Sunday, September 19, 2010

Its Raya (though the holiday is over)

Salam Aidilfitri and selamat puasa sunat enam hari to everyone.Oh yours truly blum start lagi puasa enam sebab banyak sangat jamuan sepanjang minggu raya, cuba esok kot. Heheh alasan.
 
1. How was your raya experience? To describe mine in a word..it was a RUSH.Yup eventhough I had a week-long leave. However I managed to go back to all kampungs in time, alhamdulillah. But.. if you,like me initially, think that kawin dengan orang sekampung ni will ease your raya plan and itinerary, well my experience proved it wrong! It is equally tiring since you're so near to your families and were expected to attend ALL family events..evenmore tricky when you have events from both families at the same time! Well, we really need to meet all expectations and ensure fairness to all.
 
2. During the raya eve, when we supposed to go back to my PIL's house after buka puasa for takbir raya, Mama burned her feet with santan mendidih yang nak dimasak rendang hence she was unable to drive back to Seremban. So hubby joined the takbir raya at my housing area and later we fled to Port Dickson dan apparently beraya di sana.Pastu tengah hari and second raya sambung beraya with my family pulak..pastu third raya with his family again.Sib baik kesemua tempat beraya di sekitar negeri yang sama sahaja..or else entah la tak tau nak cakap pe.
 
3. Our Kedah and Perlis balik kampung trip was shorten to three days only, so we only managed to hit-and-run the relatives' houses. Tak sempat gi umah kekawan pun :( Tapi sempat gak gi Pekan Rabu and Padang Besaq, haha. Fortunately we were not caught in traffic jams in both northbound and southbound, which was quite unexpected. The R&R also is not too packed, thanks to the long holidays so people may travel back to their hometowns and come back to the city in stages.
 
4. Hubby's relatives beraya (read : menyerang) our house with a really short notice,a day after I just came back from Kedah. I was initially panicked and goes `habislah aku' sebab taktau nakmasak pe and first time kena masak utk kuantiti yang besar.Jadi cuba teka I masak apa? Hahaha cam biase my signature dish la kononnya dan makanan tambahan lain. Pagi2 dah gi pasar, gi Giant sume and masak siap2 sebelum pergi jamuan raya makcik(ada gak jamuan raya tuh). And then balik sambung lagi prepare apa yang patut...dan beli satay nak tambah makanan sikit.Kesimpulannya nasib baik makanan cukup! Hahah atau mungkinkah mereka lapar? The next day I boleh kemas rumah yang seperti dilanggar todak itu kerana telah MC.Heheh
 
5. Kenapa I MC on Friday? Doctor tu yang bagi, I tak mintak pun. Heheh. Actually I was attacked by mouth ulcers and swollen gums right from raya pertama. Ni bukan sikit2 nyer ulcer, ada dekat seploh ulcer dalam mulut sampai kelenjar bengkak (I tak sure la nodus limfa ke kelenjar pe, tapi kelenjar yang bleh rasa dekat dagu sampai ke gusi kanan. Doktor2 sekalian sila bantu I untuk penjelasan ye). Memang sakit gila dan yang takbest adalah daku hanya mampu memandang juadah raya yang disediakan semasa pergi beraya :( Makan pun buat alas perut je. My last resort adalah pergi kedai ubat cina and dia bagi watermelon based powder to ease the ulcers and pil sakit gigi..he ensured me all are plant based.Jadi I tawakkal and anggap as ikhtiar je la sebab tak tahan sakit sangat -_- Alhamdulillah it helps alot, but not enough to kill the pain. Bila balik KL baru I gi jumpa doctor, and he gave me antibiotic, mouthwash ( dia kata air garam tapi aku rasa cam Listerine), oral aid and painkillers. Of course I abandoned the painkillers and oral aid. But I guess the mouthwash helps me the most! Ye rakan2, sekiranya anda ada ulcers, gunalah Listerine sekerap mungkin kerana ia boleh menghalang ulcers anda dari merebak.
 
6. Last Saturday was another busy day for us.Hubby kerja on Jumaat jadi walaupun I MC, I kena tunggu dia balik and masak pulak ayam goreng rempah untuk dinner (eh saja nak berlagak?hahah) pastu ada ke layan saringan Piala Malaysia Felda FC lawan Selangor. Cis cis I pun terjebak. Sebenarnya excited nak tengok sebab Felda FC dok area apartment we all (some of the units are service apartments) for the match. Hahah apa2 laa kesimpulannya malam tu gak kena bertolak balik Seremban kerana pagi2 Sabtu tu I dapat contract masak signature dish aku seperiuk. Wahh ni pun tak penah dibuat sebelum ni.. I tawakkal je lah.Selawat and masak dengan penuh kasih sayang supaya menjadik. Haha namun segalanya berjaya disiapkan in less than two hours! Bravo untuk diri sendiri. Kendian lari pi USJ Makteh nyer open house, kendian tunggu Cik Kucing yang kerosakan kereta dan terpaksa naik komuter dan gi wedding di PD pula. Pastu perlulah bergegas pulang sebab rumah my parents juga ada open house..huhu -_- ye cerita belum berakhir di situ. Ada another open house jiran encik husband maka perlu lah pergi juga. Sekian laporan sebelum masing2 flat yang amat. Paling menggembirakan adalah my signature dish habis!
 
7. Last day of raya holiday started with a stroll at pasar pagi kat Stadium Shah Alam. Semangatkan my PIL drive all the way from Seremban semata2 nak gi sini.Selepas merembat beberapa barang, PIL dan adik2 gi Poly Shah Alam and balik seremban mengantar adik2 balik asrama, while kitorang meneruskan agenda membeli belah sebelum flat di sebelah petang. Malamnya melayan hatrik Berbatov and free/penalty kick Gerrard sambil bersedih sebab esoknya kena kerja...oh ya, hubby juga bersedih kerana Liverpool kalah.
 
8. Sangat banyak jemputan openhouse dan juga wedding reception yang tak sempat hadir. Thanks for inviting ya, dan kepada newly weds, tahniah atas your new status! Selamat melayari bahtera perkahwinan.. heheh. Juga ada a few friends yang menyambut orang baru musim raya2 ni..tahniah juga diucapkan :) Semoga baby membesar dengan comel dan montel serta jadi anak soleh/solehah! Akhir kata jemputlah beraya di Bukit Keramat ya! Dan setelah tamatnya mood raya nie, kembalilah kita ke fitrah dan tanggung jawab seperti biasa.. chayok2 (haih Monday blues nie..it needs time to heal..)
 
9. My internet crisis is SO NOT OVER. Malas nak citer skarang.. tunggu habis baru cerita. Sorry I cant reply your comments, I cuma boleh approved kerana kekangan connectivity.But dont stop dropping your comments ye :)

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