Matswapati

Matswapati was a very special event held by 3 Bandung Senior High School, Indonesia. Matswapati is a culture festival or usually called “Pensi” (Art Show) but it’s very different because it’s not a modern event, but it is very cultural. Matswapati is not an annual event, the last was held in 2007. Because it is very special, so all of 3 Bandung SHS students and teachers are very interested and we had already waiting so long for this event.

Matswapati used ‘West Java Culture’ as the theme of the event. We could see it clearly from the design, decoration, shows, everything shows Sunda’s Culture. It was held on Saturday, 27 September 2014 in Bali Field, on Bali Street, Bandung, West Java. The ticket was only 25000 IDR. From the information above, do you think it is unique? Yeah, it’s very rare and memorable. So amazing, that I can join Matswapati, an amazing Culture Show.

D – 1 Matswapati

I went to Bali Field, my boys classmates had already arrived there. Most of my girl classmates were so busy with their job for Matswapati, they were the main crew for the event. So, I join with them while they were talking about the decoration for the stand of our class. It took so long time, because we actually don’t know what the description of good looking decoration is. Yeah we we browsed on google, we were searching for the ideas, then we could have some inspiring decorations. Some of my friend and also I, were giving suggestions, we fulfilled the design then some of my friends quickly went to BalTos (Balubur Town Square) to buy all the materials, utensils, and other stuffs. My friends who bought the needs didn’t come back for a long time, when we tried to contact them, they said that they were in traffic jam, yeah it was the busiest hour of the day, the time when the employees  go home. My friends and I just waiting for the stuffs to come, yeah we didn’t have any idea what we had to do, because we couldn’t do anything if the materials and utensils were not arrived yet.

Finally the materials came, we quickly did what we had designed before. I was a little bit tired, because I was not eating yet, and it was near Maghrib time. We didn’t know if decorate a place took a very long time. My friends and I want to the mosque as soon as possible, because we would to continue decorate the stand after pray Maghrib.

I didn’t realize, it was already night, but the decoration was not complete yet. Until 9.00 p.m. we decided to end to decorate, but I was so confused because I got scared to go home by Public Transportation, and I didn’t live with my parents. Randomly, I met one of my friend, she is Bela. She prepared for her performance from LSS (Lingkung Seni Sunda) on the next day. I was asking to her if she would go home by public transportation I wanted to go home with her, because my home is close with her home. But Bela answered that she would go home by her friend’s car, Harits. I had no idea what I had to do, it was a dark scary night for me. Bela offered me to go home with her, by her friend’s car, Bela helped me to asked her friend if I could join his car. He is very nice, I might join his car although I didn’t know who is he before. I waited till 11.30 p.m.  finally their exercise was over. We went home as soon as possible. Harits’s elder brother drove the car, Bela and I arrived in front of my apartment maybe in 00.00 p.m. We were very hungry, so we ate Fried Rice in front of my apartment, I was very tired and sleepy, in 00.30 p.m. I entered my room and Bela went to her home by walking, because her home is near from mine. Because I felt so tired and sleepy, so I fell asleep when I just entered my room.

The Day

I woke up very early, I took a bath then dressed up for coming to Matswapati. I came to the Bali Field and helped the 10^th grader students which had the same stand with us, yeah the stand was for two class each, XI IPA 5 and X IPA 5. I didn’t  know where my friends were. Maybe because I entered the Bali Field too early, so my ticket was not checked. My friend whom her ticket was brought by Bela asked me to accompany her outside the Bali Field, because Bela didn’t come yet. I had a breakfast with her, we ate Kupat Tahu (Tofu with Indonesian Special Rice) in front of 5 Bandung Senior High School, we stood on Taman Musik (Music Park) still waiting for Bela’s coming. We ran to the 3 Bandung Senior High School and looking for her in the 12 Grade building, because her friends in LSS were there, but they said that Bela was not coming yet. I entered the Bali Field to help my friends looked for Bela, Bela was already there, oh God thank you. Bela gave the ticket to Karen, then Karen could enter the Bali Field.

In there, I enjoyed so many performances from my friends and some of performer were not the 3 Senior High School students. I looked LSS Performance, Benjang Performance, the kids traditional costumes carnaval, FTTM ITB performance, Wayang Golek Giri Harja, and of course when Ridwan Kamil did the opening speech and gave some of us Trans Studio ticket, he gave us some questions and also challenges. Bela got the ticket, when Ridwan Kamil asked her to sing Pupuh Sunda. In the afternoon, I bought kebab and ate it in the rest area. But, maybe in 3.00 p.m. I felt so bad, I got sick, so I had to go home soon. I went home and took a rest, I was so sad because I couldn’t join the event until it finished, and also I couldn’t see Glenn Fredly performance. Yeah it was a little bit sad, but it’s okay at least I had so many memories in Matswapati, from the preparation till the event. I wish Matswapati 2014 is not the last Matswapati which held by 3 Bandung Senior High School.