Today is the first day of ramadhan of the year 2013 and this would be my first time celebrating the whole one month of ramadhan in this foreign country. It is not too bad except I will definitely miss my mum's cooking when it's time to break fast.
There are lots of differences celebrating ramadhan back in my own country which is Malaysia in comparison to here.
The main difference is that this foreign country is not an Islamic country which means muslims are not the major population therefore the feeling is different. In country where most of the population are muslims, the feeling and the joy is greater. I miss going to the mosque to perform the tarawih prayer where you can listen to the beautiful voice of the imaam reciting the verses from Allah, which will melt your heart and take your mind away from all this worldly thing. Here, I can only pray at home since it is impossible to go to the mosque without a car. Yes I shoud not be whining sinceI I have known all along that it is what in your heart that matters to Allah. The rewards and blessings that you will get from Allah would not depend on whether you perform it in the mosque or house. It would be different story if you have an easy access to go to mosque with no other obstacles, but you choose not to. Then, the reward is certainly not the same for whom who choose to pray at home from those going to the mosque. But still, I WANT to go to the MOSQUE so BADLY!!!!
Other thing about this holy month is that the variety of food that you will get all over the places in my beloved country. It is very interesting and enjoyable to go to the stalls called "bazaar ramadhan". You can get any food there but you must be careful since buying while you have a hungry tummy is dangerous cause you might end up wasting the money and food , which is not a good thing to happen in this holy month. Buy in moderation and eat in moderation, which is a hard thing for me to do as well. All kinds of food seems delicious and it is very hard to resist.
No matter how great the food from bazaar ramadhan taste, MUM's cooking is still the BEST!!! I chatted with my siblings through WhatsApp and the thing that we talk about is how delicious our mum's cooking. I can imagine the taste in my mind. Today's menu is "Ayam and Ikan Percik" which is YUMMY!!! I got jealous at my siblings who are currently at home with my mum. Actually it is not the food, but the feeling and the moment spent with the family is what I MISS the most especially during this special month of ramadhan. But, don't worry. Like someone said: it is only 6 hours *actually 7 hours* difference, no BIG deal:)
Today's weather is great!! not too hot and not too cold. I am feeling blessed @_@
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