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Right at this moment, mum and dad is preparing for our open house tomorrow. Esok Hari Raya!!!! I want to raya also...this homesickness is getting worse every passing minute. Last night, talking to mum, dad, brother at home and also sis in Galway....all five of us...sighh....I miss them badly. Sis is more desperate than me..bought tickets to come to Aberdeen that very minute...hehe...sis is coming for raya tomorrow...yayyyy!!! My...I really miss home...so so much that my heart sank everytime I think of home...*sob sob* (now listening to raya songs....sigh.... menyeksa diri sendiri...)

Hmm....mum said some of her staff will be helping her tomorrow for the open house..usually starts at 11am, after coming back from Raya prayers and going to visit our grandparents' kubur. Always have the first raya meal at home, together all five of us. My favourite raya meal would be 'Daging Masak Hitam' with lemang or ketupat nasi. Of course we'll have all the traditinal rendang,kuah kacang and curry as well. Then we would sit in my parents room, mum will salam my dad to ask for forgiveness, then me..followed by my sis and brother....my brother is bad at asking for forgiveness...hehhee...he'll just grunt..like 'uh...sorry mak, sorry pak' then he'll go hehehee....hmmm...men. then go to Auty's place where all our relatives will gather. I imagine then duit raya exchange...hehe...then raya meal again.

Then, go home to prepare for first guest. My mum's and dad's collegues like to come in 4-5 cars at once...isk..then like 10 minutes later another and another..non-stop. Me..being the anti-social one..hehe..would wash the plates clean, then wipe them spotless..sampai berkilat-kilat gitu..bearing in mind that I hate washing dishes. Malu...I rather wash dishes than play hostess...hehe...that's me. Sometime I'll have to come out from my comfort zone (the kitchen) and play hostess when mum and sister is too tired or doing something else. Ugh..how I dreaded playing hostess that time..now I'd give anything to do all that...sigh...I'd even play the fun babysitter...(bearing in mind I can't stand screaming children...huhuhu). The guests will keep coming until Maghrib...and will continue a bit after that..until around 11 pm. Hmmm...I wonder if mum and dad can entertain guests until that late now...it'll be a bit quiet with me and sis not around. My brother will be out with his friends of course...kesian mum and dad...sigh...I hope I can spend raya with them next year..InsyaAllah.

Second day will be our visiting day. All of us in the car...just perfect 5 of us in the car. We never change our spots since I can remember. Dad will be driving of course (he can't stand being drive around), mum in the front seat. My spot will be near the left window, sis the right window and my brother will be the 'malang' one, have to sit in the middle...hehe...(the middle seat is not as comfortable usually..:p). We'll go around my mum's and dad's collegues' houses from 11am till about 4pm. Then have a bit of rest, and during the night will continue visiting houses..especially our relatives. I won't start on the foods...*drooling...*. I won't torture myself now.

Sigh...so much more I want to write...so many memories...going around on 3rd or 4th with my friends to visit each other's houses and the teacher's houses as well. I'm usually one of the drivers...sigh...hehe. Not that I mind doing it cos I love driving...at least I won't be worrying about the driver going too fast or anything...hehe..I'm quite a maknenek when it comes to driving. My sis and brother said I drive like kura-kura. I'm the slowest driver in my family. Mum drives the fastest...she drives as if I'm delivering twins at the end of the other of the road. My dad, sis and brother also drive so fast I always have my legs straight in front of me as if willing the brakes to be pushed by my inner power...*whatever*. Anyway...visiting houses with my friends is also one of the thing I really missed. This year I invited my friends to come to my open house tomorrow...just like old days *minus me of course...huhuhuhuhuhu*

Hmmm....I need to tidy my room for sis tomorrow. Oh my...I miss home soo much. This is the worst homesick ever.

*haha..was talking to my brother on YM when he said "tak best lah rumah takde tisu bunga-bunga (referring to my tulip tissue arrangement-refer to previous entry), semua org tak reti buat"...can't help but feeling so pleased that my humble 'artwork' is sorely missed...hehe...*

....to be continued (maybe :p)

posted by miniME @ 1:30 PM