Commencement in the air! (:
Safe to say, another graduation is not in sight for me. At least, not in the near future, haha. Let me make some money first and have a life, before I ever consider going back to school again.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
The clouds of goodness contain rain;
When the time comes, it will pour.
- Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Happiness is contained in the moments when you contemplate your life and realise the surfeit of blessings.
Alhamdulillah for a lot of things; but tonight I especially want to say Alhamdulillah for the good men I know. My daddy, most of all. I've always said and thought that good women make good children and thence good human beings. But I often overlook and forget that good men make good homes and good families -- within which women can thrive.
I was praying terawih tonight and while following behind the men, I got struck by this thought (whoops, lack of khusyuk?) -- and felt so grateful. I complain there aren't enough good men (just cause I haven't snagged one, hoho), but they are there. Alhamdulillah for them. Alhamdullillah for the strong families because of them (because God knows I've seen horrifying cases on the other end of the spectrum). God, please make more rijal, so that women like me can keep dreaming of beautiful future families.
When the time comes, it will pour.
- Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Happiness is contained in the moments when you contemplate your life and realise the surfeit of blessings.
Alhamdulillah for a lot of things; but tonight I especially want to say Alhamdulillah for the good men I know. My daddy, most of all. I've always said and thought that good women make good children and thence good human beings. But I often overlook and forget that good men make good homes and good families -- within which women can thrive.
I was praying terawih tonight and while following behind the men, I got struck by this thought (whoops, lack of khusyuk?) -- and felt so grateful. I complain there aren't enough good men (just cause I haven't snagged one, hoho), but they are there. Alhamdulillah for them. Alhamdullillah for the strong families because of them (because God knows I've seen horrifying cases on the other end of the spectrum). God, please make more rijal, so that women like me can keep dreaming of beautiful future families.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
kuch kuch
Maybe it's because I'm already feeling the festivity mood seep into my system (only 1 week into Ramadhan, whoops, hehe) -- but I've been revisiting my love of Bollywood. I've been suspecting that my Indian blood rises to the surface during festive seasons. Maybe it's all the kecoh-ness of the iftar meet-ups.
Anyway, so I've been combing my old song favourites and re-watched Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (one of the love stories of my childhood, seriously), and I noticed something -- the Eilean Donan castle (in Scotland!) features majorly in the main theme song of Kuch Kuch! Like omgggggg.
If I had known this back in 2010 post-graduation, I might have posed ala Rani Mukherjee with a saree, in front of the castle (and embarrass Eunice in the process).
Anyway, so I've been combing my old song favourites and re-watched Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (one of the love stories of my childhood, seriously), and I noticed something -- the Eilean Donan castle (in Scotland!) features majorly in the main theme song of Kuch Kuch! Like omgggggg.
If I had known this back in 2010 post-graduation, I might have posed ala Rani Mukherjee with a saree, in front of the castle (and embarrass Eunice in the process).
I have been feeling ultra nostalgic about the Khan bollywood era -- it's reaching its end, now that almost all the Khans are touching 50.
But omg Kuch Kuch -- you were my first well-loved Hindi movie. I remember clearly that Sunday from 1999 at the old Geylang market: hesitantly asking my dad if I could get the $10 VCD of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. That was my first ever purchase of Bollywood. And the rest is fangirl history.
