The Toga Rahayu

Graduations

Six months later the long-awaited sacred day finally came, yes exactly in January 2015 I graduated alhamdulilah.

I deliberately postponed my graduation for three months, I should have graduated October 2014 but I was not immediately on the list at that time, I want to graduate together with my two best friends Sari and Nina besides the clothes that I have sewed for the family uniform also not so at that time.

“Assalamualaikum ma'am how have you left?”.

My parents and three sisters left our city that day, if according to their plans they would leave at three in the morning. The parents and family did not arrive early or stay overnight because there was no place and special reason to rent lodging. I was only able to allocate funds for family uniforms, transportation costs, shared meals and family photos.

“Wassalam son, already this mother father and sisters are already on their way to sana”. Answer the mother who was there enough to make my heart relieved to hear they had departed.

“Ya already ma'am be careful yes, good luck until the destination later I wait near the landing terminal. If it is near please contact me back”.

I quickly closed the phone from my parents preparing to take a shower and went to make-up. Rias starts after dawn because graduation will start at eight in the morning. I chose the same makeup place as Nina and Sari deliberately let it be easier when leaving. Nina who is a real person here is very helpful to facilitate our affairs. Nina's parents who drove us were worried that morning. If according to plan later after makeup is finished will be picked up by their parents and leave together to go to campus.

Thank God that the never-ending sense of joy expressed in my heart can get to this point. Something I could never have imagined before.

According to the plan that I had arranged with my mother at that time, mother and family departed from our city to Malang at three in the morning. When leaving there is no need to shower first because it is still night and of course sagat cold. I give advice to mom and family to take a bath in the pom or rest area only.

I have allocated a special budget for the cost of eating my family while in Malang, but mother forbid to buy food. I chose to bring food from home for breakfast and lunch. Because when dinner arrives we're sure we're home.

Plans are only plans but back to the decisive god, entering the seven o'clock more mother and father still have not reached my dressing place.

“Assalamualaikum, where have you been?”. I asked the mother who was getting anxious.

“Waalaikumsalam son, mom has reached Malang but do not know where this is?, it looks like mom nyasar”.

“Where's mom? What's near my mom? Let can you do asuran”. My face was starting to panic because the clock was also getting closer to graduation time at the beginning.

“This is the inscription Arjosari nak, where should I go?”. Mashaallah do not bear the stray far away ma'am. I immediately gave my phone to Nina's father asking for help giving directions to the driver to get to campus quickly. (Either I don't know or how it used to be 2015 Sherlock is not as famous now, but Rahayu's parents and driver still use nokia).

“Bu don't have to pick me up at the makeup place let me go with Nina alone. We met on campus, ya”.

Half an hour passed Rahayu looked increasingly agitated waiting for her parents and family who had not come as well. Nina and Sari and their respective masters have headed for the graduation building.

“Where are your mom and dad? How about late”. Rahayu looked back and forth in front of the front gate of the veteran using a kebaya complete with toganya.

“Alhamdulilah my words full of bread at that time”.

My parents rented a neighbor's car near the house that happened to have a car, actually this is not a car for rent, but a private car in relation not knowing where the car rental, where the car rental, and where the car, he asked for help to take him to Malang using the neighbor's car. The problem is that my pakleku does not know the road is so stray everywhere.

Not according to the plan that was planned. Father Rahayu's mother and everyone has not had a bath because it was too long stray. In addition, the father is also allergic to AC so when entering the car and the Ac is turned on it can certainly be sure to runny. The road to Malang through Batu also turns adding to the long list of dizziness and nausea for the Rahayu family who are not used to riding in a car.

“Alhamdulilah mother and father have reached”, my broom and immediately kiss my parents' hands.

“It's so beautiful you nak”, mom and dad hug me in turn.

“Buk my son graduation buk”. Father's face waged from pale due to drunken travel to be happy sumringah.

“Eh son mother also sir mother who birthed”. Answer the mother who does not want to lose.

“Paklek titip adek-adek first yes, mother let go into the building accompany graduation”. Pamit ku on paklek and ask for help to take care of my sisters.

“Iya Yu you guys just come in let your sisters be with me here”.

“Park can sit around first there”. I pointed at the gazebo perpus there were plenty of places to sit around and the sisters could see fish or fountains.

“No need Yu, let the people and sisters just wait here. Paklek is afraid that his car will be exchanged with others, so many cars here”. Answer paklek at that time.

Rahayu quickly headed to the graduation room with her mother and father without any show shower or grooming first because the time was really tight. Arriving at the Rahayu building welcomed the academic faculty to wear the best graduate scarf of the period.

Alhamdulillah

There is an immeasurable sense of haru when the mother wears a sash inscribed with the best graduation to her up to the very end.

When toga becomes a sign of love. So great is the meaning implied in it, to make it a symbol of a glory of love, affection and success of parents for the child and from the child for parents.

Rahayu occupies the front seat at graduation during the period, because the order of seating seats is based on the highest to lowest lpk value. Rahayu stepped confidently she was confident and ready to look to a new future.

The graduation ceremony began with a solemn and haru. During the event, Rahayu's parents unceasingly thanked her.