Be open to advise, be open to accept

~Bismillah~

Not everything we do, we can please people.

Not everything we do, can be considered as the right thing to do.

Sometimes we cannot even see our actions. That's why we need some reflections and our reflections are our friends. Our close friends. Good friends sometimes can be our mirrors. They somehow can be our reflections. 

From them, we tend to see our flaws. 

From them, we are able to see our shortcomings. 

Good friends are when you do mistakes, they will correct you.

Good friends are when you do something wrong, they will immediately stop you and say, 

"No! This is wrong! You're not supposed to do this!"

Good friends are when you commit a certain sinful act, they will never leave you with it, instead they will take your hand quickly and pull you back up instantly so that you won't fall into the trap of syaitan.

Good friends are those who never ever forget to remind you about Allah, Islam and the Hereafter.

Good friends are meant to be people who are never bored and give up to give you their advice about this life and the 'treasures' in it.

Good friends can be those whom when you look at their face, you will feel nothing but peace and calmness and it will straight away bring you towards the remembrance of Allah in your heart. 

That's what good friends mean!

But seriously, nowadays, who would want to view the meaning of true friendship as this? 

None!

To most people today, good friends are those who always agree with you although what you say or do actually go against the shariah. Or maybe... to some people, they view true friends as those who always follow you wherever you go and accept everything you do even you are actually committing sins! Naudhubillah min dhalik. 

We don't want such friends to occupy our lifetime, do we? Nor we want to be such friend to our friends.

So, the solution is simple. It's even simpler than what we thought.

In order to have a good friend and in order to be one, all we need to do is just to,

"Be open to advise and be open to accept."

What do I mean by this?

I'm saying this because this is what I've been experienced in my life.

I have some friends who tend to do a lot of mistakes in their lives. Meaning to say, they somehow commit certain mistakes that we never or maybe rarely do in our lives. So, to face them, and due to my love to them and to our friendship, I'll be open to advise them. All my knowledge about things they are dealing with will be taken out from my memory box, to be shared with them. That's how I prove myself that I'm a worth person to be friend with. One way to show your true love to your friend is that by challenging yourself of how many of their mistakes that you can correct and how brave you are to correct them. Let me add up one more thing! How strong you are to pull their hand from falling into syaitan's trap.

I also have some friends who always remind me about good things and at the same time, who'd love to correct my mistakes. And in this case, I'll be the one who will be open to accept. I accept all sorts of advice and even criticisms about my wrongdoings. I have a friend who love to advise me about things regarding love and feeling and I also have a friend who love to criticise me on many things. But I never complain about them. If it's not because of their advice and criticisms, I will never get to improve myself to become a better person and most probably, I'll never get the chance to be myself! Truth to be told, their presence somehow has given a huge impact in my life and I feel that my existence is actually being noticed by other people for all this while! They never ignore me. They never let me drown with all the sins that I'm committing and most importantly, they never leave me facing all the problems I have in my life all by myself.

And this is what true friendship is all about!

True friendship is not about materials but it's rather about love and trust!

If we truly love our friends, we never hesitate to bring them closer to God.

If we truly believe in our friends, we never doubt to support them whenever they say, "I wanna change for good."  

To have and to maintain a true friendship, we should always "be open to advise and be open to accept."

Wallahua'lam.

Shine Your Way

When I'm down, when I'm sad, when I cry, when I'm stressed,

when I sing this song, it somehow gives me a new spirit.

The spirit of being strong again.

Join me. Just like me shining my way, I will help you shine your way too.

"SHINE YOUR WAY"

I love this song!

 ;)

Shine Your Way-Lyrics

Let's sing the song together~!

Just before the dawn,
When the light's still gone,
Shine, shine your way,
And you may not know, where to go,
Shine, shine your way

Open road but it's still dark,
Build a fire from a spark,
And shine, shine your way,
Feed the feeling in your heart,
Don't conceal it then you'll start,
To find, find your way

No one can stop, what has begun,
You must believe when I say

All of your tears will dry faster in the sun,
Starting today,
Shine, shine, shine,
Shine your way

There's an open sky,
And a reason why,
You shine, shine your way,
There's so much to learn,
And now it's your turn,
To shine, shine your way

There's a feeling deep inside,
You can let it be your guide,
To find, find your way,
And there's no time for us to waste,
Got to take a leap of faith,
And fly, fly away

Don't have to walk,
Now you can run,
Nothing can get in your way

All of your tears will dry faster in the sun,
Starting today,
Shine, shine, shine,
Shine your way

Morning is breaking,
Darkness is fading,
We found a way to the light,
It's such a beautiful sight

Any time, anywhere,
Turn around and I'll be there,
To shine, shine your way

Like a star burning bright,
Lighting up the darkest night,
I'll shine, shine your way

Now I can see,
You are the one,
Sent here to show me the way

All of your tears will dry faster in the sun,
Starting today,
Shine, shine, shine,
We're on our way,
Shine, shine, shine,
That's what we say,
Shine, shine, shine,
Shine your way

There's a reason why
You shine, shine your way

All of our tears will dry faster in the sun
Shine your way

Artists: Yuna and Owl City

Lalala... jalan-jalan ronda Putrajaya!

~Bismillah~

Alhamdulillah... yesterday had passed...

And today, I mean tonight is the right time for me to summarize everything about yesterday event. 

Where we had went to and what we did there, during our trip vacation.

So allow me... ehemm... ehemm...

Hmm...

I was in charge for Primary 2 trip to the three different attractions.

The places that we went for a visit were including Beryl's Cookies Factory, Putrajaya and the Museum of King Palace. Just before we departed, the children got so excited and overwhelmed to visit all these places. They just couldn't wait for the visits. 

Beryl's Cookies Factory is located far away from our school. It's in Seri Kembangan. I don't know to explain on how we can get there because I totally forgot the direction to go there. So, in case I want to go there again, I might be needing mak's Waze or maybe GPS or something. Lol. As we reached there, we got the chance to take some photos and looked around. We got to look at how the cookies and chocolates were being made, including the designing until the packaging. Everything! It was very awesome! Later, all of us spent some time to shop some cookies and chocolates at the souvenir shop outside of the factory. The children were so happy when it comes to shopping things! Many of them bought some to be taken home and to be given to their parents. However, there was only one boy who came to me and said, "Teacher, I didn't bring any money. I want to buy this cookies but my mother forgot to give me money." He looked so sad and he was about to cry when he was telling me that. So, I said, "It's alright. Which want would you like to buy? Let me just pay it for you. Consider it as my treat, okay?" Then, he could calm himself down.

Here's our picture at Beryl's Cookies Factory. Take a look.

Our next destination was Putrajaya Cruise! Seriously, this was the first time I had the chance to ride on a cruise. Before this, never! And to tell you, it was a very unforgettable moment I had ever had in my entire life! It was totally amazing! The best part is when we were allowed to go out side of the deck. Menikmati angin sepoi-sepoi bahasalah sangatkan! It was really great! On the cruise, the captain brought us to some bridges in Putrajaya. Not bad at all! We got to see the bridges. Ada yang siap ada yang tak siap2. Tak paham apa fungsi jambatan yang tak siap2 tu dibuat. Hmm... but no big deal! As long as we could ride on the cruise, it's fine for me! Lol.

Here are some pictures for you to see.

Our last destination, was the Museum of King Palace! I really don't know how to describe our visit to this place but all I can say when the time we arrived there and entered the building was that, "I wish I would be the princess or even the queen of the nation! I wish I could taste all the luxuries inside this huge mansion!" The palace was super duper big and it got many rooms. But what stunted me the most was the king's and queen's bedroom. It was very wide. Complete with a set of furniture, including the home TV theater. Plus, they have their own cinema which is incredibly awesome! I want my own cinema too!! This is not fair! Lol. An my favorite compartment in the palace is the bathroom. Subhanallah.... it was very beautiful! Like Bonda said, "Aku ni kalau dah masuk, tak keluar dah ni. Terus tido dalam bathtub tu." Hehe. I might say the same thing. And another things is, the queen's own bilik solekan. I'm not sure what we call this in English. Is it make up room? Hmm... maybelah kot. Oh, the room just suits a make up lover like me. Why can't I have my own make up room at home? Hmmm.... boleh suggest dekat Nanny Zai ni. Hehe. 

To conclude, I love the palace! I hope one day I can visit the palce again with my future husband. Nak sama-sama berangan jadi raja dan permaisuri diraja bila jalan-jalan dalam istana dengan suami nanti. Pun boleh! 

That's all for now! Hope to visit such wonderful places again next time!

Oyasumi!

Wassalam.

I am a Muslim. I'm proud to be a Muslim! Islam is so practical.

~Bismillah~

"After all, Islam is a way of life! Though I would be the ninth Muslim to go to space, it was important for me to show to the world that Islam lies in your soul. Whether on earth or in space, it's important for a Muslim to perform his or her responsibilities. This was what I had been stressing on right from the very beginning, as I had hoped to open up the eyes of the Muslim world. It was the least that I could do, being a Muslim."

~Datuk Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Malaysian Angkasawan

Aren't we feel the same?

Aren't we feel proud of being a Muslim?

If you ask me, I personally think that Islam is the most practical religion. As it had been stated by Dr. Sheikh in his journal, no matter how hard the situation we are in, we can never miss our obligations to Allah.

Why? Because we are Muslims; the true believers of Allah.

And that's a unique thing about being a Muslim!

Even we still can fulfill our responsibilities to our Lord in space,

so we have no excuse to miss our five time daily solah on earth.

It's true that "There's no compulsion in religion..." however, we will find out how tough our lives will turn out to be if we have a weak bondage with our Lord.

The further we go from Allah, the furthest Allah will leave us.

Sure we don't want that to happen, do we?

So, we eat, we pray and we also love.

These three elements, if they are combined together, we can immediately see the beauty and miracle of being born as a Muslim and the blessing of growing up as a Mu'min.

Alhamdulillah.