Listening to: You're the Inspiration – Chicago

It's sure is hard. To meet and part. Will surely miss seeing Miss Florence Cai and Mr John Low after they leave RP soon.. two of my most wonderful facilitators cum FYP supervisors here. Very nice people really.. Miss Cai with her ever sweet self and generous with her sharing of knowledge, and Mr Low who never fails to make us pleased with his amusing wittiness yet very articulate with his insights.

Do enjoy coming for her Genetics and Medical Technology classes a year back.. and both been guiding us well with our project through the first moments. Still remember the time when she bought a packaged halal Yu Sheng delicacy during Chinese New Year for us students to get a taste of it. Real thoughtful~ ^_^ 

And a final meet just now was very inspirational too. Encouraging words of advice as a parting note definitely. Both spurred us on to continue improving ourselves, gave tips on applying for universities & scholarships.. and no doubt those must-have group pictures together. Farewell & take care Sensei! Wish you all the best! 






Some last words from Miss Cai to all of us… A special email that I'll definitely keep for memories.

"Do remember that in life, there will be always ups and downs… there will also always be times where you are in situations that you have no control over… just do your best so that you will not have any regrets later in life. Remember… there will always be light at the end of the tunnel… so do have faith that when things look gloomy at present… it will turn out well eventually.

Believe in it and it will be so. All of you have got potential to do really well in life! Do identify which areas you would like to proceed on in life and strive towards your goals. :) Do think through your decisions and make sound decisions, be it big decisions that will impact your life directly or even smaller decisions such as contributing in class and all. I wish all of you...

All the best in all you do!
May your journey of learning in life be a fruitful and exciting one!
Take care and God Bless!"

MasyaAllah. Somehow this week I've been greeted with the same question from strangers throughout - "Are You a Teacher?" 0_o First was the security guard waving "Cikgu going home already?" when I was about to leave RP's grounds.. then there's the Indian uncle from the mama shop "Just finished teaching today?" =D and also an RP student asking if I'm a facilitator while in the lift. And finally, a classmate of mine said to me, "Diyana, are you going to be a teacher after this?" "Aiks, why you ask me that?" "Oh. 'Cos you seem like one." >_<

Hmmm.. interesting. Because my ibu also experience the same thing always! Kept being asked whether she's a teacher by people and taxi drivers.. heheh

Anyway, the incidents did make me more curious to know about education and mentoring.. so to the library it was. And what really good finds I came across! Ahhh.. this one above definitely goes inside my favourite list. Practical yet deeply thoughtful! 'Cos it deals with matters of saying the right things and dealing well with children. ^_^  As quoted from it, ".. given concrete examples of the attitude and language that lie in the very heart of the learning process."

Topics such as Seven Skills that Invite Kids to Cooperate, Alternatives that Lead to Self-Discipline And Six Steps that Engage Childrens' Creativity and Commitment.  And the best thing is, the content's delivered in a lighthearted manner yet brimming with many wonderful ideas, and there's also Comics and actual dialogues to illustrate the techniques! Cooool~  




And I find this very sweeet~ Of how a mother handled a far too usual problem that happens when sending the little ones to school =) A 3-year old's Separation Anxiety.. reminds me of my first day at nursery! Cried and cried quietly when Ibu and Ayah had to leave the gate.. hehe. Thank God there's my Kindergarten One Kak Nadiah to accompany me back then!

All the mothers dropped their children off at preschool with a cheerful goodbye, but Allison would get hysterical whenever I started to move toward the door. She'd run after me and hang onto my arm and cry bitterly.

One morning I decided to try problem solving. After her breakfast I sat her on my lap and said, "Allison, you really like me to stay with you at preschool, and today I need to leave to do my errands. So I was wondering what we could do?"

She looked at me blankly. I said, "Would it help if you had your teddy bear with you?" She shook her head no. "How about my fuzzy scarf?" She shook her head again and buried her face in my shoulder. "You stay," she said. And then a minute later, "Go. But give me eleventy hugs."

Suddenly I had an inspiration. I took her hand, kissed her palm, and closed it. I said, "Now you have my kiss. Quick, put it in your pocket and whenever you miss me, you can take it out and give yourself a kiss from Mommy. What do you think of that?"

Her face lit up. She shoved her "kiss" deep in her pocket and that morning, for the first time, she let me go.

It's nice seeing the very first designs of graduation robes from the different polytechnics.. and when the seniors adorn them dashingly, eyes glistening bright with delight and fulfillment.. Best wishes to all fresh graduates! =)

Am moved by the merry mood too it seems. Thus the simple collage created below after getting abit enthusiastic there looking at the robes from their websites. Nanyang Poly looks the nicest yeh? ^_^ And I think for some others, the person who wears it is the one who makes the robe looks nice. hehe





Syukur alhamdulillah, the much loved family were all there to witness Kak Nadiah walking calmly onstage to receive the scroll at her Ngee Ann Polytechnic. And it's really touching too seeing Ayah and Ibu holding back the tears.. Couldn't stop myself from beaming ever so widely. Am very very happy and proud of you, my dearest ukhti.. Definitely a moment to remember.

And may Allah reward you well Along for being there with us and kindly taking the family picture! The photographer of the day! =D As quoted from Kak Nadiah: "It's a story of the faraway sisters and their long lost big brother. Truly an Along to us in the highest regard. He's like our brother by blood although we're not siblings at all."  =)

Listening to: Life in the Territories - The Arab Legion

Hmmm. Reading Sis Liyana's entry on her experience from attending the Trainer Da'wah and Course Dialogue workshop in her semester 2 at International Islamic University Malaysia, reallly puts me in a wishful state now. I want to be there too.. huhu. >_< Could imagine the great joy brewing in me with all the knowledge-filled discussions on Islam going around.. And the delight from meeting new Muslim sisters and brothers from different walks of life. How amazing could that be?

Reminds me of the Muslim Youth Intelligentsia Series reading circles and seminars by NUS Muslim Society and Young AMP I once had the chance to go to last year. Deeply miss all the sharings and lecture notes for the readings definitely.. =( Dear Allah hope there'll be such wonderful sessions in the near future..





Meanwhile, a speaker I heard over the radio at IKIM.fm alerted me when he readily pointed something about being attentive. The direct translation for that in Malay could also be "Berikan Perhatian" such as when a Teacher told her students to pay attention. And this is not merely hearing and looking into the subject matter, but to listen carefully and ponder upon it well with one's heart and mind (As the word PerHatian has a Hati = Heart in it ). Interesting eh?

And to be concerned and continuosly update oneself on the current status of the Ummah, comes under the need to be attentive as well, he said. For to be concerned it shows that we care, and caring is but a sign of love; a deep sense of endearing attachment among the believers around the world..





And another note of interest, there's going to be the International Islamic Fair 2007 at Putra World Trade Centre KL this coming 27th to 29th July! Nak giiii.. tapi cuti dabes. >_< The conference looks promising too.. Centred on the theme of Peace & Unity. Session 1: Update on the Ummah. Session 2: Business, Economy & Finance. Session 3: Human Relation, Media & Global Peace. Session 4: Community, Arts & Education.

Especially like to know the Session 1 topics in question. But seeing that I (sadly) couldn't be there.. guess the titles still help to guide me in exploring the issues. Will post the links to the findings here if I come across any, insyaAllah.

I find this song particularly sweeet. And then I saw the video! Oooh.. double sweetness. hehe. Love the last part on the eldery grandma and grandpa. A must-watch for that one definitely.



I never thought I'd get here
I was so far away
I didn't believe in love
Thought it was just a game people play
Everything changed when I met you
You took my heart

This is my idea of Heaven lying here with you
This is my idea of Heaven nothing else I'd rather do

I never thought you'd get here
Why'd you make me wait?
But when I looked into your eyes
I recognized you were my fate
I'd been living in a lonely shell
With no windows to the world
How in God's name did you find
the lone star's loneliest girl?

In Heaven love is everywhere
There is no pain there are no tears
In Heaven love lasts forever
It doesn't disappear..


Ya Allah, kekalkan cinta kami di dunia dan akhirat. Ya Allah masukkan kami ke dalam syurga firdausMu agar kami dapat terus bercinta selama-lamanya. Amin... ~ Ayat-Ayat Cinta, Habiburrahman el-Shirazy

Been some time since I last took these kind of personality quizzes. For the fun of it, here's two of the record: Which Superhero Are You and What Your Name Means. Superman? Had to edit his image of course. Now he looks muchh better with those long trousers yeh? Haa kan lawa tu pakai sopan cket.. heheh





You entered: Diyana
Your number is: 9

The characteristics of #9 are: Humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

The expression or destiny for #9: The expression that you exhibit is represented by the number 9. Your talents center in humanistic interests and approaches. You like to help others as you were intended to be the 'big brother or big sister' type. You operate best when you follow your feelings and sense of compassion, and allow yourself to be sensitive to the needs of others. You work well with people, and have the potential to inspire. This suggests that you could successfully teach or counsel.

If you are able to achieve the potential of your natural expression in this life, you are capable of much human understanding and have a lot to give to others. Your personal ambitions are likely to be maintained in a very positive perspective, never losing sight of an interest in people, and a sympathetic, tolerant, broad-minded and compassionate point of view. You are quite idealistic, and disappointed at the lack of perfection in the world.

An Inner Dream number of 7 means: You dream of having the opportunity to read, study, and shut yourself off from worldly distractions. You can see yourself as a teacher, spending your life in the pursuit of knowledge and learning.




Speaking of Humanitarian, a fellow brother in Islam from NTU and I are really keen in joining such a relief mission one day.. Responding to emergencies and helping out with what we could. Now we're both trying to find out more on how we can possibly be part of the team. And just yesterday Bro said over msn,".. anti u wanna noe somethin? Islamic Relief ada vacancies.. 3-6mths internship at Brussels, Belgium.. the thing is, when u wanna go for this kinda trip.. we hv to be prepared to face adversities, hardships.. no luxuries, not lyk s'pore."

Hmmm. Heart's wanting to go, but have to decide carefully too.. Terfikir jugak kalau ana apply lepas poly, cukup ke skills yg ana ada skrg nih? thought of equipping myself first at least 2 years. But question is: skills apa yg diperlukan? >_< admin.. medic.. management skills.. maybe thats what i can think of for now. InsyaAllah, this would be one of my target wishlist for the future. Ma'at taufiq wan najah, ameen! =)

Assalamu'alaikum!

May peace be upon one and all once again :) After 3 months retreating away from the blogging space, alhamdulillah had a little bit of time to clear away the dust although I'm in the midst of doing my fyp report actually. Tapi takpe, ada ilham dan semangat nak menulis sekejap kat sini hehe.

My deepest thanks for all who had visited and tagged! Specially to the 21 people: Sis Shima Shazwani, eza, sis wuraida, idayU, naadhi, haseenah, rohani, As Suhaimi, arafah, Wirni Asyura, kak Namira, kak AiSyAh, ZuL, Kima, syasya, hamba Allah, shafeek, hanzahar, hurun_eini, kak nadiah, kak Siti, barakAllahu feekum! May Allah bless. =)

So what have I been up to lately ehh.. Hmm. Okay, not going too far back, here's a bit of a summarized recap from the past two months aite.




Syukur lillah, I've turned 19 now since last May. Thank you for the 4 friends who remembered! =P And of course.. the dearest family and "Big Brother". It was really really nice of Along and my Kak Nadiah to make a surprise plan at Jurong East Library. Wheee got a book from them! =D You can be the Happiest Woman in the World by Dr 'Aid al-Qarni. Best! Truly a treasure chest of reminders. And Along had kindly exchanged his "Ideal Muslimah" book for my "Ideal Muslim" too. *happy2* Hopefully would be beneficial for his two adek here - Kak Nadiah and me - insyaAllah!
 



Fast forward~ so there was the Welcome Tea ceremony for the juniors by RP Malay Cultural Group, committee meetings scheduled and one held outside at Boat Quay, ahaa then a number of us supported our participating team for the Bahas 4PM.. And what's more enjoyable recently was the trip to Darul Makmur's Infusion event for their Youth Month Launch cum carnival. Best sangat gi sana ngan Kak Khadijah~ both of us got to buy a beautiful red rose, a pink heart-shaped brooch and a sign saying "No entry. Only Muslimahs allowed" with an X on a songkok picture.

And then just last Sunday went for a basic photoshop workshop at Al-Muttaqin Mosque organised by the MVAC. Was enlightening really. Think I have a growing interest in design now.. much to the inspiration from the creative brothers and sisters there. ^_^ So hope to polish these skills and attend the workshops if there's more insyaAllah..

Alrites. Will be updating again if I can, bi idznillah. Take care everyone! :)

Dan.. cinta terasa ada. Bukan seperti yang selalu sahaja terjadi, dalam hubungan kekasih muda berpacar-pacaran. Tiada bersentuhan tangan, tiada berdua-duaan.. Sungguh malang andai ikatan yang seharusnya murni itu justeru menyebabkan terjadinya maksiat kecil mahupun besar..

Namun di sisi Fahri, terbit ketulusan dan kesungguhan untuk mempertahankan cinta suci di dunia dan akhirat. Begitu indah dan penuh barakah. Menikah – itulah jalannya. Kerna insan beriman yang benar-benar menjaga kesucian cinta itu, dari saat mula hingga akhir, dialah yang akan dapat merasakan kenikmatan luar biasa dari sebuah pernikahan. Sedalam-dalam kasih penuh keredhaan Tuhan. Dan itulah kiranya cinta sejati yang kita semua dambakan ((:

SubhanAllah. Tidak pernah ana rasakan seperti ini. Dalam kagum dan terpesona, terhadap seorang watak dalam novel! :D Aduh... Gimana nih? Hehe. Tapi memang benar, dengan peribadi yang sebegitu soleh dan cukup indah sekali, dengan tutur bahasanya yang halus dan kedekatannya dengan Al-Quran, jelas tidak menghairankan andai Fahri disayangi sehingga 4 gadis! Siapapun bisa terpaut hati.. betul tak bedek! Kak Nadiah pun sama. Hehe!

Note: Klik http://sinariee.multiply.com/journal/item/41 untuk download novel Ayat-ayat Cinta dalam file pdf ye! Tapi mungkin ianya dalam bahasa asal Indonesia. Yang ana baca kelmarin dalam versi Bahasa Melayu.




Dan ciri-ciri yang Aisyah isterinya inginkan best jugak sebagai panduan: Suami yang sepenuh hati mencintainya, menjadikan dirinya satu-satunya isterinya, setia dalam suka dan duka, perhatian pada keluarga, dan tidak melalaikan tugas berjuang di jalan Allah. =)

"Bidadariku,
Namamu tak terukir
Dalam catitan harianku
Asal usulmu tak hadir
Dalam diskusi kehidupanku
Wajah wujudmu tak terlukis
Dalam sketsa mimpi-mimpiku
Indah suaramu tak terakam
Dalam pita batinku
Namun kau hidup mengaliri
Pori-pori cinta dan semangatku
Sebab
Kau adalah hadiah agung
Dari Tuhan
Untukku
Bidadariku...

Seorang perempuan solehah yang akan jadi bidadariku, yang akan aku cintai sepenuh hati dalam hidup dan mati, yang akan aku harapkan jadi teman seperjuangan menyulam masa depan, dan meniti jalan Ilahi, itu siapa? Aku tak tahu. Ia masih berada dalam alam ghaib yang belum dibukakan oleh Tuhan untukku. Jika waktunya tiba semuanya akan terang. Hadiah agung dari Tuhan itu akan datang." ~ Fahri bin Abdullah.

Moga kau kan hadir, suatu saat nanti.. belahan jiwa yang akan mendampingi hidupku. insyaAllah. (:

:: Extracted from Komik.Dakwah ::


What deed is most loved by Allah?

1) To offer each prayer as soon as it is due.

2) Treating one's parents with honour & respect.

3) Jihad for the sake of Allah. ^_^v

~ As narrated in a Hadith, by Imam Bukhari & Muslim radhiyAllahu 'anhuma.

Hmm. They may seem simple.. but could we do them at our best?

ya Allah, may You ease our hearts & intentions so that we may be able to..
being the insan that we are, sometimes we forget the very hope that we have
pinned up high, to get closer to You & feel blessed with Your Love.. astarghfirullah. do forgive us all..

[ Music | Mestica – Selamat Pengantin Baru ]

One of the perks I feel you could possibly get for being in an Islamic girls' school - for 10 good years since primary one – is that there are numerous numbers of feminine role models to look up to! Adding on to the Ustazahs that we young students marvel at for their motherly figures, ah… the senior sisters come close to what I personally see as "The Model Muslimahs" since I was seven. ^_^ No matter if they are two years older, or six years higher in rank, I would still hold them dearly as ladies ought to be respected for their characters. Even now I could still feel a slight tremor in my heart when I accidentally bump into any one of them hehe.. not exactly those fear kind of thing perhaps; but it's one of an esteemed admiration for a sister in faith.

And so.. there's no doubt that a special feeling nudges me deep when I get to see some of their wedding pictures.. subhanAllah, am just soo delighted for them! One by one ties the nuptial knot, ever so blessed in marriage happiness. Perhaps there are others that I may not be aware of the happy news, but here's an entry dedicated to the lovely sisters who are now zaujahs (wives) that I know: Kak Julissa, Kak Hanani, Kak Fidzah and Kak Maria. *wheee~* :D

Allahumma ya Rabbi, Your Mercy I sincerely seek that their marriage be a blessed union everlasting till the Promised Paradise. May you bestow between their hearts perpetual love and care towards one another, safely protected throughout the years with Your Compassionate Guidance. And forever let them be in the embrace of Iman and Mahabbah for You..

And may He give us all the most suitable companion whom He know are best for us, blissfully sharing the days in taqwa & tranquility together.. Allahumma Ameen. :))