Still in Eid Mode

It's almost the end of the Shawal and yet we still get Eid Open House invitations. In fact, we could only attend a few in a day as sometimes we get so many invitations, too much for our stomachs to handle too. Anyway, to cut the story short, we attended two Open Houses today...technically, one Open School and one Open House.

In the morning, we went to Cyberjaya, a new city about an hour's drive from home. It was to Mama's old school. The school was having a 3-in-1 event - Eid party, birthday party for some current students, and a prayer session for those taking their exams in a couple of weeks' time. These are Year 3 students who will sit for their Lower Secondary Assessment (Penilaian Menengah Rendah in Malay) in early October. Good luck, girls!

We were happy to meet old friends as well as making new ones. The school had reserved a table for alumni members and even assigned some girls to be at our beck and call. OK...maybe we use the wrong term there....but we can't call them waitresses for day, right? Anyway, we enjoyed the food and the company. My only complain, we didn't get to taste the BBQ lamb. But at least we had chicken satay (again????) Aunty Ona came with us as Mama needed someone to bully in the car as Dad had to work.

Handmade cards greet us at the hall's doors.

At the alumni table....you know who with some of her seniors.

Aunty Ona (middle) with our "waitresses" of the day. You did a good job, girls. Sorry I didn't quite catch your names.

Oh yeah...it was free for all balloons at the end of the day.

Aunty Ona and you know who posing with some cupcakes. The cakes were iced pink and blue as those are the theme for the party. The dresses worn, I think, suited the theme though it was actually unintentionally done.

Aunty Ona and you know with another senior who they bumped into as well. Those cupcakes were surely tired of you know who's mishandling....

Oh yeah...the BBQ lamb. That's all left of it by the time we recce-ed the stalls outside the hall.

You know who managed to entice this young lady who's one of the birthday girls. She won the best dressed prize too.

The Eid cake.

The birthday cake....too many cakes, I tell you.

We left Cyberjaya in the afternoon and head off to Taman Bukit Teratai (Lotus Hill Garden???), Cheras, to fulfill Ayoh Wang's (he blogs here) Open House invitation. Took us about an hour as we had to negotiate some winding roads in an unfamiliar area. It was almost "closing" time by the time we reached his house. The aroma of ghee rice, chicken and lamb dishes greeted us. Phew! Thank God we didn't eat too much at the earlier party. And while we were eating, Aunty Puteri (she blogs too, here) and Uncle Mizi arrived. So we had a fun time chit chatting (as most bloggers tend to do), oblivious to the surrounding. Ayoh Wang said he was expecting Aunty Ninot (she blogs here) and family too but they must have lost their way as by the time we left, they still haven't arrived. We'll catch her some other time then.

The host with a grandniece....

Some of the food on offer, prepared by the lady of the house.

Tapai pulut - fermented glutinous rice - wrapped in daun jambu laut.

Ayoh Wang's very shy daughter refilling the layered cake's container.

....while his son was the pawpawrazzi of the day. We shot him shooting us.

Aunty Puteri and Uncle Mizi....hmmm...hogging the pappadoms?

I love that pink plush kitty....

One for album before we left...

Angelina's note: Burp! Excuse me....am too full. Mama said we should all go on diet tomorrow. purrr...meow!