ramadhan in holand: (my personal) lessons learned
Sep 20, 2009 Holland, Reflection
berpuasa di negara orang, apalagi yang mayoritas bukan non muslim, membawa pengalaman tersendiri. tidak mudah memang dalam pelaksanaannya, walaupun tidak sesulit yang dibayangkan.
untuk kesekian kalinya, saya pun melaksanakan puasa di belanda. tahun ini ramadhan jatuh pada musim panas. salah satu konsekuensinya adalah waktu berpuasa yang bisa mencapai 17 jam. kaget? saya juga. bahkan di awal puasa, saya sempat tidak yakin bisa melaksanakan puasa. ditambah lagi suhu yang jelas-jelas panas. tapi sekali lagi, itu ternyata tidak sesulit yang dibayangkan.
the sculpture
Sep 14, 2009 Holland
have you seen some (renaissance) sculptures? it’s beautiful, isn’t it? then, think how the artists made all those beautiful sculptures at that time. some of them, probably made their masterpieces based on their imagination, or from artistic drawing (just like michelangelo created the famous ‘david’), or with models.
being the housemate of an art school student giving me a lot of experiences; not only knowing some aspects of art, but also being a model for one of her masterpieces. it was started when i made a joke to her about making the sculpture of my head. surprisingly, she said yes. and the next days, what i knew, all the materials were set up and ready.
well, it’s not a joke then.
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