it's been a while, aye, since the last time I updated my blog with..err..something. been in final year had made me feel that I dont have enough time for everything (except commenting my friend's photo or status at Facebook, lol). Other than that, aduii... rase mcm x cukup tgn and x cukup mase jgk. i put the blame on myself. for my lack of sense of time management. and all.
i still remember the very first time i celebrated Hari Raya Aidil Fitri here in New Zealand in my first year. we actually celebrated our raya in the exam hall, answering those bloody EMTH171 exam. we went to sembahyang raya first thing first, pakai baju raya punye la warna warni, headed to exam hall and got this weird-but-funny looks from the kiwis, answered the exam's questions and went back to home (some friends went to our senior's open house, but i didnt, since i still got another exam on the next day. blurghh).
this experience was just so unfamiliar but yet so dear to me. my first time of raya in the land of sheep, far away from parents and family, and actually celebrating my raya while answering the exam's questions, meant so much to me in overall. this is, for me, the true taste of being overseas, of being studying abroad. on that day i realized how much i appreciate celebrating the raya back in my hometown, how much i miss the kunjung mengunjung, rumah terbuka and of course, the foods. i even miss main bunga api and mercun roket, the sounds of meriam buluh, takbir raya and most importantly, asking for forgiveness from my parents and sisters early in the raya's morning.
sigh.
it's been four years now since then. this year would be my fourth-time raya in Christchurch. i never feel sad to have to celebrate the raya here in NZ instead of malaysia, never did even once. because for me, my friends here are my family - we are like a very big group of family. there are plenty of open houses actually kt sini, and those rajin punye bdk2 rumah will masak lots of things like kek lapis la rendang la nasik impit kuah kacang la siap dgn kuih raya lagi. so it's not too bad aye. actually it's not too bad at all.
sembahyang raya at masjid is also one of the things that i like the most about having raya in negeri orang. there are Muslims from Iran, Oman, Africa, Nigeria, and mcm2 lagi, prayed together under the same mosque (actually outside of the mosque, on the field, sbb ramai sgt org x cukup space). but most importantly, all of us, no matter who we are, and where we came from, all united together under the name of Islam. we ask for forgiveness even though we dont really know each other, and i still remember those makcik from Oman keep on praising us Malaysian girls of how pretty our outfit were. hehe.
this year will also be my last raya in New Zealand (maybe, insyaAllah). i have a very mixed feeling about this. when i think about finally being able to celebrate raya properly with my family in Malaysia next year, i feel happy. but thinking about leaving my friends here in New Zealand behind..i really dont know what do i feel nor what should i feel right now. owh, and by the way, we celebrate our raya on Monday okay? cis cis. haha.
anyway, ape yg penting (bukan kerjasama ek. ok kerjasama penting jgk raya2 ni). but anywhoo,
enjoy raya and have a blast!
to all my friends in New Zealand, i love you guys so much. thank you for making my days in New Zealand (not only the days during raya, but my days throughout these whole 4 years) so warm, so meaningful and so... ok i lost my words now. all the good times and hardships that we've been through together, i appreciate them so much. for that, forgive me for all my wrongdoings and if u ever wronged me, i forgive you. God bless and stay friends forever.
to my family and friends in Malaysia, i miss you all. sorry if i didnt reply your YM or texts or emails. i'm just too lazy to do that. but it does not mean that i already forgetting you guys. no, never. as poyo as it may sounds, you guys will always be in my heart. always. hence do forgive me for all my wrongdoings, and hope we can meet again next year and have a blast together!
to all my readers and bloggers (ek eleh mcm ade readers je pon haha), i'm sorry if i ever hurt you with my words. sometimes words can hurt more than a knife, aye? yg baik tu datang daripada Allah, and yg buruk of course, definitely, absolutely came from me. so, zero-zero ya, people? sorry for not replying to your comments (but i read them, of course) and i appreaciated your feedbacks very very much. keep in touch and see ya guys in the next entry!
owh, and dont forget, people, our saudara in Palestin, Afghanistan, Iraq, those family yang kurang bernasib baik kat Malaysia, and heck, sume orang la, Muslims or non-Muslims in the whole world. do pray for them, and contribute by derma (money of give out your clothes yg dah tak pakai tu) or by all means that you can. well, the whole purpose of puasa is about to feel and understand the feelings of those yang kurang berkemampuan kan? so dlm raya jgn la lupa diorang pulak. mention them in your prayers. semoga bertambah keberkatan di hari raya insyaAllah.
last but not least,
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Maaf Zahir Batin.
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