Raya 08

Raya '08 was slow and quiet,
Went back to Johor on a 4 hour drive..
Stayed at Aunty Chah's
With all her cats and chicks,
While the others stayed at Tok Bak's place.

On the 1st day of Raya,
The boys woke up early,
Screamed down the house,
Looking for little kitty..

We dragged ourselves up grumpily,
Got ready and drove up to Tok Bak's crib,
There the men went to pray at the mosque,
The women stayed in and got the meals ready..

When all was set we ate heartily,
Although the food was a little too heavy,
Then it was time for 'duit raya'
And salams and forgiveness from one another..

Off we went to visit the others,
And again we ate as much as we can take,
Then it's back to dear Aunty Chah's
And give our tummy a little break..

Second day was not much different,
Visiting relatives and eating all kinds of dishes,
Went to the salon and coloured my hair,
Came back looking a little tad younger!

Boys had fun playing with their aunts and uncles,
And traumatized the cats as they went along,
Not giving the chickens a chance either,
Calling and coo cooing as loud as they can!

By 6pm we got ready to leave,
Can't wait to get some non-Raya food,
And so we took a very slow drive,
And konked out in front of the TV
With some KFC!