13 October 2008 - 2 Hari Raya Gatherings in 1 Day!

A week after we got back from our long Hari Raya break, we had our office Hari Raya gathering cum staff birthday celebration.

The celebrations started off bright and early, at 10.00am! All of us came in our Malay attire and I reckon the big hit was really Fred! It is very common to see non-Malay women dressed in baju kurung or kebaya, but you can hardly find non-Malay men walking around in full baju Melayu.. hey, it's not even normal to see Malay men in full baju Melayu! At most they would just be wearing the top but it calls for a special occasion to be in full regalia.

Fred, Shamini, Rafidah & moi..

Fred & Shamini were asked to be 1 of the 2 pairs of hosts for the event and they did a great job! There were a couple of "performances" and the celebration of birthdays for people born in August (too busy to ceelebrate), September (fasting month) and October. So, there were 2 huge cakes and half of the company up front! And then, there was the announcement for the 3 Best Dressed Male & Female staff.. Then, came the good bit - MAKAN!


The birthday cakes.. no prizes for guessing which was the crowd favourite!

There was lots of food..

For me, it was assam laksa first, man.. Yum!

There was satay, lontong, sambal prawns, chicken curry, etc. etc. etc...

Department Photo

Another department photo.. The Boss men - Fred, my boss & Yazrine, our department boss

After all the merriment, we adjourned back to the office to catch up on whatever work we could do, take a break, digest our food and get ready for another Hari Raya gathering in the afternoon!

The afternoon's Hari Raya gathering was hosted by the Education Division and was held at (I think) Kampung Pengantin, which means bride's and/or groom's village and I reckon this is a place that people hire to hold (Malay) weddings.

Fred, Jasmin & me.. still stuffed from lunch!

Again, there was lots of food! Check it out..

As stuffed as I was, I couldn't resist the roast lamb..

Here, again, there were prizes for the top 3 Best Dressed Male & Female and our very own Jasmin won 3rd place! She was taken totally by surprise and was happily half way through eating her cendol!

A quick glimse of the venue..

It's a nice place, with pretty little details but the only gripe is that on a hot day (it really hot that day!), it can quite unbearable unless more fans or, even better, mist fans wer brought in..

One for the road.. A photo with our CEO (seated in the centre with the red shawl)