frederic

This has been quite some time that I haven’t come on my blog and that I haven’t written a line!
As you know, I was in holidays and since I don’t have Internet at home, then you can’t get any updates on my blog!
So now you know what you can do : get together and buy my an internet connection!

A few important things happen during this holidays :

Deepavali celebration

My colleague and friend Sajitha invited me for Deepavali as well as my colleagues. At the end of the day, we were only four going : my boss, 2 colleagues (nephews of my boss) and me!
Since they were breaking fast, my boss brought some cookies from middle east which constituted a first encas for this evening.
We reached the home of my colleague just a few minutes later and we were welcomed by the grand parents of Sajithat and Sajitha herself. The feeling was very warm and they immediatly sat us on the sofa and served us indian cookies. Though they were so kind, I felt a bit shy because this was the first time I enter an indian house and for such an important celebration moreover. So I was not very sure what was the proper way to behave…
But obviously they didnt mind so much and what mattered the most for them was that we had enough to eat.
The husband of Sajitha, who I had met just once before, went down the stairs to greet us and he came straight to me to shake my hand with a very friendly “Hi Fred!” almost like if we had know each other since ever! It made me feel very confortable and also I must admit a bit proud in front of my boss and colleagues…

After some chatting, we quickly switched to the kitchen where the dinner took place with some home made delicious indian food. At the menu : mutton, chicken, rice, cucumber and so on!

Here again was a good occasion to observe different customs.
For example, Sajitha explained to us that they were receiving friends since early morning and later I learned that it lasted until around 12am. They liked it that way because it gives them the possibility to share more quality time with each and everyone. Nevertheless, that gives them much more work… (cooking and receiving).
The food also was not at all as expected… I mean somehow I expected it that way, but let’s talk as a fresh out-of-the-boat-from-France clearly stated as a fresh foreigner who just arrived in Malaysia. So the food was not as expected! Of course I know that rice is the main food here, but I have to say that it does not suit with my idea of celebration… Besides that, it was really delicious: mutton, beef, veggies… Nice indian dinner + all sorts of cookies …

Anyway, it was really nice and I really appreciated to meet Sajitha’s family especially her grand ma who seemed to like me quite much

I think I should probably call myself a culture explorer! with all the enlightment which goes with it.

Ok got to go!

Take care all!

Fred