Next came the visit to close friends and relatives.

Immediately after returrning from the mosque it was time to start gobbling down food, no more fasting, life is back to being decadent and wasteful among other regular habits that fast creeps right back into the routine.

Visiting neighbors and friends is one way to find what is cooking  other than what is available in one's own house and off course it is also a time for the renewal o friendship. We wish each other the best of health and prosperity yada, yada! Then we sat down and consume food and beverages until we sprout bulges and rashes all over. 

my neighbor's son Annuar who is a kind of a weez kid with the computer and such gadgets lie the camera.  One thing you can say about my fellow countrymen, they are colorful, they dress with colors and decorate their homes with colors.

                                                                             

Nice to be able to kick back and take it easy every now ans then especially after a whole fasting month.

Dropped by some friends by the Fishing village to hand out 'Duit Raya' or Raya money for the less fortunate.

Visited my cousin sister and more food consumed. while entertained and being entertained by my nieces.

       

The Aidil Fitri, like Christmas is a celebration for children as they enjoyed it the most being fed and receiving pocket money from most of the adults they come into contact with. Unlike Christmas where they kids received gifts from Santa which is being laid underneath the Christmas tree,  here the gift is in the form of money. it is really not such a great way  of sharing with kids but it has become a tradition and so one goes to the bank and make sure you get enough small change for the occasion. 

                                                                           

I am sharing  brief account of what ti is like to celebrate the month of Ramadan which includes the fasting as well as what goes on in my comunity of Muslim Malays for the benefit of those who have no idea of what it is like. I am also sharing with my readers people, simple folks young and old in their everyday life. 

They are fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers just like the rest of mankind all over the world and they live day to day seeking happiness for themselves and their loved ones and that is about it. Thus far Malaysians have enjoyed a more or less peaceful existence and i hope it stays that way for a longer time yet.