Looking forward

In just 2 days we'll be seeing the start of the beijing olympics and in less than a month we'll be graced by ramadhan.

Aah the irony of ramadhan.

Ramadhan encompasses 1001 blessings but we, always on a quest to simplify matters, have conveniently categorized it as a fasting month and viewed as such. this generally means no eating, which also means shoving all thoughts of it to the back of our minds. but believe you me, that aint gonna happen bcos the focus will definitely be on FOOD!! food, food and more food, the rest is almost an afterthought. yup, at some point or other it'll creep up to the top of our priority list and call it home.

"makan apa ek sahur nanti?"

"jom beli lauk jom!!"

"berbuka nanti mesti masak best2 tau!"

"teringin la plak nak makan kueh lompat tikam, akok, popia, badak berendam..."

"alaaa.. nak masak apa aah?"

"laa beli la lebih skit kuih tu lepas tarawih kan bole makan lagi!!"

"eh ada bazaar baru tau, singgah petang ni nak?"

"kat rumah dah masak tapi saja je nak tambah2 biar meriah skit!!"

"ling, you nak ayam percik ke ayam panggang biasa ke?"

"hari ni buffet kat concorde, esok kat seri melayu, lusa kat saujana.."

See what i mean? one of those things that is good & pure but in the hands of mankind has evolved into something superficial.

So dengan ini saya mengingatkan diri saya sendiri seawal mungkin to CHILL and focus focus focus on the true essence of ramadhan and not be swayed by the onslaught nor drowned in the avalanche of food that will be coming this way very very soon.

Insyallah.

Cukup2 la tu.