Of blazer and cheetah

I got this blazer few months back when I was walking aimlessly in Mines Shopping Mall. When I saw the cheetah prints, I just had to had it. Plus, it was on sale and the length is below the butt. Score!

Rawwrrr!

Btw, this shawl is the side-fringe style introduced by TudungPeople. Check out the tutorial below, love how I can have full frontal cover :)

Bright, sunny Friday

Well, cos it's a Friday :)

Yellow inner neck bought at pasar malam, yellow Karmalisa rectangular shawl, baby blue ribbon pins and black blazer with cheetah prints (I shall  upload a better pic of it later)

Of blues and H

Watched TED. Laughed till imaginary snoot came out. Love Ted. Am glad I have my very own Teddy.

Decided to let my cheetah bow show with this shawl, love this top/dress I bought at Sg Wang Plaza!

Dreamy wedding arch

Over the weekend, I went to a friend's wedding and fall in love with their arch. Screams magical, innit?

Kameadanella's beaded kaftan, Karmalisa's yellow shawl and my trusted Chanel.

Goals in life, what they should have taught you

Growing up, I had these in mind:

1. Study hard, must get all As in exams.
2. Get into a good, well-recognised, expensive yet flowing-with-coolness university.
3. Learn to drive, maintain that probation license and don't ran into accidents where you are the cause of it.
4. Get a good job, so that you can spend, spend and spend more!
5. If you're going to get boyfriends, he must be hot, cute, from a rich family, has a car or gutsy enough to drive his parents' car to bring you out on dates. (note the usage of plural there)
6. Latest handphones and gadgets are THE main accessories. Other accessories like bling bling are a must as well.
7. Learn to cook if you must, but keep all the delivery numbers close by.
8. Once I have a job, must get a car and a house.
9. Life's too short! Bikinis and beach, here I come!
10. Hair must always be fabulous, spending money in saloons are required.

Now, I realised it should have been all these.
Alhamdulillah, these are what I'm focusing at for the moment (and hopefully it gets better as I age):

1. To cover my aurah and wear modest clothes for the sake of my Creator and not for the fashion of it.
2. Achieving daily mission of completing 5-times prayers.
3. Reciting correctly and understanding the meaning of the Quran, especially surah Al-Fatihah.
4. To not fear death and accept it wholly as it's only a 'holiday' ticket for you before the Judgement Day.
5. Working hard to enter Jannah or the heaven/paradise because it is so cool, wonderful and amazing, you wonder why you didn't yearn to enter it before. All you could think of is Hell and what it will do to you, but even so you were ignorant back then.
6. To not be so obsessed with dunya and to think more of hereafter.

Of covering aurah and medical check-ups

Obviously, I had no qualms about this before. Never even crossed my mind to be worry about such things.

But since my hijrah, I realised that I do think about it and take into consideration earlier. But somehow, I don't know, maybe due to the culture and surrounding (which is just a reason actually) that I find myself a bit slow to ensure that my aurah is covered during medical check-ups.

The other day when I had to do an X-ray scan, I completely forgot that I will need to be naked under the hospital's robe. Which is fine if the robe has long sleeves but that's not the case in Malaysia. The sleeves are short. Damn. What should I do? In the panic of making the radiographer guy wait (yes, which made me even more panicky) I quickly went out the changing room because I didn't want to make him wait. So stupid of me. I should have made sure that I was comfortable enough to step out, instead I thought of his feelings because I didn't want to delay his work. Sigh.

And that day I wore a chiffon shawl which it went around and around my head, not the usual sarung-and-go hijab. Since there can be no metal, I had to take off the shawl. Now, when I think about it, I could have just taken off the metal pins and put on the shawl. But nooooo, I didn't. I'm so mad at myself now :(

So, what did I finally wore? The short-sleeve hospital robe and my inner which only covered my hair but not neck. Ya Allah, forgive me. I should have been more aware and prepared.

Few days after that, I went back to do my MRI. I even brought along my long-sleeve inner to wear so that they may cover my arms. I felt like slapping my head, hard. I didn't wear it. I don't know why but I didn't. But I did wear a proper hijab, so that's covered. But my arms weren't :(

With my healthcare background (I used to work in the hospital) and previous current experience, let me share some tips (which is also pointing to myself as well) on what hijabis and muslimahs need to be extra cautious of when they're at the clinic/hospital:

• It doesn't matter if you're wearing abaya or everyday clothes, you are required to don the hospital's robe during medical consultation/X-ray scan/MRI scan and other procedures. Bring a long sleeve top/inner that you can wear inside the robe. If you're doing a whole body procedure, then bring a loose pants, just in case.
• Don't forget your socks! Since there's no metal required there, there's no reason for you to not wear it. Unless, the procedure is at your feet or toes.
• Wear hijabs/tudungs that you can put on without the need to use pins. Bring also a small one that covers your hair and neck, just in case.
• Since we are not VIPs or dignitaries that can specifically request for everyone helping us to be females, there will be males who will be assisting you or present during the procedure. Make sure you are wary of this and just inform them if you are not comfortable with their presence and prefer to have a female nurse instead. 
• Leave fancy schmancy inner wear such as bras and knickers with any metal details. Metals interrupt any scan process so save yourself the embarrassment and opt for comfy cotton ones. 

It is true that in some circumstances especially in medical, women are allowed to expose their aurah in seeking treatment for their health. But I feel, let's not take this simply and easily. Let's try very hard to take care of our aurah, no matter what.

Colour-block palette with a touch of English Rose

What I wore at the Being ME Conference :)

Inner neck: TudungPeople's Najwaa Cream
Shawl: TudungPeople's Azraa Collection Limited Edition
Blazer: Kitschen's hot pink
Dress: Thepoplook's Empire Combo Maxi in Mustard
Bag: 'H' clutch in saddle bought in Ipoh

Empowering Muslimahs (Women are HIGHLY valued in the eyes of Allah) - Part 2

Me, being a human, was starting to feel sleep at this point of time. With the great lunch, great company and of course, the amazing feeling of attending the conference (which of course, I never would have imagine doing so 10 years ago), my eyes started to drop bit by bit. Work of shaiton, defnitely, jiggling their asses on my eyelids.

Me. Be Me. Geddit? Be ME!

But I quickly woke up when the next speaker was introduced. Dr. Fadila Grine reminded me the jamaahs that I met during my umraa, she makes you feel you just wanna go up to her and hug her tightly. Some of her highlights were,


"What is our idea of change? We need to feel the fear."


"Negatively, fear the fear. Positively, fear Allah."


"Allah created us but we make ourselves."


"Responsible for ourselves first, only then to others."


"Hijab is not hiding you, hijab is meant to hide your aurah only."


"Change is real, it's not magical. Our nature is adventurous, just look at a 5-year old."


"The history of Islam during the 6th and 7th century should be referred to as our inspirations."


"Shaiton has a goal, to bring us away from our faith. So why don't WE have a goal as well?"


"If you have to change but you don't change, Allah will punish you."


"Nabi Muhammad SAW recite Astagfirullahalazim 100 times, to invite rahmat to come."


"Change to alleviate our relationship with Allah."


"Disbelieve to believe, decide on a clear goal."


"Two Arabic words to take note of; iradaa which means strong wind and azima which means strong desire."

"Take away bad habits like they are parasites."


At this point, my spirits were heightened. I grew determined to write out my goals and try to reach them. It doesn't need to be big and ambitious. Start with small ones, like to ensure to perform prayer within 30minutes after the azan. I think that can help us in not delaying our prayers, don't you think?


Next session was to me, the main highlight of the day. Even with my awe for Sis. Yasmin, nothing can topple the next speaker. Sis. Raya Shokatfard's video documentary brought tears to me. An Iranian, she migrated to the States at a young age and was quickly consumed with chasing worldly materials. She was very successful, she even got to drive Rolls Royce in her early 20s which at that time, is huge. But sadly, she looked to other religions to soothe her anxiety in heart. Hinduism, Buddhism, New Age and Christianity influenced her and took her away from Allah. But she never did convert. She just got lost and decided to really learn on the religions. What she was seeking for, only her and Allah has the answer. But imagine being lost for so long and when she found the Quran, it was like a child who had been lost and found his/her mother and the child refuses to let go, afraid of being lost again. That was who I felt when I rediscovered my true identity, as a Muslimah. I was already crying a bucket here. I will remember the feeling that strucked me when she said, 


"We always tend to forget Allah, but Allah never forget or leaves us."


Masya-Allah. Such an overwhelming feeling.


Sheikh Tawfique stepped on the stage to talk on his current project and he mentioned this:

Those in Jannah keeps asking those in Jahanaam, "Why are you in hell?" They will reply, "We did not pray and we did not feed the poor."

Finally, Sis. Yasmin took the stage again as the final speaker. I knew I was in for a comprehensive ending before the Maghrib break. And I was right. Some of her highlights were,


"There are 2 places that we can hold a gift; our hands and our heart."


"He pardons most."


"The one who mends, can mend it if you seek it."


"Things that we love more than God will kill us."


"Ask the following questions; What do you think about most? What makes you cry? What makes you most angry? What is the first thing you think in the morning? What is the last thing you think at night? What keeps you up at night? What do you think about in your prayers? Did you answer God? Or something else?"


"We forget that when we don't pray, we harm not our parents, friends or loved ones... We only harm ourselves."


"Ignoring the reality does not mean it will not happen."


"Nothing will stop Death."


"Nothing will delay The Day of Judgement."


"It is not good to love creations over Creator."


I didn't stay on until the end as the event will only finish at 10, that's a bit too late for me who stays 40minutes away. So I dropped off my girlfriend and headed back home to my cat, with a new burst of excitement in me. A light, a fire that cannot and will not be put off. I hope that by sharing what I learned at the conference will help all and myself included to be a better Muslim/Muslimah and even closer to Him, insyaAllah.

Empowered!

Empowering Muslimahs (Girls Rule in Islam!) - Part 1

I am so thankful that I decided to attend the Being ME Conference. I couldn't attend Twins of Faith earlier so when I heard about this conference, I rushed to be the early bird. With the line up of amazing speakers, especially Sis. Yasmin Mogahed, I counted the days to this event. It was my second religious event, the first one I attended quite some time ago organised by the Youth Muslim Project in Bangsar, the Sheikh gave a talk on the 'Beauty of Jannah'. From then, I was hooked. I knew I wanted and was so thirsty for more Islamic talks/events in English. I realized that I responsed well to it as it's in a language that is dear to me. I said, "That's it... I'm gonna attend more talks in English and try to find books on Islam that are in English as well".

Buzzing away

TudungPeople's Najwaa in Cream and Limited Edition Azraa Collection, Kitschen's hot pink blazer, Thepoplook's Empire Maxi Combo dress in mustard and my beloved 'H' bag bought in Ipoh.

Allah is Almighty. It turns out that most of us don't hate to attend religious events, they just hate hearing the speakers repeat YOU WILL ALL ENTER HELL. Of course, I do agree that when we do wrong, there are repercussions to it. But isn't it better for you to concentrate on the good things of Islam, only then it will be easier for you to practise it? Because you're not scared of it, but because you really want to? I see heads nodding in agreement. So if there's any news on religious events in English, I will definitely let you all know.


So back to the conference. As it was beautifully arranged with the amazing speakers and there's so much of points and highlights that I want to share, I will divide the post into Part 1 and Part 2.


Sheikh Tawfique Chowdury started off with his opening speech. His highlight was,


"Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas 10 times, and Allah will build you a palace in Jannah."


*jawdrops*


Next (I was trying hard not to jump up and down on my seat), was Sis. Yasmin Mogahed's turn to speak. Words cannot express how amazing she is and how she plays with words to show how beautiful Islam is, from her point of view. Click here to visit her official website and read her articles, especially.


She talked on how the world has mould our perception to how a female should dress and how they are looked in the eyes of the public. Some of her highlights were,


"Muslim women have God as their standards."


"Completion comes from God, and how our relationship is to Him."


"Only God is our saviour, not our companion."


"You don't own an image."


"The story starts at the marriage; the building of sacrifice, love and your path back to Him."


"If you're chasing a feeling, you'll always be chasing."


"Love what He loves, and do not love what He doesn't love."


Just before we had our lunch break, Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim stepped on the stage for his session. He. Is. So. Funny. He pointed out that the Western countries were worried whether the wife of the newly-elected Egypt President Mursi will shake hands with President Obama. Of all the world crisis and people are dying every second, this was what they were worried about. Which is so true of this world. Appearance matters. Tsk tsk tsk.


Anyways, back to his highlights,


"We are comprised of 3; aqal, roh and physical."


"Soul is thirsty for Islam."


"Are we curious and interested to know the meaning of Quran?"


"Iman can be tarnished, make doa to Allah instantly to reignite your interest and iman."


"If your heart breaks not for Allah, then it's a shame."


"Believe in Allah is in your heart."


"Never will Allah allow someone to remain unchallenged for a long period of time."


"Your heart can be hurt by others, and it can be hurdled away from Allah."


"Always think of Allah and Prophet Muhammad PBUH truthfully and honestly, and your needs will be fulfilled, insyaAllah."


Wow. Felt like a huge wake-up call.


The best thing that this conference featured were booths outside the hall. Obviously, being women it is naturally for us to drop by the booths and shop. Man, I went crazy ok. One of the booth and they were also one of the sponsors, Dakwah Corner Bookstore and they had all these books on Islam and they were all in ENGLISH! Bought one for daddy, sis, myself and him as well.


*happy*happy*happy*


Me and my girls had a long lunch since there was a long queue and by the time we finished Dhuhr, the first afternoon session was ending. To hear the highlights of the next speaker, check out Part 2.


Allahu Akbar!


:)

Etching fear with words

"The un-ease feeling of having your socks wet in the sake of covering your aurah is better than having it buried in the no-words-can-describe blazing hot of torment in hellfire."

If you feel wearing socks dampen your sense of style, then find ways around it to make it work.

Yes, as Tim Gunn loves to say on Project Runway, MAKE IT WORK!

Even if...

Since my journey started two years back in becoming closer to Allah S.W.T., I realised there are so many world-ly things that are not thatttt important at all. I used to check out myself everytime I walk past by a shop where I can see my reflection, always and constantly aware of what people might think of me. Oh, and don't get me started what I would wear when I'm downright lazy. Sweatpants? Yes. Worn and have-not-seen-the-waching-machine T-shirts? Yes. BUT my hair must always be neat, will always put some talcum powder on my face to make it look brighter and not oily and just that tiny bit of gloss. And when there's time, light mascara as well. 


And what I used to wear for my beach vacay? Ugh. *cringe*


So you see, when I started going through these changes and realised how vain I was for the sake of humankind and not for my creator, it really did put a big slap on my face.


I still remember these words clearly when I went to Michael Buble's concert in Malaysia back in March 2011;

"Now I want everyone to get up and just dance. Look to the person next to you, on your left and your right. In front and at the back. You're not gonna meet them tomorrow or next year. Heck, they won't even remember you. So just get up and dance when you feel like it."

That. Echoes in my head. Till now. He's right. Who cares if people look at you? Well, that's the darnedest thing. We do care. And it has been so hard to not care. I  guess the reason being is that we see these people but we don't see God. It goes back to how strong how faith really is.

In light of this, I came up with an "Even if" list that I think helped me quite a lot. I hope it will also help you as well.

Even if...

- my hair is downright ugly and matted and there's no bounce or life or shine after I've taken off my hijab at the end of the day, I know that my hair will be extremely gorgeous in Jannah, more beautiful than any human can ever imagine BECAUSE I covered my aurah for Allah SWT.

- my armpits and all sorts of folded area of my body is sweaty and uncomfortable from wearing modest clothes that are of think material, I know that I will feel the coolness of the wind, more cool than any air-conditioner mankind in the hereafter will ever make BECAUSE I covered my aurah for Allah SWT.

- I am seen as not cool due to I can't speak any foreign language fluently or talks in such a oh-she's-so-chic manner, I know the only words that I need to know by heart (for now) is the three main questions that will be asked in Arabic once you are buried and those attending your funeral walks away to leave you with His Angels, Mungkar and Nangkir BECAUSE I want to be accepted by His side and enter Jannah. 

To further elaborate on this, please refer to the following excerpt. Please do correct me if I'm wrong.

With great strength and a deep voice, they ask these 3 questions:

"Man Rabbuka" meaning "Who is your Lord?"

"Maa Deenuka" meaning "What is your religion?"

"Maa kunta taqul fee hajr rajl" meaning "What did you use to say about this person?"

And you should answer,

"Rabballah" meaning "My Lord is Allah"

"Deenil Islam" meaning "My religion is Islam"

"Huwa Rasulullahi Sallahualahi Wassalam" meaning "This is Allah's Messenger, He has been embraced with Allah Ta'ala's Mercy, greetings to him"

Then, a Voice from the skies will be heard saying,

"My servant has said the truth. Lay the tablecloth of Paradise for him. Give him clothes from Paradise to wear and open the doors of Jannah for him." The cool air and the sweet fragrance of Jannah will continue to come and wherever the eyesight can reach, the grave will be made wide and large. Angels will say, "Sleep like a groom sleeps." 

How can we not the amazing-ness of this? Wouldn't you want this to happen to you when you leave this world? I want! And I'm chasing my very best to achieve this. However, I must also highlight to those who are not able to answer the questions, subhanAllah.

For the sinful, there will be punishment according to their sins, this will continue for a time. Then, from the prayers of the pious or from "Esaale Sawaab" (good acts performed by people for the dead's forgiveness) or from prayers for their forgiveness or simply from the Mercy of Allah Ta'ala, this punishment will stop. Then, there will be a relaxation.

If the dead is a Kaafir, then he will not be able to answer the questions and will say,

"Haa Haa Ladri" meaning "Shame for I know nothing"

Now a caller will shout, "He is a liar, lay the table-cloth of fire for him, and give him clothes of fire to wear and open the doors of Hell for him, from which the heat of Hell will reach him."

There will be two Angels allocated to him to give him punishment and will hit him with great, big hammers. Big scorpions and snakes will also bite him. All different kinds of punishment will continue until the Day of Resurrection.

Masya Allah, I pray that none of our brothers or sisters or our parents and loved ones have to go through this.

And finally, the one thing that I've put on my "Even if" list is that I am now more acceptive towards death as I fear more of Allah SWT and the sins that I have done in the past. However, I have accepted that dying is just a long holiday (whether it will be pleasant or a torment depends on our sincerity in our deeds) until the time comes for all of us to be united.

Let us start to equip ourselves for the hereafter. Let us start to collect rations that will help us in lightening our punishment. Let us put our life and the world today at number 2 and bring our religion to number 1. Insya-Allah.

The cost of Islam today

Don't you just love it when you know that your bank account is filled with money on payday? All your hard work; sweat, blood & tears are paid off. Quickly, you rush in line with almost everybody else to withdraw (I'm not so good with my on-line banking skills) and make payments and organise shopping trips so that you can get your hands on that one-too-many particular items that you've been eyeing since last payday.

And there you have it, the scents of newly-bought items in your car, your house and in your room.

So let me ask you, have much did you pay for that new smartphone? Or the handbag that you just had to buy, even if it wasn't on sale? What about the money that you put aside for the car, the house, the kids, etc? Quite an amount eh?

Ok, let's go to the next series of questions. How much are you willing to fork out for your religion and beliefs? 

RM1?

RM10?

RM1,000?

No definite amount or hasn't really given it a much thought?

Makes you wonder for a second on how much we really spend and what we really spend on.

This entry of mine is to a response posted on a blog that I follow, which I feel the comment has made me realise and sat down over the past few days and really think about this seriously. What has been going on nowadays is that our expenses are mostly for this world, the present. Why is it so difficult for us to spend for our time and to ensure that it will be a smooth one in the hereafter?

The blog that I mentioned earlier was written by a non-hijab wearer but she's a Muslim. Following her blog throughout the years, I understand and appreciate her wish to share with everyone on how she is improving herself towards becoming a better Muslim. We are all not perfect in this world, only Allah SWT and our beloved Prophet PBUH are.

Few weeks back, she posted and disseminated info on this upcoming Being Me conference, which is an all-English conference only for the muslimah. She even helped to sell the tickets which in my opinion, is her own way to spread the goodness of Islam and of course, it's her way of collecting pahala as well. As the conference is featuring international speakers, I feel that the cost of RM150 is acceptable since concert tickets by international acts, i.e. Michael Buble, Enrique Iglesias, Jason Mraz and many more can go up to thousands of RM... and yet we still see the tickets being sold out at the earlier stage of promotion.

So why is the thinking/mindset that anything to do with religion has to be FREE still exists?

When I read the comment posted on her blog in response to her entry, I was shocked and saddened by it. The comment not only wanting the conference to be free and for local Islamic organisations such as JAKIM to fully sponsor it, the comment also questioned on why the writer is promoting such things when she's not even donning a hijab?

Are we really in the position to question others' good intentions and pronounce sentence on them when we ourselves have done wrong, whether we realise it or not? Isn't that the work of Allah SWT? In my humblest opinion, we should celebrate and embrace our sisters who are working towards improving themselves in the eyes of Allah SWT, EVEN if they're not wearing the hijabs. I didn't wear mine last year but I'm so grateful and blessed that my journey was helped with family and loved ones. Imagine if I didn't have the strength at heart or the support of those surrounding me; imagine if I were given stares and an indifferent treatment at the start of myself trying to ensure I pray on time and buying modest clothes; imagine how hard it would be for me to be alone in this journey to be a better Muslimah? Would be damn right difficult, won't it? I might even stray further into the lost & confused world and couldn't care less about Islam & Allah. Subhan-Allah, please not. I beg to Allah SWT that I'm always shown the right path to Him.

In today's world, it is true that just because someone was born a Muslim does not make them a Muslim. All Muslims need to work hard and be together as the challenges that we face come in so many ways from so many angles. These are one of the reason why we are here in this world. To help others. We always need to take the first steps, and what better way to do so with people around us?

For example, glossy magazines with the latest trends are often sought after in the bookstores compared to religious books or even the Quran.

"Oh but the Quran does not have monthly issues like Vogue! So we need to always buy it!"

Obviously, duh. Allah SWT has said His words long before time and He doesn't need to change it with the publication of monthly issues. The last time I visited a bookstore, there are so many versions of Quran readily available. There's a small version that you can use to travel with, there's one with the translations in both English and Malay so that you can understand better, there's even with colourful covers to attract the youngsters. So why can't we spend our money for Islam? If we can't buy the one with gold thread embedded in it, then just a simple one. Reading even half a page daily is equivalent to the security system that you paid thousands monthly. The holy words of Quran guards not only against thieves and peeping toms, it guards from unwanted souls as well. And you can get the Quran at less than RM50. You see the difference in the value for both items?

Why does anything that has to do with Islam has to be free? Are we not willing to invest our earnings to ensure a better life and less-torture in the hereafter for all our acts in this world? I would and going to. I want to not worry about what will happen then. I want my family members to be safe from the torments of hell. I want to see my parents, my siblings, my loved one and friends in Jannah.

Come all, let us splurge towards the way to Allah SWT. Let us have peace in our hearts and be blessed with our actions towards becoming a better Muslim and Muslimah, insyaAllah.

Amin.

Mother's Day Celebration with Ayah

To those who doesn't know, my dear mak passed away last year while performing her umraa with ayah - 10 April 2011. This is my mak, I still get freaking mad when people say that she's no longer here.  To me, she's still around... We just can't see her. And she's in Tanah Haram, resting there. Waiting for all of us to be re-united with her. So my mak is still around, she's just not in Malaysia.

Allahyarhamah Rabaiyah Ahmad, best mum ever!

Love you mak.


So this year's Mother's Day, I decided to celebrate it with ayah. He has, after all, became my mak. Of course, sans the girly-girly advice... ;)


Persuaded him to go to KLCC on Sunday (trust me, I used all the excuses) and he finally agreed when I influenced  him to go check out Galaxy Note. Hah! Ayah and gadgets, inseparable!


As we had late brunch, ayah said he wanted a hot drink and some scones. SCONES! It was slightly after 2pm. Brought him to Dome's and guess what? He ordered the grilled beef steak.

That's Nas, my cousin trying to
cover ayah's buncitness LOL

Rainbow shawl!

Ayah had the honeycomb,
no more teh tarik for the day!

Honeycomb, heavenly sedappp

Grilled beef steak, ayah la raja steak.

Nas had the fish & chips,
quite a big portion for his size.

LOL. Nak scones, katanya. Chet!


p/s: Was so itching to get him that lovey-dovey "Happy Mother's Day" balloon but he would definitely raise his eyebrow hahaha love you ayah. *BIGHUG*


Inner neck: Two-tone pink & black from a boutique in Econsave Bangi
Shawl: Multi-rainbow from pasar malam
Top: Grey Brenda Blouse, thepoplook

Greys & Blues

Wore this to work today. Mostly was malas to iron baju kurung cos I'm still knackered from the event.

Somehow, the dangling pin is alright.
When done in moderation, of course.

Inner neck: CK Rahim
Shawl: Two-tone chiffon of grey & black from pasar malam
Dress: Nichii
Blazer: Kitschen


It's TGIF tomorrow y'all!

The black box (used to be brown with small, sliding doors)

I'm not really a fan of the TV. Surely the occasional Raya movies and particular hilarious adult sitcoms, e.g. Friends, are rare and special occasions for me to watch the tv. But generally, no. I'd rather read. High possibility my family might be the only one that allowed us to read books during mealtimes. Heck, I didn't even had all those Nintendo, Gameboy or whatnot... Was not allowed but we had abundance of books though. 


I guess I'm rather picky when it comes to television shows. I get dizzy when I channel-surf. I rather pick the shows that I really want to watch and wait for it to appear on the screen. With this, there's few shows that I feel worth watching and would like to share this with all of you.


Sitcoms - Laughter is the best medicine


F.R.I.E.N.D.S

I made sure I had a hu-u-ge mug like theirs and always ordered Pizza Hut Delivery, konon2 living in NY la :)

Whose Line is it Anyway?

Classic, pure laughter with tears.

Everybody loves Raymond

Lawak bangang with honest characters. Sangat hilarious.

The Nanny

Another classic, never bores me and all jokes are like fresh from the oven, as if you've never heard it padahal dah tengok a thousand times.

Others (watch them occasionally but can't be bothered to really follow, unless I have the DVD box set): Fairly Legal, Desperate Housewives, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, How I Met Your Mother, Will and Grace, Mr Bean, Malcolm in the middle, Dharma & Greg... just to name a few.


Closer to God - We're humans and we're always in need of Guidance


Reflections with Imam Suhaib Webb, TV Alhijrah

Love how he manages to relate the words of Allah in the Holy Quran to today's challenges and apply it perfect examples.

Semanis Kurma, TV9

Was mum's fave show. Husband and wife moderate this talk show, just effing cuteness!

30 minit Ustaz Don

Yes, I agree he does have that 'cute' appeal but he has successfully shows viewers on how to properly pronounce when reading the words of Allah, how to perfom prayers (e.g. how to bow properly for rukuk) and many more. He has made the 30minutes interesting and funny with raising issues that you never stop to think about.

Note: Notice how only three Islamic shows that I've mentioned? Sad right, we have a number of these programmes but sadly none are able to relate to today's modern-day challenges. But happy to credit TV Alhijrah for coming up with more and more interesting programmes! 

Click HERE to view their daily listings.

credit: All images are taken from Google.

Therefore, make the right choice when being in front of the tv. For daddy, news is enough to make him happy.

Family Hi-Tea at Impiana Hotel, Ipoh

As it's a long weekend with Tuesday being off for Labour Day, head back to Ipoh as the last trip was before we all went for umrah. Was already planning to cook loads of dish for all and take care of ayah, but sadly wicked witch (current employer) ensured that I do work (just cos there's an event next week). Oh well. Just a bit more and then I can submit the resignation letter (what's the point of staying there if I'm being ridiculed over my priorities for Islam and family? Yeap, that's right.)

Anyway, that aside, just came back from hi-tea and all's tummy are expanded double the size LOL. And no, the yellow shawl is not a testimony of my support towards Bersih ok.

sorry, pic's a bit blurry

Lookbook:
Yellow mustard border with black-base inner neck

Yellow chiffon from Karmalisa's by Zaifie Zainal

Purple checkered shirt from Brands' Outlet

Dark-wash denim by Marks & Spencer

Purple pointed ballet flats (can't see in the pic) from Brands' Outlet

Aight, I'm off to tempah baju kurungs. In Ipoh, the rate is still RM40. No way you can get that price in KL *sigh*

Later peeps, much love!