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| Monday, 22-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Sudut Terbuka Hari Raya
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Sudut Terbuka Hari Raya
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Sudilah rasa kuih ku, Pilihlah yg mana satu... :)
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Raya cards
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Back to work today after the one week Hari Raya break.... wish I can continue the long holidays 
As I hardly host any open house for the Hari Raya celebration, I deciced to create a Hari Raya corner in the office with raya cookies and cards for decoration and called it my "Sudut Terbuka Hari Raya". Now, my my friends and colleague can celebrate hari raya with me without even coming over to my house for visit during this festive season. 
You are also invited to come for virtual visit to my Sudut Terbuka Hari Raya
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| Sunday, 21-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Balik Bandar :)
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Senyum Kambing
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Greating card frm London
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I'm back to KL this morning as I wanna avoid the heavy traffic in the afternoon as usual over the weekend, more so with the long Hari Raya holidays. I am totally agree with the front page comic on today's Mingguan Malaysia daily - the one week holidays to celebrate raya in the village is over and now its the city's turn for the raya celebration for another three weeks
There are few mails in the mailbox when I reached home but what I really appreciate is this Hari Raya card from my frind RD in London - its the thought & effort that counts. Thanks mate!
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| Friday, 19-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Alor Gajah re-visited.
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Was at Alor Gajah town during this Hari Raya break en route to visiting my relatives and freinds. I like the small town charm and ambience of Alor Gajah - unlike the hustle and bustle of KL's city life that I used to. 
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| Thursday, 18-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Jalan Raya (bukan jalanraya :)
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A bunch of happy kids with full stomach & pocket :-)
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Out of the blue, a group of kids come calling to our house for "jalan raya" - house visit during the Hari Raya festival.
Jalan raya used to be a big thing in the past, where kids would come in droves visiting one house to another in the festive mood of Hari Raya. There's usually hidden agenda for the house visit - apart from sampling the festive delicacies, there's possibility of geting token sum "duit raya" from the host of each house visited. Free meals & cash - what a great way to get some extra pocket money eh?
Most kids normally only loooking forward for the duit raya and don't really bother about the festive delicacies. But as a mater of courtessy, the host will normally serve some delicacies for the kids and the kids in return have to take the food and drinks. The duit raya - if any - will only be given to the kids before they leave (or if the host want to get rid of the kids quickly )
But with the advance of private TV stations and satelite TV nowadays, jalan raya is a rare sight now as kids would normally prefer to stay at home watching the idiot box during Hari Raya. Moreover, as the living standard getting better here, going from house to house for a little token of money not really enticing it seems... and there goes the spirit of visiting during this festive season it seems.
To these kids who came knocking this morning, thanks for bringging back the sweet memories of jalan raya to me.
p/s Off course, they were well treated with the festive delicacies and get what they really looking forward for
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| Wednesday, 17-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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7 Perhentian
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Cineplex 2
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Poster
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I Know What You Did Last Raya
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Headed to the cinema tonite for the movie 7 Perhentian (7 Stopovers). Its not that I really wanna watch the movie but as I have nothing much to do during this long hari raya break; going to the movie is not really a bad idea I guess.
During festive seasons like this most of the movies released here could enjoy better box office collection. Its not suprising then that most of the locals film producers targeted to release their film on Hari Raya period.
As for the movie 7 Perhentian – its just a so-so film and nothing much to shout about. Though the film idea is relatively good and fresh – about a stressed out man’s encounter with a mysterious lady on his 7 stopovers en route the North-South highway - the film is kinda slow and monotonous at time. Anyway, watching the pretty Erra Fazira (currently the reigning movie queen of Malaysia) in the film is a good enough consolation for me
Hmm...maybe I should watch another Erra Fazira's raya movie released now showing in the cinema. The title? "I Know What U Did Last Raya" 
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| Monday, 15-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Duit Raya
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Duit raya
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It is a common prectice to give away the green sachet (a sachet/envelop with "duit raya" (money) inside it) to children, elders and the needy. The practice is in true spirits of giving and forgiving during the Hari Raya celebration.
The sachet would normally be in green colour as the colour is always associated with Islam, or probably just to differentiate it with the red sachet normally given by the Chinese during Chinese New Year ("Ang Pow").
Nowadays, the green sachet come in various designs and colors (except for red) and is something that kids really looking forward to during this festive celebration - well I know this cause I used to be a kid before
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| Sunday, 14-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Selamat Hari Raya - Eid Mubarak
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Put on the new clothes (err.. new button for me :)
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Listen to the sermon
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Seek forgiveness
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Its Hari Raya today!
Celebrated the festival as what its supposed to be - put on new clothes (not so new for me ), seek forgiveness from parents, relatives and friends, went to the mosque for the sermon and prayers and followed by a visit to the cemetery, remembering the dead on this festive occasion.
Later, had a feast on those specially cooked dishes - chicken rendang, ketupat and lemang as well as raya cookies at home before making a visit to the house of my elder relatives till late nite. Returned home kinda tired though with full stomach
Selamat Hari Raya & Maaf Zahir Batin.
| Quote: | Celebration for Hari Raya Puasa starts at least a month ahead, during the fasting period of Ramadan. Women start to sew beautiful curtains and buy new clothes for the family. Some families also do renovation for the house so that the house would look better when the guests visit it during the festival. After fulfilling their one-month of fasting, the Muslims would be joyful to celebrate Hari Raya Puasa. On the morning of the festival, the Muslims would wear their new clothes and go to the mosque to pray. They offer their thanks to God and after that they would ask for forgiveness from their elders. This is an important custom followed by the Muslims.
They feel that the young ones asking forgiveness from their elders is very essential. On the day, they also visit their relatives and friends to celebrate the happy occasion. If you visit Muslims' homes on Hari Raya Puasa you can expect to taste a wide variety of delicious spicy dishes. Some favorite dishes that can be found in Muslims homes on this special occasion are ketupat, lontong, nasi padang and beef rendang. The Muslims also have the habit of giving packets of money to kids when they go visiting. The packets are usually be in green color and children often look forward to getting these money tokens on Hari Raya Puasa. Overall, Hari Raya Puasa is a delightful festival for the Muslims. |
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| Saturday, 13-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Getting Ready for Raya
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Ketupat waving
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Ready to be cooked
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Hang to drip
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Esok Raya! So I have to help my mom in preparing for the celebration - basically just help her in waving the ketupat and some house cleaning 
p/s Check out Jeff's page on how to wave a ketupat http://ambig.fotopages.com/?entry=261789&back=http://ambig.fotopages.com/?page=0
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| Friday, 12-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Last minute shopping
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The new traders centre in Masjid India
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Pilih bang!
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Butang baru :)
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I am already on leave today for the Hari Raya break!
Did some errants in the morning (went to the banks, pay bills etc) before heading to Jalan Masjid India for some last minute shopping. As I wont be having a new set of Baju Melayu for this year's raya, I bought a new set of button instead to be worn with the outfit. Thanks good my friend Joe set up his stall here selling broches and buttons, so I bought the button with big discount
Later in the afternoon, made my balik kampung journey to celebrate Hari Raya with my family in my hometown.
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| Thursday, 11-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Deepavali Vattukal
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Deepavali Vattukal
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Light the lamp
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Kolam
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Its public holiday today for the Hindu's festival of Deepavali (or Diwali). Guess I'll take this opportunity to do my last minute raya shopping before returning to my hometown tomorrow.
| Quote: | Deepavali is celebrated universally by Hindus and is observed as a public holiday in Malaysia. This festival falls between the month of October and November, the fourteenth day of the Tamil month of Aipasi. It is also known to many as the Festival of Lights.
The word "Deepavali" derives from the combination of the words ‘Dipa’ and ‘Gavali’, the former meaning ‘light’ and the latter meaning ‘a row’. Thus symbolising the rows of lights that can be seen at the houses of Hindu celebrants. As light dispels darkness, this festival symbolises the victory of good over evil.
At the dawn of Deepavali, Hindus perform the ritual oil bath which signifies a cleansing of the body and soul. Following this symbolic rite in purification which marks a new beginning, devotees visit the temple where shrines of Hindu deities are encircled with flower garlands.
The entrances of Hindu homes are decorated with the ‘kolam’, an intricate floral design on the ground which signifies religious believes. This religious connotation, revolves around the Goddess of Wealth, the deity Lakshimi. Many believe that the Goddess Lakshimi would only enter a home with a ‘kolam’ at the entrance. |
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That giler glemer Prof's story...suck!
