There would be only about five days more before all Muslims around the world would celebrate Syawal 1429H. Seemed like it was only yesterday that we started to fast, and now, one could only imagine the feast that the family would prepare for that day. I can’t wait to eat the ketupat pulut that my mom would make, and it would, undoubtedly, be so good with the rendang or any chicken curry that Mama would cook the night before.
My mom told me that she baked some cookies, namely kuih makmur (though she had some gripe about it), kuih daisy(another gripe, hopefully she gets it sorted today heh), and kuih samperit. I don’t bake any cookies because we are here, and there is no oven here, like I already mentioned in this entry. I know that there is couple of cookies that I am interested to bake once we get home, but mom said I shouldn’t bother. I would be wasting time slaving in the kitchen when I should be, instead, visiting families and friends. She is right, of course.
But I couldn’t go about without something prepared, should anyone care to visit. I think I would be making some fried peanuts covered with spicy batter and another thing. Should probably cook some rendang and bring it home, while I am at it. We’ll have to figure out some contingency plan since I don’t think that I would want to cook come the second day of raya, you know what I am saying? To cook something here, and haul it back home would take some plans, at least for an amateur like me. So, I’ll just see how it goes.
And we have not decided when to go home. Would it be good to travel couple of days before raya? The day before? What about the night before? I knew that traffic could get nightmarish. I just don’t know how bad it would be. Whom should I refer to eh? Anybody had any experience going down south for eid? Share your experience, please?
Ah well. I shouldn’t even asked for people’s opinions since I think a lot of people is already on their raya break already, being this is already Thursday and all. So, forget I ask tee hee. We would have to just forge ahead, any day, I guess
And our travel plans would have to wait until I picked up my couple of baju kurungs. It sent it out on the second week of puasa, ok. I was so lucky that these couple of tailors (hahaha, I had to send it to two different tailors since none of them were willing to take two pairs hehe… ), and they promised me that I could pick them up either on Friday (tomorrow!!) or Saturday. Whichever day is fine, as long as they had it done, kan? I thought they were quite cheap since the one that the husband wanted to go to initially would costs him 160 bucks per baju. Gila ke apa paying that much? And they would charge 80 for Tia’s baju. I am like, no way jose! That would be one of the times that I wished that I knew how to sew my own baju kurung. Just plain baju kurung for me and the daughter. Or maybe learning how to sew baju melayu for the husband, too. That would be very nice, but then where would I go learn how to sew baju melayu that would not cost me an arm and a leg, eh?
This was supposed a short entry on Eid, and I had go on and on about everything else! OK, lest I kept on rambling,
Selamat Hari Raya Eidul Fitri buat semua rakan taulan dan keluarga. Kami sekeluarga ingin memohon ampun dan maaf jika ada ketelanjuran bahasa, ada kecacatan di dalam kelaku yang telah menyakiti hati anda. Pandulah dengan cermat semasa pulang ke kampung halaman, kerana kita tahu ramai pemandu yang rabun mata di luar sana
I made a very small entry of Pulau Sayak over at my travel journal , but I know I need to make more entries, or add more photos of the place since it is gorgeous. Locals like to go there for it’s quite cheap mee udang, and some even claimed that it is better than mee udang sg. dua. Well, I had been eating the mee udang Sri Penambang at Sg. Dua ever since I was in high school, and I still thinks that it is better .
Yes, I know. I should have made more entries, especially since it is Ramadhan, and I do cook more these days compared to before. It is just that I felt like there is nothing to write about. Day in and out, I do the same thing. Day in and out, we would be breaking fast together (me and Tia, though Tia did not puasa lah ya heh) since the husband would be back quite late.
No complaints there, really. Just that I have nothing to write about.
Yes, I know. I should take photos of the dishes that I cooked and then put it over at my kitchen journal . But I am not sure why, I don’t feel like doing that, either.
Weird. I know. But hopefully this state (watever it is, melancholy might be close) would soon pass. Or else this journal would soon turn into another online movie reviews site. Ha ha
And no, the photo had nothing to do with whatever I am rambling today. And no, it was not taken recently. It was taken last February. And no, I did not snap it, either :p
I don’t really know much about jewelry . I don’t wear much of it either, and I don’t think that I would be wearing much to be frank. But there is something about it, especially diamond jewelry, that really catches my eyes. This is, obviously, continuing from what I had written previously *grins*. I am not fanatical about wearing glitters and all these blings blings, if you know what I mean, but I sure like to fondle ogle it, and dream think of it, sometimes, too.
Don’t get me wrong and think that all that I could think of is the very glittery and very expensive diamonds , but I am a big woman, and a lot of us women just adore diamonds, right?. Inasmuch as my nonchalance about anything girly, this one would be the expensive exclusion, I am afraid heh.
And just look at these gorgeous emerald cut diamond engagement rings. I am not very knowledgeable about diamond engagement rings and settings , but I sure could appreciate it’s beauty. And if not noticed, both of these rings are emerald cut. Same goes to the ear stud and the pendant.
I like the cut, and I believe that they would suit me well.
Seemed like yesterday that we boarded the plane back home to celebrate Syawal in 2006. Almost couple of years later, we are here welcoming Ramadhan 1429 in our embrace.
In 2006, we celebrated our first Syawal in Malaysia with little Tia. She was about 22 months old, and still adjusting to our weather. She would sweat if we were to stay inside without air conditioning, and she turned from quite a light skinned little tot into this little brown hoyden. It was so funny watching her squinting in the sun, for we did not have much of it while back in Kent.
Since today is the first day of fasting for Muslim’s around the world, my family and I would like to wish to all our family and friends Selamat Berpuasa and Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan 2008. We would also like to extend our sincerest apologies for all our wrongdoings throughout the year. Semoga Ramadhan kali ini adalah lebih bermakna untuk kita semua, insya Allah.
