Though they will celebrate Raya away from their loved ones, these bachelors are pulling out all the stops - including making Nasi Dagang from scratch - to make sure their Hari Raya will be festive. Photos: The Star/Faihan Ghani
With just a few days to go before Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Syafiq Aziz and his housemates are furiously cleaning up their bachelor pad and putting up new curtains to make it Raya-ready. They’ve got their brooms, dustpan and mops out, and also their scissors. Last weekend, Syafiq got his housemate Muhammad Yusril Harith Mohd Koma to trim his hair since barber shops are still closed during this conditional movement control order (CMCO) period.
“He is pretty good at cutting hair, ” says Syafiq Aziz, smiling self-consciously at the attention on his new hairdo. “I think my hair doesn’t look too bad.”
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Media Gallery: Hari Raya with a difference
Though they will celebrate Raya away from their loved ones, these bachelors are pulling out all the stops - including making Nasi Dagang from scratch - to make sure their Hari Raya will be festive. Photos: The Star/Faihan Ghani
These bachelors are celebrating Raya with a difference this year - together with one another in the city instead of back at their hometowns with their loved ones - but they are going to make it special.
Although they will miss their loved ones and the riotous gathering of family, neighbours and friends coming together in their kampung, the young men are determined to make the best of the situation.
The boys decided to try their hand at nasi dagang during Ramadan to make sure they get it right on the first day of Raya.
Their first attempt at nasi ayam exceeded their expectations.
