Monday, November 15, 2004
~ SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI!!!! ~
7:30:00 pm
YAY!! I'm finally blogging again... My internet was down for a couple of days so I was unable to blog... Furthermore, been quite busy with attachment and preparation of Hari Raya... So here I am again... *Hehe*
First and foremost, I would like to wish all my Muslim pals a
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri... Maaf Zahir & Batin... Hope that you guys are happy around your family and loved ones... Please forgive me if I had caused any unhappiness while chatting and joking around with you...
Secondly, to all my Hindu friends... A very late
Happy Deepavali...
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Yesterday, Sunday 14th November 2004, marks the first day of
Syawal... It is celebrated after Ramadan, which is the Islamic fasting month... This is the day where family members, relatives and friends gather together, seeking forgiveness from each other... Some are filled with happiness, while some are filled with mixed emotions such as grief and sadness... Some simply don't have to mood to celebrate (like ME!!)... *Hehe*... But I feel glad and thankful that at least, I have a family to spend my Hari Raya with, unlike those who don't have their parents anymore... The loss of their presence will definitely be felt... But besides that, we should be happy that we have managed to go through the fasting month without any glinches...
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First day of Syawal
I had mixed feelings when I heard the
Takbir on the radio... Ask any Muslim person, how they felt when they heard the
Takbir... Sad that Ramadan is leaving us (fasting is not all bad)... Feeling happy that Syawal is already here which means we will get to meet the rest of the family members, relatives and friends... Had breakfast with my family, which was a must for us, especially since not eating during daylight for a month... After which, we got ready to get to my paternal grandmother's house at Bedok... Before heading out, we got down on our knees to seek forgiveness from the elders... Well, I was filled with remorse and sadness when I seeked forgiveness from my parents... *Maybe I had too many sins... Haha*...
There were a lot of other Malay families who were wearing their traditional clothes which is the
baju kurung... Seemed to notice that light blue and purple are the
IN colour this year cuz many families were wearing that colour... *Mine was a light blue
baju kurung too!!*... After heading to my grandmum's house, we went to my paternal granduncle's house in Bedok too... After which, we went to my maternal grandmum's house in Yishun...
Second day of Syawal
Today we went visiting to my relatives' houses on my mum's side together with the rest of my uncles, aunts and cousins... Didn't get to go much houses cuz there weren't many elders left... *Okay lah... You know where the rest are... Hehe*... But before we started visiting, we went to the graves of my late grandfather and grandmother (my mum's real mother) at
Pusara Aman at Lim Chu Kang... After all the prayers and stuffs, I saw that my mum's eyes were all teary... I could have guessed that she missed them very much... I got me thinking, what if one day, I'm the one who have to do that... A bout of emotions caught me immediately... *Sigh*... Just got home and I'm feeling tired now...
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*Sigh*... Tomorrow I will start work again... *Shucks*... My posting at the OT is already over and now, I'm looking forward to start my posting at the A&E...
Enjoy people!!
written, NaDiaH eRNiYaNTi
