My 44th Post: Eid of 2012 Says Good Bye

Spent an entire month waiting for it and now its gone.....the three days of Eid officially ended today.....everything goes back to as it was and same routines take over our lives....the three days of gatherings and all that enjoyment is over....no more waking up and greeting people by saying Eid mubarak and then expecting Eidi from them, at least not for some months now....what ever it was, it was fun and hope that everyone enjoyed it....
Eid brings blessings for people and truly we were blessed...I can say that because there were few blackouts on the first day but then no blackout till today....that is one of the biggest blessing....well jokes apart, everywhere people were enjoying their time.....it felt as if the sorrows were lifted from this city and smiles rained upon us.....throughout the city, I saw people enjoy to their fullest and there wasn't any sight of pain or something like that....it was how normal days should be but well its good to see that the hearts still know how to live....
Every restaurant was booked and there was no place to sit....me and my friends were out and in order to dine, we changed couple of restaurants and still the one where we went served us after an hour at least....the streets were lighted by both the bulbs and the lights traveling from the vehicles.....there was no space to walk so driving was out of question....well salute to the traffic police which for once stood out and controlled this else Hyderabad would have flooded and our dinner would have been served in my ride.....
Though I didn't do much and honestly speaking, didn't enjoy that much except the second day but still due to some reason I don't want the feeling of Eid to end.......it felt odd when I realized that today was the last day and somehow I want to relive those 3 days again....something of this Eid is pulling me to it....I don't know what but I really feel the absence of Eid....still tomorrow or day after tomorrow when I would go out and meet people, I would wish them Eid...I mean the ones whom I didn't get a chance to see in those 3 days....but that wouldn't get the spirit of Eid alive because Eid is gone and I know it won't be back for months....
Well, I have to move on and wait for the next one to arrive....hope everyone really enjoyed the past few days and no one hurt anyone's feelings recently...if you say your days were boring and all then I would just say to you to be thankful to Allah that you are still safe and sound enough to read my post today and maybe having a little smile on your face...so keep on flexing those jaw muscles and take care....
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My 41st Post: Chand Raat

A few days back, I wrote off a post upon the act of iftari....what goes on and what we feel during that time interval; wrote every detail and naming it the part of Ramadan....it feels as if that was only a week earlier when I included that post in my blog but no, the whole month passed away tonight....Ramadan of 2012 just ended, this blessed month won't be back for an other year now....who ever did good and fasted the whole month, would certainly receive his/her rewards and who so ever did bad, may Allah bless him/her and forgive all those encountered sins...

Well as the month ends, it is time for Eid....a day celebrated on the closure of the month after the sight of the crescent moon of a new month....in my region, Eid is going to knock on our door steps on 20th of August and today was the day to complete all the preparations for the upcoming parties!!

I have been busy in some chores since 3 days now....had a long list of shopping and some other work but still that wasn't as hectic as today....my arms really hurt right now because today was the final day and had to finish all the remaining things....today was the final fast and was the chand raat (night of the sight of a new moon)....

The day started as any other day of the month....I remained awake till sehri in order to blog and then after sehri was going to sleep but received a text from my buddy that he had arranged a football match...I knew how the day was going to be but still it was football....I just couldn't say no specially on the last day of Ramadan....it felt special....so instead of sleeping went out and played and won as well....the game ended with 4-3....came home, slept late so woke up late and the time was messed up....had to do some shopping and then gave time to the family....after everything, I started to wax my ride and after nearly 4 hours, told myself that now the job is done.....get freshened up and relax....

Well that was the summary of how I spent my day....but normally that was the least busiest schedule anyone would have....you should really check out the markets...they are flushed with people rushing from here and there....the shops seem to be filled with enough people to make them burst apart....I can still imagine a road jam and the drivers continuously honking and looking forward to get a perfect parking spot....housewives at home, would be busy in preparing delicious dishes for people like me to munch on....most of those dishes would be something sweet in order to fill hearts with love and to make a person drip nice words on the day of Eid....girls would be busy in getting their hands tattooed with mehandi....I hate mehandi but still me hating it doesn't makes any difference, just making a statement here.....

Everyone would be running here and there....someone would be shouting because their dress isn't perfectly stitched and on the other hand there would be a person among us all who couldn't get a hair cut and now the barber's shop is over crowded...everyone would be busy tonight in doing stuff....this all seems a fuss but still it is worth it....after a night's fuss, a beautiful day would arrive.....

Now it is my time to sign off because I have to wake up early for the Eid prayer....in all the work, I forgot to confirm the time for the Eid prayer but well got the information...just a few moments earlier, my elder cousin Yaqoob called to inquire about the time and then in the end told me to mention his name here...so here it is bha, you are mentioned in my post :) would see you at the prayer tomorrow insha-Allah and I exactly know what you are going to say so I would like to say sorry in advance :P

Take care everyone, hope you had a wonderful time today and keep yourself updated with my blog....do share and comment.....