Puasa Time

Its that time of the year again, where all muslims celebrate the month of Ramadhan. I remembered my early years of fasting. That was way back in the 80's. I was trained to fast at the the tender age of 5. Can u imagine how can a 5 yr old resist the temptation to eat or drink. Top that with the inconsiderate friends who enjoys licking the ice cream in front of you. Peer pressure! As expected I lasted only for half a day and my mum tried to prolong this on daily basis until I finally fast for the whole day when I was 7.

As a kid, it was a torcherous waiting for the time to break fast. I would normally spend the whole evening watching the crap Arabic drama on TV1. This was my daily routine for years until TV3 premiered in 1985 where the legendary Rumah Kedai was on show. A definite favourite past time haha.

Anyway, here I am 25 years after my first fasting day. Hunger and thirst is no longer a problem as I am so used to fasting. My only problem at work now is my eyes. I practically struggle to stay awake. Damn sleepy. Maybe due to lack of nicotine :)

Btw, I'll be celebrating Hari Raya in Melaka this year. Quite pissed off with one of my Chinese colleague who applied for leave on Monday, the day before Hari Raya. She never informed me about it until I saw her name on the calendar leave. That means I have to work on Monday! So insensitive. Let me know when is Chinese New Year. I'll make sure I'll be on leave a day before that.




Yawning off at 2.50 p.m.