Stories for the Raya... 2

I realized...I have no stories to tell about the recent Hari Raya. Like every year, it was the same this time around. Maybe the visitors dwindled significantly, but unexpected relatives made this raya all more the joyful. A cousin, who celebrated raya with his in-law's family in Ipoh almost every year but never thought of dropping by, suddenly showed up on the second day...he text me to keep his visit a surprise for my mother. Little that he knew, his aunt got this hunch that someone far was to see her that day! There she stood waiting at the doorway...when he arrived...but missed the gate...hehe...What a drama that was. Aunt and nephew in each other arms and this onlooking big cousin wept with joy! 

We were about to settle for the raya spread with him and his family, when another group of a long lost second cousins arrived. That also, I knew before hand when my aunt-by-marriage, called me on hari raya eve. But she did not mention about her daughter, who now resides in Singapore, was to come too. I was moved by their visit. All three of them (my second cousins) came with their mum, minus the youngest who stayed put in Kertih due to her husband's commitment with work there...well, orang minyak ler katakan. I spent a lot of my growing up times with them and my favourite uncle, now deceased. When I joked with my cousin, Wan Suraya, about putting up at her place if I were to go to Singapore, she earnestly said, '..with you, kak Lili, you needn't have to ask. All you need to do is come. mi casa su casa...' Hahahaha! My quick retort was, ' ahh, should have visited you when you were working in Brussels before...!' Ummm....kasi betis nak peha, no?!

And then, the whole day saw more relatives dropping in.

Sadly, between entertaining my guests, and cooking lunch for my elder brother's family *sigh...*, 
I forgot to take pictures of my cousins. Too bad...not only that, all the food that I cooked for the raya spread was neglected because, you can imagine, how busy I was. I thought the other family members would take some photos of the rendang tok and lemang and lontong etc..etc.., but no... :'(

Okay...how about some photos of ME! hahahaa))) 

 ...with my youngest sister, Adik...

er, how come I tak dapat luit laye? ;p

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 ...and...this one from all of us...

(oops sorry, time's up! - updated: 9.25pm)

 ..The Girls at Tun Terang...

auww...this is so going to be for a limited time only,

yours truly is already over-exposed..ekekeke!!

...last but not least...with my eldest brother

haiya...am always at logger-heads with him but...

air dicincang tak akan putus...love him all the same..sedey ler pulok!

to be continued...