The title suggests the near impossible. But yes, I heard a Tiersen piece on Suria! This occurred on Thursday at about 8.25pm. The news program on Suria (called Berita) usually has a slot at the very end of their broadcast reserved for interesting events. Well, for Thursday, they screened a fashion show for the disabled. I thought it was interesting, of course, until I heard La Veillée. Then I was all ears.
It's quite interesting that they used La Veillée to accompany the catwalk ladies. Don't you have to get permissions for this sort of stuff? They were all on wheelchairs, and rolled around the spacious catwalk.
Yup.
The early morning meal I had at 5.25am just now was quite simple, owing to the fact that I had only a few minutes before we were recommended to stop eating. I bit into some bread, and consumed three dates. There was a cup of tea (now that goes well with bread and dates) and some cold water after we ran out of tea. That will do for today.
My brother didn't wake up at all; he slept like a log. By right we still can continue fasting if this happens, but fearing severe stomach cramps or something, my brother didn't fast today. He'd just finished his lunch.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Ramadhan Est Ici!
Ramadhan is here! It is a month of interesting food combinations, early morning vigils, marathon prayers, and some say indigestion. Oh, and fasting.
When else would you wake up in the morning and eat RICE? (I don't even like rice in the first place.) And have TEA to go with it? (I like teh-O, but not with rice, please.) So, for this morning's sahur (sahur means early-morning meal), I raided the fridge and oven. Discovered yesterday's french toast in the oven, kueh kaswi (is that how you spell it?) and dates in the fridge, and fixed up a mug of hot Milo. Délicieux.
I now seem to understand why some mosques have very short tarawih prayers (performed only during Ramadhan) and some have very long ones. It seems that at Ar-Raudhah Mosque, three imams who have memorised the Qur'an have been invited to lead in the prayers. So the prayers are longer because they choose to recite longer excerpts of the Qur'an.
Compare this with Al-Mukminin Mosque in Jurong, where shorter verses are read. The prayers finish earlier. Even faster at Ba'alwie Mosque, somewhere in Bukit Timah, I think. My mother likens the prayers there to exercise.
I've chosen to focus on unfinished business this Ramadhan. I've to confess I couldn't finish All my Chronicles and compose a song for the SP Symphonic Band, two of the most pressing things that need to be done. But I'm having fun thinking of new NightWalk scares, though. heehee.
I *Must* update my blog. A new skin coming up!
When else would you wake up in the morning and eat RICE? (I don't even like rice in the first place.) And have TEA to go with it? (I like teh-O, but not with rice, please.) So, for this morning's sahur (sahur means early-morning meal), I raided the fridge and oven. Discovered yesterday's french toast in the oven, kueh kaswi (is that how you spell it?) and dates in the fridge, and fixed up a mug of hot Milo. Délicieux.
I now seem to understand why some mosques have very short tarawih prayers (performed only during Ramadhan) and some have very long ones. It seems that at Ar-Raudhah Mosque, three imams who have memorised the Qur'an have been invited to lead in the prayers. So the prayers are longer because they choose to recite longer excerpts of the Qur'an.
Compare this with Al-Mukminin Mosque in Jurong, where shorter verses are read. The prayers finish earlier. Even faster at Ba'alwie Mosque, somewhere in Bukit Timah, I think. My mother likens the prayers there to exercise.
I've chosen to focus on unfinished business this Ramadhan. I've to confess I couldn't finish All my Chronicles and compose a song for the SP Symphonic Band, two of the most pressing things that need to be done. But I'm having fun thinking of new NightWalk scares, though. heehee.
I *Must* update my blog. A new skin coming up!
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