Ramadhan Kareem 1438H

Bismillah.

Ramadhan kareem dear Muslims all over the world. 

May this blissful month gives us the ultimate benefit in our life. 

This is the month that we give our 100% to do all good deeds so that we can multiply our reward for Jannah.

May our Dua be heard and granted by Allah swt.

Last week, I watched a video by Muhammad Alshareef regarding Dua. He has a powerful message of how our Dua can change our life and get what we want. Well, the dua was about 'A secret formula to find a spouse of your dreams. So single ladies and gentleman, please read and try it in your life.

The concept is the same to all wishes, as it can be applied to other dua too (not only to find a spouse).

So, this is the summary of the video:

Is there a special magical dua, if you say it, you'll get married?

LOL, Dua isn't Disney, You don't just say a magic phrase and the prince appears.

And Dua isn't Amazon, 

You don't just make a Dua on Monday, and it's delivered on Wednesday, expedited shipping.

But- Dua works. So here's a powerful equation to get MARRIED.

Dream Dua + Massive strategic effort + Tawakkul

1. DUA: 

Yes, I heard you... You have been making Dua for many months or even years now. but have you made dua with weak dehydrated same old passive words?

How about you up your Dua Game, and change your Dua to a DREAM DUA!

Turn your Dua from a 2 of quality to a 200. Change your wording from 'find me a spouse'  to 

'Marry me NOW'

Plan to make your Duas continuously when Duas are promised to be answered:

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

WHILE YOU'RE FASTING

IN SUJOOD 

WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELLING

AFTER WUDHU' etc

2. MASSIVE STRATEGIC ACTION: 

How to get married, the strategy is available. If you know the strategy, then make dua to Allah swt to give you the courage take Massive strategic action. You need to tie your camel (massive strategic action) AND place your trust in Allah swt.

3. TAWAKKUL : 

Do you trust in Allah swt? YES. Do you trust the promise of Allah swt?  YES. 

Allah swt answers all Duas, it's either YES, or YES but NOT NOW or YES I have something BETTER for you. 

Your Dua is heard. Your Dua is answered. 

Now go get it.

Allah swt gives teaches you this Dua: 25:74

Wassalam & Cheers. 

Daily Happiness

Bismillah.

Happiness

is reciting your favorite surah

early in the morning.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Living Life

Bismillah...

A strong women knows how to keep her life in order.

Even with tears in her eyes,

she still manages to say,

"I'm fine"

with a sweet smile,

and recite

"Alhamdulillah"

silently in her heart.

93:4

Indeed what is to come will be better for you

than that has gone by"

Thank you for stopping by. & the Hereafter will indeed be better for you than the present life.

Wassalam & Cheers.

How to Forget Someone; Never Look Back Nor Regret

Bismillah...

I'll forgive and forget. 

But I hope you won't repeat the same mistake to another innocent lady.

Cherish the good moments but never look back nor regret.

Life is amazing when all that had happened happens. It either makes you weaker or stronger. Mine, the latter. Alhamdulillah.

What did I do to forget each time that person crosses my mind?

• Dzikir 
• Istighfar (استغفار) Seeking forgiveness from Allah swt
• Recite Ayatul-Kursi
• Recite Surah Al-Fatihah, Al-Ikhlas, An-Nas
• Make du'a to Allah swt so that your heart is stronger and that He shows you the right path

Alhamdulillah, so far it worked. I trained my mind so hard in the beginning, that it became a habit when I have problems in daily life now.


Thank you for reading my post. May you'll be able to forgive and forget and have a great life ahead.
Wassalam & Cheers.

Design Village, Penang

Bismillah...

Design Village Outlet Mall is located at 

733, Jalan Cassia Barat 2, 

14110 Bandar Cassia, 

Pulau Pinang.

Business hour is from 10:00 until 22:00

Tel: (6)04-5899888
Email: sayhello@designvillage.today

You can follow them on:

Facebook

Or visit their:

Website

There are plenty of car parks and the parking rate is super cheap.

They provide shuttle as below:

It's located just on the left side, right after you exit the second Penang Bridge. I've been there twice and I'm in love with this place. It has all what I want.

The 1st time was 5 hours of window shopping. The 2nd time was 2 hours of shopping!!!

I got myself a lot of things actually. It's a great place to shop. These are the few things that I bought;

Daisy Dream 100ml set rm270 (normal price rm379)

Adidas Mana Bounce W rm179
Clarks Chorus Nights rm300
Camel Active rm199

At the entrance, there are food trucks that sells all sorts of food. The laksa is delicious and cheap.

Super delicious laksa. Recommended!!!

Happy shopping peeps!!

Thank you for reading my post. Have a great day ahead.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Shape of You - Ed Sheeran

Bismillah...

Lyrics to Shape of You by Ed Sheeran

My current LOVE!!!

Repeat mode all day long!

SHAPE OF YOU

The club isn't the best place to find a lover

So the bar is where I go

Me & my friends at the table doing shots

Drinking faster and then we talk slow

Come over and start up a conversation with just me

And trust me I'll give it a chance now

Take my hand, stop

Put Van the Man on the jukebox

& we start to dance

& now I'm singing like

Girl, you know I want your love

Your love was handmade for somebody like me

Come on now, follow my lead

I may be crazy, don't you mind me

Say, boy, let's not talk too much

Grab my waist and put that body on me

Come on now, follow my lead

Come, come on now, follow my lead

hmmmm

I'm in love with the shape of you

We push & pull like a magnet do

Although my heart is falling too

I'm in love with your body

& last night you were in my room

& now my bedsheets smell like you

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with your body

Oh I oh I oh I oh I

I'm in love with your body

Oh I oh I oh I oh I

I'm in love with your body

Oh I oh I oh I oh I

I'm in love with your body

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with the shape of you

One week in we let the story begin

We're going out on our first date

You & me are thrifty

So go all you can eat

Fill up your bag & fill up a plate

We talk for hours & hours about the sweet & the sour

& how your family is doing okay

Leave & get in a taxi, then kiss in the backseat

Tell the driver make the radio play

& I'm singing like

Girl, you know I want your love

Your love was handmade for somebody like me

Come on now, follow my lead

I may be crazy, don't you mind me

Say, boy, let's not talk too much

Grab my waist and put that body on me

Come on now, follow my lead

Come, come on now, follow my lead

hmmmm

I'm in love with the shape of you

We push & pull like a magnet do

Although my heart is falling too

I'm in love with your body

& last night you were in my room

& now my bedsheets smell like you

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with your body

Oh I oh I oh I oh I

I'm in love with your body

Oh I oh I oh I oh I

I'm in love with your body

Oh I oh I oh I oh I

I'm in love with your body

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with the shape of you

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

I'm in love with the shape of you

We push & pull like a magnet do

Although my heart is falling too

I'm in love with your body

& last night you were in my room

& now my bedsheets smell like you

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with your body

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

I'm in love with your body

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

I'm in love with your body

Come on, be my baby, come on

Come on, be my baby, come on

I'm in love with your body

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with the shape of you

typing this while listening to this:

Shape Of You (Official Lyric Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dK2tDK9grQ&spfreload=5

I hope you enjoy singing this song as much as I do.

Thank you for dropping by.

Wassalam & Cheers.

2017; New Year, New Ventures

Bismillah...

It has been more than a year since I posted anything in this blog.

2016 is a year of recovery for me since August 2015 tragedy.

2017 is a year to find new love and venture new countries.  And post all about it here. Insyaa Allah.

Thank  you for reading my post. Have a great day ahead.
Wassalam & Cheers.

Knowing my self worth

Bismillah...

There comes a time when

 you have to stop crossing oceans

 for people

who wouldn't jump puddles for you.

 

 

 

I did just that when I realised he didn't actually like me. I learnt from my mum to do my best for the one you love. However, if that person didn't appreciate it, STOP trying and LIVE LIFE. I did just that.

 

Now I'm happier :-D

 

Cheers.

Alhamdulillah. Everything happens for a great reason

Bismillah...

Alhamdulillah...

Sometimes BAD things

happen to

GOOD people

so that they learn

to become a BETTER person

It was a short sweet life. I learnt a lot.
I changed, becoming a better muslim. Eventhough not le perfect muslim or le most pious muslimah.
I know my self worth. That is why I made the decision.

I'm happier.

Alhamdulillah for everything that I learnt those 5 months.

Live life to the fullest.

Cheers.

Just in case....

Bismillah...

I'm so sorry for all the bad things I did to my family and friends. Everything happens for a good reason.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Weather forecast

Bismillah...

Dear you,

Could you be the clouds on a hot sunny day?
Could you be the stars in the darkest night?
Could you be my umbrella on a cold rainy day?
Could you be my home on the stormy weather?

Wassalam & Cheers.

Good deeds

Bismillah...

Always do good deeds to your family and friends and even strangers. Do good deeds especially to your mother and father as you'll never know when you'll die or get sick. You don't have to wait for a special occasion to do good deeds. You just do what you think is best for your family and friends even when you're not in a good situation do so.

Sometimes you don't have to think too much to do good deeds because you know eventually Allah swt will be with you in whatever situation you are.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Universal Studio Osaka

Bismillah...

A few tips going to Universal Studio Japan:

• Come early in the morning to be able to enjoy all rides.
• Avoid weekends/school holidays/public holidays
• Go there on weekdays (there are a lot of people even going there on Monday)
• Buy Express tickets to avoid queuing 1@2 hours for a ride. Last time we went there on Saturday, even with express tickets, we still need to queue certain rides for 1 hour. Just imagine queuing without express tickets *sigh*
• You can buy the express tickets at the gift shop on your left of the entrance *it is limited*
• If you don't understand Japanese language, don't go to the shows as you won't understand a single word they say.
• There are certain time frame for the express tickets, such as Biohazard the Real.
• You can bring your own food into USJ. No food restrictions.

Biohazard the Real was awesome!!! Unfortunately I didn't win.

Have fun and enjoy the rides!!!

Wassalam & Cheers.

Halal Meat

Bismillah...

This is a forwarded information I got from a family member. It is very easy to understand. 

"WHAT IS HALAL MEAT?"

My dear brothers and sisters. Most of us have a very wrong understanding about the meaning of halal slaughter.

I was asked by a non muslim professor once what makes a meat halal and I didn't know an explanation and was embarrassed but gave a vague answer saying that we say the prayer before we cut, that makes it halal. 

I came back and went through hadiths and articles written by muslim scholars and finally came to an understanding. I am going to explain it to you in a scientific way so that Insha Allah in the future if anyone asks you the same question you will be prepared to give this answer. 

WHAT MAKES A MEAT HALAL OR HARAM?

Answer: It is the undrained blood that contaminates the meat makes it haram.

What these non-muslim butchers do is completely chop of the head as a result of which the connection between the brain and the heart is lost hence the heart stops pumping/beating almost instantaneously therefore there is no driving force to push the blood out of the body. As a result of this the blood stagnates in the veins and arteries and contaminates the meat.

Scientifically it is proven that blood is one of the best culture mediums to grow bacteria. Consuming meat contaminated with blood makes humans more vulnerable to infections and joint pains. Joint pains because of high uric acid levels in blood.

SO WHAT IS THE HALAL WAY?

Answer:   In halal way we do not chop off the head completely but instead we cut the main vein (jugular vein) in the neck first. (This vein contains venous blood in high pressure and it directly connects to the atrium of the heart without any interference). This method of slaughtering preserves the connection between the brain and the heart which allows neural transmissions to be delivered. This keeps the heart pumping/beating until all the blood is drained off completely from every vein and artery in the body making the meat pure and thus halal.

SUBHANALLAH.



SO THE NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT MAKES FISH HALAL EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT SLAUGHTERED THIS WAY?

Allah SWT has created fish in such a way that the moment it is removed from water the entire blood in its body is redirected to a part called the epiglottis in its mouth which turns bright red thus indicating that the blood is drained and the meat is pure.

SUBHANALLAH.

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Wassalam & Cheers.

Dreams

I dreamt of you last night

Was I in your dream too?

It had always been a weird dream

Something to ponder throughout the day

Recite your duas before you sleep

May tonight's dream be simple and sweet 

Happiness

Bismillah...

Alhamdulillah. Something to be recited every second.

Perhentian Island

Be grateful with all the little things we have as those with everything may not be happy with what they have...
Happiness comes from the heart and not things.
Lets be happy and grateful with what we have.

Note to self.

Wassalam and Cheers!

Kyoto

Bismillah...

Kyoto is a city you must visit if you're in Japan. It is one of the beautiful, breathtaking,  awesome place to take photos and admire the nature.

We arrived in the afternoon.  Kyoto station is a convenient place where you can find other public transport for your next destination. We took a taxi to our guest house.  The rate is quite expensive if you're travelling alone.

Our guest house is 10 to 15 minutes away from Kyoto station. It's a 1+1 bedroom guest house with one toilet. The first floor has a complete kitchen, washing machine, bathtub etc. The second floor has 1+1 bedroom: you have to pass through the first bedroom to get to the second bedroom.

The guest house is in the city. After checking in and prayed, we took a bicycle tour around Kyoto. You have to be fit to cycle through town. It was breezy and fun riding a bicycle like the locals.

We cycled to a shrine on top of the hill. The view is so beautiful.

Later that night we ate dinner at a local restaurant in town. It was super delicious and awesome.

Wassalam & Cheers

Tokyo to Kyoto

Bismillah...

Our plan was actually to stay in Tokyo for 3 days and Osaka 2 days. However,  we changed our plans and headed to Kyoto on the third day. Luckily I didn't book or made any hotel reservations for the rest of the trip. Things happened for a great reason.  We get to visit Kyoto in our short 5 days Japan trip.

You can reach Kyoto from Tokyo via 

• Air plane; the closest airport to Kyoto is Osaka's Itami Airport. It is one hour to Kyoto.
• Highway bus; about 7-8hours ride
• local train; about 9 hours typically involves about 4 transfers of train
• Car; about 5 to 6 hours without breaks and traffic jams
• Shinkansen (Japanese Bullet Train); there are 3 types: Nozomi, Hikari, Kodoma. It takes about 140 to 160 minutes. 

JR Tokaido Shinkansen cost ¥12550 which took about 140 to 160 minutes. This was my first time riding a bullet train. I was so excited. The inside of the train is better than AirAsia airbus. It's spacious, comfortable and clean.

You can do almost anything in shinkansen.  Eat, sleep, read, etc. You can eat your own meal without hesitation. We ate our sushi which we bought at Shinjuku station earlier.

After arriving Kyoto station, we took a taxi to our guest house. The taxi driver is so polite. Everyone was polite and friendly.

Kyoto, a place to visit again.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Tokyo

Bismillah...

On our first day in Japan we explored Tokyo via its public transport. We paid 1800 yen for the Tokyo sightseeing Hop on Hop off bus. The operating hours are from 9am until 5pm.

It had 3 routes. We were given a map to choose our own route and timing for each stop. We went to a shrine, Tokyo Tree Tower etc.

We were lost after visiting the shrine. But it was worth walking along the road and just watch the environment and enjoy the view.

The day ended with shopping and eating sushi above a rail station.

Fun happy experience with cousins in Tokyo.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Japan; Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka expenses

Bismillah...

Most of my trips are backpack self trip. Technically I'll try my best to find the cheapest alternative. For my Japan trip I spent less than rm5000.00 including Airasia tickets, 3 amusement parks and souvenirs.

The summary:

Work hard to earn more for other trips.

Wassalam & Cheers.