Raya Story (Part 1)

I wish everybody Selamat Hari Raya Minal Aidil Wal Fa Izeen.

Many of my friends thought that I am KL like, a town boy without a kampung ( I am not for heaven sake, I am suburbia boy). Well its soooo really not true. I am still a kampung boy that still have values that the kampungite always have.

My parents moved to Serdang while I was still todler, in my 9th months age or probably a year. We lived in Kg Pasir, an area in Universiti Putra Malaysia (then it was Universiti Pertanian Malaysia) which now has become a UPM Islamic Center's.

My late father was a gaffer at MARDI and during that time, and he could not afford to buy a car. Normally he travelled with his motor bike and when he balik kampung for what ever reason, he travelled alone.

After he passed his LCE he left MARDI and started to work as an political aide to the son of the then Mentri Besar of Selangor. The later he became an information officer in Angkasa Puri (Kem. Penerangan) and only by that time he could afford to buy a car.

Even after we had a car, my father still not balik kampung, not until the 2nd day of hari raya. He was a prominent local community leader and a lot of people came to our house during the 1st syawal, mainly people from MIC and MCA (yg Melayu ramai balik kg ..... hehehehehe).

During syawal, there are merely 5 families lived in that garden, an Imam with their families and 4 friends of mine. Normally after Eid Prayer in Masjid Serdang (near Jabatan Pertanian and MARDI) and after family congregation and bermaafan session I will visit the Imam's house (until today I still visit that imam's house) and my friends' house. Normally it will over by noon and basically after that we only watch telematch, a game from Germany if you can still remember. Basically while watching this telematch game my father's friend will come. I like when they are coming. Its hari raya but they are the one who gave me ANGPAU hahahahaha, best siot. And normally they will give DUIT KERTAS (if you can still remember, 28yrs back to 33yrs back biasa org bagi 20 sen atau 30 sen ajer, duit kertas tuh dah kira lumayan la hahahahahaha)

TBC Raya Story Part 2