+ loving you , loving me +: Our First Raya Open House

Last Saturday 3/10/2009 at 4.30 pm , For the very first time organize RAYA OPEN HOUSE. Before this we have planned many time but we didn’t go thru with it because of many reasons, but this year we didn’t plan all we did was on Tuesday we said let’s do open house this Saturday and it was a done deal. We planned what to cook and who to invite and what to wear and …and…and…many more and’s.

So on Wednesday we were at my Mums house till late, got home watched TV and crashed. Then on Thursday we went to do some shopping for some things, not grocery’s (read on you will know why I emphasized on this) and dinner and headed home. Then we went to my mum’s house, coz it was my Brothers birthday, came home around 11 plus and went to sleep. On Friday after work we headed straight to Giant to buy some groceries, just basic grocery and some other things. Hubby was like lets buy all the meat and chicken today so tomorrow we can start cooking early, and I was like no our fridge dose have much space to put all the thing’s in so we didn’t buy it.

We return home say around 11 plus, settled in and started to cook the Nasi Impit (Squash rice) as that was the longest cook and we can’t managed to cook it tomorrow as we need to use all the stove. So we began at 11.30 pm and the rice finally finish cooking at 2.30 am, and we straight hop in bed to catch up on sleep. The next day we woke up around 8 am and got ready to start the day with breakfast at mamak before heading to Sri Rampai market to buy all the groceries. We reached the market at 9 am but it wasn’t open yet, we were already worried can we finish cooking everything in time?. The place finally open at 9.30 we rush in did some very express shopping I tell you, we have never done anything like this before.

After shopping and paying it was around 11.00 am, we had to make one quick stop at Carrefour to get something badly. By the time we done shopping and making our way home its was about 11.30 am. As soon as reach home I dint look left or right straight to the kitchen and I started to began cooking, in all this I send hubby over to mummy place to send the groceries we help her buy due her broken leg. Hubby had to do all the running around, like go and buying some last minutes stuff. Hubby arrived home around 1 plus and helped me clean the house a bit her and there, stock up the KUIH RAYA into the serving glasses.

Now it’s already 2.30 pm still carrying on with the cooking, and Zezey is supposed to come unfortunately she could make due to helping her mum with their catering order. Then I was still rushing and cooking all my dishes, around 3.30pm we finally finished cooking and cleaning the kitchen. This was also after pushing Fairul to come later the arranged time that was 3.00 pm, Fairul came along with the twins Alicia and Alexis my favorite twins around 4.00 pm. He unfortunately they could not try my shepherd’s pie caused haven’t prepared it yet, but we managed to stuff them with food till they could eat any more. I was actually quiet happy since I have not lepak (hanged out) with them in ages, after an hour plus they left for karaoke session if I am not wrong.

As soon as they left we did some cam whoring sessions before, changing back into our cooking clothes to finished the rest of the cooking. Our next guest was Karni & Husband, they arrive just after 7.30 pm plus. They were the first ones to enjoy my shepherds pie’s and the new batch of food, shortly after they arrived Violet (my collogue) arrived as well. So we all sat down and enjoyed our dinner together. We also managed to cam whore with all our guest after dinner as a memoir, then as Karni left Noe & Spouse arrived. They arrived around 10 plus, and we got them to eat first as it was already late so violet joined them for second round.

After violet left, I send down some food for the guards and when up straight away. We all watched some cooking show about the battles among chefs. Then we had a small photo shot of Noe and Spouse, after they left it was around 1.30 am. So we did some cleaning and turn in to sleep around 2.00 am plus.

Enjoy the pictures below some of the candid moments.