Saturday, September 19, 2009
I woke up at 7
7 wah, 7! No sane person would wake up before lunchtime on weekends! Heard takbir from the TV in Mom's room and realization hit me. Another Ramadhan, another disapponting 'anak-bulan-sighting session' and another 'orang lain sudah beraya, Brunei balum'. Oh well, it's not like I'm in the mood for Raya anyway.
Is anyone else feeling the same way? Raya this year seems to have been drained off its usual pomp and pageantry. Well, yes, you can feel the crackling excitement in the air, both literally and figuratively, but it just seems to have a sour note to it. Or maybe it's just me, being worried because AS is JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!!!
Before, I can say:
Raya means tons of colourful baju kurung
Raya means new shoes to match the baju kurung
Raya means a whole array of Raya delicacies. Tapak kuda, anyone?
Raya means endless rows of houses draped with strings of colourful lampu cucul. Some houses even go the extra mile by lining their driveway with those lampu pelita things. I don't know what they're called.
Raya means MONEY!!! Though i might not get them anymore, being in the young adult category. :(
Raya means visiting your relatives and asking for forgiveness
This year though, it's a battle between having a great Raya or sitting it out to make more time for extra nerdy activities i.e. studying. Made a vow to study during the holidays but so far, i've only managed to flip through a couple of pages for Physics and cracked some highly mind-boggling Maths questions. Don't even ask me how far along I am in Elit. It's a disaster! I'd be surprised if I can distinguish between the two Rossettis.
Oh and, you guys, I talked to Kilah tadi!!! :D My sister called all the way from their cramped, smelly BHall room and I managed to talk to Kilah for about five minutes. Zura was there too. :) They were pigging out on the limited number of kuih Raya they had. Kesian eh. Wish I could send some your way, Kilah.
So anyway, Kilah wishes everyone Selamat Hari Raya!
Ryhan
7 wah, 7! No sane person would wake up before lunchtime on weekends! Heard takbir from the TV in Mom's room and realization hit me. Another Ramadhan, another disapponting 'anak-bulan-sighting session' and another 'orang lain sudah beraya, Brunei balum'. Oh well, it's not like I'm in the mood for Raya anyway.
Is anyone else feeling the same way? Raya this year seems to have been drained off its usual pomp and pageantry. Well, yes, you can feel the crackling excitement in the air, both literally and figuratively, but it just seems to have a sour note to it. Or maybe it's just me, being worried because AS is JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!!!
Before, I can say:
Raya means tons of colourful baju kurung
Raya means new shoes to match the baju kurung
Raya means a whole array of Raya delicacies. Tapak kuda, anyone?
Raya means endless rows of houses draped with strings of colourful lampu cucul. Some houses even go the extra mile by lining their driveway with those lampu pelita things. I don't know what they're called.
Raya means MONEY!!! Though i might not get them anymore, being in the young adult category. :(
Raya means visiting your relatives and asking for forgiveness
This year though, it's a battle between having a great Raya or sitting it out to make more time for extra nerdy activities i.e. studying. Made a vow to study during the holidays but so far, i've only managed to flip through a couple of pages for Physics and cracked some highly mind-boggling Maths questions. Don't even ask me how far along I am in Elit. It's a disaster! I'd be surprised if I can distinguish between the two Rossettis.
Oh and, you guys, I talked to Kilah tadi!!! :D My sister called all the way from their cramped, smelly BHall room and I managed to talk to Kilah for about five minutes. Zura was there too. :) They were pigging out on the limited number of kuih Raya they had. Kesian eh. Wish I could send some your way, Kilah.
So anyway, Kilah wishes everyone Selamat Hari Raya!
Ryhan
what we could have been, 5:38 PM.