:: the raya haji story; #one - THE DAY ::

my raya haji this year was again celebrated at padang luas, terengganu. generally speaking, raya haji up there is much more interesting than the usual bangun pergi sembahyang raya and pergi ambil makanan/daging from the local mosque that does the korban for those who had their share of the cow/goat/camel. in the kelantan terengganu aidiladha, its all about hands-on, and always have been. talking about camels, previously the family didn't get the camel that we hoped for, so we've just settled for another cow. again.


raya this time was interesting too, like always. but this year, there's the extra jalan2.. i'll post it up on the next post kot.. tengok la nanti..this is the cow. semangat gile die tanak mati; the legs were forced to be tied to a 4x4 vehicle to keep it from meronta-ronta-ing around and to pull it fall to the ground.


blood spraying all over. sweet~


warm blood. if im not mistaken, according to one of my uncles, amongst all previous korbans, this was the longest it took to complete(up till the last breath) the sembelih-ing process. old folks have a saying about these high spirited sacrifices; ape bendenye, aku tak igt.. but it was kinda like a good sign of.. er.. something la.. kot..
here's ayah ha, ayah su and abang sherry lapah-ing the kaki lembu.
looks kinda funny, in a gross way that is. face of death?
there's ayah chik with his famous 'kepit pisau kat kaki and pegang daging kat tangan to potong skill', and my dad mengkapak(is there such a word?) the ribs of that lembu.. or of whatever is left of it.
the sorting dept. a.k.a. 'mari bekerja sambil bercerita macam-macam dept.'
..while mirol and ayah ha looking on my dad toying around with the horns, trying to make a hulu parang. note that at the time of this post, the hulu has yet to be ready.
this is ashraf.
jaw ripped apart. (lidah lembu bakar cicah kicap cili sedap dowh~)

nope. these are not the skin. its the inside of the biggest stomach. anyone like a gut desktop background maybe?
the other internal organs. mostly visible here are the peruts. and if you look closely, there's the reproductive organ. of a male mammal.
mirol menyibuk sahaja.
little shasha struggling with her spoon.
a kolam ikan of carps nearby.
baby ain's serious pose.
the tuan rumah(ayah man), abang ros, and ayah chik waiting for the finished lembu everything dishes.
shakimi at the center of attention, as usual. babies. i'm not jealous.
another one.

my dad took these two photos. smart, huh..=)