Squeeze in

Tomorrow is Eidul Fitri. Today I'm still working. That's how it is. That's how it is going to be. Yesterday I worked till almost breaking fast time. Wanted to break my fast at a mamak restaurant in Bangsar but when I got there, the place was already full. In fact, the tables were spilling on to the pavement, not only in front of the restaurant itself but way beyond, to the left and to the right. Wow! I gave up and headed to another restaurant. The situation was almost the same but I had no choice but to squeeze in. The clock was already showing its time!

Shopping malls everywhere

At the malls, people are busy doing their shopping. I was at one last Saturday, shopping as well. When I was small, my mother would take me to Taiping from our hometown in Selama to do the shopping. That's a big occasion for me then. new clothing, new shoes, who wouldn't want it? We would take the bus in the morning to Taiping, a one and a half hour drive through winding roads. Although there are shops in Selama, the choice is not as great as in Taiping. Off course, these days, things are a lot different. Shopping malls are everywhere, something we never heard of those days!

When will it end?

What a pleasant drive this morning. The vehicles were few and far between. I had the road almost to myself! No....that's exaggerating. Anyway, I reached my office in less than thirty minutes. Most people have 'balik kampong'. At the office, there's still a few of us. Its my last day today before I go on holiday but there's plenty of unfinished business. Its easy when everything is known or decided. The job can be completed but when you are still searching in the dark, when will it end?

The big day

When I was small, Hari Raya is a big event in my life. That's when I get to where new clothes, stockings and shoes. A few days before the big day, my parents will take us shopping. Although my father struggled all his life to make ends meet in bringing us all up, I don't remember a time when I don't have new clothes for the celebration. Somehow, he will find the money for his children to buy brand new shirts, trousers, stockings and shoes. I remember proudly wearing them on the big day, feeling on top of the world. I felt like the smartest kid in town.

Raya mood

This year I believe the Eidul Fitri celebrations will not a cause a jam on the highways going north, south or east from Kuala Lumpur simply because the 'balik kampong' window stretches over a few days. There's Satuday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Five days to choose from. In fact some have left on Friday itself. That's why I noticed the shopping crowd was less than normal on Saturday. Me, I'm not going anywhere except for the holiday in Langkawi from the second day of Raya. Looking forward to it.

Its fire fighting

Its only a few days away to Eid Fitri. One month of Ramadhan is almost over. Today is the last Friday of Ramadhan. By next Friday, it will be Shawal already. I'II be on the plane to Langkawi, going for my well deserve holiday. After that its my daughter's wedding and later fly to Australia for the reception by the groom. Meantime I have work to finish. They never end anyway. There'll always be work because there'll always be problem and therefore things to solve. Its like fire fighting these days. Worse still when you are still fighting one fire, another comes along, then another, then another........sigh.  

Writing

There was an accident this morning on my way to work. The cars ahead were at a stand still for quite sometime. Lucky thing the jam was not that long as the accident had just happened. I dread to think of the cars coming behind me as they will surely be in for a long morning. 

Last night I was at another 'buka puasa' do. As I had expected, the restaurant was packed with people. I wonder why people are willing to pay big money to 'buka puasa'. Then again, on second thoughts, these people are not paying. Their company pay for them. Just like me.