Raya Ramblings
There were a whole sea of people at the mosque when my family and I went to there for Hari Raya mass prayers in the morning.
I wanted to take the lines of cars parked by the entire stretch of roads, to and forth as well as the mountain of footwear outside of the mosque but I really didnt have the time with everyone rushing and squeezing in.
It got to the extent of the majority of us having to prostrate in an extremely cramped fashion.
Listening to the preaching after mass prayers
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My dad has a very large family. He has 12 siblings. For several years so far, every raya, a relative will host the clan meetup according to their age-rank. My dad was the eldest, so we played host some years back. This year is my aunts’ turn. She’s the youngest in the family.
Me, mum and sis all have the same noses!
Hari Raya is a day for forgiveness and past misdeeds are forgotten. It can be a rather emotional moment for family members.
I could hear the conversations from around.
“I planned alot of things with mum in law for this coming raya but its just not fated to be … we should treasure the people while they are still around”
“Lets just hope that we dont end up meeting only once a year”
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There were loads of lovely food to be eaten, including my raya favourites, Ayam Masak Merah (Chicken in savory chilli) and Ketupat! (Rice dumplings wrapped in coconut leaves)
I got to meet up with a few of my relatives.
Like this really adorable boy! He’s the son of another aunt. He’s so small and so cute I just wanted to eat him up.
And this is another relative which I find amazingly romantic after all these years. From the start when they courted till many many years after, they still have a most loving relationship. I’ve never seen them being ill tempered with each other before.
People like these are quite a rarity.
October 26th, 2006 at 5:35 am
Looks like you had a good time. Going to a mosque sounds a bit more fun than going to a church.
October 26th, 2006 at 7:06 am
I havent been to a church before so I cant really make a comparison leon :)
Thanks for dropping by my blog!
October 26th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
Looks like you did have a great Hari Raya with all the relatives and wow, some strong resemblances in the family there! :-)
October 27th, 2006 at 6:58 am
Hehe, it was a pretty nice day :) I didnt see the resemblance for years since we have been together and one misses these kind of things, but I can see it recently :P
October 27th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
Heheh, and very cool photos too by the way. I particularly like the first shot.
October 27th, 2006 at 10:29 pm
Personally, I can’t find ANY similarities between us three - not even the nose thingamajig. =x
October 29th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
thanks gypsy girl, that one was taken while everyone was done with the prayers, and because of the sheer amount of people, was a whole mass at the verandah!
You’ll see it one day Diana, trust me. Maybe not tomorrow but one day …
November 3rd, 2006 at 2:15 pm
Rather belated Hariraya wishes to you and thanks for your comments on my blog. Would love to talk to you about your experiences on virtual worlds once you are back online.
November 10th, 2006 at 12:48 pm
I’ll be looking forward to it too preetam :)
And thanks for the belated raya wishes!
November 15th, 2006 at 11:37 pm
i dig the overhead shot of the people - very cool
November 21st, 2006 at 10:30 pm
I like it too :) Was a lucky shot I think :)
October 18th, 2007 at 6:12 am
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