Goodbye 2008, Welcome 2009

Its funny how time flies so fast. If i close my eyes, i remember waving away 2007, i remember smiling and thinking 2008 is gonna be my year. I remember the new years resolutions i wrote in my pink pen. I put hearts around my special ones. And i prayed so hard that i find the strength to fulfill them. As the months went past, and the seasons changed, i crossed the resolutions out one by one. But today, none but one remains. When i write my new years resolution for 2009, i know exactly what's gonna be on the top of the list.


Cherish every moment and capture every memory.

Em dot Ay dot Em dot Zee

I said i didn't have enough inspiration, when inspiration was the least i needed. It's a bit hard to describe the effect someone has on you with only words...

Through life, we meet people. We like some, we detest some. We click with some, we ignite with others. We become close with some people. We lose touch with others. Everyone still plays a part, and life goes on...

But the people who make the biggest impact on your life are the ones who know you for who you are and accept you just like that. They might play the smallest part, but they have the greatest influence. They make you smile in your lowest moments, they advice you when you're lost, they guide you when you lose your track. And try to be funny when they're clearly not suited to be a comedian =P

There's a top geeza who does just that. And he's my uncle. =D

Those snide remarks, petty cusses and [lame] jokes are all part of a journey through which we interlink the experiences of a lifetime...

Met as strangers

Bonded with relations

Friends by choice...

It's Already Been A Year

I remember this time last year, the obstacles that blocked my every path, bought tears to my eyes, and made me wanna give up, really wanna give up. I felt like i had no option but to just let it all go, and i was almost ready to, until i saw a sign that gave me hope again.

When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray. And that's what i did. I prayed. I cried. I talked to my Lord. I became closer to my Lord. And He granted my prayers, it was Him who restored my hopes and dreams.

When you're mad because you didn't get something you wanted, just wait, because God's thinking of something better to give you. And i guess there was something better for me. Because everything i lost in that split second, i got back. Every tear i shed that night was replaced by a thousand smiles. And it was up to me to make it worth it. I had to take that chance and show my appreciation to Allah. Every night i said a prayer, i thanked Allah for the second chance He gave me, to show myself worthy to Him and only Him. From that day on, i woke up every morning, uttering the word Alhamdulillah [and all praise is due to Allah] and smiling, and working hard to reach my supreme success - to please Allah and reach my Heaven.

I know i still made mistakes, i know i still did the wrong things, i still made people sad and i still didn't do all the things i was supposed to do, but i'm not trying to become perfect, i'm just trying to be the best person i can be in the eyes of Allah only. And i can only continue doing so, inshaAllah.

Looking back from last ramadan, i feel somewhat nostalgic about the many things that have happened in the space of a year. But i feel grateful for all the downfalls that came to push me down, because they did just that - they pushed me down to the ground. But they also taught me to never give up hope, just to know that Allah is always there for me, all i need to do is call to Him. The bad times didn't bring me down, they taught me to get myself back up, and just made me a stonger person, and made me the person i am today. And for that, Alhamdulillah.
=D

Always There

It's the people we least expect to be there, who are always there.


Alhamdulillah for the beginnings, and the endings.

[A New Beginning]

There's a new day, a new sunshine, there's a new night, a new moon, there's a new star, shining bright.

It's not the end, it's just...

A new beginning. =D