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Now we can go back to our regular lunch hour :)

The street is still dusty but you'll be missing the people that used to crowd these paved soil during the normal day. The beer shop now opens for business again after a one month sabbatical, the butcher is closed, but surprisingly there are plenty of businesses open today.

I am not the only one working on this Eid.

McDonald is packed by kids. The supermarket is buzzed with swirling busy bodies in and out carrying their precious items.

From today's observation I think Eid in Indonesia is much more visible than the one I observe today in Cairo. In my island, you will see an army of kids wearing their bright and brand new clothings marrauding open doors from neighbours that celebrate Eid. People open their doors and provide cookies, candies, drinks to strangers during Eid. Two days of Eid (and Chinese New York) are essentially kids happiest days in Indonesia. Coke and Candy, what else would a kid need?

Most people I know are out of Cairo, mostly Sinai, frollicking with flirty sun and swaying with gentle breeze of the red sea.

I have been working for 20 days without a single day off; but soon I will get a respite for all of these craziness - my girl is back in town this weekend :) But I love my work and having another person to restraint me from some excess is a good thing.