The Clarification

In the drums class:

Jim: Whoa. Are you fasting today?

Student: Yeah.

Jim: You fasting from morning till evening, 7pm right?

Student: Yeah.

Jim: Do you feel pain? (Rubbing his belly)

Student: No, no. I’m getting used to it.

Jim: So how’s your first day? Was it tiring?

Student: Yeah. It’s tiring and exhausting. The first time actually. When I was a kid, I can’t ‘tahan’(stand it)

Jim: So you break your fast early?

Student: Yeah.

Jim: You’re strong. I can’t do that. I have to take 5 meals a day!

Student: Hehe.

Jim: Can you watch movies, go anywhere, vacation?

Student: While fasting? Yeah. We can do that.

Jim: Because there’s this guy who told me that it’s not recommended.

Student: No. You can watch movies, go vacation.

Jim: But he said it’s not recommended.

Student: No, no. We can do that while fasting. It’s better than sleeping the whole day, right? If you sleep all day, then there’s no point you fasting. You have to do your everyday things. If you work, you have to work. The only different is you’re fasting. You don’t eat and drink. Why constraint yourself from doing things? Life goes on. Maybe that’s what he believes. But this is what I believe.

Jim: Ooo. What if you ride your motorbike and it’s raining and it gets into your mouth and you drink it?

Student: Ooo. If you did that intentionally then you break your fast but if it’s accidentally happened, then it’s ok.

Jim: What about swimming? Can you go swimming?

Student: Yeah, we can swim. Why not?

Jim: What if you drowned?

Student: Then you die-lah. Hehe.

Jim: No, no. What if you drink water?

Student: Ooo. If you intentionally swallow it, then you break your fast. If you drowned, you can replace it to another day.

Jim: Ooo. I just want to know, you know. To learn about our nation.

Student: It’s ok.