5th Syawal, back then. Mom gave birth to this stubborn boy. it was 11th May. can you guys imagine that it was raya in may? but yeah, it was. i remember asking mom once i found out "ma, aku lahir masa raya kah? raya ke lima?" she went "eh awu ah, baru mama ingat. mana mama beraya masa kau lahir". yes, you get it now. anak mama.
heh. i miss those raya time. everyone's in the living room waiting for any guest to disrupt the family time. haha. ketara wah malas melayan ah. but i like it when parents go "cuba kau liat ni dorang ah, kan bisai melayan orang. bukan macam kamu di rumah kan di computer saja". padahal aku pun kadang kadang jua saja tu melayan. only if ngam mama menyuruh. "bah sediakan minuman. aga aga". mun inda, jangan tah harap. seluar pendek saja ku di atas melayan tv and laptop.
babah would come up with things to try something new each year. pakai his "otak yang sederhana". haha! inside story. mom would bising bising pasal unsatisfied. marah tah babah tu pasal ideanya inda kana appreciate. "eh alum lagi siap ni. bising tia udah mama mu ani, inda tau cerita". and i remember once, masa kami pasang skirting arah meja. babah cakap jangantah pasang ke belakang meja. inda jua nampak. mama marahi and he went "eh ni si bubui ah sama si bibi bising. ganggu tia ku". sudah mama lari. ketawa tia. haha. thats basically how things go di rumah. laughter is of the essence.
bottom line, i miss the raya environment back home.