1st Raya - KL

This is the first time we celebrated Hari Raya in Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Jelutong to be precise. This year, both my mother and mother-in-law happen to stay within a radius of 1 kilometer, courtesy of my brothers homes. True coincidence and convenience.

On Raya morning its the usual routine, prayers, salam salaman, distribution of 'duit raya' (stakes are higher these days according to the kids) paid respect to our dearly departed and a trip to Kuala Pilah to visit close relatives.

Prayers spilled onto the road with rows and rows of slippers, (quite a number are 'crocs') and the big turnout of teenagers in Bukit Jelutong makes me wonder whether these kids has still got kampungs?

Insya'Allah Mak. mudah-mudahan Allah mencucuri Rahmat ke atas roh Abah, Amin. 

Al-Fathihah...

My humble-most apologies to KLites, I soon found out that I got to leave this city because its not the same celebrating Raya in Kuala Lumpur :- 'sebuah kota Metropolitan yang dingin dan bukan nya kampung halaman ku'.

"Get back, get back to where you once belong" - Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones.