Min Qolbi

Assalamualaikum,

I just returned from Singapore a few days ago, went to visit some of my relatives.. Cuti summer kali ni agak/perasan/buat2 busy (sampai terpaksa cancel a few times nk kluar dgn shaq, sorry!) and takde chance lagi nak jumpe ex-classmates di Jasin dulu. Hmm, next time I have to think about making my own holiday schedule, hehe... Anyway, my holidays are going to be over soon; one week left until my "grand" return to Russia. A few more things to be packed and a few other things to be done.

My time in Singapore was very brief, inadequate so to speak. Rase macam tak puas pula, sebab tak dapat nak jumpe semua sedare because they were not on holiday. Singapore has not gone through much change, at least physically (sebab tak cukup tanah kot.. huhu) but they were still tenaciously investigating and trying to capture Mas Selamat, JI leader who escaped from a detention centre there. And the thing that amuses me was they had our thumbprints verified at the immigration centre, as if Selamat would disguise as me.

Hmm, masa di Singapore tu, sempat juga pergi shopping sekejap. Selalunya, tak pergi jalan-jalan pun sebab berjalan raya je di rumah sedare. And I bought a book entitled "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini. He written another book before called "The Kite Runner". His stories revolve around the predicaments that occured in Afghanistan (and the author himself was born there), during the Soviet and Taliban reign mostly. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is a story aboutMariam and Laila, both born in Afghanistan with different histories and entourage. They meet during difficult times, being wives to an abusive husband and the reign of Taliban which oppresses women and obstructs their freedom. But amidst all of the sufferings they face, they endure and establish a sense of affection and respect towards each other. One of my favorite lines from the book is when Mariam teaches Laila's daughter, Aziza a fewverses from the Quran and how to perform namaz prayers.

It's all I have to give her, Mariam had said to Laila, these knowledge, these prayers. They're the only true possession I've ever had.




Setakat tu jelah bole cerita, yang lain tu kalau nak tahu lagi, bace sendiri buku tu, hehe.

And our last usrah with Kak Anie, Kak Firdausi also came to join us. We played a little game before ending our usrah. Kak Firdausi asked us to list down 5 qualities that you want in your future spouse; and not those he-must-be-handsome-and-own-tons-of-money qualities but well, more specific ones, for example: he memorises the 30th juzu' in the Quran or whenever it is time for prayers, he quickly goes to the mosque for jamaah or he invites you for jamaah together. You know, those kind of qualities.


And we listed and we shared (not going to write down mine here) and she asked us do you have these qualities in you? And the most intriguing question was... will you marry you? Interesting, no? Will you marry you? And not in an insane, narcissistic way but more metaphoric. Will you marry someone who has the same characteristics as you do?

[30:21] Among His proofs is that He created for you spouses from among yourselves, in order to have tranquility and contentment with each other, and He placed in your hearts love and care towards your spouses. In this, there are sufficient proofs for people who think.

Wallahu'alam.