And stressful to be honest, especially when I need to keep rushing to both sides of the family and visit.
Maybe a lot of families out there pretty know what to do. For me, it is really the first time spending Hari Raya as husband and wife so it surely needs a little fine-tuning.
Nanti over time, I will hopefully be a pro on this.
Plus the husband and I are good PR people when we go visiting.
Kalau tak kenal sangat pun (especially on the husband side) we both work well together to make sure the relatives are comfortable in hosting us.
Mom depends a lot on us both to host her guests as well.
Nanti besok lusa pindah rumah macam mana mak?
I am sure that will be another tough transition. From one to another.
But that's life isn't it?
The whole ordeal is really exhausting. Nonetheless, the husband and I agreed that we feel very satisfied that we did a good job hosting, co-hosting and hosting ourselves.
It feels good when you leave the houses you visit feeling that you make them feel bonded to you.
The husband really has a knack for this.
In fact, during our Raya visiting, he suggested we visited my Director in the hospital who broke her sheen over the weekend. Throughout the few minutes that we were there, he was the one who engaged 80% of the conversation with my Director and her husband.
This was exactly the man who I wanted to marry. Not someone who would hide behind my shadows.
*beams*
Ok so here are the very few pictures taken during the Raya visits.
Open House at my godsister's place who was my bridesmaid :)
Did I tell you how baby boys adore me?!?!? They will give me their most charming laugh and smile and I will tell the husband how's his little girl has an admirer
*lol*
And there was us at the husband's aunty's place :)
I think i have one more round to go with my in-laws. After that I will beg for closure please.
This raya, the husband and I had a culture shock with each other's family. Maybe, shamefully, more of mine.
We saw how kids misbehave, making loads of noise and I really mean loads without respecting the fact that their parents are talking. We saw how kids pick their festive goodies and have the wrappers all around the place.
How about those children who runs around the houses which they are not even familiar with? Breaking things and do not feel sorry about it.
Still take money packets home, without apologizing.
I was rudely shocked with kids who told their parents that they did not get their money packets upon leaving the house. Thing is I do not think that kid even salam the people in the house to get a packet. How shameless!
It gets even more shameless when I was asked to give money packets to their children or grandchildren at home and could not come by.
Usually for children, I will give between $4 to $8 per packet depending how close I am with them. What is that kind of money honestly? Would you not rather have better pride than that?
The husband commented,"No wonder the kids are like little devils in schools. It is of no shock because in front of their parents, they are allowed to be like that."
Sure I have yet to enter parenthood but both the husband and I were brought up in a very mannered environment.
Everyone loves a well-mannered kid.
Don't you?
xoxo
