Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Raya mood is still around

heyya guys, how's your raya celebration? better than expected?
In malaysia, the routine of the first day of raya (mostly in my parents' hometown):

1) everyone wake up really really early, especially for the girls. and most of the time, i'm the last one to wake up.
2) ask-for-forgiveness session just in the family (usually in the bedroom, for privacy purpose).
3) raya prayer at the main mosque..
4) visit kubur of my grandparent and other relatives.
5) big feast with the big family. must involve rice no matter what.
6) start visiting our closest relatives, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunties, cousins, nieces, neighbours, officemates, you name it. and the main activity is eating, eating & eating...
7) usually we are all tired at around 3.00/4.00ish, and by that time, most of us are already on the floor, sleeping. not for long though, maybe for an hour. pretty sure many malays all around the country do the same thing too, sleep for a while in the evening, around the same time, before continuing beraya at night..hehe..

maybe that's what i'm doing, continue the malay tradition. sleep during raya...huhu

favourite kuih raya?
almond London by Zatty or is it london almond? whatever. wahahahaha..

favourite raya food?
Satay & Lemang.

favourite bunga api/mercun?
anything goes. mercun roket, ketupat (or bola), naga, lalat, ayam, telur, bawang and bunga api (for girls..hehe). got chased by an old man once when my "mercun lalat"
landed perfectly on his house roof.

which one do you prefer? father's kampung/mother's kampung/ur house to celebrate raya?
my mom's kampung at N9. more cousins and relatives there.

which raya dish do you know how to prepare?
does sirap count?

favourite raya's eve activity?
Eating and sleeping when exhausted.

ideal open house?
in a kampung environment with a huge lawn with nice grass.
From now on..maybe kuantan

favourite lagu raya?
raya by jalil hamid. nahh just kidding. wahahaha aa..takbir raya still can make me cry,
so probably that's my favorite.

favourite pasar ramadhan?
alor star's pasar ramadhan.

average number of kad raya received every year?
2 or none.. wahahaha =)

whats the first thing that comes to your mind when people mention raya?
no more duit raya like it used to? wahahahaha...

where will you be this hari raya?
With my love one at N9 and Kuantan

Gotta go guys, 22 days of raya to go! semangat sikit everyone! wahahahaha...

Thanks to Atip for Nasi Dagang & My dear Zatty for making this raya in Kuantan
so memorable...You really made my day...Missin you so baddd right now !

just my 2cents at 3:34 PM |

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