We took this picture on the raya morning

We didn't buy any baju raya because I figured we won't really beraya after all. Moreover, I have four pairs of baju kurung with my tailor in Terengganu. So we just wore what we have just for the sake of pictures and video calling families. Hahaha.

VC with Arrif's family

VC with my family

Guess what did my ayah do on the raya morning. Potong rumput. Hahaha. There were only Iqa, my little sister left at the house with my parents so they literally didn't raya at all. Guess where was my mak. Hand washes clothes in the bathroom. My parents sure have weird ways to cope with the sadness of missing their children. Since we didn't manage to speak with mak during the morning VC session, Ira tried calling her again that evening but to no avail. Apparently, she was at our aunt's house, beraya together with Angah, my little brother (the one in purple baju Melayu), and her wife. Luckily Angah came back that afternoon after beraya with his in-laws. I don't like raya but when this happened, it hurts me because I know my parents must've felt lonely without their children. They never show their sadness neither they speak about it because they know how those can affect their children. We only managed to speak properly with mak on the second day of raya. Such a pro in hiding that one.

Enough with the sad story. Next is food. On the last day of Ramadhan, Ira cooked beef rendang while I cooked mandy chicken. Arrif bought lemang, creampuff, cheese tart, and brownies. I bought frozen ketupat palas. Our neighbor also gave us some beef rendang and lemang rebus(?). I'm not sure about the lemang rebus. It was wrapped in banana leaves. Let me know if you know what is it called. We were well prepared in the food department huh. Hahaha. I don't think I have any pictures of the food because well, I don't really take pictures.

After all those pictures and VC sessions, the three of us went back to our normal MCO activities. I played The Sims 4 all day long.

That's how I spent my first day of Raya during CMCO. Tell me yours!

p/s:  I compiled my commentator's link here as my way of appreciating their visit and comments. Feel free to visit them too ya 😊

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Nurul