Friday and this weekend were an all time fun. Holidays from college meant no waking up at six in the morning, no daily homework and above all no pathetic, boring lessons of Chemistry! Instead it was time to chill!
The first day of Eid started with the cleaning of house, every nook and cranny. It was done quite quickly because half the job was done the previous day. Later, I, along with my siblings and relatives, saw the slaughter of two goats. The sight of a knife cutting the throat of the animal and a fountain of blood spilling out had my aunt to have goose bumps! –Aw she is too girly. Meanwhile the raw meat was prepared to be cooked; I dressed up in my new clothes and then, treated myself to a treat of delicious Kalaije, which are actually pieces of liver cooked to give excellent taste, with glasses of Coca Cola. In evening, I ate a full plate of Biryaani (rice cooked in Paki way) and man! I was near to bursting with all the food stuffed in me! The rest of the day was spent with cousins. We disturbed people, had loads of laughter and can you believe it?! The 12 of us, which included 5 elders and 7 kids, squeezed ourselves in the small Suzuki Mehran! Fortunately, I was on the driving seat and did not have to suffer much, but you should have checked the people sitting on the back seat! They reminded me of the pictures of captives caged in prisons in Gauntanamo Bay but this time sound effects were there. We ate ice cream in cold and I made a few stunts with my cousin constantly reminding me its not Mercedes and could easily topple over. Thankfully, no such scene happened and I retained my license (from my parents) to drive. I sent Eid greetings to relatives and friends and received hilarious short messages regarding Eid, like this one:
“This goat: Rs 10000, this one: Rs. 15000, the other one: Rs 20000 and finally, the one you are holding, it costs Rs. 500,” says the goat dealer.
The customer: “Why this one is so cheap?”
The dealer: “Because it is made in China so no guarantee. It might start barking the other day!” The first day ended here.
On Saturday, it was unluckily the kitchen day. I woke up late and spent the day doing house chores and helping with packing the raw meat. That day too mom and dad made Biryaani and it was too tasty to be eaten just once. There was lot of overeating but my digestive system is that of a true Lahori, so no trouble.
As usual, we had barbeque on third day. I had a scrumptious treat of tikka and kabaab. Later at night, I had a table tennis match with my “Champion” cousin and audience included all the cousins and aunts. Funny commentary and hooting added to fun. On a long drive (Too bad! My bro was driving this time…), we had some soft drinks. On reaching home, I was too tired and went to sleep right away.
All in all, it was great enjoyment and fun.
Posted by ~\"Roha Saad\"`` 
Posted by ~\"Roha Saad\"`` 
