Assalam alaykum.
Today I went to the airport to pick up mom, dad and 2 brothers. While waiting for them to clear customs, I drank a thick frothy milkshake and ate a delicious muffin. I'm still thinking about how awesome they were right now.
Then we drove to the house that they're staying at and then we went out for dinner where a meal cost AUD20 a plate. Good food comes with a price. Actually no, scratch that. The milkshake and the muffin beat the AUD20 plate of biryani hands down. Biryani, you are so over rated :b
I got some groceries for my house and then they sent me home. I was having a headache the whole time, so after I showered I took a nap. BUT, I had to get up because my friends came home and they didn't have a key. They were talking in the backyard so I could hear them but I secretly wished that they disappeared (I am mean that way). They got smart though and called out my name...that was when I realised I should probably stop pretending that I couldn't hear them and open the door instead.
Here I am, sleepless again. You disappoint me, you know that? It's like running the race of your life just to realise that the big finish, the big prize is a crappy rusty medal from 1956.
I want another milkshake and muffin combo. Who's with me?
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Foto Friday
I shall expand Foto Friday. It will no longer be limited to photographs but also situational snapshots of my Fridays.
Today, I talked to a friend about Khutbah during Jummah. He insists that it should be done in Arabic, as this was the way it was done during the Prophet's (SAW) time. He sent me this link: http://books.themajlis.net/node/45
I asked several others about their opinions and basically, there are more people who believe that it is not a MUST to do it in Arabic because it would be pointless if noone in the masjid understood a word that was being said.
What language is your Jummah Khutbah delivered in?
Do you feel that having the khutbah in Arabic is a must/ provide both Arabic & native language/ any language is OKAY?
Today, I talked to a friend about Khutbah during Jummah. He insists that it should be done in Arabic, as this was the way it was done during the Prophet's (SAW) time. He sent me this link: http://books.themajlis.net/node/45
I asked several others about their opinions and basically, there are more people who believe that it is not a MUST to do it in Arabic because it would be pointless if noone in the masjid understood a word that was being said.
What language is your Jummah Khutbah delivered in?
Do you feel that having the khutbah in Arabic is a must/ provide both Arabic & native language/ any language is OKAY?
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Moderate Mainstream Muslims
Are you an MMM?
Here's a checklist to help you decide if you're an MMM:
1) You don't pray 5 times a day.
2) You eat anywhere, as long as it's not pork.
3) You have an 'English' name.
4) You are a social drinker.
5) You enjoy clubbing on the weekends.
6) Girls: The school uniform is a blouse and skirt. You make sure your skirt is at least 5 inches above your knee. Guys: Tight shirts, shorts and a bottle of cologne.
7) You don't fast during Ramadan. You're not ready for it yet. But you celebrate Eid like everyone else.
8) Every Friday, you leave office early. As the others head to masjids for Jummah, you go for lunch.
9) You believe in Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
10) You skip Tarawih to head to the nightly Ramadan Bazaar.
11) You skip Eid prayers to get ready and look nice in your Eid clothes.
12) Before you are married, you take wedding pictures with your spouse. You think it's ok to take hijab off and pose with your cheek touching his.
13) You think anyone mentioning 'Free Palestine' is a radical Muslim.
14) The only time you ever entered a Masjid was during a school trip.
15) You like being called a Moderate Muslim.
BULL I TELL YA.
Is there such a thing as being a 'moderate muslim'? I'm sick of that term being used. Ya, compromise your religion so you can be MAINSTREAM. The government wants to reduce religious tension and coins up this derogatory term, encouraging muslims to take their religiousness down a notch so that it won't scare the non muslims. Give me a break. What a shame when I hear Muslims with political power spouting the same phrase. Ah, the things you do for power and cold hard cash.
A muslim who practices his Deen faithfully is NOT a radical Muslim. He is a GOOD muslim. A moderate mainstream muslim is just someone who wants to fit in among the non muslims.
Here's a checklist to help you decide if you're an MMM:
1) You don't pray 5 times a day.
2) You eat anywhere, as long as it's not pork.
3) You have an 'English' name.
4) You are a social drinker.
5) You enjoy clubbing on the weekends.
6) Girls: The school uniform is a blouse and skirt. You make sure your skirt is at least 5 inches above your knee. Guys: Tight shirts, shorts and a bottle of cologne.
7) You don't fast during Ramadan. You're not ready for it yet. But you celebrate Eid like everyone else.
8) Every Friday, you leave office early. As the others head to masjids for Jummah, you go for lunch.
9) You believe in Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
10) You skip Tarawih to head to the nightly Ramadan Bazaar.
11) You skip Eid prayers to get ready and look nice in your Eid clothes.
12) Before you are married, you take wedding pictures with your spouse. You think it's ok to take hijab off and pose with your cheek touching his.
13) You think anyone mentioning 'Free Palestine' is a radical Muslim.
14) The only time you ever entered a Masjid was during a school trip.
15) You like being called a Moderate Muslim.
BULL I TELL YA.
Is there such a thing as being a 'moderate muslim'? I'm sick of that term being used. Ya, compromise your religion so you can be MAINSTREAM. The government wants to reduce religious tension and coins up this derogatory term, encouraging muslims to take their religiousness down a notch so that it won't scare the non muslims. Give me a break. What a shame when I hear Muslims with political power spouting the same phrase. Ah, the things you do for power and cold hard cash.
A muslim who practices his Deen faithfully is NOT a radical Muslim. He is a GOOD muslim. A moderate mainstream muslim is just someone who wants to fit in among the non muslims.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
This is My Hijab
(@ Saafir's suggestion. A good reminder for me and everyone else. It says "Let's embrace hijab"....yeah, boys, you too :D navel to knee okay?)
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Of towels and curtains
I promise that this is my last post for today.
Yesterday, Mr Atheist said I should stop wearing towels on my head and clothes that look like curtains.
Yesterday, Mr Atheist said I should stop wearing towels on my head and clothes that look like curtains.
BOYS <3
It seems like I have caused an uproar over the post about Words. I made the boys sad ):
Do you know, while growing up, I always wished I was a boy? I grew up with four boys and for awhile, I was denying the fact that I was turning into a lady. A cashier at the bookstore told my mom she was lucky to have 4 sons when my mom had brought my 3 younger brothers and I to get some books. My mom was perplexed as to how this lady knew that mom had 4 sons as only 3 were with her and her eldest son was at home. Then the cashier did a double take at me.
She thought I was a boy. My hair was short and I looked like a carbon copy of brother #2.
When I was still young, and didn't appreciate being a female, I told mom several times about my desire to have been born a male. I had several reasons and as the years passed, the reasons increased in number.
#1.My brothers always had the coolest toys.
I was stuck with the doll house, which wasn't so bad because my brothers and I could crash the toy trucks and demolish the house. What I couldn't accept was the fact that my aunts, unfailingly, managed to give me DOLLS every single year for my birthday until I turned 10. Not just ANY doll. NO SIR, they couldn't get me any normal Barbie...they had to get me one of those baby dolls that had eyes that could blink.
Those baby dolls were possessed I tell ya! I swore one night that I saw one of them blink at me from my window. Yes, I placed them on my window...they never got onto the bed. I was terrified of them and my brothers loved to throw the dolls at me, causing me to shriek and take cover behind the sofa.
The Barbie dolls that I did get somehow managed to survive various haircuts and operations my brothers and I carried out on them.
#2. When we played DOCTOR-PATIENT, I was always the doctor because I was not allowed to pull up my shirt and be the patient while playing with my male cousins. I thought it was incredibly unfair that I was stuck with the doctor role all the time...(ironic that I am actually in medical school now).
#3. My brothers are vain and they get away with it. They dress up real nice and they look 'smart'. If I put on anything that makes me look nice, I apparently just acquired a boyfriend. My aunties have vivid imaginations.
#4. Boys have convenient clothes. Give me a pair of pants NOW. I got grounded many times for refusing to wear dresses that mom bought for me.
#5. Most males are cool, calm and collected. I have never heard a single male gush or sound very excited about something. Emotions are always kept in check.
#6. I'd give anything to have the ability to hold back my tears until I reach the safety of the closet in my room. Boys are born with that ability.
#7. I'm TIRED. Boys are nice. So now can everyone chill?
Do you know, while growing up, I always wished I was a boy? I grew up with four boys and for awhile, I was denying the fact that I was turning into a lady. A cashier at the bookstore told my mom she was lucky to have 4 sons when my mom had brought my 3 younger brothers and I to get some books. My mom was perplexed as to how this lady knew that mom had 4 sons as only 3 were with her and her eldest son was at home. Then the cashier did a double take at me.
She thought I was a boy. My hair was short and I looked like a carbon copy of brother #2.
When I was still young, and didn't appreciate being a female, I told mom several times about my desire to have been born a male. I had several reasons and as the years passed, the reasons increased in number.
#1.My brothers always had the coolest toys.
I was stuck with the doll house, which wasn't so bad because my brothers and I could crash the toy trucks and demolish the house. What I couldn't accept was the fact that my aunts, unfailingly, managed to give me DOLLS every single year for my birthday until I turned 10. Not just ANY doll. NO SIR, they couldn't get me any normal Barbie...they had to get me one of those baby dolls that had eyes that could blink.
Those baby dolls were possessed I tell ya! I swore one night that I saw one of them blink at me from my window. Yes, I placed them on my window...they never got onto the bed. I was terrified of them and my brothers loved to throw the dolls at me, causing me to shriek and take cover behind the sofa.
The Barbie dolls that I did get somehow managed to survive various haircuts and operations my brothers and I carried out on them.
#2. When we played DOCTOR-PATIENT, I was always the doctor because I was not allowed to pull up my shirt and be the patient while playing with my male cousins. I thought it was incredibly unfair that I was stuck with the doctor role all the time...(ironic that I am actually in medical school now).
#3. My brothers are vain and they get away with it. They dress up real nice and they look 'smart'. If I put on anything that makes me look nice, I apparently just acquired a boyfriend. My aunties have vivid imaginations.
#4. Boys have convenient clothes. Give me a pair of pants NOW. I got grounded many times for refusing to wear dresses that mom bought for me.
#5. Most males are cool, calm and collected. I have never heard a single male gush or sound very excited about something. Emotions are always kept in check.
#6. I'd give anything to have the ability to hold back my tears until I reach the safety of the closet in my room. Boys are born with that ability.
#7. I'm TIRED. Boys are nice. So now can everyone chill?
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