Hari Raya 2017
We do the same usual stuff for Hari Raya and this year we did the same.
The trip home, the visits to family, the food, the fireworks, new clothes.
This year we stayed at my mom's. Usually we'll be renting a place somewhere for a few days to cover for the 'overflow' of people in the main house. This year we decided (on S' recommendation) to be with everybody else, immerse ourselves in the experience & slept on the floor.
It was good to say the least. I got to help my mom, who I think is the tiredest person in the house. My cousin came a couple of times to help cook & clean (she lives nearby and does that sometimes). The great thing this year is that my children are pretty independent (especially the little ones) and I didn't have to attend to them too much.
Raya outfits were gifts from my brother and my mom, which is kinda good (because I didn't know what to buy or wear).
One of my uncles was sick at the hospital and we visited him. He misses home but has to stay at the hospital for 14 days for his antibiotic injections. His children took turns to take care of him but on the first Raya somehow they all left to their in-laws respective places and his eldest daughter traveled from Penang to accompany him. That's not too bad, because someone is there with him. This particular uncle is my late father's younger brother and I always always always picture my late father (had he grown old with us) to have looked like him (my uncle).
These are regular ho-hum stuff for me, but somewhat memorable for my children (I think) because they talk about it from time to time. The moments when they played fireworks, or playing hide-and-seek with their cousins, or the public lake with playground where they go to practically every morning (except Hari Raya morning). My eldest has gone on to college and the second one will be registering for college on 10 July, Soon my daughter with finish her exams & by this time next year she will be off somewhere for her studies. (Empty Nest Syndrome anyone?)
When the elder ones leave I will have the tiny ones still with me for another couple of years and when they do leave, I will probably sell the house to one of them & travel the world. How's that for a plan? Sounds feasible. Not planning to take care of any grandchildren (thank you very much).
In the meantime I will enjoy my Hari Raya breaks & time with family as much as I can. May we all be granted good health and good memory to cherish these short brief moments.
The trip home, the visits to family, the food, the fireworks, new clothes.
This year we stayed at my mom's. Usually we'll be renting a place somewhere for a few days to cover for the 'overflow' of people in the main house. This year we decided (on S' recommendation) to be with everybody else, immerse ourselves in the experience & slept on the floor.
It was good to say the least. I got to help my mom, who I think is the tiredest person in the house. My cousin came a couple of times to help cook & clean (she lives nearby and does that sometimes). The great thing this year is that my children are pretty independent (especially the little ones) and I didn't have to attend to them too much.
Raya outfits were gifts from my brother and my mom, which is kinda good (because I didn't know what to buy or wear).
One of my uncles was sick at the hospital and we visited him. He misses home but has to stay at the hospital for 14 days for his antibiotic injections. His children took turns to take care of him but on the first Raya somehow they all left to their in-laws respective places and his eldest daughter traveled from Penang to accompany him. That's not too bad, because someone is there with him. This particular uncle is my late father's younger brother and I always always always picture my late father (had he grown old with us) to have looked like him (my uncle).
These are regular ho-hum stuff for me, but somewhat memorable for my children (I think) because they talk about it from time to time. The moments when they played fireworks, or playing hide-and-seek with their cousins, or the public lake with playground where they go to practically every morning (except Hari Raya morning). My eldest has gone on to college and the second one will be registering for college on 10 July, Soon my daughter with finish her exams & by this time next year she will be off somewhere for her studies. (Empty Nest Syndrome anyone?)
When the elder ones leave I will have the tiny ones still with me for another couple of years and when they do leave, I will probably sell the house to one of them & travel the world. How's that for a plan? Sounds feasible. Not planning to take care of any grandchildren (thank you very much).
In the meantime I will enjoy my Hari Raya breaks & time with family as much as I can. May we all be granted good health and good memory to cherish these short brief moments.
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