Birthday and Hari Raya

Love how everyone wasn't ready in the photo above hahaha.  Where was I?  If you look properly you would probably see my hand in the air, trying to make it before the timer goes off.  Electronics.  Sometimes I blame the age for not being able to keep up with the technology.  Teruk kan hahahaa.

It was my birthday last weekend, Alhamdulillah all praise to Allah for giving this opportunity to be here with my loved ones, for many more years to come, I hope.  I rasa macam dah lama je tak celebrate birthday in a Non-Ramadan month.  Alhamdulillah Allah bagi I peluang sambut birthday berulang kali dalam Ramadan.  Tahun ni, dalam Syawal pula.   Kalau kira, ada lagi 6 tahun sebelum capai umur 40.  Hmmm.  Dah makin tua ni.

Getting older, and I hope wiser.  How is that not so great feeling this time.  Sebab hati rasa berat, oh aku dah tua maksud Mak Abah semakin tua, berapa lama lagi masa kami ada bersama.  Oh aku dah tua, means kiddos are now no longer the babies they were.  Nanti ada masa I nak update sikit pe'el anak- anak dah besar ni kat blog ni. Nantu dah tua-tua boleh baca. Macam- macam hal.

Raya pulak, well it's definitely different than back then when our mom was normal.  Rasa berbeza sangat lah.  Dalam rumah kami mana ada elderly selain Mak Abah.  Bila Mak dah bedridden macam tu, it was up to my and my younger sister to prepare the Hari Raya food, make sure our Raya is as normal as it could be.  Of course the rest of the siblings had contributed but you know how they say boys will be boys.

Anyway I am still very grateful to have spent Raya with my loved ones.  Banyak spend time kali ni sebab ambil cuti lama sikit.  Saje lah nak merasa cuti lama- lama.  Kena cuti juga lagipon sebab daycare tutup hahaha.  kinda didn't have much choices.

This post is going to end here.  Wishing everyone "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir Batin".  I hope you've had great raya so far.

Love,

Eid 2013 (Photos)

Hello hello hello :-)

How the days passed by so quickly.  Here's our raya photos this year (most photos were uploaded on facebook already).

Our first photo together, all 5 of us. 

The kids and I.  I know, my eldest will never smile for the camera.

My kids all ready during 1 Syawal.

Hubby asked to try and snap with these lighting hehe.

Smileeeeee. 

My small family with Mak dan Abah.  I was upset that Zehra's face wasn't facing the camera.

Grandparents with their grandchilren (all)

Grandparents with the girls grandchildren.

This was suppose to be our freestyle photo hahahaha.  Look, Mom was such a sport!

My little brother with the twins he helped babysit during the early days :-)

Family was performing 'salat berjemaah' (praying in congregation).

Pelita raya... (oil lamps, normally lighted during the last 7 days of Ramadan)

They were making 'sumbu' (wick) for the oil lamp.

Fireworks night, the 3rd Syawal.

Nak raya nak raya

E'eh boleh.  Hehehe.  Dah tua excited nak raya.  This time around, Aidilfitri is even more special for us due to the following reasons:

#1 Our wedding anniversary will be on the same day

#2 We have two new additions to the family, the twins Zehra Amani and Adrina Amani

First and foremost, I thank Allah for giving me the opportunity to be with these two.  Subhanallah, what a journey to see them finally look like a normal baby, chubby and all.  I hope the teary days will be gone forever, and the only tears I will have is from their (endless) tantrum hehehee.

Persiapan?  Apa lah sangat nak disiapkan yer tak?  Akakkk ni takde masa pon nak gi shopping baju raya sendiri tahun ni.  Beli baju anak jer berpasang- pasang hehehe.  Baju mak, well, repeat je la mana yang boleh.  Besides I have 2 pairs which have yet to be worn, so I am just going to wear that.  Lagipun, kita beraya di kampung, so semua persiapan mostly mak- mak yang di kampung lerrr siapkan hehehe.

Actually... Heheh I did try some kurungs....

Tapi I tak beli ponnn.  Sebab jeritan anak- anak di luar membatasi segalanye.  Ah well, I am a happy mother of 3, a new kurung can't beat that.  Just tungggguuuuu je la apa I pakai raya ni :-)

Owhh, and our theme is 'mustard'.  Susah benooo nak nampak kaler tu especially dalam kedai yang lampu dia semua kuning.  Gelappp jer I tengok.  Mustard, because my sister who is getting married this December wants the family to wear mustard.  So alang- alang, kan?

Kuih pon tak tempah banyak macam last year.  This year's concept - modesty yer tuan tuan.  I have a lot more I can do with my money than spending so much on the unnecessary.  Last year's kuih raya, satu kabinet terbuang... Baru buang 2 bulan yang lalu... Why?  Sebab konon- konon beli nak makan... Sekali mabuk daaaa time raya tu.  

This year akan raya kat husband's side.  I hope, and I mean it, that this time Hubby akan lebih peka dengan perasaan I.  What happened two years back, he didn't wake up early untuk sesi bermaaf- maafan between us... Something I never failed to do on a Raya morning, before, or after Salat Aidilfitri.  I was raised in chaotic, noisy environment, and I didn't have that, that year.  He didn't make things easier for me.  He also 'abandoned' me and Ayesha to go takbir from house to house until about 2-3 pm kot, and let's just say, something happened while he was away.  I got emotional, and we fought, on a Hari Raya.  I wouldn't want that to happen again.  I want a peaceful first raya morning, and just get it all over and done with, and be back with my chaotic side after that.  Trust me, I won't survive quietness, shyness.  Not for long, at least. 

I have actually done packing, for the kids.  Sebab dah tau, untuk anak- anak tentu itu ini akan tertinggal.  Bila dah ramai, hati dah excited nak balik kampung.  Hehehe.  Pakaian kitorang malam ni lah I kesah kan.  Masak- memasak raya juga akan saya settle kan di KL, sebab lebih selesa masak di dapur sendiri yang tak seberapa.  Kecik, tapi homely.

Owhhh, despite the excitement untuk berhari raya, I am actually sad, that:

#1 Ramadan is leaving us.  You shall be missed.

#2 This raya, ramai ahli keluarga yang sudah tiada... Mereka pasti diingati buat selama- lamanya. 

Nantikan entry gambar- gambar raya ye...

P/S:  Apesal this year tak nampak iklan raye kat tv ek... Ke sebab I dah takde masa mengadap tv?  Hahahaha. 

Salam lebaran 2012

Rasanya tak terlewat kot nak buat entry mengucapkan selamat hari raya aidilfitri buat semua... sejak raya Ahad lalu ni la baru berkesempatan nak mengadap lappie, just for a while before I join Ayesha in bed.  Ya Allah indahnyeee berada di katil sendiri hehehe.  

The complete keluarga Molok.  Ni la tradisi kami tiap-2 tahun, bergambar dan bermaafan.

Apa pun aku ambik kesempatan ni untuk mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri buat semua.  Tahun ni kemeriahan raya aku rasai semula, well of course.  All my siblings were back.  We had so much fun with raya preparation, last iftar together, gaduh- gaduh sket sebelum dan selepas raya.  Tahun ni takde la yang hilang sampin bagai tapi ada la yang baru sedar beliau takde butang baju melayu kehkehkehhh.  

As usual we had dodol, lemang, kuih-muih yang pelbagai and our main dish was soto (raya pertama).  This year was busiest ever because my parents buat open house for the first time ever kot kat Kg. Kerambit tu... dulu diorang buat kat London jer.  

Apa pun it was a good raya for me.  So sempena bulan mulia ni aku menyusun sepuluh jari memohon ampun dan maaf kalau ada tersalah perbuatan, percakapan, tersentuh dan pelbagai ter lagi.  Harap korang maafkan ekkkk...

Salam Lebaran

Puasa sudah... raya pon sudah... keracunan makanan akibat terlebih makan di merata tempat, pun sudah.  Tapi saya baru nak ucap 'Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri' kat blog.  Hehehe.  Salam lebaran pada rakan taulan yang membaca dan melewati blog saya.  Belum terlambat, kan?  Raya kan sebulan.  Jadi kalau ada salah silap saya pada rakan- rakan semua, harap diaampunkan.  Begitu juga saya, terhadap kalian. 

Tahun ni gambar raya tak banyak, sebab tahun ni turn saya raya di you know where.  Kat sana, tak ada budaya bergambar family, bermaaf- maafan raya keluarga bersama, sarapan hari raya pertama, tak ada riuh rendah suara.  Tak ape lah, sebab kali pertama menghadapi raya kat rumah mertua sebab tu hati saya tak gembira dan terkilan.  There's more raya to come, Insya Allah I will get used to it.  Kemeriahan raya tu saya akan dapat bila dah kembali ke rumah ibu bapa saya.

Apa pun, ni jela gambo raya yang ada.  Biarlah hanya Allah S.W.T sahaja yang tahu apa yang berlaku dan apa yang berada di dalam hati saya pada ketika itu. Takpe la, yang penting saya dapat bersama suami dan anak.  Walaupun ditinggal keseorangan di pagi raya, I'm sure hati dan jiwa mereka bersama saya pagi itu... 

Sekali lagi, salam lebaran dari saya dan keluarga.  Maaf Zahir & Batin...

She's my heart and soul... My everything...

Hey, mommy! Look at me, I'm growing up. Sob sob...

Yeah try and catch me if you can!

Daddy had to spoil this photo by crossing his legs. Bleurggh didn't realise this til later.

With my beloved mak.  Ajak je bergambar, anytime!

Hey, do we look alike?

Or do I look like Mommy now?

Love,

Diana