What you need:

- Yarn (you'll need to pleat it)

- Charms (you can get pretty ones at Daiso!) 

Where: Kampung Yassin, Blk 210 Marsiling Cres, #01-03, Singapore 730210

How to get there: Ask the waitress or the counter. The prayer room is located at the back. Equipped with Sejadah and Telekong. Ablution could be taken from the nearest toilet. Possible to have Wudhu first for females as the wash area is rather open.

Sultan Raziya was India's first Muslim ruler and a brave warrior. She had already shown her capability of managing the sultanate. When her father left for business or campaigning affairs, she took charges as a competent regent with the assistance of the Sultan’s trusted minister. She had become a well-educated woman, both in formal education as in the Qu’ran. Moreover, she was skilled in martial arts and, thus, an excellent trained warrior, rode both horses and elephants with an exquisite accomplishment and exercised authority with great dignity.

As a woman, Raziya was not given full support from the noblemen. She only managed to secure her control over the throne by dividing the opposition. After her official accession, many nobles opposed her. Ultimately, she won the majority over and the kingdom slumbered into peace again. She could extend the power of the state widely through the obedience and submission of maliks (i.e. kings) and amirs (i.e. state leaders).

By building a system of roads, she could easily inform herself of the affairs in the distant parts of the empire. She linked towns up with villages and built small forts as guard posts around these routes. In addition, she established schools, academics, research centers and public libraries where both Islamic tradition manuscripts and Hindu works shared places. Only one of the many examples that showed that Raziya considered the Muslim community and the Hindu community on an equal footing.

Raziya was clearly a devoted leader for her empire and subjects. She listened to her people’s complaints and demands, trying to reserve herself as a guiding hand among them instead of an indifferent ruler. By stating her title to be officially Raziya Sultan, rather than Raziya Sultana, she underlined her rightful credibility as a powerful sovereign leader of the Sultanate of Delhi. As her desire was to keep close relations with her people, Raziya Sultan substituted her female attire with that of a man’s head-dress and tunic, abandoned the veil and rode out on elephant without purdah (i.e. covering of the face). 

Not much is known about the cause of her death. Some believe she fought as a valiant warrior on the battlefield until an arrow struck her. Others say she was defeated and fled where her survival was depending on a man who gave her bread and a place to sleep. During her sleep, the man saw a tunic of gold and pearls under her male army garment and realized that the man he had helped was a woman. He killed her, buried her body and took her valuables to sell on the market.

Reference: https://mvslim.com/raziya-was-indias-first-female-muslim-ruler-and-a-brave-warrior/

The tragedy of life is not death,

but what we let die inside of us while we live.

Norman Cousins

The vision must be followed by the venture.

It is not enough to stare up the steps.

We must step up the stairs.

Vance Havner

Sometimes, it's sunny or down came the downpour, 

always believe that a shelter could shield us 

even if it's only for a while.

I have never seen a contractor whose pretty neat!

Whose to say, construction site is always messy and dirty.

Well, kuddos to the team! =)

If only, 

I could bring you home.

Watching your partner picks up the children clothes makes me smile. It's fascinating to watch. Can't help to laugh to his taste for a kid. Somehow, it makes me excited and I wonder if we ever gonna be good parents. I hope we walk on the same direction and I hope we can make it through.

Inshallah.

When your lover satisfy your cravings.

Tehehehehe. Blessed.

When BCA meets SCDF requirements.

When HDB meets Town Council feedbacks.

I'm grinding, 

that's for sure.

Every shot is 

hard work at the

moment.

Retief Goosen

FashFwrd khaki sand palazzo pants, Uniqlo black cardigan, Bossini white t-shirt, 

Crocs black wedges, Kate Spade Maximillian Minerva Owl Tote bag, taupe shawl, woven belt

You can never go wrong with Pau.

Zalia lace blouse, Bazaar22 pastel pink palazzo, 

Kate Spade Delancey St Noel Camden bag, Zalora suede cream heels, pink shawl

Threenager:

A person age 3 years old, possessing the attitude

and demeanour of a teenager.

Skimming is a technique to make the wall surface smoother in appearance before applying the sealer paint. It is often used with a sand-like brush to achieve it smooth finished. Skimming is a thin layer of coat as compared to plastering which is much more rougher in surface. The material used are also different. Skimming are designed to provide a smooth durable finish with excellent adhesion strength.

When goodbyes makes my eyes watery.

Sniffles.

Goodbye doesn't mean the end.

It does not say forever.

It just mean that we will meet again soon,

someday.

Watching Muffin grows into such a beautiful teenager is kind of rewarding.

To an aunt for her. She's beautiful even though she always irks away from me whenever I want to touch her. Haha. But that's ok, she's adorable still.

Calling Me Softly just laid there on the book shelves, waiting for me. Instantly, I pick it up and read the back cover then told myself that I got to buy this and read this on my flight back home from KUL. And then, I fell in love.

The author have this amazing gift which makes me smile and teared a little as I read. Her book is such a page turner and her comforting words just soften my heart and warm my soul. It is so close to heart and I could actually relate to it. Mashallah. 

And when her new book, Letters to God was launch, immediately I told my elder sister to get it for me while she’s in KL. And within 3 days, I’ve finished the book. I wanted more, therefore the other books arrived today and I was overjoy! I beam like crazy when I tore the parcel and wrappers. Ahhhh the smell of books. Such bliss. 

Norhafsah Hamid, you will be one of my favorite to read and keep. 

Some times, we have to let go of things in order to receive something better. We have to let go and move forward. Smile at the past, never look back but move forward. The past will remain and it's an experience and learning phase for us to be better in the future. No doubt the future may seem bleak but always, embrace change. Learn to adapt and plant your seed for it shall grow with wisdom and knowledge that you seek.

Goodbye, my friend. 

I wish you success and happiness.

I wish you well.

And one of His signs is that He created mates for you from yourselves that you may find tranquility in them, and He put between you love and compassion; most surely there are signs in this for a people who reflect.

Surah Al Rum: ayah 21

Venue:

Fish & Chicks

Blk, 531 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10, #01-2429 Happy Hawkers, 560531

Cathay Cineleisure, 8 Grange Road, #B1-01, Koufu Food Court, 239695

88 Tanglin Halt Rd, Singapore 141088

204 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 460204 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 460204

وَمَا تَنْقِمُ مِنَّا إِلَّا أَنْ آمَنَّا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّنَا لَمَّا جَاءَتْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ 

Wama tanqimu minna illa an amanna biayati rabbina lamma jaatna rabbana afrigh AAalayna sabran watawaffana muslimeena

And you do not resent us except because we believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims (in submission to You)."

Surah Al-Araf: ayah 126

May your walls know joy;

May every room hold laughter, and 

Every window open to great possibilities.

Maryanne Radmacher Hershey

Narrated Anas: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 

“The real patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.”
Sahih Al-Bukhari (Book 23, Hadith 389)

Sometimes, I wish that I am a cat.

Where people feed me when it's time.

Passerby would pet me, stroke me and even say hello.

I would watch people walk by for the morning rush hour, 

I would see them walking back home looking so tired, 

holding their groceries or their children on the other hand.

But they will never fail to say hello to me or pet me.

I wish I am a cat.

And I wish that human would be nice to each other, 

just like how they are nice to the cats.

Dear God.

I learnt something new today. There is a difference between hearing and listening. Although both uses the ears but there's a huge difference in both. Subhanallah!

Hearing is the physical act done by the ears. One can hear voices or sounds or echo but not necessarily any action is done pursuant to hearing. Listening on the other hand, is hearing and then committing oneself to do the action with heart and soul. 

When I heard that, I realised that maybe in my distractedness with my studies and worldly affairs, I've been hearing the Quran and not listening. Perhaps that I've just been reading the Quran and without appraising it.

I need to go back to the ayah that mentions, "We have listened and obeyed (Surah Al-Baqara: ayah 285). Anyone can hear but it takes effort and determination to listen. 

Letters to God

by Norhafsah Hamid
(page 138)

Dear Muffin.

You would never know how much your parents love you so. You are indeed a blessing to them. You brought them joys, accompanied them when they needed most. Your tiny paws grown and your furry fur been trimmed, you've grown into such a beautiful teen. Thank you for being there for them, Muffin. Thank you for being understanding. Thank you for your warm and kind love, thank you for letting us learn to love and be thankful for whatever that has written for us.

Love, 

Mama Sarah

Beauty.

Beauty is the eye of the beholder. Yes, that's the quote that anyone forever knows. I fell in love with the beauty that God has created. The sun, the moon, the stars. That morning that turns into night. The greenery and the calming sea. The birds chipping with the harmonious melody. Beauty should be felt from within. Beauty is like taking deep breathe and letting it go peacefully. Beauty should leave a smile on your face. Beauty should be able for you to be thankful and give your thanks and praise the Almighty.