prosa: Eidul Adha

Selamat Hari Raya Qurban!

if you want to wish a friend who is repeating Urban Studio (fifth year architecture) please make sure you do not spell 'korban' that way. Those people can be very sensitive.

anyway, one raya haji which is very memorable for me is that one year where the family slaughtered a buffalo. and then the family, with relatives and friends hanged the carcass and lapah the meat in our very own garden. then we cooked a big portion of 1/3 of the meat (1/3 was for our own use, 1/3 went to relatives, and 1/3 went to the poor) in a big pot for the kenduri. at one corner of the garden you can see a small party barbequeing some meat over some charcoal. ever wonder what barbequed buffalo meat sans marinade taste like?

"rasa macam ghebau (taste like a buffalo)" was my youngest brother's comment, spitting it out disgustedly.

The ladies were busy inside the house preparing for the kenduri. and all these happened not without noise and clamour.

So if you have seen 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding ' where the Greek family roasted a lamb on a spit in their garden, you'll get the picture.

minus the dancing, of course.