This year‘s Eid is one of the examples.
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Google Meet with my Google Local Guide Community |
We are strongly urged not to go back home or do ‘mudik’ in order to curb the spread of the virus. Many of us stay at home, separated from the big family or their loved ones, and experience the first and special Eid Al-Fitr in the middle of the pandemic. And that includes us, the Frakarsas.
The link below is the video of our Eid Celebration last year.
You see.. we did it in traditional fashion. We had big gatherings, family and friends, lots of food, tons of fun! Making me missing everyone! As Lebaran day is happening only once a year and celebrated after a month-long fasting month, no wonder we won't nothing but the best during this victorious day.
You see.. we did it in traditional fashion. We had big gatherings, family and friends, lots of food, tons of fun! Making me missing everyone! As Lebaran day is happening only once a year and celebrated after a month-long fasting month, no wonder we won't nothing but the best during this victorious day.
Yet, again, 2020 is super special.
There we are.. making so many adjustments in life, work and the way we conduct our activities. We are taking our Eid celebration to a new level and a new platform.
There we are.. making so many adjustments in life, work and the way we conduct our activities. We are taking our Eid celebration to a new level and a new platform.
Virtual celebration.
I have several Eid celebration and ‘gathering’ going on this year. First with my mom and my brothers and our families through whatsapp group video call. Then with my aunties and big families, followed by Office colleagues, my childhood friends and families as well as my communities. Quite a busy and packed schedules that carries on till the end of the week after Eid Al-Fitr. Even on the third day (which used to be part of Eid long holidays before COVID-19), we already have meetings and webinars through zoom application as well.
I even have back to back ‘halal bihalal’ virtual meetup with my junior high school friends and continued with my Jakarta Google Local Guides and then Women Local Guides. I ended up finish everything at 1 AM. Straight from 4 PM in the afternoon! It was crazily long but I really enjoyed it. I will share more detailed stories in another post. As you can see, we have no better option but enjoying it.
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our first meeting right after the Eid |
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This halal bihalal continued until 11 PM |
This year, we are doing it differently as we stayed at home and did everything from home during Lebaran day. But of course, it does not mean it's not fun! You can see our lebaran celebration this year in my YouTube video as well.
So, many of us are familiar with teleconference applications such as Google Meet, Webex, Skype, Polycon, and Zoom application and therefore we use them a lot. It was fun to chat, laugh, share photos and slides with the others. Even some technical glitches can be funny during the meeting. Perhaps this is the new normal that we all have to get used to. I do have problems with the connection sometimes and from bad backache after long, straight time sitting in front of the computer. And I guess I have to check my sight again as the hours being spent in front of the computers have significantly multiplied. But out of these issues, I can say I enjoy my virtual Eid Mubarak and Halal Bihalal.
How about your Lebaran day?
So do you have your virtual meetings with your loved one as well?
How do you like it?
How do you like it?
Keluarga besar kami juga ber-Lebaran pakai ZOOM, Mba :)
ReplyDeleteAneh sih, tapi ya udahlah yaaa.
Harus disyukuri, Alhamdulillah semua sehat
Semoga 2020 ditutup dengan ending yang baik aamiin :D
ReplyDeleteIdem mbak kami di rumah aja saat lebaran, apalagi emang di Jakarta (coret) hampir gak ada saudara sih jd emang gk ada yg dikunnjungi jg. Jd sama kami juga telponan, chat, dan video call sama keluarga dan teman2
Serunyaaa lebaran sama keluarganya ngezoom. Aku di rumah aja dan silaturahminya cuma via chat grup keluarga. Ga semua keluarga besar pada paham pake Zoom nih
ReplyDeleteIsn't technology wonderful? It's so great that even when we can't be together, we can still be together virtually. I've been doing my workout classes through Zoom. I haven't seen my workout ladies since March, but we're still together several days a week doing out classes together through video.
ReplyDeleteDaku hanya via WA video hehe dan WAG grup, nggak pakai zoom hiks meriah banget itu mba Indah...
ReplyDeleteTahun ini dg penuh kesadaran kami gak pulang kampung bahkan semua keluarga yg merantau ternyata gak ada yg pulang
ReplyDeleteBukan krn ga sayang tp justru krn sayang sm yg di kampung
Untungnya km bs tetep silaturahim via zoom meeting sih
Jd alhamdulillah ttp bs ketemu secara virtual
Dalam situasi keterbatasan seperti sekarang ini, setelah sekolah, kerja dan ibadah dari rumah, halal bihalal pun dilakukan dari rumah ya mbak.. dengan kemajuan teknologi halal bihalal tetap bisa dilakukan dengan penuh suka cita secara virtual ya mba
ReplyDeletesame like me. My family and I gathered in zoom. because of technology, we all can connected each other although distance tear us apart.
ReplyDeleteAku belum pernah pakai zoom, mbak. Lebarannya ya salat Ied di rumah bareng suami dan 2 anak. Trus ke rumah orangtua yang jaraknya 900 m dari rumahku sebentar aja. Udah pulang deh hehehe.
ReplyDeleteAku mudiknya h-1 mba..tapi karena lintas kabupaten doang. Pas hari H nya, cuma bener2 di rumah...nggak sholat Ied juga, baru M soalnya.. Lebaran paling sepi mba tahun ini
ReplyDeleteUntuk pertama kalinya, kami merayakan Idhul Fitri tanpa mudik dan di "lock down" di rumah saja. karena di tempat tinggal kami, pintu masuk dijadikan one gate system dan ditutup selama 2 hari. Alhamdulillah, dinikmati suasana yang ada dan berlebaran secara online dengan ortu, saudara dan teman-teman. bahkan acara syawalan online via ZOOM dengan teman-teman kuliah masih bersambung sampai sekarang, jilid I, II dan jilid III kayaknya bakalan segera ada
ReplyDeleteserunya lebaran pake teknologi canggih :) bersyukur ya mbak walau nggak bisa langsung ketemu tapi seenggaknya bisa bertatap muka
ReplyDeleteIya mbak, lebaran cuma sama orang tua aja karena rumahnya tetanggaan... Enggak ada adik, enggak ke rumah mertua, enggak keliling ke saudara-saudara... Ketemu secara virtual aja...
ReplyDeleteseru banget ya mbak, acara halal bihalalnya meskipun lewat zoom. pasti akan menjadi kenangan yang tak akan terlupakan :-)
ReplyDeleteKami juga berlebaran via whatssApp video call, kak Indah.
ReplyDeleteLucunya kalau pas ngomong bareng, jadi pada bingung. Kan masalah sinyal juga yaa..
Memang harus perbanyak bersabar di masa-masa pandemi begini.
Semoga segera setelah pandemi ini berakhir, bisa segera mudik yaa, kak Inda...
DeleteKangen tulisan travelling eh, kerjanya kak Indah.
Wohoo jadi seperti silaturahmi tahun sebelumnya meski online tetap berseri2 ya.. dan bisa mengunjungi banyak kolega dan keluarga.. mom and dad tetap yg pertama ya..
ReplyDeleteSeru mama boobi zooman banyak bisa silaturahmi ke banyak orng walau di rumah saja. Suka semangat positifnya 😍😍
ReplyDeleteKalo silaturahmi ama generasi milenial sih pada pake zoom, mbak. Tapi ama generasi baby boomers ya pake chat ama telepon. Nggak semua bisa pake zoom soalnya. hehe
ReplyDeleteSama nih sy juga silaturahmi virtual.tp sm keluarga di kampung halaman aja. Walaupun kurang puas melampiaskan kangennya tp gmn lagi ya...smg pandemi ini segera berakhir
ReplyDeleteseru banget ini halal bihalalnya online hihihi, walaupun belum bisa silaturahim secara langsung, untungnya jaman udah semakin canggih yaaa
ReplyDeleteAlhamdulillah masih bisa silaturahmi meskipun melalui media online ya mam. Tetap harus dijaga nih komunikasi dengan teman dan saudara. Keep updated.
ReplyDeletesama mba, lebaran spesial ya kali ini, bersabar gak mudik, lebaranan via video call, alhamdulillah masih bisa ketemu walau secara virtual
ReplyDeleteWaktu Lebaran pertama, karena hanya sama keluarga inti, silaturahmi Idul Fitri dengan video call WA, di hari kedua baru pakai zoom karena pesertanya lebih banyak, lebih dari 10 orang, nggak cukup kalau video call saja.
ReplyDeleteIdul Fitri 2020 bakal tak terlupakan :)
Lebaran tahun ini beda banget ya mbak, saya pun hanya bisa vidcall dengan saudara-saudara nun jauh disana karena enggak bisa kemana-mana. Tapi seru juga sih bisa ngobrol bareng gitu secara online
ReplyDeletemaasyaallah kebayang ini keseruan virtual eid mubarak dan halal bihalal kamu mba.. hehehe aku baru aja selesai halal bihalal sama teman-temen kajian
ReplyDeleteSungguh kangen ya sama masa2 ssbelum corona menginvasi bumi. Walo pelan2 uda mulai diaktifkan kembalk, ttp merasa was-was deh
ReplyDeleteMinal aidzin walfaidzin mbak. Emang ya pandemi ini bikin kita makin kreatif. Waktu lebaranpun keluarga besar halal bihalal virtual.
ReplyDeleteMinal aidzin mbak, seru ya lewat virtual sekarang halal bihalalnya hehe semoga pandemic ini cot selesai yaaaaa . Kangen juga nih kumpul keluarga langsung hihi
ReplyDeleteKarena zoom jdi masi bisa silaturahmi online ya.. Meski ga bisa ketemu kluarga besar tapi malah bs ketemu online sama teman2 yang lain jg ya
ReplyDeleteSelamat lebaran mba mohon maaf lahir dan batin. Lebabaran tahun ini sama, aku jg pake vcall whatsapp untuk halal bihalal nya ����
ReplyDeleteMinal aidzin wal faidzin Mbak, samaan nih lebaran tahun ini aku sekelurlarga kumpulnya via online aja hihi
ReplyDeletesenang banget ya mbk bisa silaturahmi dengan keluarga walau pakai zoom bersyukur juga di zaman pandemi ini sudah ada teknologi canggih
ReplyDeleteBetapa era digital mampu melampui batas yang ada. Sehingga meski di rumah aja tetap bisa silaturahmi virtual dengan zoom
ReplyDeleteWaah iya musim pandemi gini acara silaturahim idul fitri dan halal bihalal ganti pakai zoom semua ya. Lebih praktis sih dan masih bisa ketemuan juga
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