Duit Raya

Nowadays, “Duit Raya” is an important item when it comes to festive season. It is necessary when it comes to festive season regardless the different in neither religion nor race. For Muslim people, it is usually given to kids as a present or reward for their success in fasting for a month in Ramadan. During that time, adult or parents will have a headache on distributing “Duit Raya” for their relatives such as their kids, nephew or niece and at the same time, they very happy to waiting Duit Raya especially from their family. “Duit Raya” is also given to poor by the rich people as alms to helping them to celebrate festive season.

Special Cuisine on Aidilfitri Celebration

Beef in spicy coconut gravy or famously known as “Rendang Daging” is the most popular dish for Muslim during Aidilfitri. Here, the recipe and how to cook 'rendang daging'.

Ingredients: Fresh galangal, fresh lemon grass, dried hot chilies, cinnamon, cloves, red pepper, onions, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, lime leaves, coconut milk and beef.

Firstly, peel and chop the galangal and cut the top of lemon grass. Crumble up red chilies and cinnamon into water plus with the cloves. After that, chop the onions, red pepper, ginger and garlic. Put into an electric blender and blend them until smooth.Put together the mixer paste, lemon grass, curry leaves and lime leaves and put into a wide non stick pan with the coconut milk. Bring to the boil, stirring it occasionally. Turn heat to medium and cook sauce for 15 minutes. Stir now and again to prevent curdling. Then, put in the meat (and salt if you like), bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for an hour, stirring from time to time. Continue cooking and stirring for 30 minutes or until the sauce is very thick and brown and the meat is tender. If the sauce begins to splatter too much cover loosely, make the rendang stir and cook until the sauce has disappeared. Lastly, remove rendang from the pan, place into a bowl and ready to serve.

Try it! It is delicious!

Motivation

MOTIVATION?? As we know, requires the foundation of hope. What is we want in or life? A better job? A new home? Good health? A happpy marriage? Whatever it is, it is available and we can have it. We can have anything we really want but we cannot have everything we want. Whatever the problem, crisis, or situation we may confronted with, it is crucial to keep our goal in focus while deciding on the action to take. So many people make the mistake of letting their ego or their emotions come between them and their goal. Initially, there may well be some sacrifice, perhaps less time available in which to relieve the tension, but quite shortly we will enjoy the rewards of achievement and success. MOTIVATE YOURSELF!!!

'Hari Raya' Fashion

‘Hari Raya Aidilfitri’ is one of celebration that been celebrate by Muslim people. This is the day we celebrated after 30 tiring days of fasting season. On this big day, usually people will wear new cloths and prepared themselves as pretty as they can.

Traditional cloths are not been left behind, as everyone look really good in it. Nowadays, some of this traditional cloth such as Baju Kurung, Kebaya, Baju Melayu have given some modern touch on it as people now following the fashion trend.

Not only children are excited of getting a new brand cloth, but the eldest also busy to find the cloth that suit them well. On the Hari Raya, we will see people wearing this colorful traditional cloth. Some might choose pink as their color theme for this up coming Hari Raya, some might choose green for their family.

So, what is your favourite color for this year? Have you make up your mind? Decide and try to buy now, because last minute work will gives you some pressure for not having size or you don’t meet your expectation. Happy shopping everyone!!!!!!! =)

'Hari Raya' Mood.....

As all knows, it’s already 17 days of Ramadhan which only left almost 2 weeks of fasting day, where ‘Hari Raya’ is just around the corner. The mood of ‘Hari Raya’ is everywhere as we can hear people started humming and playing ‘raya’ song.


Some people take this opportunity to make extra money by doing business. Usually before ‘Hari Raya’ there will be big bazaar where they sell ‘Hari Raya’ stuffs such as traditional cloths, cookies, curtain and many more. Besides, they still sell foods for break fasting, where usually they open up their stall at 4 pm until 11 pm. This is the time where people do their shopping for ‘Hari Raya’ celebration.


Here in MICET, I believed all students are excited to go home as this is the time for them to gather with families and relatives. Some of them have already bought their bus-ticket to go back to their hometown. I’m sure that not only students, but MICET staffs also felt the same way. This ‘Raya’ mood make certain people counting down day by day to reach their hometown, which some might be in Kedah, Kelantan, Johor or maybe as far as Sarawak and Sabah.


Eventhough, we are excited to welcome this festive season everyone should be reminded, to take a good care of themselves and be careful with all their stuff. This is to make sure that everyone came back in one piece and having a happy moment with their family.



So, let counting down the day!!! Happy Ramadhan eve and keep counting for 'Hari Raya'.. =)

Bazaar Ramadhan

During the fasting month of Ramadhan prior to the festival Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Bazaar Ramadhan is the one of the waiting 'feast' that almost everywhere around the country. Bazaar Ramadhan is a long bazaar which open to the public during the fasting month. There are many popular Bazaar Ramdhan in Klang Valley which are in Kelana Jaya, Kampung Baru and Taman Tun Dr. Ismail. The only thing going through in our mind was alot of things to eat. we can see food being prepared and cooked on the spot especially 'ayam percik', satay, 'murtabak' and 'roti john'. 'Selamat Berpuasa' to all Malay readers.

Merdeka Celebration

Every year on 31st August is the anniversary of our independence day from the British colonialization. Peoples from all ages and races carried various sizes of the Jalur Gemilang as their pride to be Malaysian. During the celebrations, we can see some people took the opportunity to sell flags, cap and even drink and food to giving it a fun fair feel while waiting until the celebration ended at about 1a.m. But many young nowadays have forgotten the significance and importance of us celebrating our National Day. So, lets bring back the spirit of unity, friendship and brotherhood as we countdown to our Merdeka Day Celebration. Merdeka!! Merdeka!! Merdeka!!