Hari Raya

OMG!!! It's Hari Raya.. yes.. Hari Raya... a day where I'm supposed to be in baju kurung, and sitting at the back of my dad's car, with earphones in both ears, blocking out the Barney programme that my sis is watching.. but.. no.. I'm stuck in Adelaide, receiving calls from my dad and mum who is on the way back to Port Dickson, with my sister.. IN HER BAJU KURUNG.. and her irritating barney/Fun Song Factory programme.. *I swear I can hear Barney's laughter through the phone*.. Great, what a wonderful world.. so much for omg..

what I missed about Hari Raya, and going back to Port Dickson.. though I used to resent it as it was so goddamn bloody hot.. I miss the food.. I miss the stares that I give to those annoying little malay brats.. I miss kicking the cats down the chairs.. I miss gossiping with my brother about that stupid fat malay girl who thinks she is so graceful in her orange kebaya( I think she was trying to catch my brother's eye) I miss locking one of my cousins in the room and hear them scream.. ( I feel mean) but I seriously miss giving them the cold, murderous look when they were about to misbehave.. then they'll look at you.. with glistening eyes...the wanting to cry but try so hard not to cry look.. then they run off and wailed to their parents.. and their parents will scold them for crying without a reason.... well.. that was my entertainment (and bro's too) back in Port Dickson..however, most importantly, I miss my grandmother..

But, I did get a chance to talk to her.. and that was one of the hardest conversation that I have ever made.. excluding the time where I had to talked to the fellow in 3 customer service care (I was laughing out loud on the phone.. wth) . Anyway, this time it's not because we have no common topic to talk.. It's because of the language barrier... I had to draft out what I wanted to say in Malay, the night before Raya... 8 months in Adelaide seriously messed up my Malay..

I nearly blurted " wassup ", instead of "Assalamualaikum" .. (fyi, for the sake courtesy).. I even googled how to say "How are you" in malay and turns out.. its "Apa Khabar" ..

My draft:
Assalamualaikum tuk! Apa khabar?.................................................

See how bad my bahasa become...

Assalamualaikum tuk! Apa khabar? ...... (this is when she say she's good). Maaf (I wanted to use ampun, but then again.. it sound so wrong.. ), kerana Jasmine tak jadi pulang. Jasmine kat adelaide, sangat jauh... (this is the part where she say tak apa, tuk rindu Jasmine) Jasmine pun rindu tuk.. rindu... food(?!) tuk... (I forgot about "makanan") Tuk jaga badan k? Tunggu Jasmine, Jasmine akan tengok u..

what.the.heck.... I feel embarrass even reading it now.. I don't think she really understand what I said.