#PostExams Day 307

First day of after-exams and my body clock just HAD TO wake up early

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Well, it is sunny after all! So jogging by River Thames, here we come!! 

MasyaAllah, the neighbourhood is just beautiful in the sun :)

Surreal Day 306

306 days ago, I was all apprehensive and excited, nervous and scared all at the same time!

Today....I finally sat for my FINAL paper! A KILLER PAPER did I tell you?

MasyaAllah, the feeling is quite surreal considering I  never ever thought I'd even do Masters in a million years. The minute I stepped out of the exam hall today, I was just beyond excited! Excited that I am not gonna have exams for a while now, and mostly because I am starting work in 4 days! :):):):)

It's a sad thought though that the time I have with my awesome classmates is coming to an end. In the next 2 months or so, everyone will be leaving back for their respective countries and I just feel so blessed to have met each and every one of them really :') My kids, nieces and nephews (Asian mum alert) are so gonna come to Imperial and get awesome bestfriends here in the future!

Yes, I got these for my nieces and nephews

For now, we've got a whole 2 months planned out with outings! Gonna cherish that till we get to the end of our project for sure.

...but seriously...right now...all I wanna do is....SLEEEEEEEEEP! Exam period just killed my energy...

EXAM IS OVERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alhamdulillah!! :))

The End - Day 291

Today marks the end of my lectures at Imperial Business School! And to celebrate...we decided to book a movie and paintball outing after our last paper in 2 weeks! Only because we're all so overwhelmed with the amount of work we need to do, and we all agreed that we should have our own minions to help us with revision.

Bee doo bee doo bee doo
(this is my alarm clock sound btw! So cute I can die)

So surreal! It feels like it was just yesterday that I was all apprehensive going for my first ever lecture for Masters. Now I'm done and 9 days aways till the start of my final exams. Suddenly everything feels 'shifted'. Like I'm almost done with another phase and about to jump into another new adventure. I feel the need to have minions in my life!

The end of final exams, the start of working life and dissertation, the closer to the end of LDR (although actually lama lagi, let me be ok :P), and a step closer to graduation InsyaAllah and going back home for good. Ahh! Step by step! Whooooopdeeeedoooooo :):):)

Ok study time k thanks bye.

Everyone is good Day 290

I've always believed that we were made with a lot of 'space' within us to always look for good in others :)
But of course I myself can't help stressing out or complaining when things go wrong. (Ooops!)

And then I read this first thing this morning. MasyaAllah, so much to learn indeed :)
There's always a reason for something that happened. Same goes for one's actions

Mufti Ismail Menk

If there are a few ways of looking at the words or actions of others, a true believer will always look at them in the most positive way.

Those who always look at them negatively, picking on the most negative possibilities, need urgent spiritual help & guidance to remedy their condition.

We are clearly taught to go as far as giving others the benefit of the doubt if any. 

First time - Day 289

There's always a first for something isn't it?

Curled up hair and red lips for Imperial Business School Postgraduate's end of year dinner last night!

Weird way to converse Day 286

"Hi babes!! Oh my God sorry, I macam was curling my hair and Zamir was giving me this "hurry up sayang. Do you HAVEEE to curl your hair?" look"

"Erm tell Zamir, excuse me, I'm carrying your little child here. No pressure"

"Hahaha! Eh wait yang. I send you picture, then call you back"

"Ok! Bye"

"Hello?" (5 seconds later)

"Oh my god, you so prettttttty la mummy!"

"Hahaha! Situation la dua dua"

We're so weird that way, we'd send pictures of ourselves to each other before we start on a telephone conversation. Just so that we can picture exactly who we're talking to. Such is a bestfriend's love for each other.

Calmness Day 285

Have you ever thought "what if I am not here anymore tomorrow"?

Lately, I have been having this thought running in my head quite too often. Almost making me a little confused as to what it means. I must say that although it is just a random thought, it's quite powerful in its own special way.

It's when it hits me, I feel happy, calm and peaceful if you get what I mean. I feel so very grateful right there and then about everything little (smallest) things. What I have and what I don't. Whatever is going to come and whatever will be taken away or this feeling like I won't get to that point of experiencing something I used to imagine myself having in the future. It almost makes me feel 'very secured', like as if there is something protecting me through a reminder such as this.

Whatever this feeling (or perhaps it's a sign of something I'm not too sure of) is, it's really great. I go to sleep these days running through my thoughts if I had upset or made anyone unhappy, done and said all that I need to, and I wake up wanting to do better and feeling just as grateful as I was when I went to sleep.

MasyaAllah, I really sincerely do not know what it is. But whatever it is, it's really a very very nice and peaceful feeling :)

2 weeks - Day 284

*Catches a breather*

Past few days have been nothing but crazy! It's about less than 2 weeks to the last leg of exams, finals for this Masters course and the courseworks and assignments keep on coming. Most days in school I look like this

...whilst I wait for prayer time and in between completing my assignments.

Haha! For first timers, they stared at me weird, but for my close classmates, they are the ones who remind me to stop working and do my prayers. MasyaAllah, bless each one of them :)) Trust me when I tell you each and everyone of us are filled with stress, like no words can even describe. 

Even if you see us like this in school.

WE. ARE. A. (happily) STRESSED. UP. BUNCH!

I AM SERIOUS.