Fly high

About a year ago, I decided to start a small business. I have been keeping my intention since I was still studying my degree. After I wore the hijab, it was hard to get something modest to wear. The skirts were all too short, jeans were all too skinny and t-shirts were all too body-hugging. And all the modest wear designs were all too ancient and not up-to-date. haha! It was easier before, I just usually put on a pair of jeans and a baby tee and off I go. It was pretty hard in the beginning, changing your style from a non-hijabi to a hijabi. But I did it for the sake of Allah, so never had I turn back. 😉

I usually will mix and match, a skinny jeans with a short dress, or a sleeveless with a long cardigan. Yes, cardigan was my favourite! Its just life-saving, wear it with sleeveless, short-sleeve or a sleeveless maxi dress.A short skirt can do wonders too, layer it on top of your jeans when your long-sleeve shirt is too short to cover your bottom. haha. Sometimes I can’t help to laugh hard thinking back of my fashion sense back then.

So, yeah.. I wanted to produce something fashionable for the hijabis to wear. I believe all women love to look good. Something that is modest, simple and yet elegant. I was later busy with work, and I just didn’t know how to start. Managed to find some guts finally, thanks to my sister constant critics of my “fear”. I have sort of spending a few good years searching my pace in the oil and gas industry but life was pretty much boring with the same routine. Eventually, I decided that I need some motivation and inspiration. I can’t just keep on going without something to look forward to in life. So I started, with the intention to try something new.

I started with zero business knowledge, if I had known, I would have started with gaining some first! hah! To cut it short, I just sort of dive without any parachute and I did fall quite hard. I always remember the sayings that its ok to fail as long as you take your first step. At least that’s what I told myself. Its been a year now, my business have not really booming, considering all the competition now exists in the islamic fashion industry. I have to admit that its not easy, other people will always have better and bigger ideas! I am not sure how the future will look like, but I have not given up. In fact, I am more motivated and positive nowadays!

In the end, I hope that all these experience will turn me into someone better, a better person, a better daughter, a better sister, a better friend and someone better to inspire others!

hugs xx

Assalamualaikum. 😉

 

 

 

 

of the past, present and future 

I haven’t been writing here for ages. Its been a very lonely blog of mine these past few years. 

Years past by as if its only a week or two. Can’t believe myself my last post was two years back? 

I have reached an age where life isn’t a straight path anymore. I am on a junction I have to choose a way that can lead me to where I want, but I don’t know which way. I wasn’t given a detailed direction. I’ll have to have faith in myself and choose a way. If not, I will stucked here forever. Obviously I don’t want that.

I don’t wanna regret many years from now not starting something meaningful. Travel the world or start a business. Get married or chase a career. Be rich or get a master degree. Maybe I just ask too much without doing the real work. At least I make some baby steps didn’t I. haih.

Well, adult life surely not as easy as we thought when we were younger. 

Anyhow, All the best in life! 

since you came

That song that stuck into my head since you came

Keeps playing again and again and I feel so lame

And after all of these years why is it now that this is the case

That awkward feeling that I feel day by day that makes me amazed

Coz I never had a hole in my heart, no pain I have taste

I had a life so wonderful and living it was an easy pace

But in a sudden there’s like a lightning in my head makes me dazed

All night and all day and every minutes gazed

I have been searching for answers why do I see haze

I don’t know where to start to stop all those awful craze

But you came to me and showed me to get out from this wave

so thanks to you who brought me to this rightful chase

a chase for the love of the almighty that forever live..

 

 

yawn all the way

I miss blogging. Really.

I won’t say I was busy all this while.I am not even so occupied with work stuff that I don’t even have time for anything else. Body has started aging, feeling sleepy as early as 9.30pm and will start to doze-off later than that. It’s not that I don’t like my work, or I wished to have more sleep.  I just want myself to be more energetic everyday.I want myself to be strong and my brain to be functioning at its maximum speed everyday which is closer to impossible I would say. I just want my mind to focus on the present. And only the present. I do not want to forget birthdays because I have too much work on hand. Or forget that I have to some errands. I want my body to not feel weak when I am home so I can do some chores before getting off to bed. I need my days to be productive. How I want to be that superwoman. Well, sometimes I am quite confused of myself being lazy or being weak. Or maybe its just the same, or almost.

aha.

 

bicara manis dari hati?

bibir itu membicarakan syurga,
tapi hati,
hati itu masih penuh bintik bintik hitam
berkelam benci, berkalung pedih.
fikiran itu pula jauh dari bait bait puisi agung Al-Quran
ironinya asyik menerjah ke jalan-jalan hanyir penuh bangkai
kaki melangkah kemana mana namun terhenti di setiap lorong ke istana cinta
mata pula terbelalak tatkala dihidang nikmatnya dunia.

lalu

apa itu kata kata syurga yg keluar dari setiap bicara?
apa hanya sekadar membilang sesuatu mengharap redha ya Rabb?
melontar sesuatu yang kamu sendiri kurang sanggup menanggung?
atau hanya bertopeng bidadari menutup wajah penuh ngeri parut kelmarin.

* the poet in me suddenly wanna comes out.. but after so long, that piece doesn’t sound so nice eh. and I always have problems on titles..

Mengejar syurga

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Salah satu intrumen kekuatan manusia itu adalah keberanian untuk membuat keputusan yang tepat. Bertindak dengan memikirkan kesuluruhan logik serta pertimbangan akal yang lurus.

Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda,

“Semua umatku masuk syurga kecuali orang yang menolaknya.”

Para sahabat bertanya, “Siapakah orang yang menolak syurga ya Rasulullah?”

Rasul lalu mengatakan, “Orang yang mentaatiku akan masuk syurga, dan orang yang menentangku, dialah yang menolak syurga.”

Manusia yang masuk syurga seperti yang disebutkan dalam hadits Rasulullah s.a.w bukanlah orang yang diberikan syurga secara percuma, menang loteri, undian atau cabutan bertuah.

Mereka juga masuk syurga bukan kerana perantara, bukan kerana mempunyai kelulusan doctorate, bukan juga kerana berkududukan tinggi atau bergaji besar.

Tetapi mereka masuk syurga kerana pilihan mereka sendiri. Mereka kemudian mencari sebab-sebab dan berusaha untuk memperoleh apa yang mereka putuskan. Mereka juga menempuh sebab-sebab itu dan memperjuangkannya dengan sungguh-sungguh, meredah onak dan duri, aral yang melintang, ribut dan taufan malah apa-apa sekalipun.

Akhirnya, mereka memohon dengan penuh khusyuk, pengharapan dan keikhlasan yang dalam supaya Allah memasukkan mereka ke dalam syurga-Nya.

Sungguh, syurga itu satu pilihan.

Rujukan: Meraih kekuatan dari yang Maha Kuat, M.Lili Nur Aulia

It had been quite a while.

In the name of Allah, the most gracious the most merciful.

My blog had been very quiet lately. I’ve almost forgotten that I owned a blog.

Its good getting to know other people’s update on life, work, studies etc. I’ve been a quiet reader & observer lately. Or maybe I am made that way. I prefer to observe and do less talking than let people hear about myself.

Life has changed quite tremendously within the past few months. I am pretty sure that your life have changed as well. Indeed. Some of my friends are already engaged, some were married, some have become mothers and some are expecting babies soon! Isn’t it wonderful?

Everyone had chosen their path, maybe some may still be searching theirs, like me. I do not intend to write too long here, really. I have a lot of thoughts in mind right now. I just need time to put it down in words, or maybe it’ll all just slipped away before hand.

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