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| Fireflying over Pulau Jerejak, off Pulau Pinang (CNB 2012) |
After the last iftar of Ramadhan i.e. on Hari Raya eve (18 August) we flew back to our kampung in Pulau Pinang. The Firefly flight was delayed so we landed on the island pretty late. Anyway my Bro ZA came to fetch us from the Bayan Lepas Airport to the family house ('Rumah Puteh', mind you, named after my mum) in Ayer Itam. We were the first to arrive there, and because sleeping arrangements are on a 'first come first served' basis, so we had first choice of a room. Yay!! Usually the rooms fill up quickly so inevitably some of the males spill out into the serambi and beranda.
This Hari Raya we celebrated with my sweet Mak and all my siblings and their families, save the youngest who balik kampung in Kelantan. My eldest Bro MN drove west from Kelantan, Bro AG drove up from Johor, three siblings drove up from KL/Selangor, other siblings came from nearby Seberang and Kedah, while three live in the island.
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| B and cousins from Teluk Kumbar (CNB 2012) |
For food there was the usual kueh raya, ketupat, lemang, nasi himpit, and rendang of chicken and meat. Everyone brought goodies to add to the festive table - there was also the sinfully delicious puding batik, the too, too colourful kek lapis Sarawak, jellies of a few varieties, etc. etc. Niece SR served up her specialty mee kuah, a recipe she learnt from her late father. Other times we had nasi kandar (of course! though the best - nasi kandar Kampung Melayu - eluded us, only being available on the 5th Hari Raya, sheesh!), apom, thosai, nasi lemak, mee goreng, nasi goreng, etc., etc. There was a lot of feasting, all the more fun with so many members of the family around. Social eating-lah katakan! In between, we visited other relatives and friends; where there was ... more social eating!
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| Grandnieces whose triple barrel names I can never remember! (CNB 2012) |
As usual, on the first Hari Raya evening, we have a family meeting where only the children of Haji Bahari and Hajjah Che Puteh attend. (As my daughter B jokes; oooh.....! so exclusive!). We discuss ... family matters of all kinds and usually in a convivial, amiable manner. I do look forward to these meetings for an update of our family saga (not Proton's, ha ha!).
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| Bro AW and family - so sedondon (colour co-ordinated)! (CNB 2012) |
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| Selamat Hari Raya from Ayer Itam, Pulau Pinang (SR 2012) |
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