Assalamualaikum my friends... hope you had a fun and safe raya. Wow, has it been 2 weeks already. Feels just like yesterday that all of us were rushing to do our last minute shopping before the big day. And now, most of us are thinking... why oh why did we have to spend that much?? 'Iatah nama nya belanja setahun sekali ni...' as the Kristal FM BIBD advert clutters in my mind. Speak for yourself buddy, I'm not alone when I say that we don't only go shopping once a year!!! Anyways, that out of my system its back to my Hari Raya tales. 1st off... Hari Raya eve.. Mrs. SandMan was still busy at my in-laws doing her final 'Kek Raya' preparations. As for me, I was busy cleaning the car as no respectable washer would accept any more 'orders'. So it was up to me with my new air compressor... hehehe. Anyways, raya eve was as usual 'meriah'. Who said it was too early to go raya'ing'. As usual, went to my uncle's place just next door as he is now the eldest in the family. Back home around 10pm and started the house compound cleaning. Yup, you read right... It's no fun if you do it any earlier, don't you agree. It won't be raya if you don't do everything last minute. As for previous years, Jame' Asr is the destination for Sembahyang Raya. It just feels grand to sembahyang raya di sana... heheheh. 
Anyways, morning raya won't be complete without visiting Babu at her final resting place at Makam Di-Raja in Mile 1. I still miss her... Tears came running down as I recited the Tahlil for Babu and the rest of the family members who had left us. But as the saying goes, Life goes on.... Back from 'kubur', we headed off to my parent's house for 'light' breakfast. Antah ah? Sudah tau inda puasa atu lapar saja tia pulang. But I had to control myself, as it is always on the 1st day of raya you tend to visit the little boys' room the most.. To be fair to Mrs. SandMan, we headed off to my in-laws in the afternoon in Kg. Ayer. Personally, the atmosphere there is more lively and more 'meriah' compared on land. It may be because they are just a very close neet community in Kg. Ayer. Even your next door neighbour visits you on the 1st day. I could go on and on with the Raya thing. But I'll stop di sini dulu. I don't want to go ramble non stop, because you guys might get bored. Anyways, raya is still in the air so I'll post a few more Raya adventures when I get the chance to. For the mean time, enjoy the remaining 2 weeks of raya guys... Next stop for me is the Empire Driving range....
