When Syawal ended with cute slurps

Last weekend marked the end of Syawal. So, before curtains were drawn down, CQ invited a special little girl and her family to have the last raya dinner at CQ's humble home.

CQ prepared one of CQ's signature dish in the kitchen hehehe.. Soto Ayam, of course. CQ was elated to see little Safiya slurrpping the soup to her heart's content. She enjoyed it very much and CQ was sure that little Safiya had a couple of helpings to the soup, but her brother, Syafi Irfan seemed not to be in the mood. He had sleepy eyes =)

After dinner, CQ had a big surprise for little Safiya... a birthday cake - 3 chocolate cupcakes - each marked a year. Yes! Little Safiya turned three years old just few days earlier.

Ohhh... don't worry, CQ did not bake the cupcakes hehehe..

Little Safiya Imani and her family at CQ's dinner table =)

Well, if you remember this story, it gives CQ an idea. Maybe next year CQ will organize a 'Raya Kids Open House at CQ's' ..huhu

Finally we met ..

Still very much in the festive moods, many Open Houses are taking place around the country. Spreads of delicious and calories-boosted food are being served to induce Raya guests to linger on a little bit more in celebrating the Eid Mubarak.

Last Saturday, CQ finally got to meet a little girl - Safiya Imani and her brother - Syafi Irfani, in their new house in Kampong Selayun. Both brother and sister are CQ's youngest blog follower and they do have a blog of their own.

Safiya Emir meets Safiya Imani - we share the same first name :)

CQ's special guests, Iraqi-Swiss - Ikhlas and Omar, flew in on the eve of Syawal to experience Eid Mubarak for the first time in Brunei Darussalam.

Family and friends at CQ's crib :)

Enter the Ox!

Wishing CQ's Chinese friends an everlasting happiness and prosperity in 2009!

Gong Xi Fa Cai

taken from Google Image

CQ wishes

Happy New Year

2009 has arrived ...Remember!

Life is short, break the rules, forgive and forget quickly,

love truly, laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything

that made You sm!le in 2008.

Merry Xmas
to all friends and readers who are celebrating
and happy holidays

The Korban

After yesterday's Eid Al-Adha's morning prayer, families and friends were hosted to a raya 'breakfast' and also to witness the Korban of goats and a cow, at the premises of Serikandi Cafe & Restaurant.

Shaikh Hj Ahmad and Sharifah Hjh Maimunah with grandchildren

Rara, Mdm Tiff, Sherry and Sharifah Hjh Aisah

Bling-bling Sistas ..cool aje ehh hehe

BinKhalid being interviewed

briefing by CEO of Serikandi Group of Companies

getting ready the first Korban

Sharifah Hjh Aisah with one of her goats before the
Korban ceremony

Hj Abd. Hamid Bin Dato Paduka Hj Abdullah, Assistant District Officer was the guest of honour

preparing to skin the sacrifice

clearing out the inner organs

BinAz supervising the staff

cutting into pieces

an axe was used to cut or chop the ribs or bony parts

above and below pictures showed the meat
to be cut / chop into portions

chopped meat were then weighed accordingly before being packed

Mdm Tiff - chief person at the distribution section

ready to be distributed

BinKhalid and Hj Abd Hamid distributing to individuals
(which include the poor in the Kampong Pandan area)
who came to receive a pack of the Korban meat each

queuing up for their Korban meat

uuhhh Mr. Sam

Hakeem getting his family's share

CQ got her share toooo =)

Chef Hameed gave a helping hand at the chopping board

Tuan Roslan & Puan Zaiton also contributed their energy :P

hmmm waiting to be sacrificed ...huhu

=)


Lunch was served with Arabic Lamb and rice ...yummmy

CQ's plate hehehe




Two Hours later

BinAz prepared French shank? with ribs from a sacrificed goat hmmm

OK people ...DROOL!

ready to be oven grilled ...rugi tak merasa huhu

it was delicious ..tho' meat was tough, nasib gigi tak patah hahaha