The sound of the takbir on malam raya really brought upon mixed feelings in me - glad that I've gone through another Ramadan safely, but welcoming Syawal this year still, with Dad overseas. After solat at Uncle's place, we logged in to MSN, and everyone there got to chat with Dad on the webcam.



They celebrated Aidilfitri a day earlier. Clad in white baju kurung and red songkok, Dad had people in Dubai wonder about his nationality. See, Dad was the only one person there clad as such.

Raya morning was welcomed by duties at the checkpoint coz I didn't manage to get my leave approved. But so are about 60 odd of my Muslim colleagues. But nevertheless, there was a cheery air of festivities, with raya songs being played on their mobile MP3s and wishes of forgiveness and wellness. I still managed to celebrate with my new kebaya and go out visiting.







And ready to go!

First up is of course, Nenek's house over at Woodlands. As usual, meetup with the cuzzies is a must affair every year.



As well as the 2nd day, we went rayaing together as well.




The maternal cuzzies.

It has indeed, been a blissful Aidilfitri, never leaving Dad out of my mind ...

And she waves goodbye...

3:50 pm