Saturday, September 17, 2011

MY MERDEKA RAYA IS...

Occasionally on every year in Islamic calendar there's a peculiar day to celebrate.
A day of triumph after a month of trial for starvation and devoting...
This is the day to summon good deeds and formal virtues in our cultures...

But this year is different... We've pair of sacred festivals to rejoices.
The first is EID for muslim after a month of fasting in Holy Ramadhan 
and the second is INDEPENDENCE DAY or MERDEKA DAY on 31st of August.

Dual grand day of rites to embraces and behold.  The beneficial admittedly surpass
any expectations by belief and commitments to conglomerate this prestiges day...

What's MERDEKA RAYA mean to you? to all of us? and to me?...

(Credited other pictures from various E-sources)

Picture from Time.com

Eid's Prayer... In the morning right after the sunrise a particular religious prayer
 should conducted at the mosques all over the country and around the globe. 
Workshipping the God for a better life and judgement for the greatest days onward...

My impression of my family this year Eid's attires color theme...
Notice on the background the window's curtains and Sofa of the same color...
Except for my mom of course...

Eid's clothing... A special thread is tailored for this religious festive as for me to don.
It's distinguished as 'Baju Melayu' with 'Songkok' for headgear and 'Samping' for waist 
accessories. A fine clothing of traditional malay's culture of smart and delicate as I do say so myself...

Nice graphic from upsrcorner.blogspot.com

Salam raya... The first day of EID is for Forgiveness. A family gathering  before the lavishly feast.
The reason for this formal's to ask for pardon of any wrongdoing during the past year...
The grasping hands, hugging and kissing to express love and caring toward each others...
For the young this is the  proper manners to shown respects to the parent and elders...

Cookies and traditional delicacies... Lemang, ketupat, nasi impit, rendang, bahulu 
of some exquisite traditional meals we could discover during this noble day... 
Colourful baked cookies marked the household dining table for pleasure sweet tastes...

Remembering the past... Have you ever loss your love one? Or anyone you known? 
A journey to the past memories with salams and doas for the deceased final resting place...
Visiting the cemetery is a good reason to believes the values of life...

Balik Kampung ritual... No matter where we live, how high, or how far we've travel, we're bound
to return back to our root... The place where we've grown, solemn and bred until we've grown
and independent of our own leaving our folk back  at hometown... This is the essentially rational 
reunification by bringing our own family and shown our success of living abroad to our kinsfolk...
Why must you stay in the city staring at the concrete jungle? Go home as your parent's waiting for you...

Road Blocks... 

and traffic jams... 
It's become mutual in recent years we shall encounter this sanction...
Attitudes and awkward driving were the common matter we should wary for...
Thanks to the forces we're taken care and advises of our cautious whilst on the road...

Picture from galeripdrm.com

Accidents is unwisely... Why must it happens?... 
Do you know the Earth become smaller in every seconds?
Be patient and tolerance on the road. For all drivers reminder you're not the only one within
the vehicle you drive as you're carrying your family with you and their life depend on you...
Stick this on your bumper 'BIAR LAMBAT ASAL SELAMAT' as a social message...

Some of my Raya gift envelopes that I received from the first day...
On the right side's Money Fraud Detector...

Duit raya... For the young this's the beneficial way of making profits.
For the elders is a treat to show generosity for the happy kids.
Thus the bond develop greater between old and young one firmed together...
Nevertheless Eids's for all kind of ages. Whether large or small sums it's the kindness that matter...

Splendid picture from arryduniafotografi.com

Mercun and bunga api... While you're playing with firecracker or any exploding things, 
remembered those whom has fought for us, sacrificed for our needed, uphold the justice and  freedom.
For 54 years we've thrive and achieved steadily reaching for comfort and better luxuries...
Don't burned that by our own mistake and negligent seeking for some wreck entertainment...

No television day... Television's attraction. Television's an idiot box
stalling you from free leisure outside the world... There'll be no reward to gather,
no practices to serves if we seated on the comfy couch gazing
at the television all night and day... Remember there'll be no profit if you stay at home all day...

Raise the flag... This's our dignity, our symbol of liberty, our property of independence, 
our freedom of choices, Our country's landmark and sanction. So please don't be shy, 
don't be ashamed, be proud and admiring for our own beloves country.
There's enough blood and tears immolated to acknowledges us about contributing for the nation.

This blessing festives's our own to jubilate. Come join the societies to mark our peace 
and sharing for the allegiances. With openhearted and loyalties we strive for the unity...

Celebrate of any festives seasons with friends, relatives and kins, of any cultures, 
any religious and we shouldn't be alone. Because loves and communicate make the World 
in peace and harmony... Together we stand and forward for the greater challenges up ahead...

My foremost thank you and appreciation for everyone that read and regards this article...

'SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI AND MERDEKA DAY!



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