Go there when u are still strong

Secara umum...pergilah perform yr umrah or haj (kalau u have the financial standing) when u are still young. u need the physical strength. bukan dalam mengerjakan ibadat tapi to fend the others for u to perform yr ibadat. generally, the arabs are aggressive lot. kita orang asia ni, terlalu lembut and bersopan santun. the malaysians and indonesians wear putih and they wear black. Kita kecik, and they are bigger and bolder. survival of the foetus really... nak solat pun kena berhati2 takut kena langkah je bila tengah sujud, or worse, kena pijak. kalau they pintas your path when u tgh solat, that's normal....mula2 tu terkejut and geram juga, tapi bila dah lama...lali and i did the same. bukan apa must understand the need coz the space in the mosque are limited and jemaah ramai, so kongsi la sikit sorang.

the arabs juga suka lepak kat masjid. macam kita kat sini, suka lepak kat shopping complexes. anak beranak kat sana. dari yang baby sampai la ke datuk nenek. yang tak boleh jalan, wheelchair ada. between waktu, berkelah kat situ. food and drinks dari rumah. Air zam-zam aplenty. siap ada yang tapau air zam-zam balik ke rumah pun ada. bergelen-gelen la. tapi semua peringkat umur ada kat sana. yang bawak anak kecil, sebelum solat the kids behaved well, bila emak solat...wah!!!!semua melalak. mula2 tu so upset with the extra background 'music' but soon u get used to it and as though it is part of the whole process.