Doing Hobbies and Making Profit

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Tri Dadi Yono (37) looks after a shop in Cangkuang Kulon Village, Dayeuhkolot, Bandung Regency, Tuesday (11/5/2021). In the last two Eid Al-Fitr, he did not go home to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 in his hometown of Kebumen, Central Java.

Tri Dadi Yono’s (37) eyes did not blink reading notes about the stock of goods at his grocery store on Tuesday (11/5/2021). Not wanting to lament the situation that he could not visit his hometown for mudik (exodus), he actually spied an opportunity to make a profit during Idul Fitri.

In his shop in Cangkuang Kulon village, Dayeuhkolot, Bandung regency, West Java, he checks the availability of food and soft drinks. He plans to increase the stock of goods by two to three times compared to usual days.

"People’s houses will welcome a lot of guests during Idul Fitri. The need for food and drink will definitely be high. Moreover, children will get money for snacks,” said Tri, who lives in a densely populated area.

The father of two who works as a security guard in Bandung municipality for the second time is not able to visit his hometown of Kebumen, Central Java. His inability to go on mudik is the result of government policies in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

He also admitted that he was sad because he regularly went home during Idul Fitri since migrating to Bandung, 15 years ago. Usually, he rode a motorcycle for 12 hours to reach his hometown. The opportunity to make a profit is then a consolation for him.

Since last week, the employee at a private company has routinely run three times a week. The goal is to lose weight.

Ismawanto (31), a resident of Arcamanik, Bandung municipality, who was also unable to go on mudik, chose to take advantage of the Lebaran momentum to keep his stamina. Since last week, the employee at a private company has routinely run three times a week. The goal is to lose weight.

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"I didn\'t realize it, it turned out that [my body weight] had already passed 70 kilograms. In fact, usually my body weight is 63-66 kilograms. Maybe it’s because of working from home that I only make minimal movement,” said the man with a height of 168 centimeters.

Since three months ago, Ismawanto has planned to go home to Semarang, Central Java. In fact, he has recorded a list of souvenirs for both his parents and his family. The plan was scrapped when, at the end of March, the government announced a ban on going home from 6 to 17 May.

Doing hobbies

Ahmad Ripai (37), a resident of Semarang municipality, Central Java, looked for other "channels" when he was unable to visit his hometown. In the reading room of his house measuring 5 meters x 7 meters, on Tuesday, he found many gaps between the rows of books in his collection. The missing books from the row turned out to be left in the wardrobe, kitchen, living room, bedroom and toilet.

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A house is prepared as a quarantine place for travelers who are desperate to return to their hometowns in Antapani Tengah Village, Bandung City, West Java, Friday (7/5/2021).

Unable to travel to Brebes and Demak regencies, Ripai has free time with his wife and two children tidying up the house, including tidying up books. In addition, they also plan to shortlist several clothes to be given to those in need.

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Time off will be quality time for Ripai and her family. "We also plan to make camp in the front yard of the house so the children don\'t get bored," he said.

R. Pandhu Nata Tri Atmaja (34), another Semarang resident, also plans to spend his time during the Lebaran holiday by doing his hobby playing basketball. He also plans to make video content for his YouTube channel.

"Besides that, just surfing in cyberspace while learning life skills," said Pandhu. Like last year, this time Pandhu was unable to go home to Bantul, Yogyakarta. His family understands that not traveling home is a way to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19.

The results of the photos are for a collection and he hopes that they can also be commercialized.

Meanwhile, Adit Aji (31), a resident of Bogor, West Java, spends his Idul Fitri holiday by doing his hobby of hunting photos. He believes he will discover many photo objects about the Idul Fitri atmosphere in the area. The results of the photos are for a collection and he hopes that they can also be commercialized.

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Adit chose not to visit his hometown because his entire family in Lampung had just recovered from Covid-19. Not only that, he heard the news that Covid-19 is currently on an upward trend in Lampung. He is afraid that he will return home with the virus or otherwise catch the virus while going home.

He also plans to take pictures of the Idul Fitri prayer at a mosque or open field in Bogor. Furthermore, he will visit a number of tourist destinations in Bogor. “In essence, I want to spend my free time doing simple things, things I like. I want to record this Lebaran visual because last year I didn\'t capture it. So, this will be interesting for sure," said Adit.

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The police help carry the goods of travelers who are passengers of the illegal mode of transportation caught in the operation at Polda Metro Jaya, Jakarta, Thursday (29/4/2021).

Amid the strong will to visit and meet their family, Tri, Ismawanto, Ripai, Pandhu and Adit try to hold back the desire for traveling to their hometown. They also do not want to lament the inability to go home, but instead will spend time doing useful things.

(This article was translated by Kurniawan Siswoko).