I’ve been working on a new layout for Nekonette in these past few days. I’m determined to get this one done as soon as I can and in the mean time, I also want to polish up my web design skills. The layout is about halfway done, with majority of the designs already completed. Hopefully I’ll have it done before the end of next week.
It’s nearing the end of the fasting month and it’s less than a week to Eid-ul-Fitr. In my country, it is more commonly known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri1. However, this year I’m not looking forward towards the festivity. I know I shouldn’t be saying this, because Aidilfitri marks the the end of Ramadan whereby all Muslims spent the whole month fasting from dawn to dusk, encouraging Muslims to stay away from worldly desires and to focus entirely on the Lord and thank him for His blessings, and other spiritual and communal activities, but I really don’t see why I should be ecstatic about it. As a Muslim, I should be welcoming this very momentous day but I’m afraid my enthusiasm towards Aidilfitri wanes for each successive year. I don’t quite understand it myself, but I assume it is due to the fact that I’ve been doing this every year so I guess it isn’t as fun as it used to be. The last time I truly enjoyed Aidilfitri was a little more than 7 years ago, when I was still young enough to receive ‘hóngbāo’2.
I’m also starting to save up money. In case you haven’t heard (or read, for that matter), I would be visiting the UK and France in early December and obviously I would need a lot of money for the trip. The ticket itself costs BND$1,500+ (that’s around USD$1,250!) whereas the overall cost for the trip is around BND$4,000. This, no doubt, puts a strain on my budget so I have to be really careful with every dollar I spend now.
#1796 Leon says:
Time to collect “duit raya” for your trip! =)
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#1798 Kitty says:
I WISH I can still collect duit raya.
But I’m too old for that already.
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#1799 Leonor Miller says:
Hey kitty, I wish you a very happy Eid first of all. I know how important Eid is for you, It is really a very good custom which I love in Islam. This allows us to meditate on God for the whole day. I just feel very right time for you to start saving Money cause only saving can help you when you come across any crisis. I wish you all the very best for your new step.
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#1800 chazz says:
i thought i’m the only one who feel less excited about eid. this morning i asked my sis “will it be sinful if i said that i don’t want to celebrate eid? i don’t want ramadhan to end” .. maybe it’s time for me to see eid with a different perspective so that i can appreciate it more…
wahh!!! a trip! and it will be a winter trip isn’t it? i hope you can collect the money for the trip as much as you can XD
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#1801 Kitty says:
I feel relieved to know I’m not the only one who’s not too ecstatic about Eid. Yeah, I think I agree with you, after celebrating it every year, it’s time to see it in a different perspective. Hahaha!
It’ll be a winter trip but I think it’ll be a little too early for snow. Thanks, I do hope I’ll be able to collect enough money for it.
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#1804 Lola T says:
Hey Kitty,
I Hope yo will really have a very good time for Eid, I know this will also give you some saving as well. yes, Well winter will start some time late.. Still I hop you have best time
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#1805 Krystal says:
Good luck with finishing your new layout, I can’t wait to see it.
Trip to UK & France is going to be expensive, this here in EU is pretty pricey. Good luck with saving money, I’m sure you’ll have no problem with that :)
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#1806 kressa says:
It’s nice to see that you’re still making and working on layouts. I’ve gotten too lazy to make anything of the sort since I don’t know when
I can’t wait to see it. I remember the last post you made pertaining to layouts and things didn’t go so well.
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#1807 Stephan Hilson says:
Happy Eid-ul-Fitr too. It is interesting to know that you’re not enthusiastic to end the Ramadan. I don’t know what is ‘hóngbāo’2 and I wonder if only young kids would receive this. Anyway, I am looking forward to see the new layout soon. Good luck in polishing up your web design skills.
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#1808 Lea G says:
Firstly I wish you a very happy Eid . This is really a very important day for every Islam person to celebrate the festival by seeing the Moon and break the fasting. I feel this is something a very interesting and enthusiastic in this celebration.
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#1809 Georgina says:
I’m sorry you’re not really looking forward to the celebration.
I know what you mean about money though… I don’t really like Chinese New Year as much as other people because I don’t get the money that everyone else does. XD I’m not really a fan of big celebrations in general, to be honest. :X
Now that I have a part time job, I find that I have to save every penny. You start seeing how much things cost, even transport, and you realise that you need that money and sometimes there’s never enough. D: Or maybe I’m just a terrible spender – but I think that’s a bad habit most of us have with buying things we like. XD
Hopefully you can save up enough money for that trip!
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#1810 Dorine says:
I understand that feeling, but the thing that makes me less enthusiastic about Chinese New Year is that my parents never DON’T quarrel on the last day, when we are going back to Singapore.
Aren’t they called green packets for Muslims? :) They are called hongbaos for Chinese. :O
It’s good to go out and explore the world. Though it does make it hard to scrimp and save here and there, I’m sure you’ll be glad in the future that you made the trip.
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#1817 Kitty says:
Uh Dorine, I tried posting a comment on your blog but this error came up instead:
So I’ll just reply to your comment here (as well as my comment on your blog post)
Oh yes, the packets are green for Malays but we call them hongbao (or in Brunei it’s most commonly referred to as angpao) all the same.
I do hope your parents’ relationship will only get better as the year passes. When parents quarrel, it will only be worse for the children. *hugs*
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I think I would never be a writer, let alone a successful one since I never seem to be able to get my ideas on paper. I’ve got loads of ideas and storylines in my head and I usually develop them for a week before I get tired of them and start anew. :/
Good job in compiling the list! I’m sure budding writers will find this useful!
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