Wishing everyone a Happy Eid Al Adha!

HARI RAYA KETIGA

Morning - we were in a festive mood so this morning we went to the Emirates Mall to buy present for each other. It was an idea I suggested and taken enthusiastically by everyone. Last night we picked our draw to see who will each of us be buying a present for. Each has a budget of AED150 to spend. At the Emirates Mall everyone went separate ways - and we are supposed to keep the present and who are the receipients as secret until we get home. It was a lot of fun...The gifts shown below were bought by Amirul for LiL, Fariz for Haziq ( Webcam ), I bought shoes and shirts for AD, and Haziq gave toys to Luqman.

Fariz's leather sandals bought by LiL and my Arabic Perfume presented to me by Luqman are not in the picture.

Afternoon - lunch at Izam's house. Then we have a game of football, before going to visit Hasnoal and family and Puan Faridah and Family.

HARI RAYA KE DUA!

Makan Nasik Dagang di rumah Nik for brunch, kemudian ber picnic di rumah Dr Rani di University Sharjah.

Nasik dagang lauk kari ayam dan gulai ikan Aya ( Tongkol ) sungguh enak. Picnic potluck di laman rumah Dr Rani was a very happy occassion for everyone.Later in the evening merima kunjungan Hasnoal dan keluarga.

(Pictures below are courtesy of Nik - from his Nikon camera )

Posing at the entrance of Sharjah University.

Luqman & I - di Laman Rumah Dr Rani.

Above - Rumah Dr Rani touching the clouds.

Below - Picnic and Lunch started. Lots of food and lots of fun.

Luqman and his friends.

Below - Makan makan nasik dagang di rumah Nik. Sungguh sedap hingga menjilat jari!



HARI RAYA PERTAMA

Di pagi Raya Eidil Adha kemeriahan di rumah Haji Fuad (Berjubah putih berkaca mata gelap ), owner of Singapore Deli Restaurent- Kali ini 47 ek0r kambing telah di korbankan. Jalan-jalan Raya ke rumah Kaptain Busri ( Emirates Pilot ).





MALAM RAYA!

Menerima kunjungan Hanif, Zarir, Matt and their families. It was in fact a potluck dinner with a difference - husbands were supposed to cook and gave a treat to wives. Hanif ( with help from wife Marina ) masak Lasagne, Zarir masak spaghetti, Matt bawak desert, and I as host masak oxtail soup and LiL contributed with her sambal udang.

SEHARI SEBELUM RAYA!

LiL was busy in the kicthen cooking rendang ayam, satey and kuah kacang, and also sambal udang. MIL was of course a great hep too. The men of the house took over the kitchen at 4pm to cucuk satey, masak sushi, and also cook the oxtail soup. Even Luqman wanted to get involved, and he helped with potong halia...

I want to wish everyone big and small, young and old, males and females, friends and foes - A wonderful Eid Al Adha – Maaf Zahir Batin!
For those who are being hunted by the lSA brigade, make sure you say your Raya greetings before you all kena cekup!
For Malaysian residing overseas, bersama-sama lah berhari raya di rantau. Dekatkan Sillaratul Rahim dengan berkunjung mengunjungi.

For anak-anak yatim, luang kan masa walaupun sejenak - untuk mengingati ibu bapa kita yang telah pergi terlebih dahulu dari kita. Sedekahkan lah Al Fatihah....
For those affected by flood in my home state of Kelantan and other parts of Malaysia, my prayers and best wishes for a safe return to your normal lives soon. Nasib baik you all di Kelantan ada Tok Guru Nik Aziz tu sebagai Menteri Besar – dapat juga berteduh di rumah beliau dengan selesa. Dia juga sempat jenguk-jenguk you all sebab YB Tok Guru tak la sibuk nak ke overseas untuk meresmikan pembukaan restoren baru di australia sana ka....

For free men and women out there – freedom comes with a price! You determine for yourself, how much you are willing to pay.

Sheikh Haziq

Sheikh Luqman