Ramadhan Diary : Missing Good Old Days

Assalamualaikum. 

It has been so long since I wrote here. So hi! Ramadhan Mubarak. 

I don't know if I'll be consistent to write anything here in Ramadhan but since today is the first day of Ramadhan, 

I guess I should write something (sementara masih ada semangat huks 😶)

Right. Last night I went to Masjid nearby my house to perform tarawih. 

Don't you think time flies so fast? Ramadhan this year is quite a surprise. I mean we were all expecting it but for me...I didn't do much preparation even though I got something in my mind on what I want to achieve this Ramadhan. 

I read my friend's status saying that she feels a bit lonely this Ramadhan because she celebrated it alone (she just started working this year). I can relate very well. That's what I feel too. Semalam rasa lonely sebab pergi terawih sorang-sorang  I just got back from shopping Kurma and stuffs then terus pergi masjid. My roommates went to Masjid together hee. 

Anyway ya...It felt different yesterday because since so many years I was celebrating Ramadhan either with my family or friends. Okay I admit that yesterday I really felt like crying. I did shed my tears (sikit je la nangis tu. Takdalah nangis sangat) 

It just that my heart feels something that I couldn't describe. The feeling of longing to the good old days. I miss everyone literally. But reflecting to those old good days, I'm so so much grateful that I experienced it before. I feel so blessed. May Allah keeps sending me good people whom I will cherish and makes my life worth living 💓

Apart from that, maybe I'm not prepared enough but I do looking forward to experience this journey. Ramadhan journey. I'm expecting that I'd learn something. I don't know what Allah wants to teach me this Ramadhan.

That's just my diary for the first night of Ramadhan. I hope I'm motivated enough to keep on sharing here. 

Bye. Ramadhan Mubarak again. 

Thanks for reading 

Sum-up Ramadhan: A month of Love

Assalamualaikum,

Alhamdulillah, we have been celebrating Eid this past few days. I just want to throwback on what happened during Ramadhan this year :)

This year's Ramadhan is a bit different from the past years. It was not the best for me, but it's unique and different.

This Ramadhan, I spent most of the days with the children in Haneen Firdous. It was a really wonderful experience. Some of the things I'm grateful for:

1) Opportunity to teach the children
- Alhamdulillah for this great opportunity to spend time with these adorable girls. We spend time sahur, iftar, terawih, recite Quran together

Making pizza for iftar. Thanks volunteers!

Iftar at Masjid Shah Alam

Foodies for iftar!

Shopping Raya

2) Meeting awesome people
- During this Ramadhan, I met so many awesome people whose heart is a gold!
They sincerely want to make these girls happy, sponsoring iftar, becoming imam terawih, telling stories to the children, gave free counseling session. May Allah bless each and everyone of them! Amiin

Imam Terawih: Ustaz Abu

Imam Terawih: Akh Faris

The children started to learn the stories of Quran :)

Duit raya from ustaz!

Jumpa orang baru yang awesome!

3) Opportunity to visit other welfare houses
- This Ramadhan, I got the opportunity to visit two welfare houses. The children were very happy to get to know four girls from other welfare home and they seem so excited to invite them coming to Haneen Firdous later

4) Listening to a friend's and trying to help out
- I'm still working on this. I listened to her story regarding her abusive relationship and she wanted to fight for her rights. Insha Allah still in progress to help her. Doakan ya!

5) Seeing small little achievement
- One of the best blessings is seeing the progression of the kids. I could see them progressing to be better. The journey is still a long way to go but I hope we can work together to instill hope in them and make them one of the agent of change in their family and society

6) Getting lots of supports from lovely people
- This Ramadhan, I got a lot of supports from people emotionally and psychologically to continue doing what am I doing. This is something that I'm so grateful for.

There are days that I'm so overwhelmed and anxious about my own expectations on myself.

But, with these people around me to support, I'm alright. Alhamdulillah

7) Got opportunity to share my experience fasting in Australia at TV Al-Hijrah
- This is really unexpected. It as unplanned. I was called by a friend a day before and I needed to decide on that day. huhu. I wasn't really prepared hahah. That's why if you watch it, there're some questions that I didn't really answer it properly. Whatever it is, it was a great experience!
Thanks to a friend who drives me there! :)

After all, Selamat Hari Raya people!
May Allah accepts our deeds and make us among the righteous

Wishing you Selamat Hari Raya! 🌸🌹

Me and my family 😻

Pilihanraya dan Ramadhan : Refleksi

Assalamualaikum, 

Bulan Mei 2018 mungkin akan sentiasa menjadi memori yang susah dilupakan rakyat Malaysia😻. Semua orang menyaksikan perubahan yang dilakukan oleh rakyat Malaysia yang bekerjasama untuk membawa kebaikan kepada Malaysia 💪💪

Banyak sebenarnya mereka yang berjuang diam-diam mahupun terang-terang sepanjang proses sehingga pilihanraya. Yang turun padang berkempen, yang berkempen di media sosial, yang menerangkan pada orang, yang tak cukup tidur, yang stay di pejabat hingga lewat malam design poster dsb. Everyone is doing their part. I can't be prouder to know that my friends are mostly semangat and ofc I pun semangat juga walaupun tak buat banyak but at least I know I did something ️ and we should appreciate and applaud ourselves for this contribution.

Congratulations and thank you everyone!

No one can ever forget the spirit!

Anyway, banyak juga perkara yang direfleksi sepanjang pilihanraya dan Ramadhan ni. I think I would like to share some of my reflections :

1. Kemenangan yang tertunda

• Berapa lama perjuangan yang dilakukan, tapi kemenangan hanya baru tiba sekarang. I don't know how hard and challenging it is but yang nama perjuangan, memang takkan pernah mudah. This teaches me that consistency and commitment is important to achieve great things. Congratulations and thank you to all gold people who have been fighting for it since a very long time ago. Only God can rewards you :)

2. Semangat dan kebijaksanaan 

• Orang muda yang bersemangat dan orang berpengalaman yang bijak memerlukan satu sama lain dalam proses untuk mendapat yang terbaik untuk kita semua. This shows that we are all in need of each other 👯👭👬👯👫

          Just sharing my semangat video 😂

3. Permulaan untuk sebuah pengakhiran

• Berakhirnya era pemerintahan BN dan kini kita dihidupkan dengan harapan baru dengan kerajaan baru. Alhamdulillah thumma alhamdulillah. Moga-moga kali ini setidaknya lebih baik daripada kerajaan dulu. This teaches me that losing something is not always bad. Allah gantikan dengan yang lebih baik. But, efforts do matter. Ini semua usaha rakyat Malaysia! Tahniah Malaysia. Still proud up till now 😘

Kaitan dengan Ramadhan

Sekadar berkongsi refleksi :

1. Kemenangan yang Tertunda

• Ramadhan yang disambut selama sebulan untuk menahan diri dan meningkatkan taqwa insha Allah akan disambut dengan hari kemenangan: Aidilfitri 💗
• Ini bermaksud untuk mendapatkan kemenangan, perlunya suatu perjuangan. Kemenangan takkan datang bergolek melainkan kita berjuang mendapatkannya. Itu yang menjadikannya manis bukan 😉

2. Semangat dan kebijaksanaan

• Ramadhan ini semangatnya lebih hebat berbanding bulan-bulan lain. Kebanyakan orang lebih berusaha menjadi yang terbaik bagi diri sendiri. Harus juga diingat, ia datang dengan kebijaksanaan juga. Bulan ini la kita cuba praktikkan kegunaan akal kita mengatasi nafsu yang tak baik 🌸

3. Permulaan untuk sebuah pengakhiran

• Diharapnya Ramadhan ini merupakan our first step untuk upgrade kebaikan yang ada pada diri kita hendaknya. Dan downgrade apa-apa keburukan yang masih ada pada diri insha Allah 🌷

WHAT'S NEXT?

Okay, jadi kerajaan dah berjaya kita ubah, apa seterusnya?

Sama-sama kita membantu kerajaan baru untuk menjadikan Malaysia sebuah negara yang hebat dengan mentaliti rakyat yang hebat. It takes two to tango. Fokus pada menambahbaik bukan pada isu-isu atau cerita-cerita yang belum pasti kesahihannya. It's a long way to go. And we need to do our part! Remember that the power is with us 💪💪

I love this speech!

Sama juga untuk Ramadhan ini, semangat yang kita kumpul sepanjang Ramadhan mudah-mudahan menjadi bekal sepanjang tahun. insha Allah. It's a continuous process of being a good servant to Allah and it's a lifelong journey. All the best everyone! 

Salam Ramadhan

Salam Reformasi

Membentuk peribadi

Membangun negara