Eid : Fleeting thoughts..

Casting away some sad-tinged feelings I have been having these last couple of days as Ramadan is ending, I am now gleefully waiting for Eid.

It's going to be a different one, however, with my parents not being back here in Malaysia this time around. And as much as I would like to make some allusion to how I feel about all of this, there is no way I can go into details without me weeping like a baby. I'm trying to keep up the spirit of Eid and see everything in a really positive light.

And it's actually looking mighty bright..

My sister and I are ready to cook up a storm using some recipes mom had sent us. But for that to commence, and the proper order of something as complicated as rendang can be made happened? I’m suspecting a lot of bickering in the kitchen. And while my brother in law, Roberto, may have an Italian cooking flair and skills up his sleeves, I simply can’t wait to see how he will fare this time!

We've finally finished off shopping today, and never in my experience have KLCC been so crowd less. It was all a jolly good time at first... but what I somehow failed to acknowledge, though, was the fact that everyone else is (of course) in their lovely respective hometown. So, it doesn't matter how many reassuring shopping bags from Zara I prepare myself with, the fact will remain that Eid won't be the same without my parents. Thankfully, having my two adorable Z’s around is making up for all this nonsense and in the end, the saying of home is where the heart is? Just proved to be true..

Right now, I’m back in the luxury of my home, waiting for that first beautiful sound of Takbeer. I’m on Instant Messaging with mom to get some last minute cooking advice. I will make sure everyone (yes, the little one included) help around the house, and big Z already put his immense culinary skills to the test and rolled some pastry for iftaar. I might even go out and get my hair done, but to be honest I don’t know if I can be bothered. It seems a lot of hassle to just sit there for hours and would no doubt ruin my schedule (which may only involved tickling little Z or some reality tv.)

All in all, I'm trying to cheer myself up here and writing things down appears to help.

I hope this Ramadan has brought us all an inch closer to Allah swt, an inch closer to becoming a better Muslim, and an inch closer to our goal, Jannah.

Now, let's all have a joyous celebration shall we?
Eid Mubarak.