Hi guys! What’s up?! I mean seriously, what is up with
the people nowadays? I have to agree that first impression counts but whatever
impressions that I received when I first saw them is definitely questionable.
When it comes to Ramadhan, I am sure that there are a
number of things that comes to your mind like one month of fasting, list of
foods for break fast, list of friends to break fast with, where to perform
Tarawih prayers, which day to skip Tarawih prayers for Bazaar Geylang and of
course not forgetting Bazaar Geylang!
Everyone needs to visit Bazaar Geylang at least once
during Ramadhan. Even for those people who will go around telling his/her
friends that they will never go to Bazaar Geylang because its lame/crowded/hot/stuffy/expensive
will eventually find themselves there! Probably due to the last few days of
pressure of going to the bazaar. I mean, there is always that pressure that you
want to go to the Bazaar just because it is the last few days.
Back to my first question on what is up with people
nowadays. I am talking about the people you will come across in the bazaar.
Sure, first impression counts but in the bazaar? Can you imagine how hot it is
in the bazaar? How crowded it is there? How sweaty one can get? I have no
comments for the girls because they like to keep it minimal which is MasyaAllah
girl! No wonder some of our muslim brothers have to keep their sunnies on to
protect their eyesight. I have no idea how girls can keep their makeup alive
after 7 rounds of tawaf in the bazaar. There are a few groups of people that
you will confirm plus chop come across in the bazaar. Let’s categorized the
different group of people.
The Eskimos
100 degrees and its burning but somehow this group of
people have very high tolerance level towards heat and that is not enough! They
need a thick jacket over them and walking in the bazaar is like a walk in the
park!
Cabut Tarawih with no spare clothing
Always seen walking in a big group in baju melayu or
samping. These group probably decided that the chances of the night of Lailatul
Qadr that night is very low so they skipped and get them Ramlys and dendengs
instead.
Hipsters
When there is rainbow bagels, rainbow burger, rainbow
otah, rainbow john, there will always be the hipsters. This group will probably
reach abit later after their fancy break fast or what they would like to call
it “iftar” just because more stylo at some cool cafes. Walking in group, it
feels like the spotlight is on them and everything just seems slow-mo. Their
fashion is just out of the world. Hipsters come in various fashion categories.
Either too much cloth and unnecessary ones or not enough. You get what I mean
right? You will know one when you see one.
Kecoh
Whatever that comes out from their mouth seems to be
amplified 10 times. You can hear them the moment you reach paya lebar MRT.
Things will get uncontrollable once chickies are spotted.
But then again, probably they have their own reasons.
Like the eskimos might be sick but they die die want to visit the bazaar. This
is only my point of view as a bazaar would not be a bazaar without these group
of people. Whatever it is, I would like to apologise if this article did in
anyway offend anyone. Here is me wishing everyone a blessed Ramadhan. May this
30 days of Ibadah cleanse our soul and make us deserving for Allah’s Blessings.
Ramadan Kareem J