To eat or not to eat

Hari Raya is a time to see lots of beautifully made kuih, ie, cake, etc. They were so beautifully made that looking at them will cause me to imagine the amount of work and time required to make them. So, would it be a waste to eat them? They do taste fantastic!

See the fine artwork. I was told that those from Kuching were not so nice as they spend less time and love in it! From Kuching, the pattern is bigger.

More ....

See the dedication required to make the pattern in the center. 

Hari Raya Open House at Piasau 100

Hari Raya Open House at Piasau 100 was cerebrated on 10 Oct 2009. There were ...
... performances .....

... graceful dances ...
... to the beating of traditional musical equipment.

Everyone was in a happy mood.

Shell Hari Raya Open House

Food... food... food... everywhere is food! That is one of the good things about open house! It is a time for fun and chat and meet your friends.


Cookies?
I just realise that all my boys love the fruit (buah Salak) on the left. Thanks to my reader who gave me the name of the fruit. Looks like assam!

All time favorite - Satay!

Looks like noodle, and yet it is not. It is called roti jala - a lacy Malay pancake eaten with...

... chicken curry, it tastes wonderful! Unfortunately my tummy is limited in size. Otherwise, I could have consumed a pot! Thanks to my reader who gave me the name of this dish!

The children enjoyed themselves ...

Kuih lepis ... layered cake. This cake is very tedious to make.

The two balls are kuih mo mo... simple to make... flour, sugar, butter and ghee. Kuih mo mo is a local favorite too.

Food... more food!

Their costume looks great... Hari Raya is a happy occasion. A time to forgive as well!

He is from Perak and played the bagpipe. Special invitation. His costume is first class!

Festive Open House - Hari Raya

Shell just celebrated the Hari Raya open house today. While some of the politicians in Peninsula Malaysia are talking about racial problem, I think the general public never have problem. This is evidence during all the "open houses" we have here. Anyway, I am suppose to show you photos of today's celebration instead of talking political crap.

YB Lee was greeted on arrival.

A group photo with the VIPs.

Many people came for the celebration. Food was plentiful and good.

Some of our media friends... Alex Ong from RTM and others.

Sim Poh Giap and his friends...

My colleague Ismail and his wife...

Our MD and colleagues have a good times...

Art from USA and Jerry ... I hope Art likes the local dishes.

Haha... mummy, Timmy and Jos...

Performances ... they did a good show.

Another performances.
p/s: I don't have time to touch up my photos here. So they are straight from the camera, resized and post. Hopes you like them.

Hari Raya Open House by Aris
The beauty with our Malaysian culture is that we have "open house" during festival and the host will invite guests irrespective of religion and race. I would say that we never have race problem. It is so nice to live together in such a diverse culture!

So, last weekend, our colleague Aris had his open house.... He prepared so many different dishes and the most special one is his Kelantan special!

Rice wrapped in leave ...

Satay... everyone simply loves this!

Curry beef.

Curry chicken

Salted egg ... part of the Kelantan special

Stuffed chili

Fried chicken. I think this is marinated with curry.

Another chicken dish

The beauty is that you meet people whom you know...

... and meeting colleagues whom we never knew they were in the office.