Zulhijjah 10,1428 = dec 20 2007.eid adha,to all muslims in msia.the wukuf was infact yesterday…in the Saudi kingdom.all worshippers as of typing is now officially known as haj/hajjah,they the choosen one,all salute n respect – worthy of the cause.
Went to the asy-syakirin mosque,100 meters from home with my other haf n the kids after having our usual brief b/fast thou menu of the morning was a grand one = nasik impit,ground/cashew nuts gravy,lodeh,rendang n pasta with meat sauce.felt a bit groggy cuz went to sleep around 5 am.old friendship were rekindle n renewed at the mosque,frens n ol buddies making the annual homecoming trip back to the neighbourhood.pleasing n comforting to see so many familiar faces,hamdan,yazid,amirul,hardy,khairul,muaamar,zairul,zahier,harris,zaki,
Fakhrul,fendi,wan noor,wan,putra,roslan,shahril n many others.
After the prayer,the bigger boys n me went to perform the qurban ritual…slaughtering a buffalo.with the willing helping hands of the locals n orphanage committee members,the whole process took a lil bit more than an hour to complete.around noon went straight home n shah was waiting eagerly for the fresh meat n bones…to cook dish of the day – meat rice.
She’d already soak the moghul basmathi rice n prepared the raw ingredients beforehand,so that by the time the boys n me had taken our showers n zuhur prayer…the sumptuous n delicious meet rice was all for us to savour…we had lunch at 2:30,syahrin as usual leads the prayer,thanking n seeking blessing from Allah,the al-mighty Lord.
As it happens,baby syark’s bday coincidently falls on the same day as eid adha,so it was a double celebration for our family this year.while I was away attending to the qurban process,shah had made the trip to the baker’s to pickup baby syark’s bday cake.hehe it seemed that she had made an error of judgement,coz baby syark sticked to her side like leech,pestering her to let him cut the cake!!!around 4pm went to a pet store nearby,namely abc pet shop (straight forward bzness addresse,iznt it?) in ipoh garden east n bought baby syark’s bday present,on behalf of my other half (she had promised the lil guy for a few weeks)…small animal cage n its accessories such as feeding bottle,bowl,cubes alfalfa hay,minerals bar,vits,shampoo n a set of playden – for his anggora wabbits – clikey,the male wabbit n lil becky, a black n white female.after asar prayer we had a private celebration,yet a bubbly one for baby syark’s bday.he cut the cake merrily n we all sang allah selamatkan kamu n hepi bday baby syark…followed by photo shoots.he was all smiles – ear to ear.his bros had pooled their pocket money to buy him a ps2 cds n his sisters gave him hugs n kisses on both cheeks plus a packet of sea weed,one of baby syark’s fav “junkie”.as for me…my usual present = a prayer to god for the well being of baby syark in all fields of life,amen!!!while bz celebrating baby syark’s special day makcik nafisah,a family fren n our neighbour dropped by n invited us all to her home right after isya’- raya gathering.so to conclude my typing…went to her home,enjoyed the good food n company of my fellow muslims,mingled among the crowd - poking fun here n there,more food,puffed few sticks of ciggy n after a while it was time to call it a day (the boys n gals had made an earlier trip home bound – they the telly addicted generation).walked n lead shah (hand in hand) home,as usual.paused for a few brief moment in front of our gate n told her “tomorrow early in the morning remind me to send back wan noor’s cargo cage k,yang”.eid adha…its magix brings ppl together - for a common cause.
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