Over the weekend, i spent some time reading through the newspapers. It seems a number of people were taking advantage of Ramadhan to further some sort of agenda -- "The Longest Buka Puasa Buffet Table" record breaking attempt, "Use Ramadhan to Quite Smoking", etc. Things like that.
Noticed some other things too -- pages and pages of the weekend papers, and i suspect even they daily papers were plastered with advertisements for "Buka Puasa Buffets", "Buka Puasa Specials" -- mostly revolving around food. RM25 per head, RM50, RM55, RM85, RM120 -- in my opinion, horrendous amounts of money for iftar at some posh hotel, or restaurant. Two questions:
1. How can someone actually eat RM100 worth of food, save by stuffing their faces into it and eating until the belt needs to be loosened?
2. Even if someone could eat RM100 worth of food (its possible the value is qualitative rather than quatitative), doesn't this defeat the purpose of fasting: the month of Ramadhan is a holy month of humility and moderation.
I've made it a point not to patronize these "buffets" this year; i have in past, and i regret it now. Even if someone paid for my meal, i wouldn't go. Its a matter of principle.
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