Haha…Tis is my 1st blog eva…hmmmn, not really sure what 2 blog bout..like every other sundays in my entire life i attended mass today (i’m a catholic). However, today’s mass was extaordinary. I’m a malaysian who is currently pursuing a degree in Indonesia, Jogjakarta…Oh my, neva did I knoe tat ther r no Indians in Jogja….Haha, yep….if ur an Indian, u get stared at no matter wher ya go!! Dey even tot tat im from India u knoe (well, i guess my ancestors r n dey settled down in Malaysia). It was very difficult 4 me 2 actually convince dem tat im a Malaysian n its a multiracial country…
Well, tats not de point 4 now…De point is tat i’ve been here n Jogja 4 nearly 14 months n I was neva satisfied wit de masses tat I eva attended here…b’coz im so used 2 of attendin masses in english!! Well, 4 de past 1 year I have been goin 2 “gereja St. Antonius” in “Khota Bharu” in Jogjakarta…..De good news bout it was I get 2 go 2 masses as ussual n de negative part bout it was de masses r all in “javanese” language…..yup, which means tat I cant understand wat de say during de masses, sigh (wats de point of goin 2 church wen u can’t even understand wat eva ur prayin)…I even tried attendid masses in a chapel, (it’s called “kapel” here) in a private hospital here called “Panti Rapih Hospital”….well. nope…didn’t like it n didnt enjoy it…therefore, decided 2 go on 2 ”gereja St. Antonius” as ussual but…..4 de pas 2 weks ive been goin 2 de chapel again n last week’s mass was not bad as de priest was a chinese..phew,thank godness n I cud understand wat he was actually sayin in his homily n de prayers…n it got better as knew all the songs tat dey where singin on tat day n it was easy 2 tag along…..
De best part was today’s mass..it was damn funny.As I entered de chapel, I saw tat we’re havin an Indian priest 4 today’s mass…tat was quite shockin …yet can’t believe tat ther is an Indian priest in Jogja…(Jogja n Indian in de same sentence???)..n his accent clearly showed dem… haha….all de people in de chapel looked at him in awre!! Haha, Indians gets a lot of attentions here ya…haha….n his accent was soooo “Indianish” which made all de people in de chapel practically glued 2 him n talkin bout accent here, it kind of reminded me of tis jerk in my former high skool who told me tat I hav a very thick Indian accent (not tat im ashamed of it but thanks 2 u that every1 else was makin fun of me 4 tat eva since tat ya spread de whole thingy like “astro”)I was hopin tat if onli tis person cud see tis priest talkin wit his accent??…….hmmmnn,neva mind..
During de homily, de priest slipped his words by sayin, “take a look at all those people that we sleep together wit?”….now tat really shocked me…n he actually tried 2 cover up his mistakes by sayin, “not tat kind of sleepin just literaly sleepin” …hehehehhehe…..well, de even played n sang good songs today…those old days hymns such as, “wonderful day, majesty n give thanks”…love dem all…was eva glad 2 hear dem…u have no idea how long it is since I eva sang in english…reminded me of those good old days wher i get 2 go 2 de skool chapel n boy we sang well….miss those moments…all those moments of singin in St. Anthony’s church n St. John’s church 4 de masses….haha….did I forgot 2 mention here tat de hospita chapel was beautiful!!!…well, just didnt bring my camera there so sorry no pictures 4 now….I’ll try 2 write better de next time..hahaha…n boy i miss home so much!!!…I’ll come up wit more interestin stuffs de very next time….tats all 4 now…ciaou..
P.s: In case u didnt knoe, “mass” is another name the 4 eucharist. It’s actually based on de latin word, “missa”, meanin 2 be sent”, refers 2 de closin prayer of de eucharist in which worshipers r told 2 “go in peace 2 love n serve de Lord”.
