Hello to Everyone. How are you doing today? May you remain in good health. I haven't posted in a week. Reading and Netflix are what I do most of the time.
But yesterday, I had a programme that I had to attend with my two sons. In conjunction with the school holidays, the circumcision programme (called Berkhatan in Malay) is a programme that is always held every time the school holidays start.
We wake up as early as 5:30 a.m. and get ready by 6:30 a.m. The programme is organised by the Surau at Duchess of Kent Hospital, sandakan starts at 7:30 a.m. That's why we started our journey as early as possible.
Surau Meaning
[Surau is taken from a Malay word. It is a small mosque and suits the needs for five daily prayers. Like mosques, suraus are also endowed for the use of prayers for the public]
It seems that the weather is quite cool and cloudy, but there is a little sun. My younger brother brought us all to the program. It takes about 15 minutes from my house to the venue.
It appeared that many parents were already present at the surau when we arrived to register their children. My sons' names are already reserved for both of them. Just sign up and pay the required cost. All ages are welcome. The cost of RM70.00 ($16.10 USD) per person is therefore extremely reasonable and worthwhile.
In the surau, the parents and kids are gathered, and everyone is arranged in rows according to registration numbers. Numbers 14 and 15 were given to my son. The time at that point was 7:45 a.m. and the program started at 8:15 a.m.
The Uztaz explains to the kids all the benefits of circumcision so that everyone is aware of them and does not experience any fear. A prayer was then read by the uztaz to ensure the program's success and run smoothly.
There are five existing circumcisers, and this time the method they use is the laser method. Unlike the old days, when people used scissors and some used clamps, It seems that as the world progresses, the circumcision process is changes with the times.
The benefits of circumcision are many, and the main purpose is for the sake of personal hygiene for every man. It is not necessary that only Muslims be required to be circumcised. But to all men, I recommend that you be circumcised for the sake of the cleanliness of your private parts.
At about 10 o'clock plus in the morning, both of my children were circumcised, and we went home after finishing. Although there is a little dissatisfaction today because of the management of the organisers regarding this program, it took us 2 hours plus waiting for their turn, which was not necessary. Some of the parents and organisers of the programme didn't follow the queue number because they were friends or knew each other.
As I got home, my boys began experiencing pain, so I gave them paracetamol to help them feel better. It appears that the recovery procedure could last a week. I will thus constantly keep an eye on them to ensure that they are clean, take precautions to prevent microbial infections of their wounds, and recover quickly.
This is only a brief story of what happened to me currently for you all on my blog this time. Do you support this circumcision technique? Please feel free to leave feedback in my comment box. With greetings and a wish for everyone to be rewarded with goodness, I end this blog.
(All Photos & Video are mine)
