this breath this is certainly my most bzzz raye.. my life and time past like a whirlwind.. or maybe like duit raye.. my two weeks annual leave past in a blink. I began to think that raye might not for an adult like me, burden with overloaded job, constant deprivation of sleep but still I have to make a preparation for raye, pay my relatives a visit and spend a huge partial of budget for duit rayee.. as for a child, this festive means baju baru, kuih dan biskut, duit raye and for sure meriam.. and that's what i love most.. meriam tin, meriam tanah, meriam buluh, batang pinang, batang kelapa.. it's a must for me.. soon after breaking fast, all this meriam will be put in a test and practise blow.. only stop when muazin adzan.. after terawih all gather for puluran (moreh) and kotek'an (playing with kerutuk/kentong).. and right after that, meriam war began.. one blow will be follow by another squeak from neighbour village.. blow after blow continuosly until midnight..that is most joyous moment.. it's like winning 10 sprint races..
For a second though, raye is about winning.. it's not against anyone but ourself.. willingness, humbleness and obey to syari'e against the bad deeds in ourself.. and what great about it is everyone can be a winner, there's no judges, no use to pretend but we knows when we succeed.. So no matter how tired and sleepy I am this rayee.. deep inside me, I still alive with all flicker, all squeak and blow, with spirit of Syawal.. May all have blessed and joyous Ramadhan..