Eid Mubarak.. Al a'fu wal'afiah..

It's 3pm and geezzzzzz... lambatnya masa berlaluuuuuuu... I have 30 minutes left before I can call it a day and head home. Need to take a quick shower, get ready, and wait for my ride to the airport.

Honestly, my heart is already in London. Okay. That's NOT entirely true. Half of my heart is in Malaysia.. and suddenly, I am missing my parents so much. Spoke to them just now.. and dah bermaaf-maafan dah, although Raya is still 2 days away.

So okay, while half of my heart is in Malaysia, the other half is in London. Yes, I so need the break. I mean, while I like the laid-back, easy-going life in Khartoum, I miss the modern stuff. I miss running for the train and hanging out at Starbucks. It doesn't matter if I am not much of a coffee fan, I still like to see the modern coffee machine and the swanky interior of a Starbucks cafe.

Yes, Starbucks and McD are my indicators of a modern society. Or rather, a 'spoilt' society. A society that is highly dependent on technology - gadgets and smartphones, WiFi, etc.

Yes, I am rambling. But then again, the brain is not thinking in sequence. Hahah..

It will be a different 'raya' celebration for me this year. Of course, mama and ayah reminded me to do my semayang raya and all.. but instead of hanging out with cousins and all, I will be visiting science centers and museums on the first day of Eid.

Sigh.

Anyway, here are my memories of raya:
1. Me, Abang Sofi and Kak Ina helping nenek in the kitchen while she prepares the lontong (and kuah lodeh) and serunding. Abang Sofi and I would normally help kacau kelapa sampai kering.. and kena constantly kacau sebab taknak hangus.

2. Me, mama and ayah bersalam-salaman di pagi raya. Me promising to TRY and be a better daughter.. ;)

3. Us going in 2 or 3 cars and visiting relatives and friends.. some times, we can go to up to 8 houses a day (from morning to midnight). And collect duit raya of course.

4. Tidur beramai-ramai di ruang tamu rumah nenek.

5. Playing monopoly, Cluedo and basikal ngan my cousins. Oh.. and buat science experiments with Kak Ina.. like bakar getah in the toilet or letak gula near the ants to see where they will take the sugar.. hahaha.

Oh myyy.. I was a polite, well-behaved child.. err.. until I gang up with my cousins of course.. hahaha.

Ok.. time to pack up!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri semua.. maaf zahir dan batin.. xoxo