Ronggeng
According to Kamus Dewan, 3rd ed.
1. (Jawa) penari perempuan, tandak;
2. sejenis tarian spt joget (diiringi oleh biola, gendang dan gong).
To the best of my knowledge, ronggeng is just a tarian Melayu (refer (2.)). Back in the 1950s, there was no electricity-no tv-no Astro- yet at the remote area that constitutes my kampung- such a simple life eh?
The only form of entertainment were those that seldomly came from outside usually in the form of government's propaganda machineries. So, like the ronggeng session that I mentioned earlier, it was supposed to attract rural folks to come over & listened to the intended messages.
Facts were;
1. Malay communities in general were not that religious as in today - eg. ladies were not wearing tudung like what is common occurence now - but they were Muslims!
2. Joget lambak was considered normal for wedding celebrations.
3. Same thing with kebaya pendek and batik sarong.
4. Panggung wayang too.
5. Lots more...
I didn't mean to portray mak in such a negative way as being understood by bahan*kelabu.I guess the irony is simply too much for some people...
My piece of advice to you Anon: "Even if I'm a very religious person, I would say that I'll be very careful with what I say - let's put things in proper context ok? *No hard feeling intended*
4 comments:
rad,
I didn't meant to imply your mom was anything of the sort. I was just thinking how perhaps like for her next birthday, you make the theme ronggeng and maybe just have ladies around. Let them joget throughout the night. Relive the glorious olden days. Main lagu-lagu klasik.
Apologies in this bulan puasa. "Ampun Kassim, mak mintak ampuuuun."
Apologies accepted. (Hm,ikhlas ka ni?)
*scenemintaampuntukenamelututkan?*
BTW, never celebrate her birthday. Birth cert pun main letak2 je tarikh..
Even if I do, she'll definitely say, "Buek apo membazir2 ni.."
Ronggeng? Lagi nak mampus!
She might be illiterate but she's a very devouted Muslim now.
scene tu bukan sahaja kena melutut, bila kena cakap "kenapa kamu dijadikan manusia, etc etc", kena baring meraung "astaghfirullahalaziiiiiiim"
did you know, in saudi, behind closed doors, even devout women dance among themselves to the arabic songs.
I've got to say this- since this is my blog, I've got to say the last word! Heheheh
It had recently come to my attention, that phrase "kenapa kamu dijadikan manusia" adalah dialog Kassim Selamat! (must be I missed it during the kacau air teh session)Now, I get the picture...
So, the rotten tomatoes were all for nothing...Sorry ok! *hungmyheadinshame*
Next question is, how to learn to dance here? No separation btw guys & gals! Rber in school - sapa2 yg tak pakai tudung je biasanya yg masuk menari ka, teater ka...klu ada yg pakai tudungpun sure kena buka or adjust-mcm-tak-pakai.
Mak2 Arab tu lain...they really know how to gelek!
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