KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims rushed to do last-minute buying at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman over the weekend earlier than they journey dwelling to have fun the lengthy Hari Raya vacation that begins on Friday.
The town’s buying hotspot was thronged by Raya buyers as they gathered to purchase garments and goodies.
Pupil Farah Izzati Muhd Fauzi, 21, mentioned she did her final spherical of buying together with her household.
“Regardless of arriving right here early, we had been stunned to seek out the place crowded,” she mentioned.
Farah Izzati and her household had been within the space at 9am.
“We’ve been doing Raya buying each week for the previous month, and this was our final cease earlier than returning to our hometown in Johor,” she added.
Farah mentioned she was excited to be celebrating the pageant after two years of Covid-19 restrictions.
Newlywed Athirah Sakri, 26, mentioned she was trying ahead to celebrating Raya together with her husband and had been purchasing for garments even earlier than Ramadan.
The entrepreneur mentioned she made her final cease at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman to purchase a brand new scarf earlier than returning to her hometown in Terengganu.
“I store right here regularly due to the wide range of products,” she added.
She mentioned Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman was a one-stop centre, including that the group was “extraordinary” this 12 months in contrast with even earlier than the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fitrah Azman, 24, a first-timer at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, was amazed by the fantastic alternative of clothes and acquired two Raya outfits.
The manufacturing government from Kedah mentioned it was her first time purchasing for Raya this 12 months, and she or he could be travelling again to her hometown this weekend.
For Azmaliza Abdullah Zaki, 38, she discovered the place to be so crowded that it was difficult to get a parking spot.
“My brother had no alternative however to drop my household right here whereas he seemed for a parking spot,” she mentioned, including that when she and her household had completed buying, her brother was nonetheless going round looking for parking.
“It was stuffed with folks doing last-minute buying,” she mentioned.
