Kitreena saw the ‘Duit Raya’ (Ang Pow) envelopes I got from Dunkin Donuts the other day. Thinking that there was already money in them, she started this whole debate:
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Kitreena: Mom, the money in these envelopes… is it yours or Dunkin Donut’s?
Mom: There’s no money in there.
Kitreena: Ohh? I thought Dunkin Donut’s already put money in them.
Mom: Ishhh bertuah!
Kitreena: What do you mean ‘bertua’?
Mom: If they put money in those envelopes and gave it to us, why did we have to pay for the mini donuts? The donuts should’ve been free.
Kitreena: So you are going to put your money in the envelopes Mom?
Mom: Nope! I don’t believe in giving money to just anyone for no reason.
Kitreena: But it’s Hari Raya Mom?
Mom: So what? Money is money, Raya or not.
Kitreena: You can give people money because they come to our house on Hari Raya.
Mom: They don’t have to be paid to come. The only people I pay for coming to my house are the pizza guys, Monch. If I really want to give away money, I go to people who need help. I don’t just give it to people who come begging or hoping for money.
Kitreena: But the money can be like a ‘thank you’.
Mom: But I can just say it with a smile.
Kitreena: Yeah, but… they can take the money and save it.
Mom: Yeah, if they save it. If they use it to buy silly toys?
Kitreena: Oh yeaaaah.You never give me money on Raya either.
Mom: Because I save it for your schooling. And instead of giving money on Hari Raya to kids who have enough of everything, I can save the money to buy food for the orphans, you know.
Kitreena: So what are you going to put in the envelopes Mom?
Mom: Uh… donuts?
Kitreena: Mommmmm! *giggles and roles her eyes to her mommy’s silliness*
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that’s an ingenious thought! nevertheless noah will get duit raya from me for his piggy bank to help the poor.
p/s sorry ek enida, tompang komen kat shareen lak 🙂
you know what, i dont send out any greetingg cards by post anymore, cause it costs money to buy the cards, then post it. so the money intended for cards, i send the amount to an orphanage or those in need. Then I email the people i was supposed to send the cards to and say, instead of a posted card, I’ve sent the money to _____ Home and signed it of as Friends in Sweden,
Gonna take your “advice”. No Raya money for anyone for no reason starting this year! Especially those kids who come with a mission to collect money, sitting for just 3 minutes, pretending to eat a cookie or two and finishing up my air gas F&N oren.
sangat cerdik!
She is so sweet 🙂