so true

Assalamualaikum :)

kindness is infectious and contagious. but its rare among us nowadays. lets start with a simple smile to a stranger, or a humble salam to our brothers and sisters :)

believe and keep on praying

Assalamualaikum lovelies :)

just went through another crit session today with the internal judges. these past four days have been really stressful to me. not only i have to get my work done, but also my mind was occupied with some other things that apparently only i have the solution and if my decision was not right, everybody else will suffer. imagine that burden on your shoulder when you actually have just enough time for you think only one thing at a time. before this, i've heard stories from friends bout how sometimes during exam period, their brain is so full with information and no matter how hard you try to put in some more, you just cant. and you puke. literally. yea i got to experience that feeling, but luckily i did not throw up. i just got to the stage where i wish time can slow down for a while and i'll cry my eyes out for an hour or two, then i can rearrange everything back on track. but that is definitely one thing time will not do. so i carried on. thank God for Asha!! thanks for helping me through this rough patch babe! :')

being a design student, we are always push to the very edges of the cliff, by who else, but the lecturers. i think the difference between doing design studies, and theoretical studies is that, design is not about black and white, it is not about following the rules, not bout right or wrong, definitely not about being ordinary. expectations are high especially from, again, the lecturers. they want to see you go to that place nobody could ever think of going. they want you to crack your head and explore deep into reasons. sometimes it is like they're challenging you to think way far than they could. they want you to be an individual. they want the best out of you. sometimes, it is tiring to keep up with these expectations. but most of the time it motivates you to be better. a better designer. a better individual, who knows yourself well. design students are pushed to their limits it could drain you out. criticism has become part of life. being critic has become everyday's food. but it is all for the betterment and whetting the skills. we definitely dont get compliments a lot.

so after torturing myself in self pity for few days, i get to present my work to the judges today. and Alhamdulillah, the critics was ok. not too harsh. nothing major. i think the judges like them. after i finished explaining my concept and showing my works to them, one said 'i think its good' and the other one said 'yeaa. everything looks good'. ohhhh! you cant imagine how big a rafflesia flower has grown inside my heart at that very words! and one of the judges who looks somehow like Ayam (maybe they're related) said 'well done' at the end of our session. :'D can i hug you mr.Ayam-look-alike?! thank God! though there are a  few things that i have to change and some minor hiccups, i am thankful that my hard work has paid off!! :D thank u Allah.. it feels really really good when you put all your heart into it, and at the end of the day it gets the appreciation that it deserves :') and all i wanted to do after is bowing my head to the AlMighty, and celebrate it with someone who cares. ok la, anyone will do if no one cares. but at the end, i sit alone eating ice cream next to a four year-old girl in an ice-cream cafe. not even a cat is around to rub his shiny fur at my feet. life is fair..

ambassadors of Islam

Assalamualaikum :)

just want to share this one video. i think she's right when she says, when people look at a man, even with a beard, people wouldn't know for sure if he is a Muslim. but when people look at a woman/girl wearing scarf/hijab, they certainly know that that woman/girl is a Muslim. these women/girls are like ambassadors of Islam, in which we give the direct message that we are Muslims. so i am here to remind myself and my sisters in Islam, lets portray the right message being a woman/girl in hijab :)

may Allah bless us all.. Ameen.

pinch me one more time!

Assalamualaikum...

Alhamdulillah.. one of my du'a has come true. praises and gratitude to Him for making it all happen. pinch me once again, please, coz i still cant believe this is happening :) :) :)