raya this year

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Maaf Zahir Batin.

This year's raya celebration has been, by far, the best one I've ever had. 5 years is indeed a very long time. After 2 days spending raya in kampung, I realized how much I've missed being away from home all these while; too much.

Raya celebration brings a whole lot of new perspectives when it occurs at the right place.

1) Kuah kacang tasted super delicious with belimbing buluh added in it, and having the chance to taste the original sambal udang again after such a looooong time is just tears-dropping.

2) It's amazing how one can stand the hot weather, even in the old granny's house with zinc roof - although it felt like being in a green house honestly.

3) Waking up to a morning served with simply the best in the world cekodok ikan bilis and rendang tok is totally something to die for (and waking up again for the same).

4) People really grow. At one point you've lost count and trace of who's who.

5) It's like a search for the best kuih raya award each time. After going through few elimination rounds, I've finally found the most perfect, the one that stood on its own, simply the best, kuih mazolla one can ever get. Hehe..

6) "Traap..traap..traap.." says the rain on the tin roof.

7) Here getting ill is a total bliss. Other than having to bear the sickness, there shall be overflowing of love.

8) It's funny how the same stairs the whole lot of us used to sit on, now can only fill less than half the number.

9) Raya at kampung is so amazing; you wouldn't mind going raya around in selipar jepun not to stained proper shoes from mud poodles, and sacrificing the silk baju kurung sleeves reaching out for original rendang ayam kampung.

On another note, for years and years I haven't been receiving duit raya, by the time I realized about it, I am now giving one. It's just amazing how a simple blue note can bring a lot of joy to the little ones receiving them, when you spent hundreds and hundreds of them on a single use on make-ups that you'd barely use. How odd.

Nonetheless, salam aidilfitri to all..