of work & love.

So the past weekdays has been nothing but hectic, rushing & most of all, just tiring. What with the cluster sharing project, plus the endless markings (which has to be put aside, yet again) and of course the exam papers which have started streaming in. So yup, last week was just capital Y-I-K-E-S!

But of course, nothing i can't handle. Chey. Even if i think i can't handle, i still have to do it anyway, haha. God doesn't give you what you can't cope eh. So yup insyaAllah all will be well.. :)

Have to thank the-other-half for being so super understanding although we were missing each other like crazy. Ok, I was missing him like crazy. I just want to think that he is too. Hahaha.

It reached to an end on Thursday when eventually the whole cluster sharing thingy was over. Alhamdulillah it went really well. Although of course there were some last minutes running here & there. But what is a major project without some last minute shenanigans. Hurhur.

Yup, so the sharing did push my boundaries a little bit, ok make that a lot. The picture above is me sharing with the G.O.H about our programmes. Nerve-wrecking experience definitely!
But it was a wonderful learning experience overall. I'm just glad & thankful i have great colleagues to work with. :) 
Best part was when VP said i am going through a 'steep learning curve'. :)) you are so right la VP. 1st year & already made to do cluster sharing. O.o
But the R.O. was quite impressed with what I've been doing so far. So it's all good.. :)

and the whole hectic week ended on a super sweet note with the-other-half. ♥♥♥
felt so loved and appreciate all his efforts. :) ♥♥♥
Best part was when the-other-half remembered the soft cookies i once baked for him. so so touched. i think it's time to bake another batch for love. :)

So yup, a couple of best parts this week. May this blessings always continue. Insya-Allah. :))

Ramadan 1433H Post #06

“To all those broken or hopeless, I have learned this:

Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story. The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. The ones that came, and the ones that left. They all taught you. Don’t think for a moment that any of it was random. There are no oversights with God. Only perfectly crafted chapters in each unique journey.”

- Yasmin Mogahed -

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everything is nothing, but a blessing.

Allah sure knows best.

we are already entering 17 Ramadan. more than half-way through.

masyaAllah.

time flies indeed.

Approaching Ramadan

“How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we.”

- The Forty Rules of Love, Elif Shafak -

Ramadan is approaching in 2 days' time.

1 more day to first night of terawih. :)

I'm pretty excited. :)

But this happens to me every single time. Will get all excited before the start of Ramadan, only to falter half-way through. Sigh.

And every single year I will make the same resolution - for my Ramadan to be better than the previous one. Hopefully this year I can be proud of my Ramadan.

Yang penting, niat tu ada eh. Hehe.

Whatever your niat may be,

may we all receive a blessed Ramadan this year.

InsyaAllah.

sports car vs al-quran

Do take your time to read the following story. It had a great impact on me (gave me goosebumps). I hope it does for you too. May we all learn something from it, insya-Allah.

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A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.


As Graduation Day approached, the young man waited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.


Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Qur'an. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said "With all your money you give me a Qur'an?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.


Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.


Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search his father's important papers and saw the still new Qur'an, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Quran and began to turn the pages.


As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Quran. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words... PAID IN FULL.


How many times do we miss ALLAH blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

(via iluvislam) 
 

Only He knows best

"Do not detest the misfortunes that befall you,
for what you detest may be the cause of your salvation
and what you like may be the cause of your ruin."


 - Hasan Al-Basri -

(via islamic-quotes)