BOCO'11 : Kethurusan Berayan

I'm writing this down, with hope the feeling won't go away, as I fear it to be when I finally click the "Publish Post" button.

But if I were to look back at what I did last 24th December 2011, I would be glad for putting it in my own words on how BOCO went by -- gosh, I'm smiling at the moment thinking of the happy day, of how things have changed since, how the little family of Askar expanded and how everyone was into it despite the daily commitments that they have -- just to make BOCO a success.

*pause*

Praises to the Al-Mighty.

BOCO (pronounced as Bo-cho quickly) is a Javanese word for the word Baca (read). Instead of using the infamous term Hari Bintang Jatuh that Wani Ardy came up for the last 3 years, we were ready to embrace BOCO as it is. Asalkan we were there together, any term is just a term.

BOCO saw the launching of Wani Ardy's first book entitled Langit Vanilla alongside Buku Fixi's Tabu & Kelabu and Telegram by Mosyuki Borhan -- it was truly a proud moment for all of us who knew Wani Ardy -- well, I was, even when I don't show it just that often as I should be.

*pause*

The day started as early as nine in the morning, where most of us only had a few winks prior to the preparations, but there we were, all happy and anxious altogether for the day that we've been waiting all this while.

The rain came pouring down but that did not dampen our spirit a bit. In fact, it saw some of our friends braving the rain with their motorcycles just to be there, vendors helping each other covering their little corners from the rain -- there was not a fuss of the sudden rain. I even overheard two guys talking; "Elok hujan ni, belum tahu rahmat Tuhan beri macammana lepas ni." I smiled to myself, thinking I'm so lucky to be surrounded by these grateful people.

The rain finally stopped. The crowd began filling inside Gravy Baby, all ready for BOCO to kickoff by Wani Ardy herself. And the day went by unnoticed, all I remembered was humble smiles, tight hugs and friendly laughters. Friends came from afar, as far as Perak, to support this humble event -- rushing between year end weddings, midterm examinations and the working Saturdays.

*pause*

Here's a glimpse of the memorial day -- where I could still feel the hugs, hear the laughters and the sing-along's and the exhausted yet accomplished faces of everyone by the end of the day.

To those who came and supported us before, during and after BOCO, on behalf of Wani Ardy and friends, I thank you from the depth of this humble heart.
Thank you.
Terima kasih.
Jazakumullahu khairan kathira.

We definitely won't be calling it an end, oh not yet, not for now --
So, see you around in the next BOCO, perhaps?

InsyaAllah.


Photos credits to Omar & Jay Farhana
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