Last Monday, we celebrated Eid-ul-Fithri in Segamat. So I let the pictures do the story-telling.
I'm aware of the trendy ghibli images but I am also aware of the ghibli controversy (see e.g. here) nd its originator disapproval of these AI-generated images (see here), I've stayed away from generating the images myself. However my son did some, and hence my appreciation for his effort.
We stayed in Segamat for two nights and watched the kids play with fireworks.
Before going back to Segamat, we actually plan to have the first 'Eid celebration in KL where almost always my brothers and sister have a get together each year. But since I have to start teaching right after the public holidays, so we had to change it last minute to ensure my other half and sons get to meet my in-laws (they tend to be closer), for otherwise, it is difficult for me to break away from my teaching duties once it starts. Note that I will be teaching every day from Monday to Thursday, leaving only Friday free (my request) because of Friday prayers. Of course, another factor is our cats can't be left behind for too long without supervision.
Even so, we had to stay in Segamat only for two nights due to my teaching starts today. My other half didn't get to meet some of his sisters, in-laws, nephews and nieces (my bad; but I should also highlight that I don't get to meet my side of the family too). So, here is what we missed (just after we left for home that Tuesday).
Now some may not understand why I wanted to leave early. Despite early preparations, I had to be sure I'm in the right state of mind for teaching. For instance, last night, I didn't get to sleep at all, to prepare the flow of thoughts of what to say (scribbling extra notes). Note that students in the private universities tend to be more critical and bossy than the public universities, and I have to be sure that I do my best (avoiding bad reviews). Let's see how it goes this semester.