The Fasting Month

The fasting month is a month that I actually look forward for.And for so many reasons.I love having sahur and buka puasa with my family.I love going to the Ramadhan Bazaar with my family during the weekends and with my friends during the weekdays.I love the fact that it's a very holy month for the muslims all over the world. This year,I manage to start the fasting month by having my 1st and 2nd day if sahur with my family anf even breaking the fast with them.During this fasting month,a fellow muslim not only has to abstain from eating and drinking but they should also refrain from saying bad things about others,hearing bad things(gossip and such) or looking at bad things.And I have to say during this fasting month,I am definitely more diligent in doing my ibadah.

Also,people tend to say that people tend to lose weight during the fasting month but I think people actually tend to gain weight during the fasting month!Read it HERE and you have to admit that eating at night(after berbuka) does make you gain weight!You defintely can lose weight during the fasting month if you are careful over what you buy for breaking your fast but because we have refrain from eating for a whole day,we tend to buy food with our eyes when we go to the Ramadhan Bazaar.And then we eat and eat after we break our fast.My parents taught me to just have something to drink or a few dates when I break my fast,go straight to maghrib prayers and only after that I should eat something heavy and this is practice by my parents everynight during the month of Ramadhan.

And don't sleep after you have taken your sahur as it helps your body to digest the food better.During this Ramadhan month,I have break my fast with the following foods:

a) Nasi Kerabu-I had this 2 days in a row.
b)Murtabak-the ones in Puncak Alam is the best so far,not like the tasteless ones that is available in Shah Alam.
c)Dadih-I have tried almost all of the flavors from honeydew,strawberry,blueberry...
d)Ayam golek-to me the best ayam golek has to have a good marinade & a great dipping sauce and this has to be the one at the Stadium bazaar & the one in sect.17.
e)Nasi ayam-last year,I had this dish almost everyday!But not this year.This year my choices varies.
f)Kebab Melawati-to my brothers and me,they make the best kebab.I like their beef kebab.
g)Chakoi-the deep fried curlers.I hate the fact that they serve kaya as the dipping sauce because I like the spicy chillie sauce better.This one stall in sect.17 gave great chillie sauce with their chakoi but then a few days after,they changed it to kaya!

So far,this Ramadhan,I have been to 3 different bazaars.The one in sect.17,the one at the Stadium shah alam & the one in Puncak Alam.But I have yet to find the kuih that my dad & I like which is the tepung gomak.Last year they were everywhere in Sect.17 but now,they're nowhere to be found!I am not going to give up as there's still 2 more weeks to go!