In a couple of days it's going to be Ramadhan again. I have to say that last year's Ramadhan was the best, like, ever. The month before that was TechEd 2007, and me and the rest of the crew were busy preparing for that, and it's my norm that I won't (or can't) eat before finishing the immediate task in hand, and science knows during TechEd everything was urgent and never ending. So it was, like, I was already fasting before Ramadhan began. By the time fasting month came around, my body had already acclimatized to fasting. The month went by like a breeze, and I enjoyed the time I spent breaking fast in the office, because the office was quiet and peaceful, and I could enjoy the lovely food that I bought from Suria KLCC. Bliss.

I've been preparing myself in anticipation for this year's Ramadhan much like I did last year, which is eating less than I normally do, in hopes that fasting this year will be as easy as last year. One thing that's always constant though, is my reluctance to wake up so early in the morning for sahur. Since I'm a big baby, I cannot not have my sahur, because I'd be so miserable and sick during the day. Okay truth be told, my reluctance to wake up for sahur is because I'm just not a morning person. Ever. I'm trying, I really am, to be more enthusiastic during the morning. To not be a bear. You know the scene in Pride and Prejudice, the version in which Keira Knightly ruined with her chin, that last scene when Darcy and Lizzie met at the open field looking disheveled but lovely, just as dawn was breaking? Yeah, I wish I could look 'disheveled' and alert like them after a sleepless night. Stupid as it sounds, that scene actually inspired me to try to wake up early and not be a bear. So far, still epic FAIL.

Oh well.

As with every Ramadhan, I have goals that I wish to achieve in this holy month. For example, to not take afternoon naps, to cook once a week for buka puasa, to re-read the whole Quran, to have Cincau (grass jelly drink) every night, etc. So maybe one of the goals could be to 'enjoy' waking up early in the morning? I realize that my Ramadhan goals are like New Year Resolutions... they never happen. Except for the Cincau part. That one I usually manage to achieve heheh.

Points for trying? Hehe...