Over the weekend we attended a kenduri feast at a friend's house. It's been a while since she last saw her friends. So, si kakak is excited to melaram with her tudung and baju glamor. Dua tiga hari ni she has been wanting to put on her hijab when she goes to daycare. It's a good thing and a reasonable request. So, I let her. It all started since she saw a picture of some kids from my kampung who took part in my nephew's wedding - the kompang group. She would scrutinize the picture down to the finer details. How the girls folded their tudung, how the tudungs lay on their shoulders. Diapun nak yang ada manik-manik, down to the dresses and pinkish sandals the girls in the pix were wearing. I hope one good day she will get to meet and play with the kompang girls, Insyaallah. And adik is not to be outdone. When he saw kakak looking pretty in her tudung, he asked for his kuffiyah. When we get to the kenduri place, I reminded kakak that when she dresses in hijab, she should match good dressing with good manners. It worked for a few minutes. Then she saw her friends mock skating on the brand new wood flooring and no one was dressed like her this time. One look at her I can tell she wanted to change clothes. Good thing I was prepared. Bawak baju bekal just in case she changes her mind...
