In the three years it took to finish my diploma, I had never been even once to UDM's/UniSZA's Raya Celebration. It's not that I don't want to go, I terribly do, but it's just... my friends are the sort that shy away from big social functions. Major loss for me at that time.
However, I'm not going to let this dictate how I live my Degree days. I'm going to live it to the fullest. I want to fall and learn the hard way. No more molly coddling this not so little girl. She needs to grow up. Don't patronize me! I'm different now. I'm a lady! :D
Anyways, back to the story. I went to the Raya celebration. Usually at these type of Raya celebrations, there would be free food, raya music, competitions, you name it! They have it! It was jam packed full of people. @_@;; Not the kind of laid back, non-fussy celebration I was hoping it would be. Why, you say? The sun, high above our heads, was breathing down our necks like a fire breathing dragon. We were sweating purposely like we had run a thousand meter race in our best baju kurung but all we did was stand and wait for our turn to get to the serving table. Simply put, there were hoards of people! Tons!
In a way, it was frustrating. The heat was finally getting to most and many wanted to just take the food and hurry on back to their respective rooms. By this time, people were pushing and glaring at each other. Courtesy was beyond the comprehension of everyone fighting over the morsel of food they have left. The things people would do for food!!
Under the makeshift canopy in front of the new cafe, people were crowding to get under the shade. It seriously felt like all my air supply was cut out from me under that grim canopy. People would think that being under the canopy would be much more cooler...WRONG! All the people trying to crowd in it made the canopy feel like the Sahara Dessert was like child's play. No kidding!
All those bodies pressed up against you, some busty, some curvy, some flat and others more exotic kinds... Had I been a man or a lesbian, I would have thoroughly enjoyed the feel of all those skin contact pressed up against me. =__= Sadly, as I said, I'm not. I felt like raging and shoving them back, hard.
There were definitely too many people, hindering you from moving comfortably, let alone allow you to get to the food! To many to count has my foot become a victim of a deranged stomping rhinoceros bent on having her share of the food. I was pissed beyond describable words!
Seeing my temper was at the ends of it wits, my friend drag me to the back. She said we should just get little stuff like Ketupat, Lemang, etc and just go buy our food at the cafe. I agreed immediately. So, we shoved through and filled our plates (that we found somewhere in the pushing and shoving) to the brim. After, we marched glumly to the only cafe that was open and ate breakfast/lunch there. We ate the things we got at the Raya Celebration at our rooms.
We didn't want to stay too long to enjoy all the signing and other competitions. It was just too damn hot to do so! Well, hopefully the next celebration would yield more favorable and tolerable weather. And more serving stations!
Or we should come as early as possible! ;)
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