Monday, November 10, 2003

 
Two weeks had past since Ramadhan started. Whether or not we have make the best out of this holy month, is a quiestion evrybody should ask themselves.

Today is my first time breaking fast with a cup of coffee in my room. Eversince we started fasting, I would normally go to the uni mosque for iftar on weekdays or fulfilling dinner invitation at somebody's house. So far, I've been to 4 open houses for iftar and dinner. The dishes vary from nasi briyani, nasi bukhari, laksa, spaghetti, ikan asam pedas an ayam masak madu. The iftar at the mosque is free, sponsored by the uni's Islamic Society. I never joined the terawih at the mosque though, having been told that it is always extra long, thus I either perform terawih with my friends or alone in my room.

Yesterday was the Singaporean Games in Nottingham. Nik woke me up early yesterday morning asking me to play for Kings' College's football team as they need a goal keeper. Though the team didn't make as far as I had hoped, I was contented with my personal performance. My proudest moment was when I overheard a Singaporean bloke telling his wife that I was a good goalie as I walked pass them. A fortnight prior to that, the Malaysian Games took place in Notts. I have to say everybody's hard work, especially the committee's, really paid off. We had more than 3000 visitor who came, mostly Malaysians, and no major problem occured. Notts sent two 5-aside football team and I captain-ed the second team. We didn't go as far as the first team who emerged as the champion, but all in all, it was good fun. Notts also won several other games and was announced the overall champion by the end of the day. The only thing I didn't have the chance to enjoy that day was all the Malaysian food being sold at the food court due to the football matches and duty after the game. Besides making a number of new friends, I also met a few old ones at the game, those i knew from Cambridge and from the years back in koleq. About 10 days after the game, the society held a thank you party for all the players and volunteers who made the Nottingham Malaysian Games such a successful event. And again, as always, more Malaysian food was served...

Another half a month to go before Aidilfitri arrives. Hopefully, somebody will plan something for the day. I wanna make it as fun as possible. Wonder how fun can it be..
posted by bYn 1:04 AM