Let Me Choose

Journey

Two days later.

"Remember, has no one missed trying to remember anymore."

Dr Prabu reminded Retno again when they had sat in the car seat ready to leave that morning.

"No, last night I checked until a few details are all complete, just preparation of our hearts aja heee..."

"Why your heart?" Dr. Prabu glanced at Retno beside him.

"As if something is left behind, but only our memories and past, when one day we will return here."

"Our past is very sweet, as sweet as you heeee..."

"Am I sweet?"

"Sweet, I'll prove it. So let alone the person his memories are also very sweet to forget."

"Prove how?"

"Later, I kiss you."

"Yeeeee...like carelessly."

"Say your parents process do not be too complicated the simplest and simplest, later we even heee achievement..."

"Sabar Mas, three more days you are free to say anything too. But the procession is followed."

"Well, I follow anything."

"That dong, don't make things difficult for yourself."

"Come straight to pingit and treatment, it looks like Mas Prabu lives in my Pakde's house."

"Well, you too?"

"Yes me, in my house."

"meaning? we split up?"

"Yes, parting until the day H his time is not yet valid we are together, which there is my family tore up later."

"Much no?"

"Lumayan, we certainly are not one house that is."

"Yaaaaah... Is there-anything, for what the hell? tell me we've been separated five years what's less?"

"That's another thing, not what that means, here now is the initial procession of marriage, we go into the pingitan."

"What do you think should be done?"

"Later to know."

"The point is to practice patience, and later when we meet each other miss."

"Now I'm missing too."

"Heeee.. I'm a Javanese Mas, a pingitan ordinance run by the bride-to-be. During the pingitan period, the bride-to-be is not allowed to go out of the house or meet other people or even her groom-to-be."

"What's been working on all that time?" dr. Prabu as curious, had heard but not yet clear the meaning and purpose.

"In the pingitan period is also a time to train yourself and take care of yourself before officially becoming a wife.

In addition, in the pingitannya period, the bride-to-be is advised to multiply and deepen religious knowledge as a provision when married later. And got the housewarming."

"Lha, what's the groom?"

"Wait patiently."

"Retno, can nelephon still?"

"Maybe."

"Cock maybe?"

"Mas, the meaning of pingitan for Javanese bride-to-be is simple so that the bride and groom can focus more on preparing themselves in the face of the wedding day, and to prepare mentally in order to become a better person after the marriage is done. So maybe we can call or not at all."

"I'm so ready, baby, I'm close to impatient."

"Even so that really should be in pingit haaa..." Retno laughed with his release because she felt funny with the impatience of Mas Prabu.

"You laugh in my suffering!"

"Should I cry?"

"At least give an idea dong.I have to do anything during the pingitan time you talk about it."

"Mas, in addition to the meaning of pingitan in the Javanese tribe is to maintain trust with each other between the groom-to-be and the bride. When the two brides do not meet each other, of course there is a sense of worry that causes anxiety. So, this is the moment where the two prospective brides are tested to foster mutual trust."

"Sort of Introspection?"

"Well, I suggested fasting first."

"Wow, dong dong will suffocate when I open."

"What gold?"

"On his H day he did not fast Mas."

"I guess I still have to fast."

"What's right about three days we can't see?"

"Mas Denger yes, the tradition of pingit or dipingit is one of the traditions that still take place in some regions in Indonesia. This tradition is most commonly found and known to be done by the Javanese who carry out this tradition since the days of the kingdom."

"Have you learned it or have you asked? how do you know?"

"This is the age of gadgets, cell phones, computers and laptops what can we not know through the internet?"

"I never looked for such things, I prefer how to give each other satisfaction husband and wife heee..."

"Eh, Mas haphazardly, even so the brain really needs to be washed this, unmarried taboo talk so."

"It's just Retno's preparation dear."

"I don't like it! that's his name."

"All right forgive me, baby, we will talk earlier if we are legitimate. Okay, so where do we go to talk about the pingitan?"

"I don't want to!"

"If you look more beautiful."

"Mas!"

"Yes, continue I don't really know how the process works."

"I'm serious, because inevitably we have to follow what is the custom of hereditary habits in my family."

"I'm serious too, listening."

"People in ancient times spent about one to two months. For the women who are pinned at home, of course, will be hit by boredom."

"It's buset..."

"But the horror first do not protest a lot, let later understand so no wonder anymore."

"Okay, I listen to you as best I can."

"In ancient times the time spent pinging was so long, that many were not strong enough to hold it. In addition, modern women have now experienced emancipation, most have their own jobs that cannot be left alone.

As the times develop and adjusted to the needs, the tradition of pingitan today spend a fairly short time, only 1-2 weeks or even only 1-2 days."

"Alhamdulillah..."

"Not yet, the review has not been completed."

"Haaaaaaaa.. Is there still? yes, I've been listening."

"In the pingitan period, the bride-to-be can do various activities to drive away boredom. During the pingitan period the bride-to-be gets training around the household. It's clear the benefits are there."

"Yes." Yeah."

"In addition to preventing boredom, and practicing patience, of course, these activities are very useful for prospective brides when they are married. Especially in the management of the household later, both in terms of husband and wife servants also in a new neighborhood."

"And this is what I like most Mas, the activity that a bride can do is get physical care. Physical care is done so that the bride-to-be looks prettier and exudes “aura shine” as the wedding progresses."

"I also probably like the results the most later haaaa..." Retno hit the base of Dr. Prabu's arm with a smile.

"The result is, the process does not want how this Mas."

"One more Mas, the pingitan also has a purpose to plant longing for both brides, build trust with each other, stay away from various kinds of dangers, as well as to practice patience."

"I understand now, why there must be a word pingitan and in pingit, I'm willing not to meet a few days, especially if it can be reduced to one day only heee..."

"Still nawar."

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