Raya day!!! 09

So I woke up around 5:45am, feeling as cold as hell. I had to go out of the room to get a few pieces of tissue papers. Not really a good feeling.

At first I thought it was just a morning sickness. But by 10:00am, when everyone had come back from their Raya prayers, I STILL had runny nose. Ergh.

So we took pictures and salam-salam and got duit raya. The usual.

Then more people came. Mak Long, Mak Tam, etc. More money, more pics.

And yes, I burst a pimple on my nose. Everyone talked about it (ok, maybe not EVERYONE).

Salam moment:

Tok Ji: Apa kat hidung tu?

To Wan: Jerawat.

Amalina: Jangan lah cakap…

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Angah: Berdarah weh jerawat ko

Amalina: No, it's dried blood.

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Mak Tam, for some reason, began talking about my jerawat.

Tok Wan: Sebab die korek kan benda tu…

Mak Tam: Oh, aah patutlah…

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But I decided not to make such a big fuss about it. It's raya anyways, hey!

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We went to visit people at Kerinchi. Met Opah We and Opah Yah, and Opah Tam later came by. More stories about the family, yadda yadda. Haish.

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And we went to Uncle Ishak's house. So many cats.

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And all these while, I had been wiping my runny nose. Sampai sakit hidung due to the abrasion the tissue papers caused to my skin. Not really a good way of celebrating Raya.

Especially when praying. When ruku' or sujud, I had to pray the mucus wouldn't slime out of my nose. Habis tahiyyat akhir jer, terus lap hingus. Ewww, disgusting, I know.

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We got back to Meru then, and slept. When I woke up, I had a runny nose AND a sore throat. I couldn't take it anymore, and asked Mak to go to a clinic.

So we did. I just had my medicine. And starting to feel better now. But I still want to wear double t-shirts tonight. Urgh.

One thing about Meru is that it's like a desert. At night/morning, it's cold like hell. In the afternoon, it's as hot as hell.

Well, at least we got to meet relatives and celebrate Raya ne?