the "nak balik kampung" list
alt: the "i wanna go home" list. it's the last few days of ramadan and usually i'd be packing to go home now.
me and my sibling conking out for the majority of the trip
getting stuck in traffic with half the country who are also tired but excited to balik kampung
maktok's smile when she sees us pull into the driveway
that first "assalamualaikuuuuum!!!"
kissing the hand of everyone older than me as they ask me how the trip was
all my lil cousins running up to kiss my hand, a bit shy after not seeing me for so long
anyam ketupat (i.e. failing to anyam ketupat and having to be taught for the 1842937th time) and arranging the kuih
touching the wet paint on the wall just because
eating on the floor, watching the news and making bets on what colour shirt the raya announcer will be wearing this year
ironing all the baju kurung and tudung and baju melayu
watching the boys hang up the lights and the oil lamps
teaching my youngest cousin how to properly hold a sparkler
sleeping really late with my cousin as she tells me all the tea
waking up to azan and smiling because its hari raya!!
trying not to fall asleep during khutbah
reciting takbir with the jemaah
old ladies in my saf talking about how old i am now and remembering how i would run between their legs as a kid
successfully locating my slippers outside the masjid
racing my cousins back home
helping my male cousins with their buttons
the smell of maktok's powder as she kisses my cheek
this playing on repeat, my auntie sneakily replacing it with this
young kids ringing the door bell for duit raya and sweets
going to all the aunties' houses and them coming to ours
"besaq dah na, boleh kawin dah ni" "tau dak, anak mak tam tu ha-- habih belajaq dah"
playing with all the kids
taking lots of cheesy pictures
still getting duit raya cause i'm always gonna be the little girl that loved listening to stories
wan's grumbling when someone sits in his chair
maktok correcting my tajwid
once again sleeping late, but this time with all the cousins and the one uncle that has awesome taste in movies
eating ketupat and rendang for next three days
i'm too lazy to translate the terms sjjddjks, comment or send an ask if you wanna know anything