A positive thing that I'm going to do during the Mid-Semester Break is…..

…..Lighting the ‘pelita’ to bring more colors and light for Raya day.

Eventhough, nowadays people prefer to use electric color light instead of pelita to make their Raya decoration more bright I still choose pelita. I have always been a true believer in the setting up of pelitas outside and all around the house come Hari Raya season. Pelitas add warmth to the season and are subtle reminders of the old kampung days when electricity access was limited and people relied solely on kerosene lamps for light in the dark.

Nowadays people install strings of colored light bulbs in the vicinity of their house compound for that bright festivity look, and although our house too has them, I have always been fond of pelitas in illuminating our home. This year, after so many years of abandoning the tradition, I decided to set out to look for my pelita lamps and relive the excitement.

However you decide to decorate your house this Raya season, nothing can quite beat the beauty of this timeless classic: pelita Hari Raya.

The pelita all lit up with their little long flames dancing lazily away in the night. I've always loved lit-up pelitas; they make the most beautiful sight.