Salam Eid Mubarak

Hello! It's been a long time since I never post anything to my blog. Btw, first thing is I would to wish "Selamat Hari Raya" to all my muslims' friends. May they forgive me for all my wrong doings which I had done to them before.

Well, Hari Raya is the most joyous occasion for Muslims. As a brief explanation, Muslims starts the day by wearing new clothes and congregating in the mosques early in the morning to perform Hari Raya Puasa prayers followed by visiting the graves of the departed. The young will ask for forgiveness from their elders and have open house for relatives and friends to come to their house. Plenty of traditional Malay delicacies are served during this festive season. Houses are thoroughly cleaned and decorated, and lighting of oil lamps welcomes the angels which are believed to be visiting the earth during the seven days preceding the festival.

The celebration lasts for a month but most of the celebration is concentrated in the first three days. Visiting Muslim homes on Hari Raya Puasa, you can expect to taste a wide variety of delicious spicy dishes. Some favorite dishes that can be found in Muslims homes on this special occasion are ketupat, lontong, nasi padang and beef rendang. The Muslims also give packets of money to kids when they go visiting. The packets are usually green in colour and children often look forward to getting these money tokens on Hari Raya Puasa.

This year, my family got colour theme for our 'baju raya' on this special day which is GREEN. Here are some pictures of us before going for the raya's prayer.

As a means of celebrating the Raya day, quite every year my family will make the ketupat. I means 'anyam ketupat'. Usually around 100 of ketupat. And, just want to say here that I am quite excellent in making the 'sarong ketupat'. =p

My moms cooked a lot for the day besides ketupat, such as 'rendang ayam', 'kuah kacang', 'kuah lodeh' and don't forget about the cookies. I really enjoying myself with all the food. lol.. As a result, my weight had increased quite a lot even only after the first day of Raya and this means I really need to have a strict diet when I went back to INTI to reduce my weight as before-well, fasting is the best way.


Here is me, my sister and my younger sister. This picture was taken when we went to visit the grave on first day morning of Syawal.

Although this time I did not get as much money as I get before-haha..., as I went back to INTI I really miss my home. I wish I could stay more longer at home. Just watch the television and telling jokes with my siblings. *sigh* -singing the 'Selamat Hari Raya' by Saloma. ^^