Syawal Experience (featuring Nadzirah Isa)

Hi everyone!

Syawal is ending fast and I am sure most of you have more or less enjoyed visiting your loved ones.
As for me, this festive month has more or less been a busy one. So many events that occur and things have changed and moved rapidly without us realizing.

Gone are the times where week in and week out, I will always be looking forward to putting on my 'baju melayu' to go visiting either with family and friends.  Well, that's life. We grow older and have more responsibilities on our shoulders each day.

Nonetheless, I have taken this time to share this short post on Syawal. No, I will not be telling you about my experience but I will be featuring a follower of mine from our famous online micro-blogging site, Twitter to share her Syawal experience.

The perfect word to describe my first Syawal is inspiring.

“Wa’alaikumsalam!”, the crowd responded ecstatically to my family's greeting. We don't hear that kind of high-spirited and welcoming response anticipating our arrival every day, don't we? The aroma of the beef rendang, sambal goreng, lauk lodeh and beef steak lingered in our nose as we greet our beloved uncles, aunties and cousins. Apart from the updates on our personal lives, other few hot topics were Presidential Election and Improving Life as a Muslim. 

“Thank you for all your support and doa-s”, my cousin expressed her feelings after breaking the news of her pursuing Doctorate in Education in London.

“Tak chay-bok”, replied one of my uncle after being asked who he voted for PE’11. One of the many humorous jokes that caused the house to shake for a good ten seconds.

“Ilmu itu ada. Kita tinggal gali sahaja”, adviced another cousin who is majoring in Usuluddin on how-to-be-a-better-Muslim in this century. 

Above all, we, Muslims in Singapore, should be aware that house visiting tradition inject with sense of atonement; ask for forgiveness has great potential in reaching out to people and make a difference in their lives.

Yours sincerely,

Nadzirah Isa


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I might be sharing another post towards to end of Syawal, probably a collage of photos from anyone who is willing to share their festive celebrations.

Stay tuned!

it's my BIRTHDAY.

4 days have gone ever since I turned a year older. How fast time flies.

It has been an awesome day every year with different experiences and moments I spent with my loved ones.

What more could I ask for? It's just wonderful to know that people spend time and effort just to make a celebration happen.

I send my deepest thanks to all those who have made an effort to make my birthday a special one and million thank you for the birthday gifts.

A decent celebration indeed.

Also, to those who have been following me across various social networks, thank you very much for all the endless wishes, especially my timeline which has been flooded with wishes all day. I really feel appreciated by your thoughts even though it was just merely text wishes.

Thoughts are priceless.

Sharing some photos taken on that very day.

Thumping on the Trot-ter

Manchester United continued their superb start to the season with another thumping scoreline; this time Bolton were being made the victims as Wayne Rooney grabbed a second consecutive hat-trick in as many games to shoot United back to the summit of the Barclays Premier League. Unfortunately for United, uprising young midfielder, Tom Cleverley hobbled off with a suspected broken foot thanks to a disgraceful challenge by Bolton front man, Kevin Davies.

WARNING : THIS VIDEO MAY BE PLAYING TRICKS WITH YOUR EYE. JUST ENJOY THE GOALS GALORE.

Watch the 5-0 rout of the Trotters.

Sweet Fairytale Ending (tribute to my army friend)

I was cleaning up my external hard disk and I found out that I had a copy of my friend's wedding video.

He was one of my comrades from during my years serving the nation and I thought its worth sharing this wonderful wedding MTV with you. (I have yet asked for his permission but guess it should not be a problem...hehe)

His romance started in front of the famous Sultan Mosque in Singapore. Two strangers bumped into each other right at the entrance of the mosque and never really expected to be destined for each other. Happiness for them, may Allah bless their marriage in this world and HereAfter. 

Well as for you readers, enjoy this sweet romance.