Eidul Adha in Dubai......(08/12/2008)

It's a low-key celebration....this Eidul Adha....but that didn't stop us Malaysians to have our own Raya Haji gathering.

We planned to have it on the roof-top of our Al Attar Escala. So, at about 100pm on the Raya day, we took our food and drinks to the roof-top swimming pool. We were joined by our fellow Malaysians here....Alamin n wife, Sirazi had his wife and three kids visiting this school holidays, Zainal with his colleagues.....also there were Fazli and Shukor, 2 young guys who work at the Burj Dubai.

Along and Ain... helping Ibu preparing the table

My wife and I had our own guest....Norita, a niece of her ex-collegemate who's just arrived in Dubai.

Mak would be very proud, knowing her daughter-in-law can make Roti Jala like hers

Some of the "Orang Bujang" contingent lead by Zainal (extreme right)

The menu was my Soto Ayam, instant lemang, daging dendeng, strawberry yogurt pudding, roti jala and chicken curry. Sirazi and his family brought spaghetti, nasi himpit & chicken rendang, cocktail pudding. Alamin and wife brought two types of salad, peanut gravy and nasi himpit. Zainal and his "bachelor" gang brought the drinks. Fazli and Shukor brought chicken Kaddai......

It's chow time for everyone......

Some of the dishes that were served

Luckily we had this shed by the swimming pool....

It felt just like Malaysia again.....with plentiful of food and drinks.....a lot of banters by the bachelor gang.....Who said, we can't make a Raya gathering as lively as this?

In all, more than 20 of us at the swimming pool.....I guess the mat salehs who were sun-bathing there were quite annoyed.....hehehe...

We discovered that this will be Fazli and Shukor's final month in Dubai....They'll be going home, for good, on the 1st of January. All the best of luck for them.

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We had an invitation that night.....at Amali's house, just a few minutes' walk from our house. We when there with Sirazi and his family.....We were treated with some of the best Johor cuisines...as both Amali and his wife, Zarina, are from Johor....

Food served by Amali and Zarina....thanks a lot guys

We left at about 930pm.....tired but happy to have spent the Eidul Adha with our friends.....It's not the same as spending it with our family and friends in Malaysia though, but we tried to make as joyful as possible with our new friends here in Dubai.

More Photos HERE