#6 Celebrating Eid al-Adha as Exchange Student: Bulukumba and Sengkang Story

It was on September, 2015. 

Already 15 days stayed at Makassar (since September 3, 2015). I got used to hear & understood paticular words like 'ji' 'mi' 'ta' 'ki' there. And....finally Eid al-Adha was coming!

That was my first time celebrating it so far away from home. Many students here back to their hometown like I used to be when I was on Semarang. Some of my new friends offered the four of us (me, Uswa, Imas, Amel) to celebrate Eid al-Adha on their hometown, like Gowa, Luwu, and Bulukumba. Some students asked us too about where would we spend the holiday and celebrate Eid al-Adha, and many of them recommended us to visit Bulukumba, they said that those place had beautiful beach 😃

Then we, i mean the four of us, decided to spread to accept the offers. Me and Amel decided to go with Kak Riska to Bulukumba. While Imas and Uswa visited Gowa with Khusnul.

September 17-18, 2015 

at Bulukumba, South Sulawesi.

I and Amel was picked up by Kak Riska. We used bentor (becak motor) from wisma to bus station, but we used car (travel) to reach Bulukumba. It took approximately 4 hours to arrive. What a long trip! Right? During the trip, i became knew many things from Kak Riska especially when we passed city by city. Like Bantaeng, a little impressed when i passed this city. Why not? Shady and organized. Kak Riska told me that this city also known as Japanese miniature (if i am not mistaken, not really remember, it has been 3 years now 😪). She also told me that the regent of Bantaeng made umroh as a reward for the street cleaners, so they were motivated to work hard cleaning the street. The city was clean indeed. Then Jeneponto, as long as i passed this city there were a lot of salt - salt making, like I used to see at my city, Pati. And she told me some funny stories about this city (and her mom told me stories when we arrived too) but I wont told u guys here hahahahaha.

We stayed two days at Bulukumba at Kak Riska's home. Her mom was very nice. We also helped her mom to cook Konro Soup. As long as being exchange student there, this was the most delicious food i've ever eat and her mom was very very very good at cooking hehehe 😁 

I think Eid al-Adha there is different. People visits neighbor and family like we do on Eid al-Fitr. Kindly different with Semarang hehehe. And the most i remember is, every i visited my friend's home, surely they serve food (i mean heavy meal) and they asked us to eat, and i could say it was a must. Can u imagine that, in a day i visited some friends and i had to eat every time i came to their place. Then i knew that was tradition hohoho. My friend also told me that we shouldn't refuse their offering, because people there dislike it. Oyaaaa... as long as celebrating Eid al-Adha there, i didn't eat goat satay (sate kambing) or gulai, not because i didn't want it, but people there didn't make goat satay and gulai. But they made Konro Soup and others. Very different while at Semarang people usually celebrate it by making gulai or goat satay with family.

By the way about Konro Soup. U know, that was very delicious. OMG! Hahahahaha.

It was made from goat ribs. While in the making, those goat ribs were 'presto' (i am sorry i can find this word in english). Can you imagine? How the meat was soft and easy to eat 💕 To be honest, i was regret for didnt eat those kind of meal when i was back to Makassar last year while i join PIMNAS-30 (i will tell this experience about pimnas which at 2017 was held at Makassar soon).

Here it's. Konro Soup 💕

On the second day, after we did 'Shalat id', we visited Tanjung Bira. The beach is very beautiful. Of course when we arrived, the beach was quiet. Then i also knew there was Bara Beach which more crowded. We also enjoyed riding Banana Boat, that was my first time wkwkw and when we fell down on the water from it, my foot stabbed by 'bulu babi' hmmmm. There were some bulu babi at the bottom of water, by the way the water is very very clear 💕 

When we were on our way to beach, we passed the place of phinisi ship making. Kak Riska told me that in the making of the ship, the makers make it without using a design or calculation like an architect as common, but immediately make it. They use their experience. Wah! That's cool!

After Shalat id with Kak Riska Family

Left to right: me, amel, kak riska's mom, and kak riska's sister

And here it's. Bulu babi or landak laut.

And here it's. Tanjung Bira, South Sulawesi.

Those beach is very cool. Masya Allah. The colour of the beach has gradation.

Phinisi making

At the afternoon, we and Kak Riska planned to visit Kak Mekar's home, and other friends like Hikma, Dedy and one again, but i can't remember her name, so deeply sorry. Btw, Kak Riska & Kak Mekar were student exchange alumni too (one year before us). So, some of our friends like Fikar, Tyo, and Zafran firstly came to Kak Riska's home to go together hahaha. And there were a lot funny things there hahahahahaha LOL but so sorry i can't share them here 😃😂

By the way, spending my day on beach without sunscreen made my skin darker than before. And I started to notice it when Kak Mekar said about that -,- It was okay hahaha.

As long as on our way to Kak Mekar's home, we passed rubber plantation, that was my first time to see it in real, i just knew it from television and internet before.

Here's our gajeness pict at rubber plantation wkwkw

And this pict was taken by Kak Mekar when we arrived at her house.

Eat eat eat and eat hahahaha. This was at our other friend's home but i can't remember her name (wore dark orange scarf). Ya Allah, so deeply sorry if u read this :'( And at this place, fun story happened again ahahahahaha (seriously i still remember that i used it to complete my observation & interview course assignment) and laughing when i write it at this blog hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

September 19-20, 2015 

at Sengkang, Wajo , South Sulawesi.

We and Kak Riska's mom went to Sengkang to visit Kak Riska's grandmother, and also came to high school gathering of Kak Riska's mom. Those trip was a long trip, because we deliberately chose the detour (her mom's told us many stories too when we passed city by city). And also we visited an orphanage for special need kids, and there i met a child, her name is Marni, she is special kid, and i was so sad to hear her sad stories from Kak Riska's mom. I won't share my pict with her here :) 
When we passed Bone, and heard radio in car, i noticed that accent was unique (i mean more unique than i used to heard from many friends on campus). Oya, as long as our trip, majority of resident's houses there were traditional house (rumah panggung). It was made from wood. Also Kak Riska grandmother's house, it was very interesting to live on traditional house.

At the next day. We came to high school gathering of Kak Riska's mom.

And this is the place. Saoraja La Tenri Bali. I took this pict when we arrived wkwkw.

What a great house, right? 

Oya, i ate some kind of traditional cakes from Sengkang and that was delicious. This is one of them.

Panada hehehe

I think it's enough to tell my experience there. As long as i enjoyed it, it could decrease my sadness because i couldn't back home to celebrate Eid al-Adha with my family.

See ya on my next post! Don't get bored easily with my stories about exchange student.

If you find any mistake in the translation, you are welcomed to comment. Feel free 😁

I'll be saying thank you so much if you'll be my proofreader.