Pre-Hari Raya days...

I know Hari Raya is over but this post will be about the last few days of Ramadan...Well, exactly a week before Hari Raya, my mum was admitted to SGH for stomach ulcer! We were so worried especially when the doctor had not confirmed the diagnosis. Luckily, the ulcer is still small (about 2cm) so surgery can be avoided. If not, I could not imagine what Hari Raya would be like this year. Anyway, mum was discharged after 2 days. The only problem is she gets giddy after taking the ulcer medication. So, the morning of Hari Raya, she was not in the best of health. Despite that, we still go on our normal first day visiting....

The last 2 days before Hari Raya, my darling and I had more or less done with the cleaning and putting up of the new cushions and curtain. I also wanted to iron the Hari Raya clothes so that we would not be rushed on the night of Hari Raya. Before ironing, Mia came into the room and saw the new clothes. She was like all excited and keep saying, "Cantik!". So, we put the green one on for her. Guess what! She hated it the moment the cloth touches her skin. There were some lace material in the outfit and she protested saying, "Gatal!" She refused to put it on and would not even hold it near. We ran throughout the whole house trying to put it on her again. The next day, we tried again and she still refused, crying and running....so, on the last day of Ramadan, we had to go Geylang again to find another green outfit for Mia. This task is more daunting as we had to match that green with our current green outfit!

For those of you who had been to Geylang on eve of Hari Raya, you would know what's like. We actually thought of buying the outfit in Joo Chiat, but there were no more size for Mia so we still had to 'rempoh' the bazaar, reluctantly....anyway, after searching for hours...we somehow gave up trying to find a green outfit for Mia that matches ours...we bought a whole new set for the whole family!! So, in the end, Mia, my darling and me got a new green outfit (will post the photos soon)....raya sakan this year.....

we spent so much especially with the new cushion covers that was tailor made and new curtains for the whole house, we also tailor made 2 sets of outfits that cost like so much. My darling and I promised that next year, we would really need to tone it down...the only problem is, hopefully we will remember it next year, hehe...we keep saying it every year, but every year, we would be spending like crazy....aaaahhhh!!