Aidilfitri 1431

I know. I know. This post is fashionably late. To be exact, its been nearly a month. Any acceptable reason? I only have one: Super lazy. Okay. Enough of my whinge and lets back to the main topic Aidilfitri 1431. I might say I'm the luckiest person on earth as I still got the chance to celebrate this prosperous event of Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Malaysia*yay*. It is undeniable that whenever hari raya comes, I'm so happy because it'll be the time for me to get together with my beloved family even though my eldest sister can't make it this year, but still she'll be home on the fourth day of raya.

I woke up relatively early on the first day of raya, put on my very best new cloth and lend a helping hand in the kitchen before heads off to the mosque to perform the special Eid prayer with my family. It was still early in the morning after getting back to home, so we decided to start the tradition of seeking for forgiveness. So, I took this beautiful chance to seek forgiveness from mak, ayah, angah and Kak wani. On another thought, it might be happier if Kaklong, Abg long and my beautiful niece could join us at that moment. As for them, we just talk over the phone greeting each other. Yes, it is very true. The more the merrier but no complains! I'm over-the-cloud that I still receive the green packets or duit raya from all of them. Thanks! And we had a jolly grand time together.

Among other things that could not be forgotten is also the traditional dishes that are preserved to be the main course on the first day of raya. Lemang, Nasi Impit, Rendang, Sambal tempe are almost entirely favorable. I was very tempted to try all the foods as it will surely groove up my raya mood and reconcile my taste buds to those traditional dishes. oh I forgot to mention that we also presented the guests with delicacies not only the modern biscuits and cakes but also the traditional kuih raya. A variety of delicacies waits for the guests to have a taste. ay-ya but still kuih ros is always at my heart. It really is a type of kuih that has a buttery crunch-in-your-mouth texture. It's incredibly sweet too but let me assure you, it is certainly very very more-ish. And to be honest, I've been missing this kuih for almost a year since the last raya. What am I most proud of until now is that almost everywhere in my kampung, the older people are still preserving such evergreen kuih raya - kuih ros saya! ah-hem proud.proud.