First of all, we have officially entered a new month which is June. Almost half way people! Gosh, does time really fly that fast? What have we achieved so far? If we are barely scratching the surface with our goal motivations, let us move forward and fight on to make things better for ourselves.
Anyway, we are also coming to the end of the fasting month. All fellow Muslims, if they are in good health, are to fast for one whole month because it is said that with fasting, we learn patience and also learn about the difficulties the poor experience when they lack of food and drink. So in return, we become more generous and giving when knowing about their plight. In short, this is a good month to restart and become better Muslims and hopefully, our good deeds will go beyond the holy month.
As part of the fasting month, there are many bazaars that were being held that sell things in preparation for the Hari Raya and also for the break fast. Temptations of food were aplenty and when you go without food and drinks since the break of dawn, everything looks tempting. However, with so much variety of food, both traditional and fancy, it is easy to want to buy all, lol. But of course, we can't be so tempted by such good food every day because it is not healthy for our pockets. We also need to keep money for the upcoming Raya preparations.
We went to the iconic Geylang Bazaar to try out the different foods, with money ready of course. But we were also strategic like we knew what we wanted to buy. It was a matter of finding them and queueing up, of course. I must say that this time round, it was a little more spacious with some seating areas as well where people can sit down to relax awhile and enjoy their food. Because dang, it can get so hot. Just see how we sweat in the picture below, lol.
This year, we didn't go all out exploring different bazaars but just this one. I think it is good enough. I went twice while my brother went four times, to try out the same types of food again, haha. He went with me the first time last Sunday and then with different groups of friends the next few days within the same week. I guess being in the much younger age group, they liked to explore around while older people like him prefer to chill at home, than being in the humid atmosphere and without all the jostling. I went the second time because I wanted to eat the Takoyaki. I didn't eat much that day because I was so freaking full. It was nice but of course, the Yummy Takoyaki was nicer but they were not selling at the bazaar. I think even if they were, I'd rather not buy because they are known to have long queues and queueing in a non aircon space is a no no for me.
Enjoy the pics below!
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