During the first Hari Raya, (AidilFitri~somewhere in november) I didn't really had the chance to CELEBRATE.. At least not the way i am used to. Simply because i was sitting for my O-levels. Totally. So i thought this time round for Hari Raya Aidil-Adha, i'd make use of it to the fullest, to forge wonderful memories of my life. Furthermore, i consider this Hari Raya the more exciting one. Its almost the same as the other Hari Raya, but the only bummer is that there isn't any cash flowing through. Oh, and what makes it exciting (lol, i hope i don't sound sadistic) is that there is the ritual of slaughtering animals (namely cows and sheeps). And celebrating in Singapore rather than my usual trip to malaysia, means that there'll be what 100 odd sheep in the vincinity of my neighbourhood.

In Malaysia, the slaughtering is so old school, kampung, which is so style ah, cos you get this vibe, and there's a buzz everywhere, and not to mention the fact that they do cows too. I mean they do it in a field, and then the cows and sheep are tied to trees, and they use dig holes in the ground for the nasty stuffs and they use big big parangs and banana leaves. But in Singapore, true to our country, the slaughtering is pretty organized, modern, i mean they actually use the drains in the mosque for the nasty stuff. The kampung is usually filled with old men doing everything. BUT at the mosque, its quite a show cos its just so funny. You see a mosque filled with testosterone-driven teenage boys with that look on their face, the one that says: "COME ON, GIMME SOME SHEEP, I'M GONNA TACKLE SOME SHEEP!!! I'M A MAN!" Its almost as if this is their rite of passage to manhood. Too many boys at one place? Well their main job is actually to transport the sheep from one end of the mosque to the other, which also includes catching the sheep, so there you see five to six 16/17 year olds, running after some sheep, trying to show off their masculinity, which OF COURSE deflates when they cross paths with a male sheep not ready to be "man-handled", so they run screaming like little girls. I have to say i really enjoy the spectacle, the atmosphere, the fun in the air (not to mention sheep poo~ewwww~) very much.

I know it all sounds very joyous and all, but it really juxtaposes the real purpose to my blogging. I didn't enjoy this year. did not.