It was the eve of Aidilfitri and every kid in Ketengah Jaya was having fun burning fire crackers and lanterns, including my little brother and I... I was about 11 years old that time... While the sound of "Takbir Raya" was heard from a nearby surau, we lit up as many firecrackers as we could... Some were loud, the others were bright... With the lights from the lanterns and candles that we had arranged on the fence earlier, we felt safe from the darkness...