2nd Day of Aidilfitri 2008@SIRASARI

2nd day of Hari Raya was the Raya Open-House @ SIRASARI.
There were around 30 invited guests who came in from 4.30 – 10.00pm. As usual, I had to be in the kitchen from morning till noon preparing chicken rendang, lontong, shrimp sambal, satay sauce and keep the satay warm. Never had Raya Open-House on my own before and for this first time I was trying so hard to distinguish between the Raya Open-House @ SIRASARI to Party @ SIRASARI; they are actually the same.
Friends arrived in half surprises and in full as well. Exchanged handshakes, hugs & cheek-to-cheek. Some brought bouquet of flowers; some brought cakes; while others with new friends if not their hand phones. Stories are shared and rumors are spread. What a day to have all the close ones together under one roof.

1st Day of Aidilfitri 2008 @ SIRASARI

It was different yet pleasant how I celebrated my first day of Hari Raya this year. As planned, Khalil and Johnny arrived at 11 for a simple meal and we suppose to adjourn for a Raya Luncheon at Lena’s in Penampang. But before we could make our way, we had to wait for Albert who seemed to be a little bit late than usual. Finally, he arrived 2 hours later and not long after that, Jayne and Howard dropped by with a huge Hari Raya hamper.

Change of plan; we all sat around the table and had lunch. We ate, we ate, and ate and ate; we drink and more drink and some more drink and drink again…. Time for tea, we moved from the dining to the lounge. We had tea and cookies, another cup of tea and more cookies… another fresh pot of tea came in and another set of cookies joined in. We talked, we laughed, we talked some more and we laughed lauder… Dinner time! “oopss what do I have left in the kitchen?” The left-over from the lunch! Gosh…! I never failed my guests… “coffee, anyone?” We had some more cookies for supper too… passed mid-night, said to say good bye.

It was fun and we really enjoyed every bit of the moment; talking about so many things from ‘world peace’ to ‘nightingale’ ahh… gossiping too, about the living(s) and the dead(s)…ouch! I know…