Eid Fitr 2008

It’s Raya time again. Raya this year falls on a Wednesday. Daddy took the day off, and so did the kids. We wrote a letter to their school, informing them of this special occasion.

Daddy left the house early for morning Eid prayers. There’s a mosque off Broadway near Ash. When I got back, the kids were all ready for our morning breakfast, our first breakfast as a family in a month. Mommy did a good job getting them ready and preparing a delicious meal. Check it out:

How do you like their new clothes? It came in the mail from Malaysia just a couple of weeks ago. They look so adorable in them. Thank you Nenek, Mak Long, Oteh, Andak and Pak Usu for the gifts. We hope to see you guys soon.

We have a lot to be grateful for. I look back at last year’s Eid, and I see how much the kids how grown. I hope we get to spend many more Eids together.

As usual, after our morning breakfast, we have our session of forgiving each other. This year was a little different though. I got on Imeem.com, and played some Eid music from Malaysia. It was awesome, nostalgic, and definitely set the mood. The video’s a little shaky cause the kids wound up taking the video footage. They’re kids, and they just can’t resist.

This year was also different for another reason. A new couple from Malaysia arrived this past fall, with a new baby boy. We decided to have them over for some rendang, and other Malaysian goodies. This is our special day after all. Check out baby Adam:

And after our little get together, there is yet ANOTHER open house, hosted by some other Malaysian students at UBC. Their house also in Acadia Park, and the 7 of us made our way there. The kids were very excited to go.

There were lots of people there, not just Malaysians. It was a good opportunity for us, and the new Malaysian couple, to get acquainted with other students at UBC. UBC enrolled quite a few Malaysians this year. Maybe we’ll be able to have larger parties. Who knows…?

Anyway, that was the end of our very festive Eid. I hope you guys have/had a wonderful Eid.

Eid Mubarak!

Happy Birthday Christine

Today, Arman attended Christine’s Birthday Party at the Commons Block. He got an invitation a couple of weeks ago. Melur was a little jealous, not being able to attend. It IS Arman’s friend, after all. Anyway, we got Christine a present and had Arman write a message on top.

Christine invited a LOT of people to her party. I think nearly the entire class was there. Christine also had a magician at the party, which was very entertaining. You can check out the video later. He’s really good, and catered to little kids. Funny. You just have to check out the video later.

After the magic show, it was food time. Cheese pizza was served (which seems the popular and safe food for children’s birthday parties). The kids all got a souvenir from the magic show. And after food and cake, there was a final activity – I call it the “Pull the string and get the candy from the piñata” event. You’ll see that in the video too. I’ve kind of joined all the short clips together for you viewing enjoyments. See:

Anyway, I think Arman had a lot of fun. I was surprised to see him play with all his friends. Here you see him with Qianah and Maddy from Kinderclub. They really seem to get along well.

Happy Birthday Christine

London Almonds

When Eid comes to Malaysia, one of the more popular pastries for the festivities is the London Almond. I don’t really know why it’s called the London Almond, or if the recipe is even from London, but it simply is delicious. And with Mommy venturing in baking these days, she made a few batches of it. Don’t they just look scrumptious?

Anyway, we can’t wait for Eid to come. 10 more days to go… Anybody want some London Almond from Vancouver?

Presents from Malaysia

Today, we received a big package from Malaysia. Oooh… I wonder what it could be. Arman and Melur were very excited to get something in the mail, and what more, a big package at that. The package actually contains little gifts for the kids from their Aunties and Nenek from Malaysia. Check it out:

So the kids got new Baju Raya. You’ll see them in the new clothes from Eid day in 2 weeks. It’s a surprise. Thank you, thank you, thank you, to Nenek, Mak Long, Oteh, Andak and Pak Usu. The kids loved the presents.

Selamat Hari Raya