It's 4 pm, Thursday on the eve of Aidil Adha. Idah has already made whatever little preparations by way of food that needed to be made. It's not on the scale of Aidil Fitri, but we have to prepare something for the three grandchildren. Only thing is, they're nowhere in sight yet. There has been no word from anyone if they're coming back.
We have just been asking each other if Atik, the girl, and Acad and Ameng, the two boys are coming back to see Nanny and Atok.
The fridges have been pretty bare this last week, so some replenishments were in order, and have been carried out. Biscuits and chocolete wafers and fruits and juices have been stocked. We know they all love them.
Atik's birthday isn't until December 4th., but we thought we'll have an early one and combine it with this Raya Haji, because it's only a week away, and anyway it'll fall on a Friday and everyone would be working. So Idah has prepared something already, and I'll have the two jam bottles of pennies ready for her. The same amount saved for Acad and Ameng each amounted to about 40 ringgit, so it's a good amount for her own piggy-bank.
And we bought that bright yellow baju kurung last month from Jalan Melayu, KL. I hope it fits. The colour should fit her fair complexion. In fact a bright green might even be more stunning.
So where are they ? I don't want to call yet. To-morrow morning they'll still be asleep when I go for sembahyang Raya. But Saturday morning I'll probably take them to see the " korban" at the surau. That would be their first one.
So where are they now ?
Wait until my sons have grandchildren of their own. Then they might hurry home a bit.
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