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Thursday, September 09, 2010
:: Nights before Syawal ::

I was complaining about not having hari raya spirits, being cranky and all but then i realised that all these while the spirits were in fact around me and its really in my house. Only that I didnt open up myself to see whats going on.

So how it all started, I was clearing up my stuffs and then I found the Olympus camera Baba gave to me. it was a 2005 DSLR camera with only 8 mega-pixels and was abit faulty so I repaired abit here and there. As long as its working its good enough to me.

So I snapped some random pictures at home and when I browse through, I realised that some of the pictures I took actually related to Hari Raya *_*

Cleaning up outside the door way.

Quite gay looking curtain but ibu loves it.

Getting of new furniture. And clearing up the living room.

Clearing up ibu's room

Toilet fixed and painted.

Inside the kitchen

Picture of ibu in early 80s on the fridge door. (Not related to hari raya)

In the making of Singapore best Sambal goreng.

Ibu baking/cooking.

kek lapis. by Hamidah

Chocochips. by Hamidah

M&M chips by Rifqi Asfari

Queen cake (?) and Honey kickassflakes. by NurHidayu Mas'od

And lastly, gettin a new family member for Hari raya.

I guess hari raya isnt that bad anyways. I figured that theres more to come and im looking forward for every bit. And i should be thankful that even thou i have to work on the day itself, im still given a weekend off to celebrate it. So as for now, Selamat Hari Raya to everyone I know.

3:08 PM

Friday, September 03, 2010
:: Spirits of Hari Raya ::

Before 1999, Those days before Hari Raya was something I look forward to. Everyone was there and the house was filled with people and the smell of kuih kuih raya made by arwah nenek. Baba was still staying with us, the house was in proper shape for a proper hari raya. Om will stay around and menganyam ketupats, he will taught me times and times again how to do it but I still cant. But insyallah one day ill learn how to do it. It was somehow special and could smell the hari raya vibes around. You might think im gay to say such things but I can always tell special occasions through familiar smells.

Sadly after 1999, the departure of nenek and my parents filed a divorce, everythings change. It was quite shocking to feel different on such occasion. The spirits of Hari Raya werent around to brighten up the house. Hari raya then felt like other normal days the differences was only that the house would be clean and theres plenty of food that could last for a week. As years past, it became a drag. I dont know if its just me all grown up, or isit us? (my family). But im happy for kakak cos for this year, theres a new family member that brings joy for this special occasion.

Maybe I can just tell myself this somehow to cheer me up, if i happen to start a family. I would make every hari raya a special and memorable one. Like take a family potrait in baju kurung every year and frame it on the wall and fill up the house with relatives on hari raya. Macam meriah kan gitu?

So yeah, This will be a pre-hari raya blog wish to everyone. selamat hari raya ya''ll. Or mcm the trend now cakap Happy Eid Mubarak. orang cakap gitu suspect kuat suka cakap buka as "iftar" ok. sekian takaballahuminawaminkum.

4:05 AM