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MALAYSIAN IDIOT
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We have moved to our brand new premise at www.idlanzakaria.com/khalilur
But do not worry, the same idiotic musings will be on display there. So, now you know where to go for more doses of khalilurisms... ;)
See you there!!!
Last Saturday was the time for iftar with some old friends.
Putrajaya Lake Club was the venue and the guests were my old friends from Sydney. The whole bunch of wacky wierdos are back!!! It has been quite some time since I last saw some of them, so it was good to finally meet up.
I think people naturally drift apart. After graduation you go your separate ways, sometimes never to meet again. Well, we all drifted apart but at least we made the effort to keep in touch, and what better time to do so than in Ramadhan, the month of forgiveness?
There was a lot of catching up to do – developments to be updated, wives and husbands to be introduced, babies and children to be cuddled.
When you reminisce about the past, the years just seem to fly away. It almost feels like you are still there at Coogee beach, watching Seman, “the bravest Malay boy” ™ or maybe the stupidest, ;) attempt his daredevil dive from the top of the cliff. One slip and he’s going to end up as a red splotch on the rocks!! He did it successfully though, that bloody idiot. I don’t think anybody will attempt the feat now. The authorities have quite sensibly fenced up the area to prevent more death defying acts.
Yeah. Those were the days. Now we are slightly older, slightly more mature. Wait, what’s that I see? Is that a mischievous glint in the eye? Perhaps the daredevil in us is not quite dead after all!!
For us bachelors, invitations to iftar is a godsend. An invitation means that you don’t have to buy food or even cook to break fast. It is a quite considerable saving when you consider the expenses associated with Ramadhan. In my case, the main expenditure would be for duit raya.
You see, kids nowadays are more discerning. They are not like we were. When I was a kid, I would be thankful to receive any duit raya. No amount is too little. Everything is gratefully accepted.
But now? Now, the kids have their own expectations. They expect a certain amount and any amount below that is simply unacceptable!! Woe betide you if you dare put any coins in the raya envelope!
The kids are not slow to show their displeasure too. They don’t even have the decency to wait until they’re out of sight before ripping open the envelope. “Wah. Five ringgit only? Kedekut!!!”
Yes, there is a certain expectation and as someone with a horde of younger relatives, the dent in your wallet could be quite considerable.
And don’t let me get started on the kids coming from nowhere like a pack of wolves, intent on only one thing – duit raya!! They descend on house after house like a swarm of locusts, barely touching the food before they ask to leave – the implicit suggestion being that they are just there for the duit raya!! My mother once asked such a group, “Adik semua ni datang dari mana?”. She thought they must be from the kampung itself. After all, it’s hard to keep track of all the neighbour’s children. Imagine her surprise when they told her they came from another area. In fact, they had to take a bus to come here!! Now, that’s a well oiled money making machine!! Ahhh…If only adults could do the same thing…. I’ll probably end up earning more than I spend for the whole month!!!
Seriously, the whole concept of duit raya has now been skewed out of proportions. Can we just go back to the old days when any amount is acceptable? The day when closer ties and forgiveness is much more important than money?
No? I guess not… Is this the price you pay for progress?
Hmmmph!!!
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