I'm Not an Old Virgin
Chapters 21.1
After taking a long time finally Shin and Pak Ali arrived at a large alley to the boarding school. From the alley they walk about three thousand meters to Pondok pesantren which accommodates hundreds of male and female students. Shin was stunned to see two separate buildings bounded by high walls as separators as well as shady tree trees around him. The pesantren is located in the hills that are still beautiful as the location of Shin's mansion.
Pak Ali explained that the two buildings were places to study the students as well as their residence. In every building on Pagari wall has its own facilities. The pesantren manager was deliberately separated between the boarding school of sons and daughters.
They just keep walking until they get to a pretty beautiful house. A middle-aged man welcomed their arrival because Mr. Ali had previously told the pesantren manager if there would be foreigners who would want to study at the boarding school in his club. He welcomed her with pleasure.
"Mashaallah, sir Ali, why not tell us the time to arrive at the airport so we can pick up you at the airport so you don't have to be tired of having to walk." Said the middle-aged man wearing white skullcap after they arrived before them.
Ali smiled at the man."I don't want to trouble Abah and sister here bah. We're all sports anyway."
Shin noticed the look on the face of the charismatic old man before him and the man smiled at Shin and Shin immediately lowered his face.
Mr. Ali glanced at the tall man who was looking down."Introduce Abah, this is Mr. Shin who I told you about last night with Abah."
The middle-aged man called Abah smiled warmly at Shin then extended his hand.
"I'm Mr. Shin Ahmad."
Shin looked up." to please don't call me Mr. Abah, I don't deserve to be called master. My name is Shin." Said Shin nervously.
Abah smiled."Oh, so son Shin. Then let's go in first."
Once inside the house and sitting on the sofa Shin started talking. Tells what he means to his comrades. Tell me who he is. Foreigners of Korean nationality embracing atheism are finding out the truth of the existence of god and want to learn more deeply.
"Subhanallah is very noble your intention son Shin. But, to learn it is not enough time a day two days son.it takes a long time can be months or even years. Is Shin ready?"
"I am willing to bah, no matter how long I want to study," Shin said firmly.
Abah and Pak Ali smiled happily at the stern reply of the foreign man before him.
For a long time they chatted until finally In front of Abah, Mr. Ali and several witnesses with a brick Shin pledged two sentences of shahadah. And starting today, Shin became a convert.
"Hopefully Mr Shin can become a Muslim who obeys the aqidah and shariah huh? and smoga you feel at home studying here." said Mr. Ali while patting a small shoulder Shin.
"A.amin mr. Ali. Thank you so much for showing me this place."
"Sorry you know, I can't accompany the old master here. You see in the city there are still many jobs and inshaallah I will often come here."
Shin smiled." yes sir, it's okay. Mr. Ali heart-hearted."
Then, Mr. Ali took a large suitcase he brought from the city and opened the suitcase. Pak Ali took out ten sarongs, ten Koko clothes and skullcap and handed them to Shin.
"It's all for master Shin to use while here."
Shin frowned."Mr Ali gave all this to me?"
"Yes, Mr. Shin. I purposely prepared it for the master so that master would not have to bother looking for clothes like this."
Shin felt moved. He did not expect Mr. Ali until he noticed. He thought that the large suitcase contained personal belongings of Mr. Ali but it turned out that the contents were none other than his own needs.
"Thank you very much Ali, thank you very much."
"Same as sir."
Shin opened his medium size bag. Then, he took a red dime and put it in Ali's hand.
"Please the money that is not how much you receive to pay for transportation back to your father's house.
"Sorry Mr. Shin, I'm sorry. Not that I want to refuse rizki but I sincerely do all this. Later if I receive the reward for me so lost sir."
Shin fixated. In addition to good and attention, Mr. Ali is a person who is not materialistic.
"The money for the needs of the master while here alone or the master can donate the money as kitchen money for the santri here."
Shin nodded." Yes sir, that's for sure."
"Let's son Shin, I'll take him to the son's dorm." Take Abah after Ali's departure.
"Oh, yes, let's bah."
Then, they walked together to Putera's dormitory.
"Well, can I know how much it costs for students to study here?" asked Shin between the streets.
Abah smiled."I don't charge for anyone who wants to study here. Because the average person who studies here is someone who can't afford."
Shin stopped his steps then looked seriously at Abah." If not at the cost then how can this pesantren run because there are no operational costs collected?"
"From the donors who are willing to provide any assistance for this pesantren. Money, food, clothes and everything else."
"Donature?"
"Pak Ali is a big donor?"
"yes son, even in the city he built two magnificent mosques as a place of worship of the city residents. Donors in some other pesantren as well as donors of some orphanages and nursing homes."
"Are Ali rich?"
"Pak Ali is the second largest coal entrepreneur in Indonesia, Nak Shin. He is very rich and very generous and very simple. The results of his efforts he used for something very positive. He is a very sincere person and what he does is not because of the elements of joy but looking for the blessing and pleasure of God. He only wants the reward of Allah not the praise of man. Therefore, there would be no one who thought of his figure who always looked as simple as Shin wanted to see."
Shin was stunned to hear the explanation about who the figure of Mr. Ali was. The simple man he met in a mosque and it turns out the mosque is a mosque that Mr. Ali built himself. Shin was embarrassed to ever give money that was not how rich the largest coal businessman in Indonesia. Shin lowered his face. Abah's explanation about Pak Ali made him feel like a small person who was arrogant and arrogant all this time.
"let's Shin, let's continue the path. We'll be there soon."
Shin nodded. Then, he walked following Abah to the son's dormitory. Entering the towering gate and looks inside the santri men are doing their respective activities. Shin was taken to a large enough room that had the capacity to accommodate four students. Two bunk beds, four small cabinets, four study tables and a bookcase.
"sorry son Shin, this is the state of his room. Each room accommodates a minimum of four people, because the number of students that increase every year makes this dormitory becomes increasingly narrow and I can not put each santri inhabit one room."
Shin hesitated at first. He does not usually share a room with others. However, he convinced himself that he could definitely get used to sharing rooms with others.
"It's okay Bah, this is more than enough."
"Assalamualaik."
"What three santri people look young from behind the door."
Abah and Shin turned towards the door."Salam waalaikum. Abdul, Thoriq. Akbar here come in" Abah said.
Then, the three young men entered their room and stood before Abah.
"This is Shin's name, the new santri and will be occupying this room with you, so Abah asks for help if she needs anything."
The three youths noticed the big tall man, white skin, narrow eyes and handsome.
"Yes, Abah." answered the three youths in unison.
"Yes, then Abah came out first, and son Shin please rest."
"well, thank you."
Then, Abah hurried away from the room.
"My name is Akbar, brother."
"I'm Thoriq brother."
"If I were Abdul brother."
"I'm Shin."
"What's the Chinese brother?" ask Akbar.
"uhuh?" Shin gawking.
"yes, because the eyes of the brother are narrow and the skin of the white brother."timpal Abdul.
"His fair skin and narrow eyes are only Chinese doang? japanese alike Korean also tend to be white and slender times." Thoriq.
"Hehe is too."
"Do you want to know where I'm from?"
"yes, I want to dong."
"i'm from korea."
"huh, far away from Korea just want to go here?" chirping Akbar.
"yes." yeah."
"how much money from Korea to here?" ask Abdul.
"want what's the cost of you Dul?" ask Thoriq.
"doang hehe."
"Yaudah brother Shin, if you want to keep the clothes in the closet at the corner. Mending brother Shin take a shower in a moment to want magrib," said Akbar.
Shin nodded. "yes I've been going to take a shower first.I'm already so hot. We'll talk after I finish the shower, okay."