.::their raya::.

Assalamualaikum W.B.T

Tahun ni, raya gathering family Hj. Radiman (my abah's side) diadakan kat umah my youngest uncle, Encik Marhalim bin Radiman. Actually, ni adalah umah pusaka. And tahun ni jugak merupakan tahun ke-10 gathering routine ni diadakan. This is considered the second round la sebab abah ade 9 beradik (7 lelaki, 2 perempuan...abah is the second and is the eldest brother).

Since atuk n nenek meninggal, adik-beradik abah amik giliran jadi host family gathering untuk first day raya. Memandangkan adik-beradik abah semuanya kahwin dengan orang sekampung je...so xde masalah untuk dorg berkumpul kat satu tempat pada raya pertama. This is the first place to be after solat raya la kire.

Selalunya, kami akan mulakan dengan bacaan tahlil untuk arwah and nenek. Pastu ada sesi bermaaf-maafan dan sesi duit raya gak. Tapi still, kami akan saling mengunjungi umah satu sama lain untuk sesi bermaafan yang lebih formal lagi..cewah. Some uncle purposely x bg duit raya time ni sbb dorg nak encourage orang datang umah...(tp ni dah salah konsep kan bile datang sbb nak duit raye...hehe). Pastu makan2. Last sekali...sesi fotografi. Actually, sesi fotografi ni dah memang jadi tradisi family sejak arwah atuk masih hidup lagi. Kire each family akan bergambar...pastu gambar the whole extended family...gambar pasangan adik-beradik abah...gambar sepupu2 lelaki...gambar sepupu2 perempuan...pastu gambar ape2 lagi lah. Tu kire yg biase buat la.

I don't remember when it started, tetibe semua family pun came out with their theme colour each year. Seingat saya, ada satu tahun ni, my family decided to wear the same colour. And then, the year after that, semua family pun ade theme colour sendiri. Benda ni x plan pun...tapi cam understood je. And saya rasa menarik la ade theme colour ni, like rumah sukan pun ade...hehe.

Tahun ni (2008 @ Cik Alim's) my family was in blue, 2007 @ Wak Maiyah's (mixed...mostly brown), 2006 @ My family's (brown), 2005 @ Cik Ma'aros (blue), 2004 @ Cik Ani's (black), 2003 @ Cik Maknoh's (green), 2002 @ Cik Amin's (blue)....and tu je yg ingat (^_^)

And my big big family pun ade gathering gak. Yang ni keluarga Bani Sarjan plak. Selalunya akan buat at least after seminggu raya. This gathering was initiated by abah's family (Bani Radiman) in the year of 1993 if x silap. Kire dah 15 kali la so far. Most of Bani Sarjan pun duduk kat kampung ni gak. Cume ade la beberapa family yang kat Sijangkang, Sabah and Indonesia. And during this gathering, the host will provide the guess with updated version of family tree from 5 to 7 generations. Ni kire yang macam folio sejarah kite buat dulu2 tu...hehe. Mesti la kene update each year sebab ada yang meninggal dunia, ada yang berkahwin, ada yang bertambah anak. So, from this book, dapat la trace balik family members and nama2 dorg sekali. Yelah, dalam 500 lebih orang tu, bukan kite kenal and tahu nama sume kan. So, this book kind of helpful jugak la especially dalam urusan jemputan kahwin like abah used to do...hehe.

Hmm....basically tu la pasal my family. I hope benda2 camni dapat diteruskan dan takkan pudar la sampai bila2 sebab zaman sekarang ni istitusi keluarga bukan macam dulu. Adik-beradik nak berkumpul pun susah. So harapnya, dengan perjumpaan macam ni, dapatla mengeratkan silaturrahim...yang jauh didekatkan...yang renggang dimesrakan...yang tak kenal dikenal2kan...hehe. Pesanan khidmat masyarakat ini ditaja oleh Australian Government...heh.

Ok la, enjoy the pics :)

my family was in blue this year...

it seems that in 6 years time (2003-2008), the population has doubled!
next year I should be in the pics...iA =)

my uncles and aunties family...
hmm...it appeared that this year...the range of colours do not differ much...
was it the trend or what...heh


my uncles and aunties...sit according to sequence it seems
see...my parents be the second =)

this is all in one...except a few...including me ;(
see you next year at the same place but different house =)

Salam~