ronggeng.. dan mentaliti orang melayu

all the content is referred to an article published in Newspaper Harakah English Section, issue of 2-5 Nov 2009, page N17, entitled 'Ronggeng' and the Mentality of the Malays.

ronggeng??

really, i thought that 'ronggeng' only means 'berfoya-foya/lepak-melepak', i didnt know that the word brings many historical events. hehhe. and i'm not sure if i was actually exposed to this historic info during the class of History back in school. mmm. who cares anyway? huhu.

well. i tried to find this article in Harakah English Section's website, but i couldnt find it. this article was actually written by someone who was sitting to catch a Malay drama entitled 'Sepat Ronggeng' (a type of fish) under the slot of Carekarama, TV3. err.. anybody watched it? me? did not! ;-p

the article says that the drama is about 'an unsuccessful preserved fish teller (penjual ikan jenis sepat ronggeng) named Khatijah who devices a plan to attract customers by using her beauty and the beauty of her young daughters named Zaiton and Zainon'.. and the story goes on, showing how exactly 'ronggeng' activity took place in that malay kampung.

what's that 'ronggeng' activity?? lets read what Wikipedia says about ronggeng.

it's a type of social dance (a very social one) where during a ronggeng performance, the female professional dancers are expected to invite some males in the audience or clients to dance with them as a couple with the exchange of some tips money for the female dancer, given during or after the dance. the couple dances intimately and the female dancer might perform some movements that might be considered erotic.

in the past, the erotic and sexual nuance of the dance has given 'ronggeng' a shady reputation as prostitution disguised in the art of dance.

ronggeng - one of a favorite pastimes of the older generation
(not sure if one of those days might look exactly like this)

understand?

dalam bahasa Melayunye.. ronggeng ni sejenis tarian yg sosial di mana ketika pertunjukan ronggeng, penari-penari wanita profesional ni akan menjemput beberapa lelaki (yg menjd penonton/pelanggan) utk menari/berdansa bersama-sama sbg pasangan. ketika tarian atau pon slps tarian berlangsung, tips berupa duit akan diberi kpd wanita-wanita tersebut. pasangan-pasangan ini menari dgn intim dan pergerakan joget mereka kelihatan erotik. pada masa tersebut, pergerakan tarian yg erotik dan penuh daya seksual itu membuatkan 'ronggeng' mendapat reputasi yg buruk seolah-olah mencerminkan pelacuran.

ehhem.

the point is.. what's actually the purpose of this old practice (adat lama) being shown to the public? especially to the young generation? to intentionally bring the erotic dance back in our life?? (please, dont..)

the writer says that this older generation's practice (adat zaman dulu) had already been banned. the 1st reason is of course, people mixed freely and the women were dancing erotically. 2nd is because it's an insult (satu penghinaan) to women where they chose men to dance with them and they were being paid for that (mereka dibayar). plus, on stage or in the open, some couples were 'high' (khayal) as they 'berjoget' as though there was no 'hari esok' to the tune of the music.

mmmm..

readers. take this entry as a new general info (new one for me, though). huhhu. i have no specific intention.. but the last part of that article attracted me..

those who taught and introduced things that were forbidden in Islam, not only would they be punished for it; they would be receiving the ill rewards (dosa) of their followers even after their death. those who are associated themselves too has the share to it. if the haram activities they taught were copied and practiced for ten or hundreds of years, just imagine the burden he or she would have to carry in the Hereafter..

dalam bahasa Melayunye.. (sesaja translate), sesiapa yg mengajar dan memperkenalkan perkara2 yg dilarang dlm Islam, bukan saje mereka yg kena hukum kerana perkara tersebut; malah mereka akan menerima dosa para pengikut mereka sehingga terbawa selepas kematian mereka. ini juga terjadi kpd sesiapa yg terlibat secara langsung utk menjalankan perkara-perkara tersebut. jika perkara-perkara tersebut dilatih sehingga 10 atau 100 tahun kemudian, bayangkan beban yg akan dipikul ketika menuju hari akhirat..

err..

now i can say that i am doomed. seriously.

note: cuba luaskan fikiran. fikir tentang keadaan umat.. and put that last paragraph at the center of it..