Hello,

We Malaysians fondly call it Hari Raya. The Arabs call it Eidul-Fitr. Anyhow you call it, it's the best day of the year. The time when we get together with closest friends, families and frenemies and ex-friends and ex-partner in crimes and of course your soul mates.

Okay, I'm babbling, so let's just get to the most important thing, aigghtt?

PIC-CHAAAAAAAAAAASSSS!!

One of the cakes served for Raya 2011! Tasted heavenly of course!

But before I present you my latest raya post, let's just rewind to 2 Raya's back... 

Was I as hot as I am now?

The year was...

 2009...

The place was Likas...

And I was...

Oh yeah! Rocking it in Green with a capital G. Actually I was in my Baju Melayu (traditional Malay Outfit) earlier but unfortunately for me, my photog-paparazzi came late, so this is all I can show you! 

Sorry peeps! 

This was actually the after party for the raya...

Now the year after that, which was the year after this... 

2010

Let me show you some BEFORE party shots... 

Curry Feelings

Sexify your Raya look by matching your Baju Selangor with Thongs! (between your toes)

Oh yeah, I so... invented cam-whoring!

Oh cayang cumi comel chummy chubby baby goo-googaa cayang dier...

Even then, in 2010 I was still a tad crazy... 

...

OKAY, maybe A Lot Crazier still. Hehe

But let's forgive the past. And forget it. 

Let's see in 2011...

Am I still the debonair I always was (coughs *debonair konon* coughs)

2011

Hmm...

That's more like it!

Okay, so I'm back to the cam-whore I always was. 

So folks, that's all for now. And the 3 past Eids I've had. Hope you were entertained walking down memory lane with me as I have been!

Love, 

HanifNaim

That signifies my age this year.

FINALLY! I AM 21!  

But wait! What's a ketchup sauce bottle got to do with turning 21?

Today, 3 August 2011, I thought it was going to be another day at school then go home and do more homework. From morning I was already feeling lethargic, with my heavy bag for design class... and fasting month. So it felt like any other day.

Then I just thought, oh heck, it's my birthday, I should go and at least treat some good friends to dinner! And so I did just that: rang up TGIF and made reservation for 5 and off we went. We reached there, ate and after iftar I went to the men's room.

When I came back, to my surprise, the waiter brought this!

And this is me, not crying. =D

And here are my friends, trying to look innocent, when they're the culprit who bought me the cake!

The cake was flawless though! Like me. Ha! XD

Of course, when you get something as flawless as the cake, and wonderful friends, you have to give something back. And so mine was in the form of public humiliation. The waiter, Joseph, gave me a ketchup bottle and asked, no, DEMANDED that I stand on the chair to give a speech celebrating my 21st! Hahaha! It was so unexpected.

And this was after they (THE WHOLE TGIF crew and patrons) sang me a birthday song, TWICE! Once in Malay, and another once in English.

Here's the humiliation picture of the year:-

 I am good at covering shame. Yes. =D

And they gave me a lil something something.

Which again, shamelessly, I proceeded to put on...

And, of course, model it. LOL! 21 I may be, but I haven't changed a bit. =D 

So I will leave you with a hearty laugh from dinner, and photos of the gift from the voguelicious. Have a wonderful week ahead! Off I go now, good night lovelies.

Love, 

HanifNaim

Okay as promised, the BBQ photos! 

But before we go on to do that, let's see what I wore for the BBQ, shall we?

Drape Jacket - DIY

Shirt from TopShop

Everything else repeated =)

You can email me if you want to know about the Drape Jacket. Maybe someday I'll post up how to make them. Maybe...

OKAY! 

On to glorious food served during the BBQ!

First a BBQ is never complete without a bucket of marinated chicken!!

Then you barbecue them! *after all the coal lighting and stuff, of course*

Then you serve them on plates and eat them! LOL

But since our house was filled with smoke, we had to abandon the BBQ pit and move on to the stove 

Yes, double pan because we're that hungry!

While some of us prepared something more, healthier?

Salad!

And before you know it, dinner is served!

And afterwards we even had dessert, the one I baked earlier! Yaay!

Supermoist Choco Cake

So that's all for now, please wipe off your saliva from my blog. LOL

Love,

HanifNaim