Syawal is almost over, and we've only visited a couple of houses. I'm not kidding, we didn't visit any aunts/uncles, siblings (in Husband's case, since we are still staying with my siblings at the moment, haha) and friends.

I kindof like it this way actually. Hari Raya visiting takes SUCH a toll on me, and I almost never know what to say most of the times. Haha. And I hate the hypocrisy of asking for forgiveness at the end of the visits. I'm sorry for voicing this thought out loud, I'm sure there are those who will roll their eyes and think WHAT A WHATEVER PERSON SHIDA IS, or whatever, but seriously I just cannot get that mintak maaf thing.

I will stumble over the words, such that it will come out "Selamat Hari Raya. Maaf zahir batin. Halalkan makan minum, and maaf kalau ada tersalah bahasa, terkasar bahasa, tersilap kata, bergurau, tersakit hati." Stupid stuff like that that means WHAT?? Sometimes halfway through I lose track of what I'm saying and I just mumble and hopefully they will get what i'm saying ah. And forgive me. And not talk about me afterwards. Haha.

Sometimes before entering a house, I get Husband to go through the words with me again. Haha.

So anyway, this year we have not visited a lot of houses, and for that, I'm sorry if anyone is offended or .. tersakit hati. It should be easier for us to visit this year, with both of us working office hours and Hyder able to walk with semangat, but it's just that we are both TOO absorbed in our house renovation (looking for lights and rugs take AGES!) to concentrate on syawal.

I speak for my husband too (and son too, I guess) when I apologise from the bottom of our hearts about this absence of visits in your houses, and us not asking for forgiveness personally face to face and such.

Next year we'll have a better battle plan, Insha'Allah.

Meanwhile, read this. Heh.