It is Ramadan here. Ramadan is the Muslim month of fasting. It means that if you are a practicing Muslim you may eat a meal before the sun rises and before the morning prayer and then you may not eat or drink or put anything in your mouth until after 7pm. This is a tradition which is about self discipline, faith, devotion and also about connecting with those who are less fortunate than yourself...really understanding what going without means...even if the going without is food, cigarettes, sex...
Anyway- for those of us who are not Muslim Ramadan is still a part of the energy here. People are tired, sluggish, potentially cranky...and resturants are only open at certain times- especially if they are Malay resturants. Well, our favorite resturant is Malay- and we usually go there once a week. The other night when we went we saw most tables were reserved....hummm? Well, it turns out that many Muslims reserve tables during Ramadan so they have a spot come 7pm for their evening meal!I would do that too if I was fasting everyday for a month! Anyway- here are some pictures of us...Nevi goofing around...and of the red bean soup and banana fritters comonly eaten during Ramadan. Our dear friend, Yen who works at this resturant sent us home with extra soup and fritters.....blessing!
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