Last Sunday- Buffet + Shopping with Cousins



















love you girls,can't wait for the next outing plus kak anez's wedding!

lets start of with cheers to the end of Term 1.

is petrified upon receiving a thong from Kat,especially in pink.

is happy upon receiving a thong from Kat.














awesome,awesome girlfriends.
"just kidding!"

school has started and we'll see how it turns out after 6 weeks.looking on a bright side,no autocad or 3d to do!save myself from the backaches of carrying a laptop :)

Oh,kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on a moonlit floor,lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make fireflies dance
Silver's moon sparkling,so kiss me.

weekend had been great.

saturday- beach road,sarbat and singapore flyer with K.

sunday- lunch at sakura buffet and shopping with cousins.

aww,life has been good for the past 3 weeks.now,back to school.

i would lie if i say i'm not scared.i am scared.i am worried.i do not want feel anxious about this.after all,i have given everything and i do not want to be let down.i do not want to think that there will be other person better than you.i do not want to think that there will be a better person for you.waiting makes me anxious.you'll never know what will happen when you wait.

but i will not worry too much because in the end,i know whose love i should be in need of and He will not let me down.

unbelievably,i've been staying at home for straight four days.i was being a sloth at home,doing absolutely nothing(okay and some chores).since i was fasting for straight three days,i didn't get out of my bed for the most afternoon.i've been on facebook,surfing the net,watching ugly betty and some movies and reading basically.as much as i want to go out,i kinda prefer to stay in my bed.

anyway,le boyfriend is back to tekong.it makes me remember those times when he was still in camp,which was not that too long ago.i know things are going to be different after he ORD .i see so many changes in his life;his graduation,his post-grad,NS,ORD. and me,i'm still stuck in school.he is not the only one who has to adjust to changes.well,that's a part of relationship that i just begin to realise.

okay,i better stop.i don't know where is this heading.
have a great weekend,i think i will!

i had a good weekend.

friday- everyone was not at home by the time i was up.since i do not want to stay at home for the whole,i went out by myself to shop at town.it felt good shopping by myself,no one to worry about.well,i wasn't alone all the way though.met a friend after that.thank god i do not have to stay home by myself at night.it's depressing enough.

saturday- meet my four girlfriends.henderson waves,popeye at flyers,fireworks and double helix.great time as usual.especially the fireworks.

sunday-had my fav wanton mee and sugar cane at beach road with K.


one more weekend left and that's it.totally not looking forward for school.prays hard there is no 1:1 model scale.

okay i have to stop listening to glee's songs.i know i'm pathetic but that has been the music to my ears for the past months.it's not my fault you know,nowadays the songs we listen on the radio is too much.i can't stand some of the songs played and it's getting more rubbish-er every single day.you know you always hear people say they can't live without their music but i'm different.i can live without music.i don't bother to have mp3,i don't bother updating myself to what's new,i don't bother downloading songs and i've recently stopped listening to my music player on my phone.but i do appreciate music sometimes,but i guess i'm not into music like i do.

i know it's only the 6th day out of my 3 weeks of break but i'm getting bored now.
oh no.

okay i know i have to start on my journals and intech.sorry guys for reminding.hehehe.

I'm forever Yours,
Faithfully.

this 2 weeks has not been a great week.i don't know why i was feeling emotional and it's definitely not about school.i can't blame on my PMS.being a girl or a woman is not easy.our emotions are so unstable.one moment we can be happy and the next we are sad.one moment we are so sure and the next we are not.it fluctuates easily.instead of fighting it off,we like to be in depth with our emotions thus making us feel more emotional than ever.we like our emotions to take control us.that differs us from men where they never let their emotions control them but instead use their brain to think but well,that kind of man is hard to find i guess cause men nowadays are as sensitive which makes me puke.anyway back to the point.maybe we are just born that way but i wish sometimes we women,has a control and authority with our feelings and emotions.i wish we can sieve things out easily.like which is important and which is not thus we are eliminating the unnecessary feelings and emotions which might bring ourselves into trouble instead.because we worry too much where there is actually nothing to be worrying about!and this worryness also lead to our self-esteem.i can continue but it seemed that i am starting to ramble.okay i was bored.i mean still am. i shall stop and put my messed-up head to rest.

To Sir,With Love

Those schoolgirl days
Of telling tales, and biting nails, are gone
But in my mind,
I know they will still live on and on
But how do you thank someone
Who has taken you from crayons to perfume?
It isn't easy, but I'll try
If you wanted the sky,
I would write across the sky in letters,
That would soar a thousand feet high:
"To Sir, With Love"
The time has come
For closing books; and long last looks must end
And as I leave,
I know that I am leaving my best friend
A friend who taught me right from wrong,
And weak from strong -- that's a lot to learn
What -- what can I give you in return?
If you wanted the moon,
I would try to make a start . . . but I
Would rather you let me give my heart
To Sir, With Love

LOVE this song from GLEE and LOVE the Bohemian Rhapsody.

maybe we should take a break.

i need distractions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Thong Girls.



had one of the best times with them.

this date,13 years ago,my late grandfather passed on.sometimes i wish he stayed a bit longer so i can get to know him more and learn sewing from him.


al-fatihah.


ps/:don't know why we didn't get his genes, if not i wouldnt be short.

monday!
can't wait for it to end.one project down, three more to go.

okay here's my portfolio website.excuse my lame designs.hope to work more on boards!

http://masturahsaad.carbonmade.com

bored and i miss you.

having fun huh girls

7 more days and we'll be done with submissions and critique!

and that's it for Term 1.

Daniel's half brother: "they don't have girls like you in South Dakota."
Amanda: "oh honey, they don't have girls like me, anywhere."

-Ugly Betty.

i imagine myself saying this to you.hahaha.

Khidhir: "they don't have girls like you in Singapore."
Masturah: "oh honey, they don't have girls like me, anywhere."


okay, so lame but hahahah.

this story is so inspiring, thank you Sis Muna for posting it up.

have a read: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Choosing-to-Wear-the-Muslim-Headscarf

great,my group will be the first to present our project. the first of all. okay very very scary hopefully everything will be fine. i will always remember the first time my mam told me to recite this prayer when i was taking my O level oral examination. it has always been the prayer that i recite before i do any presentation. if i'm not wrong, correct me if i do, this prayer was recited by Nabi Musa when he is going to meet a king and in order for him to speak as smoothy, he recited this prayer. i think so, if my memory is right.

and the prayer is this:
'Robbi Shrahli Sodri Wa Yassirli Amri Wahlul Uqdatammil Lisani Yafqohu Qaulih'

insyaAllah everything will be alright for the next 2 weeks.

http://fuckyeahmasturahsaad.tumblr.com/

check this out. Kat, who has nothing to do(have you start on your diagram yet?) did this website for me. since all four of them on tumblr except me,maybe that's why. and why fuckyeahmasturahsaad? because if it's a tumblr dedicated to a particular famous person/movie/etc, it will be like this example fuckyeah___.tumblr. so i should be honoured that Kat did this tumblr for me cause it shows that you are my fan, so please post beautiful pictures of me alright?

love
mas.

my memory is not as good as it was during my secondary school days. now that i'm design,there is no exams and nothing for us to memorise, i began to realise that my memory sucks. it happened when i was learning a bit of arabic words quite recently and that i can't remember that well. i know, if Allah wants to bless you with the knowledge, He will and we have to be patience but i think it's also for the fact that i don't remember things as good like i used to.hmmm...

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don't take things personally and get offended easily. life's too good to fuss over such things. don't let it get to you.

i really want to go Japan(Japan Design Week)but where would i get 2000-2500k? and the really good thing is, the trip will be the last week of October, if only i can get Japan as my birthday gift.hahah, dream on.

Ask me absolutely anything here, anonymous or not.

http://www.formspring.me/massturah

A Woman's Worth.

don't judge me because i have fears.

at last a day for myself.
my weekend will be a bliss.
close to 2 more weeks to competition submission and 3 more weeks to school submission.
prays for the best, insyAllah.

my weekend starts today but got work to do!

do not be weak.
do not let the emotions get in the way.
just do what you have to do.
and it will soon be over.

K has finally completed his national service. the things that i had to go through; waiting patiently for you every weekend, no peaceful conversations, the 5 days you had to stay in the forest with no contact, the 16 days you were in ubin and were totally out of reach and your shitty shift hours. i was there for you right in the beginning, from bmt(army), to oct(police), to pmu(police mrt unit) till the end of it. you completed your service and you completed it successfully. i am proud of you, NSI Khidhir.

no more of you in uniform, not that i see you in uniform..heheh.
ps/: one more week and we're.....?

the past two days in school, we have been having "intellectual" conversation regarding the project that we are doing now. we were discussing how chinatown is a place for tourist blah blah blah and how to do a space intervention blah blah blah.the project is getting on me now..now that we have 4 weeks to finish! prays hard..

someone said to me this a long long time ago, "you have a certain charm in you that makes people wanna listen to you".

hmm, i don't know if i have that charm anymore..

SAN DIEGO – The pursuit of happiness is sometimes easier said than done.

Some scientists have argued that happiness is largely determined by genetics, health and other factors mostly outside of our control. But recent research suggests people actually can take charge of their own happiness and boost it through certain practices.

"The billion-dollar question is, is it possible to become happier?" said psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California, Riverside. "Despite the finding that happiness is partially genetically determined, and despite the finding that life situations have a smaller influence on our happiness than we think they do, we argue that still a large portion of happiness is in our power to change."

Lyubomirsky spoke here Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She and colleagues last year reviewed 51 studies that tested attempts to increase happiness through different types of positive thinking, and found that these practices can significantly enhance well-being. The results were published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology.

Here are five things that research has shown can improve happiness:

1. Be grateful – Some study participants were asked to write letters of gratitude to people who had helped them in some way. The study found that these people reported a lasting increase in happiness – over weeks and even months – after implementing the habit. What's even more surprising: Sending the letter is not necessary. Even when people wrote letters but never delivered them to the addressee, they still reported feeling better afterwards.

2. Be optimistic – Another practice that seems to help is optimistic thinking. Study participants were asked to visualize an ideal future – for example, living with a loving and supportive partner, or finding a job that was fulfilling – and describe the image in a journal entry. After doing this for a few weeks, these people too reported increased feelings of well-being.

3. Count your blessings – People who practice writing down three good things that have happened to them every week show significant boosts in happiness, studies have found. It seems the act of focusing on the positive helps people remember reasons to be glad.

4. Use your strengths – Another study asked people to identify their greatest strengths, and then to try to use these strengths in new ways. For example, someone who says they have a good sense of humor could try telling jokes to lighten up business meetings or cheer up sad friends. This habit, too, seems to heighten happiness.

5. Commit acts of kindness – It turns out helping others also helps ourselves. People who donate time or money to charity, or who altruistically assist people in need, report improvements in their own happiness.
Lyubomirsky has also created a free iPhone application, called Live Happy, to help people boost their well-being.

http://www.livescience.com/health/how-to-be-happy-100222.html

time flies fast. it's almost 2 years now :)

i wished to jump into 5 years time, then all my anxieties and doubts will end.

life would be way better if you have religion and Allah in your life.
too many sins, too many of it.

chocolate is always good.do you know when i would buy chocolate: 1.when i feel happy. 2. when i feel down.

okay, spamming my own blog. that's it for tonight!

you know, after being alone(most of the time) for 7 weeks, i think i can do it. loneliness is profounding and i embraced the feeling.

Chris told us that there might be Tokyo and Seoul trip this year.i really really really want to go for either one but..

saw this quote fb :

"The true beauty of a woman is her inherent ability to make a man better in every way."

maybe i'm being too nice...

When you wake up in the morning, do not expect to see the evening live as though today is all that you have. Yesterday has passed with its good and evil, while tomorrow has not yet arrived. Your life's span is but one day, as if you were born in it and will die at the end of it. With this attitude, you will not be caught between an obsession over the past, with all its anxieties, and the hopes of the future, with all its uncertainty. Live for today: During this day you should pray with a wakeful heart, recite the Qur'an with understanding, and remember Allah with sincerity. In this day you should be balanced in your affairs, satisfied with your allotted portion, concerned with your appearance and health.

Organize the hours of this day, so that you make years out of minutes and months out of seconds. Seek forgiveness from your Lord, remember Him, prepare for the final parting from this world, and live today happily and at peace. Be content with your sustenance, your wife, your children, your work, your house and your station in life.

So hold that which I have given you and be of the grateful. (Qur'an 7: 144)

You must engrave onto your heart one phrase: Today is my only day. If you have eaten warm, fresh bread today, then what do yesterday's dry, rotten bread and tomorrow's anticipated bread matter?

If you are truthful with yourself and have a firm, solid resolve, you will undoubtedly convince yourself of the following: Today is my last day to live. When you achieve this attitude, you will profit from every moment of your day, by developing your personality, expanding your abilities, and purifying your deeds. Then you say to yourself:

Today I shall be refined in my speech and will utter neither evil speech nor obscenity. Also, I shall not backbite.

Today I shall organize my house and my office. They will not be disorderly and chaotic, but organized and neat.

Today I will be particular about my bodily cleanliness and appearance. I will be meticulous in my neatness and balanced in my walk, talk, and actions.

Today I will strive to be obedient to my Lord, pray in the best manner possible, do more voluntary acts of righteousness, recite the Qur'an, and read beneficial books. I will plant goodness into my heart and extract from it the roots of evil such as pride, jealousy, and hypocrisy.

Today I will try to help others to visit the sick, to attend a
funeral, to guide the one who is lost, and to feed the hungry. I will stand side by side with the oppressed and the weak. I will pay respect to the scholar, be merciful to the young, and reverent to the old.

O' past that has departed and is gone, I will not cry over you. You will not see me remembering you, not even for a moment, because you have traveled away from me never to return.

O' future, you are in the realm of the unseen, so I will not be obsessed by your dreams. I will not be preoccupied about what is to come because tomorrow is nothing and has not yet been created.

`Today is my only day' is one of the most important statements in the dictionary of happiness, for those who desire to live life in its fullest splendor and brilliance.

Don't Be Sad - By Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni (A Few Excerpts from the Book about Happiness)
i just realised that my dad bought this book sometime ago but in malay though.

my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

so yesterday was the first time i had to network. it was solely for a class assignment and it doesnt seemed practical when there are 80+ students and probably less than that of professional people and that each of us had had to get 8-10 namecards each.

initially i thought it was so stupid, but at the end of the day, i find it useful. in the future, i might need to network.anyway, i met one guy who works in Thomson Reuters who studied degree in mass communication in NTU. if i would like, i would spend the entire night talking to him.hehehe.
somehow, i think networking is fun and tiring, cause we need to constantly talk and come up with something to talk about.well, i think as an extrovert, i enjoyed it quite much.

ps/: hammie, it is not all about looks. in the long term, if the person is good looking but the personality sucks, then it's not worth it then. i think to me, is all about confidence. if you have confident, it can take you far :)

i'm liking the new timetable.no school on friday means longer weekend for me, if there is no work to do of course but that is very unlikely.

i don't know why but the fact that you are always smarter than me irked me. i don't know why, but i feel the need to prove to you that i am just as smart.is this the feminism side of me?that i can be as smart as you? maybe. i feel so challenged and i have never feel so challenged with anybody else. you make me want to be smart, do you know that?it is funny how i began to realize after the heated argument we had.it made me wished that i had dumb boyfriend instead.hahah. but i am thankful.you always blow my mind.always.i admit defeat. you are indeed smarter than me. you don't make me feel stupid.i make myself feel stupid.thank you for the very beneficial argument we had.hahah.

school starts tomorrow. Year 3, here we come. better armed ourselves for we will be battling throughout the entire year. (gosh, i sound like hidayat)

time to borrow some books!!!!and dvds!



ps/: 3 more weeks to K's ORD!

the week has been quite tiring, hot, lonely and most importantly the most-experienced week i ever had. not only i had to deal with plumber, carpenters, electrician,painter,cleaner,doorman, varnish guy and client, i had to be in-charge. i spent almost 4 days and a half over-seeing the whole process of handover(where the renovation job is done and the house is ready for the owner to live in).i was glad to be away from the office and avoid any awkwardness with my supervisor.i even exchanged contacts with a carpenter and he said he'll give me a discount when i do my own house.hahah.

okay, so 5 more days and we're done. see you girls next week~

J's Lomo Film-





love it. cant wait to see the night shots taken by the lomo camera.

Girlfriends- Botanic Garden 27/03








more pictures coming up. this one taken by our aspiring photographer, Lin.
love every pictures that turned out :) thank you girls for the bestest time i had.

met these girls for the past two fridays. it was awesome and we celebrated queen's birthday. hope you like it my Baby Jen. hahaha. i love you girls :)

today was good.

spent almost the whole day outside, on site(s), had lunch with my sister @ orchard(yes get almost 2 hours break while my bosses meet the client at town),had a surprise call from zul(really glad that he still remembers me) and laugh my socks off watching just for laugh.

tomorrow's wednesday! mid of the week already! :)

i am jealous at the fact that my cousin right now is enjoying his life, travelling around europe with his friends..alah apa mau jealous, one day it will be my turn..InsyaAllah.

okay stop all the complaining, whining, this is reality. working world kinda sucks(esp if you're not passionate about it). thank God, i am a woman, so anytime i feel like not working, i can do it, if only i have a husband who can support me.heheh.

anyway, cant wait for this week to end, cause after this week,we will only have three weeks left. looking forward for itp to end, not looking forward for school to start.horror.

we were looking at my watch intently as each second passed. we were in silent. when the clock strike 12, you were smiling, a smile that is precious.
to my dearest best friend and lover, happy 22nd. may i be with you, with every birthdays to come.
InsyaAllah.

counting down to the time when we are..........

fastforward the time, 5 or 6 years in time.

work has been okay but the thing is, i was starting to feel lonely. i mean, i do talk with the staff there but it still makes me feel lonely. the long hours of travelling, to and fro (total close to 3 hours a day) and eating alone outside attributed to that. if you know me,i'm a people person and i like to be surrounded with people who i can talk and relate to.

maybe this experience teaches me the feeling of being solitude.one day mas, you gonna be alone. when you die, you'll be alone.i am slowly accepting this feeling and experience that i am going through. i know it is important for me to learn how to just be alone.one day, the person you depend on will leave you and you'll be alone. i thank God for this. because the next time i experience it, it wouldnt be as hard.

anyway, reminder for me, you are not alone. Allah is always watching out for you..

has changed my email add to masturahsaad@hotmail.com

hahaha, got this from queen's tumblr.

Internship-

alright, it's already the first week of internship. i must say, working life is very very tiring than school, even though, all i did was to sit in the office. i must say, i am pretty glad so far with the company. there are 7 people in total, and it's hard for them not exclude me out. even though it's a small company, they are quite known and a lot of people wanted them to do their house but they got too many projects.

anyway, recap: all of us had lunch together on monday, my boss's husband have been sending me to bishan mrt for my convenience, i've been to site visit, drew proposal drawing for a client for the entire week and has been snacking unshamelessly on their food.hahaha, they dont mind really. if not for me, nobody will eat the junk.


i came at 9.30, they werent even there!

they have lots of books and magazines and the "pantry" is right beside, which is just behind me. how to resist!!

site visit @ lorong changi. damn the house has a rooftop!

the very cozy office. too small, they are planning to find somewhere bigger.

my desk!

okay, that's all. hopefully everything will go smoothly..


ps/: is watching dear john later!! read the book, hopes the movie is just as good.

i feel like i am the luckiest person around.what more could i ask?
alhamdullilah.alhamdullilah.alhamdullilah.

and i keep thinking of salleh and nabilla...
prayers for them.(read two posts back)

work has been alright. alhamdullilah, all praises to God. insyaAllah, things will continue as it is.. on the bright side, K's base is near my place :)))

this is for queen. queen, as i've observed for two days, the life of an interior designer is not only sitting on the desk doing quotations and drafting. my supervisor, she's an interior designer. she is not on her desk all day, in fact she's always out doing site visit, meeting clients, probably meeting with people that handle materials. i think in a day, she only sit at the desk for less than 5 hours. in the case, if you have a lot of projects. however, you can never run away from cad but for 3d, you can cause you can ask someone else to do it :) hope this info helps you.

a person who i consider as a friend has return to God yesterday. the passing of Salleh shocked me. he was K's friend's boyfriend and we all got to know each other during hari raya last year. even though, i barely knew him, we almost spent one whole memorable day together. i even thought all of us could meet again for hari raya this year. i was also trying to put myself in his girlfriend shoes. they have been together for so long since sec school and how can she ever pick herself up? what if it happens to me? bike accidents are fatal and i can only pray it will never happen to K. here i am,angry at the fact that you are too busy when i should be thankful. because i still get to be with you..

death breezed through me like a cold reminder. death is constant.death is imminent. death is inevitable.death can happen to young people.

al-fatihah

I'm afraid it might not be worth it.lies,lies.

yesterday i had book binding and knitting workshop. just to prove myself that i can do arts and craft. i always like diy stuff but i think i'm just not made to do craft and this is proven in DID, when i had to do model-making which i pretty suck at. crafting requires patience, accuracy and eye for details. however, being an impatience person,(sorry hamie, i might have annoyed you with my impatience yesterday)it's hard for me and i messed up. anyway, knitting was quite hard.seriously what the hell i was thinking doing knitting.

anyway, i had fun!wishes to go to more crafting-related workshop!

http://itsgreensilk.blogspot.com/2010/02/shaykh-hamza-yusuf-on-prophet-peace-be.html

came across this while i'm at Sis Muna's blog. thank you kak muna.
it's the month of all months.it's the month of the birth of our beloved prophet, Nabi Muhammad SAW.how i wished i had that same love and respect like how shaykh hamza yusuf had for our prophet.read, it's worth it.

especially loved these paragraphs:

But the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was more than just a great historical person, he was a father and friend, a husband, a companion and above all he was a human being. The Prophet’s unique physical appearance, his high character and willingness to sacrifice for others, are often at the essence of any description of him. He was once described by a contemporary in the following words:

"The Messenger of God was imposing and majestic. His face was luminous like a full moon. He was taller than medium but not excessive in height. He had wavy hair, which he parted and it never went beyond his shoulders. He was light-skinned with a high brow. He had full eyebrows and a small space between them. He had a fine, aquiline nose. His beard was full, his eyes black. His physique was supple and lithe, with a full chest and broad shoulders. When he walked, he was determined and his pace was as if he was walking down hill.

When he spoke he was always brief and reflective. He spoke when he saw benefit and spent long periods in silent contemplation. His speech was comprehensive being neither wordy nor laconic. He had a mild temperament and was never harsh nor cruel, coarse nor rude. He expressed gratitude for everything given to him no matter how insignificant. When he spoke, his companions lowered their heads as if birds were perched upon them. When he was silent, they felt free to speak. He never criticized food or praised it excessively. He never swore, nor did he find fault in people. He did not flatter people but praised them when appropriate.

People entered his gatherings as seekers and left enlightened. He would ask about his companions when they were absent often making inquiries about people’s needs. He never stood nor sat without mentioning the name of God. He never reserved a special place for himself in a gathering and sat where space provided. He gave each of those who sat with him such full attention that everyone felt that he was the most important person in that gathering. Voices were never raised in his presence. The aged were respected for their age and the young were shown compassion for their youth."

The Qur'an reminds Muslims that when they are slandered by those who reject them they should bear it patiently and be forgiving. I yearn for a deeper understanding of this man, his gentleness towards children, his love of animals, his concern for the weak and oppressed, his sense of justice tempered always with mercy.

right now, my life is practically free. eventhough is only for a week but i do take pleasure in doing nothing at all. feeling too free is something i have to adjust to.i've been spending my time on the laptop watching movies after movies, tv shows after tv shows. i don't usually like to spend my time facing the screen but i guess it's only for a few days more.

i am praying that starting next week, everything will go smoothly.i am concerned about attachment but i hope everything goes well.insyaAllah.

i am aware of the sins that i committed but being aware, is it just enough?

tuesday was too good to be true.

while we were gazing at the stars, you pointed out to three stars that were in a row and said it's an orion's belt. it was so nice catching it with you.

weekend was terrific.

saturday- percy jackson with sister and brothers, shin tokyo with all the siblings, crazy time at watson

sunday to monday afternoon- aunt's condo @ jb. had a great time swimming with the cousins! taking jumpshots into the pool, bbq and watching a ghost movie at midnight :)

and today, some TLC for me.

So give to each situation according to its size, weight, measure, and importance. And stay away from immoderation or from exceeding the proper bounds. - excerpt from a book Do Be Sad by
Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni

Dear Masturah,

"You light up a room with you smile. Dare to dream!"

All the best,
Stella Wee

yes hamie, i am going to miss her too. such a great lecturer and am so honored to meet and be taught by the writer of my fav all time local show, Phua Chu Kang.

if i ever be a teacher, this is what i want to do. touch the hearts of my students. eventhough teaching is my last resort.

yesterday was good.

finally,i can say my place in the company is pretty secured even though is so far away, i am thankful.

and hanging out with your friends was great!makes me miss my own friends and hoped 5 years down the road, we have random meet ups and the guys will be all grown up and matured.

lastly, school will officially end this friday! two weeks of holiday and back to work, for real.

:)

okay i save you guys from any mushy words. just a picture.


ps/: when will i start jogging?

dreams dreams dreams dreams
something i've been thinking of lately. something that made me smile and pray.

there are so many places that i want to go but the only thing that is stopping me now is money..

and money reminds me of the song "money money money you're so funny in a rich man's world"
in the movie mamma mia..it reminds me of that time my cousins and i were watching mamma mia 2 in the morning and to prevent from sleeping i was singing to the songs that i never heard before,out of tune. good times, good times.



ps/: K, 3 more months to ORD!!!!!

my weekend was a bliss, it will be in the few weeks to come because i am so over and done with the final project for year 2.time flies, and in few more months i will be in year 3, something i am anticipating for. i wanna get out as soon as i can but then again, i just might miss schooling.

anyway, i just had an interview. it wasnt as formal i would like it to be. the most embarassing part was when i try to get up from the chair, i almost lose my balance.hahah, how great.somehow i wished i wouldnt get that company, location wise but i need it.

my critique will be tomorrow. the first one, twice already.i had my speech ready and at the speed that i'm going, i can last for less than 10 minutes. i wonder how people can just go on and on and on about their work. come one, cut the chase. i wished everything will be alright tomorrow. a few criticisms wont hurt but oh well, we see how it goes tomorrow.

by the way, i will miss csw because of stella. she even knows i'll fit very well in CASS. oh well, i'm here now right?


here i leave you with an excerpt from this book, Dont be Sad written by

Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni

Leave the future alone until it comes

The Event [the Hour or the punishment of disbelievers and polytheists or the Islamic laws or commandments], ordained by Allah will come to pass, so seek not to hasten it. (Qur'an 16: 1)

Be not hasty and rushed for things that have yet to come to pass. Do you think it is wise to pick fruits before they become ripe? Tomorrow is non-existent, having no reality today, so why should you busy yourself with it? Why should you have apprehensions about future disasters? Why should you be engrossed by their thoughts, especially since you do not know whether you will even see tomorrow?

The important thing to know is that tomorrow is from the world of the unseen, a bridge that we do not cross until it comes. Who knows, perhaps we might never reach the bridge, or the bridge might collapse before we reach it, or we may actually reach it and cross safely.

For us to be engrossed in expectations about the future is looked down upon in our religion since it leads to our having a long-term attachment to this world, an attachment that the good believer shuns. Many people of this world are unduly fearful of future poverty, hunger, disease, and disaster: such thinking is inspired by the Devil.

Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to commit Fahsha [evil deeds, illegal sexual intercourse, sins etc.], whereas Allah promises you Forgiveness from Himself and Bounty... (Qur'an 2: 268)

Many are those who cry because they see themselves starving tomorrow, falling sick after a month, or because they fear that the world will come to an end after a year. Someone who has no clue as to when he wil die (which is all of us) should not busy himself with such thoughts.

Since you ire absorbed in the toils of today, leave tomorrow until it comes. Beware of becoming unduly attached to future prospects in this world.