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Surviving -20 Celcius in Moscow

frozen lake in Moscow I'd say surviving because I am a tropical girl coming from 30-35 degree Celcius. So yes, this is about surviving such differences in temperature. I spent my whole life in a tropical country then I have to be in a -20 celcius, not an easy situation.  Obviously, I came prepared. I have been in a 0 celcius and learned that double triple layering is the right answer. Moscow has heater that runs nonstop since the beginning of (probably, I dont remember) November until early May. So you technically can not turn it off or on. Many days it gets too hot inside. Going to the mall in Moscow got me super sleepy and tired because it feels most of the time like in Sauna. So, double triple layering in Moscow is the right thing to do.  November temperature usually started to feel chilly, still not lower than 0. December will get colder can be minus. But January and February are the coldest season. This year dropped to -20 (that I can remember). The average temperature wa...

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Keesokan paginya kita ada jadwal ke kantor MUI. Nyapo? Minta surat pengesahan keislaman. Ya kali nikah kudu pake begituan kan buat yang mixed couple ini. Sebenernya secara praktikal dia sudah menjalankan kewajibannya. Hanya saja tanpa memiliki surat keterangan tersebut. Jadilah kita dibantu Pak Ustad kenalan keluarga yang kebetulan aja temennya ketua MUI Pasuruan. Kepriben tho? Langsung ke ketuanya mintanya.

Syaratnya ya sama aja sih sebenernya, cuman mengucapkan dua kalimat syahadat dan ya sudah disaksikan orang-orang disana. Karena diurusin sama pak ustad, jadilah saya tugasnya cuman menerjemah aja hehe. Gegara orang-orang disana pada bisa Bahasa Arab tapi nggak ada yang bisa Bahasa Inggris. Barulah ketika datang itu si bapak sekertaris MUI, yang bisa Bahasa Inggris dikit-dikit, baru deh bisa saya tinggal pipis. 
 
Saya deg-degan lho, padahal kan ini cuman bikin suratnya aja. Tapi pas dia ngucapin itu sama artinya saya deg-deg an banget. Kesannya kayak pertama kali gitu. Hemm bener-bener deg-deg an. Suasananya sih santai banget. Santai banget, mereka pada pake sarung tho, yang akhirnya dia nanya ‘itu mereka pake dress apa sih sayang kok keliatannya enak banget’ 

Setelah sah, resmi, kita lanjut ngeprint dokumennya. Menulis sih lebih tepatnya. Nama saya tertulis sebagai saksi dan nama dia juga ditulis juga yang nama islamnya. Nggak wajib sih, tapi kalo ada ya lebih bagus katanya. Manut wae lah. Wis nulis lengkap semuanya, drama dimulai eng ing enggggg…

‘Aduh mbak kok printernya ngadat sih?’
‘Lah trus gimana dong Pak?’
‘Ini masih dibenerin sih, bisa kok, tapi ya nunggu. Nggak ada jadwal kemana-mana kan?’
‘Santai kok pak’

Karena kesian telah membuat kita menunggu lama, akhirnya diputuskan untuk print diluar. Baru juga 5 menit keluar eh lampu mati. Trus bapak-bapak yang lain bilang : ‘wahh kalo lampu mati gini bisa sampek malam mini. Gimana ini?’

Mampus lah kowe

Ya udah akhirnya dengan perdebatan sengit dan alot akhirnya diputuskan untuk ketemu lagi besok dengan bapak sekertaris itu untuk mengambil sertifikat. Kebetulan rumah bapak itu nggak jauh dari rumahku. Yawes lah, kita langsung cus pulang dan makan bakso. 

Oiya untuk fee sebenernya gratis, cuman kasih semacem ‘infaq’ aja gitu. Rata-rata sih 200 ribu. Mau lebih juga nggak apa-apa.



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  1. Infaq opo kui mbak 200 ewu???

    Salah sui ngko dadi inFAK.....

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    1. Harusnya tak ralat ya. Administrasi fee seikhlasnya hahaha

      *seikhlasnya tp minim 200rb hahah

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