Eid Mubarak 1429H

Salam warahmatullah.
May I take this opportunity to wish everyone, Eid Mubarak, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir Batin. Hopefully we don't only enjoy celebrating Hari Raya with open houses and food feasts. Syawal is the first month to test, either we gain something good from Ramadhan or not. hat

I've just come back from the final lecture of the day. Now waiting to go out to Rusholme to buy some ingredients to cook tonight. Well, obviously not for Jamuan Hari Raya, just for this flat. 1st Syawal this year is a bit different in comparison to previous years. I only had one afternoon lecture in the first year, then in second year, I got no class at all on Hari Raya. Yet this year, I have 3 lectures, starting at 9 am in the morning, with another 2 lectures in the afternoon. Still, I managed to perform Eid Prayer, and cooked Chicken Rendang ( using instant powder :P ) after Subuh Prayer. Well I guessed, I've got a new formula today :

Nasi himpit + Kuah Kacang + Hujan Renyai = Tidur dalam lecture ( I really did )..

Not an applicable formula, I guess. :P.

I rang my mom on Raya eve. At first she was surprised when I told her that Hari Raya in UK is on Tuesday, coz Malaysia will celebrate Eid on Wednesday.But then, she purposely listed out all the food in the fridge :

Sate Kajang ( from my Uncle in Subang Jaya ) + Tulang Kaki ( for sup tulang and sup gearbox ) + Lidah lembu ( Taste the meat first, it is super delicious ) + beef ( For kari daging which we ate with ketupat ) + ketupat pulut ( which I havent eat for 2 years coz we got no daun palas here ) + Bauhulu ( my favourite )....and the list ended with her laughing and me screaming out of jealousy. Oh mak, she just know the correct time to tease me. :P..

I'm happy that my family in Malaysia is happy, though I always wish for a much better condition all these years. Last year was a pathetic hari Raya, I was deeply depressed not because I was homesick, but because things weren't quite right in Malaysia.This year is better,though not the best. What else can I hope for?Hari Raya yang best, mcm dari kaca mata orang lain, is something impossible to achieve at this moment, something which has been ruined for years and years, something which might still persist in the coming years, only Allah knows when will I have the Hari Raya, that I always dream for all these years..

If that dream is to be true, massive changes will need to take place. and changes always come with risks. and emotional disturbances.and strong will. And continueous effort. and never give up.
I guess, Allah knows when I am ready. And I can't wait to reach that stage, at least, to see the best hari Raya which I has lost for a loong time..

Selamat Hari Raya everyone. Maaf Zahir Batin.

Wassalam.

p/s : Roti Jala + Kuah Kacang + Tiramisu