If only I could turn back time..

I don't want to.

What a waste of time, if we were to go back in time. 

Memories won't be as precious.

People will care less. 

And I will probably not say these words:

"I miss this moment, and everything in it."

Memoria

        A friend of Emak uploaded some old pics on facebook. This is a photo of Atuk and arwah Nenek from when he was a policeman in Yong Peng. Yes, Emak originated from Johor. I think that is why we don't exactly speak Utagha at home (an excuse as to why I'm bad at it). She even studied in TIGS, an arch-nemesis of my former school, STF. Anyway, Emak said all the familes at the police quarters  loved to take family photos like this one. Funny how Emak's friend described arwah Nenek as "makcik yang selalu pakai celak tebal." It is true though. Nenek looked even more garang thanks to the celak. I think there is a close up photo of Nenek somewhere, I shall find it later.

May Allah bless the both of them, dunia akhirat.

Ice cream Butt

Pulang daripada jogging bersama Emak.

Spill

Kopi Atuk

Kerana aku selalu lupa #9

The right way to love. 

Step 1: Love Allah above everything else. 

We actually vow for it everyday in our lives. Five times each day.

In doa iftitah, we claimed: 

"Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds." 

"Sesungguhnya sembahyangku, ibadatku, hidupku dan matiku hanya untuk Allah, Tuhan semesta alam."

Have we been doing it though? Have we really put Allah first before anything else?

"Some people set up equals to Allah, loving them as they should love Allah. But those who believe have greater love for Allah." (2:165)

This is one of the biggest struggle I'm facing. I'm such a fun-loving, carefree idiot that I always seek worldly pleasure instead of His love. I therefore decided to write this. I need this. I need everyone to remind me.

Besides, I see a lot of people getting the wrong idea when it comes to love, especially of that between a man and woman. Quoting an article I just read recently: "Instead of working to please a potential suitor, perhaps we should first seek to please Allah, the One who sows the seed of love in our hearts and can bless us with our dream husband or dream wife". - Hook up with Allah, Allah will hook you up. 

It seems simple, but it is undeniably easier said than done.
However that does not mean it can't be done.
Bak kata Meet Uncle Hussain;

Terlalu mahu dan mahu

Terlupa apa yang perlu 
Terlalu banyak alasannya 

Duduk terdiam

Tak mudah namun tak susah 
Terserah atas pilihan 

Tersentuh hati mula luruh

Tolong ingatkan aku,

Kerana aku selalu lupa.

Happy birthday, silly.

No, this is not me. 

Ini orang tua mana entah. 

Happy birthday orang tua. 

Semoga usia anda diberkati! 

:)

Sayangi kucing anda.

Stumbled upon this when reading The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk.

 

On what basis, I'm not sure. 

Perhaps you won't be considered as a loving person if you hate the lovable cats?

Maka sayangilah kucing anda, 

walaupun dia dengan senang lenangnya tidur atas katil anda tanpa mahu beredar 

walaupun dah dihantar keluar bilik beberapa kali.