Comments on: Good morning, Ramadan http://betterthingsahead.com/good-morning-ramadan/ Life as a family of expats Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Evan Brammer | Losing the World http://betterthingsahead.com/good-morning-ramadan/comment-page-1/#comment-1825 Evan Brammer | Losing the World Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:47:33 +0000 http://betterthingsahead.com/?p=796#comment-1825 I am glad there are no "little drummer boys" in Indonesia... at least where we are. I totally agree with @Shanie Rhodes though. We try to encourage our helper to take a rest during the day because we know that she is weaker. Just last night I asked her if she loses weight during Puasa Ramadan (fasting) and she said yes. She very impressively has a great attitude during this time; though we are also careful to not push her too hard. I am glad there are no “little drummer boys” in Indonesia… at least where we are. I totally agree with @Shanie Rhodes though. We try to encourage our helper to take a rest during the day because we know that she is weaker. Just last night I asked her if she loses weight during Puasa Ramadan (fasting) and she said yes. She very impressively has a great attitude during this time; though we are also careful to not push her too hard.

]]> By: Shanie Rhodes http://betterthingsahead.com/good-morning-ramadan/comment-page-1/#comment-1822 Shanie Rhodes Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:32:02 +0000 http://betterthingsahead.com/?p=796#comment-1822 We will be thinking and praying for the Muslims in this world during this time. Even if we are not of the same faith, we have to have respect for the rights of others to worship as they wish - even if they seem "funny" to some expats. As you enjoy this country, as a guest, I hope you'll continue to learn more about their culture, traditions, and faith. If it weren't for our differences, this would be a very boring world. In my humble opinion. We will be thinking and praying for the Muslims in this world during this time. Even if we are not of the same faith, we have to have respect for the rights of others to worship as they wish – even if they seem “funny” to some expats. As you enjoy this country, as a guest, I hope you’ll continue to learn more about their culture, traditions, and faith.

If it weren’t for our differences, this would be a very boring world. In my humble opinion.

]]> By: Jessica Brammer| Losing the World http://betterthingsahead.com/good-morning-ramadan/comment-page-1/#comment-1821 Jessica Brammer| Losing the World Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:08:10 +0000 http://betterthingsahead.com/?p=796#comment-1821 We live in Indonesia, so Ramadan is a big deal here as well. We have a helper who lives with us and it is interesting to see how weak and tired she seems during this time, as well as hear her get up at 4 am to eat. Last year we made the mistake of going to a restaurant close to when the fast time ended. The restaurant was full of people sitting at their tables with the food sitting in front of them (it had been there for awhile) waiting for the time to break fast. We are definitely praying for them during this time. We live in Indonesia, so Ramadan is a big deal here as well. We have a helper who lives with us and it is interesting to see how weak and tired she seems during this time, as well as hear her get up at 4 am to eat. Last year we made the mistake of going to a restaurant close to when the fast time ended. The restaurant was full of people sitting at their tables with the food sitting in front of them (it had been there for awhile) waiting for the time to break fast. We are definitely praying for them during this time.

]]> By: Diana http://betterthingsahead.com/good-morning-ramadan/comment-page-1/#comment-1812 Diana Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:25:18 +0000 http://betterthingsahead.com/?p=796#comment-1812 We'll be thinking about you guys. We’ll be thinking about you guys.

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