Eid 2011/1432

Children are taking over the decision-making process this year. They decided to celebrate raya in Bali. Unfortunately they got mixed up with the date for raya. We were supposed to go on second Raya but instead we are leaving on 3rd Raya. Poor Maz has to take extra day leave from work. Izrin and Haidi are not able to join us but will be spending raya with my side of the family this year on the first day of raya. Now they have to learn to take turn celebrating Raya between Izrin's family and Haidi's family. I am happy that they have this understanding. Haidi's father is not well suffering from kidney failure. I hope he is well enough to celebrate raya with his family.
I am quite overjoyed over the news that I am going to be a grandmother for the second time. Haidi is expecting and my youngest son is going to be a father. He is quite excited at the prospect. I guess he will learn what fatherhood is all about when the baby is born. Glad that Rania is going to get a cousin (but she needs a sister or a brother).
Jin Kim and I made a prompt decision when we had berbuka puasa at One Utama one evening. She is talking about visiting her sister in UK and invited me to come along so that we can travel together. I jumped at the idea and asked her to book cheap Matta flight to London after Raya. I want to go to Scotland and she hasn't been there too. The next day, she booked a ticket by Gulf Air to London at RM 2930 return. But she is coming back later than me so that she can spend more time with her sister. Looks like my traveling budget this year is over blown bursting to the seams but I don't care. This is my hobby and it makes me happy.
In the excitement of planning the trip to Scotland, I overlooked the date of my return to Malaysia. Looking at the itinerary, I understood that I am coming back to Malaysia on 10 October, but arrive KLIA at 9.40 am on 11 Oct. Suddenly I realised that I have to fly to Kota Kinabalu on the same day with 3.55pm. flight. That means I go home just to take another overnight bag and off again to KLIA. That's crazy. After much discussion with UMS, they are changing my flight to 10 pm and immediately after my paper presentation on 12 Oct, I'm flying back to KLIA and home for a much needed rest. I just hope I don't have jet-leg when I deliver my paper.
I hope we have good raya in Bali with Rania.
Selamat hari raya to all Muslims.