Selamat Hari Raya

Lemang (Bamboo rice)

Hari Raya day 1.

On call ward 7B.

3 patients.

Got time for makan....

Drove out to a nearby roadside lemang stall.....

Mother and daughter running the little makeshift stall with rows of lemang roasting over an open fire.

Lemangs roasting over open fire

' Selamat Hari Raya Makcik.....lemang kasi satu.....rendang ayam sebungkus yer....'

'Ok kejap ye dik....'

'Makcik tak Raya ke....? Kerja pulak hari ni.....'

'........cari duit penting dik...ade duit hari-hari tu Raya.....'

'........'

Lemang Makcik at work

She handed me my lemang with a smile.

Not a single trace of resentment on her face, having to sweat and work on what was supposed to be a once-in-a-year family holiday.....

reignite the flame within...

I guess it's passion that keeps the spirit alive. In her case, a passion for a better living.....

Where's my passion?

Maybe I should just set up stall and sell lemang instead.





Maybe not.



I'll sell Bah Kut Teh.