a lil bit of fun

I have been wanting to write about this...

Alhamdulillah, praises to the Almighty. Being a muslimah to me means acknowledging that we do have weaknesses and we do make mistakes and bearing those in mind, we move forward and strive to overcome new challenges with an open heart and an open mind. Being a muslimah in today's context also means having the drive to strike a balance and stability in our lives. To be able to reap success in the worldly world, but with the guidance and blessings from our spiritual righteousness. And to not just strive to be a good daughter to our parents, but also all at the same time to strive to be a good sister to our siblings, a good friend to our colleagues, a good student to our teachers and most of all, a good servant to our Almighty.

People come and go, change and reform...but it is not I who have the right to be critical. I always pray I am rid of all the negativities that constantly surrounds me. The hatred, the anger, the disappointment, the sadness, the madness, the jealousy, the envy, the lethargy, the blahs, the lack of satisfaction and fulfillment. Once in awhile I fail cause I am only human. But I am in myself constantly trying to take extra care to pave my way towards sunshine and sunflowers too, which I believe will surface if I look deep and hard enough.

It is those who embrace themselves with warmth and joy who will be recuperated with the equivalent, if not more...

When we keep getting hiccups that would not go away for a couple of minutes, it is rather frustrating is it not? We can choose to giggle it off till it finally go away or destroy our mood for the next hour or so. The event was a considerable success, thanks a bunch to the guests. Despite the hiccups and background mess that I am sure was crystal obvious to those who are not busy having fun, there is comfort in knowing those who matters did their best to make it happen. Considering the fact that it was the effort of solely muslimahs' will-power, literally down right to the logistics handling and management of "angkut-ing all the tonnes of barang-barangs". I would safely say we had minimal adams' help...probably one or two. That, I am very proud of.

However, though it was not as transparent, certain people ended doing more than others though they don't choose to even if they could choose not to, to roll up their sleeves and get dirty, sweaty and ugly. Even I found myself helping out more than what I had in mind at the beginning actually. Perhaps the absence of authority of sorts makes it more challenging to pledge full commitment voluntarily and responsibly. Gone were those days we had CCA points as merit for our commitment or teachers in-charge to hunt us down to ensure we are on our toes all the time. With that I think, it is justified to expect a couple of flaws on our part. However, do believe me it is nothing to be proud of. Again, my apologies.

All in all, it has been a blast! I am blessed and syukur to be able to learn new things, enjoy new company and get meaningful takeaways I once won't if I don't involve myself. With that said and despite all the fun I've had, it is official; this will be the first and the last. Priorities!

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