Indonesian Open 2009

[AvGalen]

huhu, I cant come. Fasting month for the muslims.

I understand , so you may not eat, what about drinking?
Is it not possible to shift your fasting for one day and drink only, you would need to drink for your concentration

Sorry for asking but I am not familiar with fasting

Fasting in general: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting
Muslim fasting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting#Islam

Maybe the problem is that qazefth doesn't know how to solve the cube without the sexy move:

Muslims believe that fasting is more than abstaining from food and drink. It also includes abstaining from ... lustful thoughts.

I knew that having sex wasn't allowed, but I didn't know that even lustful thoughts are prohibited

 

[Crazycubemom]

@ gazefth , its ok if you can't come , many even most of Indonesian cubers they are muslim .. but they love to come because of the First WCA Competition in my country , I have talked about it on the Indonesian forum about Ramadhan ,maybe we can have dinner together after the whole day fast ( still looking forward) , but for me and the rest who doesn't Ramadhan we can eat and drink sorry if Ton and AVG they don't know about Ramadhan .

 

[AvGalen]

I will try to bring M&M's for after sunset and I will not use the sexy move during the competition . I will also not be wearing the pink pj's just in case that might offend anyone

 

[mazei]

Its okay guys, you can even eat in front of my face and I don't mind but that would just be disrespectful but my point is is that fasting isn't much of a big deal.

And yeah, try not to use the sexy move. But that means I got nothing to use to warm up. Noooooo!

 

[Ton]

Registration is closed , we have 100 Competitors!

This will be one of the biggest first competition ever! I must use 10 timers!

The time schedule is ambitious, so I have to arrange a fixed team of judges and scramblers , since there are 88 for which this is the first competition.....

 

[mazei]

Errm Ton, one of my friend who registered, Eden Lau, will not be going. He has confirmed with me about it. I will PM you his e-mail if you want to hear it from him.

 

[alifiantoadinugroho]

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[qazefth]

Nah, you guys can eat in front of us.

Islam allowed us not fast if we are on a journey. So I consider traveling to Indonesia as a journey. But I dont want to skip a day of fasting because of a cube.

Well th registration had closed. Alright then goodluck to you guys for the competition.

And Mazei, make Malaysia proud, and to Howard too. Get a new NR record!

 

[mazei]

Allowed but does it mean we have to? No right.

 

[qazefth]

@ Mazei.

You can fast if you want to. Islam itself had gives lots of privilages. Well you can also skip the day, but you have to replace it with other day after Ramadhan. But I dont want to skip a day, because im afraid the god will ask me (afterlife or hereafter) why did I skip a day, I wont certaintly want to answer because of the Rubiks Cube.

Well you have your choice. The god is forgivefull. Theres nothing to be afraid. Islam itself is an easy religion. Dont want to burden the followers.

 

[mazei]

Dude, I know but the way you're saying is as if if you go you will skip.

 

[qazefth]

Yea maybe, maybe not. Look the how is the condition first. If you cant stand it, just break fast. Theres nothing wrong about that.

 

[alifiantoadinugroho]

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[Lofty]

There is no compulsion in Islam?
Anyway good luck to all the cubers at the Indonesian Open!
That is a little unfortunate it falls during Ramadan... After party=fast breaking party! Could be one of the most exciting after parties. (Sorry I don't know all the Arabic words and my books about Islam are packed away.)
@Arnaud: I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure lustful thoughts are always against the rules. They are in Christianity.

 

[Crazycubemom]

@ Lofty , thank you for your support the Indonesia Open .

@ mazei, qazefth, alifiantoardi , please go to your MSN Box , if you want to talk about Ramadhan , this thread about Indonesia Open , I know all consequence's about that because I was born and grown up in Indonesia .

 

[mazei]

There is no compulsion in Islam?
Anyway good luck to all the cubers at the Indonesian Open!
That is a little unfortunate it falls during Ramadan... After party=fast breaking party! Could be one of the most exciting after parties. (Sorry I don't know all the Arabic words and my books about Islam are packed away.)
@Arnaud: I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure lustful thoughts are always against the rules. They are in Christianity.

There is but it is reduced since we are traveling.

Back to the topic, I can't wait for Indonesia Open. I hope I can get good results instead of results like at Singapore Open. Well, back to practicing/training.

 

[qazefth]

Good luck Mazei, and bring home some NRs. Has your hand fully recovered?

 

[Ton]

Schedule updated, due to cancellations , I have made Multiple blindfold 30 min parallel to the lunch break.

Parallel events are a nightmare for an organizer .....

 

[mazei]

YAY!! I don't have to rush my Multi-BLD for 5x5 now!! And I'm fasting! So a full 1-hour for me!

 

[Ton]

25 august will be the last day to change your events, schedule is final. I still have some room for registrations (3x3 event only)

If you want to cancel do this before 25th August , if you do not cancel , the next competition you might end automatically on a waiting list