all i can say, for now..

Outlandish feat Sami Yusuf;

'i wish you are here,
here next to me,
been missing you so,
so desperately,
but lately i feel what you feel,
and i see what you see,
oh how i'm missing you..

what happened to the ummah once known so well,
greatness was known but now can you tell?"

*taking a long deep breath*

i met 2 ladies from Istanbul when i was waiting for Hanny at Kyros yesterday. beautiful country, beautiful people. they were doing their Masters back in Istanbul but they had to quit since it was difficult for them as the Muslim ladies there weren't allowed to wear headscarves/hijab. masyaAllah. it's been a year. they're loving Malaysia so they said but they're praying hard that by the time they finish their studies here, they can go back to Istanbul and that by then, they will be given back their rights of freedom to practice Islam openly..amiin..

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'Against Apostacy, Stand for Islam' campaign went all well alhamdulillah. i am sooooo proud of all my friends who also participated. tho to many it was their first experience being involved with such activities, having to stay up all night preparing for stuff and all, they did great! gambate!! i pray for their spirit (and mine too ofcourse) to be everlasting and may their efforts be blessed by Allah. every single action of theirs. no matter how small. thanx to incik President juga..(lol)

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i went to Kyros yesterday and i missed abah. i miss eating Kyros' take-aways with him in the car all the way to my college whenever he comes to visit me alone..

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my weekend was..a social-events weekend. one of the best ways i find myself at peace with to 'unwind' myself..

Friday night, went to the 'Long Island Youth Orchestra' concert at Menara MCA with Lubna, Widaad and Luqman.
met abg Adam and Naufal there.

i never knew that watching Orchestra playing live could be so...emotional. overwhelming. seriously. it was! watching the unison movement of bows, the stillness and the quietness of the hall while everyone breathlessly (and for some sleepy ah? haha) listens to the instruments playing. the performance was conducted by Maestro Martin Dreiwitz. a cute old really nice grand-daddy looking white-haired old man in a nice suit.

overall, the show was brilliant! especially the final minute of the performance when all the instruments were being spinned on the floor for a few seconds. *gasp again*but the program coordination and management; i'd say, masih ada banyak ruang untuk diperbaiki...(that sounds right kan?) well, actually, it was quite bad lah. i'll save the details..

i wanted to meet and talk to some of the orchestra people after the show but somehow we ended up 'socializing' in the ladies'. we took the cab and owh..*giggle* me and Lub went crazy going around KL. night time in KL is beautiful! we had funnnn!!

we also went to visit Lub's gramma tau! habis extended family pon i dah berkenalan dah..
(Rohana yeah?<-- hanya orang yg berkenaan shj akan faham.harap maaf. ROTFL to Lub)

after the late night talk i had with Lub and her parents (which i have to say i enjoyed. call me psycho Lub; whateverrrr!!) we tried watching Le Grand Voyage. a French-Moroccan movie. it was cool and all. by 'trying' i mean, i really wanted to watch it but somehow, without intention, i slept halfway through the movie..sob3..oh well, sleep was good...keh3..
i had a grRRReat time staying at Damansara! *thanx Uncle Ghazali and Aunty*

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I promised Mak Dutt that i'll join her for SRIP's Hi-Tea last Sunday. so other plans on Sunday evening has to be cancelled. it's an annual event. i went to last year's. this year Nowseeheart was invited. oh happy saya! they sooo can sing live! (i hope nex year it'll be Brotherz's turn)thanx mak dutt! and owh!!! Rau-Rau dah balik! and she had to delay a day before telling me that she's back! aargh!! nways, welcome back Rau-Rau!!!! ni antara my events/programs-partner yg paling best! heeee..you owe me rau..

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man can only make plans, for Allah has the final say..semoga tanah bumi Alexandria setia menanti...

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i watched 'The Road To Guantanamo'. watch it brothers and sisters in Islam. that's all i can say. i hope that it would open up your eyes, and wake you up from your dreamland. this world is not so nice after all. and it is thanx to man and no one else. i dedicate the song "I've Seen" to everyone.

However, despite the fact that the movie was superb, it doesn't beat the documentary that i watched when i was ten. it was back in England and i followed my parents to the Muaz Centre (Bordeseley) in B'ham for one of those MSM Summer Gathering (owh..i miss those kind of progs..eventho it's for the adults. i get to meet people!!best weh). while the parents listen to the talk etc, kids were put in one place. at that time, somehow me and some of my friends found ourselves in one room with the tv on. turned out that it was playing a documentary taoe on the mujahid's preparation to go to war or rather, jihad. i was ten, i was confused and i got scared. i remembered thinking to myself, "Was it real?" "does that kind of place, situation really exists in this world?"

she saw the men lining up waiting for their names to be called out to join the troops. she watched men crying for their name wasn't listed among those who are lined up in the first saff. she watched the men bidding farewell to teary family members, hugging wife and kids, not knowing whether they'll get the chance to meet again.she watched the men performing their solat before leaving their homes. she watched the men, one by one jumping off the cliff into the lake to bathe before going off for jihad.. ... and now, 10 years later, she wants to get her hands on it. i have not yet seen or watched any other documentary as good as that one. and i have no idea how to get. knew not the title, knew not who owned that copy.

but she has never forgotten..never.

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Mecca Cola's market has widened like really really widened!! i feel proud to see cans of them in most of the shops in my University, in almost every petrol station and many other small shops. next, maybe Muslim shop owners can stop selling Coke..what do u say?

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i left her at the age of 9 when i had to move to JB and later to England. many years after that, alhamdulillah we still managed to keep in touch though at times, being busy and occupied with our busy lives, we were silent and quiet. we met for the first time after 9 years when i was hanging out in KL and my al-amin gurlfrens took me out. and yesterday, for the second time, we met again.

Puma was my bestfriend when i was in my 1st and 2nd grade. she's now studying Medic in Cairo and is back for the hols. twice i made plans to go visit her at her place with my other friends but alas, takde rezeki..and yesterday, yesterday!!! it so happened that i was sitting alone waiting for Hanny, and suddenly i saw Hana and out of the blues, she mentioned Puma's name and i was like, "i really wanna meet her..its been years..yadaa yadaa" and wallaa...later that evening Puma came to my college!!!!!! ohohoho..bahagia sungguh hati ini..met up with many others gurls from Al-Amin..

one thing i've always been proud of when it come to my friendship and the bond that i have with my girlfriends is the fact that there is never that awkward-pause-moments between us, even if we havent met for like, 7 years!
**Shue, sorry weh i couldnt make it. and yeah i know, twice!! i'll make it up to u ok??? sungguh!! 2nd trip to Puma's!!

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Kak Tina's burfday parrrrty!!!! extravaganza!! we organized a surprise dinner at Bora Ombak. (promo: next to the Ampang Sports Complex)ooh such a nice place for dinner. 'a reminiscence of Bali'. tho the live band was a bit too loud singing right next to our table but the service's cool. the waiters/tresses are nice. especially when they brought out the birthday cake and the guy on stage sang for kak tina a birthday song..kak tina was sooo cute. i still cant believe Tasya actually asked the waitress for the flower that the waitresses tuck in their hair!! ofcourse la she got one haha..but the food is good. worth the price i'd say.. Happy 21st Birthday Kak Tina..kak Tina : "kalian adalah juara carta hati saya!!!"

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