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(as they say it in this neck of the woods)
Selemat Hari Raya Adil Fitri!
We had the day off work today and I spent it with my wife and kids just hanging out. On Saturday we have been invited to a Hari Raya drop in at the home of one of my colleagues. On of the things that happens here (and in Malaysia) is that during the period after Ramadan, people open their homes to their friends and family to drop by to share in food and festive greetings. I have been to a few of these in the past and the food is always outstanding (one of the places I wend was in the home of a someone that was not wealthy but they still managed to put on a very nice spread - it is truly a time of sharing). Some people's invites have the time you are to show up. There are so many people invited or expected to drop by that you have to eat in shifts.
There weren't any fireworks here but I am swimming in kueh (another word for cakes or treats)... and this coming on the heels of mid autumn festival mooncakes (we just ate the last of those in the office last week).
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- Old Man Luedecke
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