MyIndo.com: What Hari Raya Means To Me

Six simple shots that remind me dearly of Hari Raya season.

Many will attest that the most challenging parts of puasa, or fasting, is the withholding of food and water intake. For adults, this also means not regularly having that much needed caffeine boost through coffee or missing out much desired inhaling sessions of nicotine through cigarette smoking.

I digress.

I still think that waking up to have the meal of sahur at the balefully early hour of 5AM to be the most demanding part of the exercise.

My young nephew pictured here is testament to this statement.

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(Fairy Mahdzan | 5 October 2007)

What does Hari Raya Mean to YOU?

Readers' Comments: 26 entries

#26	Popo	27-Dec-2007, 23:53 MYT
beautiful pieces!

#25	Fairy	15-Nov-2007, 11:13 MYT
Patrick, Husein, thank you for your sweet comments.

#24	Patrick AMP Manurung - Website	12-Nov-2007, 00:06 MYT
Foto esai yang singkat tapi bagus banget. Gue suka gaya penulisannya. Bagus. Tambahin lagi dong.

#23	huseinisme - Website	8-Nov-2007, 07:25 MYT
duit raya is the best part of lebaran salam kenal!

#22	Fairy	4-Nov-2007, 17:43 MYT
AISH: Salam tempel?? How cute. JAF: Sama2! Hope you had a wonderful hari raya.

#21	aish - Website	1-Nov-2007, 20:01 MYT
Aku dulu malah nggak ngerti kalau dikasih "duit raya", aku kasih ke orangtuaku.. sekarang udah nggak dikasih, kan udah kuliah.. padahal masih kepingin.. Ohya kalau di sini, "duit raya" disebut "salam tempel", soalnya harus salaman dulu, baru tangannya ditempeli uang, hehehe... selamat hari raya...

#20	JaF - Website	14-Oct-2007, 14:31 MYT
Fairy, selamat Hari Raya.. Maafkan zahir dan batin..

#19	wahyu - Website	13-Oct-2007, 23:57 MYT
Hari Raya, menurut gue hari saat makan yang enek enak.itu pun sampai jam 12 siang aja, setelah itu gue kerja dan cape ngelayan kastemer yang datang ke kedai kita. itu lah rutin gue selama hampir 12 tahun si MALAYSIA.

#18	Obor - Website	11-Oct-2007, 10:03 MYT
Hari Raya Idul Fitri means a reunion for all of my family and our relative. a moment to forgive and asking forgiveness. a happy moment with a good memory. Hope you will have the same happy moment too

#17	Fairy	9-Oct-2007, 18:45 MYT
Hi ROY, selamat lebaran juga.

#16	RoyJava	9-Oct-2007, 15:05 MYT
Slamat Idul Fitri, Fairy Mahdzan... from The Hague - Holland, Salam RoyJava

#15	Fairy	9-Oct-2007, 11:14 MYT
RIGA: Thanks sis, have a nice time in Pekanbaru! Yes, that IS Spiderman - tired after a night of crime fighting. SUET: Aik, nak secubit ketupat aje? Where got meaning! Tak kenyang babe. HANNA: Selamat hari raya to you too! I used to play with kucing hitam sparklers too! I've got a little article on bunga api for hari raya from 2003 - if you haven't checked it out. Check out this Link

#14	riga	9-Oct-2007, 09:59 MYT
Selamat Aidil Fitri, Sis! BTW, is that spiderman at the sahur table?

#13	Suet	8-Oct-2007, 13:28 MYT
Selamat Hari Raya, Fairy! ^_^ I want a pinch of that ketupat you make!

#12	Hanna	8-Oct-2007, 12:59 MYT
When i was a kid, Raya mesti ada bunga api,brand kucing hitam... Raya would be meaningless without 'bunga api'.. but for kids nowdays Raya means 'duit raya'... Anyway, Maaf zahir batin to Fay & Family.

#11	OrangGila - Website	8-Oct-2007, 11:38 MYT
3 days to go... Jakarta will be empty... at last

#10	Fairy	8-Oct-2007, 09:25 MYT
LISSY: Yes, my nephew was totally zonked out at the sahur table. I think he would have slept in the plate of rice in front of him if it was there. SUPERGAY: Nice to hear about your plans to have a complete hari raya this year with your family. Hey AQI, long time no see. Selamat hari raya to you too!

#9	AQI	8-Oct-2007, 09:09 MYT
Great photos.. Selamat Hari Raya to you!!

#8	SuperGay	7-Oct-2007, 01:08 MYT
This year is so special to me coz my mother and all her five children finally celebrating Hari Raya together again. A few years before one of us always didnt get the chance to come home. Cant wait 4 wednesday

#7	Lissy	7-Oct-2007, 00:09 MYT
awww, this is a sweet piece, mbak fai. your nephew looks so cute zonking out on the dining table selamat lebaraaaaan!

#6	Fairy	6-Oct-2007, 13:45 MYT
NULI: My pleasure. Sahur is quite hard to wake to, isn't it? UNGKE: Ah those were the days ya hehe. My sisters kept a sharp eye on me, so I never got to eat the nicer looking treats. Selamat lebaran you two!

#5	ungke	6-Oct-2007, 11:39 MYT
Fai, when I was a kid, I also played my role as a cookie taster. My mother only allowed me to taste the burnt or ugly cookies as you write, but when she was ‘salah mata’ I took and ate the good ones, hehehe! Selamat Lebaran Fai!

#4	nuli - Website	6-Oct-2007, 07:35 MYT
Thanks, I remember now what Idul Fitri was like.

#3	nuli - Website	6-Oct-2007, 07:33 MYT
It took all night to make these and I used to try and stay up and check it out!

#2	nuli - Website	6-Oct-2007, 07:31 MYT
aaah! mmmm!!!!

#1	nuli - Website	6-Oct-2007, 07:29 MYT
haha! that would be me!

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