eid post

its the eve of raya. and i am at work. its so gay that i am here at work, doing nothing, with most students ponteng-ing while my husband and my son are at home sleeping.

the malaysians have arrived. in car-loads. met up with them over the weekend. the in-laws, the cousins, the siblings, etc, etc. kecoh to the maximus. we carefully divided the last 3 days of breaking fast equally between my paternal grandmother's place, his maternal grandmother's place and his paternal grandmother's place. sounds complicated? tug-of-war has begun, baby. and its not even the first day of raya yet. BOO!

its fun to meet up with the husband's cousins. they are so kakak-kakak and abang-abang. me plus two of husband's cousins gave birth this year, so kita all feeling the mother's club, everyone talking endlessly about their own kid and trying to outdo each other.

but what i am looking forward to is seeing step-sibling and her new husband who is 25 years her senior. WOOT! malaysia is REALLY infected with the young-lass-hooking-up-with-really, really, really-old-fogeys-syndrome.

must be something they put into their waters. some national campaign, i supposed.

last sunday went to kubur as well. it was the first time i visit nenek at her final resting place. i could not help myself and started tearing. it was less than fifty days ago she was living and breathing and now, she's under all that earth. sedih sangat tau.

i remembered the last words i said to her when she walked into the room to watch me and abdullah sleeping, that very night... "nek, tidur nek. dah malam.."

sleep well my love. insya'allah we'll meet again. i love you very very much.

finally, to my love ones who are so far, far away and wont be back for raya: dina and az, noora and julien the mulien, aunt mahani&uncledzul&sara, huzi, jade, vivi, sarah&jed: eid mubarak! selamat hari raya, maaf zahir dan batin. wish you guys are here to celebrate with us. much much love and respect and missing you guys tonnes.

to the readers of this crappy-rambling-if-i-even-have-any-readers-to-begin-with-blog, selamat hari raya and maaf zahir dan batin to you and you and you (all three of you). semoga bergembira bersama keluarga yang tercinta. (very the kad raya greeting)