Impromptu post,ah wells.

As promised,I will tell you a little bit about TSA also known as Tun Salleh Abas. He is the brother of my grandfather,whom I respect and love from the bottom of my heart. I do not know him personally but ofcourse my mother told me a lot about him. What he had to go through in his life,what he achieved etc.

I was raised by my grandparents in Besut,so one day I found a rack of books just about him! Curiousity strucked me and ignorantly I thought he was vain. I mean who writes about himself right? And actually publish them in a book. Note that I was only 8 years old at the time,I knew nothing about the case. 

If you were expecting me to write about his case,well sorry not today and I never will because I do not see him the way everyone sees him. Everything you may have read about him is not hundred percent true. Maybe not true at all. To me,he is still a man with principles despite whatever has been written about him. 

Honestly,I was scared when I blurted out to my lecturers about him as part of my family. I was even more scared when we were assigned to study about his case. 

But I didnt take up law because I wanted to continue my family's legacy,I decided to take the course because I was interested in it. How can you not find reading about your rights interesting? I also took it because I loved talking,and arguing about my rights at home. I took it because I think its a decent job and something that I would be happy to do for the rest of my life. I dont know believe that its a stressful course for I have met a lot of happy lawyers reading the law. I believe in balance.

Time flies.

5 weeks or maybe less.. until finals! Wish me luck guys! :) 

What if?

Hi goodmorning! I was reading a book titled 7 habits of highly effective people,teen edition. And the chapter was Paradigms and Principles. I was inspired to write this post after reading the chapter. Cant you tell how excited I was? Hehe.

Let me tell you my experience,
I grew up in a city and I went to school like a normal girl from a normal family. My first school,SSP and secondary school,Sri Aman. I never had any problem speaking in English because everyone around me spoke in English. We were encouraged to step outside of our comfort zone and try something new everyday. Eversince,I entered into university,I am surrounded by friends who dont want to speak in English or try something new (atleast most of them) and when I asked them why,they'd say "kita datang dari kampung,tak mungkin kita dapat cakap English macam awak" I was astonished by their response. As a Muslim,arent we all encouraged to learn? Arent we all encouraged to strive for success?

What if I tell you that Malaysian graduates can be as intellectual and succesful as overseas graduate?
What if I tell you that Malaysian graduates can speak both English and Malay fluently?

There are many positive possibilites,so why do you have the perception that we cannot be as succesful just because we are orang "Melayu" or that you came from kampung? Why not use that as a motivation to be an inspiration for other people? After all,arent we all created equal?

You know what,I was even more annoyed when a close friend of mine said "Oh you're going to UiTM? Why you must be friends with rempits then"
Heck I felt like slapping her face. Anyway,if we dont believe in ourselves changing the perception that we are good enough and to strive for a world class quality,how can change others perception towards us?

Syawal here we go!

Behold! Here comes the raya update! Since I just got back from a 1,2,3... 13 hours of drive! I shall entertain you with the pictures taken during the trip to Tampin and Terengganu!

Syukur for getting the chance to celebrate another raya,a month when we ask for forgiveness and visit our family and friends! Yay and a month when I become a lil bit richer! Hahahah talk about duit raya! Hehe.

We had our breakfast beside the river on our way to Terengganu! Sorry but I cant quite recall the name of the river but it was beauuutiful. We havent actually done this for a long time so I was so happy when  my family decided to have a small picnic. Hehe! Oh no thats not even a quarter of my family,nu uh!

Raya Day 3,Pak Kuri and Mak Cik Ani came to visit. Yay! And Afiq and Basyirah came along too! Everyone got really emotional here just because we didnt get the chance to raya together anymore since the husband of Mak Cik Ani (my uncle) passed away. I was dissapointed that Basyirah didnt recognize me but happy to know that she's still the same old cheeky Basyirah I used to take care when she was 3. And no I dont have a picture of her as of now. Guessing where Basyirah is in this picture? She's wearing the purple tudung! Guess! 

The very hyper Haziq! Funny that he calls everyone Kak. Man you didnt have to be a sweetheart,we're actually his aunts and uncles. Heck he even called his Tok,Kakak. Hahaha.

Raya Day 2,lunch at Secret Recipe. We had too much of nasi dagang! Haha im glad that the place is well developed. They have Giant! Hahaha so thats a plus right? Hehe.

Baby Umran reading a book! One of my many nephews,we like to call him 'askar Jepun' just because he looks like one. Hm I wonder where he got his features from. 

From left:

Afiq,Mak Cik Ani,Nana @ Dungun.

These two pumpkins came to visit! Presenting... Baby Qallif and Baby Alyssa! 

Pantai Rantau Abang!

Juuust helping Tok to sit on her wheelchair no problem! Ahahaha.

Well aint that cool! 

Raya Day 1 at Tampin with my little sister. She is getting taller every year! 

Raya Day 2,in the car my favourite cousin haha Jirah! She had to entertain me for 13 hours. Haha good job Jirah! 

And that is all. The photos are not arranged accordingly because I have no time and I have class tomorrow! Oh dear. In conclusion,Raya this year is one of the best I have experienced because I had the chance to visit my relatives in Tampin and Terengganu. Syukur Alhamdulillah. 

I hope you had an awesome raya too! 

Goodnight!

5 interesting FACTS about me!

Hello

I havent been blogging but I do feel like writing. A lot has been happening lately mainly my emotions are going through a roller coaster ride but so far so good and im really excited for raya which is tomorrow! Anyway so here are 5 things you may not know about me!

1) When I was younger I thought when you get your period you would have to qada' all of your prayers. Just because you know you cant pray when you're on your period

The funny thing is,I thought it was ridiculous but was too shy to ask my mother so instead I asked my teacher and you should have seen the look on her face. Hehe peace!

2) I dont know how to swim. You probably would have figured this out earlier if you read my older posts.

But I just cant and I have no intention to learn how to swim.. for now. 

3) I keep a gratitude journal.

SAY WHAT?

You may not know what that is. Basically a gratitude journal is where you list all of the things you're grateful for the day. It makes me happy to know that im so blessed and I do notice that I appreciate things more.

4) When I was younger I wanted to be a supermodel. Preferably a VS model. Cliche huh? From supermodel to lawyer. Maybe because I didnt reach the height requirement. Just kidding!

5) I WILL cry when im dead tired. Call me a cry baby,but once I had school for 6 hours,cheer for 4 hours and running for 2 hours,then I had tuition for another 2 hours. Hahaha when the day ended,I cried myself to sleep. Lol.