Eid Mubarak

Yesterday was the second day of Eidul Fitr. The day before, after morning Eid prayers and our annual photo session the family headed for the kampong. (See photos in Zaty's blog as I have not uploaded them to my computer yet). This year, my sister and her 2 sons from Melaka is spending the Eid holidays with us.

Normally, there is no traffic jam on the first day of Eid but this year it is otherwise. People jam the highways and Federal roads despite the high petrol prices!

After 9 houses and feasting on rendang, ketupat, lemang and countless other delicacies, Ikmal suffered a bout of food poisoning. Afif, Zayye and Zaty also complained of tummy upset.Maybe, their tummies got shocked by all the spices, chicken, meat and and cockles. The non-stop eating took a toll and they had to take the morning off. The house nearly became a hospital zone.

In the afternoon, Ikmal and Zayye helped prepare chicken soup and mixed with potatoes and vegetables. They got the thumbs up the delicious soup.

Tomorrow I think we will make a special dish called sotong kangkong. (cuttle fish with water spinach in peanut sauce). Today we had curry mee, beef floss (serunding) rendang, lemang and ketupat at 2 houses we visited.

In Kuala Lumpur where we live, Eid is celebrated for 1 month. So expect the feasting to continue....

Over the 2 days my sugar level and blood pressure has gone up. After all this is over, I am resuming my morning exercises before things get worse.


Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri

Maaf Zahir dan Batin