Back to Bak

For me, shopping for Raya had always been about convenience. Certainly not a fan of walking around in the heat in search of bargain, although I would not mind a trip to Masjid India in the evening. Similar to last year, I just get my baju Melayu ready made at Bak, which was only 10 minutes away from my in-law's place in Gombak. The price were quite reasonable and the cut was neat and comfortable.

We were there at around 5 pm when the rest of the crowd were busy at Pasar Ramadhan. The place was practically empty and it was easy to make the selection.

Most of the common sizes were almost sold outThey do come in plenty of shadesA bit too late to order from scratch The samping though were not exactly cheapI finally settled for a couple of pairs ...Anita could not decide what colour we should wear this year as she had multiple colours for her attire. I ended up choosing a couple of shades. Had to do some alterations to the sleeves and the clothes should be ready by the end of the week. 20 minutes and I was done ....

Measuring Up

Anita had her clothes ready for Raya already and had decided what would be the theme colour for us this year. Then, it was time for us to get our measurements taken for our clothes - all three of us, Idlan, Irfan and I.

In the years before, we went to a tailor in Melawati, but he tended to prepare our clothes late. On one occasion, it only arrived on the evening before Raya and it turned out that the top did not fit well. It was too late to make any alteration by then.

So, we went to another place this time and we were promised that the clothes would be ready a week before Raya. Hopefully they are true to their words .... Too late to back off now since I had already made the payments ....