I just checked out the local mosque's website and apparently we could be celebrating eid on Sunday. Seems a bit odd coz I thought it was either Monday or Tuesday. I know we started fasting on the 23 of September. And the islamic council did say that they were going to adhere to the whole calculation methods of knowing when eid would start instead of doing the whole "looking at the moon thing". According to the council, eid is supposed to fall on Monday. Sometimes simple things like this can be so complicated. I'm going to follow the advice of my uncle and what most religious leaders say. Follow the leader of your community. Better to adhere than to fight among each other. So the community leader's word is to follow then. And if eid falls on Sunday, heh, even better. That way hubby won't have to take a few hours off from work on Monday to do a little bit of celebrating.
Preparations on this side aren't a plenty. I'm probably going to make the obligatory rendang and lemang (lemang in the foil - not the batang buluh!). My grandma always had lontong on the first day of raya, so I'm probably going to try to make some of that. I have the lodeh part down to pat. The kuah kacang, well... last year I made it from scratch and it actually turned out good, so maybe I'll try it again. The nasi impit part is gonna be kinda hard. I've always had the nona instant mix where the rice is prepackaged in this plastic bag which I just boil in a big pot. The rice cooks and expands but because it is in the plastic case, it gets 'mampat'. How do people make nasi impit without that packet? I'll have to find out. :p Other than that, I just got a call from the UPS guy who has delivered a package from KL and has left it with a neighbour. Hehehe can't wait to delve into the many raya cookies that my parents have packed and shipped over. What great timing too since it's arriving just before eid. Lucky thing it didn't get stopped at customs. The last package I received was stuck in customs for about a week. Sheash.
Anyway, to all who are celebrating eid, Eid Mubarak! Or in Malay, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Ampun dan maaf di pinta sekiranye ada tersalah dan tersilap bahasa. May we all be blessed this month!
Oh I almost forgot! Happy Diwali too, to those celebrating it this Saturday!
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