Selamat Hari Raya =)
Raya has left me exhausted.
On the first day of Raya, I went to Brisbane to see Akmal and Rina and upgrade my baggage allowance and get a new haircut. I didnt expect the moon sighting to be succesful hence the Brisbane trip, but Alhamdulillah nampak anak bulan so that means we celebrated first Raya at the same time with Brunei. I got my haircut at Togninis, it's quite cheap for students for $42 compared to other salons and they are hugely raved by many. My hairdresser was Michael and he did a pretty good job. What I like about the place was the locker to keep your stuff in and I love the shampoo and conditioner they used. And like in other salons, they offer free drinks too which I have always refused. Nantitah I'll ask for orange juice hehe. After that, we had torts and shish kebab for lunch. I love torts but for some reason, they werent as good as before. Mikin karit ia bagi the dips. Then we went to Myer. I told Akmal and Rina to refrain me from buying anything but in the end, I bought myself Salvatore Ferragamo - Incanto Dream perfume gift set. The SA looked pretty desperate to get me to buy anything and I kept telling her that "I'll think about it", which annoyed the hell out of her. I was thinking of getting either Incanto Dream and Vera Wang Princess but I got the Incanto Dream cos they smell like Pina Colada and she threw in an Escada handbag with the gift set.
On the second day of Raya, I met up with Isz and Hjh at Australia Fair to buy a few things for our Raya party, later that day. Then we got to Isz's place and the cooking began. Isz cooked mixed veggies with beef, Hjh cooked fried rice and crumbed fish and I made grilled chicken. It was so much funner cooking with others than alone. If alone ah, mana ku ada mood kan masak tu, I'd rather have Tv dinner or takeaaways. Hjh's friend, Feezal, came over as well and brought french fries and gazillionth pepsi cans (I've met him before at a party last year but could not remember a thing until I got home. Bad memory, I tell you). After all the cookings, we changed clothes to Baju Kurung and Cara Melayu. I made last minute cocktails with vanilla ice cream then the party kicked off. We ate while watching the movies. After that, we went to Feezal's apartment to hang out for a bit then went back to Isz's house. Isz made Air Cincau and Ben and Feezal's fried prawn crackers. Plus we had chocolate puddings too made by Sara. Sara Lee =P Anyway macam di Brunei rasanya beraya, but nada angpau =(
On the third day of Raya, no Raya-related event happened. I had to finish my Scientific Investigations assignment due the next day (Boo!)
On the fourth day of Raya, Hjh, Isz, Wan, Feezal and I went to Brisbane for Kak Moon's open house. Feezal dropped us at the far end of Elizabeth St so we had to walk across the city to Kak Moon's place wearing Baju Kurung and Cara Melayu. It felt awkward and weird being the centre of attention but I guess people were interested/curious in our traditional dress (lawa kali ah). We arrived at Kak Moon's place early so we helped around a bit, potong buah, wrapping the food, usai the table etc etc. Her apartment has the gorgeous view I've ever seen. Too bad I am acrophobic. Wan kept pretending he was jumping off the balcony to make me scream.. nanti ia! Anyway, Akmal and Rina were also there. It was probably the last time I'd see them this year. The open house was fun. There were about 20-30 people there and almost everyone was wearing their Baju Kurung and Cara Melayu. The food was good too. We had popia, different kind of nuts, kek batik, kek tapak kuda, chocolate cake, cheesecake, ayam kurma, satay daging, mee halus, prawns masak something, nenas masak something, rockmelon, watermelon and macam macam lagi. We balik awal cos it was late already and we still had to go to St Lucia to meet up with Feezal so he could drive us home. On the way home, Wan, Isz and Feezal engaged in a convo about ghosts. Urgh, my least fave topic. Thanks to them, I spent the night sleeping with my lights on.
So thats how I spent the first 4 days of Raya. The rest of Raya will be spent with me studying my ass off for my exam which kicks off next week. Wish me luck! Now, I wanna hear all your Raya gatherings... sapa masi hancing kana bagi angpau? hehe
Pics:
Raya at Isz's place
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Raya at Kak Moon's place
Click here
On the first day of Raya, I went to Brisbane to see Akmal and Rina and upgrade my baggage allowance and get a new haircut. I didnt expect the moon sighting to be succesful hence the Brisbane trip, but Alhamdulillah nampak anak bulan so that means we celebrated first Raya at the same time with Brunei. I got my haircut at Togninis, it's quite cheap for students for $42 compared to other salons and they are hugely raved by many. My hairdresser was Michael and he did a pretty good job. What I like about the place was the locker to keep your stuff in and I love the shampoo and conditioner they used. And like in other salons, they offer free drinks too which I have always refused. Nantitah I'll ask for orange juice hehe. After that, we had torts and shish kebab for lunch. I love torts but for some reason, they werent as good as before. Mikin karit ia bagi the dips. Then we went to Myer. I told Akmal and Rina to refrain me from buying anything but in the end, I bought myself Salvatore Ferragamo - Incanto Dream perfume gift set. The SA looked pretty desperate to get me to buy anything and I kept telling her that "I'll think about it", which annoyed the hell out of her. I was thinking of getting either Incanto Dream and Vera Wang Princess but I got the Incanto Dream cos they smell like Pina Colada and she threw in an Escada handbag with the gift set.
On the second day of Raya, I met up with Isz and Hjh at Australia Fair to buy a few things for our Raya party, later that day. Then we got to Isz's place and the cooking began. Isz cooked mixed veggies with beef, Hjh cooked fried rice and crumbed fish and I made grilled chicken. It was so much funner cooking with others than alone. If alone ah, mana ku ada mood kan masak tu, I'd rather have Tv dinner or takeaaways. Hjh's friend, Feezal, came over as well and brought french fries and gazillionth pepsi cans (I've met him before at a party last year but could not remember a thing until I got home. Bad memory, I tell you). After all the cookings, we changed clothes to Baju Kurung and Cara Melayu. I made last minute cocktails with vanilla ice cream then the party kicked off. We ate while watching the movies. After that, we went to Feezal's apartment to hang out for a bit then went back to Isz's house. Isz made Air Cincau and Ben and Feezal's fried prawn crackers. Plus we had chocolate puddings too made by Sara. Sara Lee =P Anyway macam di Brunei rasanya beraya, but nada angpau =(
On the third day of Raya, no Raya-related event happened. I had to finish my Scientific Investigations assignment due the next day (Boo!)
On the fourth day of Raya, Hjh, Isz, Wan, Feezal and I went to Brisbane for Kak Moon's open house. Feezal dropped us at the far end of Elizabeth St so we had to walk across the city to Kak Moon's place wearing Baju Kurung and Cara Melayu. It felt awkward and weird being the centre of attention but I guess people were interested/curious in our traditional dress (lawa kali ah). We arrived at Kak Moon's place early so we helped around a bit, potong buah, wrapping the food, usai the table etc etc. Her apartment has the gorgeous view I've ever seen. Too bad I am acrophobic. Wan kept pretending he was jumping off the balcony to make me scream.. nanti ia! Anyway, Akmal and Rina were also there. It was probably the last time I'd see them this year. The open house was fun. There were about 20-30 people there and almost everyone was wearing their Baju Kurung and Cara Melayu. The food was good too. We had popia, different kind of nuts, kek batik, kek tapak kuda, chocolate cake, cheesecake, ayam kurma, satay daging, mee halus, prawns masak something, nenas masak something, rockmelon, watermelon and macam macam lagi. We balik awal cos it was late already and we still had to go to St Lucia to meet up with Feezal so he could drive us home. On the way home, Wan, Isz and Feezal engaged in a convo about ghosts. Urgh, my least fave topic. Thanks to them, I spent the night sleeping with my lights on.
So thats how I spent the first 4 days of Raya. The rest of Raya will be spent with me studying my ass off for my exam which kicks off next week. Wish me luck! Now, I wanna hear all your Raya gatherings... sapa masi hancing kana bagi angpau? hehe
Pics:
Raya at Isz's place
Click here
Raya at Kak Moon's place
Click here
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