Selamat Hari Raya to all my brothers and sisters!

Raya has always been a marathon for my family. This is because while my family lives in Perak, my mother is from Negeri Sembilan and my father is from Johor. Every Raya, since I was born, we will always go back to both of their kampungs. And usually, it’s just about 4 to 5 days. Perak-Negeri Sembilan-Johor in a very limited number of days. Crazy, right?

However, this year, Raya is very different for me. This is my first Raya being a wife. I experienced for the first time having to divide Raya between families. The difficulty in that is the fact that our families live in four different states. His family celebrates Raya in Perak and KL while mine is in Negeri Sembilan and Johor. Basically, we spent the Raya in the car a lot.

The biggest difference between celebrating Raya with my family compare to the Husband's is their style. So before we start of about the big tour, let's talk about my first ever experience of spending the night before Raya with the Husband's family.

I shall admit that it took me a few days to figure out what to wear. In all my 20 years, I've always worn my pyjamas. We would either spend the night in the kitchen, playing with fireworks, or on numerous occasions, playing monopoly until everyone goes bankrupt and the winner is the only one standing.

This Raya, I had none of those. Instead, I had to dress to the nines and go for this intimate event at Ende Cho's beautiful house. And once the Husband's family gets together, you know to expect a whole lot of photos too!