Eid Report

As I said in my previous post, I couldn’t wait for this year’s Eid… Well, Eid is indeed the best days in the whole year!! Let me count my blessings:

1. My big family gathers, stayed in my house. Some slept in bedroom, many slept in the living room. My house practically became the loudest house in that little town. 

2. We went to the river every day. We barbecued. My skin got darker. I got uglier because of the sunburn. Nevertheless, I was happy every single day. 

3. The whole villagers gathered for Ikan Larangan. It wasn’t as exciting as the last time (cause some villagers did not come) but for me, it never lost its fun. 

4. There was also an additional occasion where all the single males and females ate together for the last Ramadhan breakfast. It turned out inspire me to do something for my village.
5. Millions of little blessings I have each day. 

As my cousins started their car engines and drove away, my mother cried, and I did, and followed by almost everyone. I smiled seeing them wiping their tears, because that’s when I noticed my family would get stronger. On the way back to Padang Panjang, my father’s car is filled with stuff I didn’t recognize. I asked him, and turned out some people wanted to tag along wanting to go to Padang. I usually hated crowded car, but this time, I was glad we got companies even if we had to sit uncomfortably. 

Insyallah next year’s Eid, I will officially open a small library in my house, available to everyone in my village. I have many good books. I’d be happy to someday know people are inspired to love reading started from my small library. Any idea about the library name? 

Also, I wish I could gather few youth in my village to conduct competitions in the last days of Ramadhan. Such as Islamic quiz, cooking battle (for girls) and adzan (for boys). I realized my town needs to be more organized about its youth community.