IT'S HERE
time: 3.42 pm
approximate time to maghrib (iftar) : 2 hours 32 minutes
it's the first day of ramadhan today here. everyone (including me) thought that it would start on sunday. i went out to the beach yesterday evening (i'll blog about this next) and got home at about 8.30 pm. at 9 pm, my friend called.
"eh, tak gi terawih ke?" he asked.
"hah?! esok dah start pose ke?!"
"a-ah"
"la... ye ke? ok ok. thanks. nasib baik ko bagitau"
and so that was the start of ramadhan for me. it came without warning (kinda). i have never managed to complete my terawih EVERY single night of the month (don't have the discipline to do that.. eheh), but i seldom miss the first night. in fact, i can't even remember the last time i miss the first night of terawih. but last night, i missed my first terawih. i was too tired after a long day at the beach.
truth is, i have not been looking forward to this year's ramadhan and syawal. because i know that i will get sentimental about it. a couple of days ago, my colleague played sudirman's raya song and i was already choking back tears. pathetic kan? but i'm like that. cepat sangat boleh mengalir air mata. and i know that in the next couple of weeks, there'll be a few similar moments to come. and i can just imagine what will happen on the first day of raya. dreadful. simply dreadful. matila pecah lubang.. hehehe.
today would have provided me with another sentimental moment for me - IF my whole family is back in ipoh to celebrate the first day of ramadhan together (like we usually do especially if it falls on a weekend). THANKFULLY, that is not happening this year because my parents are not in ipoh at the moment. they are in mekah performing their umrah. so in a way, i am relieved. (even slightly happy). if i don't get to spend the first day of puasa with my parents - NOBODY can!! eheh..
since i am starting ramadhan a day earlier than back home, it probably means that i'm celebrating raya one day in advance too. and i'm quite relieved of this fact too. at least, when i am celebrating raya here, people back home are still fasting. and when it's the first day of raya in m'sia, it would have already been the second day of syawal here. so there's no opportunity for me to make direct comparison. and that is a good thing. at least, it will help me feel i little bit less miserable (i hope).
this IS my first ramadhan and syawal away from home. personally, it will be a challenging period for me (especially emotionally). i know i should try concentrating on reaping the benefits of the holy month. and i plan to do that. but at the same time, i am only human (a quite emotional one - may i add). and i know that as human, God will throw us some challenges during this month. dugaan-dugaan untuk mencabar kesabaran. and guess what - i already got my first dugaan this morning. in the form of my housemate.
it was 4 o'clock in the morning. i had woekn up for sahur. went to the kitchen and i saw that were some strings of noodles stuck at the sinkhole (and this is not the first time - i swear to God). apparently, the housemate made some maggi mee for sahur. and apparently, he doesn't use his eyes when he washes his dishes. or maybe he DID use his eyes, but expects someone (namely me) to clean up after him. i got so pissed. EXTRAORDINARILY pissed. naik blood pressure sekejap kot. i wanted to yell at him but he was already asleep. ok la, i'm not THAT mean to wake him up just to yell at him. but nevertheless i was so pissed. so pissed that i was scolding him in to myself (macam rehearse script pulak). and i don't usually do this. macam2 perkataan keluar. very good ones too (i'm quite good at making sarcastic remarks.. was born with the talent. even my mom pun tak tahan)
in the end, i decided to send him an sms before i went back to sleep:
"clearkan lubang singki kat dapur. ada maggi tersekat. and it's your turn to take out the garbage"
and this morning - after i woke up, i went to check the kitchen. kitchen sink cleared, garbage taken out. nasib baik. kalau tak, ada je orang yang kena sembur first day puasa nih. and he actually invited me to break fast with him at his cousin's place after that. i declined (not very politely though). i don't want to be a hypocrite by having to say good things about my housemate if required when the fact is i have very little good things to say about him.
to everyone - selamat berpuasa. sambutlah bulan ramadhan dengan penuh kesyukuran. hope you guys are having a better first day of ramadhan than i am. and be thankful that you guys don't have to share a house with my housemate. i'm serious.
approximate time to maghrib (iftar) : 2 hours 32 minutes
it's the first day of ramadhan today here. everyone (including me) thought that it would start on sunday. i went out to the beach yesterday evening (i'll blog about this next) and got home at about 8.30 pm. at 9 pm, my friend called.
"eh, tak gi terawih ke?" he asked.
"hah?! esok dah start pose ke?!"
"a-ah"
"la... ye ke? ok ok. thanks. nasib baik ko bagitau"
and so that was the start of ramadhan for me. it came without warning (kinda). i have never managed to complete my terawih EVERY single night of the month (don't have the discipline to do that.. eheh), but i seldom miss the first night. in fact, i can't even remember the last time i miss the first night of terawih. but last night, i missed my first terawih. i was too tired after a long day at the beach.
truth is, i have not been looking forward to this year's ramadhan and syawal. because i know that i will get sentimental about it. a couple of days ago, my colleague played sudirman's raya song and i was already choking back tears. pathetic kan? but i'm like that. cepat sangat boleh mengalir air mata. and i know that in the next couple of weeks, there'll be a few similar moments to come. and i can just imagine what will happen on the first day of raya. dreadful. simply dreadful. matila pecah lubang.. hehehe.
today would have provided me with another sentimental moment for me - IF my whole family is back in ipoh to celebrate the first day of ramadhan together (like we usually do especially if it falls on a weekend). THANKFULLY, that is not happening this year because my parents are not in ipoh at the moment. they are in mekah performing their umrah. so in a way, i am relieved. (even slightly happy). if i don't get to spend the first day of puasa with my parents - NOBODY can!! eheh..
since i am starting ramadhan a day earlier than back home, it probably means that i'm celebrating raya one day in advance too. and i'm quite relieved of this fact too. at least, when i am celebrating raya here, people back home are still fasting. and when it's the first day of raya in m'sia, it would have already been the second day of syawal here. so there's no opportunity for me to make direct comparison. and that is a good thing. at least, it will help me feel i little bit less miserable (i hope).
this IS my first ramadhan and syawal away from home. personally, it will be a challenging period for me (especially emotionally). i know i should try concentrating on reaping the benefits of the holy month. and i plan to do that. but at the same time, i am only human (a quite emotional one - may i add). and i know that as human, God will throw us some challenges during this month. dugaan-dugaan untuk mencabar kesabaran. and guess what - i already got my first dugaan this morning. in the form of my housemate.
it was 4 o'clock in the morning. i had woekn up for sahur. went to the kitchen and i saw that were some strings of noodles stuck at the sinkhole (and this is not the first time - i swear to God). apparently, the housemate made some maggi mee for sahur. and apparently, he doesn't use his eyes when he washes his dishes. or maybe he DID use his eyes, but expects someone (namely me) to clean up after him. i got so pissed. EXTRAORDINARILY pissed. naik blood pressure sekejap kot. i wanted to yell at him but he was already asleep. ok la, i'm not THAT mean to wake him up just to yell at him. but nevertheless i was so pissed. so pissed that i was scolding him in to myself (macam rehearse script pulak). and i don't usually do this. macam2 perkataan keluar. very good ones too (i'm quite good at making sarcastic remarks.. was born with the talent. even my mom pun tak tahan)
in the end, i decided to send him an sms before i went back to sleep:
"clearkan lubang singki kat dapur. ada maggi tersekat. and it's your turn to take out the garbage"
and this morning - after i woke up, i went to check the kitchen. kitchen sink cleared, garbage taken out. nasib baik. kalau tak, ada je orang yang kena sembur first day puasa nih. and he actually invited me to break fast with him at his cousin's place after that. i declined (not very politely though). i don't want to be a hypocrite by having to say good things about my housemate if required when the fact is i have very little good things to say about him.
to everyone - selamat berpuasa. sambutlah bulan ramadhan dengan penuh kesyukuran. hope you guys are having a better first day of ramadhan than i am. and be thankful that you guys don't have to share a house with my housemate. i'm serious.
posted by aiskrem_potong at
11:31 PM
8 Comments:
Bro... InsyaAllah we'll celebrate Raya together ok!... InsyaAllah...
pretty sad jugak today, i called my parents few minutes before berbuka tadi... hmmm :(
By
zali, at September 24, 2006 12:01 AM
Selamat Berpuasa..
With the blessings of Ramadhan, perhaps it would be good to stop the ramblings about your housemate for a while. If forever, the better.
Sorry dude. :-)
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Anonymous, at September 25, 2006 5:58 AM
eh, bulan pose tak baik marah2 tau, nanti cepat tua, and you already look old *ops matilaku maki kawan siber gitteww :D
dear, just let it be la. getting all riled up over mr frog is not worth it. better think of what to cook for bukak puasa. jgn lupe surf recipes kat mykuali ok. daaaa.
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Anonymous, at September 25, 2006 6:13 AM
haha..betul kate dorg tu..lupekan la jap..kalu lupe trus pun bagus gak...(susah tu...haha..)
anyway..slmt berposa di perantauan...kami di tanahair sini x ape2..(jahat ke ayat ni...)
>kidd.
By
Anonymous, at September 25, 2006 8:15 AM
Selamat berpuasa AP. Puasa kat mana-mana pun sama aje..
By
Ross, at September 25, 2006 9:26 AM
nasib kita sama le. both are in a foreign land (though i have to add you're further away) on the first day of ramadhan.
it's really weird buka puase all alone on the first day. tried to hold back the sadness but just couldn't.
and i nearly choked on my sahur meal watching 5 local channels doing sitcoms at 3.00am LIVE complete with sleep-deprived looking audience.
talk about being productive for all the wrong reasons.
megat
By
Anonymous, at September 25, 2006 7:34 PM
selamat berpuasa to you...20 more days, eh?
shah
By
ZEYN, THE PERPETUAL STRANGER, at October 02, 2006 9:08 AM
zali:
cepat2 datang ok? tolong i kacau dodol...kakakak
synchro:
selamat berpuasa to u too.
about the roomate bashing - i will write whenever i feel like it. or when i feel the need to channel my anger and frustration somewhere. writing it here is better than bitching about him to someone who actually knows him. so i definitely can't promise forever. i would've thought that YOU would understand.
sorry bro :)
asm@di:
that mr. frog sangat menduga kesabaran la madi...
btw - i look old? tidakkkkkkk :P
>kidd (welkommmen!):
boleh tahan jahat jugak la ayat tu...hehehe. anyway, selamat berpuasa to you too!
ross:
selamat berpuasa to u too.. tu la, actually not that bad kan? maklumla.. i ni dulu belajar kat local uni jer.. baru nak merasa puasa kat tempat orang.. heheh
megat:
where are u now bro? australia? anyway, i agree with you. the first day was a bit sad wasn't it. but i've somehow gotten used to it now. hope you are too. selamat berpuasa!
shah:
selamat berpuasa tp u too! yup ..20 more days sebelum bumi uae bergegar (sebab i nak meraung pagi raya nanti ..hahahak)
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aiskrem_potong, at October 02, 2006 11:49 PM
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