Wednesday Eid Report!
Hey yaars!
Though not as ceremonious for us - since this wasn't "our" Eid - last night was decent. After picking up the mother from work and brother from school, we prepared ourselves to go to an Eid dinner party of Sunni Muslims. Sunni's are like the Catholics of Islam in that they are the mainstream sect which composes an overwhelming percentage of the religion.
Once again I donned the dress shirt and necktie to go out. Of course since it was US going, you knew something would go wrong!
Upon leaving, I had no clue where the apartment building was. My mother informed me that it was at McCowan and Sheppard, which seemed right so I drove my way there. And as always, we got lost, finding ourselves at Woodside Mall at Finch and McCowan.
My memory from the one time we went there had me thinking that the apartment was at MARKHAM and Sheppard, and I told my mother this. She refused to believe me and insisted we stop to phone them. Since it's a desi gathering, you just knew nobody would pick up there phone, and so it was true. After seeing my mother panic, I decided to lead from the front and go on to Markham Road. My panic-stricken mother almost had a coronary upon leaving the PARKING LOT as she thought I was driving too crazy (fyi, I wasn't!).
It turns out, I WAS RIGHT! As always, my mother totally messed up the directions. On the way, I could feel her inching to say "I knew you took the wrong turn" somewhere along the line, but my sense of direction prevailed (for once!). So a drive that should have taken about 15 minutes took 35!
Once there, I basically sat in a chair and watched a very old Indian movie, which was probably made before I was even a thought in my parents' minds. Dinner was once again Chinese, and I managed to get my fair share of Chinese Hakka for the next month! I didn't even bother going for the sweets as I personally saw the items in the plate being touched no less than 4 times by little kids with dirty hands!
We left around 10 (since it was a weekday), and since I still needed something sweet, drove to the local Wendy's for a frosty. It was there that my mother announced that the Chinese food we had ended up costing $35 for us. I HATE that we have to pay so that hosts don't have to cook. Meanwhile my mother is naive enough to cook her trademark dishes since "she's so good at it". Smart-ass Pakis :P
Another day in my glorious life!
Though not as ceremonious for us - since this wasn't "our" Eid - last night was decent. After picking up the mother from work and brother from school, we prepared ourselves to go to an Eid dinner party of Sunni Muslims. Sunni's are like the Catholics of Islam in that they are the mainstream sect which composes an overwhelming percentage of the religion.
Once again I donned the dress shirt and necktie to go out. Of course since it was US going, you knew something would go wrong!
Upon leaving, I had no clue where the apartment building was. My mother informed me that it was at McCowan and Sheppard, which seemed right so I drove my way there. And as always, we got lost, finding ourselves at Woodside Mall at Finch and McCowan.
My memory from the one time we went there had me thinking that the apartment was at MARKHAM and Sheppard, and I told my mother this. She refused to believe me and insisted we stop to phone them. Since it's a desi gathering, you just knew nobody would pick up there phone, and so it was true. After seeing my mother panic, I decided to lead from the front and go on to Markham Road. My panic-stricken mother almost had a coronary upon leaving the PARKING LOT as she thought I was driving too crazy (fyi, I wasn't!).
It turns out, I WAS RIGHT! As always, my mother totally messed up the directions. On the way, I could feel her inching to say "I knew you took the wrong turn" somewhere along the line, but my sense of direction prevailed (for once!). So a drive that should have taken about 15 minutes took 35!
Once there, I basically sat in a chair and watched a very old Indian movie, which was probably made before I was even a thought in my parents' minds. Dinner was once again Chinese, and I managed to get my fair share of Chinese Hakka for the next month! I didn't even bother going for the sweets as I personally saw the items in the plate being touched no less than 4 times by little kids with dirty hands!
We left around 10 (since it was a weekday), and since I still needed something sweet, drove to the local Wendy's for a frosty. It was there that my mother announced that the Chinese food we had ended up costing $35 for us. I HATE that we have to pay so that hosts don't have to cook. Meanwhile my mother is naive enough to cook her trademark dishes since "she's so good at it". Smart-ass Pakis :P
Another day in my glorious life!
posted by Naveed at
3:02 PM
1 Comments:
Excellent! Eid Mubarak!
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Anonymous, at 9:36 PM, January 12, 2006
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