how did I celebrate my Raya this year?

Selamat Hari Raya semua,
Maaf Zahir Batin.

today is the 5th of Syawal, ohh how time flies.

my dad used to say this "nak raya, nak raya, dah raya dah pun"

Haha. that's so true. kejap je masa berlalu. Ramadhan pun dah berakhir. just feel like as if yesterday we began our puasa. huhuhu. sedihnyaaa Ramadhan dah berlalu. Entah bertemu lagi ke tak Ramadhan tahun depan. Insyaallah, kita jumpa lagi Ya Ramadhan.

Sesungguhnya, Raya di New Zealand isn't bad at all. even without the presence of family members and relatives, we still could have fun and raya's spirit is still in the air. Alhamdullillah, Allah has blessed me with wonderful people around me, so my raya days were full with colours, laughter, happiness and nice FOOD. our house, had 'Raya Open House' on the second Syawal. the three of us, me, Ecah, Lily invited our cohort 3.1 members to our house. I came up with Kuah Kacang and Nasi Himpit, Ecah with her finger lickin finger good Nasi Kerabu and Lily with her mouth-watering Mee Bandung. Our open house was a success. received a lot of good feedbacks from the guests =) mine was the first try ever. thank God, my kuah kacang tasted good. i also baked some kuih raya.

this is my second year i have celebrated my raya without family. of course, i feel really bad about it. i feel really homesick. time malam raya tue, i cried when I heard the takbir, then besoknya time sembahyang raya pun, i cried. at that time, i felt sooooo empty. as if a part of me was missing. i should be beraya with family, but due to circumstances, i couldn't celebrate Raya with my family back in Malaysia. sobss. okey that's enough with 'tacing' story nie. let the pics do the talking aye?

 first Syawal, beraya di High Commission of Malaysia. 

 i had teary eyes. sobsss. listening to takbir raya did touch my heart.

at night, beraya di rumah 'Datin-Datin'.

 our Open House on the second of Syawal.

 third Syawal, Beraya di rumah Azu dan Izzati. had sup ekor and nasi himpit. yawww

 Stadfford Open House

4rd Syawal, beraya di Att, Ada, Izatul, Najwa and Naufal's Open House. tidak lupa jugak Open house Rumah Naia and Mufid :)

copied from my FB's status,

Satu Syawal di NZ, disambut dgn meriah, with nice food, gelak ketawa rakan2 secohort, camwhoring, open house here n there. Still, hati nie terasa sayu tatkala mendengar takbir raya. Mengenangkan Ramadhan yg sudah berakhir, wajah ayah ibu, adik2 nun jauh di sana. Sedih sikit laa. tapi life must go on rite?

Alhamdullillah, raya tahun nie, i managed to smile though i have a little sorrow in my heart.

nom nom nom.

Syukur ke hadrat Ilahi. Syawal yang begitu bermakna. makanan tersangatlah mewah. thanks Allah dan juga thanks kepada tuan rumah semua. May Allah give reward to all your good deeds.

dan sesungguhnya, Allah adalah Pemberi Rezeki yang terbaik." (22:58)

yesterday,
open house at 52 Adam's Terrace. mee tomyaam sodaaap.

today,
Cohort 5 lip lap lip lap open house. Laksa, perghhh mantop.

the result, after 2 weeks of Raya,

ohh my Gucci, tembaaaaam nyer ok? bagaikan dipam-pam :P

Our Cohort Open House ♥

salam and hey,

last Monday, our cohort open house was a huge success. it has received lots of positive remarks from the guests saying the food was delicious, deco was nice, the service was good and warm. ocean of thanks to those who came. we cohort 3.1 feel flattered upon hearing those comments ♥

walau apa jua yang terjadi, camwhoring is a must :P

Eid Mubaraq people =)

kari mak with sambal belacan.

mee kobit yang sodaaaap.

nasi himpit with kuah kacang. yummy :)

sedap sangat-sangat, next year buat lagi tau (guest, 2010).

insyaallah, kalau ada rezeki buat lagi tahun depan ye. Cohort 3.1 thanks again for all the hard work and full cooperation demi menjayakan open house yang gilang-gemilang ini =) thumbs up to you guys!

2nd and 3rd day of Raya.

Ya Allah, so much to update and yet i have been crazy busy. well, define busy. busy means open houses here and there, Cohort 3.1 open house, tuts, lectures and a short trip to Japan :P

ok then. here are some pics from the 1st week of Raya. still not too late i guess to be updated here :P

at Waiteata's open house. thanks tuan rumah. yummy food :)

at Adam's Terrace open house. thanks tuan rumah. mee kobit sodaaap :)

at Rumah Malaysia's open house. thanks Datuk and Datin :)

i ♥ cute cupcakes. Selamat Hari Raya semua =)

credits to Ky for the lovely pics.

1st Day of Raya

Selamat Hari Raya!!
Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

Cerita Raya di perantauan. okay, siape kate Raya di negara orang tak best?? of course laa best. not bad tau. hehe.. but, my heart left in Malaysia. badan je kat New Zealand. huhu.. i miss Raya's spirit back in Malaysia. and missing my family so damn much. restu ayaaah bondaaa. sobs. okay daah stop.

right, back to the story. pagi-pagi raya jee dah naik bus pergi High Comm. kerana di situ ade rumah terbuka for Malaysians and students. yeay! sampai jee sana, bersalaman dan makan (tue yang paling penting yee). the food i tell you laaa, scrumptious! nom nom. ramainyaa manusia di situ. meriah sungguh. okie dokie. Jom tengok gambar =)

teman-teman yang turut memeriahkan Raya di High Comm.

nak jugak posing kat tembok. adoyai. teruja nampak word *Malaysia* :P

sesudah beraya di High Comm, berjalan raya pulak ke rumah Wan Z a.k.a Bonda (cohort leader kami).

yang no. 4 dari kiri, tue laa Bonda kami. sayang you tawww =)

sesudah beraya di rumah Bonda, kami semua berangkat ke university dan lepas tue ke Botanical Garden for photoshoot session bersama teman-teman. hehe.. dah memang tabiat budak TESL suka camWHORING :P

depan Hunter Building. So oversea kan? hehe..

nak jugaaakkk. kthanksbye :P

Botanical Garden. Brrr.. sejuuukk. bawah tue, Wellington city. nice kan?

ok then. to be continued. stay tuned :P more pics to come!

credits to Ky for the lovely pics.