LOVE BLOWS FROM REUNION
Episode 154: PASIANGAN

    That afternoon, the atmosphere in Kampung Nirwana was already very crowded. Of course because it will be held Yudi's wedding. Although no entertainment has begun to play, but the tourists have arrived. Of course want to see the uniqueness of the marriage of the two cultures of the two countries. And clearly, the tourists want to watch traditional art that has been difficult to find, of course, for free.

    The village youth are still many who are in the place of the party plan, which is in the field, of course to arrange all the equipment and decorations on display at the party venue. Likewise, the lampshader, who is still busy arranging the lights, which will be turned on tonight to illuminate people or people who want to be literate. Yes, the tradition in Bantul, the night before the wedding, there is an event called by the term pasiangan night, which is the night of prayer or salvation to appeal to the Almighty, the Almighty, in order for the wedding tomorrow to be given smooth without any transverse aral.

    Usually, on the eve of this pass, villagers, especially men, on the literate, do not sleep overnight, to keep the village and the place to be used for the party. Likewise the mothers, they are busy cooking, preparing dishes and snacks that will be served to the guests.

    The atmosphere in Yudi's house was crowded with women helping to prepare food. Some make jenang, jadah and wajik. There are also those who fry brambang, onions, crackers and various other foods. Some make lemper, mendut, pistuban, hawuk-hawuk as well as various other snack foods. Various small meals and snacks have been cooked. The atmosphere in Yudi's kitchen really looks noisier.

    Some mothers, on the front, in the pendopo, have arranged the besek. Besek is a traditional dus made of woven bamboo. In the besek filled with various foods, there is rice with various types of vegetables, there are eggs, there are chicken and fried milk, and shrimp crackers wrapped in plastic. On top of the rice with side dishes was covered with oil paper, then on it was given other foods, namely jadah, wajik, jenang, manten cake and bananas. Besek, which was already full of various types of food, was covered with a cover, then tied with raffia rope.

    In the pendopo it has been called mat. Later that night, after Maghrib, the fathers will be there.

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    In Nirwana Homestay, Rini and her children have eaten their favorite fried rice and bakmi godok. Although at home Yudi a lot of food, but Rini, Silvy and Yayan are less tasteful with a variety of foods, which are on average coconut milk. It feels less fresh. Hence, as soon as they reached his inn, and saw the tek-tek noodles passing by, they immediately bought to fill his stomach.

    “Tuliliiing …. Tuliliiing tuloliliiiiing ..!” HP Rini is ringing. Alex, his best friend called.

    "Hello, Alex .... Where have you been?" greet Rini to Alex who called.

    "Yes, Rini .... This I have reached the gate of Nirwana Homestay, in the office stay section .... Are the rooms in Rini's place still there?" said Alex who asked Rini for a room.

    "Alex, please tell me to the office stay, Alex stayed with Rini's mother, in Unit 3. No need to pay, say Rini's mother's family .... That, yes .... I was already in the room. Later Alex just go in." explained Rini to Alex.

    "Okay, ready Rini .... Thank you." replied Alex, which of course directly delivered the administrative section in the office stay.

    And right, not long after the black alphard car turned into the inn Unit 3. Enter Rini's inn. Alex and his wife got out of the luxury car, and stepped into the inn that Rini had welcomed.

    "Hi .., hi ..., hi .... Come ..., come here." welcome Rini who has been standing on the front porch with her son and daughter-in-law.

    "Hello, Rini ..., how's ...? Hi, Mom, Ma'am ...." Alex is welcome.

    "Well, Alex ..." replied Rini who immediately greeted Alex and his wife. So did Silvy and Yayan, who were in the salute.

    "Eh, Lex ..., eat bakmi tek-tek, yes .... Delicious .... The taste is traditional" said Rini who directly offers food typical of Nirwana Homestay lodging.

    "Yes, can .... Thank you." said Alex.

    "You want fried bakmi, godok bakmi, kwetio, or fried rice?" ask Rini who offered.

    "Fried rice one, bakmi godok one ..." replied Alex.

    "Mr ...! Fried rice one, bakmi one ..." said Rini ordered to the seller of noodle tek-tek, which is still running in the parking lot of the unit 3 inn.

    "Later for this room, yeah, Lex .." said Rini who opened the door for her best friend.

    "Yes, Rin .... Thank you." replied Alex, who immediately put in a suitcase of clothes instead.

    While eating at the garden table with the open family room, they chatted with each other. Of course tell each other stories.

    "Eh, Lex ..., his wife doctor Handoyo how?" ask Alex Rini.

    "Depart tomorrow morning, first flight. At seven in the morning we arrived at YIA. Tomorrow I'll pick you up." Alex replied.

    "That means no sleepover?" ask Rini.

    "No. After the live event home. Flight at three o'clock. Tomorrow I will take you home, with me. My plan is to go home via the southbound route." explains Alex.

    "Thank God .., the important thing is that Yudi is not disappointed. It's been asked this afternoon" Rini said.

    "Yes .., tomorrow we're together, let it look festive" Alex said.

    "Wow, if Alex has to pick up his wife Handoyo to the airport, it could be too late. Yudi asked, we accompanied the manten, from the house to the party. The plan is a procession. The show starts at eight in the morning. How does. Lex?" rini is clearly related to tomorrow's event.

    "Like that ...?!" ask Alex.

    "Yes .... In fact, tomorrow it is a very crowded procession event, because paraded people sekampung with a variety of entertainment. Even Yudi and Yuna were riding on horse carriages. Then, there are the mangroves, which each strand of decoration is given a doorprize. It must be a lot, Lex ..." explains Rini.

    "Wao ... really festive .... But I have an appointment to pick up his wife doctor Handoyo .... How then?" alex, who was obviously confused.

    "Look, tonight there's a midodareni event, and a passerby night. We go to Yudi's house, follow the traditional ceremony. Alex will make plans tomorrow. So if even a little late for example, surely Yudi understood" said Rini explained.

    "Lhhh ..., is there an event tonight?" ask Alex.

    Alex and his wife quickly took a shower and changed clothes. So did Rini, Silvy and Yayan. They will go to the midodareni and pasiangan event, at Yudi's house.

    "Wear my car, Yayan has memorized the way" said Rini.

    Yayan had already prepared his car. To leave for Yudi's house, of course through the back door.

    "Alex front seat .... We three women are sitting in the middle, so one" said Rini arranged to sit.

    "Well, which husband are you, Rin ...?" asked Alex, who was certainly confused not to see Hamdan.

    "Don't come ..." answered Rini casually, although actually also disappointed because Hamdan did not come.

    Just for a moment, Yayan runs his car. They had reached the field, which was certainly shocked to see a very large tent with a very large seat arrangement, with very bright lights, and there were many people sitting around.

    "What's the venue here at home, Mah ...?" ask Yayan who is certainly confused.

    "At home, it's for tomorrow's party." said his mother.

    Yayan continued to drive his car, from the field turning left, then to the right. And get behind Yudi's house.

    "Kok parking here?" ask Alex.

    "Yes, this is the back of Yudi's house. His garage. Lhah, if the field is tomorrow for a party, it is also Yudi land that is loaned for tourist cars. Then, the one for the homestay, it turns out also belongs to Yudi." explained Rini to Alex and his wife.

    "Russia .... It turns out that Yudi is on the radar of the richest man in the world ..." said Alex who was amazed.

    "But it looks so simple and unpretentious yes, Pi .... Doesn't look rich" Alex's wife said.

    "HP just disappear do not want to buy again ..." said Alex.

    "Of course, let's go in. This way ..." take Rini.

    The five of them went straight into Yudi's house. Welcomed some mothers who are helping cook in the kitchen, then escorted to the front pendopo.

    In the pendopo, it is crowded, full of guests. Especially the neighbors of Yudi. There is clearly Mr. Lurah. Rini with her son and Alex with his wife, sitting in the back.

    In front a little to the middle, the Jew who was wearing a suit, sat cross-legged. On the left side of Yudi, also sitting together, Yuna who was wearing traditional Javanese clothes. Accompanied by a family from Japan, especially Yuna's father and mother.

    Yudi looked back, when he saw his best friend coming. Waving my hand to Alex. Of course with a smile. Alex returns Yudi's hand.

    Suddenly there was a man who walked over while bowing, approaching Alex and Rini.

    "Hehehe ..." the man immediately nodded, and greeted Alex and his wife, Rini and their children.

    "Well, how did you get here?" alex asks the man, who is none other than Jojon, a high school friend.

    "Yes, this afternoon, with friends. With a lot of people." replied Jojon.

    "Lha, where are the friends?" ask Alex.

    "That .., they were there ..." said Jojon, pointing to the seats of his friends, who waved.

    "Thank God, Yudi must be glad friends can come" said Rini.

    "Where are you staying?" ask Alex.

    "In Nirwana Homestay ..." replied Jojon.

    "Hah ..., correct ...?! We are also there .... What unit is it?" ask Rini.

    "In Units 1 and 2 .... It's been booked by friends." said Jojon.

    "We're in Unit 3. Later." said Alex.

    "Tonight we will not sleep .... There is a pasilangan event .., meaning lek-lekan or literate. We watch the way people play in the field." explained Jojon who knows the meaning of pasilangan.

    "Oo ..., so, yeah .... Then later if the event here is over, go straight to the field?" ask Alex.

    "Yes .., pasiangan night ..., there is food provided .... Don't worry about hunger. While watching people, while eating .... Hehehe ..." said Jojon who was a funny boy.

    That night, called pasiangan, the residents of Nirwana Village, Yudi's friends, and of course the people from the next village, watched the spectacle of wayang people. All who come, are served a variety of food. Of course they're happy. Can watch the spectacle for free, still fed.