My Walks of Life

Alhamdulillah..

Celebrating first eid at own`s hometown had never been so plain. can feel the aura of eid in the air few days prior. on the other hand, it is far difference when celebrating it at parent in law`s. not to make sensitive remarks, but it is just not as happening as having it in own family. (ps : Abang, no offence, ok?) for comparison, let me put it this way. our tradition of celebrating eid starts with solat maghrib berjemaah at home or at the mosque after iftar. it surely leads by Angah, after solat it is followed by eid takbir. that is the pre-syahdu of eid!!feeling missing of the Ramadhan, of which mama always said then "entahlah kita dpt tak jumpa Ramadhan satu lagi.moga dipanjangkan umur..diberi kesihatan.." it did really thunder the heart:(

at some times, the mosque jamaah will come to our house for takbir and doa. only after isya`, mama started asking us to do this and that..in which Farah will usually cater the biscuits arranging, glasses, table, curtains etc., whilst i would usually at the kitchen helping with rendang, ketupat, baking cake etc. having maid is a blessing as well, aside from taking care of the kids..she would station at the baju raya ironing and cleaning. the guys? they would definitely treat the kids with bunga api and firecrackers show!

morning of eid, started early with mama knocking our door, reminded on don`t forget to niat mandi Sunat Eid, later the guys went to mosque for Subuh and we prepare the breakfast. we used to combo eid-delicacies ie ketupat, lemang, peanut sauce and rendang with another dishes such as nasi lemak special or fried mee. once the guys, were already home..we have our breakfast together at the big table.the radio will always set to takbir by then all the while.soon, the house would be so hectic once the kids woke-up and starts running, yelling, giggling.later, we put on our baju raya and all of us were already set to the mosque again for eid-prayer around 8.30am and only got home around 10am.

the peak of the eid was when everyone got together at the living-hall, ready for salam bermaafan and duit raya session:) hee, not to forget-it is more like photography session for the family too!!sometimes, mama cries..:( next agenda would be the graveyard in Kampung Baru where arwah atok, wan & mak itam`s were. we settled there with yasin, doa and clearing the area. but this year, as proposed by Chik & Chu..we visit the grave a day before eid. then only, we went to wan`s house where all the aunts, uncles and cousins were together.again..the salam, duit raya & photography took place there. finally.., although exhausted enough..especially the kids, we would definitely convoi to Kampung Teluk till late evening.

the routine of celebrating eid in Sitiawan...where i say its 70% different from having it in Kuala Nau.anyway, no fuss..whether Sitiawan or K Nau, as long as we are in a family. this year we headed to K Nau on 2nd eid, after had a BBQ lunch (various fresh fish & goat`s curry) at my parents house.the next day, we convoi to tok bah`s house and later visit our friends in Kulim.not much events though..

couldn`t say more..than syukur alhamdulillah. enjoy the pictures collections..

1/4 of the total grandchildren..:)
the blue team..:)
salam & collecting duit raya..
cheese everyone?
merpati 2 sejoli..., we flashed oranged on 2nd eid (coincidence with ancho`s team)
after BBQ lunch on 2nd eid..