The Spirit of Aidilfitri

Salam to all,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! 

Maaf Zahir Batin!

So the month of Ramadhan came to an end and we welcomed Syawal just yesterday.

Another great year to be grateful for.

Alhamdulillah I am back home to celebrate Eid with my family. but like the past 7-8 years, Eid is never the same coz my family and I don't go back to Taiping.

When I was young, Eid was different. more fun, and something that my cousins and I looked forward to every year. We  went back to Taiping a few days before raya, buka puasa together and celebrate raya together. During the morning of first Syawal, we were excited that we woke up early in the morning, took turns to shower coz there were only 3 toilets and there were like more than 20 of us in our grandpa's house. after that we dressed up in our traditional clothes, ate and collected our duit raya from each aunt and uncle. then we would go from house to house to collect duit raya from the neighbours. at night, we played firecrackers or the elder cousins would bring us to eat in town. hehehe. it was loads of fun.

We stopped going back to Taiping just 2-3 years after my grandma passed away. Plus, my grandpa was more keen on going down to KL to celebrate raya. So since then, we celebrate raya around KL every year. Now that my grandpa has passed away, to see all my aunts, uncles and cousins to gather together under one roof seems impossible. coz we don't gather at grandpa's house in Kelana Jaya anymore.

As sad as this story may seem, I still look forward to raya every year. may be boring compared to my childhood days, but the spirit of raya itself is strong. but this time, i would disturb my mom in the kitchen, see how she cooks. i would ask my dad whose house are we visiting and i would ask my sis where will she be on first day raya (with in law or with us). it's different, but it's still raya. you only get the raya feel once a year. and it's the best feeling when after you fast for a month, you get to stuff your face with delicious but fattening food. 

SO HAPPY HAPPY EID MUBARAK EVERYONE! ENJOY PIGGING OUT AT PEOPLE'S HOUSES AND OF COURSE COLLECTING DUIT RAYA! 

Thought of updating my job search but it's ok. it's raya post, so I'm not gonna spoil it.

*hugs*