Kamis, 21 September 2023

Ke Masjid Al Jabbar Malam Hari #shorts #masjidaljabbarbandung #samsunga50

Masjid Al-Jabbar di Cimincrang, Gedebage

Awal-awal di resmikan oleh Gubernur Jawa Barat, Ridwan Kamil, masjid penuh sekali. Pada Hari Jumat, 30 Desember 2022 Masjid Al-Jabbar diresmikan. Banyak orang berdantangan, baik undangan maupun masyarakat lainnya yang ingin mengetahui Masjid Al-Jabbar di daerah Cimincrang, Gede Bage, Kota Bandung.
 
Keesokan harinya saya dan Saudara pergi gowes ke Masjid Al-Jabbar, ingin mengetahui juga bagaimana Masjid tersebut setelah diresmikan. Setiba di depan Masjid, ternyata banyak orang yang sudah berdatangan, kemungkinan pagi-pagi sekali mereka datang. Akan tetapi, sangat disayangkan, banyak sampah berserakan di mana-mana. Tempat Sampah yang disediakan sudah tidak cukup menampungnya. 

di dekat air mancur




Di depan air mancur



Di pelataran Masjid Al-Jabbar



Pada Hari Senin, 2 Januari 2023, Saudara akan yang akan pergi Umroh, kami sekeluarga mengantar ke tempat pemberangkatan di Masjid Pusdai, acara pelepasan keberangkatan hingga larut malam. Beres acara kami langsung pulang, tiba-tiba diperjalan pulang ada Saudara yang ingin tahu Masjid Al-Jabbar. Mungpung lagi ke Bandung, nanti mah susah lagi kalau mau ke Masjid Al-Jabbar. Maka jadilah kami pergi malam-malam ke Masjid Al-Jabbar, waktu sudah menunjukkan pukul 11.00 WIB, tiba di lokasi, ternyata sudah sepi hanya ada beberapa kendaraan yang kemungkinan sama juga ingin melihat masjid Al-Jabbar. Akhiranya kami sekeluarga melihat-lihat kemegahan Masjid Al-Jabbar. Setadinya mau ikut sholat di Masjid, tapi oleh pengelola, dilarang, karana dalam kondisi perbaikan, dan pintu masjid sudah ditutup. Duh, sayang sekali, seandainya bisa masuk dan sholat mungkin akan ada cerita lain lagi. 

Akhirnya sekira pukul 12.30, kami pun pulang karena ada Saudara kami yang akan masuk bekerja ke esokan harinya.

Video Masjid Al-Jabbar di malam hari: 

Selasa, 08 Agustus 2023

Beli Ikan Mas di Pasar Ciparay #shorts #ikanmas

Hari Minggu (6/8/2023), jalan-jalan bersama istri dari Sutam ke Pasar Ciparay. Berjalan lumayan jauh akhirnya istirahat dan kulineran sebentar mengisi perut dulu, karena berangkat dari rumah hanya minum air bening saja, lalu memutuskan untuk pergi ke Pasar Ciparay, membeli Ikan Mas pesanan Mertua. 
Berikut Link short videonya, selamat menyaksikan.

Kamis, 15 Juni 2023

Voice of Baceprot: Breaking Barriers with Heavy Metal

Ixora Tri Devi

Staff Writer, The ASEAN

19 May 2023
Gender



In 2014, three teenage girls rocked their way to fame from a small village in Garut, West Java, Indonesia. Firda ‘Marsya’ Kurnia (lead vocal, guitar), Euis Sitti Aisyah (drums), and Widi Rahmawati (bass) formed a band, Voice of Baceprot (pronounced ba-chey-PROT, means “noise” in a West Java dialect). Fans saw them as female artists who were challenging gender stereotypes and religious norms. The brave, talented teens, all wore the hijab or Islamic headscarves and played rock music. But the band’s performances and garb courted controversy and harsh criticisms too.

The girls say all they wanted was to play music and express themselves. Nine years after they burst into the music scene, Marsya, Sitti, and Widi reflect on how they have found meaning, and their voices in the noise around them.


It was 2014, and as a typical teenager living in Singajaya, Garut, West Java, Marsya started her day hours before sunrise. At 2:30 am, she would wake up and cite the holy Quran between her Tahajjud (night prayer) and Subuh (dawn prayer). Then, with her shoes secured inside her backpack, she would go on an hour-long walk, cutting through paddy fields to her school, Madrasah Tsanawiyah AlBaqiyatussholihat. “I didn’t want my shoes to get dirty,” she recalled.

In the afternoon, right after school, she and her schoolmates, including Sitti and Widi, would go straight to a madrasah, a Quran school. In the madrasah, they would teach younger kids to read Arabic before starting their sessions with a teacher, lasting until 9 pm.

After years of doing the same routine, the then-14-year-olds started to get listless. They began to rebel and became regulars at their school’s counsellor’s office. Their misdemeanour crime? Playing percussion on their desks, singing loudly, writing criticisms on the school’s bulletin board, and falling asleep during class.

In Indonesia, the counsellor’s office is seen as a place for correcting and punishing the “bad apples.” However, for the rebellious teens, it was where their unexpected journey began.

The counsellor, Cep Ersa Eka Susila Satia, whom they called Abah Erza, channelled the students’ rebellious energy into forming a drama club. But the three best friends did not fit in. So, Erza put the trio in a band to support the club.

Erza introduced Marsya to the guitar, Widi to the bass, and Sitti to a makeshift drum built from the school’s marching band’s instruments. Soon, Voice of Baceprot was born and started to cover top 40 hits for school events.

The trio explored music genres and listened to various rock bands. They fell in love with Rage Against the Machine, a Los Angeles band whose song ‘Take the Power Back’ resonated with how the girls felt about school. Under their counsellor’s guidance, they wrote their first hit, ‘School Revolution,’ which they released years later, in 2018. 

The band found their voice and started singing their thoughts out loud. They have since composed and released songs about social inclusion, gender inequality, and climate crisis. Voice of Baceprot’s noise can now be heard beyond the mountains surrounding their hometown.


"Sekolah pagi pasti ragaku ini berlari (I sprint to school every morning) Paksa mimpi yang tak satupun ku mengerti (Forcing to dream about things I don't understand) Terlempar kepala dipaksa pintar (They push my brain to get smarter) Terdampar moral digoda bingar (Moralities abandoned, seduced by flashy dreams) Don’t try to judge us now! -School Revolution


Voice of Baceprot during their interview with The ASEAN









It’s all about the music

Nine years after their debut, Voice of Baceprot is busy touring many parts of the world. However, the trio still remember like yesterday the time they used to receive threats from the audience and had rocks thrown at them. They can now easily laugh it off, having gained more wisdom and maturity as adults.

“Who would not be shocked to see us?” said Marsya while Widi and Sitti nodded in agreement. “That rockthrowing was a sign that they cared,” said Widi, laughing.

The violence tapered off with time. However, they are no strangers to hateful and vulgar remarks on social media. Sitti recalled a commenter telling her to leave out her hijab since she wore a short-sleeved shirt once while playing the drums.

“They don’t know I had a bad experience hitting the drum with long loose sleeves. They got stuck! It can be dangerous for me. Those haters didn’t think about what was best for me; they just wanted to say what they like,” Sitti said.

The same happened to Widi. While playing the bass, critics would ask, “why was she putting her feet on the amplifier?” and “why were her hands showing?”

“People think that we are angels. They think we should never make mistakes and that we cannot slip,” Marsya argued.

The obsession with their clothes did not stop at home. During their European trip in 2021, most interviews would talk about their appearance. But for Marsya, Widi and Sitti, wearing a hijab is just as mundane as putting on deodorant in the morning or wearing pants before leaving home.

“If there is a list of things we want to be asked about, hijab will be the hundredth (item) on the list. We do not want people to focus on that. We want to talk about our crafts. We trained day and night to hone our skills and compose great songs. Let’s talk about that!” urged Marsya.

Heavy metal music magazine Metal Hammer called the trio “the metal band the world needs right now,” however, due to uninvited fascination with their look, some are doubtful of their skills. “There are people who believe that we are only famous because of what we wear,” Marysa revealed.

Getting tired of comments about their bodies and choice of clothes, the rockstar trio came up with a song, ‘Not Public Property.’

They also dedicated the song to help domestic and gender-based violence victims. Working with the Women of the World (WOW) foundation, they have been raising money to support these survivors.

“The song is our love letter to survivors of domestic violence. Most of them are children and women. Not only do they need to live with the trauma for the rest of their lives, but they also need to hear tone-deaf comments about their bodies. They are constantly being blamed. Then, people start to police how women should behave in public. It makes us feel like a woman’s body is public property. Nobody wants to be treated that way,” said the lead vocalist.

“We are aware that champions for this issue are multiplying. We are glad to live in an environment that is not homogenous. We need different perspectives. Women should always be involved,” Marsya added.



From left to right: Firda ‘Marsya’ Kurnia, Euis Sitti Aisyah, and Widi Rahmawati.


Breaking out into the world

From collaborating with the Indonesian legendary composer and orchestra Erwin Gutawa in 2017, having their own European tour in 2021, to rocking the stage of Wacken Open Air in 2022, the trio never failed to prove their force as charismatic performers.

“My favourite stage was in France. That was our first tour. The feedback was really satisfying, and I managed to give it all out,” said Marsya.

The metalhead trio admitted that despite rocking massive international stages, they still have stage fright, albeit never shows. They leave behind their nervousness by feeding the energy from the crowd.

In 2021, just before their European Tour, the trio had a chance to talk with one of their all-time heroes, Tom Morello. “I am a very big fan of your band. Your very existence as a band is very inspirational for people around the world,” said Morello to the trio. 

There is no stopping the Voice of Baceprot now. Voice of Baceprot is not planning to stop any time soon.

“We are working on our album. We are finalising it right now,” said Marsya. “We are also looking forward to our Indonesian tour,” added Widi. “Yes, also an American tour!” Sitti concluded.

As the name of their village indicates, Singajaya or “Glorious Lion”, it seems these lionesses’ voices will not be muted any time soon.


The views and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the interviewee and do not reflect the official policy or position of ASEAN.



Voice of Baceprot: Breaking Barriers with Heavy Metal | The ASEAN







Senin, 01 Mei 2023

Gowes ke Warnur Cibodas Kutawaringin, Soreang

Warung Teh Nur (Warnur) sangat dikenal dikalangan goweser, terutama yang berada di daerah Bandung Selatan. Jalur ke Warnur itu sangat bervariasi ada tanjakan dan turunannya tidak membuat kita jenuh, karena pemandangan persawahannya yang bagus. Warnur ini berada di daerah Cibodas, Kutawaringin, Soreang. 

Berikut sedikit cuplikan video jalur gowe ke Warnur, Cibodas, Kutawaringin, Soreang, Kab. Bandung.


Siapa yang pernah gowes ke jalur warnur?

Minggu, 09 April 2023

Minum Air Kelapa Muda (Dawegan/Dewegan)

 Bagi warga Jawa Barat kata "Dawegan" sudah tidak asing di telinga, namun bagi yang di luar Jawa Barat agak aneh terdengarnya. Dawegan atau kadang menyebutnya dewegan itu artinya kurang lebih "kelapa muda". Apabila buah kelapanya sudah tua tidak disebut lagi dawegan/dewegan.  Buah kelapa yang masih muda terkadang isinya seperti lendir kalau kita kerok pakai sendok. Akan tetapi, itu enak sekali, kelapa yang seperti lendir itu sering disebut lumeho, terdengar jorok sih karena bentuknya menyerupai leho, atau ingus.

Murak (mengupas) dawegan/dewegan

air kelapa muda (dawegan/dewegan)


Di bumi nusantara ini banyak buah kelapa, apalagi yang daerah pesisir pantai pasti banyak buah kelapa, setiap daerah punya nama dan ciri khas masing-masing dalam penamaan kelapa muda. Saya tidak tahu persis apa nama kelapa muda di setiap daerah di Indonesia ini. Mungkin ada yang bisa membantu, apa nama atau sebutan lain untuk kelapa muda di setiap daerah di Indonesia.


Berikut link video minum air kelapa muda atau dawegan/dewegan.




Rabu, 29 Maret 2023

Kue Balok

Nama Kue Balok bagi orang Bandung dan Jawa Barat sudah tidak asing lagi terdengarnya. Akan tetapi, orang-orang dari daerah lain selain Bandung dan Jawa Barat banyak yang belum tahu apa itu Kue Balok. Bentuknya mirip seperti kue Bandros atau kue pancong kalau orang Jakarta menyebutnya demikian. Kue balok lebih tebal dan besar. Cara memasak atau membuatnya pun agak sedikit berbeda dalam hal pembakarannya. Di Kota Bandung banyak tempat yang bisa dijumpai orang berjualan kue Balok. 

Bagi sebagian penggemar olahraga, terutama olahraga sepeda di Kota Bandung sudah sangat familiar dengan kue balok. Adakalanya tempat jualan kue balok dijadikan destinasi untuk berkulineran. 

1. Di daerah Lembang, Balok Jayagiri, Mang Ayi

 



2. Di daerah Pangalengan Balok 



3. Di Soreang, Balok Soreang, Balok Abah Away.

Berikut videonya.



Masih banyak tempat yang menjual kue balok di sekitaran Kota Bandung dan di luar Kota Bandung.

 





Senin, 27 Maret 2023

Pasar Sehat Soreang

 Pasar Sehat Soreang


Soreang, kini punya pasar yang lebih baik dari kondisi sebelumnya, tempatnya lebih nyaman.

Berikut link videonya....



Mari berbelanja ke Pasar Sehat Soreang...

 

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