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Here are the photographs taken during the recently feasted Aidilfitri. Not the best raya ever in my life, but still, it’s raya. Feels so good during raya, especially in kampung.

Enjoy!

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I’ve redeemed my HSBC’s reward points last week, and yesterday, I’ve got it. A Victorinox travel organiser and an Oral-B Vitality tooth brush, powered by Braun. Excellent. Incredibly fast by HSBC reward center, less than two weeks. Unlike Maybank, I got my Omron electronic weighing scale after more than a month.

I also made an order for two pairs of Crocs, Tideline and Prepair. My wife’s colleague was the dealer or something like it. They told that they can sell several types of Crocs with a very tempting price (the price is around half of the retail price). Rejected stuff, they said. I’m always a big fan of Crocs but they retail price for each pair is rather ridiculous, although I have to admit that they make excellent flip-flops and shoes. Amazingly light and comfy.

Unfortunately, due to the crazy out-of-the-world orders they received, they can only fulfill my Tideline request. The others, including my wife’s, had to be cancelled, or delayed, or whatever, but they did refund. I received my pair yesterday, thanks to Ms Wawa, my wife’s friend. I rushed back home to try it out. I knew it would fit nicely, because I tested the size few days back at Crocs in One Utama. My size is 9, but they said Crocs’ sizes are one step smaller, so I ordered size 10. Got it unpacked, I slipped my left foot in (my wife gets angry whenever I put on my shoes, starting with the left side). Whoaaaa! It didn’t fit as it should be. I checked the size again. Still, it shows 10 (42). Why? I thought I got it tested the other day. Or did I test on 11?

Aaaaahhhhh there goes my raya shoes. Bummer =(

PS: Going to Timberland today haha…

Yup, most of you will probably ask what the hell am I thinking, putting orders on kuih raya in the first week and receiving it even before the second week of Ramadhan.

My intention is clear. The kuih raya samples cannot be tested during the fasting month. Even if you can, the suppliers won’t let you taste it. You can have a good look at it, but not eat it to taste, which is why I bought a few types earlier than supposed to, to have a good tasting feast with my wife at home. Then we will decide whether those cookies worth the value. If it’s good, we’ll place the real order. If it’s not, we’ll just finish up what we had bought. All the ordered cookies are chocolate-based, so I believe, no matter how terrible the cookies are, it won’t be too bad to be able to finish it up in few days =). A funny way of advertising, indeed. But, what the hell. Helping my office mate selling the cookies for his duit raya is another intention of mine.

Happy ordering!

p/s: My sister will be helping to make cookies at my house prior to Aidilfitri, so I guess this year I’ll be venturing in cookies business. LOL!

I hope it is not to late for me to wish all of you a wonderful Eid Mubarak.

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI
MAAF ZAHIR BATIN

p/s: I’m currently at the sea now, somewhere near the border of Malaysia-Thailand, so the activity of writing is kinda restricted