Salam and Peace to all
I’m walking to the day
I’m walking to the day
Welcome the second half of the year *firework*
Now is the determination time.
Like football match, isn't the real match begins at the second half?
It's only after the second half we'll know the winner.
So, have I warmed up?
Another thing that I should be prepared is the Ramadhan, the Fasting Month.
This time, I'm fortunate to be able to celebrate it with my family here (^^,)
So, have I warmed up?
I do miss my Ramadhan in Melbourne.
Felt excited when seeing the people there are so eager to provide food for iftar to the other.
I can count with my fingers how many times I had my iftar at home.
There's no need for bazaar as everyone there is a good cook and offer their cook freely.
All in all, Ramadhan is not about food, it's about our submission to Allah.
Missing the tarawih there, at Pelham Musolla, Albanian Mosque, and mostly, at ICV.
The way that the imam at ICV recites ayatul Quran was so touching and soothing at the same time.
Even though he recited 1juz of Quran for the 8 rakaat prayer, I didn't feel tired at all.
I'm glad that I had a chance to tarawih there.
Oh, I can't forget tarawih at the Albanian Mosque, just 5 mins walk from my house.
My housemate and I used to walk to the mosque while wearing telekung.
We might scared anyone who passed by us..haha
I still remember how me, anith and muz once cracked up while praying there.
Because of the mazhab difference, they recite qunut before rukuq.
So, when everyone lifted up their hand for qunut, me n anith bent down for rukuq.
Then, when everyone bent down for rukuq, muz down for sujud.
Can you imagine the situation?
That made us laugh non-stop and we couldn't stay any longer for zikir, straight away went back after the salam..haha~
Ramadhan is like a training period, and hope to maintain the momentum for the rest of another 11 months.
That's a challenge actually, even to keep the momentum throughout the Ramadhan is so hard for me.
But, let's try. Try to win our nafs. And use Ramadhan as the starting point.
Wait, use this moment now as a starting point. Insya Allah.
Well, I guess this also apply to my 3 years of 'travelling' away from home.
Like what a senior said, "I found 99% of myself here".
I feel some kind of upgraded, as compare to the previous version of myself.
But, I couldn't retain that upgrade now, after came back from that travelling.
Maybe because of it's so cozy and accessible here till the mature and independent part of me being diluted day by day.
I don't want to depend on others so much, but I couldn't resist.
You have your family and friends here that you could depend on.
That's the best thing about living here.
I guess I take that for granted.
So, I'm trying to keep moving again to gain back that momentum.
I'm gonna end my service at UTP by the end of this month.
It's a worthwhile 5 months of my time here.
I learned so many things, interact with so many people (who are mostly older than me).
I regret that I couldn't give my best.
I wish to have more knowledge and experience to boost up my confidence.
Age is not the matter, its the experience that matter.
Because through the experience builds the maturity and increase the level of thinking.
So, I wanna keep walking and experience more.
As I don't want to be stagnant forever in my life.
I'm not arriving at my final destination yet, it's just the pit stop, and I need to keep walking.
"Abu Dharr (r.a.) reported that Rasulullah (s.a.w) said: Don't consider anything insignificant out of good things, even if it is that you meet your brother with a cheerful countenance" [Sahih Muslim]
The song that I enjoy to listen to in the morning to start my new day
This time, I'm fortunate to be able to celebrate it with my family here (^^,)
So, have I warmed up?
I do miss my Ramadhan in Melbourne.
Felt excited when seeing the people there are so eager to provide food for iftar to the other.
I can count with my fingers how many times I had my iftar at home.
There's no need for bazaar as everyone there is a good cook and offer their cook freely.
All in all, Ramadhan is not about food, it's about our submission to Allah.
Missing the tarawih there, at Pelham Musolla, Albanian Mosque, and mostly, at ICV.
The way that the imam at ICV recites ayatul Quran was so touching and soothing at the same time.
Even though he recited 1juz of Quran for the 8 rakaat prayer, I didn't feel tired at all.
I'm glad that I had a chance to tarawih there.
Oh, I can't forget tarawih at the Albanian Mosque, just 5 mins walk from my house.
My housemate and I used to walk to the mosque while wearing telekung.
We might scared anyone who passed by us..haha
I still remember how me, anith and muz once cracked up while praying there.
Because of the mazhab difference, they recite qunut before rukuq.
So, when everyone lifted up their hand for qunut, me n anith bent down for rukuq.
Then, when everyone bent down for rukuq, muz down for sujud.
Can you imagine the situation?
That made us laugh non-stop and we couldn't stay any longer for zikir, straight away went back after the salam..haha~
Ramadhan is like a training period, and hope to maintain the momentum for the rest of another 11 months.
That's a challenge actually, even to keep the momentum throughout the Ramadhan is so hard for me.
But, let's try. Try to win our nafs. And use Ramadhan as the starting point.
Wait, use this moment now as a starting point. Insya Allah.
Well, I guess this also apply to my 3 years of 'travelling' away from home.
Like what a senior said, "I found 99% of myself here".
I feel some kind of upgraded, as compare to the previous version of myself.
But, I couldn't retain that upgrade now, after came back from that travelling.
Maybe because of it's so cozy and accessible here till the mature and independent part of me being diluted day by day.
I don't want to depend on others so much, but I couldn't resist.
You have your family and friends here that you could depend on.
That's the best thing about living here.
I guess I take that for granted.
So, I'm trying to keep moving again to gain back that momentum.
I'm gonna end my service at UTP by the end of this month.
It's a worthwhile 5 months of my time here.
I learned so many things, interact with so many people (who are mostly older than me).
I regret that I couldn't give my best.
I wish to have more knowledge and experience to boost up my confidence.
Age is not the matter, its the experience that matter.
Because through the experience builds the maturity and increase the level of thinking.
So, I wanna keep walking and experience more.
As I don't want to be stagnant forever in my life.
I'm not arriving at my final destination yet, it's just the pit stop, and I need to keep walking.
"Abu Dharr (r.a.) reported that Rasulullah (s.a.w) said: Don't consider anything insignificant out of good things, even if it is that you meet your brother with a cheerful countenance" [Sahih Muslim]
The song that I enjoy to listen to in the morning to start my new day
Each step gets further as I walk farther and farther
If I trip over my feet and fall, I can just brush myself off
Like the dreams that are forgotten in the morning
These moments will continue to be forgotten
The yearnings and even this pain, everything
Past the tough trust and misunderstanding
Though the road ahead seems far
I’m walking over the tall hills
I’m walking with these old sneakers
I’m walking every single day
Till always, till always
One step toward the vast blue sky
One step toward the finish line far ahead
I’m walking till that someplace that will come tomorrow
Where is that someplace?
Out of the many people that I’ve met
In my heart there was a special person
If there is only one love
In the dry and barren desert somewhere
If I don’t want to stop my tired footsteps
That person would be strength to me
In this place where I place my two feet
In this place where I am staying
The momentary peace finds me and I get used to it
The temptation of wanting to stay a little bit more
Makes me just sit down (almost there, almost there)
Though the road ahead seems far
Though I may be crippled, who is tired at times
And though I would have my footsteps against the wind
I will walk with the rhythm till always, till always
- Walking by Super Junior
p/s ~ realise that I rarely spend my Ramadhan with my family since I was at boarding school, then to INTEC, and then flew to Melbourne. hmm..
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